I love our auto insurance carrier. They are always very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful when it comes to revising our policy, presenting a claim or explaining anything we don’t understand.
My husband and I shopped around for quite awhile before settling on our current carrier. Our goal was to find an auto insurance carrier that had the qualities and price we were looking for!
Who do you have as your auto insurance carrier? Do you enjoy the service they provide?
Let’s talk lingerie. If you are like me, then you love slipping into some comfortable and sexy pajamas.
I love buying new pajamas! Sexy night gowns — flowing nighties — bedtime comfy pants, it all just feels good!
Where do you shop for your lingerie? Do you choose items you know that your spouse with love? Do you get a little risque with your choices?
Our garbage disposal is now in garbage disposal heaven. You guess it. The darn thing broke. Kaput.
So, I have the task of finding an alternative solution either for the interim or permanently. I have been reading up on the Insinkerator. Apparently, the Insinkerator Evolution has received glowing reviews and 5 stars all around! The product is built to last! And in our homes — built to last and good quality means something!
It means that you wont have to replace your garbage disposal for a long time. 
Quite often, I dream about what I would do if a large sum of money came my way. During those *dreams*, I think of building a family workout room. It would have the latest in ellipticals, exercise bikes and folding treadmills. I would even add in a lap pool if I could!
Of course, one thing leads to another and I realize that money or no money– getting into shape is about being on a journey for the long haul. It isn’t a diet and it can’t be a diet if I want it to last. So the changes I make today (or when I get my dream workout room tomorrow )… have a lasting effect on the rest of my life! 
If you had money to burn… what would you buy? Would you invest in your health?
I usually trust my husband to take care of all of the home maintenance things. He understands the inner workings of most every appliance and structure within our home. I couldn’t imagine having to do much more than paint some walls and shop for spring plungers and scented candles.
I want to do the *girly things* and I leave the rest up to him. I seem to think it is a fair trade most days.
This week… we are working on repairing some of the fascia on the garage roof.
New shoes! Oh how I would love to get my hands on a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. I mean… seriously have you seen the shoes? They are the definition of fabulosity!
There is nothing better than a sexy pair of shoes to complete an outfit! Having the perfect pair of shoes is almost more important than having the right accessories!
I am very picky about my shoes. I will go through racks of shoes until I find just the right pair. I will not wear any shoe just for the sake of wearing shoes. They must speak to me!
What are your shoe-shopping habits?
I love Father’s Day! Aside from his birthday and of course Christmas, it’s the only time that I can really spoil my hubby to pieces. So, on Father’s Day, I made him a breakfast enchilada, let him play video games all day and bought him wii accessories! If that isn’t a great Father’s Day, I don’t know what is!
I also bought him a grill kit. But the big gift was a Wii and Wii accessories.
What did you get your hubby for Father’s Day?
You may or may not know this about me, but I am a newbie gardener. This year, I decided I had enough with store-produce and decided to grow my own! I am so very proud of my garden! It’s a lot of hard work but it is so satisfying! My plants are growing very well. My broccoli is especially tall! I have thought about getting one of those garden windmills but i’m not quite sure that i’m ready for one yet.
Since I am loving the whole gardening scene, I have already started my planning on a bigger plot for next year!
Do you have a garden? Do you like it?
A few years ago, a friend of mine signed up for disability insurance on her vehicle. She did this as a “just-in-case”. If something were to happen to her, then her car payments would still be made on time.
When a person becomes unexpectedly injured, it is nice to have something to fall back on. Or at least something supplemental to help cover expenses during a time of crisis.
Do you have disability insurance?
How many of us new moms worry about erasing the stretch marks from pregnancy? Did you have a lot of stretch marks if any at all?
Did you know that you can fade stretch marks with cream? Some creams and lotions work wonders! Definitely read what you can and find what works for you! Over time, your stretch marks could fade enough that even you don’t notice them! And believe me when I say that you will love the skin that you are in even after you have a baby!
I have heard that the following products work fairly well:
We haven’t been here for very long but are already considering a kitchen re-do. I have my eye on a really cute stone back splash and new coordinating counter tops. I have even started looking at Kohler kitchen faucets. I have heard that Kohler is the best. I need a faucet that sort of reaches up with a higher bend. Right now, we have a straight forward faucet but it has proven itself to cause quite a situation when trying to fill pots or glasses of water.
My ideal kitchen design:
When looking through my data to find out how people got to my blog, the one search phrase I found: “confessions of a stressed out mom”. You know? I am totally a stressed out mom sometimes. Why? Because (like most moms), I have a superhero complex. I believe that I can do it all. It is only when I load my plate with unrealistic tasks and expectations that I realize I need to slow it down. It is then that I realize in all reality that I can’t do everything in one fell swoop as I imagine that I can.
