I write this blog in hopes that someone out there might be able to shed some light on this subject for me! My husband is a huge Fantasy Football, Baseball, etc... freak! He loves it! Him and his buddies are constantly razzing one another through emails, texts, or by phone! It's actually pretty entertaining to listen to them!
But as far as I know it, this is how the whole thing plays out. You pick players from different teams of your choosing and make up your own team. Then, based off how those particular players play in real life, then that depends on how your fantasy team player/team does. But before all that, while you are picking your players you have a "fantasy draft" in which all the people participating in the fantasy league pick their players...a.k.a.....beer fest and play time for grown men! Then throughout the season, men constantly razz the other fantasy members and yell at the T.V. when their team player isn't doing well.
Does that sounds right?
To the men out there...congratulations on your "grown up" play time, I think it's pretty cute!
To the women out there...I say we stick with shopping! =)
I try to understand what my husband and all his buddies get so worked up about but really it's pretty comical listening to them! If nothing else, it's cheap entertainment for me!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
DEATH BY HOMEWORK....
I guess it's that's time of year when we all start to think..."Why am I doing all this homework?" I know I always feel that way. I partially blame the weather. When we have those 70 degree days, who wants to be inside doing homework?
I get that feeling of being overwhelmed. My stomach starts to ache! I feel like I'm being smothered by a pile of papers. Is it possible to die from having a homework overload. I got behind one week due to a death in the family and now I feel like I'm drowning! Do you ever feel that way, too? Am I alone in my misery?
Then the light over the horizon begins to shine!!! Now I know why I'm doing all this! Now I remember! It's so I can have a brighter future! A future that I can be proud of! A future that will hopefully make my children look at me with pride! So as the light at the end of the tunnel begins to emerge, I start to feel hope again!
No...I will not be in school forever! Thank the lord for that! =)
P.S....I hope your all doing well in your classes! Best Wishes!!!
I get that feeling of being overwhelmed. My stomach starts to ache! I feel like I'm being smothered by a pile of papers. Is it possible to die from having a homework overload. I got behind one week due to a death in the family and now I feel like I'm drowning! Do you ever feel that way, too? Am I alone in my misery?
Then the light over the horizon begins to shine!!! Now I know why I'm doing all this! Now I remember! It's so I can have a brighter future! A future that I can be proud of! A future that will hopefully make my children look at me with pride! So as the light at the end of the tunnel begins to emerge, I start to feel hope again!
No...I will not be in school forever! Thank the lord for that! =)
P.S....I hope your all doing well in your classes! Best Wishes!!!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
21 ways to NOT blow your diet!!!
I love this article! It has 21 great ideas for not blowing your diet!
This article wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be when I first started reading it but was well worth it in the end.
I guess I was expecting 21 ways to keep your control, like "make sure to drink pleanty of water before you eat meals." But instead it was 21 ideas of substitues. For example, if you are craving a steak sandwich, it gives you are really awesome recipe of using portabello mushrooms instead of using steak. I so impressed with this because I have actually tried that substitute before and was really pleased by it.
If your anything like me, every year my New Year's resolution is to always start a diet. Then I end up blowing it because I have a temptation or craving for something I see. I think this is a great idea! Instead of telling people what they should or shouldn't do, then this offers ideas to actually fix your cravings!
I don't think it gets much simpler than that!
This article wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be when I first started reading it but was well worth it in the end.
I guess I was expecting 21 ways to keep your control, like "make sure to drink pleanty of water before you eat meals." But instead it was 21 ideas of substitues. For example, if you are craving a steak sandwich, it gives you are really awesome recipe of using portabello mushrooms instead of using steak. I so impressed with this because I have actually tried that substitute before and was really pleased by it.
If your anything like me, every year my New Year's resolution is to always start a diet. Then I end up blowing it because I have a temptation or craving for something I see. I think this is a great idea! Instead of telling people what they should or shouldn't do, then this offers ideas to actually fix your cravings!
I don't think it gets much simpler than that!
Walmart probing into racist comment...
Recently at a Walmart store in New Jersey there was a very unusual and racist comment made over the intercome!
