The woman next door went back to school and became a nurse. Even though she got a late start in life in getting her education she did it and is enjoying her new work. We see her leaving each morning wearing her new nursing scrubs, all nice and clean like and then each evening she comes in looking pretty ragged out, bless her heart. She is apparently working in a pediatric practice and those kids must be a handful each day for her to be looking so rough.
I have to say that there seems to be a great selection of these medical scrubs out there these days for folks in the medical field and that our neighbor has purchased numerous variations to wear each day. I feel for her, working so hard each day but doing her best to look good and cheerful each and every work day. At least she isn’t stuck wearing the same old lab coat day in and day out like some medical personnel end up wearing. That would be a drag for some one like her that enjoys a variety in their work attire.
I have just recently really started to use coupons when I shop. It is a major chore for me but the savings are worth the time and effort of the whole ordeal. Last night I went to the grocery store and remembered to bring my coupons and saved over $20 for the effort!
When MaryAnne was telling me that she was looking for an AbeBooks coupon code to help her save money on her college textbooks, I was reminded of how my wife managed to get her college degree. She was lucky enough to work for a large corporation that had a great tuition reimbursement benefit for their employees. If you could prove that the college courses you wanted to take were related to the job you either had or wanted to have within the company, then the company would pay for the tuition and fees for the courses. All we had to pay for were the books.
Unfortunately, this was before the Internet was available and we didn’t know how to find college textbooks anywhere other than the university’s own book store. We spent a lot of money on college textbooks. Don’t get me wrong, the education was worth the expense, but as far as I’m concerned the textbooks should be provided to the student as part of the tuition money. The book stores would tell you that they’d buy the textbooks back after the semester was over, but the money that they paid for used books was a small fraction of their original cost. And many times they would refuse to buy them back at all, saying that the books weren’t going to be used again for another class.
Sure, you could save a little bit of money by buying used textbooks, but now buying used textbooks from Abebooks over the Internet is a huge advantage to today’s students.
I have always liked the look of tiles in various rooms in the house. I like how easy it is to keep bathroom tiles clean. They are very durable and classic. I’ve seen some beautiful tile work done in many of my friends homes – some use them as kitchen backsplashes, and some use them on their kitchen countertops. I’ve always liked the look, but I’ve often wondered about the difficulty in keeping the kitchen countertops clean!
I’ve seen some beautiful table tops done with tiles as well. I’ve been very tempted to buy a few of them. The only thing that kept me from buying them is the practicality of keeping them as beautiful as possible – I can easily forsee food stains in the grout!
I think it is amazing how many different patterns and colors exist in the tile market today. From subway tiles to floral, one can set the mood of a room quite easily decorating with tiles.
Cruising around online last night I was checking out some of the more popular game sites. I don’t play many games online but on occasion I will have a bit of time on my hands and feel the urge. You don’t see many girl games, or at least you didn’t use to. I stumbled onto a site easygirlgames.com that is chock full of girl games. I sent the link to my 10 year old niece that has her own computer and may enjoy some of the girl games that they have offered and listed there.
I remember that there was a major push about 6 years ago in an effort to get more games that would appeal to the female population, girls in particular. I haven’t paid that much attention to it to tell you the truth but I do know that there seems to be a good effort from the gaming companies to fulfill this need.
My wife has been telling me that we spend too much money on our entertainment. Naturally I got defensive about it, since I am the one who spends the most money on things like going to the movies and buying DVDs and CDs. What I didn’t realize at the time was that she was thinking about trying to save money by switching our television service from cable service to a local tv satellite service.
She was telling me that her friend Nancy just switched to satellite because she found a good deal on www.localtv-satellite.com, and she suggested that we check it out too. The biggest concern that I have about signing up with a service like localtv-satellite.com is regarding how many sets can be hooked up to it, and how many can watch different shows at a time. I don’t want to have to buy or rent a lot of different receiver boxes – but if they are free it wouldn’t be so bad. I just don’t to lose my favorite channels just to save a few dollars!
They say that variety is the spice of life. I guess that that is a good thing, but these days we seem to have so many varieties of most things that it can be a challenge to make a decision on some things. I have been looking at the choices of enclosed bulletin boards to use in my office, but I had no idea how many types of enclosed bulletin boards that they make these days. It’s like going to the grocery store to buy a can of spagettii sauce, thinking you can just run in and grab a can, only to find that there are over 20 varieties of spagettii sauce to pick from. It can be frustrating at times.
