12 inches of Snow

Seriously, that is way too much snow. But days earlier it was brick house cold and I was miserable. I felt cold to my bones and did not appreciate my new bad habit - teeth grinding. Normally I am cold so the low twenties did not go over to well with my body. I remember back in the day when I would wear as little as possible and everything was all good. But now, are you kidding me, I wear scarfs inside the house. My nose is always frosty cold and my hand and feet are right there too. Of course, I have Anemia, did you think I was part of the undead or something. Well, yes I find that it is a very sensitive subject because it reminds me that we all grow old. Some gracefully and others not so much. Even as write this I am wondering will my fingers ever warm up? Will I stop shivering? How can I turn back time? Why are the keys blurry? Do I need night glasses? And so on and so on... very annoying to say the least. One question turns into twenty questions and the race is on. I do not understand why all these unusual thoughts and questions come to my mind. I do not understand much of anything these days. The holidays is upon everyone and I can not take it. Unfortunately, I suffer from SAD

-(Wikipedia writes this)- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer, spring or autumn, repeatedly, year after year. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), SAD is not a unique mood disorder, but is "a specifier of major depression".

The US National Library of Medicine notes that "some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up." The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, and can also include heightened anxiety. It has been estimated that 1.5-9% of adults in the US experience SAD. (End of Wikipedia)

The funny part is that I also know others that suffer from this in silence. They think that no ones knows, but I know because I am one of them. You always recognize home. Our home is depression.

But I would like to take this time to tell you what I am oh so grateful for:
My daughter, CCC, she is healthy and happy. She is beautiful inside and out. She is funny and loving. She is a teenager, I love that too. She is mine and I love that G*d gave her to me. I am so grateful for her happiness and growth in life and personally. I am thankful and so grateful for her, my gift from heaven!

Secondly, I am thankful for my husband, WAA. He is my King and I love him so dearly. I love all his wonderful qualities and I love all his flaws. He truly is my soul mate and best friend. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful husband. He takes care of me in all ways possible. He is caring and loving, he is honest and true, he is funny and adventurous, he is the best lover I have had. He is my rock and I love his respect and attention. He always wants me to be happy and he is a great man. Thank you G*D for sending me such a wonderful gift. I am very so grateful for him.

Lastly, I am grateful for my family - My father, my mother, my sister and my two brothers, my nieces and nephews, my cousins, mu aunts and uncles, my in-laws and my out-laws(HAHA) I am grateful and thankful that they have their health. I am so thankful for their love. And of course, I am grateful that I have my own health and that I can walk and talk and brush my own teeth and so forth. Thank you G*D for giving me all my senses and abilities. Thank you for allowing me to wake up everyday in the glory you have provided for me.

Thanks be to Him, So Mote It Be.

Teach Me Patience - Amen!

Patience and More Patience... This economy is really messed up right now and there are no jobs out there. I found that my patience has also gone and I need help. What would you suggest for being calm and not flying off the handle at any given moment.

12 Health and Safety Tips for the Holidays

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1.Wash hands often to keep yourself from spreading germs and getting sick.

2.Bundle up to stay dry and warm.

3.Manage stress. Don't over-commit yourself and keep holiday spending in check.

4.Don't drink and drive or let others drink and drive.

5.Be smoke-free. Avoid smoking and second-hand smoke.

6.Fasten seat belts while driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Always buckle your child in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt.

7.Get exams and screenings. Ask your doctor or nurse what exams you need and when to get them.

8.Get your vaccinations, which help prevent diseases and save lives.

9.Monitor the children. Keep potentially dangerous toys, food, drinks, household items, and other objects out of kids' reach.

10.Practice fire safety. Most residential fires occur during the winter months, so be careful to never leave fireplaces, space heaters, stoves, or candles unattended.

11.Prepare food safely. Remember these simple steps: wash hands and surfaces often, avoid cross-contamination, cook foods to proper temperatures, and refrigerate promptly.

12.Eat healthy, and get moving. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Limit your portion sizes and foods high in fat and sugar. Be active for at least 2½ hours a week and help kids and teens be active for at least 1 hour a day.

Seasons Greetings!!!!!

Top 5 Home Security Tips for the Winter

The brutal cold winds and winter present a whole new set of home security challenges for property owners, all over the world. It’s easy to underestimate the dangers of the season, but the consequences can be disastrous. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of tips to keep you safe during the cold winter months.

