Things that are Green and Red

Granny smith apples
blood
cold noses
cherries - even maraschinos - i know, they're fake...
jello
Trees
Christmas Wreaths
fallen leaves
Grass, in patches
a nice salad
santa
wooly socks
a new leaf, on my basil plant (hang in there!)
razzleberries
Xmas lights
holly berries
lipstick red
car lights on the way home!
candy canes
scarves
bags & bows

Lists

I have recently loved to read the "list" posts on my friend Rachel's blog. I feel like it might be a good self reflection, and also, these are the lists I want to make:

1. Things that make me happy
2. How to understand me
3. What movies are good over and over
4. What jokes/funny videos are good over and over
5. What things are fall
6. What things are winter
7. Blessings
8. Thanksgiving - A thankful list
9. People I love most (no offense)
10. Most influential people
11. Best times of the year
12. Best albums for me
13. New music
14. Old music
15. Stories I should write

I wonder if it will help me know myself better. Oh well, it will be fun.

Musings on various health related topics

I really need to get some of these thoughts out there, I don't think a lot of people know about a lot of Health-Related topics, and I have had a spiritual healing in treating my body right over the past 1-2 years.
Now, I'm not perfect, so I can't say that I am the best example of temperance in my health and wellness. What I can say is that I am always looking for something new. The last couple weeks have found me a little down. Down in my emotions, down on myself, down on my situation, even tired.

Today I decided to try out the Fish Oil Pills I bought on sale a while back, Omega Fatty Oils have been known to help people with a healthy heart, and maybe to improve concentration/mood. Although health specialists debate the validity of that claim, I feel significantly lifted today. A lot happier. We shall see.

I would like to say a word about my Crohn's Disease Research. My mom found this book: it's amazing. It has recipes, food lists and ideas for Crohn's, Collitis and IBS. I am really excited to finish reading it. So far, avoiding the foods she says to avoid has actually improved my condition. I do not have to see my doctor for four more months!!

Here's the book:

I love it. You can order it here

I hope everything continues to become clearer to me. It is hard to feed a family when foods surrounding us are actually really unhealthy for our bodies.

Random

Someone sent me this - not a porn, not a drug reseller, just someone that thought that I was their friend and accidentally sent this picture to me. I really loved getting it, actually, and the photo makes me really happy. Things like this make me smile.

cute?

This is TRUE Right now

I go tanning

Because I go tanning and am trying to get something before I go to the mediterranean, am I going to look like this??

Cool future faucet

Someday...

This doesn't need a title

Love this adidas

I wanna design a bubble site like this... Enjoy this navi

<3
meg

Jaredandmeg.com

I have just been blogging a lot more on jaredandmeg.com and I have been updating it with the things that have been changing in our life - I just got a new job and Jared is probably going to switch jobs as well - It is high time he got out of shoots chinese, and out of the serving business...
I am happy to say that our concerns about getting health insurance under wraps have been quite settled. A Chrone's patient and a diabetic have little to do but pray for help when it comes to getting affordable, reliable health insurance, but Heavenly Father stepped in again to help us. I have moved almost completely into our new house, and it has been lovely these summer days. I have had great days of cleaning, and working towards a yard sale and making lemonade and blackberry limeade and cooking for friends. I have been having fun. Now it's time to get down to business and lose 10 lbs for the wedding! ha.
I do feel at times that I have been pretty boring and not reached out enough to my closest and dearest friends, especially not building new friendships where I should or could. I know that comes with the territory... but I hate being that busy. I really hope that they know how much I still love them.

So much to do

Today I'm going to be running around a lot, but i would like to update the last post...

This is ACTUALLY the cruise we're going on for our honeymoon! I am so happy to be getting married. I sincerely hope to see you all there! Not in Italy, in CA! We have a wedding website, still totally in the making, but it's here. Go there to find out all the happenings with us and with wedding plans. It's getting busy!
Tomorrow I am going home to see Pete's play... he's playing Robby in the musical The Wedding Singer. I can't believe he's done grown up and being in musicals... just another Gallagher!! Then it's off to do all the other planning before Jared gets into town. I have to sell him on the bay area. Maybe then we can move there someday when we're all grown up, and get out of Utah. booyah. Stay tuned for more details, but until then.... love love to the blogworld!

