Hotel Elevator Secret: Get to your floor without stopping!

I recently had the privilege to go on a mini-vacation with a family friend. I had seen a trick on http://www.pinterest.com/ that had though that it would be the PERFECT opportunity to test it out and see if it works!

The trick was that you hold the Door Close button and the floor you want to go to at the same time for 5 seconds when you step in. It allows you to go to the floor you want WITHOUT stopping!

It worked everytime I got in! I thought it would have been fun to do at one of those hotels where the elevators are glass and everyone can see you being "escorted" to your floor with no stops. You could laugh at everyone who you pass by!

It would also be nifty for lunchtime or rush hour at work. Or if you have to use the bathroom really bad... :)

Either way I hope I have enlightened you with this special trick!!



Shalom,

Mad

Favorite Words List :)

You know how I love lists! Well I read on http://www.pinterest.com/ to create this list to get your creative juices flowing. It's a work in progress, because you don't ever have to stop adding to it.

1. memoir
2. laissez faire
3. gait
4. perhaps
5. skeptical
6. tactic
7. guerrilla warfare
8. chuckle
9. reminisce
10. projectile vomitiing
11. Antoinette
12. crepe
13. recall
14. democracy
15. fiancee
16. forte
17. homogeneous
18. eloquence
19. abundant
20. oxymoron
21. onomatopoeia
22. l'esprit de escalalier

So there you go! I just started it, so it's not very long yet! In my notebook I actually made it really pretty looking. I used all of my prettiest handwriting to write the words and there is doodlings around it. I encourage you to make your own because it's very amusing and fun. But when you have a word you want to add to it but you don't have your writer's notebook close by, WRITE IT DOWN at least somewhere. You'll forget it. Write it on your hand or just a sticky note. The biggest lie I've ever told myself is that I'd remember something without writing it down. What a fool I'd been!

If you have made your own Favorite Words list, comment on this post and leave a link to it so I can look at yours. Let me know what you think of mine also. :)



Ciao,

Mad

What decade should have you been born in?

SO yesterday I posted that I was born in the wrong decade. That I should have been born in the 1940's or 1960's. Possibly the Roaring 20's when everything was good.

Here's why.... 

The 1940's: Well it was WWII... I am usually pretty facinated with that. Woman were classy and had self respect. All of the things happening in Germany at the time would be really creepy, including Hitler. Pearl Harbor would be sad, though. 8 out of 10 boys who graduated school went to war. Everything anybody do was centered around the war. Smoking was seen on television by women and it just became acceptable. Not that I'd want to smoke. Girls couldn't date till they were 16 and the girl's parents would actually get to meet the young man. There was lots of rations. I just think it would be an interesting time period.

The 1960's: I think it would be cool to be one of those crazy teen girls in love with The Beatles. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash also :) Telephones didn't have dials and you had to talk to an operator to get through to someone. When dials did come out, everyone thought it was awesome because the operator couldn't listen to your conversation. The assasination of JFK and his alleged affair with Marilyn Monroe. I also like Marilyn Monroe's bathing suit, you know, the one piece halter thing. I loved the bouffants and the bob type hairdos. The fashion was awesome! - the dresses were probably my favorite part, though :)

Look at that sweet coat!!

What decade should you have lived in? :)

Au revoir,

Mad

Things about Me :)

On Tay's and my old blog we posted about our "quirks". It was really fun to write, and I had other people tell me they had fun reading them. I don't think it will be quirks though - this time, anything goes. Anything cool or interesting that other people might find intriguing.

- I use http://www.thesaurus.com/ for everything. It is so useful!
- I have been playing piano since I was 5.
- I read book after book after book! I recently learned how to speed read, also.
- I don't really have a favorite "subject", but my favorite class in school is choir.
- I love to travel.
- I love idioms. They are so facinating!
- I love to write.
- My biggest weaknesses are rings, purses, and most of all, dresses.
- I love learning about Marie Antoinette. I have read several books about her. Even though she wasn't that smart when it came to ruling etc. she was a very interesting gal!
- I think I was born in the wrong decade. I should have been born in the 40's or 60's. I can't decide which one I like better.
- I love vintage clothing. It's ironic because I used to hate antique stores when I was littler, but now it's different.
- I call people affectionate nicknames. Babe, Dear, Love, Sweetheart, Tutz, Hon, and Darling are all in my vocabulary. Sometimes I use Kitten because it's really cheesy lol
- I love lists. Well, I guess I have posted my reading list on here once. I have a favorite word list too. Maybe I should post that pretty soon?
- When I go out into the sun right after being in a dark room, I sneeze.
- I snort when I laugh sometimes. I know, I know, awkward!
- My nose is crooked, but I've never broke it. I have had several people ask if I have, though...

