Spa Essentials

I've been really wanting to add some spa like elements into our room and bathroom lately and saw this really cool pebble ceramic tile and thought it would be perfect. There are all different colors and I can make them go with whatever I want to do (which I haven't decided yet). I've even thought about fitting these into a headboard for our bed. That would be really neat but maybe a little too heavy. Hmmmm......

We really need a more relaxing atmosphere here. Things are so tight with money and we are all stressed out beyond belief that I thought that a coat of paint and a few new things would make our stark white home a little more calming for a very small amount of money. We certainly need it!

Happy 4th!!!

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July and I'm super excited...we're going to the city to see the huge display of fireworks with no-No for the first time. I'm not sure how she'll react though so that makes me a little nervous. Last year we watched a small set of them shot off and she was okay with it but that was a totally different time and attitude. LOL I'm hoping that she doesn't completely freak out since she's hit this weird regression stage the last few days. We'll see how it goes but all in all it should be a super fun day!

Hello?

The phone my parents bought finally has died. This had to be one of the worst purchases they've ever made. WAY back they bought this thing that has a built in line splitter thing with a base phone and two handsets. Well, the handsets died almost instantly and now the base won't ring. For a while I don't think we were even able to answer it when it did ring. Of course this phone was really expensive and SO not worth the money.

When Yes-Yes was little I went through a few phones because he was inclined to throw them in the bathtub often, so I always had a protection plan for them. Now we live in a dead zone so not a whole lot works around here. It's kind of crummy. Anyway, some of those phones came from Circuit City and now that they're gone I have to look elsewhere. The good part is that buy.com has a great selection and many items have free shipping. I love free shipping!

Ready to R-E-L-A-X

I think I've probably talked about taking a vacation at least 100 times in the last year because we haven't been able to afford one. It's really pretty sad. SO, I've decided (although it's not the same) to take a homecation. I'm turning everything off, only doing what I want, and giving myself some much needed R&R. One thing that is usually a must is some decent classical music, a good book, and at least one solid hour to myself only. My favorite composer is Mozart and it will most likely be playing almost all day long.

I've always wanted to take piano lessons so I could learn to play some of Mozart's pieces but never did. I think that's one of those things that's on my to do list that just keeps getting pushed down. Maybe I should take lessons for the week during my vacation. It would be fun and refreshing to learn something new I think. :o)

The BIG Clean Out

Last week we did exactly what I've been wanting to do forever...we took out everything that was in our two storage rooms, hauled it outside, and went through it all. We didn't get rid of as much as I wanted to because we're saving things for the kids but I think we may have cut it down by half. That's not too bad. We had a 2 day yard sale but it was SO hot that no one was really shopping (it was awful to sit out there in the heat too), so we didn't make nearly enough money or sell as much as we needed to. We're hoping to organize a block sale this summer to draw more people in since we don't live on a major street too. That should be fun regardless!

New Age Weight Loss(?)

Recently I found a product that I thought was extremely interesting called Stemulite. Since I'm always on the diet roller coaster I had to see what this one was all about. Talk about interesting!

These pills aren't your typical weight loss pills. They actually contain some type of stem cell stimulant that will aid you with muscle repair. Lots of people that train heavily swear by this because the recover time after strenuous workouts is drastically lowered. This is what the pills are actually for and because of the improvement in your body physically, weight loss and deeper sleep are the very welcome side effects. How cool is that? No wonky weirdo types of scary things to worry about, just a naturally normal body.

I would love to try these and see what the results are...if I worked out. That's something I really need to be working on. LOL

I Lost 10lbs!

So we all know that I've been on and off the wagon with my dieting lately. I finally was able to stick with it again and I was able to lose 10 lbs in 2-3 weeks! That's pretty incredible considering that I only have been watching what I eat. LOL I do have a secret weapon though and it's helped tremendously. I know that people can have negative views on diet pills, supplements, and all of those things but some of us really do need some kind of help...quickly. I do think these are probably best diet pills I have ever taken, although I (haven't tried many of them) thoroughly read through all the reviews and talk to my doctor. I would never recommend that any one just start them without doing those things but so far, it's worked for me. Yay!