Elite Phone Club

it has finally happened. 

I have joined the elite club of broken screens and I brought it upon myself.

Too many days I have let my phone slip out of my fingers, or pocket, or purse. I let it hit the ground with no movement to stop it. I just winced as I hear the phone hit sidewalk , asphalt,  carpet, wooden floor, tile, or linoleum. 

I have, for the last year, been lucky. Most of my corners are torn up and have small chunks of plastic missing, but now, I have a permanent spiderweb on my screen.

I brought this upon myself a few ways. 

The first and foremost, I never got a case or screen protector even as it repetitively escaped my grasp.

I had, with a speaker issue, gone to a store and asked when I would qualify for an upgrade. Tempting karma once.

I thought several times how it was lucky that after all the falls the screen was never hurt. Karma temptation 2.

 

The increase of phone drops in one day jumped from 0-1 up to 3+.

But my major downfall was when I said out loud to myself. Good thing it doesn't fall on the screen.

Karma was done being tempted.

Ba-mm. 

Phone hit the ground.

The spiderweb now creeps from the corner. 

So far everything is working. We'll see how long it lasts. The good news is now if one of the million little kids I interact with their parents have no worries of their kids hurting it, I've already done a fantastic job of it by myself.

Has anyone else joined this club? If so tell me what happened with a comment below.

Gum/Punch in the Face

This looks like a simple pack of gum. 

It is actually a simple pack of gum for most people.

To me, this is a punch in the face waiting to happen.

I don't chew gum or use mints very often. Now that I type that, should I? Am I being a bad breath person to all the people around me? I don't know, but now I'm worried. Eh, I think that would be a different post.

Anyway, because I don't chew gum that often, when I do get it I get super excited. I open my purse the smell of mint entices me to have a piece, then another piece, then another piece and another. The next thing I know I've had about 4-5 pieces. 

That by itself isn't a problem. The problem arises the next day. I wake up and my face hurts. Like actually hurts. I rub my jaw and ponder if my stuffed animals are real and punched me in the night.

As the sleepy fog clears from my head and I open my purse for who knows what the sweet smell of mint greets me. Then it hits me like a train. The gum. The gum that I never chew and then kind of binge on punched me in the face. 

It's pretty much every other pack of gum that does this to me. It is guaranteed to happen on a road trips.

Does this happen to anyone else? Or is this just a ShanShan thing? Let me know with a comment below. Thanks!

Salad

Lunch

For the last two weeks or so most of my lunches have been salads.

Part of the reason is that I've had veggies that need to go away. Another part is because salads are semi-healthy. It has been hot and salads sound like a good idea.

One of my biggest fears about eating salads for lunch is starving 2 hours later and having nothing else to eat. 

I've found to be the solution to this problem.

Make yourself a nice big salad and fill it with stuff. 

When I say stuff, I don't mean bacon and crackers, even though both of those are amazing. What I mean is the tomatoes, the cucumbers, the broccoli, other veggies and nuts and lots of lettuce. It can be iceberg or romain or a mix. Depending on the day and the diet depends on how much the medical community loves or hates any of those salad options.

I also found that you have to have a good amount of protein as well. I like eggs or ham or cheese or a combination of both. Chicken or shrimp or tuna also work great.

The point is fill up. Make sure when you put your fork down you are satisfied and full. That way you're still eating healthier yet still actually feeling full.

When people say salads the image is usually a thin women, picking at lettuce on a plate and looking sad, depressed and unsatisfied. With that image I wouldn't want to eat them either, so I don't. I eat big salads that fill me up taste good.

I encourage you to go and try and make a simple big salad and bring it to work. You might be happier with it than you thought. 

*Note: I am not a doctor, dietitian, or anything else. I'm just a hungry person who wants to actually feel full after eating a salad. Take this suggestions and really any of my posts with a grain of salt.*