otravez al Dentista?!?!?!

Antes de culminar el 2012 fui al dentista para una limpieza...y como siempre...ellos encontraron mas de la cuenta. Todo surgio cuando decidi abrir mi boca para q me examinara la doctora y ella luego de alagar el blanco de mis dientes le dicto varios numero a su asistente. Me hicieron la cita para una limpieza y fui feliz a ella...solo seria una limpieza. Despues de unos meses y el comienzo del 2013 regrese para el primer chequeo del anio. Estaba segura que todo saldria bien y nada malo se encontraria en mis dientes. Oh cuan equivocada estaba.

Sali de mi trabajo temprano esa tarde lluviosa. Hacia bastante viento y frio lo cual no es comun en la ciudad donde vivo. Como la clinica queda cerca, decidi sacar la New Yorkina que llevo por dentro y caminar. Al llegar a la oficina, estaba templando y la mitad de mis pantalones mojados por la lluvia. Inmediatamente despues de firmar mi nombre me llamaron. Eso debio haber sido una senal de alerta para mi ya q JAMAS llaman al instante. :: SUSPIRO ::

Con las fuerzas que me quedaban segui a la asistente hasta llegar a esa silla azul donde por arte de magia, todo se vuelve mas intenso. El respirar, los movimientos, el tono de voz. Aun los oidos parecieran estirarse para poder escuchar con claridad lo que esta sucediendo.

"Muy bien Ana Cristina, por favor abra su boca para ver como sigue." dijo la asistente. Y como una nina pequena abri mi boca mientras ella revisaba con muchod detalle cada diente. Con el mismo tono de voz casual me informo que necesitaria una limpieza profunda en dos muelas. Jajajajaja...CHISTE!! Pense...pero cuan equivocada estaba. Saco todos los utensilios y me preparo para la higienista en menos de un minuto. Cuando menos lo esperaba, entro la higienista, me saludo y comenzo a reclinar mi silla hasta llegar a una altura comoda para ella.

Que pense en ese instante? PORQ NO PONEN MUSICA SUAVE?? Inmediatamente el latir de mi corazon incremento, mi respiracion se volvio mas rapida y todo mi cuerpo estaba tenso. Para variar, la tormenta afuera era tan fuerte que amenazaba con quitar la electricidad de ese lugar. No puede ser!! Porque a mi?!?! Que tal si se va la luz cuando ella este usando un aparato en mi diente? No, tengo que relajarme. Me imagine que estaba en la playa, sola, acosatad bronceandome. A pesar de tener frio me imagine los rayos del sol acariciando mi piel. Suplante el sonido del instrumento dental por el sonido de las olas y comence a respirar al ritmo de ellas. Repeti una y otra vez, esto es por tu bien, estas consintiendo tus dientes con esto.

"Okay, ya estas lista!!" las palabras que habia esperado escuchar. Pero, como? Tan rapido? No senti los 45 minutos que pasaron en ese momento ni cuando ella aplico la inyeccion conteniendo la anestecia!! Fenomenal!! Pero aun asi, no entiendo porque no tenian musica sauve.

En fin, regresare dentro de unas semanas para ver el desarrollo de la limpieza. Solo espero que no vuelva a ser una tarde con tormenta que pareciera mas bien un huracan o tornado ;D.

Lienzo Blanco - White Canvas

Es muy interesante lo que sucede cuando limpias tu cuarto. No me refiero a solamente recoger la ropa que has tirado en el piso de todos los atuendos fracasados, ni el arreglar de forma diferente todas las almohadas en tu cama. Me refiero a en verdad cavar hasta lo profundo de tu closet y abrir cuadernos y escritos de hace 10 años atras. Recientemente esto me paso a mi. Alrededor de hace 2 meses yo recibí unos contenedores grandes para almacenar cosas y as poder despejar mi closet de tantas cosas. Resulta que este Sábado que paso fue cuando finalmente pude hacer el trabajo. Si vienes a mi cuarto hoy, puedes respirar ESPACIO!! (que extraño verdad?) Bueno, mientras continuaba sacando las cosas de mi closet, encontré varios cuadernos y papeles los cuales había tenido conmigo en años anteriores. Algunos eran historias que había comenzado a escribir, otros solo eran pensamiento que habían cruzado mi mente mientras estaba sentada en el plantel de la universidad. Pude encontrar un diario del 2000 (hace 13 años) con grandes letras en negrita que decía: DO NOT READ UNTIL 2007 (NO LO LEAS HASTA EL 2007). Cuan increíblemente maravilloso es eso?? Hasta el 2007!!! Y ahora estamos en el 2013. Así que comencé a leer varios mensajes y me di cuenta que a la edad de 12 ya tenia una visión de quien yo quería ser. Había una perspectiva llena de vida que parecía tan pura y tan genuina mientras leía cada mensaje! Tanta energía, tanta esperanza, tanto "lienzo blanco." Así es como yo miraba la vida a la edad de 12. Mientras estaba sentada entre dos contenedores llenos de papeles y libros que serian almacenados y rodeada de todos los diarios en los cuales había escrito me hizo dar cuenta que había perdido la perspectiva del "lienzo blanco." La vida en verdad es lo que uno hace de ella. Tu puedes hacer que sea toda gris y oscura...o la puedes pintar con color preciosos que harán que las generaciones por venir se queden asombrados. En cuanto a mi, yo quiero que mi pintura sea colorida y que traiga gozo y esperanza a todos los que la vean. ¿Y tu?



