Month: May 2009

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Ceiling fans now!

Boy is Mom going all out or what?  Now she’s wanting to get new ceiling fans for the whole house.  It’s not like she doesn’t have ceiling fans in every room but since she’s redecorating, she needs to change the ceiling fans to match her new decor she says.  Some of the fans are pretty new too but she wants new ones so she’ll get new ones.

She has Hunter fans now and they’re really good fans.  I love them personally but she wants a change.  She said she just needed a change and was looking at the Casablanca ceiling fans and fell in love with them.  Casablanca has always been a favorite movie of hers in the first place and that’s the style she wants.  I fully expected for her to want something custom.  That’s the good thing about this online store, they’ll even make a custom ceiling fan to meet you specifications with all the bells and whistles you could want with it.  I wonder if I could get her to give me the fans she takes down?

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I really need to learn to relax

I was sitting on the couch watching TV last night when I suddenly realized that I was sitting there with just about every muscle as tight as can be.  I wasn’t watching anything that would make me tense up like a scary movie or anything like that so I don’t have any idea at all why I was doing that.  I made myself relax and within a half hour, I realized I was back as tight as before.  What’s up with that?  I can’t figure it out.

You know I was telling you about a site where you could learn different Martial Arts online, well I really think I’m going to try the Tai Chi to see if I can stop this.  It’s not healthy to be sitting there all knotted up when you’re supposed to be relaxing, you know.  Now I just have to find the time.  You know, I bet I need to do that in the evenings before I go to bed.  It just might help me to rest better at night.

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I need some new glasses

Yes I wear eyeglasses because I hate contacts.  They really bother my eyes so it’s glasses for me.  The best part of wearing prescription eyeglasses is you can now have more than one pair to go with your mood or your wardrobe.  You know how women are, they are never happy with just one of anything.  Did you know that you can find eyeglasses online at really great prices? Well you can and one of my favorite places to find them is ausspecs.   Eye Glasses should be more than just something to help you see better, they should show your style or personality too.

My father always called them Spectacles and I love it when he called them that.  I still smile when I see or hear that word because he was the only person I knew personally that called glasses spectacles.  Anyway, I just get a written prescription when I go to the eye doctor and then go to my favorite web site and I can get 2 pair of eyeglasses for $99.  They have beautiful stylish frames  and you can even get anti-reflective coating for free on them.  I also got tinted sunglasses.  That’s not all you can get either.  They deliver within a week and I won’t buy my glasses from my eye doctor anymore because he can’t match the prices at all.

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I just realized that Mothers Day is Sunday!

I swear I thought it was next Sunday and I just realized that Mothers Day is THIS Sunday.  What in the world do you get for a woman that has everything, wants for nothing, and sending flowers just doesn’t seem to be nearly enough?  Well luckily my mother has a good sense of humor because I think I came up with the perfect gift.

See when I was on my way home from work, I had to stop and get gas.  In the little convenience store that I always get my gas, was a little “Grow a boyfriend” figure.  I sort of chuckled when I saw it and then came up with the idea that I would buy this for my mother, find a DVD of one of her favorite movies, a 2 liter of Coke and also give her a bag of microwave popcorn.  That way, she gets a date, a movie, a drink and popcorn for Mothers Day.  How’s that for a last minute gift?  I just hope she gets a good laugh out of it which I think she will.

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My father taught me to protect myself

One thing I can say about our father is he made sure to teach each of us girls how to protect ourselves.  He was in the military and was taught some martial arts in there and in turn, taught us how to get away if someone was to grab us and other things like that.  I always wanted to take Karate lessons and found karate pictures online one day.  That rekindled my interest but you know how it is, you work all day, come home and fix something to eat and the last thing you want to do is go back out.

Luckily I bookmarked the site and went back to it a little later.  I found that the site is named  Martial Arts Tutor and you can actually learn Karate moves, Judo, Tai Chi, and all sorts of various Martial Arts.  There are a lot of Martial Arts articles, pictures, and even movies they’ll tell you about to help you learn.  I can learn any form of Martial Arts right in my home so that way, I have no excuse what-so-ever not to do a lesson.  In fact, I can view the same kick or whatever over and over until I get it right without feeling embarrassed that I didn’t get it as fast as someone else might have.  This is great!!!

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What a wonderful outlook this lady has

Did you by chance happen to see the lady that had a face transplant on Good Morning America this morning?  What an amazing woman!!  She just lifted my spirits more than anyone has in years.  Bless her heart her husband shot her in the face and she was a beautiful woman and it left her without a face at all.  The most amazing part of this woman is the wonderful outlook on life that she has.  She said that she has forgiven her husband.  I would only hope that I could be that gracious and forgiving but I’m not sure I could.  Then again, after seeing her and her wonderful heart, if she can forgive what he did to her, she inspires me to be more forgiving in my life.

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My cousin is getting married, finally!!!

She and her guy have been engaged for about 5 years now I think it is and they finally decided to go ahead and get married. Everyone keeps saying “It’s about time!!” She has a beautiful engagement ring but he didn’t purchase wedding rings when he got it so now they have to find a set of wedding bands they like. She was telling me about an online store they were looking at where they could get the rings they pick out the very next day, has a great selection of over 200 wedding bands and great service too. She showed me the ones she thinks they’re getting and they were absolutely beautiful!!!

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Please read this if you don’t read anything else on my blog

I got this information from my mother.  She’s become a bit of a health nut since my father died of a heart attack.  I’m not sure where she got this or even if it is totally accurate but I didn’t figure it would hurt to let you guys in on it too.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this ‘sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup,warm water or warm beer after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE’: (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack . Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let’s be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive…

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this and tells at least 10 people, you can be sure that we’ll save at least one life.

So tell others to read this too. It just might save their life or the life of someone they love.  After all, isn’t that what blogs are all about, helping others in one way or another?  It is for me.

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Darn it I hurt myself!!

Some of my friends and I decided to go play tennis this past weekend since it was perfect weather on Saturday.  It wasn’t too hot or too cool so we hit the courts.  As luck would have it, I think I got a shin splint. Now I don’t know much about shin splints so my friend recommended I check this web site. It’s full of all kinds of wonderful information on what a shin splint is and how to make it better. In fact, it has a list from a-z of injuries. It will explain what the injury really is and how to make it better so you can’t ask for more than that.  It just might save you a doctor bill you know, and I like the sounds of that.

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I am so very blessed

I have had a best friend since 4th grade.  We have been through our rough spots but we always manage to come back together as best friends.  I don’t know many people that have had a best friend as long as I have and with that in mind, I feel so very blessed.  I can call her and she instantly knows how to make me smile or laugh like a couple of school girls.  We have been through some very hard times together and knowing that she’s there for me means the world to me.

I don’t hardly even have to explain to her what I’m feeling because she knows me well enough to know just by the tone of my voice.  Isn’t that amazing?  I sure think so.  I would give the world to find a husband that understands me like she does but most of the ones that are like that already have boyfriends.  Well girlfriend, I just wanted to let the world know how much you mean to me and make sure you know just how much I treasure you for who you are and I think that’s a pretty amazing person.  After all, if you can put up with me for all of these years and still love me, that makes you the most special person on the face of the earth to me!!  I love you more than words can say girlfriend.