Things I Have Learned On Oprah

I've been a stay at home mom/wife for almost 12 years...in those years I have watched ALOT of Oprah. I actually watched it before that too, but have rarely missed an afternoon in the last 12 years.

Now, don't go getting ideas about how I sat on the couch eating cookies while I snuggled under a blanket watching TV. Well, actually, go ahead...it was mostly that. Mostly because from 1-2 when my girls were small, they were sleeping so I had a couple hours to myself, and why clean when Dr. Oz may be on? These days, I usually watch it while I'm chopping veggies or folding laundry...but I ALWAYS watch it.

OK...this list is not exhaustive but this is what I've learned on Oprah....

• how to fold a fitted sheet so it looks FOLDED not rolled! (Martha Stewart was a guest that day!)


• what a mojito was...I had only heard the name but was to scared to ask what it was for fear I'd be outted as a some sort of cocktail knowledgeless loser.


• that poop should be 'S' shaped or 'C' shaped! (thank you Dr OZ)


• that you can wear brown and black together, although I'm still too scared to do this.


• that a properly fitted bra can make you look like you've lost 10 pounds. THIS IS TRUE! Hear me now ladies, a wrong bra size does nothing for you! Your boobs should not be resting on your belly. EVER. (**unless you are pregnant!!!**)


• That my overeating was never about the food, but about feeling 'less than' and stuffing my emotions with food.


• That people do care about one another. I've seen so many stories of horrific rapes, murders, incest, abuse...but also ones where people do good things for other people, just because it's the right thing to do.


• how the internet really works. (She did a show asking questions like, how does the picture get on your TV, and how does e-mail send from one virtual mailbox to another)


• That the US has a terrible education system. We in Canada should be thankful. (See...'Waiting for Superman' the documentary)


• how to sneak pureed veggies into baking without anyone knowing


• what my healthy weight was, and how it wasn't a number at all


• That people get SOOOOOOOOOOOOO crazy excited when they get free stuff, but I get excited too...even though I'm not there!


• That I may want to go to Australia...it had never appealed to me before but after seeing it on O, I think I'd like to go with the fam!


• that crying in the middle of the day is good for the soul


• that I'm very thankful for the husband I have (there are some DUDS out there)


• that I'm going to miss watching Miss O every day