I think this is fairly obvious, but there is nothing "real" about any of the Real Housewives. Granted, I only watch the OC and NJ versions so maybe Atlanta, New York , Miami, and whatever other random city I'm missing are filled with a little more class. Although I'm not sure what it says about me that I wait with bated breath for the OC and NJ versions to come on.
What I love most about the OC is their ability to go natural and go out without make up and still look good. I mean sure I've had my breasts done 3 times until I can now use them a flotation devices and I have to buy them their own seats on airplanes AND I always wear short shorts with high heels and full on hair and make up to go to the grocery. Doesn't everyone? The OC housewives wish they looked as good as me.
Granted I did dress down the other day when I drove my hubby to the airport and wore blue college sweat pants, a sweatshirt from another college, and pink fleece lined crocs with messy hair (I was going for that sexy bedhead look) and no make up (it's hard to apply make up when you still have crusty eyes from sleeping), but that is not my norm. I like to look like a hooker on all occasions much like my RHoOC counterparts.
I'm actually from NJ. I don't broadcast that fact much because let's face it NJ does not have the best shows repping it right now (it's not enough that the rest of the world thinks Americans are fat, low class, idiots, but we have to send the douchebags from the Jersey Shore to Italy to prove it...oh lordy) and I don't have inch long finger nails; long black hair; and smoky eyes are reserved for special occasions not every day wear.
The RHoNJ are even more of a stereotype! Who dresses like a Las Vegas call girl to go to a Christening????? Apparently everyone! To that end who gets in a physical altercation at a Christening???? Okay, my friend's sister in law did just start a Theresa style brawl at Passover dinner, and yes they are from and were in NJ. It's the Jersey in them. I actually like the Manzo family. I would like them to invite me over for dinner. I was just in Wayne chillaxin with my grammy at her nursing home. Franklin Lakes is like the next town over, but did I get an invite?? Um, no. And don't think I didn't look for these people every time we stopped to eat (since I was pretty sure I wasn't going to run into them at the old folks home).
I also heard that Theresa hired someone to write her cookbook and that the writer just got all the recipes off the internet. Hmmmm...
Ahhh the drama...love it!
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Walmart
I HATE Walmart. Yeah, I said it. I'd rather shave off my eyebrows and no other part of my body for the rest of my life than shop at Walmart. I'm a Target girl. I LOVE Target. At the end of my pregnancy and during our daughter's first month we went to Target twice a week I think. Love it, love it, love it.
So today my mom, who is in town visiting, wants to go to Walmart. Sigh. We saddle up and head over to our local Walmart (currently in the process of being changed over to a super Walmart which does not make for a better shopping experience). I decide to get 4 pots to do some container gardening and 4 lavender plants.
I'm headed to the check outs and my mom says, "Let's do self checkout." It's Walmart...how hard can it be. Famous last words. Note to self: NEVER listen to mom again.
I scan the first pot. The stupid pot is too big to fit on the thing with the bags. The machine does not like this so I'm trying to figure out a way to shove the stupid pot onto the stupid scale so it registers and hold it there while scanning the next item and watching my daughter to make sure no one kidnaps her. Don't see the button that says I can choose NOT to bag my items. Finally see it and it still takes me 15 minutes to scan these stupid pots.
Now on to plants. Scan the first plant. Put it on the scale. Machine is still beeping because I had previously hit the button saying I wasn't bagging anything. Grrrrrr! Can't get the second plant to scan. Try typing in the number. No product with that number.
**I HATE YOU WALMART**
Mom starts laughing. Says to just scan another plant. Try to scan the next plant. Won't scan. Dirt falls out of top of plant. Scan, scan, SCAN you stupid plant! Finally scans.
Pick up the next plant and it falls apart! They are in those biodegradable things where you just plant the whole container and it only has a little bit of plastic wrap on top and the entire bottom of the container fell away from the plastic ON TO THE CONVEYOR BELT! Now my mom is laughing hysterically. Hysterically.
Thank you Walmart for the blow to my self esteem. I finally pay as my mom screams "We need to shut down this machine. There's dirt everywhere. Hey miss we need help. This machine needs to be shut down." The line that is now 50 deep behind us is glaring atus me as I've been trying to scan these 8 items for 30 minutes.
I tell my mom I'm going to wash my hands and as I push our daughter towards the rest room I hear the Walmart lady saying something about cleaning off the conveyor belt. WHAT??? If your stupid machine worked correctly I wouldn't have had to try and scan the biodegradable pot 25 separate times and it wouldn't have broken all over the belt.
Um, did I mention I HATE Walmart??????
