My Birthday Present & A Monday Meme.

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My birthday is this month, so as a present I did something I always wanted to do, but kept putting it off because I was scared of the pain. Last Monday, I finally did it. I pierced my nose!

I asked my daughter to take me to a place she knew. She wanted me to wait until the next day, but I told her it has to be today! She asked me why? I said for personal reasons. Her answer? FOR PERSONAL REASONS, LOL (yes, she typed it in capital letters). I didn't want to tell her that if I waited another day I was going to chicken out again. So, off we went.

When we got there he was doing a piercing on a girl. I was nervous, but not as much as I thought I was going to be. I had read about it on the web so that calmed me down a lot. My daughter was more nervous than me, lol. She walked away when he was about to start. It was done in less than two minutes, and it didn't hurt as bad as I thought. As soon as he finished putting the stud in, the pain stopped. It was that fast! My eye teared up, but other than that it wasn't a big deal.

So far it is healing good. This was one of my main concerns. I was afraid of getting an infection. I clean it at least five times a day and I don't touch it unless I'm cleaning it. I also don't put makeup close to it. It looks a bit weird, but I rather look weird than risking getting an infection. I have read about people getting bumps weeks or months after. I'm crossing my fingers. If I get one, I already know what I need to do. Tea Tree Oil gets rid of it (100% pure). At least that's what I have read on the web.

For those of you who have been thinking about it (or are curious), but like me are afraid of the pain, etc. I posted a great video I found on youtube of the procedure. The guy that did mine didn't use a cork. I'm guessing not everyone uses one.

I also posted a video with tips for aftercare from someone who does piercings. This is how I clean mine. I wash it with soap and water first, then using a Q-tip with alcohol I clean it around and inside my nostril. After it dries, I use Walgreens antiseptic spray. The two videos below say you should use sea salt with water (boil the water first) to clean it. I'm getting sea salt tomorrow to add it to my aftercare. Also, H20cean Sterile Sea Salt piercing spray has good reviews. So far, I'm very happy with the results!

Edited: Oops! I forgot to add the link to the meme. If you would like to join the fun visit Curious As A Cat for the Monday questions. 

1) What perks you up on a cold, gloomy day?

A good romantic comedy.

2) Have you ever been to a fashion show?

When I was a teenager living in Puerto Rico.

3) Describe the wackiest but most useful advice you've ever received.

Good question, unfortunately I can't think of one right now.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Beautiful! I wish I could see it in person.

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A Storm & Curious As A Cat Meme.

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Are you ready for the storm? According to weather.com it's going to be a big one. I think it's too early to tell how bad it's going to hit New York City. However, it's better to be safe than sorry. We don't have to worry about flooding, but I went out to get a few things anyway. I was going to leave the grocery shopping for yesterday, but ended up going on Friday night. I'm glad I did because the aisles were looking a bit empty already. They were running out of bread and milk. I bought a few extra cans of milk. We drink a lot of milk in this house!

I have been doing laundry all day so I don't have to worry about running out of clean clothes. We don't have a dryer so my apartment looks like a bomb exploded with clothes hanging everywhere, lol. Someone else would say Ay, Dios mío que reguerete/Oh my God, what a mess!, but I don't mind. Anything not to have to go to a laundromat, right?

I also have my velas/candles ready in case of a power outage. I forgot to get some batteries, but I don't expect to need any. We are lucky that in all the years we have been living here, we've never had a power outage. Ok, I probably just jinxed it.

This is the latest update from weather.com. During times like these is when I miss not having this channel. I would be glued to it 24/7! Stay up to date with what's going on. Check if the MTA is going to suspend some of the service. You don't want to be stranded somewhere. Keeping my fingers crossed for those who live in low areas. Stay safe, mi gente!





I'm very late with my Monday Curious as a Cat meme, but the blogger mentioned we don't have to do it on Mondays only. So here are my answers. If you would like to participate, follow the link.

1) Who is your celebrity crush? Why?

 Andrew Lincoln - Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead. He's so hot looking and rugged.

2) Have you ever been the victim of a crime?

Yes. My apartment was broken into when I was giving birth to one of my children. I was molested when I was young, have been harassed, threatened, stalked and a few other things.

3) Who is your greatest hero of all time?