What are some things about you that others might find interesting? Comment below!

auf Wiedersehn,

Maddie

BEST way to naturally cure blackheads!

I found this idea through Pinterest... It's awesome, truly is! The more you do it the less blackheads you have. It's easy too. I bought the lavender oil from the health food store. The basil, however, I didn't have, so I did without it. It turned out fine, but I'm sure your results will be better if you do use it. Plus, the whole thing is natural! No harsh chemicals or anything! Woohoo!

Here's the link that will change your life! :)

http://www.pktaswegrow.com/2012/03/naturally-remove-those-pesky-blackheads.html

Aloha,

Maddie

P.S. Tay and Rae - I signed off with "Aloha" for you! :)

P.P.S. Happy 4th of July! Enjoy fireworks, be safe, and don't forget the true reason why we're celebrating!

Zinc supplements help acne?? WHAT?!

I was reading a book about a month and a half ago about a lady who said she loved zinc and said it helped her acne. I googled it and to see if it was true. It was!

My parents are health food store junkies, so it was not hard for me to get zinc. Once they got a bottle of it for me I started taking it every day after supper. You have to take it with food or you might get nauseous - and I don't mean just a slice of bacon. I mean a good helping.

Now I didn't have a face full of zits when I started taking the supplements. I just had a couple problem areas, namely my chin and hairline, but that was about it. It seriously helps! I was a little skeptical about it at first but after about a month I was amazed - still am! Like, all of my pimples are gone except for when one or two pop up occasionally. But that isn't very often!

Zinc works because it helps balance hormones in the body. When there is an imbalance you produce excessive oils and sebum.

Not convinced? It also:

• Regenerates new cells, making your face look cleaner and brighter
• Increases fertility
• Heals wounds (this goes along with eliminating pimples, like getting rid of acne scars)
• Decreases severity and duration of a cold (zinc also comes in lozenge form)
• Helps you lose weight faster
• Improves vision
• Ensures correct development and growth of the fetus during pregnancy
• Strengthens and boosts immune system

So it's like killing two birds with one stone! Awesome!

This is where you can get the same zinc that I got, but I also heard you can buy it at Wal-Mart. It's not too costly either.

http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/product/zinc-25-mg-150-tabs/sku-1657.aspx

Adieu,

Maddie

Create a reading list!

SO... Tay and Rae went on vacation on Friday and they are staying there for two weeks! Lucky ducks! So that leaves me to post! I haven't gotten to really sit down and post anything good yet. I'm so busy! But now I have two weeks, just me and you, together, one on one. This will give us plenty of time to get aquainted. I'm not near as entertaining as Tay and Rae, but stay with me. Okay?

Now that I've kind of told you a little about the situation at hand, I can begin what this post is about. I don't know why, but I consider accomplishments really important. I like to set goals for myself, long term and short term. And most of all, I like to achieve those goals.

Now this was one of my easiest goals. Basically, I want to read at least one book per month, even during summer. This isn't a problem because I love to read. Around March of this year I started thinking, "Wow. I've read a lot already this year." I started thinking back to what I had read in March, February and January. I started a list to remember:

2012 Books I Read

January
- The Hunger Games

February
- Catching Fire

March
- Mockingjay
- Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie (Dear America series)
- The Help
- Water for Elephants

April
- The Notebook
- Three Weeks with my Brother
- At First Sight
- A Bend in the Road
- Versailles: A Biography of a Palace
- A Stolen Life: Jaycee Lee Dugard Memoir

May
- The Secret
- The Missing
- The Telling

June
- Eyes at the Window

(You can buy any of these books through http://www.amazon.com/.)

I started jotting all of these down in my notebook I use for writing purposes. I have several rules, though. I couldn't add a book to the list if I hadn't finished reading it yet. You don't know what will happen - you might not get to finish the whole thing. Also, when you actually do finish the book, and you've already written down that you read it (before you read the whole thing) it just sucks all of the fun of creating a list in the first place.

So I encourage you to go make your own list! Then while years pass and you keep writing down the books you've read you can flip through your little notebook and tell people, "Oh yes, I read that in May 2012." It'll come in handy. This is my first year making a reading list, so I'm excited to actually finish one whole year.

It doesn't even have to be about books. If you like to write, you can write down the titles of the new short stories you wrote in that month. If you like to draw, it could be of the titles of the paintings you made. It could be for anything, really! I love lists!

Have you ever made a list before? What for, and why? Do you find it useful, as time passes? Please comment your thoughts below.

Carpe diem,
Mad