So today my mom, who is in town visiting, wants to go to Walmart. Sigh. We saddle up and head over to our local Walmart (currently in the process of being changed over to a super Walmart which does not make for a better shopping experience). I decide to get 4 pots to do some container gardening and 4 lavender plants.
I'm headed to the check outs and my mom says, "Let's do self checkout." It's Walmart...how hard can it be. Famous last words. Note to self: NEVER listen to mom again.
I scan the first pot. The stupid pot is too big to fit on the thing with the bags. The machine does not like this so I'm trying to figure out a way to shove the stupid pot onto the stupid scale so it registers and hold it there while scanning the next item and watching my daughter to make sure no one kidnaps her. Don't see the button that says I can choose NOT to bag my items. Finally see it and it still takes me 15 minutes to scan these stupid pots.
Now on to plants. Scan the first plant. Put it on the scale. Machine is still beeping because I had previously hit the button saying I wasn't bagging anything. Grrrrrr! Can't get the second plant to scan. Try typing in the number. No product with that number.
**I HATE YOU WALMART**
Mom starts laughing. Says to just scan another plant. Try to scan the next plant. Won't scan. Dirt falls out of top of plant. Scan, scan, SCAN you stupid plant! Finally scans.
Pick up the next plant and it falls apart! They are in those biodegradable things where you just plant the whole container and it only has a little bit of plastic wrap on top and the entire bottom of the container fell away from the plastic ON TO THE CONVEYOR BELT! Now my mom is laughing hysterically. Hysterically.
Thank you Walmart for the blow to my self esteem. I finally pay as my mom screams "We need to shut down this machine. There's dirt everywhere. Hey miss we need help. This machine needs to be shut down." The line that is now 50 deep behind us is glaring at
I tell my mom I'm going to wash my hands and as I push our daughter towards the rest room I hear the Walmart lady saying something about cleaning off the conveyor belt. WHAT??? If your stupid machine worked correctly I wouldn't have had to try and scan the biodegradable pot 25 separate times and it wouldn't have broken all over the belt.
Um, did I mention I HATE Walmart??????
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The decline of intelligent civilization
I know this may seem like an odd post coming from someone who watches as much reality television as I do, but I have to wonder if Americans are becoming increasingly stupid. I'm not just talking about the things we see on a daily basis on the news or in real life (um, hello Massholes...your driving is AWFUL. AWFUL may actually be too kind of a word. I'm surprised Paul hasn't pulled someone from their car and beaten them to into a coma yet.), but rather the fact that I am appalled on a daily basis by things that I read online.
I get texting. I love to text. I do think it helps us to have a basic lack of human connection because no one is forced to pick up the phone anymore and have an actual conversation with someone, but I do like that it's quick and easy to get the information you're looking for. Texting is the new email. It's a faux connection...a way to make contact without really have to give up any of your own time. And I do use all the acronyms and short cuts and what not when I text although I am sure there are a lot that today's teenagers use that I would have no idea what they are talking about.
The real issue I have is people's inability to spell, use punctuation, use capital and lower case letters in the correct sequence, and just a basic lack of correct grammar. I admit that I am something of a typing fiend. I love to type and take great pride in the fact that I can type quickly with minimal errors (not to brag--ok I'm bragging--but I can type almost 90 words per minute with little to no mistakes). I get that not everyone can type, but everyone CAN and SHOULD read over what they've written before hitting that all magical send or submit button. This isn't even taking into account that most computer applications whether it's email, blogger, or an online board of some kind have a spell check feature. How hard is it to spend an extra 15 seconds to hit spell check and double check all the highlighted words that show up? Heck, how hard is to make sure you have used capital letters correctly and put a period in the correct spot? If you write in run on sentences, use capital letters in weird places, and don't use any punctuation (or use weird abbreviations) then I don't know what you are talking about. Reading some things that today's younger generation puts on FB baffles me. I feel like you need a super secret decoder ring to decipher what people are talking about.
I think a lot of it comes back to the fact that people don't read anymore. I've felt that reading has helped me increase my vocabulary and have a better understanding of basic writing skills. No one seems to read novels anymore (and no, OK and Us Weekly do not really count as reading, as much as I love them, because you are reading the same article in every magazine). Perhaps if people read more they'd write better. Our children will be readers.
I guess what I really want people to do is take some pride in what you are writing and write in a way so that people can understand the point you are trying to make. Tons of mistakes makes you seem ignorant. Use spell check--it was invented for a reason. Double check what you've written before you send or submit it. And for God's sake if you aren't texting then take the time to use real words instead of abbreviations!
