Yeah, yeah, I know.
Fast food is cheaper and more plentiful...easy to acquire..yadda yadda..
And good, wholesome, fresh food may be harder to drive-thru and pick up in a white paper bag....
..and they seem to know to charge more, sometimes lots more, for the "good stuff"..
Oh, and the new, smaller clothes? Even my socks are baggy..and let's not mention my grandma-panties..seriously, let's not mention them. Wal-mart here I come...
Weight Watchers, Zumba...well, you get the picture..
However..{I love that word..soo much better than 'but' }..I am saving sooo much money by being less of me.
Just think about all the money I am....not spending !
Let's start at the top...
My hair ..no, it's not thicker, per se..but with a smaller head..what I have fits better! Less head surface to be covered means purchasing less hair thickening product = $ saved..
Make-up....I am definately using less of it...not that I've changed the look...but there are less square inches to cover! Less make-up used = $ saved..
Body wash...see above..less square inches per body part = $ saved..
Fewer Dr. visits for aches and pains and whining and pain meds and breathing difficulties.. = $ saved.
Furniture...{ shut-up!...furniture??}
Yep..because there is less stress PSI { technical term for per square inch..impressed? OK, maybe not..} there is less pressure on the springs, less weight on the mechanisms that make the recliner..um..recline..
..less weight thrown down on sitting surfaces resulting in breaking mechanical thingys = $ saved..
In summary...the ROI {another brainy-term..Return On Investment..good, huh??} is a good business investment.
There you have it Mr. B...you've invested wisely.
Cost of losing weight?
...pricele$$
-me
Friday, 17 September 2010
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Kellee Patterson - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby

I'm visiting my hometown for a couple of days and of course I had to go through my old digging spots. So there I was going through the crates of a flea market expecting to find nothing special, just the usual worn out schlager albums and K-Tel disco compilations and then suddenly boom, a near mint conditioned Turn On The Lights by Kellee Patterson and right next to it a near mint conditioned Kellee by Kellee Patterson. Priced at 2 euros each I couldn't believe my luck. Well, this is the reason one should keep digging though the results usually are pretty thin.
Both albums have a bunch of strong cuts but the standout joint is the brilliant Barry White cover of I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby. It's the opening track of Kellee and can be also found as a shorter version 7" single and a 7" Jazzman re-issue with a full album version. Enjoy and keep digging.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
I think I know what I wanna be when I grow up...
Yep..I wanna be Google..
All knowing..able to give great answers in a split second..{as long as you don't have dial-up}..
Can "find" anything..seriously..aNyThinG..
I typed in totally random stuff like...
"dogs wearing boots"...
OK..maybe that was too easy..how about..
"cats wearing hats"..
OK, guess I could have types in "cats with crappy attitude..." huh..?
I know this will stump the all knowing Google..
"cows...................wait for it................wait for it......dancing....!!
Oh come on..really???
Shut up!
Well..how about "mice on ice"?? huh? How about THAT one, Our-Lady-of-Google-dom?
I give up...I can't find things I had on my desk 5 minutes ago..and I've not left my chair...
Yeah..I wanna be Google when I grow up....
-me
PS..I "Googled" grow up...
Oh, yeah, sure, so Google has a sense of humor now too, eh??
awesome..
All knowing..able to give great answers in a split second..{as long as you don't have dial-up}..
Can "find" anything..seriously..aNyThinG..
I typed in totally random stuff like...
"dogs wearing boots"...
OK..maybe that was too easy..how about..
"cats wearing hats"..
OK, guess I could have types in "cats with crappy attitude..." huh..?
I know this will stump the all knowing Google..
"cows...................wait for it................wait for it......dancing....!!
Oh come on..really???
Shut up!
Well..how about "mice on ice"?? huh? How about THAT one, Our-Lady-of-Google-dom?
I give up...I can't find things I had on my desk 5 minutes ago..and I've not left my chair...
Yeah..I wanna be Google when I grow up....
-me
PS..I "Googled" grow up...
awesome..
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Don't ever..ever...
..think that fuzzy, old faded photograph that no one remembers being taken is not going to be loved, cherished and mooned over by the people left behind one day..
'cos it will be.
Kathy found this photo, taken in about 1953-54 at our Aunt Alice's home. That's Uncle Joe on the left..Aunt Alice's empty chair {was she taking the photo?} on the right ...and my Mother. ... looking young..looking pretty and thin...and with her hair in a headband..we girls don't ever remember Mother wearing her dark hair that way..
Her pretty printed dress..and Daddy, looking handsome and smug..
