Hi Everyone!

So, my entire family lives in Boston and as we know they're having a WICKED snow storm :) Here is a picture from my Aunt's house in Boston, this was today at NOON and they already had 2 feet!!! This was their sad attempt to dig out the car...

 

 

Anyway, on to my blog post to answer my documentary question!

 

The question I'm choosing to share with you guys is about the scene that stuck with me the most. Every time I have watched this documentary the scene that sticks with me is the scene where Morgan Spurlock throws up his McDonald's lunch right in the parking lot. This scene will always deter me from wanting to eat fast food, but especially McDonald's because watching this was just beyond disgusting! It was shocking to me that after eating McDonald's for 5 days his body felt so sick and sluggish that his body wanted to expel these toxins! I can almost guarantee (maybe?) that if someone ate broccoli or salad for 5 days straight they would not be throwing it up. Whatever ingredients McDonald's uses are obviously harmful and not necessary for the human body. During this scene, Morgan is literally forcing himself to eat the McDonald's lunch. He is gagging and in physical pain throughout the whole scene. There is a timer going during this scene to show you how long Morgan took to eat the meal because he felt so sick. I can't imagine what someone who eats McDonald's everyday for years and years has done to their body.

 

 

Anyone want to go on a date to McDonalds? LOL, kidding.

 

 

 

Currently: NEVER eating McDonald's again.....like, ever

Hi Everyone!
 
I watched Supersize Me during my freshman year of high school in health class and I was disgusted then, although it was super interesting and I really enjoyed it. I watched it yesterday, again, and was even more disgusted than last time. This is probably because, honestly, I eat more fast food then I should and McDonald's is probably the place I go to the most.
 

 
 
In the beginning of the movie, I obviously knew that Morgan eating McDonald's everyday was going to be a disaster for his body the day it started. I really didn't know it would get to the major extent it did though. The part that actually surprised me was that after eating McDonald's for only five days, Morgan literally became ill. He was in PAIN eating McDonald's and then for those of us who watched it, we saw him physically get sick in the McDonald's parking lot. I can guarantee that no one who decided to eat salad for 30 days would experience this terrible feeling in their body.
 
I watched this for the first time a long time ago and watching it again had an even bigger impact on wanting to deter me from eating McDonald's. As a freshman in high school, I didn't have access to a car or friends with cars so going to fast food restaurants frequently was not an issue. But, now that I can drive and am frequently traveling from school to work and back again, stopping for fast food is just easy. But this made me wonder how much better I might feel if I cut fast food out of my diet.
 
I think this is actually a really creative idea that Morgan Spurlock came up with for a documentary. He was willing to put himself at risk to help the mass public understand that these foods are causing problems for us that could be easily be avoided. He was interested in advocating for the greater good. 
 
Occasionally, my boyfriend and I take my niece to McDonald's because she is OBSESSED with chicken nuggets (like any other kid under 5). This makes me seriously think about what we're feeding her. She is only 1 and she doesn't need that nasty food influencing her growing body.
 
Okay on to something exciting! My niece started walking this week!!! YAY :)

Have a good weekend everyone!

Hi Everyone!

This is my first post and I've never done this before so bear with me!

It took me a little bit to figure out how to design my blog but once I did, I got it to look exactly how I wanted it to! Paisley is my favorite pattern, I love it in all colors. My best friend once painted me a picture of black and pink paisley and it's so beautiful. My favorite color is pink and I'm a very bright, cheerful person so I felt this pattern helped define me as a person.

I'm posting from work because my boyfriend and I are watching our niece this weekend and this is my only "break" She just turned one and she DOES NOT sit still. Her name is Kaylin and she's seriously awesome. I never knew I could love someone so much until I met her!

I hope to be able to incorporate her in to some of my writing this semester.
I don't have kids of my own and I'm super proud of her, so I'll probably annoy you with some pictures occasionally, we spend a lot of time with her.



Kaylin in all her teething glory!



I think when you're writing a blog it's important to be INTERESTING. I wouldn't want to read a blog about a bunch of boring occurrences. I know life isn't as exciting as a movie but even if you do something small, make it interesting! I also think including pictures is really fun AND important. Pictures allow readers to see a snapshot of your life during moments that are special to you!

Thanks guys :)

Erica