I was stunned when I read this article! Now I am just about as pasty white as one person can be but I'm definitely NOT a racist. Over the loud speaker at a New Jersey Walmert, a male voice said..."All black people pleasse leave." Apparently employees and customers throughout the store were all equally appalled by the racist and rude comment.
I have friends who are African-American. It's weird for me to phrase them like that because I don't see them as any different than myself (minus the obvious difference in skin tone)! I just do NOT get why people have to be so crude and rude to other human beings out there. I never have. I grew up in an all white community. And if an African-American so much as even drove through town, the nasty comments and obsene gestures would come out of the wood work. I guess I learned by seeing ignorance first hand at the place in my own community.
Walmart said they were going to be throughly checking into the matter. Personally, I just think it's sad... GROW UP PEOPLE!!!
I was stunned when I read this article! Now I am just about as pasty white as one person can be but I'm definitely NOT a racist. Over the loud speaker at a New Jersey Walmert, a male voice said..."All black people pleasse leave." Apparently employees and customers throughout the store were all equally appalled by the racist and rude comment.
I have friends who are African-American. It's weird for me to phrase them like that because I don't see them as any different than myself (minus the obvious difference in skin tone)! I just do NOT get why people have to be so crude and rude to other human beings out there. I never have. I grew up in an all white community. And if an African-American so much as even drove through town, the nasty comments and obsene gestures would come out of the wood work. I guess I learned by seeing ignorance first hand at the place in my own community.
Walmart said they were going to be throughly checking into the matter. Personally, I just think it's sad... GROW UP PEOPLE!!!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
5 Money books worth buying
The article titled "Five Money Books worth buying," grabbed my attention right away.
I know I'm no different than any other American. Debt and up to my eyeballs with it. I have a friend and her husband who save every penny at all costs. Where I find that my husband and I spend every penny as if our pockets were on fire. OK, maybe that's over dramitizing things a little but you get the idea.
I once heard a story (and yes the story is true) about a man who skimped and saved every penny his whole life. Rarely bought new things, always bought used cars, hardly ever ate out. His whole purpose behind his saving all his money was so that he would live an easy life when he retired. I'm sure you can read between the lines and guess what comes next...the man died two weeks after he retired and never got to live a comfortable, lush lifestyle.
Now I'm not saying that you should spend every penny so that you won't miss out on anything. But I'm also not saying you should hoard every dime like it's your last chance at a meal. Each person needs to decide for themselves what type of financial lifestyle they want to live. My debt comes from when we were young, stupid, and really didn't have a whole lot of other choices. Looking back I wish things could of been different but they are what they are and now we deal with it.
The bottom line is, maybe we should all give those top 5 books a chance. Take them for what there worth or not worth...
I know I'm no different than any other American. Debt and up to my eyeballs with it. I have a friend and her husband who save every penny at all costs. Where I find that my husband and I spend every penny as if our pockets were on fire. OK, maybe that's over dramitizing things a little but you get the idea.
I once heard a story (and yes the story is true) about a man who skimped and saved every penny his whole life. Rarely bought new things, always bought used cars, hardly ever ate out. His whole purpose behind his saving all his money was so that he would live an easy life when he retired. I'm sure you can read between the lines and guess what comes next...the man died two weeks after he retired and never got to live a comfortable, lush lifestyle.
Now I'm not saying that you should spend every penny so that you won't miss out on anything. But I'm also not saying you should hoard every dime like it's your last chance at a meal. Each person needs to decide for themselves what type of financial lifestyle they want to live. My debt comes from when we were young, stupid, and really didn't have a whole lot of other choices. Looking back I wish things could of been different but they are what they are and now we deal with it.
The bottom line is, maybe we should all give those top 5 books a chance. Take them for what there worth or not worth...
Alice in Wonderland syndrome????
When I first read this article about a medical condition known as "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome," I was really surprised to hear that ot was a real condition.
The basics of it is when someone sees themselves or other as if looking through mirrors in a fun house. Objects can appear to be 3-D. They are usually associated with migranes but without the actual pain of the headache itself.
Doctors estimate that about only 300 people in the U.S. have the Alice in Wonderland Sydrome. They speculate that there are other out there with it, but do not see a medical proffessional due to the bizzare nature of the conditon.
