{"id":548,"date":"2016-02-08T04:51:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T04:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=548"},"modified":"2016-02-08T04:51:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T04:51:42","slug":"gung-hay-fat-choi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=548","title":{"rendered":"Gung Hay Fat Choi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I fricking love any excuse to dress up and monkey around!! (&#8216;xcuse the pun!!) and tomorrow is the official start of the Chinese Year of the Monkey, ooh ooh aah&#8230; Tonight, while everybody was watching the silly Super Bowl, I had a playdate with Schweetheart and what fun we had. Got my outfit put together for tomorrow&#8230; Red, gold, new red shoes (aren&#8217;t they glam?). Here&#8217;s the drill to ensure you have a fabulous New Year of the Monkey:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Wear red (preferably new) with pops of gold<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>De-clutter your house<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Don&#8217;t wear black or white (they signify death)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Have your hair cut before the new year<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Wear new shoes (preferably red)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Do not lend anything on this day or you will be lending all year<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Refrain from using foul language or bad or unlucky words<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Don&#8217;t talk about the past year<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Just be very positive and expect only the very best<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Lots of Positive Affirmations<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>OMG &#8212; no knives or scissors this day!! (hairdressers and chefs, take the day off)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, this year we have a new moon in Aquarius on Monday, meaning it&#8217;s a perfect day to set new intentions, give up bad habits, and take up better ones!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674379_10153285464577371_1884000624_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674379_10153285464577371_1884000624_n.jpg\" alt=\"12674379_10153285464577371_1884000624_n\" width=\"641\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674379_10153285464577371_1884000624_n.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674379_10153285464577371_1884000624_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-551\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-551 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o\" width=\"760\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695395_10153285464457371_1703986071_o.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674411_10153285464432371_609286495_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-552\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-552 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674411_10153285464432371_609286495_n.jpg\" alt=\"12674411_10153285464432371_609286495_n\" width=\"641\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674411_10153285464432371_609286495_n.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12674411_10153285464432371_609286495_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-553\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-553 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o\" width=\"760\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12695145_10153285464532371_596974143_o.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12660186_10153285464352371_1944460873_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-554 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12660186_10153285464352371_1944460873_n.jpg\" alt=\"12660186_10153285464352371_1944460873_n\" width=\"641\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12660186_10153285464352371_1944460873_n.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12660186_10153285464352371_1944460873_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, I wish you all a Happy Chinese Year of the Monkey!<\/p>\n<p>Hugs,<br \/>\nPatricia and Schweetheart my pet monkey xxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I fricking love any excuse to dress up and monkey around!! 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