tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334621805217841622024-02-07T20:51:08.011-05:00Jessicas JabbersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-78252882266228694812012-11-01T11:44:00.000-04:002012-11-01T11:44:19.569-04:00ADD + OCD And What 5 Minutes Can Do For YouA few months ago I realized I was a mess! My OCD and ADD were overtaking my life! I wasn't getting anything done because I wanted everything to be perfect but while perfecting that oh so important thing (whatever it was at the moment) I would have an ADD moment. I would flitter off over to whatever that shinny thing out the window was. Then I wouldn't return back to that oh so important thing. In a nut shell, everything was half done. Never to be finished.<br />
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My house was a mess.<br />
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Then I thought of something so simple. So silly, that it might just be my Saving Grace! I set a timer. Yup, I set a timer. When I hop on my computer, I just turn my timer on for either 5 or 6 min. (It is either 5 or 6 min because the OCD part of me would like the 5 min to happen at 9:00, 9:05, 9:10, 9:15, ect. The 6 min come on, you guessed it, 9:06, 9:12, 9:18, 9:24. And by the way, if you are wondering, there are ten 6 minutes in an hour. That makes it MUCH more even than twelve 5 minutes in an hour!)<br />
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Each time the timer goes off, I clean up that number of things. 5 min timer set = 5 things. 6 min timer set = 6 things. This might mean I fold 5 pieces of laundry, or put 5 spoons in the dishwasher then I go to something else for the rest of the time (read e-mails, crochet, or play a game with Caleb) Or if I have something like bills to do or vacuuming I do that activity for the full 5 min. Then relax the next 5 minutes. This means I am cleaning up 60 things in an hour or getting a small project done. 5 things every 5 mins seems so much less scary than 60 things all at once. This way I am not getting distracted either!<br />
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I have bookmarked the <a href="http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/" target="_blank">bomb timer</a>. My kiddos love this bomb timer and have even started cleaning up a few things in their room each time it goes off!<br />
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Times that I set my timer:<br />
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- Anytime I am on the computer! (I have had my timer go off several times while writing this post)<br />
- While doing a hobby or project<br />
- While watching TV<br />
- While chatting on the phone<br />
- At 3:30 pm when I know I should be starting dinner (I might look up the recipe, then get all items out, then start water, then put ingredients together, then mix them together. So that by the time it needs to go in, all I need to do is get it in and it doesn't feel like I have been just slaving over the stove!)<br />
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My house has had a dramatic change since starting this a few months ago! We are actually able to invite people over with out having to be embarrassed . We are able to walk around our house with out constantly tripping over something. We are able to take cute photos on the spot AND post them on facebook for friends and family to see (something I wouldn't and didn't do last year because I didn't want anyone to see out mess).<br />
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Are you ADD or OCD?? Have you tried a simple, silly 6 minute timer? If not, I encourage you to try it out sometime! Please leave a comment below if you have tried this or have other methods that you have found work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-85635600176077022562012-10-17T19:36:00.002-04:002012-10-17T19:45:56.266-04:0025 Disney Movie Reward Points<br />
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Disney sent out some Boo-nus points today! You will get 5 points for each word you enter for a total of 25 <a href="http://www.disneymovierewards.go.com/" target="_blank">Disney Movie Rewards Points</a><br />
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This week I would really like to establish a routine! Or maybe a list of things I need to get done each day. Something like that.<br />
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Also, I have been looking into <a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/tag/31-ways-to-earn-extra-cash-before-christmas" target="_blank">Money Saving Mom's 31 ways to earn extra cash before Christmas</a> posts and really think these are valid options for me :)<br />
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<li>Do all budgeting on Friday</li>
<li>1 load of laundry each day from start to finish</li>
<li>All dishes in the dish washer each night</li>
<li>Continue to check out Crystal's extra cash before Christmas series and do each to the fullest</li>
<li>Keep up on meals and times for child care business</li>
<li>Meal Plan</li>
<li>Work out 4 days</li>
<li>Finish Karen Kingsbury's book Take 3</li>
<li>Make Banana Bread</li>
<li>Volunteer at Caleb's school</li>
<li>Make a list of TTD each day</li>
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Hopefully I can get a few of these done this week. It really has helped to have my goals written down for the world to see.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-17718160025258464702012-09-18T10:37:00.001-04:002012-09-18T10:37:33.349-04:0010 Goals This WeekAlright, so I haven't posted my goals in quite a while and I can tell that I have been lacking in motivation. So here I am back at it again. Posting my goals so that maybe I can get something done this week :)<br />
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<li>Mow the lawn</li>
<li>Weed the flower bed and pull out all the dead flowers</li>
<li>Put in meals and times DAILY for my business (I have been getting about a week behind)</li>
<li>8 glasses of water each day</li>
<li>Go to the gym 5 times and bike for at least 20 minutes of my time there</li>
<li>Start dinner by 4:00pm daily</li>
<li>Find a way to use up 14 huge zucchini, 30 tomatoes, 4 heads of lettuce, 4 lbs of hamburger, 7 lbs of ham, and 20 lbs of potatoes.</li>
