Well work seems to be drying up everywhere. Everyone I know are either laid off or about to be laid off. This is just rediculous. My online work has dried up almost completely. I only get a few jobs per week now and it is very difficult to make ends meet. If this continues, I will have to break into the kids college funds to pay the bills and that is something I definitely do not want to do. My rainy day, Christmas and emergency funds are almost depleted and we are only in the third month of the year. I am pretty good at managing money, but I am finding it difficult to do so, when there is so little money coming in. I shudder to think about what the rest of the year will be like if we don’t get some kind of reprieve soon. *sigh*
So messed up
Apparently there was a problem with the processing on my payment for my cable/internet bill. I am smart enough though to write down the conformation number when I make a payment online. I woke up this morning to no cable or internet and was not happy about it, but once I called with the number, they were able to fix it. They said they were having problems with their payment system and for some reason it is not picking up all of the payments. They apologized and gave me a free On Demand movie rental for my trouble. The kids are going to love that, because I always rent the movies they want first. Yaay for us!
Oh no
My Aunt just called and told me that she has a busted water pipe. We need to find her a plumber calgary area or there about. She is elderly and doesn’t have anyone nearby any more. Most all of her kids moved back to the States and she refuses to sell her old house and come down here as well. I really wish that she would though, because she is just too old to be living that far away from all of the family.
Don’t get me wrong. She is not completely alone. The street she lives on is full of people who adore her. They stop by to check on her and see if she needs anything, but when she does, she wont ask. I will call the neighbor that is across the street from her and have him go take a look see. At the very least he can turn off the water until the plumber gets there to fix it. I am also going to call my mom and the other aunts for them to start campaigning for her to move back here again. Every so often they all start up and she almost agrees. Maybe this will be the lucky one and she will say yes.
Japan
Have you ever wanted to visit Japan? I want to. There is so much to see in Japan. They have such a rich history and culture. I have picked out two hotels that I would love to stay in during my visit. The first is Keio Plaza Tokyo Hotel. I really like the way it looks. I have checked it out online and the rooms and such are just plain awesome. I thought they would be small since the Japanese are into small space living, but these are not in the least bit small. I was pleasantly surprised by this. I am sure that they are as large as they are, because of the world travelers like lots of room, so they can feel at home.
The second one is actually The Ritz Carlton in Tokyo. The Ritz Carlton is very famous for their hotels as you know and who wouldn’t want to stay in one of them. I really think that either one would be great. I want to experience Tokyo in style. I would love to just travel around the world and take my time in each place I visited. I play the lottery with that thought in mind.
I would really take an entire summer to just go from place to place. I would see all of the historic sights there are as well as the natural landmarks and such. Mount Fuji would be a great sight to see in Japan as well. I have seen pictures of it’s imposing heights and the movies love to portray it as erupting in a few of them. I believe that it is an active volcano. I would have to look that up though. I don’t believe that it has erupted in a very long time though. I did see something on discovery about the park that is part of it. They say it is haunted. I wonder if that is true.
Smoking
I have smoked for linger then I can remember, but i have decided to quit smoking and get into shape. I am over weight and have type two diabetes. The diabetes, my doctor says will more than likely go away if I lose weight. My weight fluctuates within a twenty pound range. I have actually been doing well on losing the weight part, but will be more suscessful if I start working out. I can’t work out unless I quit smoking. This I know. So wish me luck on quitting smoking and with my workout.
Working on my classic car
I’m not sure if I ever told you guys, but I bought a classic car to restore. It is a 1973 El Camino SS. It has a 350 big block engine, with an Edelbrock four barrel carborator, Edelbrock cam and a super charged distributor. I am in heaven when I drive this car and yes folks it is drive able. I will clean up the motor a little bit, but the only real work that needs to be done, is to the body.
The floorboards are rotted through and need to be fixed, as well as a few other rusted out spots. Other then that, it really is minimal body work. I am going to leave the original color, but I will put a new one on it with one addition. I am putting the racing strips back on it, that some one decided to cover up. I cannot wait to see it when it is finished.
The mall
I went to the mall today to do a little shopping and found out some really good deals. Most of the time I stay away from the mall as it used to be so expensive, but not anymore. It seems like the higher end stores are trying to compete with the major chains like Walmart and the sales are better then Walmart, Target or even Kmart. I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to buy a bunch of stuff I didn’t even intend to get, because I saved so much on what I went there for.
I do believe that I will have to make trips to the mall more often now that I know it is worth it. I know that the kids will love that. I have a feeling that we will be going there a lot now. lol
The hcg is working great
I really am over the top with this new hcg diet. I have lost a good amount of weight already and for see much more to come. I never thought that it would be this easy to do. I have struggled with weight loss for so long it is unbelievable. Having kids can play havoc with a woman’s body and losing weight after pregnancy can be very difficult with each successive birth. I have been very fortunate in finding these drops to help me with that. I have never felt this good about myself before, not even as a teen. I hope that everyone else who tries it has the same results I do.
Dinner time
I am feeling lazy tonight. I am just going to bake the chicken in the oven and make some easy sides. I love to cook, but sometimes I just don’t feel like it. I know that I am not the only one, but when you have children, you have no choice. I make sure that I have easy stuff on hand for those nights. They are still nutritious, but low maintenance and take little effort. Baked chicken, mac n cheese and some corn is the name of the game tonight. Easy peasy!
Sometimes, easy is the best way to go. The kids never complain about what I cook. I don’t want to too my own horn, but I do cook quite well. I know that this is actually one of their favorite dinners. All kids love mac n cheese after all.
More shopping
We suddenly realized that the catering company doesn’t provide the tablecloths we want for the wedding, so we have to buy some that will match the rest of the theme. They had several to choose from but it just wasn’t what my friend wanted. We are looking online to see what is out there. I am certain we will find what we need on there. Believe it or not, the table cloths are really important for the other decorations we already have. I didn’t even think about it at the time, but I am glad we caught it now, rather than later.
Planning a wedding is so full of details, that it is not uncommon to forget things. So we downloaded a wedding planner list from online to help us. We thought about it today after we realized we almost forgot the tablecloths. Now we are steadily checking off what we have already done and re making another list of things that aren’t done yet. This is really helpful. Now I am confident that we wont forget anything else, so long as it is on the list. There is, of course, always the chance but it is highly doubtful. Wish us luck!