...te caen limones aprende hacer limonada!!!
Eso dice una cancion y que razon tiene quien lo escribio. Resulta que hoy me puse hacer judias (ahora me ha dado por cocinar) y como estaba en veinte cosas a la vez se me pasaron de cocion.Esta es una manera fina de decir, que cinco minutos mas y se me habrian quemado. Resulta que cuando pude sacarle la presion a la olla y me disponia a revolver el ya saboreado potaje, me encontre con algo parecido a una foto sin brillo de algun desierto rocoso y blanco.Esas judias estaban mas seeecas que le rio Trubia en verano. Otro dicho dice que "el hambre es canija" y sera canija, pero eso que estaba en la olla estaba mas feo que el susto y tuve que darme a la tarea de arreglar o intentar arreglar, el desastre.Dos dientes de ajo despues, un chorrito de aceite de oliva extarvirgen (primera exraccion en frio) y mucho, pero mucho chorizo molido me abrieron de nuevo el apetito y ahora me dispongo a comer lo que parece ser un manjar.
Moraleja: Siempre que se pueda, rodeeen la hoja :)
Love, Peace and Love,
Lily.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mothers Day!!!
Although my mother still leaves in Cuba and I had none to buy a present for, I decided to go shopping on Saturday to taste the waters. To my surprise or maybe because I chose and outlet mall to do so, the place wasn't crowded as in Christmas time.
I saw a few people buying gifts with the hope that the receiver (mom/mother in law/new mother best friend)will like it. Taking time to think if the gift was going to be perfect for the occasion or not. On the other hand I saw a lot of people (no mostly man like you would think) buying just because "they had too". One time I heard
- Yea, that, Who cares? And minutes later
-It doesn't matter if it fits her or not.Just pay for it and lets get out of here. Have her change it later.
When I saw that, I immediately turned to my best friend and said.
-Listen, when I become a mother don't give me any presents.
-Why?- she asked
-Apparently its very stressful lately buy a present for someone.
I didn't say that loud enough so the other could hear me, but I wish I had.
How can anyone be so emotionally cheap with the one who gave you life,countless sleepless nights (for her) just to check how are you feeling and probably countless happiness too.In my opinion, only those who has been abused by their mothers have the right to feel that way. Although I strongly believe that indifference is better in any case.
Love your mom folks. Is the only one you have. Many don't have her close and for others their mom is already gone.
I saw a few people buying gifts with the hope that the receiver (mom/mother in law/new mother best friend)will like it. Taking time to think if the gift was going to be perfect for the occasion or not. On the other hand I saw a lot of people (no mostly man like you would think) buying just because "they had too". One time I heard
- Yea, that, Who cares? And minutes later
-It doesn't matter if it fits her or not.Just pay for it and lets get out of here. Have her change it later.
When I saw that, I immediately turned to my best friend and said.
-Listen, when I become a mother don't give me any presents.
-Why?- she asked
-Apparently its very stressful lately buy a present for someone.
I didn't say that loud enough so the other could hear me, but I wish I had.
How can anyone be so emotionally cheap with the one who gave you life,countless sleepless nights (for her) just to check how are you feeling and probably countless happiness too.In my opinion, only those who has been abused by their mothers have the right to feel that way. Although I strongly believe that indifference is better in any case.
Love your mom folks. Is the only one you have. Many don't have her close and for others their mom is already gone.
Monday, May 3, 2010
What's In, What's Out
I went to Saks today and to my surprise I saw the department I always visit first, full of little red squared cupboard on the top of every rack. I wasn't going to shop anything, actually I was going to pick something that I bought over the phone, but those little red squared cupboard always, always make me go piece by piece even when I'm short of time. So after a good hour going through every rack and finding everything fabulous and expensive I ask to my personal shopper (not that I need one, but she helps me to put things "in the back" and calls me when something new comes) What was going on and Why everything was so expensive?
With a wider than Hudson River smile, she answer.
"Oh that's not on sale, that's pre sale" Notice here that as soon as she was informing me this, her exictement grew as high as any good chef hat.
"Oh" I replyed with a 3 feet deep pool excitement. And what's so cool about the pre sale? I asked
And with a wink created by God for every creature from Venus she explained.