<li>Try a new recipe to try and get rid of some of that food!</li>
<li>Discharge a few of kids from child care</li>
<li>Go to the park (It's starting to get chilly around here and I want to enjoy the park a few more times before summer is over)</li>
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Now that I have those listed, I hope this will give me some extra motivation that I need!</div>
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Caleb Started T-ball a few weeks back and loves it! My camera has been missing for roughly those same weeks so I haven't been able to take pictures. The lost has now been found and I am able to share these moments again :)</div>
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Caleb has a great support team! Below is a photo of Joel and my mom. Visitors who were not captured in pictures include Jimmy and I obviously, other grandparents, great grandparents, cousins, teachers and friends! :</div>
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It was chilly on our first day of practice :<br />
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They had them practice swinging at the ball. They had the fence catch all the balls. :<br />
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Throwing during practice :<br />
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And Learning how to catch as well :<br />
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GO TEAM! Caleb is on the Java Cone team this year :<br />
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Running Home! :<br />
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Caleb is playing pitcher. This is his second time playing pitcher.:</div>
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Happy he made it home :<br />
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Caleb and his friend Izzy from our church :<br />
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Caleb playing at 1st base. Out At First! Good Job Caleb! :</div>
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1) Finish my house so it can be rented out - We are so close to this. I think with just a few more weeks, we could have the house finished!</div>
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2) Pay off Lowe's credit card - Paying off has been a slow process but we are certainly paying extra each month :)</div>
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3) See family in Pennsylvania - Saw them in March! It was a blast. Maybe I should right a post about that....</div>
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4) Pay off Jimmy's student loans - Still trucking a way at this. Money has been super tight lately.</div>
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5) Clean out the down stairs - I have been progressing with this as well! I gave away a lot of baby items to a friend in need. Donated a bunch of dishes to my mom's church who help people in need. And have been giving to Goodwill.</div>
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6) Save $2,000 emergency fund - We have officially got $1,000 in our emergency fund.</div>
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7) Develop 12 new habits - Um... well... about this....</div>
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9) Exercise increasingly - So up until now, exercise has been pretty on and off. However, I just joined my mom's gym and I am hoping to make the most of it! Today I did 2 miles!</div>
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10) Freezer meals once a month - Freezer meals? Not quite. But we did get a ton of carrots at the food truck and I shred those up and put them in the freezer.</div>
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11) Make cleaning the house more of a priority - I have been trying this. The living room has stayed pretty clean for the most part and I have been working on folding laundry as soon as it comes out of the dryer.</div>
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12) Date night 1 time per month - We went to Chicago in April for a 30 hour date night! We had a great time and a much needed get away from reality. </div>
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13) Record meal and times daily - Well My food lady will be here sometime soon. Although still not daily, I have been keeping up with this pretty well.</div>
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14) Plant and maintain garden during summer - Still waiting for it to warm up.</div>
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15) Devote 1 night to family game night - We strayed off track with this one. Glad to be looking at my goals today as a refresher for what needs to be done.</div>
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16) Get together with friends 1 time per month - While we were in Chicago, we were able to see an old friend!</div>
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17) Write down birthdays and send cards - Wow. What a complete fail this has been!</div>
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18) Blog increasingly more - Although this was originally one of my goals for this year, I have found this to be put on the back burner these last few months and I have been spending more family time. I think that was a wise trade off.</div>
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19) Read with kids at least 3 times per week - We read almost daily in the car before school!</div>
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20) Make and keep budget - Jimmy and I just talked about this again last night. We really need to get this going!</div>
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21) Learn to knit and FINISH a project - I made a dish cloth!</div>
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22) Lose some weight - I forgot to check my weight today. But I don't think I have lost any yet.</div>