I have to admit that if someone would of told me they suffered from Alice in Wonderland Syndrome before reading this article I probably would of thought they were nuts. But I am glad that I read the article and opened my eyes to something that is probably very scary for some people. May the lord bless them!
The basics of it is when someone sees themselves or other as if looking through mirrors in a fun house. Objects can appear to be 3-D. They are usually associated with migranes but without the actual pain of the headache itself.
Doctors estimate that about only 300 people in the U.S. have the Alice in Wonderland Sydrome. They speculate that there are other out there with it, but do not see a medical proffessional due to the bizzare nature of the conditon.
I have to admit that if someone would of told me they suffered from Alice in Wonderland Syndrome before reading this article I probably would of thought they were nuts. But I am glad that I read the article and opened my eyes to something that is probably very scary for some people. May the lord bless them!
Is your marriage stong enough?
I have been successfully married for almost 14 years! I can say successful now because as a couple we have survived a once turbulent storm.
Right around the time of our 1st anniversary, I wasn't so sure we were going to make it. We were newly married, new jobs, and had moved 3 hours away from all our family and friends. We had no one to depend on but each other. It was probably one of the toughest times of my life. So when I saw this article on MSN, I knew I had to blog about it.
The author provides some really great points and sspects to look at if your marriage is stuggeling. As a woman, I know I once put a lot of extra pressure on my husband to live up to standards I don't know that even God could live up to. But someone had said something to me, basically saying that I'm not perfect either. I had to take a hard look at myself and let my husband off the hook. I knew he was the one for me and it was up to me to save my marriage. He was just a poor guy wondering what the hell he had got himself into.
Today I can honestly say that we have a wonderful, loving, and thriving marriage. I'm really proud of our marriage. I know that we have a marriage that others look up to. I love my husband more than anything and I'm so greatful he stuck around and put up with my nonsense.
This article is really worth the few minutes it takes to read it. Even though I have been married for a while, it never hurts to make sure we're still on the right path.
Right around the time of our 1st anniversary, I wasn't so sure we were going to make it. We were newly married, new jobs, and had moved 3 hours away from all our family and friends. We had no one to depend on but each other. It was probably one of the toughest times of my life. So when I saw this article on MSN, I knew I had to blog about it.
The author provides some really great points and sspects to look at if your marriage is stuggeling. As a woman, I know I once put a lot of extra pressure on my husband to live up to standards I don't know that even God could live up to. But someone had said something to me, basically saying that I'm not perfect either. I had to take a hard look at myself and let my husband off the hook. I knew he was the one for me and it was up to me to save my marriage. He was just a poor guy wondering what the hell he had got himself into.
Today I can honestly say that we have a wonderful, loving, and thriving marriage. I'm really proud of our marriage. I know that we have a marriage that others look up to. I love my husband more than anything and I'm so greatful he stuck around and put up with my nonsense.
This article is really worth the few minutes it takes to read it. Even though I have been married for a while, it never hurts to make sure we're still on the right path.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Ranting and Raving...
So, since Professor Chism gave us this cool option to blog about really anything, I thought I would use this opportunity to vent a few frustration I am dealing with in my life.
As a result of being a full time student, working full time, parent of 2, wife... something had to give. So I decided to stop doing daycare from my home so I can focus more on school and my family. Even though I am "Super mom who does it all", I can't!
Most of my daycare parents were totally awesome about the whole thing. The were congratulating me and being completely supportive. It was better than I could of ever imagined. I almost felt guilty how supportive they were being. But then the exceptions came... I have 2 parents who are barely speaking to me. 1 is upset that they won't find someone they trust as much as me which is a huge compliment. The other is being nasty because of the inconvienience I am causing her. This is so disappointing. She's the one I have bent over backwards the most for too. It kind of feels like a slap in the face. It almost makes me want to cry about how I'm being treated. But I am doing this for my family, not to burden anyone. I have thought about other people and their needs for so long that I really feel like I need to think of myself first for a change.
My husband keeps telling me that it's her problem not mine but I can't help but feel the repercusions of her actions. Another thing that bothers me it that she claims to be a huge Christian but isn't doing a very good job acting like one.
I feel like I'm whining here, so if you are reading this blog, Thanks for listening!
