They're pretty yummy -taste like a chocolate covered cherry -only without that cloying overly sweet/rich taste and without all the gooey gunk inside. I gotta say though, I think the peanut butter M&M's are still my fave!
Friday, March 7, 2008
M(&)M goooood
Found these babies whilst strolling the aisles of my local Walgreen's the other day. Being the adventurous chick that I am, I tried 'em out because, you know, I like to walk on the wild side every now and then...
They're pretty yummy -taste like a chocolate covered cherry -only without that cloying overly sweet/rich taste and without all the gooey gunk inside. I gotta say though, I think the peanut butter M&M's are still my fave!
They're pretty yummy -taste like a chocolate covered cherry -only without that cloying overly sweet/rich taste and without all the gooey gunk inside. I gotta say though, I think the peanut butter M&M's are still my fave!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
DMV -the great motivator??
hmmpf -who knew??
Last week I got a notice in the mail that it's time to renew my driver's license. Great, no problem, how much do I owe and where do I send the check? Uh... no. This time around, the department of motor vehicles requests my presence so that I may 1.) give them a thumbprint (no problem) B.) take a vision test (erm... sure, I guess) and 3.) update any information on my driver's license that is either invalid or incorrect.
Whoa there, back the truck up... now see, here is where I cringe because, other than filling out a form to change my name when I got married, I haven't been asked to update any of this info since I got my license at the tender age of 16... and uhm, let's just say, that was a long time and manymanymany pounds ago. UGH! Seriously, there is no freakin way I'm gonna put down my current weight -which, if you ask me, would be even more laughable than the (obviously incorrect) 120 lbs. that's listed on there right now! I guess the good news is, my hair is still (sorta) blonde and I'm still 5'-6" tall, my eyes are still blue... well, maybe a little more green than blue... but I can live with that.
*sigh*
I've never been good at 'dieting' but since I opened that letter last week, I've been on a mission to lose as much weight as I can before April 23rd! I've never thought of myself as a particularly vain individual but you had better believe that the next time I get carded ...well okay that never happens anymore, but the next time I have to whip my ID out to prove I'm me, the number that's on that little card will be a lot lower than the one that was on my scale last week!
Last week I got a notice in the mail that it's time to renew my driver's license. Great, no problem, how much do I owe and where do I send the check? Uh... no. This time around, the department of motor vehicles requests my presence so that I may 1.) give them a thumbprint (no problem) B.) take a vision test (erm... sure, I guess) and 3.) update any information on my driver's license that is either invalid or incorrect.
Whoa there, back the truck up... now see, here is where I cringe because, other than filling out a form to change my name when I got married, I haven't been asked to update any of this info since I got my license at the tender age of 16... and uhm, let's just say, that was a long time and manymanymany pounds ago. UGH! Seriously, there is no freakin way I'm gonna put down my current weight -which, if you ask me, would be even more laughable than the (obviously incorrect) 120 lbs. that's listed on there right now! I guess the good news is, my hair is still (sorta) blonde and I'm still 5'-6" tall, my eyes are still blue... well, maybe a little more green than blue... but I can live with that.
*sigh*
I've never been good at 'dieting' but since I opened that letter last week, I've been on a mission to lose as much weight as I can before April 23rd! I've never thought of myself as a particularly vain individual but you had better believe that the next time I get carded ...well okay that never happens anymore, but the next time I have to whip my ID out to prove I'm me, the number that's on that little card will be a lot lower than the one that was on my scale last week!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Jesus take the whee-eeeel...
'cuz if I'm driving, I just know I'm gonna get a ticket! Wooo-dawgies!! -this baby is soooo much fun to drive!
For the past few months we've been toying with the idea of getting a car that's easier for Pop to get in and out of than having to climb up into the Tahoe, we were also hoping to find something that would get better gas mileage since I do so much driving with taking the kids back and forth to school and running Pop to all his appointments. This week we finally started searching. Monday we looked at Malibu's but they were a little too small. We found a decent Impala but the salesman was a pud... we went to another car lot and met a really great salesman but they didn't have anything on the lot that we liked. *sigh* So last night Pop finds an add in the paper for an '08 Impala SS -fully loaded, with a 'too good to be true' price. Just for kicks I called the lot this morning and the car was still there so we took a drive up to see it. We hopped in and took it for a test drive and about an hour later we were signing papers and driving it off the lot!