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That's where I am for the month of April. How have you been doing on your 2012 goals so far? I would love to hear!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-26935463419887659272012-04-19T16:19:00.000-04:002012-04-19T16:19:51.393-04:00MSM's 4 weeks to a more organized home - Day 2<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/04/4-weeks-to-a-more-organized-home-assignment-2.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Money Saving Mom</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> has put up an April Challenge to get a more organized home. Although quite pokey, I am getting some stuff done! Day 2 (AKA April 19th lol) Was cleaning out the fridge.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took this picture 2 days and decided that we had better eat some of that before I even attempt to clean it out! I sure am glad we did waited :) After using most of it and tossing a few things, here is what our fridge looks like today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeekmc-WfJ1gxi0FVNLJAj1Z2m53tFhlDUWhrTgu_p_4LQv46JQPtLovRno4ZtLtPq_-LZ7OKjs_fDUG1Dek2jSv2Z-wIsYENu7dzOYRD5nCqzO4Q5rK1xYZ7Cmvpy-zTK7Sn0FF6_jWM_/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeekmc-WfJ1gxi0FVNLJAj1Z2m53tFhlDUWhrTgu_p_4LQv46JQPtLovRno4ZtLtPq_-LZ7OKjs_fDUG1Dek2jSv2Z-wIsYENu7dzOYRD5nCqzO4Q5rK1xYZ7Cmvpy-zTK7Sn0FF6_jWM_/s320/008.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yep, all this came out of my purse. It was a mess. This morning my husband was looking for my keys, which are always some where at the bottom of my purse, and he found them almost instantly! He even commented on how much cleaner my purse is!! Ok, it is a great day when your husband can comment about the cleanliness of your purse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And above are the seven items that I got rid of. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-8088347901919440852012-04-09T15:22:00.000-04:002012-04-09T15:22:17.290-04:00Life At HomeSo life has been a little busy around here lately. Just going to post a quick re-cap of the last few weeks.<br />
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Caleb was sick.<br />
Jimmy was sick.<br />
I was sick.<br />
Then Joel got sick and went into the hospital.<br />
Joel got out and felt good enough to go on Vaca.<br />
Got ready for vacation to PA to see family (on of my 2012 goals!!).<br />
Went to PA :).<br />
Totally forgot the charger for Joel's pump while visiting PA.<br />
Found out PA hospitals are useless and decided to never move there.<br />
Had an amazing time in PA and Joel took a bottle well enough to keep him at weight.<br />
Had "make up" Dr's appointments when we got home.<br />
11 Dr's appointments in 6 days.<br />
Spring break.<br />
Joel won't even look at a bottle.<br />
And now here we are. :)<br />
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We have also been working on the house TONS. And by "we", I really mean Jimmy. With our kids and the child care kids, it's been hard finding a time where I can go help out and be kid free. But I do have to say that Jimmy has been doing an amazing job! I am super impressed with the house each time I get a chance to go over there! The upstairs is almost completely finished. Just a few more things to do. And all that's left on the main level is the dining room/kitchen. I am blessed to have a driven husband. If it were up to me, it would probably never get done.<br />
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Today I did get a chance to go over there. I got the upstairs picked up and vacuumed and then got a call from my sister-in-law who was stuck at the air port. So although my time was short, I did get <i>Something </i>done! I also got a few drawers from a file cabinet.<br />
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I quit my job at McDonald's. They were getting ridiculous. And that's all I'll say about that otherwise I might just got into a rant. lol<br />
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I have donated plasma 3 times. This is NOT a fun experience! But... it does pay the bills so to speak. Just from going those 3 times, I have gotten $80. No to bad if I say so myself. The first time, I got pretty sick all of a sudden. Then they gave me some water stuff and I felt much better. The second time, I lost about 70 ml of blood because they couldn't get it back into me. I ended up not being able to go back for a full week because my arm hurt. And to top it off, I had a pretty large bruise for about 10 days. Then when I went back the next time, they were only able to take like 100 ml from me before my body wouldn't give them any more. They were able to give me back my blood that time though. So, this week I am going to attempt at it again. Maybe with the other arm. Did I ever mention my immense fear of needles?<br />
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That's all for now. Hope to update a little sooner next time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-85669280141670876232012-02-27T10:26:00.002-05:002012-02-27T10:30:34.689-05:00Weekly Goals<div>This weeks goals:</div><div><br />
</div>1) 10 minutes of extra cleaning in each room this week<br />
<div>2) Vacuum main level of the house</div><div>3) Donate 10 items 2 times this week</div><div>4) Finish Taxes</div><div>5) Conferences for Caleb</div><div>6) Start new Child Care Kiddo</div><div>7) Return pop cans</div><div>8) Make dinner menu for this week and keep to it</div><div>9) Pray with family every day/begin March habit</div><div>10) Write 2012 goals review<br />
11) Get all of Joel's invites out<br />
12) Post face scrubbies on to etsy<br />
