Nutella Obsession

Recently, I have been addicted to nutella. If you have never tried it, you should go get a jar ASAP. Or maybe you shouldn't because it is sure to ruin your diet. For those of you who don't know what nutella is, it's a chocolate hazelnut spread. If I'm not mistaken, the people who make nutella also make the Ferrero Roche candy. My BF had to hide the jar of it from me because I was eating way too much of it. Little does he know I found where he had hidden it and have slowly been eating some behind his back. HA! 

You know you want some of this!

Nutella pretty much goes good with anything. I especially like to eat it with pretzels or crackers. Yum! Have you had a nutella and banana sandwich? Delish! I have been thinking of other creative ways to use nutella to make other desserts and have come up with some recipes that may sound good. Once I get around to trying these recipes out, I will definitely post them on this blog. Until then, treat yourself to some of that delicious chocolate hazelnut spread. 

Ugly Kids

In one of my past posts, I mentioned that I don't want to have kids. Well not right now, at least. Lately however, I've been thinking about how I would feel about my kids if I do end up having them. This may sound superficial but I hope my kids turn out cute. I always wonder how I would feel if my kids turned out ugly. Would I still love them the same? Would I be embarrassed to show pictures of them to strangers? 

I always wonder if this is how parents with ugly children feel. I mean, there are ugly people in the world so of course there have been shares of ugly babies. How would I feel if a friend saw my child for the first time and I didn't hear, "Aww! Your daughter/son is so adorable" or "He/she is so cute"? Would I feel bad that I had an ugly child? Would I even notice or would I think my child is adorable no matter what?

On Facebook when people post pictures of their children, they will always get at least 1 comment saying how cute or adorable their child is, even when that kid is freaking hideous. I have a few friends on Facebook that have the most ugly children. I know I'm a bitch for saying this, but it's true! And it seems like they constantly post pictures of their children for all their friends to see in hopes that someone will reassure them that their child is cute. One Facebook friend of mine has a daughter who looks like Chuckie. Remember Chuckie? That hideous looking talking doll from the Child's Play movies? And of course, whenever she posts pictures of her daughter, she gets tons of positive comments. It makes me wonder if the commenters are lying to her to make her feel better or if they're telling the truth. 

OK. So I might be cursed with having ugly children for saying and thinking all these mean things. Am I the only one who feels this way? Maybe it's because I don't have any children. People always say your views change once you have children. I have a reputation for being too honest about everything. I once told a close friend that her son looks like a baby troll. I didn't mean to say it so be mean but it was just an observation. You know, those toys that people used to collect a years and years ago? I think those things are cute. But I think it offended her that I said that. But honestly, every time I looked at that kid, I was reminded of those baby trolls!

Aren't these baby trolls cute?

Of course, I would only say these things to my close friends. I would never tell that mother on Facebook that her child looks like Chuckie because we aren't that close. On a positive note, if I ever tell my friends that their child is cute, they can be assured that I'm telling them the truth. 

I love Payless

Recently, I've been falling in love with Payless shoes. It had been a long time since I had shopped there because they usually never had anything I liked. However, I've recently fallen in love with Payless.

You see, I have big, muscular calves which I hate because I've never been able to wear those cute knee high boots. For years and years, I've envied women with skinny calves that can wear those boots which they wear over their jeans, with skirts, or with tights. I was so jealous. Having big calves meant that I would have to actually special order the boots and pay hundreds of dollars for them. Being the cheapskate that I am, I would never spend that much money on shoes. This led to years of envying all the skinny calved women and their knee-high boots.

A few years ago, I bought knee high boots that I was able to tightly zip over my calves. The problem was, I was limited to only wearing them over tights because the jeans were too thick to zip over. This made the boots pretty useless. Plus they were too high and hurt my feet when I wore them. So it was back to square one with my search for affordable, wide calf boots.

A few weeks ago, out of boredom, I decided to check out the Payless website and lo and behold, they happen to have quite an impressive stock of wide calf shoes. I found one online that I thought I would like and I decided to stop by one of their stores instead of ordering online because I wanted to make sure that they actually fit. Once I got to the store, I was pleasantly surprised. They had more styles of wide-calf shoes than I had expected!

They had so many styles, I couldn't even decide on which ones to get. Ultimately, I ended up buying two pairs of riding boots (costing me less than $100 for both pairs), which I wear all the time because they are super cute and extremely comfortable. Afterwards, I went on the Payless website again to see what else they had. I now wanted other different colors and styles to add to my collection as well. Unfortunately, a lot the their stock of wide calf boots were sold out. Since this is basically the end of winter shoe season, they were already stocking for spring. Too bad I didn't know about them sooner.

