I’ve had a lot going on this week and there have been a few things that I’ve wanted to talk about, but haven’t really had the energy (or time) to pull them together in fashion that would look anything like a post – so I figured, it’s been a while since I did a list-post, let’s do that tonight – so here we go:
- One of the most annoying things in the world is when you buy a food product that is vacuum sealed for freshness and when you try to open the little plastic/metal barrier that stands between you and the goodness contained within, the little .25 centimeter piece of plastic/metal breaks off in your hands, requiring you to resort to using a sharp knife and skillfully carving the barrier off around the edges of the container. This really, really bothers me.
- Another thing, along the same lines (sometimes) but sort of different is the “Yogurt Blowback” you get when opening a container of Yoplait. Now, a friend of mine at work did show me a nifty little trick where you pre-damage the lid, by poking a hole in it slowly, to release the pressure so the yummy yogurt goodness doesn’t blow back on your clean shirt – but that really doesn’t make my annoyance at this packaging faux pas any less irritating.
- I have noticed something really strange in recent months – the portions of food served on your plate when you order a meal is roughly enough to feed a small family of 3 for two meals – yet the packages of products you buy at the store seem to be shrinking. The good news is, my family of three can eat two meals for $12 from On The Border – the bad news is, it now costs me twice as much to go to the store to get the same amount of food – because the packages have gotten smaller (requiring me to buy more) while the prices, in some regards, have gone up.
- I have started drinking more and more hot chocolate – I don’t feel guilty about it any more, since the last time I went to the Dr. he told me I’d lost seven lbs (that’s a total of 24 lbs in the last three weeks – for anyone who is counting)
- My Dr. is a little weirded out that I am losing weight while on steroids.
- Don’t worry though, my face is still poofy.
- I commented to my mom the other day that I am eating less and less meat with my meals – then I promptly ordered ham on my pizza yesterday.
- I made up for it today by going to Pita Jungle and eating vegetarian. I love PJ and I love their jalapeno and cilantro hummus (Thank you Becky)
- Today is my baby boys 15th birthday. Tomorrow will bring a new chapter in our lives, known as “OMG, in less than a year, kiddo can drive…ack!”
- I got an email today from the school telling me that we needed to attend an informational meeting on the 20th for the kiddos new class he will start in June. What class, you might be asking? Cosmetology. I seriously couldn’t make this up if I tried.
- That reminds me, I need to go ask him if he A) Signed up for that class and B) knows what it is – somehow, I don’t see this as a viable career path for him – but maybe I’m missing something.
- I don’t do a lot of shameless promotion – but I am darn excited about being asked to Guest Blog on the Tavis Smiley Blog on PBS.org – if you want to read my piece of National Adoption Month (or you’re interested in becoming involved in adoption in some way) Check out the blog: National Adoption Month – A Presidential Proclamation.
- I think yesterday marked the official start of “Suckfest ’09″ for me – I can’t decide if it’s good news that it started late, thus will be shorter – or bad news, it started late, thus will go on past the end of February.
That’s really all I have – like I said, together – a blog post – on their own, not so much.
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