13) Finish Money Saving Mom's book</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-80307309277286126092012-02-25T10:51:00.000-05:002012-02-25T10:51:59.203-05:00Cleaning mama! - Tub 10 min tidy up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VmYRZNFrEHqqib_JK7WsN0hqPeMvDGx5TbHOdaAtuq6L4MrPrWNVc3yE_Q71OEU22FoS-RtHaQpGieRZpaPdEPoIU4YcC0BvP3J0NUi5-7k0u_lTZCGxZZWNdCa9xt7_N8Enhq2ad_z1/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VmYRZNFrEHqqib_JK7WsN0hqPeMvDGx5TbHOdaAtuq6L4MrPrWNVc3yE_Q71OEU22FoS-RtHaQpGieRZpaPdEPoIU4YcC0BvP3J0NUi5-7k0u_lTZCGxZZWNdCa9xt7_N8Enhq2ad_z1/s320/001.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tub Before</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Although there is not a huge difference, our tub has been peeling each time some one has a bath or shower for the last 3 years. I finally got sick of it and scrapped it for 10 minutes. Ten minutes went by a lot quicker than I thought they would and I feel great about the little bit I accomplished.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I have been making the same excuse for the last 3 years as to why I didn't do it right then. Here it is, "The tub might be wet and I don't want to get my socks/butt wet from sitting in it." What a crock of crap that excuse was! My husband took a shower this morning and it was completely dry when I did my 10 minute tidy up at 10:15.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Along with scrapping the tub I also took 10 minutes and washed my shower doors. We have the see through glass doors and yes, they took me 10 minutes to clean. I really don't know the last time that I cleaned them. The look great! I am so glad I did it. I kinda cleaned the frames to them too. I am so glad I took that 20 minutes in my bathroom today and I certainly don't miss those 20 minutes at all. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This ties in really nicely with my 2012 of <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-goal-cleaning-goals.html" target="_blank">making cleaning the house more of a priority</a>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-5417765296208269922012-02-23T19:21:00.000-05:002012-02-23T19:21:12.125-05:00Cleaning mama!After starting my new meds the other day for my OCD and ADD, I feel like a new me. I am not sure if the meds are really working this fast or if it just my mind. What ever it is, I'll take it! I have gotten so much done this week. I plan to blog for the next few days about my cleaning accomplishments this week. I am certainly making headway on my <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-goals.html" target="_blank">2012 goal</a> of cleaning. Today I used money saving mom's <a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2-hour-house-clean1.pdf" target="_blank">2 hour house cleaning checklist</a>. And although I didn't get near all the way done (Joel woke up then I needed to get Caleb from school), I do feel like my house looks a million times better! Here's a peek at what I got done today:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that's my clean up project for today! I decluttered my kitchen tons and it looks so much better.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-50313141052870565412012-02-21T14:20:00.000-05:002012-02-21T14:20:45.303-05:00Blurrrrrr of a weekSo here's my blurred recap of last week.<br />
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Feeding tube supplies:<br />
Our supplier never called for Joel's feeding tube supplies so I called them<br />
Feeding tube supplies came next day<br />
All feeding tube supplies that came were wrong<br />
Fiddled around with trying to get the right parts<br />
Got the right parts now we're in good shape<br />
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Icky Sicky Family:<br />
Caleb says he wasn't feeling well after snack<br />
Caleb pukes then feels totally better, no fever or anything<br />
I bring Caleb to school<br />
I find out that there are only 5 kids in class because everyone has flu<br />
I bring Caleb to grandma's because Joel has Dr's appointment<br />
Caleb feels better and goes back to school<br />
Jimmy wakes up super sick on Sunday<br />
Jimmy is sick all day Sunday<br />
I get sick Sunday night<br />
I call into work Monday morning and I am sick all day Monday<br />
Now we are all feeling better for the most part<br />
Oh, and Joel never got sick YEAH!!<br />
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Joel's new feeding schedule:<br />
Went to said Dr's appointment for 2 hours<br />
Thought we would be going back on the bottle<br />
No such luck<br />
We are doing changes every 4-5 days for the next month or so<br />
I got eerked<br />
I called back the Dr and told him this tube thing wasn't working<br />
Convinced him that we can go back to the bottle in the next few weeks!!<br />
Still going through major changes for the next month<br />
Joel seems to be doing really well with these changes so far<br />
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I did go to the Dr's yesterday to get some meds. I was diagnosed with boarder line OCD and boarder line ADD. In combination with each other, I want every thing to be perfect but don't have the attention span or focus to do it perfect so I just don't do anything at all. Yep. That pretty much sums me up. I started meds today so I am praying that this will help me get back on track.<br />
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This week I am hoping to get a few things done.<br />
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Dinner with my sister on Wednesday<br />
Find directions to the hospital more than an hour before we have to leave<br />
Get Caleb to the hospital for teeth cleaning<br />
Finish Joel's invites<br />
Pay bills<br />
Turn in all paperwork for Joel's insurance<br />
Clean off desk so I can find paperwork for Joel's insurance<br />
Finish tax papers by WednesdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-82908172439021516222012-02-13T10:09:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:09:47.817-05:00Weekly Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQcrQWq2aShGkSlWN36oT00La4f18VWA7riwqnibDZhMsJ6aZFmeQ" /> </div><br />
I have one single goal this week. Broken down into three parts.<br />
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1) Call Doc for ADD meds<br />
2) Go get ADD meds from pharmacy<br />
3) TAKE ADD meds<br />
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I have been driving myself nuts lately! I can't get anything done, my house looks like a mess, and I can't even focus when I do have the motivation to get something done. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a little girl and started taking meds in 1st grade. I don't know when I stopped taking them or why I stopped taking them but I remember going back on them for a while in high school for a very short period of time. I tried them out again about 4-5 years ago but couldn't handle swallowing the pills ( I have an aversion to pills). So now here I am again. A total mess.<br />
