Free up some space

My computer needs to be cleaned pronto. There are at least a gazillion files that don't need to be on here anymore. I just don't want to take the time to go through them. Call me lazy...or better, "unmotivated" but going through them all is going to be tortuous. I need to set some time aside though and then starting moving the good stuff I want to keep to a memory card so that I know where it is when I need it. Those things are so convenient.

Time to declutter life a bit! I guess I better start brewing up some coffee...I'm in for a long night.

Motivate me please

May the force be with you. That's my motto for the day. I am feeling terribly unmotivated right now. I really am. I have a list of things to China to do and not an ounce of good energy to get me to do it.

I just want to take a nap on the couch like a cat all curled up snug in a ball. I want to do absolutely nothing. All. Day.

Sometimes you just need to hit your own refresh button

For whatever reason, I decided it was time to take a break...in the middle of the day. I never do this...I need to do this more. So I put my feet up and turned on a movie, any movie. I wasn't feeling picky, just something to erase the constant thoughts of how I have to do this or do that. I am tired of ALWAYS having something to do. It is more irritating to me than this damn paper cut on the tip of my finger. So, I vegged, for 45 minutes. The best vegging of my life. Plus, I was holding my girlie and even at 2 and half, she still snuggles and I love it. I love snuggly children.

So then feeling refreshed I started looking up some new webhosting companies. I have been interested in finding out about other options ever since I started this blog. Truth be told, even after a year, I still know very little in the world of all the web stuff out there. There is quite a lot of options. You can find better web hosting out there if you are looking or are starting out new. Webhostingrating.com has a host rating system based on the customer satisfaction, affordability, reliability, uptime and technical support. It's a great directory. Go check it out.

What to do...

I have to simplify my life. There is just too much to do, too much to keep up with. I am pooped. I just don't know what I want to give up. I work 75%, take care of the kids 75%, clean our house 75%, workout 50%, volunteer 25%, blog 15%...and then there is all the stuff in between. I can't split myself in any more ways. This basically leaves no down time for me. The days of just doing something mindless, like crocheting or reading a book are gone. I think I just need to cut back on something. I hate to give up anything though, what to do, what to do....

I've just always wanted one

I really need a change...I really, really want warmer weather. Warmer than 30 degrees at least. I'm desperate. I have so much I want to do, like go hiking, horseback riding, swimming, anything but staying couped up in this house.

Now that I think about it, I really miss the horseback riding. When I was a kid I used to know everything about horses, how to groom them, how they trained them, what kind of horse supplies you needed. I really wanted to own my own horse...I am sure I was like many little girls saying, "Mom, can I have a horse (or pony), pleeeze, pretty please with a cherry on top and whip cream and chocolate shavings," but of course, my parents said "no."

I swore though one day when I was old enough, I'd get a horse. So I am in the planning phases.
Step 1: Buy a new house - this yard is a tad too small, by about 3 acres.
Step 2: Start dropping hints to the hubby--possible need to bribe him here with something he has wanted since he was a kid like an air hockey table; even trade you think?
Step 3: Start shopping for a horse

Sounds simple, right? I guess I should really find out the costs for one of these babies...vet bills I hear can be a fortune. It's still good to dream, right?

Rashy face

I'm itching and scratching...apparently I cannot tolerate face creams, you know, those anti-aging ones. What the heck? Am I not allowed to look younger now? This sucks! I guess I am going to have to find some natural ways...maybe putting banana and beer on my face instead.

Any ideas?

A comfy place to drink my coffee

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Our Dining Table is really old and has a couple chips in it from the move 5 years ago. Plus, it is glass. I will never, ever buy a glass table again. The dang fingerprints are constantly there. I cannot seem to get rid of them, they are on the top, the bottom, inside maybe...who knows!

I know glass tables look nicer but I have used more than my fair share of Windex cleaning that thing. I want a nice wood table, something elegant yet, comfortable. Padded chairs are a must...even though they are a little harder to clean. So be it! It's one trade off for another and my tushy is more deserving.