I was a little bit late to pick the kids up from school, but the look on their faces when I pulled up was priceless! We had to sit in the parking lot for a good 10 minutes while they played with the XM radio and opened and closed the sunroof -lol! LOVE LOVE LOVE the new car smell! The little monsters are already begging me to take them to school in the new car tomorrow morning ...my poor Tahoe is gonna think I don't love it anymore!
For the past few months we've been toying with the idea of getting a car that's easier for Pop to get in and out of than having to climb up into the Tahoe, we were also hoping to find something that would get better gas mileage since I do so much driving with taking the kids back and forth to school and running Pop to all his appointments. This week we finally started searching. Monday we looked at Malibu's but they were a little too small. We found a decent Impala but the salesman was a pud... we went to another car lot and met a really great salesman but they didn't have anything on the lot that we liked. *sigh* So last night Pop finds an add in the paper for an '08 Impala SS -fully loaded, with a 'too good to be true' price. Just for kicks I called the lot this morning and the car was still there so we took a drive up to see it. We hopped in and took it for a test drive and about an hour later we were signing papers and driving it off the lot!
I was a little bit late to pick the kids up from school, but the look on their faces when I pulled up was priceless! We had to sit in the parking lot for a good 10 minutes while they played with the XM radio and opened and closed the sunroof -lol! LOVE LOVE LOVE the new car smell! The little monsters are already begging me to take them to school in the new car tomorrow morning ...my poor Tahoe is gonna think I don't love it anymore!
How's this for irony?
I'm gonna go buy this book so I can learn how to get rid of stuff! LOL!
I know I've mentioned several times over the past few months how I've been trying to purge mountains of stuff that has taken over our house. Crap that we've moved with us from house to house as well as all the stuff that we're bogged down with since we sold my folks' house and moved my Pop up here with us.
Last year, I read an article Peter Walsh wrote in Woman's Day magazine, titled Mind Over Matter (July 10, 2007) and it hit home for me like no other 'get organized' article I've ever read. He talked about the 'stuff epidemic' and how "we live in a culture that tells us, 'You are what you own'." "As soon as those items become more important than living a fulfilling life, we no longer own our possessions. They own us."
After I read this article I was so motivated I could hardly wait to get started on cleaning and organizing. Something that really resonated with me were these three questions to ask myself when I'm trying to declutter/purge:
*What do I want from this room?
*What feeling do I want when I walk into this space?
*What kind of life do I want to live in this house?
these questions have helped me see beyond the emotional stuff and focus on what I want my end result to be.
There is so much good stuff in this article I actually saved it so I could refer back to it because it just makes so much sense. There are tips on downsizing, an outline for a 'plan of action' as well as some eye opening philosophies on why we hang onto things as well as reasons to let the stuff go. Seriously, a great article.
More organizational tips from Woman's Day
Pssst! Does this clutter make my butt look fat? LOL! Gotta love the title of his latest book, don't ya? I never really thought about it until I saw this book but there are definitely some interesting parallels between overindulging/overeating and hoarding/collecting clutter. Not sure I'm ready to delve into this one just yet, but I find the psychology behind all of this fascinating.
I know I've mentioned several times over the past few months how I've been trying to purge mountains of stuff that has taken over our house. Crap that we've moved with us from house to house as well as all the stuff that we're bogged down with since we sold my folks' house and moved my Pop up here with us.
Last year, I read an article Peter Walsh wrote in Woman's Day magazine, titled Mind Over Matter (July 10, 2007) and it hit home for me like no other 'get organized' article I've ever read. He talked about the 'stuff epidemic' and how "we live in a culture that tells us, 'You are what you own'." "As soon as those items become more important than living a fulfilling life, we no longer own our possessions. They own us."
