I emailed Origins and this is the response I got; Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in Origins. In response to your question, the shelf-life of our products is at least three years from the date of manufacture, provided they are not exposed to extremes of temperature. The only exceptions are mascara and self-tanners, which should be replaced six months after opening, and nail lacquers, which have a two-year shelf-life. All of our products undergo rigorous stability testing, to ensure their efficacy and quality during these periods. Because only products of recent production are offered at our counters, we do not include expiration dates on our products. Once again, thank you for contacting us and for the opportunity to address your concern. " so I'll take a chance and stock up throughout the summer.

Good Friday morning! I've already worked out and had breakfast. It looks like rain is heading our way. We've been teased with droplets all week, but nothing happened. Today it's dark and muggy, so we have a good chance! Happy birthday, Magic Kitty! Hope to see you posting again when you can. I'm going over to my youngest Dson's house tomorrow for the weekend. We'll all go to Alexis's soccer game at 1, then Dson and DDIL are going to a birthday bash, and I get those girls all to myself! I'll be back Sunday afternoon. This time, I'm planning ahead and taking snack foods and ingredients I'll need to have in order to stay on WW. Not going to get caught without this time!!! I love the feel of mud squishing through my toes. I was allowed to play in it when I was little, I let my sons play in it, and I'd encourage my DGDs to do it also. Nothing else quite like it! I've FINALLY finished those little cloth books for Aubrie!!! I am such a procrastinator sometimes. I know she'll be happy to see them. She loves books and having people read to her. When she stubbed her toe the other night while I was talking to my son on the phone, she tried to shove her new "Bambi" book through the phone to have me read it to her! Can't wait to do that in person. Marci, I know you're going to have a wonderful trip. We'll miss you, but so happy you're getting to do this. McPeg, enjoy your time with your in-laws! BJ, do tell us what kind of act you're doing tonight. I'm betting it's something very interesting! Dee, I noticed that you take a Geritol Complete at bedtime. Is that a multi-vitamin? Does it not bother your sleep to take it then? I think that I've actually read somewhere that it was most effective to take a vitamin then, but I worry about getting too much "energy" or whatever by taking it then. Got to get busy picking up around here and packing my food and things for tomorrow. I'm going to work out first, then leave from there to go to Beaumont. Have a great weekend!

Hi all, I'm still here too. Inspite of the ammount of food I ate this week, I am another pound down. This is a psychological breakthrough for me as it puts me in the 40's. Knowing I have to fight to keep it will hopefully give me incentive to say no to the little extras I let slip in. McPeg being idle is hard. I don't know where you work. Could you bring something to keep you fingers busy like quilt squarers, needlepoint or a crossword? It helps me that I made a rule that I cannot eat anything while doing something else. Reading,television,at the computer,outside, talking on the phone....if I eat I must focus on that alone unless dining out with others of course. Otherwise I would be thoughtlessy inhaling my food. Erica, hope things perk-up for you DH (and you) soon. Kathy, use your time with DH gone to do something nice for yourself. Oh how we love them, but sometimes I dream of how easy it would be to be single. Then reality hits and I realize how much we both need each other in so many different ways. Fortunately we are both ones who need alone time and understand that. Alice I just discovered Diet Rite sodas are now made with Splenda and have no calories or sodium. It sounds like you really like your gym. Which do you belong to? I would like to go but I don't like the way most are run today. Everyone have a great holiday weekend. Be safe, eat as healthy as you can and play hard.

Bombay Chicken Salad 2 chicken breasts, skinless, boneless,cut into bite size pieces 2 green onion stalks,julienned 1/2 box of shells pasta handful of raisins 3/4 tsp curry powder, or more to taste 1/2 tsp turmeric 2 tbsp sugar, or to taste 1 tbsp lime juice, or to taste 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream Cook the shells until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water. Meanwhile, cook the chicken in a skillet with a little bit of oil and salt. Add just enough curry to color the chicken. When chicken is almost done (maybe 2 minutes left,) add the green onion and the raisins. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix the mayo, sour cream, sugar, lime juice, curry, and turmeric. Whisk and add salt and more curry, sugar, lime juice to taste (the recipes IÂve seen call for a ton of sugar- but I found it WAY too much) 2 tbsp is just about right for me...but if you like it sweeter, add more. If you like it tangy, more lime juice. Whisk until homogenous and then mix the pasta and chicken mixtures with it. Toss to coat. Add the pasta some at a time to make sure there'll be enough dressing Taste again and add more salt if necessary. This tastes killer the next day- if you like curry Hope you enjoy!!