Disclaimer: in no way do I think I'm perfect and I do occasionally make mistakes in my writing, but I try hard to avoid that. So don't judge me too harshly if you find a mistake in this! lol
I get texting. I love to text. I do think it helps us to have a basic lack of human connection because no one is forced to pick up the phone anymore and have an actual conversation with someone, but I do like that it's quick and easy to get the information you're looking for. Texting is the new email. It's a faux connection...a way to make contact without really have to give up any of your own time. And I do use all the acronyms and short cuts and what not when I text although I am sure there are a lot that today's teenagers use that I would have no idea what they are talking about.
The real issue I have is people's inability to spell, use punctuation, use capital and lower case letters in the correct sequence, and just a basic lack of correct grammar. I admit that I am something of a typing fiend. I love to type and take great pride in the fact that I can type quickly with minimal errors (not to brag--ok I'm bragging--but I can type almost 90 words per minute with little to no mistakes). I get that not everyone can type, but everyone CAN and SHOULD read over what they've written before hitting that all magical send or submit button. This isn't even taking into account that most computer applications whether it's email, blogger, or an online board of some kind have a spell check feature. How hard is it to spend an extra 15 seconds to hit spell check and double check all the highlighted words that show up? Heck, how hard is to make sure you have used capital letters correctly and put a period in the correct spot? If you write in run on sentences, use capital letters in weird places, and don't use any punctuation (or use weird abbreviations) then I don't know what you are talking about. Reading some things that today's younger generation puts on FB baffles me. I feel like you need a super secret decoder ring to decipher what people are talking about.
I think a lot of it comes back to the fact that people don't read anymore. I've felt that reading has helped me increase my vocabulary and have a better understanding of basic writing skills. No one seems to read novels anymore (and no, OK and Us Weekly do not really count as reading, as much as I love them, because you are reading the same article in every magazine). Perhaps if people read more they'd write better. Our children will be readers.
I guess what I really want people to do is take some pride in what you are writing and write in a way so that people can understand the point you are trying to make. Tons of mistakes makes you seem ignorant. Use spell check--it was invented for a reason. Double check what you've written before you send or submit it. And for God's sake if you aren't texting then take the time to use real words instead of abbreviations!
Disclaimer: in no way do I think I'm perfect and I do occasionally make mistakes in my writing, but I try hard to avoid that. So don't judge me too harshly if you find a mistake in this! lol
Thursday, December 30, 2010
33 weeks
Doctors appointment today. I am def getting to be a cranky bitch. Everyone and everything seems to annoy me (to be fair I'm not talking about people I know, but rather random strangers and things/people on tv). This couple at the doctors today made me want to slap them within 5 minutes of them walking in the room. I feel like the most ungrateful, awful person for even going on about this, but their cigarette/cheap perfume smell almost made me throw up. Of course they sat very close to me despite the fact that I was huddled in the farthest corner for not wanting to infect anyone else with my cold (and so I could pull a chair over and put my feet up). Although I think I was already confused by the amount of people wearing leggings. My FB status updates went like this:
There are a lot of women at the ob office wearing leggings. I wouldn't wear leggings at home if you paid me much less prego in public.
Jenn McArtor Of course the 8 lbs I've gained since my last appt may also have something to do with that cause trust me when I say no one wants to see what I'm rocking in leggings.
8 hours ago ·Jenn McArtor -Another couple just came in and have immediately annoyed me. They have that weird cigarette smoke/cheap perfume smell and are playing some kind of phone game that consists of the woman giving the man the answers. FYI even with the 2 of them playing they still lost.
8 hours ago ·Jenn McArtor- Seriously the cigarette/perfume thing is gonna make me throw up.
8 hours ago ·.Jenn McArtor- Omg he just knocked a magazine out of her hands and she called him a f**king a**hole. Seriously? Seriously? He seems to have the maturity of a 5 year old. I hope they're here to get some meds for an STD and not because she's pregnant.
8 hours ago ·Jenn McArtor- Ugh I'm awful.
Seriously I am OUT OF CONTROL with my snarkiness! Is snarky just a nicer way of saying judgmental?
But the way the guy was acting...I just wanted to shake him and say what is wrong with you? He was like a 5 year old in constant need of attention. Every time this poor woman tried read something quietly he was tugging on her shirt begging for attention. Who knocks a magazine out of someones hands? I would've punched him.
But in other good news...
The doctor says everything looks great! She agrees that I can slowly start increasing my activity (and slowly increasing activity does not mean working she said, but it means I can fold laundry or put away some groceries) and wants me to continue to take the progesterone for a couple more weeks. I just refilled it so I figure I'll use it till I run out or get my cerclage out.
