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This is by no means a 'serious' topic, but every time I see it I scoff. Really...I scoff audibly.
There's this commercial on the regular networks, (ABC, NBC, Fox...et al) that is flagrantly ridiculous.
I think it's a paper towel commercial, but that's not the inane part.
It starts out with this mom looking incredulously at her son, and saying, "You need 60 cupcakes by tomorrow?!"
The son, about age 6 or 7, sweetly replies, "I'll help!"
He'd be cute, if he wasn't so ridiculous.
From what it appears on the commercial, this mother bakes 60 cupcakes from scratch (thereby making the icing from scratch, as well...) See, the paper towels helped with the clean-up, therefore the gist of the commercial.
The finished product of 60 cupcakes is displayed on the counter, the mom looks exhausted (but the kitchen is gleaming, hence the paper towels...probably Bounty...pretentious...) but satisfied that she did her job as the good mom, when the kid says,
"Can we make some more?"
The mom merely smiles and ruffles his hair...(Awwwww Billy....)
Seriously?
Grocery Store---->Pillsbury Mix---->Ready to Spread Frosting. Hell, Betty Crocker, if you wish.
You can still be a good mom, too!
That commercial irks me to no end. And no, I don't have anything better to do than criticize commercials. Really.
You know why? Because I made my 60 cupcakes the smart way...fast. And I used Brawney...or the darn store brand paper towel for that matter.
There's this commercial on the regular networks, (ABC, NBC, Fox...et al) that is flagrantly ridiculous.
I think it's a paper towel commercial, but that's not the inane part.
It starts out with this mom looking incredulously at her son, and saying, "You need 60 cupcakes by tomorrow?!"
The son, about age 6 or 7, sweetly replies, "I'll help!"
He'd be cute, if he wasn't so ridiculous.
From what it appears on the commercial, this mother bakes 60 cupcakes from scratch (thereby making the icing from scratch, as well...) See, the paper towels helped with the clean-up, therefore the gist of the commercial.
The finished product of 60 cupcakes is displayed on the counter, the mom looks exhausted (but the kitchen is gleaming, hence the paper towels...probably Bounty...pretentious...) but satisfied that she did her job as the good mom, when the kid says,
"Can we make some more?"
The mom merely smiles and ruffles his hair...(Awwwww Billy....)
Seriously?
Grocery Store---->Pillsbury Mix---->Ready to Spread Frosting. Hell, Betty Crocker, if you wish.
You can still be a good mom, too!
That commercial irks me to no end. And no, I don't have anything better to do than criticize commercials. Really.
You know why? Because I made my 60 cupcakes the smart way...fast. And I used Brawney...or the darn store brand paper towel for that matter.
I couldn't do cupcakes,but most other sweets oh yea!
I knew I had put on a few pounds...well I stepped onto the scale this morning and yeap oh yeap 11 pounds.
So I need to get back to my tofu smoothies and salads, and stop the huge container of ice cream nightly etc.....
It is the 9 to 10 pm I feel like I am straving....I work around food all day and leave all those cakes, pies etc..... completely alone, but let Will and Grace come on and I need the ice cream!
But I am still vowing to eat healthier, considering that my ways will probably one day sneak up on me and my fat rolls will be seen from all around the world.
I was always this skinny little thing. At 5'7 My weight stayed around a 100 to 105,even after I had my kids and had c-setions,but kept a flat tummy. I always worked out and ate right. But when I got into my 30's wow and then closer to the 40's that middle age spread got the best of me. My waist line was always like a 23,don't want to check it now! I wear mostly sise 7/8 and some of my dress pants are a size 6.
I never thought in a million years I would have a waist line problem, but like it or not it's.......coming!!!
Then I'll be closer to my goal of enormity.
I can't wait!