Down with the sickness.....

Helloooooooooooo everyone!

How are you doing on this fine day?

I've felt better but my attitude is grand as always!

This doesn't look like the face of a sick lady does it? Of course not! I meant to upload this photo (as well as every other photograph of myself that you'll find on here today) about a week ago, but I've been too sick to even look at my lap top.

First of all I would never take photographs of myself being sick. Ick. No one wants to see that dreadful sight. On second thought.... I did do a quick post when I was sick during my stay in Florida earlier this year, but I never truly posted anything of substance during that time. But I digress....

I'm ill. I look dreadful. I feel dreadful. My nose is stuffy. My body hurts. All I want to do is lay down. Whine whine whine whine. Cry cry cry cry. I know I'm a big ol' baby when I'm sick. I don't need anyone to tell me that lol. I feel bad for everyone at work having to listen to me bitch and complain the past few days. Perhaps I should buy them a fruit basket that says "Forgive me for all of my bitching. Have an apple! <3 Jenna"

Lucky for me I've managed to surround myself with loads of people that know exactly what to do in times of illness. Seeing as it is cold season it seems only fair of me to pass on the advice that was given to me to all of you! I am in no way shape or form a doctor nor are my friends (not yet anyway) so take this guidance as you will.......

This is a segment I like to call "What Jenna was told to do in times of sickness" clever eh?

1. Call your mom (I called and asked her to come lay down with me at my apartment....she declined lol)

2. Quit being such a baby and pretend like you're ok. It'll go away eventually. (I tried to ignore it. I failed. And it didn't go away.)

3. Drink a lot of water (no duh Jen)

4. Take adequate amounts of vitamins (where did I put those vitamins again?)

5. Drink an abundance of green tea (green tea is my life)

6. Eat 1tsp of honey every few hours (This is my own special advice. Honey cures just about everything. Trust me.)

7. Take a shot of wheat grass (Wasn't as gross as I was anticipating)

8. Nedi Pot...if you don't know what it is then google it!! (thanks again to Bryan for the help with that one lol)

9. Get a lot of rest. (In my case I decided to take 1 1/2 doses of nyquil and slept for 12+ hours last night....nyquil doesn't mess around lol.) Sleep is important.

10. Take a decongestant.

11. Take zinc.

12. Smoke a lot of weed and you'll forget all about it (This one just made me laugh.)

.......and that's all I can remember right now (I have a terrible memory). After taking all of the advice I was given into consideration/practice I do feel much much better. But alas the medication is starting to wear off so I'm beginning to feel sickly yet again. If you know me then you know that I absolutely loathe taking medicine, I much prefer the safer route i.e. herbal supplements, rest, honey, tea, etc. and hope for the best. Medicine in general just freaks me out. But sometimes you can't beat a good ol fashion dose or two of nyquil. It really does the trick lol. Speaking of Nyquil....I might as well take more right now. By the time I'm finished with this post it'll be time for bed anyway. Hello twelve hours of sleep!!!!

I know what you're thinking "Sigh. Jenna is such a drama queen. It's just a little cold. No need to write a big long post about her runny nose! I came here for the food not for the sinus talk!" That may be so. But somewhere down the line this winter one of you are going to feel a cold coming on and you're going to think "oh my gosh this is terrrrrrible!!! I can't be sick! I can't stay sick! OMYYYGOSHHHH!! What do I do in a time such as this?" And then you're going to remember me talking about being sick, and scroll back through my posts until you find this one so you can try a few of my sickness tricks. You're welcome in advance lol. But as usual - I digress.........

Other random/useless things I meant to post this week but didn't due to this dreadful cold..........

Did I mention that my pets always sit on my lap while I blog?

I don't know what it is, but they always come a running when the lap top comes out. It's gotten to the point where I'll get mad at them if they don't sit with me lol. It's somewhat expected of them at this point. I'm ridiculous....this I know.

Two of my favorite outfits from this past week.......

My favorite dress.