After I read this article I was so motivated I could hardly wait to get started on cleaning and organizing. Something that really resonated with me were these three questions to ask myself when I'm trying to declutter/purge:
*What do I want from this room?
*What feeling do I want when I walk into this space?
*What kind of life do I want to live in this house?
these questions have helped me see beyond the emotional stuff and focus on what I want my end result to be.
There is so much good stuff in this article I actually saved it so I could refer back to it because it just makes so much sense. There are tips on downsizing, an outline for a 'plan of action' as well as some eye opening philosophies on why we hang onto things as well as reasons to let the stuff go. Seriously, a great article.
More organizational tips from Woman's Day
Pssst! Does this clutter make my butt look fat? LOL! Gotta love the title of his latest book, don't ya? I never really thought about it until I saw this book but there are definitely some interesting parallels between overindulging/overeating and hoarding/collecting clutter. Not sure I'm ready to delve into this one just yet, but I find the psychology behind all of this fascinating.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
'cuz my horror-scope says so...
February 23, 2008
Taurus (4/20-5/20)
Why not put yourself first, every once in a while? (pffft! yea, why not?!) Your happiness should be your first priority, today. (heh heh heh, today and everyday!) After all, if you aren't happy in your life, how can you be a good sibling, friend, partner, or employee? (...that, my friends, is the $64,000,000 question.) You shouldn't get lazy about fulfilling the obligations you have to other people, but you should feel free to cut yourself some slack. ( for the record, I have no problem with cutting myself some slack... some might even say I'm *quite* the slacker!) This is a good day to spend on 'you.' (...it really *is* all about me!) Do what you need to do as early as you can and spend the rest of your day exploring things that interest you. (:sigh: somedays it's just so hard being me -lol! )
Taurus (4/20-5/20)
Why not put yourself first, every once in a while? (pffft! yea, why not?!) Your happiness should be your first priority, today. (heh heh heh, today and everyday!) After all, if you aren't happy in your life, how can you be a good sibling, friend, partner, or employee? (...that, my friends, is the $64,000,000 question.) You shouldn't get lazy about fulfilling the obligations you have to other people, but you should feel free to cut yourself some slack. ( for the record, I have no problem with cutting myself some slack... some might even say I'm *quite* the slacker!) This is a good day to spend on 'you.' (...it really *is* all about me!) Do what you need to do as early as you can and spend the rest of your day exploring things that interest you. (:sigh: somedays it's just so hard being me -lol! )
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
and then there were none...
Sickness has taken over my house. I started the ball rolling more than a month ago with a cough/cold that seemed to drag on forever -the cough, although not nearly as bad as it was, is still hanging on. Since then, all three of the kids have come down with some variation of cough/fever/headache/earache. I swear I've bought so much cough/cold medicine these past few weeks, the feds are probably watching to be sure we're not running a meth lab.
As if that weren't enough, Jack came home from work last night, hacking and complaining about having the chills... he stoked up the fireplace until it got so hot I thought the house would melt.
We've all had spells where we've felt better and then just as quickly we're laid out again. It makes me wonder if we have more than one strain of bug and are just passing them around like some big cootie swapmeet. *sigh* Lysol is my friend.
I have this image in my mind from the movie ET, where all the vans come screeching up to the house and men with masks and white bio-hazard suits jump out and seal up the house-only this time they're at my house and they're packin a big ol' QUARANTINE sign to slap on our door.
It can only get better, right?! :)
As if that weren't enough, Jack came home from work last night, hacking and complaining about having the chills... he stoked up the fireplace until it got so hot I thought the house would melt.
We've all had spells where we've felt better and then just as quickly we're laid out again. It makes me wonder if we have more than one strain of bug and are just passing them around like some big cootie swapmeet. *sigh* Lysol is my friend.
I have this image in my mind from the movie ET, where all the vans come screeching up to the house and men with masks and white bio-hazard suits jump out and seal up the house-only this time they're at my house and they're packin a big ol' QUARANTINE sign to slap on our door.
It can only get better, right?! :)
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