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<b>Do have experience with ADD?? Do your children, spouse, or yourself have ADD?? I would love to hear your input. I would love to hear any suggestions! Please leave a comment below. Even if it's an anonymous comment! Thanks all :)</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-81066602968921127112012-02-13T10:01:00.000-05:002012-02-13T10:01:48.738-05:00Menu Plan MondayMonday - Chicken, cream cheese, spinach, noodle<br />
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Tuesday - Ham, Potatoes, and Carrots<br />
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Wednesday - <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2012/01/recipe-lasagna.html" target="_blank">Lasagna</a><br />
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Thursday - Scalloped potatoes and ham<br />
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Friday - Grandpa Bill's veggies and biscuits<br />
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Saturday - Hot dogs and Mac N Cheese<br />
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Sunday - left oversUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-42158946120750218482012-02-12T07:00:00.002-05:002012-02-12T07:00:07.467-05:00daily reportYesterday I drank:<br />
32 oz of coke<br />
oz of water<br />
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The ways I worked out were:<br />
20 min of hula hoop around my waist<br />
15 sit ups<br />
5 push ups<br />
15 seconds of plank<br />
1 min march in place<br />
3 min jog in place<br />
2 min jumping jacks<br />
1 min squat and kicks<br />
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I also looked for some bracelets to put on for <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/277252920779725264/" target="_blank">this great pinterest idea</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-68481206497845807772012-02-11T15:17:00.000-05:002012-02-11T15:17:14.759-05:00daily reportI guess I wasn't quite as motivated as I thought I would be but I will still report that I did 11 min of hula hoop around my waist, and 2 min of hula hoop on each arm for a total of 15 min yesterday! I only drank 32oz of coke and about 64 oz of water.<br />
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I also wanted to address the <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-goal-develop-12-new-habits.html" target="_blank">12 new habits for 2012</a>. Yep... lets just be honest, I forgot about them. My January habit was a complete fail. We wasted SO much food in January. But I do feel like I am much more aware of the food in our house so I am hoping that will help us out as we continue to develop that habit through out the year.<br />
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On to February. Yep... lets just be honest about this one too. I forgot about it til, well, Now. So we are starting February's habit a little late but better late than never. My February's habit was to pray with my family every night. I am simply a forgetful gal. I am also a procrastinator. Like a really bad one! But this is a biggy not to forget so I am printing pages right as I type this that say, "Have you prayed today?" I am posting them on Caleb's bedroom door, which is in the middle of our house and you literally can not go into any other room with out passing his door. I am also posting in the bathroom above the toilet paper roll because it is a rule in our house for all family members to go potty before they go to bed. I am also going to color them red so they are not something we can miss. If you have any other ideas to help me remember please post them below. I could use any suggestions :)<br />
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I will be posting our success/forgetfulness on our praying as well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-65132950047679919552012-02-09T13:36:00.001-05:002012-02-13T16:59:27.845-05:00Feta Dip Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a super simple but oh so Yummy recipe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This feta dip recipe is:<br />
1 Tablespoon of oil<br />
8 oz crumbled feta<br />
1 can diced tomatoes, drained<br />
1 loaf french bread<br />
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Yes folks, that's it! And there is no spoon needed to put it on the bread. Simply fold the bread in half and pinch some dip in between the bread and scarf down.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-10919088609969615122012-02-08T17:48:00.000-05:002012-02-08T17:48:35.080-05:00Work out & drink report<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">I am finding that I am not motivated unless I have some sort of accountability! So here I am again, blogging about what I have accomplished. A few of my </span><a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-goals.html" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">2012 Goals</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> addressed getting healthier this year. One of those is exercise increasingly. If I don't make it a habit/routine, I forget about it. If I have a 3 days a week thing for exercise, I forget about it. I HAVE to make exercise a daily thing. If that means 1/2 hour on the bike or 10 jumping jacks, Exercise must be daily for me. I hope to blog about my accomplishments and failures for the day.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Yesterday I did:</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" />Nothing for exercise. But I did spend a few hours at the Dr and go across town one way and across town the other way to return our new-to-us cell phone that was broken when we got it! Caleb has been really naughty lately which just isn't him so I have been dealing with that as well. Joel had a rough day too. I also went to bed a few minutes after 7. I was Whipped after just a stressful day. <br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">I will be reporting back daily about my exercise, work out, or extra movement I did each day. Also, by working at McDonalds, I have had tons of FREE coke. I have been drinking over 64 oz of coke each day! I am going to try and cut that down. I will be reporting how much coke/water I have had each day as well.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Drink:</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">32oz coke</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">64 oz of water</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">The tables are turning on my drinking habits lets hope they can continue!