FullaBella's Journal, 15 May 2013

My husband says he is amazed someone hasn't 'taken me out' by now over my 'mouthy' ways. Loathe as I am to say it, he's right. This morning I popped into another salon to get a brow wax. The lights were on, the open sign was displayed, and I knew the two 'specialists' were in fact NOT busy as I'd heard them yakking from next door (while I paid for the grandson's driving course).

When little Miss Color Weave gave me the 'up & down' on my attire, raised a perfectly shaped brow and smirked, 'oh... my... no... the gals that take walk ins... they don't come in until later...' followed by that really lame fake plastic bullcrap 'sorrrrry' I smiled and said 'No apology necessary. My mistake. I misinterpreted your OPEN SIGN and LIGHTS ON indicated you wanted BUSINESS.'

And now you know why I'll NEVER be in local politics DESPITE my husband's idealistic dream. Two hours at a city council meeting last night left me with numbness at both ends (brain & behind) and I can't seem to make it through the day without narrowing my voting pool.

I don't get it. Why would you prefer to SIT there in an ugly uniform yakkity yakyak yakking than heat up a little wax and make some money?? I get that I'm a reformed workaholic now seeking to do as little work as necessary in my later years but geez... if you don't WANT to work, just don't show up!

I was closed too on Saturday but opened the door long enough to take something out to a car and a customer popped in despite the 'closed' sign and lights being out. I was thrilled. Surprised, but thrilled. If I can get business in this economy without burning electricity, well, cool deal.

This was also cool because the BCF who runs the same business was with me and they had just sold off a lot of their inventory to me because their business is slow and here I have customers sliding in just because the door opened a crack... well.. can you see me smiling about that? Yes, I have a competitive nature.

I was thinking a bit about the way 'food' is in everything these days .. and wondering the 'why'. I know food is life and life is food but I'm talking about the pedicure the other day. They had a menu displaying all sorts of 'specialty' pedicures like Margarita, Ice Cream, and Mango just to list a few. Imagine my disappointment to learn you did not in fact get a little Jose Cuervo served while someone rubbed your feet. And quite frankly, I think having a little bowl of ice cream during a pedicure would be .. ah.. divine.

But I think the subtle hints behind all of that is interesting. As interesting as dog bones labeled 'apple and peanut butter flavored.' Has anyone checked those? Are they as yummy as one would imagine they are based on the label? Does it matter since my dog seems quite thrilled with the taste of grass, crickets and beetles? Are you selling foot care and dog treats or are you selling something 'mentally tasty' to a society already battling an obesity problem?

I know foods have been used for things other than nutrition since the beginning of time. But am I really going to be swayed to choose one pedicure over another because it's mango or pineapple? Or is that just to keep me coming back until I try the whole menu? And can you just imagine if there were a Baskin-Robbins right next door?

I don't know if I can put a specific to the point I'm trying to make other than maybe part of our eating issues are being influenced by the cookie scented candles, pineapple pedicures, T-bone steak flavored dog bones and other food scented but non-nutritional products. And someone needs to put a stop to it.

Thank you for reading.

Vote for Bella. NOT!

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1422 kcal

Fat: 50.75g | Prot: 105.87g | Carb: 138.08g.   Breakfast: Bacon, Baby Spinach, Beef or Calves Liver and Onions. Lunch: Smucker's Natural Chunky Peanut Butter, Baked or Broiled Salmon, Classico Creations Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Sauce, Kirkland Signature Artichoke Hearts Marinated in Oil, Onions, Tomatoes. Dinner: Baby Spinach, Mushrooms, Del Monte Diced Tomatoes, Dole Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice, Canned Salmon. Snacks/Other: Bananas, Schwan's Triple Berry Blend, Cottage Cheese. more...

1934 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sleeping - 24 hours. more...