I enjoyed the idea of these spread across my wedding tables....

Does August 14th sound good to anyone else?

Check this out:

More details to come. Believe me.

Summer

excited for: bikes, sun burns, dry skin, gardens, flowers, pool hair, river floats, blading down the trail, reading outside, hiking, getting married, popsicles, outdoor movies, camping, slip-n-slide, getting skinny, running around, bikinis, summer love.

Oh my my my my

I really have a deep yearning for meaning in my life lately. I wonder how some find it. I have been sick this weekend and week so far, and thus I am confined to my room, and the world-wide web. This world of sickness and bedroom clutter is only enlightened when I open the side door to my room to the outside. The breeze is quite pleasant and I can read and relax in my King-Size by myself, or with a friend brave enough to enter the sick-bay.
Although I have had some very down times lately, I feel like things are looking up and can and will get better. Jared transferred his records to my ward, meaning that forevermore we will go to church together on Sunday. I have a lot of things to do, and that makes me feel useful. I have a lot of people to love, and that makes me feel worth. Every day presents new miracles.
Today I was hired to do floral designs for the mother's day rush. We will see how I like it. I think I might love it. I will make at least minimum wage but probably more. I am pretty pumped. Also I got hired by Kelly Services to do temporary work whenever they have it. My typing skills were superb, she commented on them especially.... : ) 78 wpm and 94% accuracy. I felt pretty secretarial.
I also might just get to go to communal for lunch today which might make me feel better. It could possibly cure me of all ills. It could make the world a better place. I love communal.
Last night was the first night in a while that I wasn't depressed. Chris and I hoofed it when we were fading fast at 12:30 am to the hospital's Cafe West for some grilled cheese sandwiches. We ran into Todd and Hillary Carmen and I remembered again why I love them so much. They are such exemplary people in general, and together - DYNAMITE. They make me want to be better to Jared.
I hope to move into the apartment that is part of my house. I am convinced I probably won't find a better deal for such a large place, and she wants to throw in the TV and entertainment platform. SO GOOD! I love it up there and it is just so tempting because of the ease of moving!

That's all the news for now. Rock on. I don't communicate except electronically anymore. blah bleh

oh what a world

I am happy to say that friends make my days, and my nights, so worth living. While lately I have found that choosing to be happy is the only way to be so, friends continue to shake me and tell me they love me. Yesterday I got a cute little giraffe and a package of flowers, but the best part was the "just cause" and the hugs.

Today I read this. a little link passed along from a friend who doesn't know she made me love humans just a little bit more.
Today I was sick, and as per usual, I could only attack things that are easy— the only things I really want to think about when I am sick... or any other time, really. Today that thing was my wedding dress. I spent hours putting together the photos, drawings and such, I put it all together and finally emailed my dressmaker for an estimate. Exciting! Tell me what you think! (ps. I am not engaged yet, just so you know)

Love this

Found it on design work life.

Aint no shame, i just do my thing - see Abby's blog

Designing logos is becoming more and more fun for me. I really enjoy the beginning part and even the making part.. This new logo I'm designing requires me to learn a little bit of calligraphy. my favorite is Betsy Dunlap, She totally inspires me. I am happy to say that J Dawgs finally laid me off, I can go back to eating meat EXTREMELY sparingly. Things are really interesting in life, it is like a ride that you can't get off and you can either love it, or let it make you motion-sick. Today is sunny, I ran almost 4 miles... so I choose to love the ride of life!

plus, who WOULDN'T love to run the provo river trail. It is seriously bomb. I am currently forcing my brother Chris to hang out with me all day because I am jobless and friendless and he's leaving in a few days to move to Palo Alto. And I will really miss him, and having him there when we need each other. Last night we played chess on a chess board I bought Jared for his birthday, and that we've never played on yet. Sorry Jared! All during the game we went back and forth and talked about the ways I'd been blessed in the past few months. I was having a really hard time feeling blessed, but Chris helped me to see some of those blessings. I love my brother and his wisdom. Counting blessings, and pushing out the bad makes me want to love and give, not just shrug and live. Live live live! Happiness is a choice and a grace from God today and always. God bless my mind and heart and body! And ps. help my little herb garden to sprout...