Speaking of cerclages...I have a check up in 2 weeks (at the 35 week mark) and then will get my cerclage out on January 21st! The doctor wants everything to stay status quo for at least 2 weeks and then after the cerclage is out baby Emma could be here at any time! Although Dr. Roque had told us only a small percentage of women actually go into labor when their cerclages are out I do not think Emma will wait until her Feb. 17th due date. I think she'll come on Super Bowl Sunday just to make her daddy soooo happy! Of course we are going to the appointment on the 21st with the car seat in and my bag packed just in case. We do have a little bit of a track record of expecting a normal doctors appointment and ending up in the hospital. lol
January 8th is my baby shower and then we'll be running out to get whatever else we think we may need before the 21st.
It is so hard to believe that Emma could be here in as little as 3 weeks! When I started bedrest at week 20 this point seemed so far away! Emma has been quite the active little bunny today and still love feeling her move even when she kicks me good. Its such a blessing to know that she is active and happy in there. Heartbeat is good and cervix is closed. What more could I ask for?
And I even took a nap today! Since I slept all of maybe 3 hours last night between the peeing and the acid reflux and the coughing I was exhausted when I had to get up to go to the doctors this morning. She told me to take Robitussen DM and previously had told me Sudafed for congestion so after meeting Paul for lunch I stopped at the BX on base for the Robitussen. As much as I didn't want to take any cold medicine I am just too miserable not to. Despite having gained 8lbs since my appointment 3 weeks ago (the nurse said she though her scale was broken because everyone had gained so much weight today lol) this is what I left the BX with:
The Toblerone originally $7. I got it on sale for $3.50. How could I pass that up???? I already ate half of it. haha (j/k I ate 3 triangles). Plus that Ghiradelli peppermint hot chocolate is da bomb! And the peppermint mocha creamer...well, I've never tried it, but I figure the powdered kind has to stay good forever. Too bad I didn't have any coupons. The ones Paul ordered last night online shipped today by the way.
Hope everyone is going to have a fabulously fun NYE...we shall be at home, probably watching TLC. lol
There are a lot of women at the ob office wearing leggings. I wouldn't wear leggings at home if you paid me much less prego in public.
Jenn McArtor Of course the 8 lbs I've gained since my last appt may also have something to do with that cause trust me when I say no one wants to see what I'm rocking in leggings.
8 hours ago ·Jenn McArtor -Another couple just came in and have immediately annoyed me. They have that weird cigarette smoke/cheap perfume smell and are playing some kind of phone game that consists of the woman giving the man the answers. FYI even with the 2 of them playing they still lost.
8 hours ago ·Jenn McArtor- Seriously the cigarette/perfume thing is gonna make me throw up.
8 hours ago ·.Jenn McArtor- Omg he just knocked a magazine out of her hands and she called him a f**king a**hole. Seriously? Seriously? He seems to have the maturity of a 5 year old. I hope they're here to get some meds for an STD and not because she's pregnant.
8 hours ago ·Jenn McArtor- Ugh I'm awful.
Seriously I am OUT OF CONTROL with my snarkiness! Is snarky just a nicer way of saying judgmental?
But the way the guy was acting...I just wanted to shake him and say what is wrong with you? He was like a 5 year old in constant need of attention. Every time this poor woman tried read something quietly he was tugging on her shirt begging for attention. Who knocks a magazine out of someones hands? I would've punched him.
But in other good news...
The doctor says everything looks great! She agrees that I can slowly start increasing my activity (and slowly increasing activity does not mean working she said, but it means I can fold laundry or put away some groceries) and wants me to continue to take the progesterone for a couple more weeks. I just refilled it so I figure I'll use it till I run out or get my cerclage out.
Speaking of cerclages...I have a check up in 2 weeks (at the 35 week mark) and then will get my cerclage out on January 21st! The doctor wants everything to stay status quo for at least 2 weeks and then after the cerclage is out baby Emma could be here at any time! Although Dr. Roque had told us only a small percentage of women actually go into labor when their cerclages are out I do not think Emma will wait until her Feb. 17th due date. I think she'll come on Super Bowl Sunday just to make her daddy soooo happy! Of course we are going to the appointment on the 21st with the car seat in and my bag packed just in case. We do have a little bit of a track record of expecting a normal doctors appointment and ending up in the hospital. lol
January 8th is my baby shower and then we'll be running out to get whatever else we think we may need before the 21st.
It is so hard to believe that Emma could be here in as little as 3 weeks! When I started bedrest at week 20 this point seemed so far away! Emma has been quite the active little bunny today and still love feeling her move even when she kicks me good. Its such a blessing to know that she is active and happy in there. Heartbeat is good and cervix is closed. What more could I ask for?
