Loving Media, Hating Traffic...
First of all, yes, I do have a headache...but it's not a migraine, it is from where I hit my head on the way down, down, down off the chair yesterday. It's sore! Advil is great, though, it takes care of a lot of what ails you. (According to my hosts on FamilyNet TV yesterday, so does Preparation H... but I digress, back to that in a minute...
I should have had my camera out of my purse yesterday while I was driving to the studio, I could have taken a picture of some real traffic, along with the car fire. I am sure I must have been breaking a law when I took this picture while driving to the studio this morning. I left extra early in case there were more mishaps, but there was only "normal" traffic.
I stopped at McD's for breakfast and had a victory! How can you eat healthy at fast food? Well, it really isn't that hard, except I couldn't find the Egg McMuffin on the menu. Of course, I was looking at the dollar menu board (frugalmeister that I am) and it wasn't there. Why couldn't I find the Egg McMuffin? I didn't want a Biscuit with Sausage...I was looking and looking and finally a guy said to me, "It's hard to decide isn't it?" but I answered that I was just looking for the Egg McMuffin and just planned on eating the egg. "There, it's right there on the left side of the main menu." I attributed not being able to see it to brain cells that died when I hit my head falling off the chair at the restaurant last night...
So anyway, just normal city traffic, so no surprises there...
But I did have a surprise when I got to the studio. This morning was radio, on FamilyNet radio. It's radio, right? So I went in a cute, but sleeveless top (my upper arms are still a bit less defined-meaning more jiggly- than I would like) NO makeup, and blue jeans. Well, here's a first, this radio show also broadcasts on TV.
Surprise! Radio on TV! Thank goodness they have a make up artist. So they fixed me up, and I was only visible from the waist up so my blue jeans were out of sight...and great jewelry will make up for lots of things.
So yesterday it was TV and I knew it was TV. I also knew they had a makeup artist, because she fixed up my eyes. My mascara had exploded (reminds me of a story I have about a copier tube of toner exploding one time...do you have any idea how messy that stuff is? It is black powder...) so my eyes got lost, but she fixed me up in that department too. So here I am with the guest who was the cook. Boy, did she make a yummy meal. I am going to have to go back and get the link for the show archive so you can check out the recipe. Chicken with pecorino and pine nuts and a salsa with tomatoes, olives and raisins to die for. And heart healthy, too, because it was made with olive oil. I wanted to take her home with me so she could be my personal chef (which reminds me, why would Sara Palin give up her personal chef? I just don't understand...)
And then here is a larger view of the set. The show began with a bit of banter and now I am going to get back to the Preparation H story. Apparently they had a contest in which they asked for viewers to call in with sunburn remedies. Now you would think being married to a dermatologist and being the mother of two redheads I would be familiar with this, but I was not. Apparently Preparation H is a great salve to ease the pain of sunburn, with its anesthetic properties. And another trick...you can also use it as eye cream to get rid of some of the wrinkles, but only if you use the cream, not the gel. Imagine that!
So anyway, I love doing media, and have one more TV and one more radio gig today. I did get a call last evening from the host of the radio interview I will be taping later, John Young, and had a hilarious conversation with him. We have been having some difficulty connecting, so by the time we actually spoke, it seemed like we were long lost friends.
I should have had my camera out of my purse yesterday while I was driving to the studio, I could have taken a picture of some real traffic, along with the car fire. I am sure I must have been breaking a law when I took this picture while driving to the studio this morning. I left extra early in case there were more mishaps, but there was only "normal" traffic.
I stopped at McD's for breakfast and had a victory! How can you eat healthy at fast food? Well, it really isn't that hard, except I couldn't find the Egg McMuffin on the menu. Of course, I was looking at the dollar menu board (frugalmeister that I am) and it wasn't there. Why couldn't I find the Egg McMuffin? I didn't want a Biscuit with Sausage...I was looking and looking and finally a guy said to me, "It's hard to decide isn't it?" but I answered that I was just looking for the Egg McMuffin and just planned on eating the egg. "There, it's right there on the left side of the main menu." I attributed not being able to see it to brain cells that died when I hit my head falling off the chair at the restaurant last night...
So anyway, just normal city traffic, so no surprises there...
But I did have a surprise when I got to the studio. This morning was radio, on FamilyNet radio. It's radio, right? So I went in a cute, but sleeveless top (my upper arms are still a bit less defined-meaning more jiggly- than I would like) NO makeup, and blue jeans. Well, here's a first, this radio show also broadcasts on TV. Surprise! Radio on TV! Thank goodness they have a make up artist. So they fixed me up, and I was only visible from the waist up so my blue jeans were out of sight...and great jewelry will make up for lots of things.
