Crash Dieting To Fit In Those Little Shorts

The funny thing about summer is that all of a sudden when summer hits a lot of people start to lay off the junk food and start eating healthier. All winter long we are practically covered from head to toe with cloths and don't pay attention to those developing roles on our waist.  Then when spring hits and we begin to wear less clothing and begin to see all the new little roles that have developed over the winter season and we hit the gym and begin the crash diets to get the extra weight off.
In the summer, there are more articles about eating healthy and dieting. Then we are reading every artical we can get our hands on for the quick fix to our winter weight gain. Should we really only be interested in eating healthy in the spring or summer.  I am also guilty of bad eating habbits in the winter.  My two favorite holiday dinners in the winter are Christmas & Thanksgiving. I love turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes & gravy, and sweet potatoes.  By the time Christmas is over,  my jeans begin to feel a little tighter around the waist and I am ready to hit the gym a little more to make up for all the times I slacked over the holidays. We will never change, we will always stuff ourselves with pizza and overeat on the holidays then rush to drop the weight in the spring. Then we tell ourselves, next winter I will be more careful about the food I eat and we never do.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Happy 4th everyone. I will probably be taking break from writing this weekend. The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays.We will be celebrating the 4th will friends and family and I need to get ready for the bbq. I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend. Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!!

Unemployment Extensions Cut

Okay, Bush came damn near close to doing this country in. Now, the Republicans are trying to finish us off. They sit there and pretend like they give two shits about the economy and the hard times the people are going thru then they turn around and vote against unemployment extensions. Do they have any idea what that will do to this country?  Home foreclosures are at an all time high. It is the worst time to even consider selling your home.  Because, you won't get what you owe on it. Michigan's unemployment rate is around 30%. That is a huge number.  I have been out there applying for jobs where as many as 200 or more people are applying for the same job. How are people supposed to find a job if there aren't very many jobs out there. How do they expect peope to support their families?  They say they can't afford to extend unemployment, but I'm sure they haven't made any cut backs on themselves.  I can bet you their standard of living hasn't changed a bit since the country went into a recession.  I can tell the republicans a few things, they can kiss my ass and they won't ever get my vote in the future.

Little Boys & Little Girls

I understand that children start going thru puberty around the ages of 9 or 10 years old. But does that mean they have to turn into monsters who want to argue about everything and refuse to get out of bed before 10 am in the summer.  I am blessed to have a 9 year old girl and a 10 year old boy who are rapidly changing.  Yes, I was being sarcastic.  They are at each others throats most of day.  That is when my son is actually home. My son thinks it is no longer cool to do anything with the family and would prefer to be with his friends seven days a week morning til night and his sister is now his worst enemy. I miss the days when they were little and would play together. They were definately double trouble getting into things together.  When my daughter was born, I thought they would close to one another because they are close in age. However, they are complete opposites. My daughter is sugar and spice and everything nice and my son is 100 % rugged boy. Maybe one day the will be close again, only time will tell. Until then, I guess I will have to mediate and keep them from killing one another.

New Law Against Texting & Driving Starts Tuesday Michigan Drivers

A new law prohibiting texting while you are driving in Michigan will be in effect on Tuesday.  The law says that anyone caught texting or reading a text while their car is moving will be fined.  The new law banning texting while driving is not a bad idea.  I have been guilty of that on several occasions until one day I had a little fender bender while reading a text message.  I learned my lesson on that one, I only text while I am sitting at a stop light or when I get to my destination.  Law enforcement feel it is going to be a difficult law to enforce because the car has to be moving and it will be hard for law enforcement to tell the difference between someone dialing on their phone and someone texting or reading a message. 

Rules of the ban


•Texting while driving becomes illegal starting Thursday.

•The law prohibits reading, typing or sending text messages using a wireless two-way communication device in the person's hand or lap while driving a car.

•Drivers can still use dash-mounted navigation systems.

•Police can pull over drivers if they see them texting at the wheel, even if there's no other reason to flag them down.

•Violators will be fined up to $100 for a first offense, and up to $200 for additional offenses.

•The ticket won't come with points, and will not become part of a driver's permanent record.

Source: Detroit News research

Relieved

I think my youngest is going to enjoy having a a babysitter on Fridays.  I was pretty impressed to come home and see the new babysitter outside playing baseball with my daughter. I was a little nervous about hiring a teenager as a babysitter, now I  am glad I did. Sammy will enjoy having someone young to do things with when her friends are busy. Now I know who I can when I want to sneak out for dinner or a movie.

Abuse Of Power In The Work Place

I just recently started a new job. It really amazes me how some people in management lack basic people skills. This woman talks to the company employees like they are children or maybe worse.  I made an error and she asked me "Do you know how to read?" That was uncalled for. I wanted to reply "well actually with two college degrees under my belt, I would have to say yes." Considering the financial situation I am in right now, I just went about my business and didn't say a word about it.There are other ways of saying things, than to just be rude like that.  She could have simply pointed out the error and showed me how to correct it without the smart comment. After all, today was only my 3rd day, I'm going to make a mistake here and there. I don't know anyone who can perform the job perfectly in their first week of employment. I was an office manager for 10 years and in those 10 years, I never talked to an employee like that. I showed respect for employees.  I'm sure she makes a mistake or to, there just isn't anyone in the office to point it out. But, I think some people just let there position go to their head and think they can talk to anyone how they please and if you don't like it you can quit.