One Day at a Time - A journey to "finding frugal"

Sep. 23, 2008

The stress-coping diet...

Only girlfriends can understand this one. This is specially formulated diet designed to help women cope with the stress that builds during the day.

Breakfast
1 grapefruit
1 slice whole wheat toast
1 cup skim milk

Lunch
1 small portion lean, steamed chicken
1 cup spinach
1 cup herbal tea
1 Hershey's kiss

Afternoon Snack
The rest of the Hershey kisses in the bag
1 tub of Hagen-Daaz ice cream with chocolate chips

Dinner
4 glasses of wine (red or white)
2 loaves garlic bread
1 family size supreme pizza
3 Snickers Bars

Late Night Snack
1 whole Sarah Lee cheesecake (eaten directly from freezer)

Remember: Stressed spelled backward is desserts.

*This isn't really my diet- but it's pretty close! I'm printing this and taking it to my WW meetng next week. :)

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Sep. 18, 2008

Why did the chicken cross the road??

WHY did the chicken cross the road?????

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road
because it was time for a change! The
chicken wanted change!

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road
because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all
the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I
personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes
me uniquely qualified to ensure - right from Day One! - that every chicken in
this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this
really isn't about me.

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the
chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of
the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no
middle ground here.

DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun?

COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can
clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken.
What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE: I invented the chicken.

JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross
the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled
about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against
it.

AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need
some black chickens.

DR.. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this
chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this
side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other
side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting
by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.

OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is
why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn
from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give
this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his
life like the rest of the chickens.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: We have reason to believe there
is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side
of the road.

NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's
guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking
American.

MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me
which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market
to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave
me any insider information.

DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he
cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed
I've not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain, alone.

JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you
people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side. ' Yes, my
friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay,
too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the
liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other
side.' That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as
simple as that.

GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken
crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was
good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a
few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the
heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went
on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the
road.

JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads
together, in peace.

BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2008, which
will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents,
and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of
eChicken2008. This new platform is much more stable and will never craÅ #@&&^(C%...........reboot.

ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross
the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

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Aug. 15, 2008

Moses and Friends

Moses and Jesus were in a threesome playing golf one day. Moses pulled up to the tee and drove a long one. The ball landed in the fairway, but rolled directly toward a water hazard. Quickly, Moses raised his club, the water parted and it rolled to the other side, safe and sound.

Next, Jesus strolled up to the tee and hit a nice long one directly toward the same water hazard. It landed right in the center of the pond and kind of hovered over the water. Jesus casually walked out on the pond and chipped the ball onto the green.

The third guy got up and randomly whacked the ball. It headed out over the fence and into oncoming traffic on a nearby street. It bounced off a truck and hit a nearby tree. From there, it bounced onto the roof of a shack close by and rolled down into the gutter, down the drain spout,out onto the fairway and straight toward the aforementioned pond. On the way to the pond, the ball hit a stone and bounced out over the water onto a lily pad, where it rested quietly. Suddenly a very large bullfrog jumped up on a lily pad and snatched the ball into his mouth. Just then,an eagle swooped down and grabbed the frog and flew away. As they passed over the green, the frog squealed with fright and dropped the ball,which bounced right into the cup for a hole in one. Moses turned to Jesus and said, "I hate playing with your Dad."

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Aug. 6, 2008

About me- part 2

Here is the rest of the long "about me" questions/answers from earlier this week.

> 32. What is your full name?
Wouldn't YOU like to know....

> 33. What are you listening to right now?
the ceiling fan and wall clock are the only noise...which makes me nervous- because when the kids are quiet- you KNOW something is getting destroyed.

> 34. What was the last thing you ate?
Homemade Cinnamon bread, and some homemade wheat bread with my homemade Strawberry-Blackberry-Blueberry jam. (Hmmmm....a trend I see - I make alot at home!!)

> 35. Do you wish on stars?
There are still stars?! Don't see them too much near the city...sometimes forget they are out there. I need to get out more!

> 36. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I'd be the melted or broken one on the bottom of the box!!

> 37. How is the weather right now?
*pulling shade up* - Sunny, breezy, and HOT HOT HOT!

> 38. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
my husband

> 39. Favorite soft drink?
Sprite- but don't tell my Weight Watchers leader!!

> 40. Favorite restaurant?
uh...any with food.

(thus the need for a WW Leader!! (see ?#39)

> 41. What color is your hair?
brown, with too many streaks of white.

> 42. What was your favorite toy as a child?
I don't know about my favorite, but I rememer playing with the original Weebles alot.

> 43. Summer or winter?
Where I live- WINTER...too dang hot in the summer. But I prefer a good spring or fall instead.