{Aunt Alice never did like Daddy too much..so it's probably pretty certain Uncle Joe might not have as well..and for them to be sharing a meal..well..it was either a victory for Daddy or a defeat for Aunt Alice!}
Bring on the smug-ness...
Larry & Kathy looking like the gangly- pre-teens they were ..Gerri looking as independent and determined as she still is..
..and me..peeking around from in between Mother & Daddy..all giggles and grins..
Kathy didn't remember having this photo..nor ever having seen it anywhere before..until she stumbled upon it in an old box...
So take care of those photos..those "less than perfect" photos we think no one would want..one day..someday..someone might just cherish seeing her Daddy and Mother all young and happy..
Seeing her big sisters little and sassy...
Seeing the inquisitive little girl that once she was...
And seeing her big brother..young and alive and suave..and dorky and goofy all at the same time...
Thanks, Kathy ;-D
-me
'cos it will be.
Kathy found this photo, taken in about 1953-54 at our Aunt Alice's home. That's Uncle Joe on the left..Aunt Alice's empty chair {was she taking the photo?} on the right ...and my Mother. ... looking young..looking pretty and thin...and with her hair in a headband..we girls don't ever remember Mother wearing her dark hair that way..
Her pretty printed dress..and Daddy, looking handsome and smug..
{Aunt Alice never did like Daddy too much..so it's probably pretty certain Uncle Joe might not have as well..and for them to be sharing a meal..well..it was either a victory for Daddy or a defeat for Aunt Alice!}
Bring on the smug-ness...
Larry & Kathy looking like the gangly- pre-teens they were ..Gerri looking as independent and determined as she still is..
..and me..peeking around from in between Mother & Daddy..all giggles and grins..
Kathy didn't remember having this photo..nor ever having seen it anywhere before..until she stumbled upon it in an old box...
So take care of those photos..those "less than perfect" photos we think no one would want..one day..someday..someone might just cherish seeing her Daddy and Mother all young and happy..
Seeing her big sisters little and sassy...
Seeing the inquisitive little girl that once she was...
And seeing her big brother..young and alive and suave..and dorky and goofy all at the same time...
Thanks, Kathy ;-D
-me
Monday, 13 September 2010
Can something bring a smile to your heart...
...and a tear to your eye?
Watch this before you answer...
Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.
Have a loving, full and sparkly day..
me
Watch this before you answer...
Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.
Have a loving, full and sparkly day..
me
Sunday, 12 September 2010
I haven't embroidered in years...
..and I really never could get the whole "transfer pattern" thing..I know it's probably very easy..but I am "patternly-impaired it seems..
You should have seen some of the things I made in Home Ec..do they even teach Home Ec anymore?
Anyway..I decided to again use Viv from http://hensteethart.blogspot.com/ as an inspiration {read: I stole her design..} and came up with my own pattern..er...drawing on some coffee stained fabric and sort of embroidered again..
Think it needs a little somethin'-somethin' neat the top edge, then I will use a found branch from the park for the hanger-upper-on-ee-thingy {that's the technical term for the curtain rod-like thing attach it to..}
Anyway, here's how I spent my Sunday..
Well, at least I have found a really portable fun craft to keep me in the same room with Mr. B for an evening ;-D
It's going to be Monday again..a chance for a great new week...AND, it's almost Friday!
-me
You should have seen some of the things I made in Home Ec..do they even teach Home Ec anymore?
Anyway..I decided to again use Viv from http://hensteethart.blogspot.com/ as an inspiration {read: I stole her design..} and came up with my own pattern..er...drawing on some coffee stained fabric and sort of embroidered again..
Think it needs a little somethin'-somethin' neat the top edge, then I will use a found branch from the park for the hanger-upper-on-ee-thingy {that's the technical term for the curtain rod-like thing attach it to..}
Anyway, here's how I spent my Sunday..
Well, at least I have found a really portable fun craft to keep me in the same room with Mr. B for an evening ;-D
It's going to be Monday again..a chance for a great new week...AND, it's almost Friday!
Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. - Friedrich von Schiller, 1759-1805
-me
Saturday, 11 September 2010
..about that bucket list....
..I can now cross off getting kissed & snuggled by 2 ...... uh......seals?
Utah State Fair..today..
Seals in Salt Lake...who knew??
Have a fun Sunday..I'm going to ;-D
-me
Yeppers...this one was totally a surprise to me, too.
But here we are...me, Kim and Rose..
{I'm the one in the middle...}
Seals in Salt Lake...who knew??
Have a fun Sunday..I'm going to ;-D
-me
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