Obsessed with Food...Storage

My mom's been on this major hunt for the perfect food storage containers for a while now. She knows what she wants but can't find it anywhere...I personally think the problem is brand names but she says it's always something else. It's either too small, too short, too ugly or just too wrong. I'm not really sure why she's so picky about this one but she is. Who would have ever thought that food storage could be so complicated? LOL! I personally have no preference, as long as it's big enough and the lid seals well I'm good to go.

Swaying Away

I haven't been to bed yet...okay, technically, I am in my bed but I haven't slept yet tonight. I'm about to sway myself off of it as tired as I am though. My insomnia's been pretty bad lately but I know that it's probably just stress I'm not dealing with or something. I do have quite a bit of it some where in there. People have always told me to take something to help since it's been a lifelong thing for me but I've always worried about ending up dependent on them or something. If I could find good non addictive sleep aids that didn't over do it before I could pass out that would be good. But timing is crucial on pills and sometimes it just doesn't work out and I'll end up staying up with all these weird sensations and end up in the tub anyway. I should probably see a doctor about all this soon.

Hand Me the Cord

I really need to update my software to Windows 7. I LOVE having my laptop but when it comes to printing it's a hassle because I have to take the thing downstairs to plug it into the not so convenient 4 in 1 that my parents have. Actually, now that I think about it...I'm not even sure I'd be able to network to that printer because it's older. I've already entertained the idea of getting one of those small epson printers to put up here so that I could just have everything I need and be done with it. I think that's probably a better solution since the big thing doesn't do all that it should anyway. I can't wait to upgrade all of my stuff to make sure I'm a little more current, sometimes I feel like I live in a cave. LOL!

The Biggie

One thing that I really want to get is a new treadmill or one of those treadclimbers. I know that's going to be a long ways away because I really don't have an extra $1300 or something to spend on something like that. Instead I just keep narrowing my search for the Number 1 diet pill for women for women. LOL! It's okay though, I'm not sure where I'd put one if I had it anyway. We're kind of stuffed to the gills over here. I'm sure if I keep saving for a piece of equipment by the time I have the money I'll find something totally different that I would rather have anyway. It always seems to work out that way so I've learned that patience is a great thing when it comes to shopping.

Back on Track

I'm really happy to know that I'm starting to get back on track with things since the major kerfluffle of the holidays. Boy, that was really one crappy way to go through them, I'll never let things get that bad again, I swear. I had always been so good about being done early...then again, I always had a job. LOL

I'm finally getting back to normal and am starting to get the bills paid down, soon after I'll be able to start stashing money away. I'll really need it because soon I'll have to start paying for health insurance for us. That's not going to be all that fun. In the meantime, I'm using a bit of money here and there for things for me. I don't consider it extreme spending at all since I don't buy myself anything but the essentials through out the year. Just a few smallish things I've wanted that I never decided to get myself, I deserve it. :o)

A New Outlook

So I think I may have mentioned once or twice (at the least) that we're on the brink of losing our home. It's been hard but I think I've finally made peace with it in the last week. We have no idea what will happen but it's looking like we will have to leave the place we've called home for more than the past 10 years, the question now is when. It's obviously not the outcome we were hoping for. The comfort that I've found is the reality that we're certainly not alone and it's not something shameful to hide because there's nothing we really could have done differently, it's just how life happened. It's a different story for my mom but that's not something I can really help. I've had to change my whole outlook and I may even end up excited when it's all over, you just have to find the upside of things. Hey, we all know how much I want a new kitchen sink. LOL!

Little Miss Dress-up

DD has really become the fashionista in the last month. She's built up quite a collection of play clothes and I swear she changes herself at least 50 times a day! It's been really interesting to see what she chooses to throw together to say the least. Today it was her pink tutu, a tank top, pink fleece winter hat, a pair of fairy wings and wand. Does she realize it's winter? Oh, that must be where the hat came in. LOL! The nice thing is that so far I haven't had to have a wrestling match to get her into normal clothes when the time calls for it, she knows that she can strip it off when we walk through the door. At least she's reasonable about it. LOL!

Frustrated

Ihaven't been blogging nearly as much asI would like to recently because my laptop has decided to start the beginning of its end. Apparently I've worn out my space bar so typing has really become a pain sinceI have to push like crazy on top of backtrack to correct where things went wrong. I do love my laptop but I think it's time for a new one...SOON. Sometimes I think that I could have avoided all this by getting an Industrial pc from the get go. LOL! Well, at least I have something exciting to work towards in the coming months, who doesn't love getting a new gadget? LOL!

Chilly Willy

So far late fall and winter as of now has been incredibly topsy turvy. One night it will be cold and rainy and the next it's calm and there's a feeling of insulation in the air. Not having insulation in the walls of my room makes it slightly challenging when it comes to keeping us comfortable and it's a good thing that we have room heaters to even things out. Sometimes I would love to get a giant thing of spray foam and gut each wall in the house and spray away. LOL! Until then having heaters definitely helps.

Starting Over

It's a new year, Christmas is over and both kids' birthdays are coming up. So much has happened this year that sometimes it amazes me that I'm still standing...but I am. I know deep down, despite the stress and anxiety, that everything I've been faced with is only there to make me stronger. It's extremely difficult to go through none the less but I'll survive.

I'm excited to have a fresh start right now even if things aren't cleared up quite yet. I just need to remember to keep my momentum up through out the year. I'm sure the same goes for everyone else especially if they try to keep up with a resolution of any kind. For me there won't be any resolutions or traditional senseless dieting, instead it will be a year to institute everything I know about myself and put it to the use it was intended for...advancing myself to where I should be.