Wildest thing...but "neat and clean"

This is VERY strange ~ Kind of makes your heart sad, though:

YAHOO News
Japanese woman caught living in man's closet

TOKYO - A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing.

Police found the 58-year-old woman Thursday hiding in the top compartment of the man's closet and arrested her for trespassing, police spokesman Hiroki Itakura from southern Kasuya town said Friday.

The resident of the home installed security cameras that transmitted images to his mobile phone after becoming puzzled by food disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.

One of the cameras captured someone moving inside his home Thursday after he had left, and he called police believing it was a burglar. However, when they arrived they found the door locked and all windows closed.

"We searched the house ... checking everywhere someone could possibly hide," Itakura said. "When we slid open the shelf closet, there she was, nervously curled up on her side."

The woman told police she had no place to live and first sneaked into the man's house about a year ago when he left it unlocked.

She had moved a mattress into the small closet space and even took showers, Itakura said, calling the woman "neat and clean."

This room is amazing

from apartmenttherapy.com

I want this.

Unique Mug #11

very tiki...

School Bus

Check out this school bus:




Gotta get that edu, whatever it takes!

From darkroastedblend.com

A bud in bloom

You have to be yourself. Why does it take so long to figure that out? You spend your grade school years trying to be like someone else whether it be a friend or an authority. Even in my college years I didn't quite know who I was. In fact, I have just in recent years (I'd say, 6 or 7) decided that this is who I want to be. I am now what I always have been, only not out loud. Get it? The person I am now has been inside me all along but unable to show herself. A seed that didn't bud until I was ready. Looking back I can see it. Paulo Coelho said, "When I stopped being who I was, I found myself."

I had a little rebellion left over from my teenage years that I am now able to spend. My parents are the greatest. I tell myself, you could not have had better parents. But, like me now, they did the best they could. Let's face it,it's hard to make the right decisions with children when you haven't done it before. I mean, I was the first born, so they went through everything with me first. I didn't make it easy on them as Sandi can attest. I am not raising my child in the same manner that I was raised because I looked back on a few things and decided to do it a little differently.

I am now more confident with myself than I have ever been. I feel free-er. It's true what they say, Time Makes You Bolder. You see things differently and all sorts of things come into the light. You become a happier person by and far perhaps because you become wiser.

Also, I make a point of trying to stay healthy and at a normal weight to keep my self esteem at height. I took up bodybuilding which is marvelous for self esteem issues. I also dabble in tarot (and various other divinations), I laugh more, I read more (and about more diverse topics), I try to meditate several times a week if not daily, I don't get angry very much at all. I have learned to vent and move on. Sometimes I don't even need to vent, as meditation is a wonderful tool for quiet venting. I have changed my beliefs. I am no longer a member nor do I attend any church. I have learned the difference in religion and spirituality.

I take in all the knowledge I can get my hands and ears on. Knowledge is power. It will be there when you need it if you simply store it away in your mind. Over time it may take a little ginseng to get it going, but it's there nonetheless.

A quote I absolutely love:
"Your ability to listen will gain better results than your desire to talk." ~Unknown

and remember this: "Freedom is not the absence of commitment, but the ability to choose and commit yourself to what is best for you."

Happy Mother's Day to me!

They surprised me again. DH told me about the new fitness website a friend/trainer of ours had developed. It sounded totally awesome and I wanted to sign up, but it wasn't ready yet. SO~time passed and I forgot about it. On mother's day I got a slip of notepad paper with the website address on it and a note to "Sign Up!" and my subscription had already been paid. SO~ I'm now an official member of redpointfitness.com!

This is a members only site where you can choose the type training you want and the food and workout choices are all laid out and you just pick what you want to eat and want to do and it is formatted into a lovely little chart you can print and put on the fridge or in your bag for quick ref. You can also log your progress and make notes. There is a forum of "muchly educated" helpers on hand at all times. Not that I need them when I have DH around.

I hope anyone reading this who is seriously interested in getting fit will check out
REDPOINT FITNESS.

Grocery Lists

Did you ever find anyone elses grocery list in the store? You know you have. And you know you READ it. AND you wondered what their plans were....

Check out: www.grocerylists.org for some funny found grocery lists. (Check out #29)

Chair love

Found on darkroastedblend.com:

Unique Mug #10

You can get this bad boy at etsy.com from seller, "coyoteminstrel"

Pretty interesting..

From Get Fit Mississippi:

Asparagus-Salmon Salad

Ingredients
6 black peppercorns
1⁄2 t grated lemon rind
2 T fresh lemon juice
1 bay leaf
1 lb salmon fillet, skin removed
bn pencil-thin asparagus (about 1 pound per bunch, 24 stalks per bunch)
3⁄4 lb assorted spring greens (about 12 cups)
1⁄4 salt

for dressing:

Instructions
Place peppercorns, lemon rind and juice, and bay leaf in 10-inch skillet.
Add water to depth of 1 1/2 inches. Bring to just under simmering, so bubbles form on bottom of pan, but do not break surface.

Add salmon; poach uncovered, not letting water simmer, 7 to 9 minutes, until cooked through. Remove fish to pie plate; let cool slightly. Trim tough ends of asparagus and steam until crisp-tender. Cool immediately by dropping in a bowl of ice water. Drain well.

Toss asparagus with 1/4 cup dressing in large bowl. Set aside 32 stalks. Slice remaining stalks in thirds. Mix sliced asparagus and greens in large bowl. Using fork, flake salmon.

Add to greens with 1/4 cup of remaining dressing. Season with salt and toss.

On each of 4 plates, create a square of reserved asparagus, using 8 stalks per plate.
Place salad in center of each square. Serve with remaining dressing if desired.

Serves 6

Tornado Season

There have been a few tornadoes touching down around here lately, but luckily no one was hurt. They are still developing here so I am hoping it will pass over.

Unique Mug #9

~This is sold on Etsy by "Mochaware". This mug is AWESOME.

Unique Mug #8

This unique mug can be purchased from Etsy.com.. I believe the seller is amandamoon. Cute!!