Crossing them off the List

I learned two great perks of being pregnant right away:  my nails and hair were growing like mad.

I’ve always had a nervous habit of biting my nails.  My WHOLE life.  So that’s a good 25 or so years of nibbling.  I’m not sure what first drove it but I do know it’s a nervous/anxiety induced habit.  When we were expecting and I was seeing them grow, well I’ll just say that was enough to curb the habit. 

Now what I’m going to show you are my nails as of today, July 12th, 2011.  It’s not good.  They are short, ragged, nail bitten, and so sad looking.  But I’m on a mission to cross this one off my 30 in 30 list.


With a little help from my friends at Sally Beauty, I’m determined to stop the habit.  I’ll keep you updated:)


They claim I’ll see results in 7 days…I’ll let you know how it goes.  Besides, I’m ready to cross some things off my list and have beautiful nails:)

new ingredient #1 - chia seeds

Remember back when I made my 30 in my 30th list. Well in case you forgot the list can be found here.  As of March 1, the list is getting a little shorter.  Mainly it’s those things left that are hard to quantify.  Am I loving Alex more?  HMM…that’s a hard one.  Am I biting my nails?  Yes, but I’m trying:)  That’s what counts right?

                                        note the little black dots

Well, ingredient #1 we started incorportating a long time ago, say in November?  I’ve just been procrastinating this post I guess!  Chia seeds are like flax seeds and do not taste like anything.  They add a bit of crunch and are a nutritional powerhouse.  The new Omega-3.  Since I am not about to start incorporating those foods high in Omega-3 like sardines & salmon, I figured now that I’m 30 it’s time to start nurturing my body.  So chia seeds seemed like a great option. 

My favorite way to incorporate them…in smoothies and my oatmeal.  Though they would be great in cereal, on salad, and incorporated into rice and other grains.

Kath Eats gives a great description of the benefits of Chia here.  As does Wikipedia.

Happy sprouting!