Hello smoothie……bye bye tummy!
Smoothie that attacks the tummy fat!
This smoothie is rich in digestion supporting ingredients, it will help prevent bloating and digestive stress that are the main cause of stubborn belly fat!
- 3/4 c. papaya
- 3/4c. sliced peaches
- 1/2 pear, sliced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- 2 mint leaves
- Water to thin
I don’t know quite what to think of this. It’s creative and clever and whimsical, for sure.
But I get nervous around symbols that some people equate with oppression.
I didn’t always feel this way about the Stars and Bars, but as I’ve gotten older and my horizons have broadened I don’t want my love of the South to ever be conflated with things that my ancestors did that I am not proud of. I’m proud of brave soldiers and the way my grandmother’s great grandmother defended herself against the Yankee army. But I’m not proud of the slaves my family owned. I am sad that they were not able to see past their time and cultural moment to understand that “all men are created equal” literally applies to everyone. But not flying the “rebel flag” is not the same thing as being ashamed of being Southern. I am not.
It’s kind of simple. But my feelings are complicated.
Whereas, the decorated coolers fad defines the opposite of my previous post.
This must have taken hours.
(Source: prepitude)
Some people, they can’t just move on, you know, mourn and cry and be done with it. Or at least seem to be. But for me… I don’t know. I didn’t want to fix it, to forget. It wasn’t something that was broken. It’s just… something that happened. And like that hole, I’m just finding ways, every day, of working around it. Respecting and remembering and getting on at the same time.
– Sarah Dessen (The Truth About Forever)(Source: starrynightsxoxo)
Via Starry nights, starry skiesAll I’d ever wanted was to forget. But even when I thought I had, pieces had kept emerging,
like bits of wood floating up to the surface that only hint at the shipwreck below.
Maybe the truth was, it shouldn’t be easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth. When something’s difficult to come by, you’ll do that much more to make sure it’s even harder—if not impossible—to lose.
– Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (via itscindynodoubt) Via She caught the moon.