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-17817358708408531382012-02-08T13:24:00.000-05:002012-02-08T13:24:52.963-05:00Toss Out Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what I tossed out this week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I am not sure what happened to these sausages! They were frozen before there expiration</div><div style="text-align: center;">date, and cooked the same day I thawed them. But they were BAD.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even my husband wouldn't eat them which is saying something</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKhBvQgNn3Eh0YH_B8YokjPvP_y4A8Pcbe4202mop1r6DTZJ4fq7gEHRU8JGFhu_Lfoil239ci2Lowd8Wtk2dq5eMfAHrVdPtY2tNsMp7dCjuw-UWXlv2EhpWtfEhZmsG3iK8i8tMfuay/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKhBvQgNn3Eh0YH_B8YokjPvP_y4A8Pcbe4202mop1r6DTZJ4fq7gEHRU8JGFhu_Lfoil239ci2Lowd8Wtk2dq5eMfAHrVdPtY2tNsMp7dCjuw-UWXlv2EhpWtfEhZmsG3iK8i8tMfuay/s320/010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are things I planned on cooking but never got around to making the meal so they went bad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The milk was just not finished fast enough either.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8Mf9MTURxPjGKACEaa5aMxYZKf7Oh2b0YAa2AvCOioh24B5GbJdN1gJF3EPDBMHiPE77FeakohDTQ6tDeHu6T5z-PUYp0G6Q4kfd2o7zUrjxCN4CzcJAqJlCiloow0sn-e5yPNyCNEqU/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8Mf9MTURxPjGKACEaa5aMxYZKf7Oh2b0YAa2AvCOioh24B5GbJdN1gJF3EPDBMHiPE77FeakohDTQ6tDeHu6T5z-PUYp0G6Q4kfd2o7zUrjxCN4CzcJAqJlCiloow0sn-e5yPNyCNEqU/s320/015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, I swear this time I cleaned out the entire fridge! These were from October and September!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What did you toss out this last week? I would love to see a link if you posted it</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>to your blog or </b><b>just list the items below. I could use some motivation this</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>week since I </b><b>did so bad so PLEASE post something :)</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-79638461625833929992012-02-07T13:17:00.000-05:002012-02-07T13:17:23.611-05:00Work out & drink report<span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As I posted yesterday, I am finding that I am not motivated unless I have some sort of accountability! So here I am again, blogging about what I have accomplished. A few of my </span><a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-goals.html" style="background-color: white; color: #b5643a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">2012 Goals</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> addressed getting healthier this year. One of those is exercise increasingly. If I don't make it a habit/routine, I forget about it. If I have a 3 days a week thing for exercise, I forget about it. I HAVE to make exercise a daily thing. If that means 1/2 hour on the bike or 10 jumping jacks, Exercise must be daily for me. I hope to blog about my accomplishments and failures for the day.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yesterday I did:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">10 sit ups</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">4 push ups</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">10 second plank</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1/2 hour bike</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1/2 hour P90X stretching disc</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I will be reporting back daily about my exercise, work out, or extra movement I did each day. Also, by working at McDonalds, I have had tons of FREE coke. I have been drinking over 64 oz of coke each day! I am going to try and cut that down. I will be reporting how much coke/water I have had each day as well.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Drink:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">64oz coke</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">50 oz of water</span><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">How did you do yesterday? Please tell me below or leave a link. I really enjoy checking out your accomplishments so please don't be shy :)</span></span></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-65256499790938329262012-02-06T15:27:00.000-05:002012-02-06T15:27:13.557-05:00Work out & drink reportI am finding that I am not motivated unless I have some sort of accountability! So here I am again, blogging about what I have accomplished. A few of my <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-goals.html" target="_blank">2012 Goals</a> addressed getting healthier this year. One of those is exercise increasingly. If I don't make it a habit/routine, I forget about it. If I have a 3 days a week thing for exercise, I forget about it. I HAVE to make exercise a daily thing. If that means 1/2 hour on the bike or 10 jumping jacks, Exercise must be daily for me. I hope to blog about my accomplishments and failures for the day.<br />
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Today I did:<br />
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10 sit ups<br />
4 push ups<br />
10 second plank<br />
1/2 hour bike<br />
1/2 hour P90X stretching disc<br />
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I will be reporting back daily about my exercise, work out, or extra movement I did yesterday. Also, by working at McDonalds, I have had tons of FREE coke. I have been drinking over 64 oz of coke each day! I am going to try and cut that down. I will be reporting how much coke/water I have had each day as well.<br />
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Drink:<br />
64oz coke<br />
8 oz of water so far<br />
<i>I will be drinking water the rest of the day. I am hoping to get to 64 oz as well. We'll see with tomorrows update.</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-41682777437134225222012-02-06T10:25:00.001-05:002012-02-06T10:44:30.560-05:00Weekly Goals<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This weeks goals:</b></span></div><br />
