What Scares Me Most: Food Phobias

I'm scared of mayonnaise. There, I've said it. The smell, the texture, the color... it makes me cringe. Once when I was pregnant with my second child, my husband and I were headed to the park. On the way there, we stopped at Burger King. I ordered the chicken sandwich plain as I normally do and was excited about my little snack. Once we had the bag in the car and pulled away from the drive-thru window, I opened the wrapper and... no, no, no... I freaked out! The sandwich was swimming in mayo. Literally, I started bawling (it could have been pregnancy hormones) and started trembling. I just knew that someone was out to get me by slathering mayonnaise on my chicken sandwich. A speck of the mayo then touched my skin and my body became stiff as a board. The sandwich then fell on the floorboard and was unedible.

There are times in your life you learn never to pull away from the drive-thru without looking in the bag first.

What food phobias do you have?

What's the wackiest thing to happen when you have been faced with your phobia food(s)?

I can't hardly look at the pic I put up...

When your significant other is gloomy, does it make you that way too?

My husband works from home with me. We share the same office and at this moment I am typing listening to him try and fix a problem that is occuring with a sales issue that has reared it's ugly head.

I was in sales once. I was a kitchen designer. I drew up plans on the computer for kitchen and bath remodels. I assigned electrical blueprints to the floorplans. Redesigned for the client "taste" of the moment... redesigned again when Sally Sue down the street had the pot filler installed above her stove and of course that must be in their kitchen also... redesigned again when "We just have to have two dishwashers." (oh, did I mention they order take out every night?)

Then came the installation process. Did everything come in right? Do the cabinets fit? No... something was measured wrong... back orders... manufacturers problems...strike at the plant... on and on... Needless to say, when the company had to downsize because builders couldn't get construction loans in this economy, I raised my hand and walked out the door with a huge smile on my face and never looked back.

This week has been doom and gloom in the office (I think my writing is suffering from it) and yes, as my husband just said it "It's only Tuesday."

When your significant other is in a gloomy state, do you tend to fall into his/her mindset? Does the tidal wave of goop fall on your shoulders too?

With the gloom of overcast skies and rain falling every hour or so, I think I'm ready for a new week.

Elizabeth Edwards Stayed: Should You Stay After the Affair?

As seen in the upcoming episode to air this Thursday on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Elizabeth Edwards sheds light into what it's like to be the betrayed. Promoting her book Resilience, Elizabeth Edwards talks about overcoming the woes of a partner who has stepped out in a marriage and tasted the forbidden fruit that lies on the other side.

She tells Oprah that in terms of loving John "it's complicated." Though the two remain living together in their 28,000 sq. ft. home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina it remains unclear if the two will remain that way. Elizabeth says she is taking it "month by month."

Reille Hunter was the videographer who was hired by Edwards campaign to produce a series of webisodes for the campaign. After meeting up with John one night in a hotel bar and telling him "You are so hot." the two embarked on with an affair. A child was born around the time this affair was taking place. It is still unclear in the media if John did father the baby who was born to Reille Hunter as the father's name on the birth certificate was left blank.

How easy is it to leave after an affair, especially when children are involved?

Does being in the public eye make it harder? Easier?

Do you feel Elizabeth Edwards still loves her husband or is she staying for the kids?

Rihanna: Can't help you out in that one!

Living Lovely in this outfit? Never. Rihanna in her debut since the attack from her then boyfriend, Chris Brown, suffered a major setback in this Dolce and Gabbana nightmare!

Ladies: we say No!

Poll: Are you recycling?

Yes, you know you should but are you?

Did you know in the Williamsburg last year, the city collected 12,166,490 lbs. of recyclables from city operations and residents. That is a whole lot waste that can be remade into other materials. Way to go Williamsburg!

Here are some tips on recycling:

• Be sure to rinse food residue from your cans and bottles.
• On windy days, place heavier items on top of lighter, paper items to hold them securely in the bin.
• Let it get wet on rainy days, wet materials are acceptable.
• Please only recycle bottle-shaped #1 and #2 plastics. Remember to remove caps. Other types of plastic containers, such as flower pots and clear "clamshell" containers are not acceptable.

For further information regarding your county you can visit:

Williamsburg City: here

James City County: here

York County: here

So, are you recycling? Why or why not?

Matthew Whaley's Strawberry Festival: Friday May 8th,4-7 pm

It's that time of year again in Williamsburg! The Historic Matthew Whaley School located at 301 Scotland Street in Downtown Williamsburg hosts this festival annually. With food, carnival games, arts and crafts, a petting zoo, this festival is guaranteed fun for the entire family. I will be there with my family and hope to see you soon!

Games to Include:

Treasure Hunt

Duck Pond

Lollipop Tree

Strawberry Toss

Go Fish

Basketball

Golf

Cake Walk

Book Walk

Rock Climbing

Candy Land Moonwalk

Titanic slide

Obstacle Course

Trackless Train

Sea Dragon Maze

Dunking Booth

Dance Dance Revolution

Arts and Crafts

Face Painting

Tattoos

Locker Signs

Visors

Canvas Bags

More...

Concessions

Ice Cream

Strawberry Sundae

Strawberries

Pizza

Candy

Popcorn

Lemonade

Soda

Sno-Cones

Rotisserie Chicken

Hotdogs

Sign Up for the Strawberry Festival Raffle too. With prizes from a $100 VISA gift card to a 24' White Quest Bicycle (includes a new helmet and a gift certificate for a free tune up at Dick's Sporting Goods)

The Floppy Hat and Your Skin: Classy or Tacky?

As you may know, the Kentucky Derby was this weekend. Women all around dressed in their "racing best." I'm liking this look. It's classy and skin protecting.

Recently I have ran out of contacts and being slow to making my eye doctor appointment, I have been sporting my eyeglasses. The thing about eyeglasses, especially the ones that do not transistion in the sunlight, is you squint while outside. Squinting to me is one of the main reasons for wrinkles when we age, other than the sunlight is allowed through the unprotected glass. Mainly I wear huge sunglasses while outside to protect the sensitive skin around my eyes but lately I have been faltering on this. This has lead me to purchase a huge floppy hat to protect my face from the sun.

What do you think, even if you wear sunglasses outside, will you be wearing a large floppy this summer? They are cute, protective and when the economy falters accessories seem to pop up more. I'm sporting mine.

How about you? Are hats classy or tacky?