So if you are browsing new Dining Tables make sure you stop by. You might find something perfect for your place a fraction of the price in a regular walk in store. Another great things is you don't have to deal with nagging salesmen. They really drive me nuts. I usually just hold up one hand and say, "don't even..." but then of course when I need their help, they are nowhere to be found. Figures. Regardless, they have an 800 number for any questions. That leaves it up to you to call with your questions and not be nagged by some old lady with green hair.

Satire or shameful

I don't read the Post but all I have to say is tasteless and shameful to the person who allowed this cartoon to be put on a newspaper.
Am I being overly sensitive here? What do you think?

Here's the story.

I say the Post should initiate an apology and then give back everyone's money who purchased this paper.

More spunk in my funk

Tomorrow I am going to do it. I am finally going to take a class at my gym. I have been avoiding it like the plague even though deep down inside, I really want to make an ass of myself. Really, I do.

Nah, I just feel guilty that I have belonged to my gym for 3 months now and have never taken a class. They have so many good ones too, Zumba, CardioBlast, Hip Hop Java Ping (no, I made that last one up). I really should get some variety in my workout. I am relieved that I don't need car lifts to get me out of bed everyday but I could use a bit more energy and spunk. All I seem to do is run on the treadmill and lift weights. Boring...

Words and awards go together like Schlemeel-schlemazel

Don't get me wrong...I know I ain't no literary genius, but I can put a handful of words together in the blink of an eye that make some kind of coherent sentence. You're not scratching your head right now trying to figure out what I just wrote, are you? I don't want to insult my readers but seriously, I am as basic as you can get. I don't use big words like conundrum, incumbent, philanthropy, envisage, circumspect or reticent in my blog on a daily basis....event though I know what they all mean.

I use regular old language because for the most part, I'm stupid that's how people talk. I guess I began over analyzing myself when I realized on a few blogs that I have encountered recently are maybe more suited to the intellectuals who want hang out and sip their tea while they read....me on other hand, prefer to gulp sip my wine and read how down home girls are doin' and I must say, I thoroughly enjoy it.

All that nonsense aside, I want to thank the fabulous Super Mom over at Breed 'em and Weep, for I have received this award.

Oh Yeah baby! Besides the fact that I just love her blog's name ---talk about play on words...she is oh so fab-U-lous so I am feeling an overwhelming amount of gratitude and white hot passion warmth for her.

Thank you, thank you, thank you *bow* Super Mom!

You are indeed...super. I bet you've been told that before so stop blushing girlfriend!

Now, onto "The Rules"... to which I feel never apply to me, but will just this once...just because I am feeling nice and not as whiney as normal, here we go:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude(If you don't have 10, its ok.)
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.


Here are my 10 nominees, which no doubt have probably been nominated already by some super proactive person who just wants to look good in front of the boss. No, just kidding, it really has only taken me a week to get this post done. I started it so many times...I really did.

Numero Uno is sweet and saucy Annie from Life is Short. Partake in Happy Hour. I don't know how many awards I have showered upon this woman but I am sure it won't be the last time...I enjoy every moment I spend on her blog. I almost feel a little drunk when I am through.

Next up is Frogs in my Formula. Her blog speaks for itself. I have only recently been a reader and only wish I could keep up but her writing is phenomenal (look, see, another big word!) and just downright freakin' hilarious!

And only because I am getting tired but in no means because I don't have enough to write about the next few blogs...I am just listing them. Believe me, they all rock people. Nuff said!

Four Leaf Clover
On Three, Kids
Sassy Mama Says
Redneck Mommy
Kathleen About Town
Rock and Drool
Miss Grace Disgrace
Momo Fali's

Stop the stress...stop the media

Somehow my neighborhood is turning into a "hood" literally. Suddenly, we have had a bad rash of bank robberies and strange people lurking around. We have had police chases, gun shots, the whole gamut. What is happening? Is the economy making people crazy? Seriously, for someone to become that desperate to resort to crime where you know, you are likely to get caught. Come on, banks? They have security cameras everywhere, and who is so dumb to not know they put dye in the money?

I am really afraid right now for what is happening with all of this. The President really needs to help bring this country back to feeling of hope and less about job losses and recessions...the media needs to help too. Let's all ask them to stop showing all the terrible negative things happening! Show something good!

