The weekends seem to fly by so quickly…I can’t wait for the Holidays! I’m ready to eat some good food and spend some quality time with my family and friends. Joe and I will be traveling to Northern Virginia for Thanksgiving to see my family. Speaking of family like I mentioned in my earlier blog, my mom will be here this week! She comes in on Wednesday and then my dad comes in on Saturday. I can’t wait to see them both. My mom has a conference to attend in Norfolk so that is why she’s traveling this way! Sometimes you just need some love and TLC from the rents.

 

Anyway, speaking of the Holidays (Thanksgiving and what not) I just read this report this morning: Having an hour glass figure means a woman is smart. I am not kidding! This is an actual scientific report: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh studied 16,000 women and girls, and found that women who have an hourglass figure . . . most importantly, a waist that was smaller than her hips . . . had higher IQs than other women. The best waist-to-hips ratio for intelligence was three-to-five.  Which means:  If a woman has a 24-inch waist, the odds that she's really, really smart are the highest if she's got 40-inch hips. And, the researchers say, there's actually a really logical, scientific reason for all this. The fat around curvy hips and thighs holds high levels of omega-three fatty acids . . . that's the "good fat" . . . which is crucial for brain development. The fat around the waist is mostly omega-six fatty acids, which don't help brain growth. Women with curves were also found to pass on the omega-threes when they had babies . . . so they have smarter children, too. For the study, the researchers found that a woman doesn't necessarily have to be SKINNY for this to work . . . she could be 300, 400 or 500 pounds . . . as long as her waist is smaller than her hips, it's a sign she's smart. The researchers only studied women, so they say they're not sure if the same phenomenon happens with men. 

Amazing…I’m going to eat my little heart out over Thanksgiving because the food I eat goes straight to my hips and I am all for being a smarty pants!

Anyway, I hope you had a good weekend…my weekend was amazing, just really busy! Thanks to all of my incredible friends/co-workers. You guys are always so thoughtful and kind!

More to come tomorrow…