The Circle of My Life

I've been back in the advertising grind for three months now and I am recognizing the signs.  The signs of me becoming who I was before.  Irritable, tired, anxious, edgy, unable to enjoy the simple things and I am constantly reminding myself to breathe.

I haven't blogged.  I have read a book.  I have a stack of magazines waiting to be read.  And my stomach is a mess.

It's been a long time since I've had the stomach issues brought on by stress but they're back and in full force.  Of course there is the even more demented side of me saying "yay, maybe I'll lose some weight."  But yes, it's a problem.  I have to do more than breathe.  I have to be positive.  Why can't I be positive?  Why can't I not worry about everything?  Why can't I be more like my husband?  The only time his bowels are irritated is when he drinks draft beer.

A friend recommended I try probiotics for my stomach irritability (which blesses me with a host of symptoms) and I am hoping that I can feel less of my stress in my stomach so I am going to give it a whirl and see what happens.  I am trying Member's Mark 4X Probiotic and was fortunate enough to receive a six week supply to try.  I am also visiting Digestive Health for Me!  where there is a forum to discuss digestive health.

It seems I may be on the right track for my digestive issues, now I just need to work on my brain and maintaining a positive outlook, a good work-life balance, etc.  But I guess that's why I go to therapy.  Right?

I received a six week supply of Member's Mark 4X Probiotic from Collective Bias as part of a social shopper's insight study.  All opinions are mine and mine alone.

And the Chili's winner is....

Comment Number 16!!!! BusyWorkingMama!

Winner has been notified by email and has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.  Thanks everyone!!!!

Shout out to eat out and get a Chili's Triple Dipper!!

One of the things that has happened quite frequently since I've gone back to work full time is that we eat out.  A lot.

The last six weeks of school or so, at least in our house, are insane.  Soccer practices, soccer games, field trips, band concerts, field day, girls scout parties, and so on, and so on.  It doesn't leave much time to plan a meal or to actually cook one.  So we often find ourselves out at the same restaurant, ordering the same things.

But last Saturday we were surprised to have our oldest gone until about 9 p.m. and our youngest gone for the night, so we went to Chili's and found out that good things do come in three's so we ordered the new Triple Dipper appetizer.

My three favorite things to have on one plate are steak, mashed potatoes and something gooey and chocolate, but since I was sharing with my husband we picked boneless buffalo bites, potato skins, and southwestern egg rolls.  Oh.  My.  Goodness.  Look at that!  It's a meal, in and of itself!  Oh and we had a dip for each, talk about Yum!

In addition to the Triple Dipper I also had a Top Shelf Raspberry Margarita and the Fajita Trio.  Needless to say I rolled myself home.

I would love for you to have an opportunity to roll yourself home too, so I am offering up a $20 Chili's gift card so you can Shout Out to Eat Out and see that Good Things Do Come in Three's and then enjoy a Chili's Triple Dipper of your own.



All you have to do to win the $20 Chili's gift card is fill in the name of my blog- My Life of What Ifs in the google doc field below, click submit, and then leave me a comment stating that you did so!

You can earn extra entries by doing any of the following, just be sure to leave a comment for EACH entry.

• Tell me your 3 favorite foods you would like to have all on 1 plate.
• "Like" Chili's on Facebook 
• Follow @Chilis & @Shoutout2eatout on Twitter
• Create your terrific trio located on http://www.shoutouttoeatout.com/ and comment with the URL link
• Opt-In to Chili's email club here http://bit.ly/m6HYef (You'll receive a free appetizer certificate too!)
• Tweet this "At @Chilis Good Things Come In 3's! Check out @2Wired2Tired http://bit.l/linkyrave for 200 chances to win in the #tripledipper linky rave!”
• Write a post on your blog about your 3 favorite foods you would like to have all on 1 plate and mention the Shoutout2eatout.com promotion. Then comment with the URL link.

Good Luck, enjoy and don't forget to fill in the name of my blog below! 

Contest ends Sunday, June 12 at 11:59:00 p.m ET.  Winner will be chosen via random.org and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

I was given a $20 virtual Chili's gift card to try the new Triple Dipper and a $20 gift card to give away.  All opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.