Use your garage: If you’re lucky enough to have a covered parking space, why not use it? The walk from an exposed spot to your front door is the perfect opportunity to take a hard fall on ice, so avoid that chance by parking indoors.

Install motions-sensing lights: Coming home to a dark house is dangerous for many reasons, and the likelihood of this happening only increases as winter presses on. A fall is much more likely in the darkness, and there is also a greater chance of a confrontation with a criminal without the safety of bright outdoor lights. Floodlights are a cheap, easy to install measure that will greatly improve your home security.

Shovel your driveway: A driveway covered in snow is akin to a megaphone shouting “Come on in, I’m not home!” Even if you don’t own a vehicle, shovel your walkway to show that someone is regularly in the residence. This is even more important if you’re on vacation.

Have a professional inspect your furnace: A dirty furnace can cause a fire. An inspection by a licensed expert will include a safety test for carbon monoxide, as well as maintenance to make sure all parts are in proper working order.

Home security is more important than ever as winter chugs along. Follow the tips above and springtime will be here before you know it.

Great gift ideas for your family

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What are you grateful for?

For these past few months things have been really hard financially. I have lots of problems and complaints BUT I also have alot to be grateful for. I mean first of all I woke up this morning - Check. I was able to stand on my own two feet - Check. So often, we forget to be thankful for the little things in life.

1. Thank you for my health
2. TY for my home
3. TY for my food
4. TY for my family and friends
5. TY for EVERYTHING that makes me smile

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It Is Friday Again

Well here we go another weekend upon us. I am sure many young people are so very happy that the weekend has arrived. But I am also sure that many adults are so very depressed that the weekend has arrived. Why? Because the unemployment rate is over 10% and no one sees any relief in sight. What is going on with this economy? God help us all!

Perfect Way to Hide Your Valuables

Hide Your Valuables In Plain Sight!

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We have a wide variety of personal care, household products and food containers with removable tops and bottoms. They look just like the real items. Valuables can be secretly hidden inside these look-a-like diversion safes and kept in their seemingly rightful places. Each is undistinguishable from the genuine product and is even weighted to feel full. Pick the ones that will blend in best with what's in your home.

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Happy Birthday

What is your birthday wish this year? My wish is to be healthy, happy and prosperous. Wish for me!

TGIF

Ok so I just basically poured my heart out about this subject and WHAM my computer connection failed and erased everything. *Sigh*

So let me try and recap and hopefully this time I will not have any nonsense.

My gripe is the expression Thank G*d It's Friday. People always post that on their social networking sites. I am really not understanding that expression anymore.\

Back in the day when I was 21 years old, I loved saying that. I worked hard all week and parties hard on the weekends. I was always TGIF because that is when the party began. Crazy life but fun, dangerous at times but so worth the experience. I am lucky to be alive. I actually made it through all that hard life living. WHEW! lucky gal.

Now I think about unemployment, depression and homelessness. They are not TGIF because they are just happy to have the 3 basic essentials in life. I think they are thankful for small things. I know I am.

Hide Your Valuables In Plain Sight

Experts say that a burglar will spend about 8 minutes in your home. He is in a hurry and will grab the most obvious valuable items. That is why Diversion Safes work so well. Sure the burglars may also know about diversion safes but they are rushed and just want to get in and out.

Best gift you can give as well, think about give security this season. We have a wide variety of personal care and household products. You can secretly hide your valuables or you can give this as a gift to family, friends and co-workers.

Since this recession crime has slowly gone up without any relief in sight. Better to be safe than sorry. Great old school advice applies.

Land of The Lost Souls

I just started reading this very interesting book. It is a true story about a man that became homeless. I am only about 5 chapters so I have a long way to go.

This man's story sounds like many others. Unfortunately, there is a very high number of homeless people. Seems very unfair that this man had to go through such pain and heartbreak. His story has brought me to feel his pain, kinda like I am right there next to him. I feel the same emotions that he does except for the homeless part. I have a home, a loving family and well, that is it.

Don't get me wrong. I am grateful for many things in my life. I have a roof over my head, clothes on my back and food in my belly. So basically, I have nothing to complain about, and yet.. I complain alot. It really makes no sense, since I only complain to myself and the dog.