Hello 3 miles

I am now running about 3 1/3 mi. every day. I think I may start running at night too. I am liking running more and more, even though I still kind of hate it. I'm sure somebody out there knows what I mean. I am about to go to the dollar store to see if they have any little rubber bands I can buy to go flyering today. Nitty Gritty is a go!!  www.nittygrittyclean.com

2.5

easy. I should have run longer

Still running

Friday's run = easyish 1.75
Sat/Su - no running = BAD IDEA
Monday's Run - 2.5 mi - hard. don't eat pretzels and drink a lot of water!!

Tuesday = 2.32
not bad.

Also, how do we feel about 2-a-days? I feel pretty good.. yesterday pt. 2 was ZUMBA with Alison. She's my favorite!

1.7 mi

not that hard. this should be a twitter. but i'm not into it.

thursday - 1.53 mi - love google pedometer - sore calves?

The nitty gritty idea

I kind of want to start a little local cleaning business.
Don't laugh.

too cute?

Day 2

This is my little 1.267 mi loop. Conditions: windy  Level of Difficulty: Easy-ish again, but harder today than yesterday.

Half Marathon?

I think I can do it.

(to)Day 1 - 1 mile = easyish

Interesting...

This morning I was finally diagnosed,,, with chron's disease. I don't even know if I spelled that right. I know a lot about it but I don't really know what I should feel. I feel blessed that I have enough faith not to be mad or too sad. I have a lot of hope because of medication and medical discovery are in God's hands. I have a lot of patience because I know it could always be worse, and I have a lot of love because I am filled with love lately... I have so many things to be thankful for. Especially my Jared. : )

Thanks for your prayers whomever did pray.. and thanks for your love, to all my friends and family. I am a happy girl.

my own fail blog

a little gem for a theatre performance

from graphis annual in the 70s sometime

this

this is so me that it inspired me to not get back into my bed and to work. and also to stop reading the blogs that i found it in. beautiful work.


Procrastination from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

recent

I just designed this cute little print for my friend sam for her husband on his birthday. They grew up in NY together and she liked these lyrics.

ABBY'S VERSION OF MY BDAY PARTY

OCTOBER 2009

Lately

I am about to open a new blog, which i will hopefully be putting something actually worthwhile to look at. ... I will keep anyone who actually reads this one, updated. But here's the news in my life.

alphabetical:

A - Always looking for something new
B - boyfriend = Jared Porter
C - Cooking ALL THE TIME
D - Done with school pretty much
F - Free time is a little daunting
G - Good new friends
H - Having bowel problems
I - Into folk music lately
J - Jolly most of the time
K - Keeping it real too.
L - in LOVE
M - making things a lot (crafty)
N - Nerd factor going up
O - opening my eyes to life's twists and turns
P - pushing late 20's????
Q - spending more QUIET time
R - Reading "Pride Predjudice and Zombies" as well as the usual 10 other books i've started...
S - Someday I may get married
T - took a typing test : 85 WPM
U - Ugly hairdo?? (I'm parting my hair in the middle these days -- welcome back to 6th grade)
V - Trying VERY hard to stay in shape
W - Welcoming new challenges/trials... it's difficult
X - Excited for this year 2010
Y - Young still ... I feel like i'm 21 still
Z - Sleeping at least 8 hrs a day has done me some good.


Boring and dumb, i know. I guess I'll try harder next time.

well,

i guess i agree.

 

paste magazine says it all....

classicly true

Apple - 1984  (1984) - 0:60 (USA)
or see it here