Like new to me

I am so happy, I have finally lost my pregnancy weight! OK, it's been gone for a couple of months, but I didn't feel happy about it because I still feel like I have nothing to wear and that I look bad in my clothes. Well today, I was going through some of the boxes I've been putting off going through since the move, and I found a whole tote box full of pre-pregnancy pants that I had forgotten all about!

I didn't take a lot of clothes when we went to Jordan, and when we came back I was pregnant and couldn't fit into my regular pants anymore, so I packed them up and I haven't seen these pants for over a year and a half! What is especially exciting is that most of these pants were fairly new at the time and are actually pretty cute. I had received a promotion about 3 months before I quit my job (to go to Jordan) and had been able to buy a few new clothes for work.

I really don't mean to toot my own horn, especially for anyone who is currently pregnant or may still be struggling loosing their own pregnancy weight, but I just finally had something that made me feel good about myself for the first time in a long time.

Now if I could just find a magical box of cute tops somewhere in my garage...nope I checked, there isn't one. Oh well, I'll take what I can get!!

On another note, I'm sorry about the lack of pictures, our camera broke right after we moved, so we've been using our video camera to take pictures, and it isn't compatible to hook up to our computer. I just need to take the memory card to a photo shop and get the pictures on a disc, but, well, I just haven't gotten around to it. Not much has been going on anyway. Except for Jonah getting cuter and cuter everyday. I'll stop procrastinating and get some pictures soon.

Kansas

Well, we're off to Kansas to visit my sister. I am really excited. W really don't have much else going on. And our camera is broken again. Grrrr.

Jerry and I have new successfully completed week one of P90x. I already want to quit, but I'm not going to. 9 days down, 81 to go.

Return of the Hummus

Today I found myself missing the Middle East for, well, pretty much the first time since I left a year and a half ago. Jerry and I are trying to eat better, and so we bought some pita and hummus. I haven't even wanted to eat this stuff because it reminds me of being horribly sick and pregnant when we lived in Jordan. But, finally, that memory has faded and I am really loving hummus and pita again.
Although it wasn't nearly as good as it is in Jordan, (does anyone know how to make or get FRESH pita? Every time we buy it, it is stale)

Anyway, I'm glad that I can finally focus on how much fun we had, and the good times instead of the bad from our time in Jordan.

Now all I need is a warm Diet Pepsi, in a can, with a straw, and I'll really feel like I'm back in the Middle East

Bad Grammer

When did I become so illiterate? I used to be able to write fairly well, but the older I get, the worse my grammar and spelling become. I apologize to all who read this blog and ears hurt from how terrible my writing is :)

Rant

I am tired of being bombarded constantly by people trying to get my money. I feel like as a consumer I can't get a break from people who want to sell me stuff I don't need. Emails, mail, junk mail, phone, internet, coupons, TV, movies, store displays, 2 for 1, 15% off, punch cards, memberships; they are all trying to give me a "deal" and I'm sick of it! Yesterday, on my way to the store, I got a call on my cell phone from someone wanting me to donate money to their charity (I won't say who). It was a good organization, however, they are based in Utah and they only serve people in Utah. I told him that while I think what their organization is a good one, I don't live in Utah anymore and I'm not in a position to give them money right now. He wouldn't give up. I was very nice to him and I don't like having to resort to rudeness to get rid of these people. I wish that they would treat my denial with the same respect that I give their request. We both we hearing something we didn't want to hear. I was nice, he wasn't, and wouldn't respect my answer.

Next I went to the grocery store where I walked past a display of candy bars, "buy one, get one free" whoo hoo! I was feeling snacky and was going to get a treat anyway. Then I get to the checkout, where I find out that only Hershey bars are buy one get one free (the display had many different brands) and the deal is only with my MVP card (like a fresh values card) which I didn't have because it was on my key ring out in the car where Jerry and Jonah were waiting. "Grrr, fine. I buy them anyway"

Then I come home to the mail where there is the huge daily stack of ad's (can you say waste of paper?) and a few letters. One was from a credit card company that was notifying me of some bad news. I won't go into the details of this because it's finances. But let's just say that I was HORRIBLY misled by them and talked into a deal that I didn't even want, and ended up costing me a HUGE sum of money.

Then I had to make a call to a business owner about fixing my camera, and he was so RUDE! Here I am a potential customer wanting to give him my business and treats me like crap. What is wrong with people?

I know that everyone is just trying to make a living. But I get so tired of it all. Luckily this is mostly a free economy and I can just choose to take my business elsewhere, but I'm really having a hard time finding any businesses these days that are pressure free, with quality products, good prices, and good customer service. Is that so much to ask? If I could find such places, they would be blessed with a loyal customer for life. And I would be happy to willfully give them my money for years to come. All I ask for is value in return.

Now I know that I should be more careful as a consumer and I really am not careless. But why should it be such a silly game? I know that two have to play and I just make it worse by falling prey to all this, but I just want to be able to give my business to someone I trust and purchase something because I want and need it.

So to all those marking people out there, LAY OFF! You can make your goods/services available, and If I want it, I'll come and get it.