It is quite interesting what happens when you clean your room. I don't mean just picking up all the clothes from failed outfits on the floor or rearranging the pillows on your bed. I mean, really digging into the closet and opening up notebooks of doodles from 10 years past. Recently that is what happened to me. About 2 months ago I got these huge container for storage so I could de-clutter my closet from so many things. Turns out this past Saturday was finally when I got my hands on getting that job done. If you come into my room, you can breathe SPACE!! (weird right?) Well, as I kept getting things out of my closet I came across several notebooks and papers I had carried with me from previous years. Some where stories I had begun to write, others were just thoughts which had crossed my mind while sitting at the university's campus. I was able to find a diary/journal from 2000 (13 years ago) with big bold letter on the front stating: DO NOT READ UNTIL 2007. How incredibly amazing is that?? Until 2007!!! And we are in 2013. So I began to read several posts and realized that at the age of 12 I already had a vision of who I wanted to become. There was this perspective of life that seemed so pure and genuine as I had written each entry! So much energy, so much hope, so much "white canvas." This is how I saw life at the age of 12. Sitting among 2 containers full of books and papers going into storage and surrounded by all the diaries I had written in made me realize I had lost that "white canvass" perspective. Life really is what you make of it. You can either have be all dark and grey...or you can paint it with beautiful colors that will have the generations to come stand in awe. As for me, I want that colorful picture that will bring joy and hope to those who see it. What about you?

BDN - PARTIES

Oh brother!!
In all my years, I've never had to worry about back door neighbors (BDN)...until I moved to my current home. Even growing up in Honduras, we just had a HUGE back yard and then no more houses. It was just "fields of green" as far as the eye could see, and mind you, this was in the capital, Tegucigalpa.


When we moved here to the States, the first couple of years we just had a water canal as our BDN. So still, no worries. So we "upgraded" on the house and now we have bdnSSSSS!!! It was quite weird at first, no joke!! I felt like they could look into my window from their homes, or see our kitchen as if they were inside. It took a little adjusting but we managed. But then...all us kids grew up. And needless to say, all 3 bdn's kids are PARTY ANIMALS!! I say "kids" but who am I kidding, we're all in our mid-to-late 20s.

So, how to survive it? Here are a few things I found:


1. Write about it either in a journal, blog, or any paper (as I am doing now). This will help you gather your thoughts in case you are planning on speaking with anyone.


2. Play some very relaxing music throughout the house, specially outside, so as to block out their party music. You see, when you put speaker facing speaker, the sounds they emit cancel each other out. So Voila!! (I had it inside my room it was quite nice)


3. Get sound proof ear muffs (could be dangerous though cuz what if an emergency arises at YOUR home??)


4. Politely speak with neighbor about music volume and if he/she/they don't comply or there's no agreement, you can bring it up to your neighbor's association meeting. (Idk when my neighbor's association's meetings are ;p)


Here's hoping to all who need a full night's rest are able to get it!!
*Cheers* ::clink, clink::


NOTE: Picture is not of actual neighbors.

Happy 2012 Leap Day!!!

That's right, this year we get an extra day on February 29th, aka, TODAY!! Some say that whatever you do today does not count, others say that wearing blue and yellow is an expression of good fortune for the rest of the year. But do you really know why we have an extra day every four years?? Well, I've found a cool video which shows us exactly why this happens. ENJOY!!!


P.S. w/e you didn't get done yesterday, take this as ur extra day to get things done...or just a vacay day. However you decide to use it, make sure to enjoy it cuz the next one will be 4 years from today.


XOXO

Scarf Queen

Alright darlings, I know some of you have already seen this, but its definitely worth putting it on a blog AGAIN ;). I have tried all these scarf-styles and they just look amazing!! You can also try them with a neckband or neck-kerchief. Anyway, the possibilities are endless.


Go ahead and try it, you're gonna love it!! Don't forget to write and let me know how ur using each scarf-method.


Cheerio!!

Temple in HND

Alrighty, its been a long time coming. Back in December 2010, we had our first service at the new temple in Honduras. Now, on January 29th, 2012, we will have our first service there but as our new home. All things have bn moved and from now on the services will be held at the new temple. Its been a long road with many ups and downs, curves and speed bumps, but God has been faithful and we are now able to enjoy the place which God has granted us.

Bright Holiday Skin

So I know we all want to look glamorous for the holidays. Here is a recipe which I have tried and works wonders with the skin. All you need is: Baking Soda, Water, Spoon, Container, 5 minutes. Here is how you do it:

Mix 3 TBSP (table spoons) of baking soda and mix with 1 TBSP of water. Apply to face in circular motion and let sit for 5 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and VOILA, bright beautiful skin is your result. Make sure to always apply appropriate moisturizer for your skin. As you rinse off, do it gently because the baking soda will also work as microdermabrasion. If you do it too hard, you could scratch your face instead of help it glow. Do this once a week and you'll never suffer from a dull complexion again.

Have fun ;)