And I even took a nap today! Since I slept all of maybe 3 hours last night between the peeing and the acid reflux and the coughing I was exhausted when I had to get up to go to the doctors this morning. She told me to take Robitussen DM and previously had told me Sudafed for congestion so after meeting Paul for lunch I stopped at the BX on base for the Robitussen. As much as I didn't want to take any cold medicine I am just too miserable not to. Despite having gained 8lbs since my appointment 3 weeks ago (the nurse said she though her scale was broken because everyone had gained so much weight today lol) this is what I left the BX with:
The Toblerone originally $7. I got it on sale for $3.50. How could I pass that up???? I already ate half of it. haha (j/k I ate 3 triangles). Plus that Ghiradelli peppermint hot chocolate is da bomb! And the peppermint mocha creamer...well, I've never tried it, but I figure the powdered kind has to stay good forever. Too bad I didn't have any coupons. The ones Paul ordered last night online shipped today by the way.
Hope everyone is going to have a fabulously fun NYE...we shall be at home, probably watching TLC. lol
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Extreme Couponing
Extreme Couponing
So, I’m watching this show on TLC called Extreme Couponing and all I can think is “Holy shit.”
Couple #1
Bought over $1071, Only paid $52
The first couple shown was overweight. Now I’m not saying anything negative about them being overweight (hello, I’m a fatty myself), but perhaps the reason this couple is overweight is the fact that in 6 hours of grocery shopping they bought not 1 item that wasn’t canned, boxed, or full of preservatives. Nothing fresh, no vegetables, no fruits, no milk. I hesitate to say the word couple because the only thing the husband is guilty of is letting his wife have this crazy ass addiction to couponing. She has even overtaken his man cave with her “stockpile” of groceries. This woman admits that despite having a full time job and 2 children she spends 70 hours a week looking up coupons and deals online. She spends hours in the store not buying things, but writing down the deals in the 2 groceries and 2 pharmacies she shops at. Hours. She sees nothing wrong with running out of her house at 11:30 at night to purchase something on sale so she can get a good deal. The show said they had enough toilet paper for 40 years and yet she continues to purchase more. She bought 125 boxes of pasta and at least 50 boxes of those noodles that are like ramen. How on earth are you going to eat all that? She admits she is addicted to shopping. I would shoot myself if I was in the store with this woman. She had 9 shopping carts and it took 4 cashiers to ring her crap up. She complained about it and complained because people were giving her nasty looks. I’d give her ass a nasty look too. It took 2 cars and she used plastic bags. I thought my head was going to explode. I hate plastic bags and think they should be outlawed and to watch all that waste…I shudder.
Coupon #2
Bought over $638.64. Spent only $2.64
This is a young couple in their late 20’s. This woman’s couponing addiction has turned their garage into a mini grocery store. She dumpster dives and thinks nothing is wrong with having her 4 year oldish son in the dumpster with her looking for newspaper circulars. Apparently dumpster diving is a weekly family outing for her and her son. Her husband did seem to think this behavior may be a little off, but didn’t really say anything when she came in to the kitchen with her plastic bin of garbage coupons. Her couponing “book” weighs 8lbs. 8lbs and she carries that huge ass binder to the store several times a week! She won’t buy anything if it doesn’t have a coupon. This woman talks about how store items typically go on sale every 3 months so she buys 3 months worth of sale items…in her world this equates to 40 jars of pasta sauce. Now I love pasta, but there is no way I could eat 40 jars of pasta sauce in 3 months.
Woman #3
Bought over $230.38, Spent only $6.92
At least this woman uses hippy bags…now she also goes to all her neighbors every morning and asks them for their newspaper circulars and coupons. And she bought fresh foods so I can’t say anything bad about her (even her neighbors seem to like her). Her use of coupons seems normal. And she was funny because she stops people in the store and tells them how to coupon. I need her as a teacher for couponing.
Couple #4
In 3 orders, in 1 grocery trip bought over $769.27, spent only $56.76; bought over $974, spent only $35.55; bought over $4000, spent under $150=In total bought over $5743 and only spent $241
This couponer is a male. He has enough deodorant to last 150 years. One hundred and fifty years…why on earth do you need 150 years worth of deodorant? And yet he continues to buy more. He buys 10 newspapers a week. His entire garage is full of his “stockpile.” He is married to a woman, but I feel his heart lies with the other team. He is the most feminine “straight” man I’ve ever seen on tv. He donates the free items to the food bank at his church. Thank God. He had to special order cereal because he got so many boxes. He bought 300 toothbrushes, 60 bars of hand soap, and 1100 boxes of cereal. This family is also paying off their debt and that is always admirable. So, even though I think his extreme couponing hobby is a little weird I give him mad props for helping the food bank.
