motorboat

it's monday butterbutts.

 

i could tell you about the massive amount of yardwork i did over the weekend and how beautiful the weather was but some of you are probably still freezing so i won't rub it in.

 

or we could talk about the fact that i have prepared 5 dishes from goop's new book and how all of them have been delicious winners.

 

or how busy this week is about to be and how i am running on dove chocolate egg fumes.

 

but instead i want to talk about my girlfriend....

 


 

 

she's pretty fucking amazing.

 

in truth my REAL girlfriend is joan holloway harris.

 

i want to hug her,  have a drink with her and smell her hair a lot.

 

 

p.s. i am still only on season 3 of mad men so no spoilers from last night.

 

 

outings, eggs, gardening and puddin.

who had great easter?

i did that's who.

 

what makes a great easter in my house?

well, not much really.

mostly i'm just happy if the three of us manage to not kill each other.

 

on saturday we went to my favorite place on earth (i have not been to a lot of places), serenbe.

if you are not familiiar with serenbe, it's a way sustainable farm south of the city and they do a lot of organic hippie shit and have sponsored foodie events with top chefs and lots of booze and stuff costs a lot of money but it's real, real pretty.

 

every year they have an easter egg hunt and this is the first year we went.

it was so super great.

mostly bc the weather was unbeatable and the surroundings are super farm-y beautiful.

 

 

 

this girl attempted face painting on the most beautiful creature on earth.

with janked-up nails.

 

 

pony rides in a meadow.

 

 

the restaurant's delightful herb garden sans herbs.

it's been a cold spring so far.

 

 

such happiness.

 

 

 

this spot.

oh this spot.

i had a bit of an out of body experience here.

mike was off gathering mimosas and beer and fiona was jumping on the trampoline and i just sat there.

like a lizard emerging from beneath a rock for the first time since summer.

it smelled so good, it felt so good, i never wanted to move.

warm and content.

and then my skin started to bubble beneath the pure, white hot sun.

but for a moment or 2 i felt like i could have died right there with a smile on my face, regretting nothing.

 

 

 

we came home and colored easter eggs..

 

 

these are not our eggs.

these are martha stewart's eggs.

ours looked just like yours, mottled and insipid. 

but emily paben told me that i should use brown eggs to achieve these colors.

i could stare at those eggs all day. 

i am particularly drawn to the far left black-green eggs.  those eggs are bad ass. 

 

 

on sunday we woke to clouds but mild temps so i got out and tilled my garden..

 

 

filled with such promise.

 

 

 

 

we had easter dinner at my mom's.

 

my MIL made some STOOOPID banana pudding..

 

 

i ate too much.

 

 

 

this week is spring break.

 

pray for me.

 

 

 

happy easter buy some paintings

 

because easter is colorful and so are paintings.

 

 

rock shrimp

12 x 16 paper.

 

 

 

overheard

18 x 24 paper.

 

 

 

baubles

18 x 24 paper.

 

 

 


great and powerful

18 x 24 paper. 

 

 

available here.

 

 

have a wonderful easter!

 

 

 

this post is important so get with it, crazies.

 

let's just talk for a quick second about hormones.

wait..

don't go!!

 

hormones are shitty assholes.

 

and the older you get the worse they get.

 

i have found a magical little combo that works for me and i haven't shared it yet bc i wanted to give it a few months before i made any decisions on it's efficacy.

 

well...

after a few months i can finally say..

it's pretty effective.

 

first let's talk about how i was feeling..

 

i was having severe mood swings for pretty much the entire month save a few days.

yeah..you read that right.

PMS was present for weeks not days.

and now, it's just a few days before my period.

as it should be.

 

sure i still daydream about murdering people..

but now it's only 2-3 days TOPS!

 

 

this is what has helped pretty much save lives..

 

 

 

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i have been taking one dropper full of st. john's wort every day for around 4 months

and it's been awesome for me.

 

it's extraordinarily subtle and i don't notice it at all.

i just feel chill most of the time.

yes, MOST of the time.

i have my days but everything is decidedly more awesome in my mental world since taking it.

if anyone can attest to this it would be my husband.

 

the femmenessence has also made a big difference.

 

i have been taking it for about 1 1/2 months.

noticed a difference after about 2 weeks.

 

 

i know there is debate over the safety of macca root but i believe the question lies within the dosage.

with this stuff you take 2 a day.

and i have only taken 1 a day.

so start small and work your way up to 2.

or take 1 and after 10 days if you don't notice a change then take 2. 

i think i might start taking 2 closer to D-day. 

 

the 2 of these things have made a BIG difference. 

 

you can read all about femmenessence and the particular one i use here.

there is also femmenessence for peri-menopausal and post-menopausal.

 

 

have any of you tried this magic combo?