So I'm definitely looking forward to what Payless will have in stock for us wide calved women next season an will be eagerly waiting. Thank you Payless for finally thinking about us. We like affordable boots too!

I Hate Glitter!

So it's that time of year again. The holidays! One thing I look forward to about the holidays is decorating the Christmas tree. Although I'm an atheist, I still celebrate Christmas. To me, the holiday is not so much religious, but instead a secular tradition. Anyway, back to the tree. Since I'm sort of crafty, I like to find creative ways to decorate my Christmas tree and make it look pretty. I'm very picky about ornaments that I use. One thing that bugs me the most about looking for Christmas decorations is the damn glitter.

I mean, c'mon now! Why the hell do they have to put glitter on all the ornaments? Are we in elementary school or something? I hate it when I find a cute ornament and it's riddled with glitter. Why am I so against glitter? It's messy, it gets all over the place, and it sticks to you all day long. For some reason, glitter bugs me more than anything. For me, glitter lost its appeal a long time ago. 

It really bugs me that these manufacturers insist on putting glitter on everything. OK. Sometimes the glitter does make some of the ornaments look cute but isn't there something else they can use? Like metallic? I guess glitter is just a lot cheaper. Am I the only one who feels this way about glitter or what? Since about 99 percent of Christmas decorations have glitter on them, it makes it very difficult for me to find decent ornaments. I like to buy just a few ornament every year and then add on to my collection as time goes on. This year, all I bought were some high end Christmas lights and two small boxes of ornaments. Last year, I made a bunch of bows from ribbons I bought at Michael's and the Dollar Store. I was also able to get a bunch of artificial poinsettia from Walmart for 25 cents each post holiday season. My tree topper is also a homemade ribbon. Next year, I'm hoping to buy a tree topper such as an angel or a star or a tree skirt. 

Since the theme colors for my tree are blue, white and silver, looking for cute decorations is extra difficult (I'm not too fond of red and gold). But I love my tree this year. It looks so beautiful. Did I tell you my Christmas tree is an artificial white one? Last year I had blue Christmas lights with green wires but didn't like the way it looked with the white tree. So this year, I bought white Christmas lights with white wires. I like this look better. I found an blue-themed angel on Amazon that looked cute so I'm looking to maybe buy it next year. It's quite expensive so it will have to wait. 

Since I'm on a budget, I only decorate about half my tree. haha. I don't decorate the side that's against the wall. What's the point? No one sees it anyway. So my tree looks like it has more ornaments than it actually does. Most of my ornaments are from Michael's. They have high quality ornaments and when you go at the right time, you can get them at 50 percent off. I also have some from Dollar Tree. Surprisingly, some of their ornaments look really high quality. Never ever buy your ornaments at Walmart. I bought some from them last year but ended up returning them because they looked so crappy and poorly made. I can get better ornaments at Michael's for the same price (when they're on sale)! 

Sex in Sleazy Motels

I know there are many couples who go to cheap motels just to have sex. But the idea of having sex in cheap motels just grosses me out tremendously. My bf and I would stay at cheap motels if we are stopping off somewhere during a trip for some rest. But we would never go to one just to have sex. In fact, if we happen to be at one of these places, sex is the last thing on my mind.  

I just wonder how people can have sex at one of these places. Imagine all the dirty stuff that goes on in these rooms. Yuck! The sheets don't even get cleaned very often either. I usually have a pretty hard time falling asleep at one of these places because I'm trying so hard not to think about all the germs and bodily fluids that are all over the room. This is why I try not to stay at these places too often.

I'm very picky when it comes to picking hotels to stay at for vacation. If I'm on vacation, even though I'm not going to be spending a lot of time in the hotel, I still want to be able to sleep comfortably in the bed. I usually look for rooms that have down comforters and fluffy looking pillows. What can I say? I like being comfortable.

Not only will these hotels be comfortable, but they also have better souvenirs. Yes, I also like to take home as many travel size shampoo bottles and bars of soap as I can take. And if I can sneak a towel home (specifically the ones with the hotel's logo), even better. Yes. I am ghetto but I don't care.  

Unattractive Fat Girl

A lot of people have been talking about Lady Gaga's weight gain. Lady Gaga used to be hideously stick thin but she has since gained 25 pounds. I'm pretty sure this is due the fact that she is happily in love in her relationship and her father's cooking. To be honest, I don't think Lady Gaga looks too overweight. But boy does the extra weight gain make her look horrible.