I’m sorry, but I’m just not willing to devote rooms of my house to hoard groceries, nor am I willing to devote hours of my time to find coupons (and certainly not to paying other people to cut coupons for me as 2 of these families do). Most of our grocery purchases are fresh items, not canned or boxed items. It seems like these people are purchasing items on sale just to purchase items on sale like an addiction (which I’m not willing to do). They get a high from getting a ton of groceries for little to no money. I can honestly see how there could be a certain competitiveness or sense of accomplishment in that, BUT again what are you going to do with all that stuff???? There is no way in your lifetime that you could even use half of it. If you are having to throw away expired groceries than really that is just wasteful. Plus our grocery doesn’t double coupons and all these families went to groceries that doubled coupons.
So, what’s my verdict on extreme couponing??? Crazy, crazy, crazy!!!! Paul on the other hand is intrigued. Lol
If you have to devote 70 hours a week to couponing…it may be time to seek professional help. If your “stock pile” of groceries has overtaken 4 rooms of your house and your entire garage…it may be time to seek professional help. If your addiction to couponing causes you to neglect your husband and children…it may be time to seek professional help. If you think it’s acceptable to dig through a dumpster in search of coupons that other people have thrown away…it may be time to seek professional help. If the items you purchase will expire before you could ever possibly eat them…it may be time to seek professional help.
So, I’m watching this show on TLC called Extreme Couponing and all I can think is “Holy shit.”
Couple #1
Bought over $1071, Only paid $52
The first couple shown was overweight. Now I’m not saying anything negative about them being overweight (hello, I’m a fatty myself), but perhaps the reason this couple is overweight is the fact that in 6 hours of grocery shopping they bought not 1 item that wasn’t canned, boxed, or full of preservatives. Nothing fresh, no vegetables, no fruits, no milk. I hesitate to say the word couple because the only thing the husband is guilty of is letting his wife have this crazy ass addiction to couponing. She has even overtaken his man cave with her “stockpile” of groceries. This woman admits that despite having a full time job and 2 children she spends 70 hours a week looking up coupons and deals online. She spends hours in the store not buying things, but writing down the deals in the 2 groceries and 2 pharmacies she shops at. Hours. She sees nothing wrong with running out of her house at 11:30 at night to purchase something on sale so she can get a good deal. The show said they had enough toilet paper for 40 years and yet she continues to purchase more. She bought 125 boxes of pasta and at least 50 boxes of those noodles that are like ramen. How on earth are you going to eat all that? She admits she is addicted to shopping. I would shoot myself if I was in the store with this woman. She had 9 shopping carts and it took 4 cashiers to ring her crap up. She complained about it and complained because people were giving her nasty looks. I’d give her ass a nasty look too. It took 2 cars and she used plastic bags. I thought my head was going to explode. I hate plastic bags and think they should be outlawed and to watch all that waste…I shudder.
Coupon #2
Bought over $638.64. Spent only $2.64
This is a young couple in their late 20’s. This woman’s couponing addiction has turned their garage into a mini grocery store. She dumpster dives and thinks nothing is wrong with having her 4 year oldish son in the dumpster with her looking for newspaper circulars. Apparently dumpster diving is a weekly family outing for her and her son. Her husband did seem to think this behavior may be a little off, but didn’t really say anything when she came in to the kitchen with her plastic bin of garbage coupons. Her couponing “book” weighs 8lbs. 8lbs and she carries that huge ass binder to the store several times a week! She won’t buy anything if it doesn’t have a coupon. This woman talks about how store items typically go on sale every 3 months so she buys 3 months worth of sale items…in her world this equates to 40 jars of pasta sauce. Now I love pasta, but there is no way I could eat 40 jars of pasta sauce in 3 months.
Woman #3
Bought over $230.38, Spent only $6.92
At least this woman uses hippy bags…now she also goes to all her neighbors every morning and asks them for their newspaper circulars and coupons. And she bought fresh foods so I can’t say anything bad about her (even her neighbors seem to like her). Her use of coupons seems normal. And she was funny because she stops people in the store and tells them how to coupon. I need her as a teacher for couponing.
Couple #4
In 3 orders, in 1 grocery trip bought over $769.27, spent only $56.76; bought over $974, spent only $35.55; bought over $4000, spent under $150=In total bought over $5743 and only spent $241
This couponer is a male. He has enough deodorant to last 150 years. One hundred and fifty years…why on earth do you need 150 years worth of deodorant? And yet he continues to buy more. He buys 10 newspapers a week. His entire garage is full of his “stockpile.” He is married to a woman, but I feel his heart lies with the other team. He is the most feminine “straight” man I’ve ever seen on tv. He donates the free items to the food bank at his church. Thank God. He had to special order cereal because he got so many boxes. He bought 300 toothbrushes, 60 bars of hand soap, and 1100 boxes of cereal. This family is also paying off their debt and that is always admirable. So, even though I think his extreme couponing hobby is a little weird I give him mad props for helping the food bank.