I implore all those bloggers out there to help ask the media to stop the negative attention about the economy. There are people still doing okay...let's talk about them and give advice on ways to save money, make money or ask those more well off to help those in need. That's the kind of media attention we need.

It's good to know...

There are lots of people struggling to make ends meet these days. It is getting harder and harder to feel secure about spending money or even saving money. I know I worry about it; I can't even look at my stock portfolio anymore. Plus, we are saving for Disney World at the end of the year. Right now I am just worried about affording everything this month. I know there are people out there too that in worse shape than me. If this is the case for you where you might be getting in a pinch financially, then you should take a few minutes to check out these quick easy payday loans. It always helps to have the information, even if you don't need it right this second. You never know, there may be a time that you will.

Pitching in, however I can

Any time I hear about missing kids I cringe. As a mother, it is such a horrifying thought of knowing that at any time something could happen and your child is gone...in fact, I can't even think about that happening right now. It is just too damn scary.

So I feel as a blogger and "web master," I think it is a good idea to help out any way we can. We can spread the word about something faster than those terrible wild fires taking place in Australia right now....we can help. If you have a blog, spread the word about these missing children. Let's help them be found!

So listen up and take a look. Right now a little 3 year old boy is missing. Here's a little blurb from the CNN article:

Dominick Wesley Arceneaux was last seen by an aunt Tuesday afternoon in the front yard of a mobile home in Chidester, in south-central Arkansas, authorities said.

In a missing-person alert, the FBI described Dominick as 3 feet tall, weighing 38 pounds, with brown hair and eyes.

The second one is a little 5 year old girl named Hayleigh Cummings from Florida. This site has more specifics about her.
And an excerpt from this story:
Haleigh was discovered missing from her home Tuesday morning by her father's girlfriend, Misty Croslin. The father, Ronald Cummings, said Haleigh had gotten up to use the bathroom, and when she didn't return, Croslin went to look for her and noticed the back door of the mobile home they shared was open.

Sink or swim...

The other day I was talking to a friend who mentioned she wanted to get permanent eyeliner done. I was like, "what the H-E double hockey sticks is permanent eyeliner?" She enthusiastically explained that it's like a tattoo of make up that will be on your face forever. You never have to reapply it.

With my hands on my hips I turned to her, gave her my best snarly look and said, "why on Earth would you want to do that!" That's when she hit me with it...something I never realized about my friend in all the years I knew her..."because I can't see to put my make up on in the morning without my glasses on." Then I looked at the bottle caps covering her bright blue eyes and tried to stop myself from sinking into the floor.

This is one of those moments when you realized that not everything is for everyone else the way it is for you. My friend is pretty much blind as a bat. Although I wear contacts, my eyes are fairly good, at least where I can get up in the morning and do my thing without bumping into the walls or stubbing a toe. Doing something like that would be considered a miracle for her. I mean, I pay a few hundred dollars a year for contacts but that's about it. She pays for yearly visits and a couple pair of eyeglasses a year, and it can be a small fortune. I just couldn't imagine. Plus, she said she doesn't qualify for refractive surgery so she'll be buying glasses forever. Luckily, it sounds like you can get a better deal on glasses now. I was just reading a NY Times article about some tips on keeping the costs down for eye care, pretty good suggestions I must say. I was an optometrist's assistant for about 4 years and it sounds very relevant to me, ahem *puff cigar*.

The article mentions Zenni Optical, which I have been hearing has some really great frames for like $8. I saw these fancy ones and thought, hmm...these might look good on thyself. Not bad for $10, I might just get them to wear with that hippie outfit I bought last summer.

To be young and free

We'll we had a fabulous day today and way I say fabulous, I mean "fab-U-lus"...even though it seemed like we couldn't decide on what we wanted to do. We were like, "should we go shopping, how about we take the kids to the aquarium, no, not the museum, the mall, forget the mall, let's just go out to eat and yadda yadda yadda"...I don't know what's wrong with us, we are just so indecisive. Just completely clueless as if some alien had come down in the middle of the night and stole a portion of our brains and they're probably up there giggling with their squeakly little laugh making their antenna spokes shake.

