Open Mouth, Insert Foot.

The past two days I worked at the Javits Center at the Spa & Resort Expo & Conference.  A conference for folks who love beauty and medical treatments, along with your everyday Botox junkies.  (I can't even tell you how many scary Botox infused ladies, and men, I saw).

I was on the expo floor today walking around handing out flyers to the exhibitors.  One of the gentlemen told me that he unfortunately didn't enjoy this year's conference too much, it wasn't as big as last year, disappointed, blah blah.  I said "I'm sorry sir that it has been an unfortunate experience for you." ... or something along those lines to hopefully make him feel better.   Then I said, "So, what kind of product are you promoting?"  He told me how it was some sort of lazer buzz thingy that you put on your face, it helped take away wrinkles in minutes, yadda yadda.  Then, I say "oh, well, I'm one of those people that says just grow old gracefully anyways.  I'm getting older, but 'eh' whatever" .....

That's when I realized what I was saying....I was telling a guy at a spa & plastic face fest! that I thought folks should basically just go with the flow of aging!

oops! 

yeah, I won't be buying his product.

and, I didn't make him feel one bit better about his time at the show.

Dear Sir with the lazer face thingy : sorry I basically insulted your product.

Dang, wish I had a TV.

Yes, you read that correctly, we don't have a TV. 

Usually it's great and we just watch stuff online or lots of movies (this has certainly worked, being that it is my means to an end with my new addiction to Glee) and I don't miss too much of what's out there. But I miss being able to watch all of the awards shows and fall premieres along with wanting to just sit and watch a mindless Seinfeld rerun.

Mostly though, I will miss not being able to watch TV tomorrow afternoon at 12 noon.  MSNBC will be airing it's annual Go Red for Women TV special.  The show shares the stories of three survivors and helps raise awareness to prevent heart disease...something I feel quite passionate about.  I am not (yet) on the national level with the American Heart and Stroke Associations to speak out to help raise awareness...but I aim to do so here.

Do you have a history of migraine, stroke, heart attack, heart disease in your family?  Are you a smoker?  How's your blood pressure? Cholesterol?  Have any chest pain?  How bout stress?  Do you use birth control?  Drugs?  How much do you drink?  How's your weight?  Do you not get your 30 minutes of cadio a day?

All of these are risk factors, yes, ALL.  And there are more.
Also, be aware that these issues are NOT just for your grandparents.  
There have been reports of children having a stroke as young as 13, 2, 10 years old! yes, this happens.

Heart disease is also a big issue in women.  One woman dies every minute from heart disease.
every minute!

As women, we usually take care of our friends, our husbands, our children, our family, our pets, everything else before we take care of ourselves.  
Take care of yourselves folks.

Go to a doctor, if even just cuz.

Late?

The train always takes longer, there is always more traffic, people are always in your way...when you are running late.

Things I saw in NYC today....

-There was a man (in a wheelchair, with the pedestrian right of way) trying to cross the street.  
Another man (in a car, who had a handicap sign hanging visibly from his rear view mirror!!) was trying to turn the corner. 
The man in the car honked, many many many times, at the gentleman in the wheelchair to get him to hurry across.....uh, you think the man in the car would've have more sympathy!


-a little girl going to school :: little curls, pink shirt, pink pants, cute pink backpack with an elephant on it, dad carrying her dolly....and she was carrying her lunch box, with Spiderman on it.