Polka dots don't tickle everyones fancy.

Mine is tickled to say the least.

My short stripped yellow sweater accompanied by nothing but black tights/underwear. Funny story behind this (everything with me has a funny story behind it lol):

I was heading outside to grab something out of my car (wearing this ensemble mind you) when one of my little old lady neighbors emerged from her apartment took one look at me and said "Hunny where are your pants!?!?" As if I had forgotten them somewhere lol. I mean this woman was seriously concerned as to where I'd left my pants and why I I left my apartment wearing only tights and a sweater. I figured it would be pointless to explain to this woman how it is occasionally fashionable to wear tights with matching underwear and nothing else depending on age, weight, gender, etc (I'm almost certain she's unfamiliar with Edie Sedgwick lol). So I answered her by saying something along the lines of "I'm not supposed to be wearing pants." Lol. And I just walked away leaving this poor woman puzzled behind me.

In retrospect I really wish I would've said something along the lines of "OHHH MYY GODD I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTS!!!!" followed by me running directly back up the stairs to my apartment. Sometimes I'm really off my A game lol.

I was supposed to go Christmas shopping for family and friends at a local outdoor mall the other day......

I instead bought myself a tube of lipstick from Sephora and drank my way around the mall with my friends. How my night went from a wholesome Christmas shopping occasion to a night on the drunken town is beyond me.

I can only use the excuse "But I'm twenty one!" for so long.....I think I'll be able to stretch the excuse out until at least January. Then I really need to reevaluate some things lol.

Well it is time I bid you all farewell.....

I meant to talk a bit longer about my recent food adventures and what nots, but all of that dreadful cold medicine I took earlier is seriously kicking in. I think it's best for everyone if I just went to sleep now lol.

I leave you with nothing but peace, love, and a picture of two furry creatures named Kiddie and Kat.

xoxoxoxo JB

Let us begin.....

[[Todays music]]

(1) THE CIVIL WARS - POISON & WINE

(2) FUN - WE ARE YOUNG

[[Todays kitchen gadget]]

(1) PANDA BEAR SET

(2) UNICORN CHOPSTICKS

(3) ROCKING TEA KETTLE

[[Today's random]]

(1) LEARN TO COOK

Seriously. Learn to cook. Stop eating canned shit.

kthanks <3 Jenna

(2) A GENTLEMANS RANT - SORRY, IT’S OVER (MALE PERSPECTIVE)

Lololololololol. This is beyond hilarious.

"Do those pants make your ass look big? No your big ass makes your big ass look big. Why don't you lay off the chocolate and lay on a yoga mat for a change? Big ass sweat pants wearing ass bitch."

Priceless.

(3) SOMETIMES YOU JUST WISH IT WERE LIKE THIS......

(4) THE DRESS/LAMP TREE - TIM WALKER

(5) IT'S A HOLIDAY EXPLOSION IN THE FORM OF A CHRISTMAS TREE!!!!

(6) I'M ALMOST TEMPTED TO GIVE THIS A TRY

[[Today’s food clips]]

Better kick back and relax.

I have quite a few videos to share with you!

(1) HILAH COOKING – HOW TO ROAST A TURKEY

(2) TIGER IN A JAR

(3) STOP-MOTION BISCUIT CAKE

If you haven't seen me bake before this is how I do it. I don't even lift a finger. I just make the food move with my mind.....I'm not kidding.

(4) KELVIN NATURAL SLUSH CO. "KICKING SLURPEE'S ASS SINCE 2009"

(5) SOUL FOOD THAT'S BETTER FOR THE BODY

(6) EPIC MEAL TIME - TURBACONEPIC THANKSGIVING

It's a little late in the game for a Thanksgiving food clip....but I couldn't resist lol.

Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

Hellooooooooo everyone!

How are you doing on this fine day?

I'm doing a lot better now that I'm at my parents house thank goodness!

Although I must admit I am very tired and it is 12:45 in the morning.