Fort-U-nately, things seemed to turn out alright. We took the kids to a bouncy place so they could blow off some steam. Girlie ran around like a speed demon. She really can be a wild child. She was so crazy that her hair fell out of her cute little barrett and was just flying everywhere. And the boy, well, he was smart enough to keep a good eye on his little sis. He really can be a sweet child sometimes. Other times though, he is the complete devil. I only wish I could get inside the mind of a five year old. I guess that's the problem between parents and kids...us old farty parents don't remember what it is like to be young and free. To do what we want, say what we want and wonder why the hell people don't like it. I mean seriously, why are we squashing our child's enjoyment of the world? Aren't we just a little jealous sometimes that a fart could be the funniest thing in the world or that we would love to just take our straws and make nasty slurpy sounds and bubble our drinks all over the table.

Last night we actually got caught up in watching one of the most stupid Wil Farrel movie ever. It was called Stepbrother and it is the most retarded movie ever...it was so retarded, we couldn't stop watching it. Yeah, I hate when that happens. Anywho, here's the trailer so you can get a taste...but just a taste, you might not want to waste a perfectly good night watching the whole thing.

Taking a little trip?

You know, you might not think of it as a traditional tourist place but Columbus, Ohio has a lot of stuff to do. Heck, even if you go just because it is somewhere totally different, it might be worth it. There are tons of great hotels in Columbus Ohio.

Columbus offers the JP Morgan/Chase Operations Center, Otterbein University and Polaris Fashion Place and the Germain Amphitheater. Other centrally located to Columbus area are destinations including Easton, The Short North Arts District, Ohio Stadium, Nationwide Arena, Crew Stadium and the Memorial Golf Tournament.

You can also find lots of fine dining, upscale shopping and artistic venues nearby. A lot of the hotels have free local shuttles to take you to different hot spots. I am a big fan of Hilton hotels and they have a great one there only 7 miles from the downtown. Traveltoday.com has a great listing of hotels, showing amenities as well as pricing. Hotels are listed by top picks. It is easy to plan for your next trip if you just scroll down the listing of hotels. They also have a search feature if you are looking for something specific in a hotel or by dates available.

Bouncing off the walls

I can't concentrate, my foot is tapping under my desk and I am having the unbearable itch to pick up my pen and start clicking the top of it. I am suddenly anxious, about what, I don't know. Maybe it's just general anxiety about all the work I have to get done or delayed anxiety from the couple of hell weeks that just went by. Whatever it is, it is driving me nuts. Like I'm not already on the edge of a mental breakdown...it will just take one thing I'm sure, like somebody using the last piece of T.P. and not being kind enough to refill it, or perhaps somebody stopping in front of me in the grocery store with their cart, or even something where I notice a crusty of toothpaste in the sink...uhg! Do you hear the OCD seeping out of my words...yeah, it's there.

I think I need to go out for a long run, like 10 miles or even bike ride to China. I am worried though that getting on a bike will cause me irreparable damage to my knees...more worry here, can you feel it? Still... I have to do something. Maybe I will try balancing some books on my head while walking on flaming coals...that's worked before.

Credit card necessity

You know I couldn't function without my credit card....why? Because I never carry cash. Nope. I just don't. I have no desire to do so and I feel like I can keep better track of my shopping when I can easily go online and see all my purchases. It's much better than checking receipts or just spending til I run out of cash. What if I forgot I needed to get a birthday present or my car suddenly needs repairs? We all have unexpected expenses so credit will always be a necessity in life...as long as you don't go overboard. As with everything, keep it in moderation.

I know there are still some businesses that don't even accept credit cards. These people are living back in the dark ages. In 2009, people carry plastic, not paper. Stores and restaurants need to have the ability for credit card processing, if not, they are going to lose a ton of business. I don't even see why a store would not do that. It adds so much more value to your business than for what it costs to be set up to do it. I mean come on, you will get so much more business because you are opening up a door that most people are already walking through in other shops!

My Love Poem

I was going to write a poem about love for Valentine's day for my hubby. I started to feel the creative bug biting and then suddenly I didn't even know where to start. So...I googled in synonyms for love.

Can you believe this is what you get if you type in synonyms for, "love?"

sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk

Like "hello....!"