So yesterday it was TV and I knew it was TV. I also knew they had a makeup artist, because she fixed up my eyes. My mascara had exploded (reminds me of a story I have about a copier tube of toner exploding one time...do you have any idea how messy that stuff is? It is black powder...) so my eyes got lost, but she fixed me up in that department too. So here I am with the guest who was the cook. Boy, did she make a yummy meal. I am going to have to go back and get the link for the show archive so you can check out the recipe. Chicken with pecorino and pine nuts and a salsa with tomatoes, olives and raisins to die for. And heart healthy, too, because it was made with olive oil. I wanted to take her home with me so she could be my personal chef (which reminds me, why would Sara Palin give up her personal chef? I just don't understand...)
And then here is a larger view of the set. The show began with a bit of banter and now I am going to get back to the Preparation H story. Apparently they had a contest in which they asked for viewers to call in with sunburn remedies. Now you would think being married to a dermatologist and being the mother of two redheads I would be familiar with this, but I was not. Apparently Preparation H is a great salve to ease the pain of sunburn, with its anesthetic properties. And another trick...you can also use it as eye cream to get rid of some of the wrinkles, but only if you use the cream, not the gel. Imagine that!
So anyway, I love doing media, and have one more TV and one more radio gig today. I did get a call last evening from the host of the radio interview I will be taping later, John Young, and had a hilarious conversation with him. We have been having some difficulty connecting, so by the time we actually spoke, it seemed like we were long lost friends.
I am hoping to stop by Andy Stanley's church on the way out of town (North Point Community Church) and am then heading south to Montezuma, GA to attend a traditional Mennonite wedding. I am sure I will stick out...I am so honored to have been invited, though, and can't wait to see a couple of really dear, wonderful friends there in addition to the bride.
I am having a wonderful time. Miss my family, but am glad Howie will take the girls to the football game tonight.
Peace!
Labels: FamilyNet TV, Lorri Allen, McDonald's, Preparation H and sunburn
posted by www.kathypride.com at
11:30 AM
3 Comments:
Kathy:
I just have to say, as your host yesterday, that you looked better in a sleeveless top than many guests in a suit and a tie!
You were a delight... and your topic is so important for parents to hear.
Thanks for coming to Atlanta!
Lorri Allen
Hi Kathy,
I just have to say your picture of the Atlanta "traffic" looks like DC's traffic at 2 AM. Atlanta certainly has bad rush hours, but the rest of the time, to me, anyway, it looks like everyone left for vacation. It's all in your perspective! Didn't you feel when living in NYC that the traffic was just background, cause residents don't generally drive. For the 6 years we lived there, I NEVER drove in the city. We kept our car at Jeff's parents' in Rosyln and only used it to travel. Otherwise, we walked (such a great walking town), took the subway or the bus. Rarely, a taxi. I walked to work and home again every day and that was a hour each way. No wonder I was in such good shape! Then when we went out after work, more walking. I really never had a weight problem until we moved to the suburbs where I drive EVERYWHERE, even between two stores in the same shopping center. There are precious few communities with sidewalks, including my own.
The Prep H info makes sense if one thinks about it; I just never thought about it. I think, though, that I'll stick to my Neutrogena serum for fighting my wrinkles.
Your TV and radio experiences sound so interesting. I can't wait to hear about your wedding impressions.
BTW, I didn't mean to imply that your experience with your migraine was not an actual migraine. They are just unlike mine. But so were my mother's migraines: hers were what they called "classic." They lasted exactly 45 minutes and she had cold sweats and threw up. She was completely unable to handle light of any kind. A cold cloth soothed her. And, they were only on one side of her head (mine are on both sides).
Have a safe flight home, and without delays.
Love,
Katy
Argh...I am having computer woes...again! I am such a techno peasant!
I never drove in NYC. You are so right, no need! I did try to learn and took Driver Ed in HS, but that all came to a screeching halt when I almost got into a major wreck on Columbus Circle. I didn't actually get my license till my senior year at Brown when I had to, because later that summer after I graduated we moved to VT and I had to drive the car (stick no less!) because Howie drove the UHaul. I had our pets, which at that time included fish who sloshed around every time I came to a stop and had to get going again. I practically broke into a cold sweat having to start up again. No stopping for potty breaks, two tolls and a stop sign at the end of the exit ramp. The gentle slope felt like Mt. Everest to me.
Now I prefer stick, but don't have one.
Glad to be home...was upgraded to first class on a nearly empty flight coming home.
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