Goodbye Walkman...

I was going through a box I had stored the other day and I had to stop and laugh myself silly for a moment. Inside I found my walkman. Big, bulky and yellow this thing is still practically brand new because I took care of it so well. Today things are SO slim and tiny that it's hard to imagine that we actually carried these things around with us. I can't believe I would bring that thing to school with me and would hide it in my clothes. Could you even imagine how baggy those clothes would have had to be to hide that?! LOL!! That would have been SO much easier if we had ipods back then. It's so funny to see how thing change, I might just keep that to show DD when she gets older and I'm sure by then she'll think it's a total antique.

Cleaning Up Well

There was this girl I knew years ago who I was reunited with through Facebook...gotta love Facebook. LOL Anyway, I was so pleased to see how far she's come since I knew her. She was on the path to destruction and her parents were at the end of their rope but some how she found her way out before it was too late. The thing I thought was most amazing was that through out the whole thing she maintained her love of riding and has been doing it the whole time. She was only like one of two to three people I ever knew who regularly rode horses and would always come into my place of work in her equestrian apparel after her lesson or riding. I'm so happy that she's had that to focus her positive energy to and I'm sure it helped keep her or bring her back to being grounded. Too few of us actually stay focused on our passions in life and I think that if more people would have something like that, there would be a lot less stress and a lot more positivity in this world.

Dorothy?

I'm kind of sad that this is the first year that DD won't be able to wear the super cute costume she's worn for the past two years. On the other hand she'll get to pick her own and I know she will be really excited about that. I'm trying to come up with a strategy for picking costumes this year since she's highly indecisive and might want to buy them all. I'm thinking it might be easier if she sees pictures in a catalog because she might grasp the concept a little better. Just going to any old store now she'll pick up at least five things during our shopping telling me to buy them. I had no idea she'd be a shopaholic already.

Semi-Sweet

I know that I should be happy and looking towards the future since DH is finally on meds and was accepted into the program it took me years to get him into but I'm finding it difficult. Since this all started he's gone slightly downhill and all of a sudden I now have three kids. It's really frustrating and I'm finding it hard to deal sometimes. I don't want to be upset but at the same time he's grown and should be at least SEMI functional. I've had to do everything for everyone for so long that I think I'm really about to just blow now. I miss having time for myself during "normal business hours" LOL. The only time I get now is if it's between the hours of 2-7am and yes, I have stayed up that late just to have that time. *sigh* I really hope things get better.

Need a Change

I think I'm really close to looking for a new diet pill. The one I had been taking really isn't doing what I want it to do and it's been a while. I mainly take them for extra energy to make it through the day but of course I'd like to lose some weight at the same time. The one I have just kind of wake you up and makes me unable to sleep at night. It's kind of crummy. So here I go with my search again...

Really?

My father in law claims he took out an insurance policy to be given to DS. I'd be grateful but I'm kind of wary because I haven't seen the papers and he likes to say all kind of things and not do them. I know he was looking because he asked me to check for all kinds of things including term insurance quotes but I haven't told him anything yet so that's what makes me think twice. It would be really nice if he did though but...I just can't get my hopes up on this one.

Wishing for Flat Abs

I wish burning belly fat was just a little easier than it is. I miss having a flat fit stomach like I used to. Even worse is the fat I've gained on my arms. I SWEAR that just about never goes away! I think the only thing that's really been effective for me is to walk, and walk...and walk. When I walked to work and home I lost a whole bunch of weight really quickly because I'd come home and have walked at least 20-40 miles that day. Man, I really miss that job. LOL

Get it Together

There are so many acne treatments out there but it seems like there are only a few that are marketed as an adult acne treatment. I don't understand how a teen and an adult are supposed to use the same thing when their skin and hormones are so different. It really just doesn't make a lot of sense to me and I wish there were more that specified. It's kind of like the companies that use fragrances in their products, don't they know that this irritates this type of skin to being with?

Storage Solutions

I've been scouring all the stores looking for something useful to stick all my stuff in and I just can't find exactly what I'm looking for. Isn't that just the pits?! I have an idea of what I want, and I don't think it's picky either. I'm just looking for some decent sized boxes that aren't plastic and come with a lid. Why is it that there just aren't any that don't cost over $20 each?! I don't like baskets, especially open ones, because we get a ton of dust here and I don't think it's worth the money. Man, I hope I find something soon so I can get all this junk off my desk!

Think, Then Eat

Do you remember some years ago there was a diet pill that was called something like Fat Trapper? This thing supposedly did what Alli does, where it traps and pushes out the fats you eat. I used to be so amazed by those commercials I had to try Alli and that was something else. It wasn't like your typical fat burners where they rev up your metabolism, you literally dispose of the grease and fat you eat within an hour or so of eating it. It was one of the only things that has actually made me think hard about eating before I did. Talk about a change.

Modern Art

Have you seen the modern types of artwork there are now? They can even use enlarged prints of your DNA in any color you want on a canvas. That would be super cool! Some people have liked to use complicated cad drawings and blueprints in frames on their walls. I always thought that would be really neat to have too but I might find myself staring at it too long. LOL I've opted to let DD do a few paintings on canvases for our walls. She loves painting and drawing so even after she's done and they're up she'll ask repeatedly if she can do more. She may need her own studio soon.

Make a List!

I'm SO bad with making lists for things. Since I painted the bedroom we have been without a door knob because I had planned to replace it with a new one. I swear there hasn't been one time where I went to the hardware store that I remembered to buy a new one. I'll just end up walking by the door knobs a ton of times and not even think once that we might need one until I get home. Of course it would make sense to make a list but I can't even remember to do that! I think I let the craziness get to me too much sometimes.