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 508px;"><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family/Mothering Goals</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">1) <strike>Volunteer at Caleb's school</strike></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><i>I also found out that I will probably be able to do this for the next few weeks as I won't have any child care kids on Wednesday mornings :)</i></span></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 508px;"><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) Make morning muffins with Caleb</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) Get invites cut out</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) <strike>Hold Joel tons and don't really care if I get stuff done as long as my Joel is ok.</strike></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i>Seriously didn't get Anything done this week! Below is my laundry pile Yikes!</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqfeCIcdPJOknYTPpo6hbGsJ8amOWEbdKb53460qI2LeRjxkAv5w4J7AEN__zQspkfFjHObftf9XpbnKpIym6VmY_v4mat0-cDhUUi74IiFHAEruE1GZpsUDsO5exKkXzaesXVj2qfDsg/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqfeCIcdPJOknYTPpo6hbGsJ8amOWEbdKb53460qI2LeRjxkAv5w4J7AEN__zQspkfFjHObftf9XpbnKpIym6VmY_v4mat0-cDhUUi74IiFHAEruE1GZpsUDsO5exKkXzaesXVj2qfDsg/s320/016.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</span></span></span></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 508px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Personal Goals</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Get to page 150 in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jessijabbe-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=031604251X&IS1=1&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Julie and Julia</a></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;">2)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;"> Ride stationary bike 1/2 hour 3 days this week</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;">3) Get 36'' knitted by Friday </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;">4) Do the <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/277252920779818846/" target="_blank">Fab Ab Feb.</a> Work out </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 508px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5;">Home Management Goals</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5;">1) Make weekly menu so we don't waste any food this week</span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 508px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;">2) Get Jimmy's dresser drawers put back in his dresser</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 508px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">3) Get all every thing cleaned up in my room.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5;">Business Goals</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5;">1) Continue entering times and meals daily.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5;">2) Do a Fire drill.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7843024505441085033" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 508px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5;">3) Exercise with kids each day with youtube videos (They love these!)</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I totally failed at last weeks goals, I am making them this weeks goals as well. Joel is doing better so hopefully I won't have to hold him quite as much this week</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-60519986535291429462012-02-02T08:27:00.000-05:002012-02-02T08:27:55.982-05:00Rental house<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I posted in our <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-january-update.html" target="_blank">2012 January update</a> we have been rockin' away at our rental house. Yesterday I got to shine up some metal with steel wool and I got to paint the front door. They both looked great by the time I got done! We also had a lease managing company come over and check it out to tell us what they though and kinda give us the low down on what they would do. We were clueless and ended up learning a ton. They do all that crazy stuff that we frankly don't even want to deal with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Place</span><strong style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;"> free</strong><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;"> advertisement on </span><a href="http://www.leasegr.com/" style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;"><span class="h3" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lease</span><span class="h3green" style="color: #87bc73; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gr</span><span class="h3" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.com</span></a><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Advise you on the rental value of your property</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Screen phone calls and walk-in prospects</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Qualify applicants</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Verify employment</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Run (and pay for) credit checks</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Schedule and confirm showings</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Show your property to prospects</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Consult with you regarding applicants (the final decision is yours)</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Collect security deposit and first month’s rent</span><br style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="color: #1b1464; line-height: 17px;">* Coordinate and conduct lease signing and move-in</span> </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They charge 85% of the first months rent and then $75 a month for management. I think this is what we are going to go with. She gave us some pointers on how to make the home appeal to better renters and told us that it could rent any where from $700-$800! Our mortgage right now is just under $500! So this is great news. I am excited to see what the future holds for us and this new adventure.