"Nothing really. Apparently the good thing about this is that you can brag in front of your friends that you already have that Tory Burch cardigan for Autumn"
Wow that's....(speechless here)...How none had have thought about that before, I joked. And who keep the things until fall? I asked again.
We do. You pay now and we order them and in six to eight weeks we'll send them directly to your house!!!
Hum, In six to eight weeks I will have forgotten what I bought.
That's the thing, you might end it up buying more because you forget.
The thing here is that as much as I forced myself to convince me that that sistem wouldn't work , a client next to me proved me otherwise.
She was paying for, no one but two pairs of Michael Kors and something else.
I took my bag and I rushed back home to drink a cup pf Joe until I digest that living in the past is out and knowing exactly what you are going to wear next fall is in.
With a wider than Hudson River smile, she answer.
"Oh that's not on sale, that's pre sale" Notice here that as soon as she was informing me this, her exictement grew as high as any good chef hat.
"Oh" I replyed with a 3 feet deep pool excitement. And what's so cool about the pre sale? I asked
And with a wink created by God for every creature from Venus she explained.
"Nothing really. Apparently the good thing about this is that you can brag in front of your friends that you already have that Tory Burch cardigan for Autumn"
Wow that's....(speechless here)...How none had have thought about that before, I joked. And who keep the things until fall? I asked again.
We do. You pay now and we order them and in six to eight weeks we'll send them directly to your house!!!
Hum, In six to eight weeks I will have forgotten what I bought.
That's the thing, you might end it up buying more because you forget.
The thing here is that as much as I forced myself to convince me that that sistem wouldn't work , a client next to me proved me otherwise.
She was paying for, no one but two pairs of Michael Kors and something else.
I took my bag and I rushed back home to drink a cup pf Joe until I digest that living in the past is out and knowing exactly what you are going to wear next fall is in.
30 sec English
English in 30 sec.
To many, going to school to learn anything is the way to go. For me, is either hands on learning or by repetitions. I learned how to swim when I was almost 5 and I'm still doing it. My coach is trying to fix the bad technique I learned in almost 15 years of swimming and I have made some progress, but the day I soaked swimming the way it's suppose to be, was the day I was swimming next to one of the youngest kids from Team Key Biscayne Accuatic. I think hes name is Nico and I will always remember that day because by watching and imitating him, I improved my technique.
Today was no different. I was going on the elevator, when a girl who was clearly an American, jumped in talking of course, on her cellphone.I wasn't really paying attention but when she started speaking again I started to listen because when something catches my attention, I swear by Coca Cola I'm a very good student. And there she was explaining to someone why "they shouldn't be doing what they are doing" and there I was, taking mental notes. So by the end of the 30 sec ride, I learned:
"they are throwing me out the bus because they are directing questions to the wrong person"
"you see what I'm saying?"
"where does this leave me" you see what I'm saying?
I know to you this might sound like prekindergarten English, but for me was awesome.
Like always,
With Love.
To many, going to school to learn anything is the way to go. For me, is either hands on learning or by repetitions. I learned how to swim when I was almost 5 and I'm still doing it. My coach is trying to fix the bad technique I learned in almost 15 years of swimming and I have made some progress, but the day I soaked swimming the way it's suppose to be, was the day I was swimming next to one of the youngest kids from Team Key Biscayne Accuatic. I think hes name is Nico and I will always remember that day because by watching and imitating him, I improved my technique.
Today was no different. I was going on the elevator, when a girl who was clearly an American, jumped in talking of course, on her cellphone.I wasn't really paying attention but when she started speaking again I started to listen because when something catches my attention, I swear by Coca Cola I'm a very good student. And there she was explaining to someone why "they shouldn't be doing what they are doing" and there I was, taking mental notes. So by the end of the 30 sec ride, I learned:
"they are throwing me out the bus because they are directing questions to the wrong person"
"you see what I'm saying?"
"where does this leave me" you see what I'm saying?
I know to you this might sound like prekindergarten English, but for me was awesome.
Like always,
With Love.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Because I want to.....
In order to do "lo que me de la gana" I'm gonna be posting songs a lit bit longer or "cuando me de la gana"
:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV4rQXa4Ud4&feature=related
Love,love, love
Lily
:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV4rQXa4Ud4&feature=related
Love,love, love
Lily
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