And you know? I have discovered that it is okay not to be a superhero. It is okay to say no to certain tasks or realign things in order of importance for myself rather than other people. I think if all of us women could learn to do that, we might then be a little happier.
If your husband is anything like mine, then he must have an obsession with all things electronic or handy (i.e. tools). My husband recently announced that he would like to get an atv for Father’s Day. Unfortunately, at the moment we do not have the money for an atv. Someday, I would like to get him one. For now, he will have to settle for an atv magazine subscription!
What does your husband ask for for Father’s Day?
My sister-in-law is expecting her first baby in September. She is having a little girl! I am so excited that I will have a niece! I am in charge of planning her baby shower here. So, I was looking for baby shower invitations the other day.
I have a few options: I can either make my own, custom order some or buy some already made-up generic ones from the store.
I think I may go the “make-your-own” route since I want it to be extra special.
What have you done or what would you choose to do?
Before taking any kind of prescription it is best to consult your doctor. There are diet pill side effects. Diet pills seem like a quick fix and sometimes can help push weight loss forward by speeding up the metabolism or giving boosts of energy. However, like most medicines, they can also have side effects. Of course, it wont effect everyone the same, which is why it is important to consult a doctor before pursuing this kind of treatment for obesity.
Recently, we purchased a home insurance policy. We bought the policy from the same place we get our car insurance. We turned previously higher insurance into a low cost car insurance policy. Just adding multi-line policies has helped us save money in the long run!
Before adding multi-lines, we were looking for cheaper insurance. While we did find some cheaper options, we weren’t so sure about the reputation of the companies.
Where do you get your insurance from? Do you feel it is the cheapest option?
Have you ever used fat burners? I have. A long time ago I used Metabolife (before they got rid of the Phen-Phen). It was an eye opening experience that’s for sure.
I immediately felt like my body kicked itself into high-energy mode. I almost had too much energy and wasn’t completely sure what to do with it all. Once I started moving around more, I found that it helped keep my energy levels in check (I wasn’t as anxious). Still, I only used the pills to kick start my metabolism. Once I felt it had been kick-started, then I stopped taking it and moved on to something more natural.
After much hubub we are all moved into our new home. Crappy things keep happening and I am hoping that our luck changes. I have to admit that I think we can handle whatever comes our way but I am sort of a perfectionist and have this idea of how things “should” go in my head. When they don’t go that way, I get upset and thus stressed out.
So, I have been looking at Branson vacation packages lately. My brother and sister-in-law live in St. Louis and I would LOVE to take a family vacation down that way this summer. Like Calgon I need something to take me away for awhile.
Where do you go to unwind? Any favorite vacation spots?
Well, I knew it would happen eventually. I have envisioned this day for a long time. That’s right… my baby did it. He climbed out of his crib. Somehow I knew that my last child would master the art of the crib climb. The other two did not. They were content with the comfort and security that their crib had to offer. In fact, moving them from the crib to the bed was somewhat traumatic. But here he is… my little guy… climbing effortlessly (or seemingly so) out of his crib.
Now what?
He is merely 21 months old. As ready as he may be, I surely am not.
I have read comments ranging from “don’t react to it and move about as planned” to “It’s time for him to have a bed so that he can avoid falling”.
I think we’re going to make the transition slowly. I have never bought a toddler bed. I have always found them to be kind of useless. However, I think I may bite the bullet this time and get him a toddler bed. The climb into bed will be that much easier for him and the bed itself has built in bed-rails. I will also prep the doors by having a baby gate put up in front of the bedroom door or a child-proof doorknob cover so that he can’t move around the house during the night (I would be afraid that he would fall down the stairs in an attempt to try and find Dave and I).
At what age did your little one start climbing out of the crib (if ever)? What did you do about it?
Ah high school. The good ol’ years for some and for others… eh not so much. I remember high school like it was yesterday. For me, it those memories are a scant few years ago (more like 10). Still, the essays and tests are not far from my memory. Nor are the good times and the parties for that matter.
One thing I remember worrying about in high school (as my cousins now worry about), were sat prep courses. I felt like the SATs were the. biggest. test. of. achievement. ever. People I knew would take the prep courses and study hard. It was a big thing back then. Because having good SAT scores meant that good colleges would be easy to get into.
Back then, I thought the test was all by chance. Now however, I feel that if I would have “studied” for the SATs or taken a prep test, then perhaps I would have done better.
Did you study for your SATs?
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