> 44. Hugs or Kisses?
hugs

> 45. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Depends on in what we're talking about. Ice cream- vanilla, then I can pile fruit on it. Candy- chocolate. Cake...either.

> 46. Coffee or Tea?
neither

> 47. Do you want your friends to email you back?
Yes

> 48. The last time you cried?
A couple of weeks ago, but I don't very often

> 49. What is under your bed?
I'm afraid to look! Actually, a storage box with some train tracks to one of my kids electric trains that we have no room for right now.

> 50. What did you do last night?
watched "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" finale while updating my Financial spreadsheet on my laptop, then the news and went to bed. Exciting, huh?

> 51. What are you afraid of?
trauma happening to my kids or something happening to ME and they are left without me when they are young.

> 52. Salty or Sweet?
sweet (preferably the fruit-kind of sweet, not the sugar)

> 53. How many keys on your key ring?
2

> 54. How many years at your current job?
11 as wife and homemaker; 7 as mom; 1+ as homeschooler

> 55. Favorite day of the week?
any day I can go do something fun

> 56. How many towns have you lived in?
8

> 57. Do you make friends easily?
Yes- usually

> 58. How many people will you send this to?
probably just post it here

> 59. How many will respond?
not very many

> 60. What happened to 24 & 31?
since they tell us later, I won't bother

> *24.* If you received a phone call from Jesus and were granted 1 question, what would you ask Him?
I probably would end up crying instead and not able to talk. I always get choked up singing in church- or in my car...I doubt I'd keep it together to talk to him!

> *31.* If you could remove one thing in the world what would it be?
can I say Politicians?? That would fix ALOT wouldn't it?!

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Aug. 6, 2008

Right to the point- a little about me - pt 1

I've received this list a few different times through email. I saw someone else post the answers in her blog, and I thought I'd borrow her idea and do the same thing here. This is really long (60 questions)...so I'll post the first half today, and the second half tomorrow or later this week.

>
> 1. What time did you get up this morning?
Which time?? The first time- 7am...but then I dozed off again until almost 9am!!

> 2. Diamond or pearls?
I like 'single pearl' when it's a necklace- not a string of them.

> 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Veggie Tales pirate movie - and it was FREE (Kid's Summer fest)
Last one I PAID for was: Wall-E - obviously with the kids.

> 4. What is your favorite TV show(s)?
..LOST.

> 5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
It varies- cereal, breakfast smoothie, eggs in a basket (toast w/egg), or nothing at all

> 6. What is your middle name?
Jo

> 7. What food don't you like?
Well, I'm not too keen on food that has eyes or legs still visible (seafood).

> 8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
My interests vary often of course- but if I could only choose one CD to listen to, it would probably be Riverdance soundtrack.

> 9. What kind of car do you drive?
Honda Odyssey

> 10. Favorite sandwich?
Grilled Ham & Cheese Panini (from WW My Turnaround Cookbook)- but I don't usually have ham (don't eat much pork)- so I substitute Turkey or Chicken, or Roast beef...yummmmm

) - I'll blog about one someday.

> 11. What characteristic do you despise?
impatience

> 12. Favorite item of clothing?
Any that make me look skinny!

> 13. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
Ireland or New Zealand (been here once- gorgeous!)

> 14. Favorite brand of clothing?
Does "Walmart" count as a brand?

> 15. Where would you retire to?
Ashe County, NC (rolling hills/foothill 'mountains' of the Blue Ridge)

> 16. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
I've tried to forget- but when I turned 30, my In-laws through a big party for me and my BIL who also turned 30. I was pregnant with my youngest at the time.

> 17. Favorite sport to watch?
Tri-nations Rugby (NEW ZEALAND ALL-BLACKS but not available in the USA much)
- then Hockey

> 18. Furthest place you are sending this?
The WORLD wide web

> 19. Person you expect to send it back first?
since I'm not really sending it OUT......

> 20. When is your birthday?
mid-June

> 21. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Night

> 22. What is your shoe size?
9

> 23. Pets?
nope

> 25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
I plead the Fifth.

> 26. What did you want to be when you were little?
I can't remember that far back. But in college, it was a 'lab rat'- someone like on CSI- only in medicine, not forensics....although, had CSI been on when I was growing up, I would have wanted to do forensic lab.

> 27. How are you today?
overwhelmed....too much to do, and yet I STILL play on the computer too long!

> 28. What is your favorite candy?
Almond Joy, or any of the sour gummy or Starburst candies....but bad bad bad for the teeth!!

> 29. What is your favorite flower?
Lilac

> 30. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
our vacation to Disneyworld with our kids for their first trip.

Tune in next time, for questions #31-60 :)

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About Me

Everyday life with a stay-at-home, homeschool mom learning to run a frugal household and running a home-business as an Independent Consultant Selling Great Kitchen Tools. (rhymes with "The Hampered Jeff" :) )