It's almost time for the reunion

The family reunion is this Saturday and I still have no idea what I'm taking. Everyone is supposed to bring a side dish that will feed at least 25 people. There's estimated to be over 200 people in attendance. I'm leaving Pittsburgh on Friday and flying to New Jersey so I won't be taking anything with me. That means I'll have to cook once I get there.

Maybe I'll run to the store and grab a few cases of water. Cooking is so not my thing.

Are you looking for a better weight loss program?

I've written a lot about weight loss because I'm really trying to lose a few pounds. Ok well more than a few, more like 25 or 30 - maybe more. I've gained a lot of weight and I'm trying to get it off. I don't like the way it feels but more importantly I don't like the way it looks. It looks gross to me. I said to a coworker last week that I was fat which she disagrees with. I may not be fat but I am overweight by my standards.

So what could possibly be a better weight loss program? I'm talking even better than Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers both? It's a new so-called idiot proof diet by the fat loss guru. They have a guaranteed fat burning diet generator with a ultimate diet handbook. Follow the diet and use the book and the weight should melt off. Now that's good news to me.

I really want to lose this weight and fast. I'm getting older which makes it harder to lose weight but there are other reasons besides vanity. There are so many illnesses associated with being overweight. Everything from diabetes to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. You can also combat adrenal fatigue and hormonal changes.

Did you know that everyone uses the meat and veggie diet to lose weight but it's actually good for diabetes? You cut out the starches and eat more protein and lots of veggies. It stabilizes your blood sugar which means less insulin dependence. You won't have those nasty shots anymore. You also don't have to worry about your blood sugar "dropping" and crashing. Which leads to running and eating or grabbing candy and all of that other jazz.

Lose that weight now. You will not only look better, but you will feel better too. And you can improve your health. A total win win situation.

Work stinks today

I never have fun at work anymore. Everyone is so stressed out. We've recently implemented this new way to get the work done but it's not working. It's created a bottleneck and the work sits for days at a time.

Now everyone has people breathing down their necks to get everything done and it stinks! This is a toxic environment and I'm glad that I can leave in a month.

There's a new e-diet program for women

I really need to lose weight. I've been working on it for the past few months and I have lost a few pounds. Now there's a new e-diet program for woman where I can Get A BalanceD Diet Now! That's exactly what I need. Women have totally different dietary needs than men. We gain and lose weight in a different manner and at different rates.

From custom meal plans, to online motivational tools, goal tracking and fitness logs, there's something for everyone. With Diet Center franchises all over the country, there's bound to be one nearby.

Let's all get healthy!

This is post 501

Whoop! Usually you make a big deal with your milestone post ie. #500. But I didn't realize I had made that many posts until just now when I looked at my blogger dashboard. This blog has come a long way. I hope to clean it up a bit and make it spiffier in the coming months.

Here's to making it to 1000 posts!

It's inspection time

I can't believe I've already had my car for one year. Well 10 months to be exact. It's already time to have it inspected. I don't need to have auto body repair work done this time. The dents and scratches in the car will just have to stay there until I'm done with school.

Now if the car starts to rust where the scratches are, then I'll run out and have my auto fixed. But until then, the car is staying as-is.

I would forget my head if it wasn't attached

I forgot everything today. I didn't bring my lunch or more milk for my cereal. Luckily I had a lunch here so I won't have to buy anything from outside. I forgot my class and my books so I have to go home before I go to school.

Today is not shaping up to be a good day.

People are already buying Christmas stuff?

I was talking to a coworker last week and she was complaining because Halloween stuff is already in the stores. I thought that was crazy until I heard that some stores already have their Christmas stuff coming in. I knew it would come in early but I figured it would be at the end of September, not in August.

I don't worry about what I'm going to buy people for Christmas. I just wait until places like blackfridayscans.com put up the sales flyers for Black Friday sales. Then I decide what to get people depending upon what's on sale. I don't play full price for anything if I don't have to and that includes Christmas presents.

That doesn't mean that I'm a cheap skate or that I buy people crappy gifts either. I get most of my family pretty nice gifts actually. I just don't pay a lot for them. There's a art and a science to getting deals and I'm all over it. I guess when you don't have a lot of money to spend you learn how to look for the best deals.

The site www.blackfridayscans.com puts the sales flyers up before they hit the newspapers. So you can see what's on sale and make a action plan as to what to get and from where. If you don't want to constantly check the site, you can sign up for their email alerts and they will let you know when the deals have been posted. That's a cool feature because who really has time to keep looking to see if things have been posted or not? I know I sure don't.