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933462180521784162.post-65825680482226304782012-01-31T22:00:00.000-05:002012-01-31T22:00:01.202-05:002012 January Update<div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1) Finish my house so it can be rented out</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We have been rockin' out on this one! Many hours have been put into getting it done.My husband is really the one to thank for most everything. I am typically home with the kids.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2) Pay off Lowe's credit card</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We have sent in a few payments but I don't think we got a bill this month so I think I will have to go in and check it out.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">3) See family in Pennsylvania</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We are planning on going to see Jimmy's family March 8th-13th. </i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">4) Pay off Jimmy's student loans</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We are working on the Lowe's credit card first.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">5) Clean out the down stairs</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Yep, haven't touched a thing.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">6) Save $2,000 emergency fund</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We have got the $1,000 saved but haven't started working on the second $1,000.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7) Develop 12 new habits</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>My January goal was a big flop. <a href="http://jessicasjabbers.blogspot.com/2012/01/toss-out-tuesday.html" target="_blank">I wasted a lot of food</a>. But I did become more aware near the end of the month and I think we are doing a little better.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8) Read 1 book each month</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Does like 70 pages count?</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">9) Exercise increasingly</div><div style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I did exercise increasingly til last week rolled around. I am hoping to be able to put Joel down a little bit more this week and get back on my bike. I sort of miss my bike time. It was just me, a book, and my bike.</span></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">10) Freezer meals once a month</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>I ended up doing a few freezer meals. I did BBQ shredded pork, BBQ meat balls, and some hamburger helper for my hubby to bring to work.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">11) Make cleaning the house more of a priority</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Not so sure this is totally happening. It's a work in progress.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">12) Date night 1 time per month</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Jimmy and did get a date night this month! We always fill up on our entree so this time we did it back words and had ice cream first. It was great and we really enjoyed it. Then we had dinner at Carrabba's and after that we went to a nice hot tub place. We were really tired and almost fell asleep while in the hot tub. He drove home and I got to sleep on the car ride to pick up our kiddos.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">13) Record meal and times daily</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>My silly system has been down multiple times this month. It seems as though every time I want to get it going, it is down. I haven't been doing very good at this goal as a result.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">14) Plant and maintain garden during summer</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>It finally started to snow around here. I have been looking a seed books though. Not sure what I am going to do.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">15) Devote 1 night a week to family game night</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We have actually done this more than 1 time a week! It's been a blast and it's a great time for us all to sit down and forget the busy life we have. We can just be together for that moment.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">16) Get together with friends 1 time per month</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We did this early on in the month. We went to dinner and got to chat for a while after that.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">17) Write down birthdays and send cards</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>No where close to even thinking about this. I didn't even catch my sister-in-laws birthday til a few days later.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">18) Blog increasingly more</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>I feel like I have been, with the exception of last week.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">19) Read with kids at least 3 times per week</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>We read in the car almost every morning before school. I would like to get some more night time reading in.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">20) Make and keep budget</div><div style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Jimmy and I have made progress on this. We put away our debit cards! I am excited not to have those crazy things around any more. We were spending a ton of unnecessary money.</span></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">21) Learn to knit and FINISH a project</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Done Done DONE!!! It's not very pretty but it's done. I finger knitted my first item. It was a scarf. Now I am on my second item which is a cowl. IT's going well.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">22) Lose some weight</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Well.... not really yet.</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0