Why blogging so late? It's pretty much the only time I've had to do so lately.

I will sleep when I'm a little old lady. I must entertain now while I still can!

What was wrong prior to being at my parents house?

Let's rewind to about three hours ago......

A few things you may or may not know: I absolutely love getting a full night of rest in my big comfy bed. I really love hanging out in my new apartment (partially pictured above). And I love spending time alone. So why stay the night at my parents house if I love all of these things?

Because I absolutely hate sleeping in places all by myself. It's not being alone in my bed that bothers me - it is literally being the only person in the apartment that freaks me out. When I found out my roommate wasn't coming home tonight I literally panicked, started feeling really scared, packed my shit in about 2 minutes, and was out the door and on my way to my parents house in no time.

Is this normal? Lol. Does this happen to anyone else or just me? It's funny because I really do value my alone time. I prefer to live a 70/30 life style - 70% of my time surrounded by people and the other 30% all by myself. With that being said - it is extremely odd even to me that I absolutely hate being alone in my apartment when its time to go to bed. So much that I drove thirty minutes to my parents house just so I wouldn't have to be alone lol.

Best part of this whole debacle......

I get to hang out with my Marcie :)

Dawwwwww she's so cute!

When I moved into my apartment in October I made a tough decision to leave Marcie at my parents house. Why leave my new puppy behind? Seeing as I adopted Marcie in July when I still lived in my parents house she has a pretty set routine. When I moved out I thought it would be unfair to uproot her from being in a house with a giant yard and two other dogs to a teeny tiny apartment without a yard, without any other dogs, and having to be taken outside on a leash all of the time. So I don't get to see Marcie more than a few times a week. Ideally when I snag myself a fella and a house in the future I will take Marcie along with me. Until then I will thoroughly enjoy these random over nights at my parents and snuggling up with my puppy.

I present to you: My new favorite outfit........

My new coat and scarf go perfect with my leggings and groovy dress!!

I'm not going to lie....I wore this ensemble three days this week lol.

One of my personal fashion rules: I can wear the exact same outfit as many times as I want in any given week as long as 1. It is clean and 2. I wear it around different people.

If you are wearing the exact same outfit around different groups of people all week long it is ok. When you start to wear the same outfit around the same people you need to check yourself lol.

You're welcome for the unique fashion advice lol.

Spread the word.

This weekend I went to a good friends annual Christmas wine party that looked a little something like this........

(Had an absolutely AMAZING time btw. I suggest each and every one of you have a fancy wine party at least once a year from now on.....and be sure to invite me. It'll greatly improve not only your palate, but your cool factor as well.....at least I'll think you're cooler for doing so lol.)

The morning after the wine party looked a bit like this........

DETOX

Note to self: Sampling 15 + bottles of wine at a wine party, followed by coffee vodka shots, then downing a couple of IPAs at the bar after aforementioned wine party....plus other extracurriculars lol.... whilst trying to keep up with your older more experienced friends - makes for a really shitty Sunday morning. Not to mention it makes it extremely hard to drink detox drinks that are supposed to make you feel better. : End Note

Don't judge me people.

I'm 21 I'm allowed to be a dumb ass for at least a few more years lol.

What's better than drinking red wine at a friends house at 11:00 in the morning on my day off?

Going to lunch at my favorite restaurant afterwards!

Nothing makes me happier than a delicious meal!

I take that back. Hugs. Hugs make me happier than a delicious meal.

They're like an emotional heimlich I tell you!

Have you stopped by BlaqueMour lately?

If not then I suggest you do!

Shar and I are slowly but surely starting to get this new blog up and running! Looking back on all of the work we've done so far I can tell you that this is going to be something special. I mean I honestly can't stop laughing. It is so much fun doing whatever it is that we're doing - I can't even define it in the least bit.

Seeing as Shar and I are on completely different work schedules we aren't really home at the same time to work on BM as much as I'd like to. For now there will be a pretty steady stream of random things popping up (clothes, videos, music, etc.), but I don't see us posting heavily until early January or February. That's when I'd really like to start selling some of our hand crafted items! So just be patient with us until things start to pick up!