She has only gained 25 pounds ( I don't think it's that much weight compared to how much she weighed before) but all the fat definitely shows in her face. She has a double chin and her face is much rounder which makes her look unattractive.

I must say that I can definitely relate to Lady Gaga. Everytime I gain a few pounds, it seems that it shows the most in my face. Not only that, I also tend to break out and lose my glow. Also, I have naturally red lips but when I gain weight, its color fades.

This is just not fair. There are some girls who look gorgeous overweight and it's just not right. I always complain that I am not allowed to be overweight because I look extremely unattractive. Not only that, but why does my face also want to turn on me and grow pimples? Why? Isn't it bad enough already that my face gets chubbier? Why also add the acne? And forget about taking pictures, my naturally photogenic skinny self would look horrible on camera fat. But why is it that there are girls that still look beautiful overweight?

For example, take Adele. Even though she's overweight, she's still extremely beautiful. I think if she were to lose all that weight, she would look even prettier, but that's beside the point. Also, look at Jennifer Hudson. When she was overweight, she was still gorgeous. Honestly, I think she looks prettier overweight than thin.

This is one reason why I never want to be pregnant. I would just look awful. I'm so jealous of those women who look gorgeous pregnant. It seems like they only gain weight in their bellies and nowhere else.

I guess the upside of this curse is that I would always be motivated to stay thin if I want to stay attractive. But can't I have it both ways too? Is that so much to ask?

My Pet Peeves

Spit/gum on the sidewalk:
 
I hate it when people spit on the sidewalk. That is so damn disgusting. Hello, inconsiderate people! People walk on the sidewalks. The worst is when you don't see the spit and end up stepping on it. Yuck! I know I'm wearing shoes, but still. I don't want someone else's nasty germs on my things. Even worse than stepping on someone's spit is stepping on gum. It's the most annoying thing when you're walking and you get gum on your shoes. If you've ever stepped on gum, you know what I'm talking about. And then the gum leaves unattractive black spots all over the sidewalk. Why are people so lazy? Spit out your damn gum in a trash can or something. People caught spitting gum on the street or sidewalk should be punished with 10 hard smacks to the face with a paddle.
 

Leaving carts in parking spaces instead of putting them in their stalls:
 
Don't you hate it when you're looking for a parking space and you think you find an empty one but just as you are pulling in to that spot, there's a damn shopping cart right in the middle of it? How hard is it to put your shopping cart in the cart return? OK. I understand if the whole parking lot had just one cart return all the way at the other end of the lot. But this is very rare. Usually, there are plenty of cart return stalls all over the parking lot. Yet people are too damn lazy to return their cart there. You may say, "Why don't they make more cart return stalls then? Maybe that will solve our problem." It does not. There was this supermarket back in my hometown that provided its customers with plenty of cart return stalls. I'd like to say there was at least one cart return stall between every five parking spaces. So wherever you parked, you would have to walk no more than two parking spaces to return your shopping cart. Despite that, people would still leave their shopping carts everywhere, except, the designated stalls. No wonder why Americans are so fat!
 
Littering:

It irks me when I see people throwing trash out of their car window or just throwing trash on the street. Why don't they wait until they see a trash can to throw their trash away?Are you really that lazy and inconsiderate that you will just throw your trash wherever you please? People caught doing this should have their hands cuts off.

Honkers:

There are drivers that honk their horns at anything. And sometimes, you don't even know who the fuck they're honking at. Horns are used to maybe warn another driver if they're about to hit your car or get their attention when there's a green light to tell them to go. Horns should not be used if you are mad that someone cut you off because your selfish ass wouldn't let them into your lane or if a driver is too slow (to your standards) when you are in a rush. I mostly notice white people like to honk for the littlest things. Where did these people grow up? Where I grew up, if you honk at the wrong person, you might get yourself shot! No joke. My BF was a honker (he is also white). Not so much anymore since he has met me. He still has a bad habit of sometimes inappropriately honking and I want to smack him everytime he does it. I usually say something like, "I guess you're not scared to get shot, huh?"

So generally, I am annoyed by laziness, selfishness, and impatience. So if you're not one of those annoying people who do any of the things listed above, you are cool. But if you are one of those inconsiderate pricks, maybe you can look inside your heart or whatever you have there and consider changing your ways. Because really, these are very bad habits to have.