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Stuff That Makes Ya Think!

So true!

 

This is exactly what I am trying to do...

Half Mom-Half Nurse...and a pinch comedian.

I have always been completely honest and open with my kids when it comes to our bodies.  I never made up "cutesy" names for various gender specific body parts.  I never had "the sex talk" with my kids because they have always been told about sex.  (Age appropriate over the years, of course)  They knew they had a penis and testicles or a vagina...and that's what they called it. 

They have always come to me for health question and today I had my daughter in stitches.  She thinks that she has a UTI and asked me what it actually is and how you get it.  My response was:

"Actually what happens is you get bacteria in your Urethra, which is the tubey-looking thing that you pee out of in your Vajayjay.  A lot of women get them from taking frequent baths, sex, not emptying their bladder completely when they pee.  You can get 'em from wiping your butt the wrong way and getting poo around your Vajayjay.  Then bacteria gets all up in your Figgy-Puddin."

Hey, the info was accurate.  I just chose a different way of presenting it.

Fantastico

Like they say, ya DO learn something new every day. 

Apparently baby shampoo doubles as an excellent makeup remover.  Obviously its gentle and won't burn your eyes.  It also has some kind of chemical in it that is in the traditional makeup removers.  ('cept the baby shampoo is much cheaper)

I personally use this baby shampoo because I color my hair.  I've heard that its much more gentle and doesn't have the harsh chemicals/detergents that other shampoos do.

Family Should Not Live With Family! (In most situations)

Now I'm not talking about family living with family as in Mother, Father, son, daughter.  No.  I'm talking about when you are a gown adult and move back in with your parent(s) or they move in with you.  Its just a very bad idea and can make you crazier than a rat in a tin shit-house.  Unfortunately I speak from experience.

Sometimes families living together like this cannot be helped.  For instance, my initial experience in living with family.  I was a stay-at-home mom and my (then) husband was making $62k per year.  Obviously I did not need to work.  I won't get into why we divorced-that's a subject for some other time.  At any rate, it was unexpected and sudden.  My kids and I ended up moving in with my dad and his wife...much to my chagrin.  But when you have three kids ages; 14, 11 and 8, and you're not working...ya gotta do something quick!

So the kids and I packed up and out to my dad's we went.  Truth be told, I think we would have been just fine there had it not been for my step-mother and I clashing like oil and water.  MAJOR control issues there.  I managed to tough that out for just under two years.

Now we are living with The Boyfriend's mom...or rather she's living with us.  Depends on how you look at it I guess.  She and I don't fight but its just not a good situation/environment conducive to trying to maintain a relationship.  (Which I use that term EXTREMELY loosely)  I have none of my furniture here, none of my decor, etc.  I have the bedroom and that's it.  We split cooking the meals but I've come to detest cooking.  With the tiny kitchen being 6'x9' there's definitely NOT room for anyone else to be in there.  His mom has an annoying habit of standing right in the way while I'm trying to cook.  Then of course she has to tell me how SHE would cook whatever I'm cooking.  One of these days I'm just gonna snap & say "Well then, why the f**k don't YOU cook it then?!"

Speaking of cooking, its such a pain in the ass to cook for those two!  I've never seen people so picky.  They do NOT eat vegetables, NO fruit, don't like seasonings unless its blazing hot crap.  Their idea of perfect homemade spaghetti is hamburger and V8 juice.  NOT...EVEN...KIDDING!  Me being Italian; I thought I was going to have a stroke the first time I saw them eat it like that!

Oh and there's so much more to bitch about.  I won't though, I would be here all frigging night.  Needless to say, its past time for me to get the hell outta here.  Hopefully I get this job at LMH so I can do just that!

And keep my sanity in the meantime!  Anyone have any Ativan?  Valium?  Klonopin?  Xanax?  LOL

What would you do with $1 million?

I have to say that as a kid when people talked about winning $1 million, everyone said they "would be set for life."  Pfffft, ha!  One million really is not that much these days.  I mean don't get me wrong, its a nice chunk of change-just not enough to live off of indefinitely.  The average working American-with a college degree, makes about $35k per year.  In 30 years they've made a million.  Oh sure, you could try to invest your million but in this economy and stock market, that is VERY dicey right now. 

First thing I would do is pay for all three of my kids' college tuition.  Then I would send myself back to college for a degree.  I would at least go for a Master's, probably a PhD.  I want to go into the field of Chemical Dependency/Addiction.  I would love to develop an alternative treatment to what most rehab centers teach now.  I just think that there's got to be another way other than the 12 Step/AA dogma.  But that discussion is for another day.

I would buy myself a nice condo and furnish it of course.  I definitely would do something "frivolous" with some of the money.  It would be awesome to take my kids on vacation somewhere.  Just me and them, alone as a family.  It really wouldn't be frivolous in my opinion.  That kind of quality time with them would definitely be worth the money.

I would also try to help out my family and friends that truly needed it.  I would have to be careful though, like I said, a million bucks doesn't go as far as it used to.

What would YOU do with $1 million?????

42 Things to do while I am 42

I saw this the other day.  A person said that every year on her birthday she made a list of things to do that year and have finished by her next birthday.  (The number of items will be the same as years old you are)  My birthday was just over a month ago so I'm not too far behind.  Damn, 42 things to accomplish is quite a bit.  Here we go...  (in no particular order)

1.  Visit  my son on Ohio University-Athens campus.

2.  Go to the Zoo.

3.  Go to Cedar Point.

4.  Go to the Italian Festival.

5.  Start back to school/college.

6.  Get a tattoo.

7.  Get a job.

8.  Go to Old Man's Cave.

9.  Make Christmas cookies/candy.

10. Go to a concert.

11. Go on a trip out of state somewhere.

12. Learn to use a sewing machine.

13. Get a sewing machine.

14. Start saving money.

15. Get an apartment.

16. Get a car.

17. Lose 30 pounds.

18. Train Max to walk on a leash properly.

19. Get my mother's medical records.

20. Go visit my mom's grave.

21. Meditate on a regular basis.

22. Start doing Yoga.

23. Join the YMCA.

24. Get my teeth fixed.

25. Get my boobs fixed/reduction.

26. Try to be more fluent in Italian.

27. Communicate with a relative who is dying of alcoholism.

28. Spend more time with family.  (Immediate and extended)

29. Work on trying to have a Smith Family reunion.

30. Visit Aunt Mary in Welch.

31. Send out Christmas cards this year.

32. Write an update letter to put in xmas cards.

33. Try to stop smoking.

34. Do more creative writing.

35. Have a damn yard sale or something to get rid of all my old shit.

36. Paint more on a regular basis.

37. Exercise at least three times a week.

38. Get a bass or guitar.

39. Take lessons.

40. Bike the Cbus marathon.

41. Get my license back.

42. Pay off fines.