Why This Christmas Was the Best Ever….

It was Wednesday, two days before Christmas. I still hadn’t gotten any gift-wrapping items to wrap the kids’ presents with so today had to be the day to get it done (procrastination is a tool of the enemy himself).  Anyhoo, after work, I make my first, in a series of stops, before I go home; the nailshop. This lovely Korean girl performed my acrylic “fill-in” but haphazardly charged my credit card $20 more than she should’ve for this service. The owner refunded me back with cash and it was on to the next stop: Walgreens. Now, a little confession: I’m addicted to shopping at Walgreens. I can NEVER, EVER go into this store and get JUST what I came for. So when I saw a remote-control car for my son and a beaded jewerly-making set for my daughter, I couldn’t resist putting them in the cart, although I vowed that I was done with my Christmas shopping.  

Mental Illness and its Relationship with a Troubled Economy

While talking to my overly informative co-worker today, I learned that out her ten brothers, four of them have some sort of mental defect. Genetics was the first culprit that popped into mind but upon listening to her life story a bit further, I learned that these four siblings have one, rather compelling, thing in common: all four are in and out of work.

Yeah So….

Ok. Am I the only one who finds a great deal of WRONG in allowing yourself to get comfortable, with ANYTHING? I find myself initially enjoying something (or someone) only to come to that inevitable “fork in the road”, deciding whether or not I want to go any further…

I Just Dont Understand…

Rest In Peace, Shaniya.

 Reported by Melissa Finlay of Primewriter.com:

Yesterday, her body was discovered approximately 7 miles from the Comfort Suites hotel where she was last seen. In the surveillance footage, a 29-year-old man, Mario McNeill was holding the precious five year old in his arms.That surveillance video led to the arrest of Mario McNeill who has been charged with first degree kidnapping. An autopsy is being performed on

Shaniya Davis as the hunt is now on for her killer. Mario McNeill is being held on $100,000 bond. Shaniya’s mother, Antoinette Davis is being held on a $51,000 bond on several charges, one including child abuse involving prostitution. It is alleged that Antoinette Davis sold her daughter, Shaniya Davis for sex.

 

My “FUEL MY BLOG” Homework Assignment: Review of SlimShots

Okay, so I volunteered with FuelMyBlog to do a review on my blog of certain products they send me, my first one being Slim Shots. I’m just now getting around to posting it (sorry Sylvie!). 

Okay, now I dont know exactly why I trust the FDA to greenlight everything I consume, but I do.  So honestly, I was skeptical about this liquid product, as I am with any diet product that claims to help curb your appetite or suck up any fat without Big Brother’s approval but I thought hey, its free so…

The product came in a cute little box with about 4 or 5  shots and a container to keep one in.  I read the instructions and it said that I could take it alone or add it to a drink so since it was morning when I opened it, I thought I’d add it to my coffee: BIG MISTAKE. My coffee tasted HORRIBLE after that!

Now maybe it was because of the flavor (chocolate). Maybe it would’ve been better if I had known to actually chill the product first before tasting it.  Maybe if there had actually been a SHOT, of the alcoholic kind, in the container, it wouldnt have been so bad. But given that none of above took place, I’m giving it a thumbs down. Not to mention the fact that I can’t see this little amount of liquid doing anything to suppress my appetite, I just dont think Slim Shots are for me. It could be a “psyche yourself out” type deal, but trust me, my mind cant argue with my stomach because it always loses. 

Thanks to the kind folks at FuelMyBlog for selecting me to review this product.

(slim shots logo jacked from dietsinreview.com)