I know I'm not looking forward to buying presents this year. All of my cousins have grown up and I can't get away with kiddie toys and baby dolls anymore. But you can best believe I won't pay through the nose for the presents I do get.

Crappy day

Today (yesterday actually) was pretty crappy! I didn't do anything special except go to the grocery store at midnight! Who really goes to the store that late? I was on my way home but I decided to stop at the store first. I grabbed my groceries and came home.

That's about it. Hopefully this weekend will be better.

Who have you found on Facebook?

You do know what Facebook is right? It's the hipper cooler new social networking site. It first swept through college campuses as the college student alternative to MySpace. Then it branched it caught on with everyone like wildfire.

Browsing today I found the profile of actor Amos Tamam. Here's his bio:
Overview
Date of Birth:
6 September 1977, Tel Aviv, Israel more
Filmography


Actor:

1. "Srugim" (2008) TV series .... Amir
2. Giborim Ktanim (2006) .... Police Officer
... aka Little Heroes (USA)
3. Shalosh Ima'ot (2006)
... aka Three Mothers (International: English title)
4. "Shir Shelanu, Ha-" (2004) TV series .... Yariv Arad (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
... aka Our Song (International: English title)

Man if I were an actress or even in show biz, I would definitely be one his contacts. Hey it's not what you know, but who ya know.

The family reunion is soon

People are losing their minds. Nobody has a car and everybody needs a ride. Of course they all waited until the last minute to say that they didn't have a ride. One cousin in particular is expecting my uncle to rent a van to transport her family. She's not planning on taking any money out of her pocket. She's the ultimate in selfish.

I was going to fly but now I'm not sure. We may need my car since no one else has one.

Having fun on vacation

Yeah it's almost over but I did have fun. I went away for a few days just to relax. I went where there were a lot of single people and boy did I feel like I was in the Ultimate Flirting Championship or something. It was so much fun though.

Guys were complimenting me on my hair like I had gotten a Extreme Style by VO5 done before I left. I really just went and got a haircut. Nothing more or nothing less. I didn't even have my super sexy Victory Hair going on or anything. I took jeans and sneakers because I wasn't planning on meeting anyone but I was wrong.

Click on the widget and play the game and see if the lines work for you. They do work! Usually because they're so corny that it makes you smile and talk to the person. If I never hear "What's your sign?" or any of those other lines, that would be fine with me.

Vacation is almost over

Bummer! Just when I started to really get into the groove, it's almost over. I hate only having 2 weeks vacation. You have to take 1 week and then I break up the second week into days. It really stinks though because if you take 2 days off for a long weekend trip, you use up those days quickly.

I hope my next job offers more vacation days.

Protect yourself from carpal tunnel syndrome

I work in accounting now which isn't as bad as my last company. I did data entry at that job. It was easy work but it was boring. It was the same repetitive motion day in and day out. There is a certain way to hold your wrists so that you don't risk the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. Most people don't do it however because it's not a natural motion to hold your hands like that. I did find a way to get carpal tunnel relief though. It's called the smart glove.

The smart glove is awesome because it makes everything you do natural. You don't have any unnatural motions or cumbersome products. In my previous job it would have helped tremendously. Now I can use when I do my blogging. Blogging can be hard work. It all depends on how many times per day your update and how many blogs you have. You could conceivably write and publish 3 or more posts per day. Some days I publish 6 posts in 1 day. That's a lot of writing.

Did I mention that I still write. Yeah I'm still writing my short stories. I don't put them on paper as much as I used to but I'm still writing. When I lost everything on my computer I got discouraged and stopped writing for a while. I recently started writing again so now I use a computer for work, blogging and my short stories.

I had better use something to protect my wrists and stave off carpal tunnel. I need to write to make a living.

I hate huge pictures

Sometimes I put pictures in my posts. I don't do it often because I don't always like the way they look. Most of the time they're way too big and they look ugly on your blog. Usually I'll just leave them for a while and then I'll delete them at a later date.

I hate those monstrosities on my pages.

Flying will be so uncomfortable

I'm a little overweight and this weight is so hard to get off. I've been watching what I eat and exercising like crazy. I think we all know that the weight doesn't come off as fast as it goes on. I've considered weight loss surgery if this weight doesn't come off soon. Those airline seats are made for a smaller size so I know I'll be squeezed in.

Not good.

Drive or fly?

I don't know how I'm getting to my family reunion. John and I was supposed to go together but he's not going. I can't drive that far by myself without missing most of the picnic. I'm not a good long distance driver so I would take a really long time. I could fly but then I won't have a car once I get there. The bus is out of the question because that ride is way too long.

I guess I have a few days to decide.