Belly Fat

I think it's been about since Dr. Oz talked about what belly fat is there's been tons and tons of commercials touting how to reduce belly fat. I often wonder if a pill would actually work for that...yeah, I need help there too. LOL It would be pretty amazing if there really is something to help for that but I know mine is mostly from stress and junk so it's not just that I need to eat less and move more, although moving more might help. I wish I had my teenage body still, which I'm sure there's many of us thinking like that.

Gaining and Gaining

There's many components to this but DH is gaining tons of weight. He's even considering a couple of the best best fat burners because it's getting out of hand. I'm not really sure what to tell him on that one but I think his food choices are incredibly poor and he eats way too much. There will be days where he's almost never not eating! Our DD does that but dude, she's a teeny kid with tons of energy. He on the other hand...well, doesn't. LOL

Making Money Now

Through out the years of me wanting to find something to do at home there's been all the commercials, programs and ads saying that you can earn money now. The fact is that you can't just earn money right away from anything. Heck, even if you sell something on ebay it takes 3 to 7 days for it to sell so you still have to wait. I know it's always tempting to go for things that say you will see results shortly and show you some kind of proof that it will work but you really still do need to do your research. On the other hand you can't always take reviews wholeheartedly because many times things are labeled scams that aren't. If you have friends looking to do the same thing spread out the searching and read, read, read.

Pill Guru

A friend of mine knows of my history with diet pills and was asking me all kinds of questions the other day. I had to laugh because you would have thought she wanted to see some kind of clinical trial from me with full notes or something. The truth is that even with my experimenting I don't know which one is really best or what ever. What I do know is that it's best to talk to a doctor and read supplement reviews for the ones you're considering. You really wouldn't want to take something if your health is less than average and on the financial aspect you wouldn't want to waste money on things that you're not sure of.

Thining Back

I was talking to a friend the other day about my dad and how he died and remembered how much his family squandered me. I know he must have had a life insurance policy because he was ordered to have one by the court but I think he may have put it under his brother's name or something. I never got anything and he had told me there was nothing. That whole thing was such a mess that I never even went to collect any of his belongings because his family is so hard for me to deal with. It's still kind of hard knowing that there aren't many physical memories but that's the way things went. So if you're considering a policy for your family or are told to have one, do the right thing and set it up properly regardless of spite for your ex or whomever.

Work, Work, Work...

I've been going through so much stuff lately that I've totally neglected any work that I could have done. I'm totally exhausted and end up having to take a nap during the day because I can't stay asleep at night either. Things are just such a mess right now. Imagine what the house must look like if I couldn't even keep up with work! The good news is that it's all finally ending and I'm able to regain my focus and sit down to working again. I'm also thinking about trying a couple of new ideas for income as well. I'll keep you posted.

Winky Wrinkles

DH and I have gone through a lot through the years and it's finally all starting to show...on our faces! Yeah we're getting older but I really wouldn't have thought that we'd already be getting wrinkles and things. Even he's noticed and was asking me to get him some kind of anti wrinkle face cream. LOL! I always think it's funny when he talks about his appearance. It's been an interesting ride so far and I'm hoping that we won't look like roadkill by the time we're done.

The Sale's On

I still have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that I don't work retail anymore sometimes. Nordstrom's sale started last week and not only do I not have money to go shopping, I don't get a discount anymore either. It's such a bummer to think about. I don't really miss the harder things we had to do though. When parents would come in for riding boots or Halloween things that was always challenging. LOL Thank goodness I had some where to refer them to in case we couldn't figure something out right then.

End of the Year

The end of the school year always means nothing but $$$ for me. With DS's activities there are always a bunch of gifts that we need to buy for all the instructors. I feel like I need to have a coach gifts savings fund sometimes. LOL I'm kind of happy that this will be his last session of a lot of things since he'll be starting a new school meaning tons of homework and other things to focus on. He was really good about opting to not do a lot of extra things until he gets the feel for what will be expected. At least I taught him well there.

Guys and Losing Weight

What is it with guys? One of my friends was saying how he wants to lose weight fast but won't really say it in that particular way. He kind of poked around asking about the side effects of lipozene first then said he wanted to "bulk up". Funny because if you take that literally, he already is "bulky". LOL! I never really understood why guys don't just come out and ask if things are effective or whatever especially knowing that many girls have already had experience with this kind of stuff.

Sick!

I haven't been myself at all lately and I'm trying to figure out what's wrong. It really sucks because I've already lost so much income not being able to work. I have tons of fatigue and I'm constantly feeling like crap if I'm not sleeping. I can't sit at the computer for more than a few minutes at a time so I can't get any work done. I feel HORRIBLE and cannot wait to start being myself again, even if that's not a whole lot better...at least there would be hope of working. LOL

Keeping with Marketing Trends

There's always a lot of commercials claiming they have the best weight loss pills on TV. I find it interesting because they all have similar claims for the same things, so there are probably a lot of confused people out there. I guess the marketing is pretty much like any other area, where there's only so much you can say and you have to go with the current "trend". It's such a competitive market as it is.

Exchange

I got a new camera finally but I'm kind of wondering if i want to keep it or not. I'm starting to lean towards a camcorder again. I think maybe I should have gone with one of those to begin with and save myself the trouble. Oh well. With such an active daughter it's hard to catch what she does and the silliness behind it in a still picture and the SD cards really only can hold so much stuff. I guess it wouldn't be bad if I got a 4GB or higher but I hate having to store that much stuff and it ends up not being needed anyway. I guess I'll be headed back to the store soon.

RAIN

Ugh, it's going to rain again. The "good" thing about it is that we really haven't needed to use our humidifiers this year yet but by the summer we'll probably have to change the humidifier filters and start them back up. With it being an El Nino year I'm hoping that we won't need them because of the wet weather but DD does a lot better when we have them on. I don't really know why but she just seems to be better with more moisture in the air. Maybe it helps clear out the dust and stuff in the house? I've never had to do this kind of thing before so I don't really get it all yet, so the doctor will have a lot of questions to answer at the next checkup.

Sleeping on a Rock

I think I'd just about rather sleep on the floor by now. We've needed a new mattress for years and it's finally to the point where I can hardly stay asleep without waking up in pain. Then the whole day my back, neck or something else is sore and cramped from it too. I'm sure having a kid and a cat pushing me off doesn't help and I can't get rid of them either! I think we just need a way bigger mattress so everyone has some kind of room. *sigh*

Goal Setting

So I've finally taken all the advice and started a goal board. There isn't a whole lot on it yet but the things that are there couldn't be more important to me. Having extra money, free time and a few saying of how I'd rather be feeling is good to remind myself with everyday. I'm not sure that I can say it's working but hey, I tried. LOL I'm the meantime I keep plugging away making what I can and putting energy into stuff that will help down the road. I pray this all pays off because there needs to be some relief...and soon.