Thinking Outloud

It’s an awful shame how some young people today are just throwing their lives away.  I was just talking to a friend of mine who’s daughter has gotten herself in a world of trouble all because of drugs.   I honestly don’t remember my generation having as many troubles with drugs as the kids these days are. It’s a good thing that more and more drug rehab centers are being built because I honestly think we need them all as well as a few more. I felt bad for my friend, but the only thing I could do for her was sit back and listen. Hopefully her daughter will see the error of her ways and try to straighten herself out.

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Last night I was watching a show on TV on how to improve one’s memory. I found this show to be extremely informative and interesting as for the past few years I have noticed that my memory is getting pretty bad. Even on the important issues. So I am going to try some of these tricks that I learned last night and see if they will work to improve my memory. It’s not a real big issue in my life, but it can be quite annoying at times. Although I am not quite 40, my memory is actually worse than my grandmother’s who is 86 and I would really like to improve on this.

Last night I was a little bored and wanted something different to do.  So I picked up my daughter’s knitted afghan that I have spent months working on and started knitting again.  I honestly couldn’t believe how long it’s been since I last worked on it.  It’s a good thing that she is a very patient child when it comes to things like this.  I have a tendency to go in spurts when working on certain crafting projects and lately I have been in the jewelry creation spurts.  But to be fair to my daughter I have decided to spend a little time working on her afghan every night until its finally completed.  I feel like I’ve been working on it forever so I can’t wait until it’s done.  My son wants one next, but I think I’m going to look for a different pattern that doesn’t take quite so long to complete.

I finally made the decision. I have decided that I am going to book my flight to California and go visit my cousin for the very first time in my life. We usually see one another every four years, but it is always her that ends up traveling here to Canada. I have found some real cheap tickets for Flights to USA and I am taking the plunge and going to do this.

Now that I have finally made up my mind, I am quite anxious to go travelling. There are so many things to see and do in California and I can’t wait to try them all out. Through dialaflight.com I will be able to get some inexpensive tickets. And if I wasn’t staying with my cousin they would also help me with hotel accommodations as well as car rentals. Hopefully during my stay my cousin and I can go out together (just the two of us) for just one day of sightseeing, fun and relaxation. Now that I’ve made up my mind, I can’t wait to get going.

My daughter was invited to a girl’s 11th birthday party.  It seems to me like the older kids get the harder they are to buy for.  This is especially true for kids that I don’t really know.  I know what my daughter is in to (and she’s 9), but I have no clue what this child is into or even what types of things she already has.  So we bought her a game of trouble.  You really can’t go wrong with board games.  And even if she did already own this game, pieces get lost of wrecked so they can always use a spare.  This is the first present that I have had to purchase for a child that is over the age of 8 that I don’t really know and let me tell you it was a hard choice to make.  I can’t wait until the kids start getting older and older.  I think then I will be sticking with gift cards.

Although I am an almost 40 year old married woman, one of the things in life that I just absolutely love doing to unwind from a very long and stressful day is to play Online Games. I usually play the ones that give you a free trial period and then if I really like the game, I will purchase it. I have only purchased a couple this way, but these are the games that I really enjoy playing so I don’t mind spending the little bit of money it costs to purchase. This way I can play my games anytime I want to. Having said that, I am always on the lookout for different sites which offer online games to play.

I have found a pretty neat site over at arcade.itch.com where I have found a lot of games to try out. They have a wide variety of games to suit all types of gamer’s needs. Not only can you find games such as car racing, but you can also find games such as the Random Defense. All these games are free and offer the player the chance to play against other players as well. Registration is free, quick and easy and as soon as your are registered, you can then go into the site and play any game that you would like. So if you like playing online games, especially free ones, then I highly suggest you check out the site. All you need to do is register and then let the fun begin.

If  your a telemarketer, then you first of all let me say I’m sorry in advance for the rant I am about to take, but these types of phone calls really need to stop!!  I have had one guy constantly calling me to upgrade my cable service.  I really have to wonder which part of NO he doesn’t understand.  I just spent the last twenty minutes saying “No thanks, I’m happy with the service I currently have”.  Well apparently that wasn’t the right answer for him as he kept saying “I know your happy with the service, but it’s FREE for the first year”.  Yeah, I heard you tell me it’s free 50 times now, but still not interested!

How many times do I have to say NO before they get it?!  End of rant….

My daughter sure has a lot of plans to keep me busy. Right now she is involved with the school choir, the running club and the violin. But this is not where her wishes end. She wants to join the summer soccer program, play lacrosse and join some type of dance. The dance she could probably do as it is the least expensive of the all the activities. I have checked into it and except for purchasing some bodystockings all we would need to do would be to pay the dance fees. But since summer is still a little ways off, I’m sure when the time comes, she will have changed her mind and decided that she wants to do something else instead.

Well another two weeks have past since my last post about Entrecard and all the wonderful blog owners that use the system. Since it’s been two weeks, it is again time for me to do a post saying thank you to my top droppers in the past couple of weeks. So, if your on the list then a huge thank you goes out to you. But, if your not on the list but would like to be, you know the drill. All you need to do is drop.

1. Turnip of Power
2. Personal Finance Management Guide
3. Lee Doyle
4. All In A Day
5. Technically Easy
6. Orangeinks
7. Mommieshome.net
8. Jenn Cooks
9. Pixelated Thoughts
10. That Grrl

Thanks guys! I really appreciate your continued drops!