At enclosedbulletinboards.com they hve a huge selection of enclosed bulletin boards. So if you are looking for at enclosed cork bulletin boards or enclosed fabric bulletin boards they have them there folks. They offer free shipping, quick delivery and they accept PayPal which is something that I always look for.
Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. Go figure it is a holiday that the majority of us don’t get the day off of work, if so you certainly don’t get paid for the time off, although if I was the boss I’d most likely consider starting that tradition. Some places give you your birthday off with pay, which should be standard across the board.
Anyway even if we have to work, most of us get off in time to tend to the neighborhood kids trick or treating and then hopefully off to a fun event at some one’s highly decorated up place with all the women dressed in their latest sexy Halloween costumes. I have been to some awesome Halloween parties and have won a few costume contests in my time. Now a days I’m more into seeing what others come up with each year.
Last year I met a great gal that came in wearing the most daring but tasteful sexy angel costumes that I’ve seen in a very long time. I got her phone number and we went out to dinner a time or two, but have lost touch at this point. Maybe I’ll meet up with her again at another Halloween party in the future. Halloween is creeping up on us in a few short months and I’m all about seeing what sexy costumes they will come out with this year.
There is still time to find a good costume to wear for this year. There are lots of websites that I’ve found online that have some really fine and unique costumes for just about any one’s taste and budget. It’s best to find an outfit that you might possibly be able to wear again at some point, like at a Renaissance Festival or some other type of event.
I have always enjoyed eating yogurt and Yoplait gets my vote for the best tasting as well as having the largest variety of flavors to choose from. It depends on what store you shop at as to which flavors you will find, but you can basically expect to find Cherry, Blueberry, Vanilla and Strawberry Banana. Yogurt is one of only a few healthy snacks that I can live with.
One of the things we really liked about this house that we live in is the fact that there was a gas fireplace in the living room. I’ve had enough of the experience of burning really wood, but I love the ambiance of flames dancing in the fireplace. There is something very soothing and hypnotic about relaxing in a chair by the fire. I’ve always enjoyed doing that. Many times I’ve fallen asleep on the floor in front of the fireplace!
So having a fireplace in the house was a big plus! We really didn’t care whether it was vented or ventless, because it is easy to buy Vented Gas Logs or Ventless Gas Logs. Just recently we had a problem getting our logs to light, so we went online to see if we should call a repairman or just replace the logs. We found some really fantastic prices on Peterson gas logs. Now we’re even thinking about putting in a fireplit and Outdoor Gas Logs in our back yard. I think it would be awesome to have a party area back there, and a fire pit would be a really nice touch.
The house that I grew up in had the best looking Window Box Planters in the neighborhood. My mother worked hard keeping those Decorative Planters in their best shape and condition possible. She had colorful flowers planted in them most of the year, they just seemed to grow well and keep their shape and color right up to the end of the season.
I have a few Indoor Planters around my place that seem to do pretty well. But I can’t seem to have much luck with an Outdoor Planter no matter how hard I try. I’ve seen some real nice High End Planters online that I’d really like to try and use to have here and the prices are pretty decent right now as well.
I’ll keep looking around a bit longer and see what I can come up with. I’ve got plenty of time to find the right one(s) for the right price. With this heat wave and drought going on there are a lot of sad looking yards out there.
I’m tired of iced tea. Sodas just don’t cut it any more. Beer is best but you can’t go around drinking that day in and day out right? I used to really enjoy Kool Aid when I was a kid, so I decided to pick up a few packages of the flavors that they have these days and I have to say that I’m really enjoying them, a nice change.
I have noticed that there are a lot of new 7-11 stores popping up all over the area. I’m not sure why there is such a sudden rush of 7-11s, not that I mind, I love a good cold Slurpee now and then and they usually have decent gas prices.
I was looking for the Slurpee song that used to be a hit back in the 70′s on YouTube.com, but I couldn’t find it, but I did come across the funny 7-11 prank call.
After all these years since the E-911 went on board throughout the state, I am still amazed by how many people don’t have any address signs on their houses! The law states that in order to be in compliance, so that emergency personnel can locate a victim that needs help that an address sign needs to be on the house, clearly visable from the road. If the house itself is not visable from the road, then an address plaque should be beside the driveway that leads to the house.