Backyard weather

I am already thinking of summer. I can't stand the white crap anymore...I want warm sunny days! I want to let the kids run and play in the yard; they are sick of staying inside. We have cabin fever. Last year though I was seriously considering a fence yet my stupid township made a big fuss over getting it and where it could be placed. I hate my township officials. They suck!

We have a few neighbors who were telling me about prices for pvc fence installation and it's not that bad. I might try again if I can put up with the nonsense they are going to give me or perhaps just do it without their approval. It's not like I am putting in some ugly old tire swing or broken down shed. I am putting in nice fence which will protect my children from the scary road behind us which already had tons of accidents...geez!

Valentine's Day thoughts

One more day til Valentine's day--which ironically is right around the time I started this blog. It was a place for me to let out some frustrations and sadness over my relationship. We have had a tattered past. And of course that saying goes, "that which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger..." and as sad and frustrating as I had been in the past about my relationship, I do feel that it has made me stronger. I think you have to take things day by day. I think you have to look at the whole picture. If I didn't do that...I'd be long gone by now.

So this Valentine's Day I am being optimistic that we can truly connect and show the love we have for one another despite the past...I'm not ignoring it or forgetting it, just using it as rungs in a ladder I have climbed up. I can see clearer up here.

We haven't even decided how we are going to celebrate but I am sure white wine and some sexy lingerie will be part of it.

Windy days...

I slept in my contacts last night...so now my eyes are getting dry and feel all fuzzy. Plus, today was like the windiest day ever. I think they said 40 mph...it was basically at the point you couldn't even open car doors or they'd bang the door next to you. Shingles were falling off roofs, trees falling and breaking...horrible. Who knew the simple wind could cause such havoc.

Havoc seems to be everywhere! A little girl in Florida is missing. A man in NYC was hit by a car and dragged for miles...ugh! This world really scares me sometimes.

Contemplating more education...

I have been debating for some time now about going back to school. A few years ago (before the kids...) I was planning to get my Masters, then I just got caught up in buying a house, having kids, working and just didn't have the motivation. But seeing how the job market is and people with the most skills and knowledge are the ones keeping their jobs I am getting motivated again.

No matter what your profession, it is valuable to get whatever extra training you can get. If you are into computers, you can look into Network+ Training. QuickCert provides IT professionals with the high level of self-study training and certification materials. My friend is completely changing career paths and going for nursing. I have another friend who is an electrician and wants to take a few community college courses to open up his options. I am not sure whether I am going to try for the online courses first and then hopefully find a University that I can get into that has a decent class schedule.

In my mind it is never too late!

Go out and play!

Right now I am so not doing what I am supposed to be doing. I can't, it's 65 degrees outside! And since I live in the Northeast, that's a big deal right now...really one week ago, it was 10 degrees, icy and snowing!

Today I actually even went for a run outside, the first time in months! Now I want to go back out and play. Maybe even go and get some ice cream. No, I can't do that...it will cancel out my running.

I just want to go out and play!

Valentine's day is coming! Do you have your chocolate?

Are you getting ready for the big day? Big meaning Valentine's day of course!

I am all about candy hearts and chocolate. I mean who is going to deny Valentine Chocolate, especially if it Gertrude Hawk's gourmet chocolate...I ain't gonna! I know I shouldn't be eating it...especially because I keep bouncing around in the poundage but if its good and it makes you happy, then indulge a little. And a little being the key word. You can enjoy it without eating a 3 pound box yourself.

It's time to start hinting around to your sweetheart that he better be bringing home some sweet stuff. And if you don't have a sweetheart, go and buy yourself some. Who says you can't be your own Valentine? Whenever I have been single on Valentine's day I took it upon myself to buy something nice and really enjoy it. I would buy a new book, some delectable chocolates and even a few roses, just to make myself feel special and not mope around that no one else was sending me something.

Looking closer II

These are just pics of me looking at things a little closer.

Taking time to look more closely

Usually I don't post photos on my blog but I have a few that I really like so I am going to share.

This one is last weeks' snow fall---and the deer tracks to prove the little buggers come up to our door.

