Travels

My Granny was the one who did all the traveling when I was a kid. She bowled & went all over the country bowling in tournaments. She would come home with tons of stories from where ever she had been. She didn't fly to all of these places either, it was always road trips. Reno, Mount St Helens, Niagara Falls, Las Vegas travels were always a part of her grand adventures. I sure miss hearing those stories.

Budget

Who knew being an adult would be so complicated? When you are a kid & especially a teen, you look at adults as if they have all the freedom in the world. They can come & go as they please. Spend money whenever they want too. And they don't have parents controlling their every move. If only we would embrace the true freedoms of being a kid & not wish that time away. When adulthood comes along, so does reality! The pressure of succeeding & making a living. Surviving this world & the rat race of life. One thing that has helped many people keep things on track is budget software. I had a friend who encouraged me to use it & I must say it makes it easier to keep up with where my money is going.

Boots To Go

One thing about Summer is the carefree mood of shoes. My flip flops are my friend & they are so easy. But during the cooler months I love a good boot. One that I can wear with jeans or dress pants. I had a pair of boots that were my absolute favorite. I could wear them with just about anything, even skirts. I wore those boots out! And I was distraught when they could no longer be worn. I still have them though, so because I just can't bring myself to let them go. For the last few winters I have been looking for another pair of great boots, with no luck. It has actually become down right aggravating. I was looking at some Dansko shoes & found a nice pair of boots. All of their shoes look like they would be really comfortable. And that is hugely important to me. Sure I want a good looking shoe, but if it ain't comfortable, it will not go on my foot.

Burn Some Fat

I have tried so many different diets & diet pills in my lifetime. Battling my weight has something I have always faced. Some of the diets & diet pills have worked well. Some kept the weight off. While others did not do a thing for me. My doctor put me on some new weight loose aid pills a couple of months ago & I have lost over 20 pounds.
I recently heard of a fat burn type pills that's called Fentraphen & I'm wondering what exactly it is all about. After looking at it awhile I saw that it has some of the same things ingredients as the prescription Phentermine. But it's most all natural. It may be worth trying.

Move To The South

D & I have been talking to his parent about moving out to Alabama from California. There is no way that they could move everything they own, plus 3 cars, by themselves, across the country. D would help them, but he doesn't have any off time at work to take off a week or so to help with the move. If they do decide to make the change & come out this way, we are going to have to look into some moving services. That is honestly the only solution to this issue. When D & I moved the several times across country it was fun & adventure, but if I had to do it again, a moving service would definitely be something I would look into.

Coupons

I am so into coupon clipping these days. I am loving the money I save each time I go to the store. But I hate when I get tons of coupons I will not use, like diapers, cat food, acne cream & fiber meds. Hahaha! I do know there is someone out there that needs them, it's just not me. I do give coupons to a friend & my Mom. But then are some that just get trashed. I hate throwing them away too. It's like money in the garbage.

Tan Lines?

I was looking at watches in the ads that came in the Sunday paper & the ones that they had on sale, were not sale prices in my mind. I did find some Nautica watches that I like. I was looking at some for myself & my Daniel. I asked him earlier why he stop wearing a watch & he said he didn't like the tan lines??? He's such a weirdo. He is not vain at all, so I found that a strange reason to stop wearing a watch.

Disposable vs Cloth

Mom used cloth diapers on me when I was a baby. But not long after that disposable diapers becoming the way to diaper your baby. Now there is a whole new movement of Moms who are into breast feeding, cloth diapers & baby wearing. I know when I become a Mom, I will breast feed & baby wear, but I'm not totally sure about the cloth diaper thing. I do know it's not something I will rule out.

KVM

What in the world is KVM?
For starters it is the abbreviation for Keyboard, Video or Visual Display Unit, Mouse.
It is a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from a single keyboard, video monitor and mouse.
I'm not sure I would ever have a need for one of these, but I but Daniel uses them at work. He's always doing different things with computers & controlling different events

Security

One thing my parents instilled in me is the importance of car insurance. You may never need it, but that one time you don't have it, you will need it. I feel better knowing that while I'm behind the wheel I'm covered. I know it's the law in some states, that you can't drive without insurance. I think that's a great law & should be enforced everywhere. I've experienced first hand what it is like to be in an accident with someone who odes not have insurance.

Time Away

Most people around here go to Gulf Shores, Florida or Tennessee for vacation. If I were going to go somewhere the Outer Banks of North Carolina would be a place I may choose. I've been thinking alot about going on a trip with my hubby lately. We do need some time away from here & the norm of life. Just to be able to go somewhere & devote time to each other with no interruptions would be nice.

Good Skin

I used to work at a makeup counter & when I went for my interview for the job, they inspected my skin. I had never had that happened. But they told me I was hired because I had the clearest skin that they had seen. And they knew that my skin would sell lots of skincare. Sometimes it was hard for me to tell the customers, that they reason I had clear skin was because of the products I was selling. Occasionally I would be stopped in the mall & asked what I used. And I would just tell the truth, even at the loss of a possible client. I used baby oil to take off my eye makeup & a bar of Dove soap to cleanse. And at the time I didn't even moisturize. I do know that their are people out there, that honest just have bad skin. It's hereditary & I was fortunate to be born with clear skin genes. I haven't had the need for Proactiv or any other acne treatment, thank goodness.

My Favorite Toy

When I was a little girl, I had more toys than I knew what to do with. But I think would have given them all up, just for my favorite of all of them. And that's my Barbies. I had the Dream House, cars, horse, pool, every new doll & clothes out the wazoo. Being an only child she was my playmate. We spent hours upon hours together. She never let me down. She excepted me for who I was. She was always there.
I still hold a fascination with the doll, still to this day. I have all my Barbie stuff from when I was a child over at Mom's house. Any time I go to a store that has toys, I have to make a trip over to check out the newest Barbies of the season. I even collect I Love Lucy Barbies. She's a dear & true old friend.