Too many people think that having a rural mail box with their address on it is sufficient. Which would be great reasoning except for the fact that many people’s mailbox is not even on the same side of the road as their house! And what about those mailbox groupings where six or seven of them are all sharing the same post? How is an ambulance driver supposed to find you then? People are so numb sometimes!
State Farm is really pushing their “Neighbor” campaign. It seems that at least 4 times an hour we are being told by the State Farm Rep to talk to our neighbors and see if they have State Farm. And if it isn’t State Farm, we are watching Progressive’s aggressive campaign with their dingy acting and looking female spokes person. So much insurance with so little time and/or money.
Have you ever seen a Tim Sample performance? In case you don’t know, Tim Sample is a Maine humorist, that gives performances around the state. He’s good for a night’s entertainment when you get the chance to see him. One of his funniest gags involves poking fun of one of my favorite household accessories – the tarp. He talks about how just about every Mainer has something in their front yard covered with a blue tarp. It’s been a few years since I last saw him, so I can’t recall the joke exactly, but the performance and the joke came to mind when my wife told me that she wanted to buy a clear tarp to use to cover the screening on the back porch.
I can’t remember a time when we haven’t had at least one or two things in the yard covered up with a tarp! They are durable and versatile. One of the great inventions of all time!
One of the things that has been very disappointing to me in the past when dealing with the purchase and maintenance of computers is the built-in-obsolescence of so many of them. Seems to me that the minute you buy a new computer, it is already obsolete! And when I go to a name brand store, such as Staples, or Best Buy, and get a so called “great” package deal (free printer included!) and then end up needing some kind of maintenance on the computer I’m hit with a huge repair bill. Terms such as “proprietary” are thrown at me as an explanation of the cost.
I’m always encouraged by my friends in the IT business, to bypass the chain stores and buy a Custom Computer that is not proprietary. I’ve been told that buying Custom Computers can actually be cost effective both in the original purchase price, and in the ability to repair or upgrade. I’ve been thinking about taking a look at some Custom Laptops and see what they have to offer that would entice me to buy a Custom Laptop rather than a pre-bundled deal. I still think that laptops are more expensive than they should be, considering the technological advances that have been made in recent years.
One of the things that I’ve noticed lately is that we seem to have bins full of tote bags and backpacks and a variety of purses in our basement, and in our bedroom closet. Not a gift giving occasion goes by when someone doesn’t give us some kind of tote bag, saying “everyone can use another tote bag.” And my wife seems to be on the constant look-out for the perfect purse.
Her favorite everyday purse is actually a very small backpack. It has a loop on the top that can used as a purse handle, and detachable shoulder straps that can be manipulated to turn the bag into a fanny pack or a backpack. I have to admit that it is a very clever design and I can understand why she likes it – when she gets tired of carrying it one way she can change the straps around and carry it a different way. She was lamenting to me earlier tonight that the stores no longer sell her purse – she hasn’t been able to buy a new one like it in over two years. I don’t know what she is going to do when this one finally falls apart!
As you can probably deduct from looking at my WordPress theme, I have an interest in cars. I enjoy reading magazines and websites about cars, and I enjoy watching the NASCAR races, and watching television shows about cars. I like to think that there isn’t very much about cars that I don’t know. So it comes as no surprise to me when a friend or relative tells me that they are shopping for a car and ask me about my opinion on the car itself, or about the prices.
One thing I do suggest to my friends is to check out websites like thecarconnection.com website. In addition to reviews of gazillions of cars, they also list prices – both of new and of used cars. So it is as easy to find bmw x5 prices and toyota rav4 prices as it is to find chevy colorado prices or nissan maxima prices. Just a few clicks of the mouse and you can find all of the information you could possibly want on new or used cars. I appreciate having a guide like that before I make a decision to buy or sell a car. Isn’t the Internet great!
My wife is very much into fashion sunglasses. She likes to keep a pair in the glove box of her car, as well as a pair in her purse. I’m always breaking sunglasses – I think I must sit on them by accident. She was thinking about buying me a new pair of Serengeti polarized sunglasses over the Internet, and she was showing me a few different pairs that she liked. I liked the fact that the sunglasses are flexible. You would not believe how many times I’ve broken my sunglasses! Seems like I go through at least a dozen pairs of sunglasses each year. Maybe if I try these flexible frame sunglasses they’ll last longer.