I hope I can count on all of you to spread the word about BM, and be frequent readers as well! I'm trying to brighten everyones day with all of my nonsense, and it is starting to seem that CCH and BM are perfect outlets for that :)

Well it is time I bid you farewell!

I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful day. Do your best to always stay positive no matter what, and positive things will happen to you in return!

xoxoxo Jen

Let us begin....

[[Todays music]]

(1) LANA DEL REY - VIDEO GAMES

(2) ST. VINCENT - SURGEON

Girl crush.

[[Todays kitchen gadgets]]

(1) MONKEY TEA INFUSER

(2) NAPOLEON BEER CAN CHICKEN ROASTER

(3) HAN SOLO IN CARBONATE SILICONE TRAY ICE CUBE MAKER

[[Todays news clip]]

(1) MOST GROCERY STORE HONEY ISN'T HONEY

This is why people need to buy local/organic honey or have their own bees all together.

You can't trust anyone these days.

(2) EATING RAW COOKIE DOUGH CAN REALLY MAKE YOU SICK - IN UNEXPECTED WAYS

"On the most recent episode of abysmally-marketed NBC sitcom Whitney, the title character and her live-in boyfriend, Alex, decided to adopt new holiday traditions instead of miserably visiting their families as they always had in the past. One of the crucial departures from the status quo came when the couple was making chocolate chip cookies. Alex tells Whitney that his mom never let him eat raw cookie dough, and Whitney responds by saying that she isn't his mother and wishes her boyfriend "Happy Salmonella" by way of giving him permission to eat away. He eats the cookie dough. Bad move, Alex!

OK, fine, in the confines of the half-hour episode, he didn't become visibly ill. But a recent review of a 2009 food poisoning outbreak related to cookie dough shows just how much of a risk he was taking by eating the raw cookie dough.

Salmonella is a problem, as Whitney said. Fifty thousand people get salmonella every year, about a third of them under the age of four. The risk is especially when you make the cookie dough at home. Pre-made cookie mixes often use pasteurized eggs, which do not contain salmonella bacteria.

But this most recent study showed that even pre-made cookie dough presents real risks when it isn't cooked properly before being eaten. In the case of the 2009 outbreak, which sickened 77 people, the culprit seems to have been E. coli bacteria that originated in the flour within the dough, not the eggs. Most people don't eat raw flour often, so it doesn't immediately come to mind as a dangerous vector of pathogens.

The report indicated that the group most affected by the outbreak was teenaged girls, a group that's not exactly known for listening to all of mom's advice. But seriously ladies, even if you won't listen to your mom, listen to HuffPost Food, to the entire scientific community and to Whitney Cummings: Don't eat raw cookie dough."

Eating Raw Cookie Dough Really Can Make You Sick -- In Unexpected Ways

[[Today's random]]

(1) POLITE BEAR WAVES HELLO

Omg soooooo cute!!!

(2) TWELVE DAYS OF CAKE

Clever and delicious at the same time!

(3) THE GENTLEMEN’S RANT: WORK

“Mary you’re 38 nobody cares about your birthday. They came for the cake. They care about the cake” Priceless.

(4) WITCHES OF EASTWICK

I absolutely loved this movie growing up and I never appreciated the sheer curl power it exudes up until now. This movie is the definition of curl power. Three beautiful heads of curls. Way to rep ladies.

(5) BANANA SPLIT

Can one of my French readers please explain this to me?

I'm just....... confused.

(6) PIGGIE POWER STRIP

This is either super cute or very disturbing.... I can't decide which.

(7) BLAQUEMOUR VIDEOS #1-2

Welcome to my life.

[[Todays food clip]]

(1) THE PERENNIAL PLATE – FARMING STATE OF MIND (NYC)

(2) HOMEMADE BOURBON PECAN PIE

(3) HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SAUCE