Month: July 2012

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I.D. & Credit Theft Is a Reality

Watching the news now a days, there is a huge amount of focus on credit and identity theft which is really becoming a major issue.  Identity theft is indeed very scary and I hope it is something that I don’t ever have to experience.

Mail offerings of things like “no annual fee credit cards” are received almost daily, it’s now a fact of life in this day and there are good and bad companies out there, you really need  educate yourself on the subject or you could get burnt.  “Read the fine print”

I’m glad that there are companies out there that can help when you find things starting to  get out of your control.  And I have found and book marked a web site for our use, in the near future, when our teenager will be entering the adult world of credit.  The site that I’ve found is CreditNet.com it features reviews popular credit cards, credit card offers, bad credit repair services, credit alerts, company reviews and that is just the beginning of all of their services.

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Why Don’t Men Like Dr. Phil

I’ve never been much of an Oprah fan, I mean she has and does great things and in my opinion, she is a wonderful woman – I just never got into watching her talk show.  I know that she is responsible for Dr. Phil’s successful T.V. talk show, which I usually enjoy watching, if I am at home to watch it.

For a while there, he was boring me with what seemed to be nothing but unhappily married couples day after day, which I tired of quickly, and I know that at times he can appear very full of himself, but for the most part his show can, and does, stimulate my mind while being entertained, to boot!

I do notice that a good majority of men bash Dr. Phil and it really puzzles me.  Hubby even dislikes watching the show and carries on about how Dr. Phil isn’t really a shrink and isn’t licensed, and then he spouts off something about how he is really just a botanist,  I’m not sure where he came up with that info, and I’ve given up on trying to figure that one out.

So when it comes to watching a talk show that Hubby and I both enjoy, I must admit that the winner is ELLEN , hands down.

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Language Issues

I was looking at a web site about a company called Executive Language Training that sounds like it would be a useful tool to many companies out there that are struggling with communication issues.  They have Swedish, Hindu, Dutch, Arabic, along with Cantonese language training classes and many more to choose from also, to help people learn all kinds of languages.  The list was amazingly long.

It sounds pretty cool that they customize their courses to fit your goals, your style, your time line, and your budget. Not only do they teach the languages, but they provide translation services also, like the company that I applied for here in the good old Shenandoah Valley.

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One day I’ll be a Grandma

I’m in no hurry, but it would be nice to be able to spend time with a newborn again.  Once in a while, like at the mall, I’ll see a really cute baby and I get that feeling of wanting to have another baby, I’ll see the little tiny shoes or a delightfully cute stuffed animal and the motherly instinct comes pouring out.  But the feeling usually doesn’t last long and I get over it, hearing the kids screaming in the stores makes me snap out of it real quick.

I must say that every year the products that flood the newborn baby/toddler market are getting really cool, most of which I would have loved to been able to use during those precious years.  We had the standards of course like the basic baby swing, walker, bassinet, back then was when the computerized toys were just starting come out.

I’ve been invited to a baby shower next week and I have ordered a nice baby sling from Slinglings.com they have a great variety of colors and fabrics to select from with their different styles of their baby sling.  You can use them up until the baby is 35 lbs and it really helps reduce the need of a big bulky stroller.  No ties, no buckles, or Velcro,  just slip it on and place your baby in it and you are ready to roll…Wish I had a baby sling back in the day!

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A Day at the Pool

Today was the perfect day to go to the pool. Everyone slept in a little late this morning. We didn’t get back from the fireworks until nearly midnight and everyone was wired up from all of the excitement of all of the wonderful displays that our local recreation center produced this year, in celebrating the 4th of July.

Once the house started waking up and everyone had fed their face with some type of nourishment from my fully stocked kitchen. I went shopping yesterday and spent a fortune on items to take with us to the show, things like beer, wine, wine coolers, sodas, Gatorade, bottled water, chips, dips, crackers, cookies, fruits, well you get the point. So the kitchen is now over flowing with munchies that should last all week-end long, maybe.

Anyway, we decided that today was the first nice day that we have had in a while so we packed up all of our swimming pool gear and took off for a day in the sun and water fun. It was great, fun was had by all, even Hubby came along this time, which is rare these days, and now I’m totally beat and sun burned and ready for bed.

By the way, a belated Happy Independence Day to America, may God Bless us all!