Get me outta here

I just cannot hear anymore about our economy. Yes, we know people, it is in the slumps and there is a ton of unemployment. Yes, we know. Stop regurgitating the same old crap. And yes, we are well aware now that Micheal Phelps smoked a little pipe and got himself a little buzzed. Big friggin deal...I know have more respect for the man. And for goodness sakes, yes, so a woman got herself 8 new babies, all at one time. The woman is crazy and should be put in a mental institute...like 6 kids wasn't enough. How is this woman going to handle 14 kids under the age of 8 or something like that. Hello? Is she rich? Does she have access to several nannies? If not then she is highly irresponsible to do such a thing.

All this crappy regurgitated news is making me want to go away somewhere, far, far away. Maybe I'll start looking up European cruises. I could use a getaway to a foreign place where they aren't talking about this crap anymore. Plus, a cruise...well, that doesn't take any convincing for me.

Feeling dirty

I am feeling so unorganized these days. I mean I shouldn't...not to brag, but I am one of the most organized Marthas around. Heck yeah! My clothes are color coded in my closet and I have storage bins galore. Our craft materials are sorted neatly by shape, size and texture and we have almost all the pieces to all our puzzles. Still, I feel like my house is gross. Only one more day though and guess what? I hired a house cleaner!!!!! I am feeling like Brewster in Brewster's Millions when he found out he won the real millions....I could kiss the floor. No, wait, it's dirty right now. Still, I am yelling "YIPPEE" at the top of my internal lungs. I just loathe dust bunnies, spiders and mildew, ewwwww. And literally lately I have had no time to really get down on my hands and knees and pray clean.

I am so excited I could just hug my spider traps. Wait, that would hurt. I think I will do some pre-celebration with a beer. Last day before I start another mega diet.

A wake up call: Yes, you!

You know I heard this saying more than one time..."Treat people how to treat you." I often wonder how much you can really do this. Does this mean coercing, or perhaps brainwashing people? No, simply, it means that you can guide the way you want to be treated.

Let's say your friend who always asks you to go out on walks to stay in shape has to stop to talk to every other neighbor in the process. So you end up stopping and waiting with her each time, feeling awkward if you don't know the other person and not getting an ounce of workout going on. So the next time she calls, instead of ignoring the fact that she does this, simply tell her if you are going to take a walk, you want to take a walk. You don't have to sound crass but to the point. If she doesn't understand...gently say, you prefer you don't have much time for a chit chat walk...you really need to break a sweat. You can even say, let's see if we can walk x distance in x amount of time. If you really make a point that you want a fast continuous walk and not that she stops and chit chats, then you won't hurt her feelings and you will get what you want.

You have a boss who feeds you a ridiculous amount of work in a short time frame...to the point you'd have to stay up til all hours of the night to get it done...you need to stop that right in its tracks. You do it once, you will do it twice, three times and then forever. If your job is at stake, of course, do it, but otherwise, call your boss on it. Go in and say, "let's prioritize the stuff you just sent me so I know what I need to start with." If they don't understand, simply state that you know they feel there is an urgency to get the work done but that your hours are from x to x and this is what you already have on your plate (and list them.) Tell them you want to help out as much as possible so that's why you want to know the priority of what needs to be done. Once you prioritize, find out the drop dead timelines for each. Maybe something can squeak by another day or two. If not, move to next step which is...who else can assist with this? Is there another employee that could take a portion. Even if you already know that there is not, ask anyway. It gets the point across that you are not the only one to be relied upon and you won't let yourself be.

Think about it, wouldn't life be better if you guided people to understand how you want to be treated!

Fantasy birthday

I am totally loving that March is coming up. Why, you ask? Well, because it's my birthday...and even though I am not turning some milestone birthday, I am still looking forward to it this year. This year I have asked for a day to myself. Yes, I know that sounds selfish but really, after years of having dinners here and there and hanging with friends, this year I really just want to do something small and intimate. With myself!

Now that doesn't mean I am going to forgo all the birthday traditions. I would like a cake...and some singing from the kids and hubby. I don't really care for big fattening cakes with tons of icing. I want a small, indulgent simple cake with very little icing, perhaps topped with a Hershey kiss.

