Listening

Doesn't it make you feel great, when you are trying to have a serious conversation with someone and they fall asleep within the first few seconds? The conversation does affect you too... you could at least stay awake for it!

Reality or Should I Say No So Reality Shows

When did reality shows become all about sex? We watched episode 2 of the new season of Hell's Kitchen, yes, day 2, which in their reality is more like day 4 0r 5. Two people had already hooked up and disappeared into a bedroom. Really? You are that lacking in morals... Then we watched Love in the Wild, which is an absolutely unreal and inane show. It is about 24 single people who are looking for love. These people have the opportunity to pair up for challenges and at the same time get to know each other. At the end of the challenge, they can either keep their partner or swap him or her for someone else, and two people go home. Very few have lasted continually, with only 1 couple paired up from the beginning. The others have mixed and matched throughout the game. Add in free flowing alcohol in their off time (they get to live in a compound with each couple having their own cabin for the night), a hot tub and swimming pool and you have a recipe for free flowing diseases. Really?? Yes, people do end up hooking up and are in bed together, then a few days later they have hooked up with another one and are in bed with that person too. Um, really? Developing a relationship with someone doesn't factor in? Just quick sex Goodness... I am thinking the winning couple will end up with more than the monetary prize - a lifelong reminder of their time in the wild. (and btw, not every single person is 20 something and a size 2, or for the guys, have six packs - can you get more realistic looking singles please!)

Calorie Counter

Yes, there's an appfor that. I haven't done well with diets because I never know what to eat. Not being a big eater, I usually end up eating way less calories than I need. I even cheated on Richard Simmon's diet because I would round whatever I did eat up. I have done lo carb, lo fat, Metabolife (before they changed the recipe and it since didn't work), etc. When deciding to go on a diet, my husband asked what kind of diet I was going on. Hmm, didn't know. I knew I needed to eat more regularly because my metabolism is shot and I need to get it to rev up again. I found an app called Calorie Counter and it has been a tremendous help. They have lists of foods and you just click on what you ate that day. Even have a section for exercise (will get back to that). It tells you how you are doing and your calories spent vs. taken in. It also helps you keep track of how much water you need to drink and lets you check them off when drunk.
In the list of exercises there is backpacking (with various pounds of weight), bicycling, cooking, driving, and yes there is sex (foreplay) and sex (intercourse). You click on it and put down how many minutes you engaged in each activity. Now is it me or would it be totally a mood changer, if your partner decides to be romantic and you say, "wait, I need to check the clock" not once, but twice, from when foreplay begins to when it ends and the intercourse begins. Looking at a clock and timing things may put a tremendous amount of stress on your partner. But, yes, there is an app for that!

Diet - Day #1

Yesterday, I did ok. Not having food or a vehicle to get to the store I had to wait until 5:00 to fill the cupboards. I made do with some foods we had, only to discover when I entered the little bit I ate into my calorie counter app, they were high in calories. I still stayed within my range and yes, I even took a walk. Now there is a big difference between getting up at 6:00 and walking and the walk in the evening that includes the 5 year old daughter. But we still got in more exercise than before and even stopped at the park. Jay Leno wonders why the US has such obese people - I can tell you. It is because buying fresh and healthy foods is expensive. I spent $150 at the store and didn't buy alcohol, or tons of meat. I bought a Foster Farms chicken for over $7.00. That is insane! Now if it laid golden eggs or something I could see the price tag fitting, but c'mon it's a chicken people! The only other item I bought from the meat department was a package of ground beef for over $4.00. It's only a pound of ground beef and not even organic. I hate living in the Bay Area as it is so expensive! Fresh fruits and vegetables are insane - $2.00 for a head of lettuce. I can buy chips cheaper. Yeah, yeah... but I won't. Ugh, I can tell I am going to lose more than pounds on this diet! I had better get thinner because my wallet already is!

Warm & Fuzzy

So, we got our monthly statement from my parents for living here. We got a $10 finance charge for not paying them within their allotted time period. Nothing says warm and fuzzy from your own parents than a $10 finance charge! If we are paying them over $900 a month, I sure don't see how we are going to move any time soon. Talking to them doesn't work. They want the $$$ as the finance charge will attest to! As an only child, boy do I feel the love!! Animals eat their young, my mother likes to play with her food first...

Diet

Yet again, today we are working on getting healthier. Why? Because we spent the entire day, yesterday, in bed not feeling well. My acid reflux has been so alive recently I can't eat anything without getting heartburn. And hubby, oh dear, we have a new issue. He has been complaining of chest pains quite a bit lately, he is always rubbing his chest and saying it hurts. Yesterday, he even started the rumblings of going to the doctor. Since everything is closed on Sunday, I had to let my fingers do the walking. Before people freak out about him not going to the hospital, I point out it has been going on for a few weeks and is only slowly getting worse. If it were a heart attack I am sure he wouldn't have been vertical at all. Moving on... it appears he may have some sort of angina. He has the symptoms listed. Yes, it is a problem, and without all of the tests it is difficult to be sure. It seems that without medical intervention, (for whatever his chest pains are) a change of diet and an addint of exercise is the best way to go. He has been eating a lot of beef lately (thank you Restaurant Depot) and eats fast food every day for lunch. I think his arteries and overall health can benefit from more salads, vegetables, and more healthier fare all the way around. I know he isn't feeling well as while he usually jokes about wanting to die (especially when he and his daughter fight) last night he told me what I needed to know about his current jobs and what I needed to know to get them finished. Add this to some other health issues and yeah, stress is high all the way around.

Respond

Why do people not respond to questions? Last week I sent an email to my teacher addressing three issues that needed a response. No response! Yesterday, I left him a voice mail... no response. I have now left another voice mail and am still waiting for a reply. Why am I so stressed out? Because his class ends tomorrow and I need to find out when I can take the final! Only having one vehicle and a husband self-employed in construction, the logistics of getting to school is a nightmare. The teacher is teaching the class on-line, but wants his students to take the final in person. Funny thing, my husband took this same class last year. The class was in person, but the final was sent home and the students had two weeks to fill it out and then just needed to bring it in on the last day of class. Why is this so complicated? Oh, yeah... and the teacher hasn't posted any of the week's work that is supposed to be done by tomorrow.
Side note - I got my paper back in Philosophy - got an A-. Not too bad since I had no idea what I was talking about. I have found out that I get a better grade when I talk in circles and never actually make a statement about anything. Never get to the point and all is well. Go figure!!