Joan of Arc is one of them.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

So many different shape and sizes, yet they fit perfectly.

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Random Thoughts Tuesday Rebel & Curious Cat Memes

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Dusting off my blog, cough, cough. It feels like it was a month ago the last time I posted, but it has been a week and three days only. I was busy with life last week, going to appointments and running errands.

One of the appointments was a waste of time and money. They made me wait so long, I ended up rescheduling the appointment. It's not fun having to wait almost two hours after drinking four cups of water. I realize I could have drank four more cups of water, but I knew the same thing was going to happen again because there were about 15 people waiting. I was not happy having to reschedule as I wanted to get it over with.

I'm adding another meme to my list. I've seen it at Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife for some time, so I thought I would join the fun. If you would like to participate click on the image.

This past weekend was a semi quiet one, thank God! Don't know if the landlord had something to do with it or the asshole decided to take a break from being an ass. We will find out next week.

Friday night I made beef stew to eat during the weekend. I was so happy I had a break from having to cook a full meal for two days! Tonight is Alfredo chicken fettuccini, yum! One of our favorites. I'll share the recipe soon.  

If you are a fan of The Walking Dead, you probably know Netflix added the second season to streaming. I have been dying to see it, but put it off because I was waiting for my daughter to watch it together. Last night, she decided she was going to watch it on her computer. I was not happy! I will watch it by myself later today. Next time, I won't bother.

If you live in NY, and you have the same cable service as me you will know that the CW channel was taken off  air since August. I didn't find that out until recently when I went to set up my dvr to record Supernatural and 90210. I'm so pissed! The cable company didn't bother to send out emails or put an announcement on their site about it. They put an announcement on the channel, I never saw it. They don't bother to update customers if they are trying to work on some type of agreement to bring it back. Yet they charge customers to be able to see the channel. No credit will be given either. Greedy bastards! 

I had to sign up for Hulu Plus to be able to watch the CW shows on TV. Thank God for my son's PS3. I know I can watch it on CWTV.com, but they give so much commercials is like watching regular TV. My computer reboots when I'm watching videos or movies, so I don't have time to wait for the damn commercials. I wonder if Hulu has seen an increase of subscribers because of this.

Tomorrow I'm going to order a new power supply after waiting for so long! So excited about that. Hopefully I won't have any problems with the installation and it will boot up without a problem. I'm crossing my fingers that this will take care of my computer rebooting and freezing problems. If not, it's time to replace the motherboard and get a new case. Something I can't do right now because we are on a tight budget. Wish me luck!

If it wasn't for the internet I wouldn't have been able to take care of my computer problems. I can find how to videos, reviews and ask for help on forums. Thanks to all the people who take the time to post to help out a newbie!

I received a goodie on the mail today! It made my day. A review and a giveaway from Mary Kay is coming up soon.


Now on to my Curious as a Cat meme. If you would like to participate follow the link.

 1) If you could eat only one meal the rest of your life, what would it be?

Chicken en escabeche!

2) Name one thing you wish you could go back and change about your education.

Everything.

3 Do you or did you ever smoke?

Socially, when I went out with my friends or I was having a I'm a rebel day, lol. It wasn't for a long time. My son asked me to stop and that's all it took.

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

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Whoever lost this bunny must be very sad they can't cuddle with it anymore.

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Curious Cat Monday Meme.

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So glad it's a Monday, I get to have a little bit of quiet. Our weekend was half good. On Saturday we went to Central Park to enjoy some fresh air and get out of this hell hole. It was a beautiful day although it was a bit humid. We took tons of pictures, of dogs, trees, buildings and people. I will share some here. We don't get to go out to enjoy ourselves without having to worry about money, so this was a treat for us.

I was looking for new memes to do for other days of the week. I found the Curious Cat meme. You copy and paste the questions on your blog and you can answer them either on your own blog or the meme's creator blog. Do make sure to leave a comment at Curious Cat blog to let the creator know your questions are up and to visit other participants. Follow the link if you would like to join the fun!

 1) Share what you enjoy most about today's technology.

Being able to reach my kids within minutes.
Blogging
Communicating with other people from other parts of the world through the internet.

2) Describe what you'd do with an extra four hours today.

Blog and clean.

3) Bedspread or comforter?

Comforter

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

Winter is coming!

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