I’m sorry, but I’m just not willing to devote rooms of my house to hoard groceries, nor am I willing to devote hours of my time to find coupons (and certainly not to paying other people to cut coupons for me as 2 of these families do). Most of our grocery purchases are fresh items, not canned or boxed items. It seems like these people are purchasing items on sale just to purchase items on sale like an addiction (which I’m not willing to do). They get a high from getting a ton of groceries for little to no money. I can honestly see how there could be a certain competitiveness or sense of accomplishment in that, BUT again what are you going to do with all that stuff???? There is no way in your lifetime that you could even use half of it. If you are having to throw away expired groceries than really that is just wasteful. Plus our grocery doesn’t double coupons and all these families went to groceries that doubled coupons.
So, what’s my verdict on extreme couponing??? Crazy, crazy, crazy!!!! Paul on the other hand is intrigued. Lol
If you have to devote 70 hours a week to couponing…it may be time to seek professional help. If your “stock pile” of groceries has overtaken 4 rooms of your house and your entire garage…it may be time to seek professional help. If your addiction to couponing causes you to neglect your husband and children…it may be time to seek professional help. If you think it’s acceptable to dig through a dumpster in search of coupons that other people have thrown away…it may be time to seek professional help. If the items you purchase will expire before you could ever possibly eat them…it may be time to seek professional help.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
32 weeks aka 8 months (as of tomorrow)
We had an appointment today with Dr. Roque, one of our high risk obs at maternal fetal medicine. We had brought the MFM ladies, doctors, and u/s techs cookies for Christmas. I cannot tell you how much their care and support has meant to us. The ladies that make the appointments could not be any nicer. They were packed today because it was the only day this week that they were seeing patients. Luckily the coffee ladies came by and gave us all coffee or hot chocolate. Of course as soon as I got my very delicious decaf we got called back in for the ultrasound. It was still delicious and I still got to drink it as we waited.
The u/s tech said Emma is weighing 5lb 1oz. I can't believe we still have 8 weeks to go, but am glad to see Emma will be a healthy sized baby! And as far as we know she is still a she! If she ends up being a he, she is going to be a feminine he in a pink room with lots of girl clothes. lol And the tech said my cervix measured 3cm (of course each u/s tech could get a different measurement based on how they measure).
And then Dr. Roque came in. He said I looked wonderful! I preened a little bit because I do take time to do my hair and make up and actually get dressed to go to appointments and then I realized he meant my cervix. He was very pleased with how both Emma and I have done and then he broke my heart. He said today was going to be our last appointment with him at MFM. I don't really like change and I get very attached to people so the fact that I didn't start bailing hysterical surprised even me. Paul had tried to warn me on the way to the hospital that it might be our last appointment, but I didn't want to believe him. Okay, realistically Dr. Roque and Dr. Lim are both leaving MFM to go into private practice at the end of December so I would've had to see a new doctor anyways if I had kept going, but still.
Dr. Roque said I could start slowly increasing my activity level. I can't go out and go crazy (or clean or cook elaborate meals or lift heavy things), but what I have been doing has been working great! I'm still considered on modified bedrest, but now we are preparing me for when the baby gets here because as he pointed out she won't care that I'm tired or out of breath or dizzy...I need to get my stamina back!
Dr. Roque is so funny and so much the attending doctor at the hospital...every time you ask a question he has a 15 minute long explanation and educational lesson for you. Today we talked about the baby's movements and my soreness. I am soooo sore at night that I wake up every time I need to roll over. My hips hurt so bad as do most of the areas down there (pretty much everywhere my undies touch). I'll refrain from giving a more in depth explanation to the agony I feel at night...suffice it to say certain areas feel like they are being stabbed with burning knives. Rolling over takes almost a feat of God and I often end up stuck on back like a turtle, thrashing about, and then have to wiggle like a snake to finish the roll. It's not a pretty sight and God has truly blessed Paul in that he can sleep through all that. I am not sure how I haven't bounced him right off the bed yet. Probably because we have one of those coil less beds that you are supposed to be able to balance a glass of wine and jump on it without spilling the wine. I haven't tried that experiment yet mostly because I enjoy wine too much to waste a glass if the manufacturer lied and it did spill. Who wants to waste a good glass of wine?????? Wow, that was quite the tangent.
