Lifes Like That

I am an avid collector of many things. I collect coins, collector spoons, pigs, cows and jewelry. Yesterday I had the opportunity to add to my jewelry collection. I was at a jewelry store and seen that they had new pocket watches on sale. So I bought two. One for each on my sons when I finally do decide to pass down my collections. Most of my jewelry collection consists of stuff for my daughter so for me to be able to grab a couple of watches for the boys made me feel good. At least when they start getting the items from me, there will be a little bit of things for everyone.

My two younger fight a lot!!  They honestly do love one another and are one another’s best friends, but sometimes they just can’t help themselves.  Earlier in a post I mentioned that starting today they will be on a four day weekend and I wasn’t really looking forward to this because of the fighting.  But because I couldn’t stop the weekend from coming, I just had to brace myself for the upcoming fights.

But….I am extremely happy to report that so far so good.  There has been absolutely no fighting at all in my house today.  Now this probably sounds a little weird to you all, but you have to understand that on days off they usually have their first two big fights before 10 o’clock on the morning.  This is why I am so happy about this turn of events.  I know they can’t keep up the good behaviour forever, but the more minutes that tick by without the fighting the happier I am becoming.  Fingers crossed.  Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad after all.

You would think that after having my licence for six years and living in this area for the past nine, that I would know my way around the area by now wouldn’t you? But nope. The other day I had to go to someplace where I had never been before and wouldn’t you know it, I took a wrong turn and got lost. Thankfully I was only a little bit out of my way so I didn’t get seriously lost, but I hate the feeling that I get when I do get lost. Which is a lot. I get lost so much, that my husband is looking at buying me a vehicle tracking device just so I stay on course. It’s pretty bad when a person needs one of these trackers just to get around their home town. But honestly, I am that bad.

Last Friday was my birthday. And although I don’t feel any older, when I look back at pictures even five years ago, I can see that I am starting to look older. I have more gray hair then I used to (too much for a 40 year old) and a lot more wrinkles that weren’t there before. But these two problems can be taken care of quite nicely. For the gray hairs, a box of dye does it justice and for the wrinkles, a little jar of top wrinkle cream will help to diminish them. Now don’t get me wrong, I really don’t mind growing older, it’s just some days I’m looking 50 not 40. But all in all I think I’m doing pretty darn good for a 40 year old mother who has had three kids. I just need a little help along the way to only look 40.

A little over a year ago when I started looking at different credit cards to apply for to build up my non existent credit history, I became highly confused. There are so many different types of credit cards available to consumers these days that I had a seriously difficult time trying to decide which type of card I should go for. I didn’t want to make a mistake and end up with a credit card that could only be used at certain places or ones that would cost me an arm and a leg in interest charges.

I really wish I had been aware of this site over at yourcreditoptions.com. Over at this site, they take the guess work out of deciding which card is best for you. They list all the different types of cards such as Gasoline Credit Cards , low interest versus high interest cards, reward cards as well as Instant Credit Cards. Until I started browsing this site, I honestly had no clue as to the amount of information that is available to consumers when making their choices. Now that I know of this site’s existence, I will be stopping by there the next time I need to make any decision regarding credit cards.

Today was such a gorgeous and sunny day.  It was probably one of the best days that we have had weather wise in a very long time.  Not only was it sunny all day, but the temperatures actually hit over 19 degrees.  So I spent most of my day outside.  While the kids were in school I finished cleaning out my car.  Then when they came home I let them stay at the bus stop and play for over an hour.  Then when they got home, did their homework and had supper, it was back outside for us.  We haven’t had very many days like this so I really wanted to take advantage of this day while I could.  Hopefully we will have many more days like today.  If we do, you will see me around less as the warm sunny weather will be luring me away from the computer.

I can’t wait for the weekend to officially start.  Over the next couple of days we have four appointments to go house hunting.  And the weatherman is calling for a great weekend full of sunshine and warm temperatures.  Hopefully we will find something we like and be able to put a bid on them.  I can’t tell you how much I can’t wait to move out of this neighborhood.  A couple of our neighbors are a little “strange” to put it nicely and it will be nice to finally get away from all the drama.  But for now all we can do is house hunt and hopefully find a house that we like and can afford.  Then the next step will be packing and moving.  Yeah!!

Today’s market seems to be saturated with health, acne and help to lose weight products. For consumers, this can be very frustrating trying to find what products are right for them. Although I don’t have a weight problem so I’m not on the lookout for weight loss products, I do tend to get some serious acne so I am constantly looking for new products to help me with this problem. I have found a lot of products that claim to be the best, but only one product that lives up to it’s promise. I use Orovo. Not only is this product good for getting rid of acne, but it also helps to build overall health and wellness. So I’m really getting two solutions for the price of one.

You know after listening to the news I have to wonder if being a celebrity is all it’s cracked up to be. Yes, they get well known and have lots of fans and make lots of money, but at what cost? The cost of their fame is them having to grow up so quickly which makes them do things which they might not other wise do. This would be wear the excessive use of drugs and alcohol would come in. When I hear about yet another young celebrity headed off to an alcohol rehab center I have to wonder if the fame is worth it. When my daughter sits and admires all these young stars, I always try to explain to her the cost of being a young famous person. I hope all my lectures stay with her if she ever decides that she wants to try to become famous.

Finally after a couple of months of hounding the mail lady, my refund for my taxes was in the mail yesterday.  So I headed to the bank and cashed it right away.  I can’t take the chance that the government may have made a mistake. lol  So last night I headed out to the craft store to purchase more beads.  Thankfully it’s crafting that I’m addicted to and not drugs, or I seriously think I would have to admit myself to our nearest drug rehab center. But honestly, the only time I go on a major bead shopping spree is when I do receive extra money, so I’m not that bad yet. If I have to go without, I will. So I don’t think I’m headed to a “crafting rehab” center just yet.