I am thinking I will take a trip to a bookstore, indulge in a latte and a few hours of reading, then stroll over to a shoe store, try on at least 10 pairs (in peace and quiet without the kids), find the perfect pair on sale and then head over to the nail salon and get my nails painted pretty mauve. I am so looking forward to it! For me, that is the fantasy birthday occasion for me.

I have had plenty parties in the past. Most of them have been with a small group of friends and all the fanfare. And I have planned many parties. I mean, that's the fun part...especially for the kids. I remember when I was looking up first birthday ideas and I didn't know what to do. At least now there are tons of sites out there like celebrations.com which have party ideas for just about any occasion. For now though, I am savoring the idea of something simple.

A good whine

I haven't had a good whine in a while. I don't know what is wrong with me. It's not like I don't have things to whine about; like my friggin neighbor who never watches her kid at the bus stop and the kid acts like a little demon. The kid is just totally crazy. I don't get it. He comes running down to the bus stop, jacket open in the freezing cold, throwing his backpack around, throwing snowballs, hussling all the kids up. Urgh.

Maybe more whining could be put into the fact that everyone seems to be becoming so digitally-consumed. I mean, we don't even carry on normal conversations anymore. Everything is like, I'll email you about that, or I'll send you a text...no more conversation. What is this world going to come to? Is everything going to be virtual? People soon will never leave their house. They'll have virtual dates, virtual doctor appointments...ah, maybe I am exaggerating it a bit. But who knows! I could happen...we could become totally sucked in to our computers. Kind of like I am now. I mean I am not whining to a friend or my husband (relief on their parts) but to a open Internet world. Yeah, I'm sucked in I guess.

My biggest whine that I have been saving is I am sick of all the sicknesses floating around. My kids have had the worst colds for days, no weeks. Like go away already!

Get something snazzy

Looking for something fresh and sexy?

Launched from Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, the apparel company, Rocawear is becoming the destination brand for street savvy consumers. I just checked them out and I must say, "ssss..." which basically is my way of saying, hot! I love the Roca Wear Coat. I am needing something snazzy for myself. My coat has been looking quite old fashioned and ordinary next to this stuff. I feel so out of style! At least I did buy a new pair of boots this year which are quite sexy but now they look terrible with the rest of my garb. Time to check out the latest fashions I think and stop acting like a frumpy old mom.

Words to reflect on...

I read this on the bottom of an email floating around and I really felt that it was important to reflect on for a minute.

"Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes...your destiny.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

It does make you stop for a minute...

Can't stop listening...

I love this song. I heard it today and I just can't stop listening to it my head. Reminds me of Sarah McLaughlin but Australian.



Check out these lyrics, if you don't stop for just moment....

Where I Stood

I don't know what I've done
Or if I like what I've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none

There were sounds in my head
LIttle voices whispering
That I should go and this should end
Oh and I found myself listening

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain't leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

And I won't be far from where you are if ever you should call
You meant more to me than anyone I ever loved at all
But you taught me how to trust myself and so I say to you
This is what I have to do

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood
Oh, she who dares to stand where I stood

Care about your body: Check out Zeolite

So recently I have just started getting into how my body is processing...you know, the inside stuff. Seriously, I want to get healthy. I don't want to wait until I'm sixty when everything is falling apart and wish I had done something. The time to act is now. I want to feel like everything is running properly. I am banning red meat for a while and eating more fruits and vegetables in their most natural form. I am going to add more spices and less cholesterol so the butter, eggs and creams are to be gone for awhile. I am also staying away from fried foods since they are the devil. Really, they are..

Now I am checking into all sorts of products too just in case there is something that can help jump start my system. Have you heard about this zeolite powder? It seems pretty good. It is basically a powerful antioxidant. It reduces oxidative stress at the cellular level. I don't need to look like an old hag just yet. I guess I will go read a little more about this zeolite .

Thank God it's back!

OMG, my PageFlakes has been down for a few days and finally, today it came back up. Thank God. I cannot live without my PageFlakes. I obsessively use it all day. It is my one and only resource for checking all my stuff at one time. It has my email accounts, my weather, my horoscope, my favorite feeds, my news...please PageFlakes, don't ever go down again. I NEED YOU!!

BTW, if you don't use PageFlakes, your nuts, go try it out, it's free.
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