So, then I had to break the ladies hearts by telling them it was our last appointment and they said they looked up how many weeks I was before I got there and figured it would be. They are so sad that they won't be seeing us every week cause we are their favorite patients, but I did promise to bring Emma in once she's born and to bring them a picture. FYI they both said Emma Grace is a beautiful name and of course Paul had to point out it's the most popular name of 2009. Party pooper!
So, here we are....32 weeks as of tomorrow and winding down my pregnancy. We got to see Emma take some practice breaths today courtesy of the u/s tech bouncing the wand thingy on my stomach until Emma was pissed off. I think Emma is going to be stubborn and feisty. She has moved a lot today (although I did have a pepsi...I know gasp...and a decaf coffee...and a decaf peppermint mocha from Starbucks).
Paul stayed home from work and after I ran up to the library we both napped on the couch. Well, he was on the couch while I was sitting in the recliner.
Tomorrow I go see my PCP (or as they are called in the military PCM) for a referral to the dermatologist. My friend Rebekah may see more of me than she ever wanted to...the joys of being friends with your PCM! lol Good thing I have no shame in my game!
PS New reality show coming in February called Glamour Bells...not sure when Alabama became the new New Jersey, but I'll check it out for ya!
The u/s tech said Emma is weighing 5lb 1oz. I can't believe we still have 8 weeks to go, but am glad to see Emma will be a healthy sized baby! And as far as we know she is still a she! If she ends up being a he, she is going to be a feminine he in a pink room with lots of girl clothes. lol And the tech said my cervix measured 3cm (of course each u/s tech could get a different measurement based on how they measure).
And then Dr. Roque came in. He said I looked wonderful! I preened a little bit because I do take time to do my hair and make up and actually get dressed to go to appointments and then I realized he meant my cervix. He was very pleased with how both Emma and I have done and then he broke my heart. He said today was going to be our last appointment with him at MFM. I don't really like change and I get very attached to people so the fact that I didn't start bailing hysterical surprised even me. Paul had tried to warn me on the way to the hospital that it might be our last appointment, but I didn't want to believe him. Okay, realistically Dr. Roque and Dr. Lim are both leaving MFM to go into private practice at the end of December so I would've had to see a new doctor anyways if I had kept going, but still.
Dr. Roque said I could start slowly increasing my activity level. I can't go out and go crazy (or clean or cook elaborate meals or lift heavy things), but what I have been doing has been working great! I'm still considered on modified bedrest, but now we are preparing me for when the baby gets here because as he pointed out she won't care that I'm tired or out of breath or dizzy...I need to get my stamina back!
Dr. Roque is so funny and so much the attending doctor at the hospital...every time you ask a question he has a 15 minute long explanation and educational lesson for you. Today we talked about the baby's movements and my soreness. I am soooo sore at night that I wake up every time I need to roll over. My hips hurt so bad as do most of the areas down there (pretty much everywhere my undies touch). I'll refrain from giving a more in depth explanation to the agony I feel at night...suffice it to say certain areas feel like they are being stabbed with burning knives. Rolling over takes almost a feat of God and I often end up stuck on back like a turtle, thrashing about, and then have to wiggle like a snake to finish the roll. It's not a pretty sight and God has truly blessed Paul in that he can sleep through all that. I am not sure how I haven't bounced him right off the bed yet. Probably because we have one of those coil less beds that you are supposed to be able to balance a glass of wine and jump on it without spilling the wine. I haven't tried that experiment yet mostly because I enjoy wine too much to waste a glass if the manufacturer lied and it did spill. Who wants to waste a good glass of wine?????? Wow, that was quite the tangent.
So, then I had to break the ladies hearts by telling them it was our last appointment and they said they looked up how many weeks I was before I got there and figured it would be. They are so sad that they won't be seeing us every week cause we are their favorite patients, but I did promise to bring Emma in once she's born and to bring them a picture. FYI they both said Emma Grace is a beautiful name and of course Paul had to point out it's the most popular name of 2009. Party pooper!
So, here we are....32 weeks as of tomorrow and winding down my pregnancy. We got to see Emma take some practice breaths today courtesy of the u/s tech bouncing the wand thingy on my stomach until Emma was pissed off. I think Emma is going to be stubborn and feisty. She has moved a lot today (although I did have a pepsi...I know gasp...and a decaf coffee...and a decaf peppermint mocha from Starbucks).
Paul stayed home from work and after I ran up to the library we both napped on the couch. Well, he was on the couch while I was sitting in the recliner.
Tomorrow I go see my PCP (or as they are called in the military PCM) for a referral to the dermatologist. My friend Rebekah may see more of me than she ever wanted to...the joys of being friends with your PCM! lol Good thing I have no shame in my game!
PS New reality show coming in February called Glamour Bells...not sure when Alabama became the new New Jersey, but I'll check it out for ya!
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