Angry Mail

I get flak some times from people because I openly say that I take weight loss diet supplements. So many people believe that they totally aren't safe and what not. The truth is that they may not be for every one and you need to know a bunch of things about yourself like your actual health condition, the purpose of taking them or goals and be realistic about the possible results. Realizing that nothing is a quick fix is key and you can't force your results, just work towards them. As I've said, I don't take them for weight loss so I have no expectations about what the outcome will be.

Low on Fuel

I've kind of been doing my own version of a diet pill comparison over a period of time. For a while I didn't really think that I felt any different with different brands but I finally figured out that I do. The thing I look for is energy levels and how long it lasts, not how much weight I lose. I'm not looking for a quick fix but I don't have the stamina that I might normally have for many reasons. The highest two are being at home ALL the time and having DD all day. It's really tiring and by the time she wakes up I'm ready for a nap already. LOL It helps to have a booster until we can get insurance and I can go find out why I'm all wonky.

Girly Man

DH is getting pretty whimpy and I always joke that he may need a testosterone booster. I swear sometimes he can be more girly than I am and it makes me laugh. Okay, it can be really annoying when he isn't the man I need him to be but hey, we aren't perfect are we? It catches me totally off guard when he gets emotional over things I'd never think he would. The bad part is that when we argue he can get really bad and annoying and being a female it even drives me nuts. Oh well, as long as he doesn't have PMS I'm okay. LOL!

Blurred Ads

Have you seen some of these commercials for weight loss pills? One of them is more like a dating service ad and that's what I thought it was when I saw it. I'm so use to the ones talking about belly fat and stuff that it was kind of shocking to see that. I have nothing against them at all but wow. LOL It's interesting to see the different marketing techniques isn't it?

On the Rise

The word is that jobs are on the rise and hopefully the economy in a whole. It would be great for all of those who haven't been able to get a job and I hope that the employment screening can lessen a bit. It's been tough with so many people of all backgrounds competing for the same jobs. It really has grayed the lines of the social classes and all. I hope now DH can finally get a job period and stay with something where he's happy with a good boss too.

Office, Almost Done!

I am SO excited! I'm at the very end of finishing my closet/office and I'll finally be able to sit at my desk again. It's been a REALLY long redo and I'm totally burning out. I still have a few things I want to do after I finish the last bit of painting in the room but then I'm finished! I cannot wait for this to be over. I'm still in tons of pain, waking up at night and the room is a total disaster. I just can't wait for things to be in their place and everything can be tidy and clean. I haven't seen my room like that for a very long time and I look forward to things being calmer and more relaxing.

Still Hurting :o(

I'm about 2/3 of the way done with the room and I have never felt pain like this, close but nothing this bad. At first it felt like severe joint pain but then I realized it's swelling and probably tendinitis. It's really bad and no amount of over the counter stuff is helping. I don't even really take anything anymore because I know that it really doesn't help much if any and I don't want to do any damage to my organs. It really stinks though because I know that I could probably get some kind of something to help but since there's no insurance there's no way to do it without costing the arm that's hurting. Hopefully once I'm done it'll go away but for now I'm just out of luck.

Clothing Contoversy

There's been a lot of controversy at DS's school this year. The latest issue was about the dress policy. There's always been a lot of different ways kids dress from preppy to wearing multi-colored hip hop clothes. There was one well known student that was reprimanded for wearing gang colors. Once the word got out to the rest of the school a text went out for everyone to wear red shirts (apparently that's what he wore). DS came home and told me about it and I tried to explain to him that it wasn't JUST the color of his shirt but how he wore it with the rest of his clothing. As I assumed the next day an email went out about the incident and of course there was more to the story (he was not changing his clothes and not only wore his clothes a certain way but had colored laces and such as well). The funny part is that DS isn't allowed to text so he had no idea and wore a red shirt (his favorite color and with print) anyway. It seems to me that his generation wants to have a say but doesn't have any insight nor do they understand the politics. Are their parents not teaching them anything?

A Day Out

DH and my BIL are headed up to check out Sacramento homes for sale today and I can't help but be at least a little jealous. I wish we had the money to buy some income property but I don't think we ever will. I could really use a day out too since I haven't left the bedroom in like a week. Outlet shopping sounds good because we all need some piece of clothing but I'm not sure when we'll get to go do that. I love going to those things. Hopefully we get out soon and it doesn't rain that day, I'm tired of that too.

Another Expense

DS had his glasses in his pocket for some reason last week and of course they fell out as he was crossing the street. Before he could get to them they got run over by a car, which figures. So he comes home and presents me with some flattened frames with both lenses popped out and scratched. I wish I could get him some discount prescription glasses but we go through a family member and supposedly he gives us a discount already. Too bad it's not going to cost under $100...that figures too.

A Painful Project

I was SO excited to be redoing our room and now I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I'm in the worst pain that I've been in since I was pregnant. I think I have tendinitis or something and my whole left shoulder down my arm is so bad that it wakes me up at night. I've only been getting about 3-4 hrs of sleep at a time before I wake up and have to get up. It really stinks to say the least and I've only gotten the closet mostly done! UGH