Forgive me father, for not being more grateful for all the wonderful things in my life. I have such loving people in my life. I have a super husband and a sweet lovely daughter. And as I mentioned before the three most important things that every person needs.

I am just experiencing sadness because my birthday is approaching and I will be XX years old. Yeah I still can not say it without breaking down. But for the sake of writers therapy. I will be 40 years old. UGH! there it is - black and white - no punches held - *sigh*

Seems like only yesterday I was 21 years old. I remember it so clearly. Where has the time gone? What is the next phase of my life? What am I supposed to do now? Please Lord hear my prayer.

It is all about CHANGE

I am starting my change journey once again. I have done this many times before in my life and here I am again. Some changes have been easy and pleasant and some changes have been tough and painful. Life is all about the journey!

Great Powerful Quotes

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything --- George Bernard Shaw

The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off --- Gloria Steinem

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone --- Neale Donald Walsch

The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be --- William James

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans --- Woody Allen

Of the forces which are imperceptible forces, none is greater than that of change ... all things are ever in the state of change .. therefore the I of the past is no longer the I of today --- Chang Tzu

There is nothing bad, but thinking makes it so --- Shakespeare

You see everything is about belief, whatever we believe rules our existence, rules our life --- Don Miguel Ruiz

You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it -- Albert Einstein

Change

What is the one thing you need to believe in to get through change?

I say determination, hope, luck, experience and G*d. (not in that order)

Sometimes I feel like I am melting away. Sorrow has continually washed away the real me and I am just sick of it already.

Planning for the marathon

I decided to try and qualify for the NYC Marathon 2011 (of course). Gotta plan my training schedule now.

What do you wanna be when you grow up>

I ask myself this question still to this day. The funny thing is that I already know the answer. I want to be a teacher. There are several things that I wanted as a young lady growing up. I wanted to be a wife. Check. I wanted to be a mom. Check. I wanted to be a teacher. Unchecked.

Life passes by so fast and before you know it - BAM! You are almost 40. And you still are not a teacher (SIGH)!

I think KARMA found Jeffry

Palm Beach billionaire and philanthropist Jeffry Picower, described as the biggest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff's fraud, died on Sunday after he was found lying at the bottom of the pool at his home, police said.

Police were investigating the death of the 67-year-old investor as a drowning, local media reported.

Picower was pulled unconscious from the pool of his multimillion-dollar oceanside home, called Casa del Sud, by his wife and a housekeeper. He was later pronounced dead, the Palm Beach Post reported quoting police and Fire Rescue officials.

Picower and his wife, Barbara, were friends of Wall Street financier Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence after pleading guilty to running a $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

The trustee handling the Madoff fraud case, Irving Picard, said in court documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York late last month that Picower, newly listed as one of the 400 wealthiest Americans by Forbes magazine, was complicit in the fraud.

Part of Picard's filing said: "Based upon the trustee's investigation to date, Picower was the biggest beneficiary of Madoff's scheme, having withdrawn either directly or through the entities he controlled more than $7.2 billion of other investors' money."

Picower was being sued for the $7.2 billion, $2 billion more than the trustee in the case demanded in May.

The Palm Beach Post reported he was not breathing when he was pulled from the pool and paramedics worked unsuccessfully for 20 minutes at the scene to try to revive him.

Local WPTV quoted the Palm Beach fire chief as saying he was told by Picower's wife and housekeeper that the elderly investor had gone swimming in the pool of his house and that 15 minutes later they found him lying at the bottom.

Marcia Horowitz, a spokeswoman for the Picowers' attorney William Zabel, said the family was devastated by the loss.

"Mr Picower did have health issues. He suffered from Parkinsons disease and did have heart-related medical issues," she said.

Hard Work

Hard Work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning!

Think deep about that

It's Raining It's Pouring

The Old Little Man is Snoring ... da da de da da de .. can not remember the rest for nothing

Home Friday

What are your plans? Are your Fridays for partying or relaxing? Maybe spending time with friends or family. I bet some will pick all three. When i was single it meant party party party until Sunday. Now that I am married with children, it means responsibility and leadership. It means settings a good example and making memories with my daughter. Time passes so quickly and you must grab each day by the kahoonas.

Sarah Kruzan

This story touched my heart. She was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 4 years for killing her pimp.

Cold Weather Brings Cold Feelings

True of False?