The Big Apple

I have a friend that moved to New York a few months ago. It was kind of weird to hear that my long time childhood friend was so grown up. LOL She's moved all over the place and you can't help but be just a tad bit jealous.

So anyway, I felt HORRIBLE when she's only been there about a month and I find out she got injured on the job! Talk about bad luck! Lucky for her, her parents are both doctors and they could afford to help with her bills until she finds out what she needed to do. One day I saw her post that she needed some references for a Rochester personal injury lawyer so things must not have been going all that well. I haven't been able to get a hold of her since it happened but I really hope that she's doing better now. At lest she has friends there, I'd hate to be in a place, have that happen, and not know anyone there.

HGTV Addict

I think that I can safely say that the reason why I've been cleaning so much is because I'm totally hooked on home decorating shows. I find myself watching something on HGTV almost all day and at night I'll end up awake until 5am watching Clean Sweep on TLC. Man I LOVE that show! Peter Walsh has such a way with the families they help and I love seeing what they do with the place since it's relatively cheap in what they do.

I really love Rate My Space on HGTV though. They do some pretty amazing things on there. I do have to say that Property Virgins is really fun too. Seeing the different homes that people are looking to buy is very interesting as well as seeing the different prices around the country (in case we have to move). A lot of times I wonder what the home insurance quote is like since I have a friend looking to buy too.

In case you haven't noticed, I put up a picture of what kind of home we'd LOVE to have. Dh loves the wrap around porch deal and I really like the homes that are a cross of farm and Victorian styles. There is one a few hours away that we saw years ago that we fell in love with but that would be really far from now since the area isn't all that great to raise kids in, it's more for retirees. At least we're holding onto some kind of dream as bad as things have gotten.

Business Bust

I've REALLY been wanting to start a business but we've totally fallen apart financially lately and I can't start doing anything for a while. I'm really pretty bummed out about this since I've been brainstorming forever about it.

Hopefully I can sell some things to get some kind of money to start. God knows I have enough stuff being the hoarder that I am to raise a little. I've been working more on cleaning out the clutter than I have on anything else lately because it's just gotten totally overwhelming living the way we do. Yard sale here I come!

Effective Diet Supplements

Okay, so we know I'm always on this thing with diet pills, supplements, or the latest weight loss fad. Well I finally found something that is not some crazy fad that IS really more of a supplement and doesn't just claim to be one. It's called Stemulite. This supplement is used by everyone from pro athletes to normal people just needing an extra boost. After doing a lot of reading and watching video reviews, I want to say that I think this a perfectly healthy way of increasing energy, performance, and even brain function.

This stuff works naturally with your body to equalize any hormones that are out of balance and does something like trigger your stem cells when you work out to increase muscle endurance, building, and aid the recovery time after the workout so you don't end up sore for weeks on end. People that have taken this have claimed to heave better sleep too because of the hormone regulation and balance in their metabolism, which is ultimately what causes the weight loss. Because this is an all natural supplement, there are extracts and things that can cause allergic reactions and I was pleased to find that all of this was addressed in their FAQs. Probably the best part for me is knowing that there are specifically two versions of this for men or women so they know we are not the same and there's a money back guarantee. I think this is probably the most extensive information I have seen on something like this in a really long time and I'm very pleased that someone is being open about their product.

Vitamin Shots for Weight Loss

I have a friend in Canada and in discussion I found out she's on a diet plan that includes high dose shots of vitamin b that they don't have here. I'm not really sure what to think of this because we all know, everything in moderation is better and practical judgment says to me that there may be adverse effects of taking so much. She's been able to keep off about 25 lbs that she lost in around a month so far. It sounds great but I have to wonder what the side effects are.

When you have a lot of weight to lose, what do you do? Do you have surgery? Exercise like it's going out of style? I'm one that ends up trying different pills to help jump start things. Since I'm good at being able to keep weight off pretty well it's helpful to have something give me a boost. Recently I read a phenphedrine review which made me want to dig deeper and it seems that a lot of people have had a great deal of success with this one. I still have a lot of weight to go and knowing what's out there is really helpful.

Father's Day '09

I really wanted to get DH something he's been eying but we can't afford it so I'm not sure what to do. It's pretty crappy this year.

For the last few months he's been looking at Mp3 players most likely because he has a cassette player in the car and no tapes to listen to anymore. lol He really wants an Ipod but with his clumsiness there's no way it would survive more than a week with him if we were lucky. It would have been nice to get him some new clothes for sure though. He has nothing to wear at all when we go out and I'm tired of being seen with such a mess sometimes.

Clean House

It's been SO long since we've had a clean house here...I almost want to call a TV show to come out here and help us. Things are almost out of hand with all the junk we've accumulated and can't seem to get rid of and it's only getting worse as DD gets older.

Family's coming in a week and the place is a disaster waiting to be declared. I hate living in such a pig sty but there's no where to store anything and living with someone that won't allow for functionality and only cosmetics is like skiing uphill. None of us know what to do and the clock is ticking. I'm not sure how this is all going to pull together by the time they get here but I hope we can pull it off...fast!

Diet Pills & Your $

When I go to the drugstore I'm amazed at how many different diet aids there are. There's pills, powders, bars, shakes...they come in every form! I often wonder how safe it is to take all of these things and what would happen if you started to combine them. On top of that is the normal question of which are the best diet pills? With so many out there staring me in the face, they all look the same and I'm not sure which one will just "eat" my money. I did find several helpful review sites that help to narrow down the choices and make the decision easier. Without seeing reviews I'd probably never buy something like this since so many of them don't actually work...and it is always best to get the opinion of your doctor first.