As a result of being a full time student, working full time, parent of 2, wife... something had to give. So I decided to stop doing daycare from my home so I can focus more on school and my family. Even though I am "Super mom who does it all", I can't!
Most of my daycare parents were totally awesome about the whole thing. The were congratulating me and being completely supportive. It was better than I could of ever imagined. I almost felt guilty how supportive they were being. But then the exceptions came... I have 2 parents who are barely speaking to me. 1 is upset that they won't find someone they trust as much as me which is a huge compliment. The other is being nasty because of the inconvienience I am causing her. This is so disappointing. She's the one I have bent over backwards the most for too. It kind of feels like a slap in the face. It almost makes me want to cry about how I'm being treated. But I am doing this for my family, not to burden anyone. I have thought about other people and their needs for so long that I really feel like I need to think of myself first for a change.
My husband keeps telling me that it's her problem not mine but I can't help but feel the repercusions of her actions. Another thing that bothers me it that she claims to be a huge Christian but isn't doing a very good job acting like one.
I feel like I'm whining here, so if you are reading this blog, Thanks for listening!
Teacher's in Rhode Island get fired for???....
Teachers in Rhode island were fired, because they wouldn't take on extra duties for very little extra pay.
I found this article very interesting because I have a friend that is a teacher who can possibly face the same fate!
The teachers at a Rhode Island school were fired because they were asked to perform extra duties at very little pay????....This seems pretty unfair to me! Many schools are now giving teachers the axe if students don't perform well on their MAPS testing. Personally I think that is a load of crap! I remember a hundred years ago when I was a student and took the MAPS testing. I didn't have any idea that the testing could have so many negative aspects come from it. To me the MAPS testing was nothing more than a few days off from a regular duties and I could of cared less about giving it my all.
Let's think about this for a second...if there was a specific teacher that a large group of students didn't like and they decided to perform badly on that specific area of study on the MAPS testing, then the unpopular teacher would get canned! It could totally happen that way.
Personally I am against MAPS and ACT testing. I'm a fairly smart gal but high stress testing is not my area of specialty. As a result of my not so super ACT grade, I have had to work my way through a few college classes that don't count towards my credits. It's a lot of pressure for one little number. And overall, it really means nothing.
I know I got off topic a little bit, but I reall feel for these teachers and others that face possible fates like them. If the teacher simply wasn't doing their job that would be entirely different but those who are...back off!!!
I found this article very interesting because I have a friend that is a teacher who can possibly face the same fate!
The teachers at a Rhode Island school were fired because they were asked to perform extra duties at very little pay????....This seems pretty unfair to me! Many schools are now giving teachers the axe if students don't perform well on their MAPS testing. Personally I think that is a load of crap! I remember a hundred years ago when I was a student and took the MAPS testing. I didn't have any idea that the testing could have so many negative aspects come from it. To me the MAPS testing was nothing more than a few days off from a regular duties and I could of cared less about giving it my all.
Let's think about this for a second...if there was a specific teacher that a large group of students didn't like and they decided to perform badly on that specific area of study on the MAPS testing, then the unpopular teacher would get canned! It could totally happen that way.
Personally I am against MAPS and ACT testing. I'm a fairly smart gal but high stress testing is not my area of specialty. As a result of my not so super ACT grade, I have had to work my way through a few college classes that don't count towards my credits. It's a lot of pressure for one little number. And overall, it really means nothing.
I know I got off topic a little bit, but I reall feel for these teachers and others that face possible fates like them. If the teacher simply wasn't doing their job that would be entirely different but those who are...back off!!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bill Clinton offers support to Tiger Woods
Bill Clinton made a phone call to Tiger Woods to offer him support. This article came from People Magazine's online site.
I found this article a little amusing!
It's kind of like the pot calling the kettle black isn't it? But Bill Clinton who is also a well known adulterer, called Tiger Woods, who is dealing with affair issues. I, too offer my support to Tiger Woods, not because he had affairs but because he obviously has a problem and wants to do what he can to save his family. I really feel for the guy. Obviously so does Bill Clinton. He's faced scrutiny while in the lime light and has made a successful turn for the better as a human being. Clinton said something in the article basically saying that Tiger Woods can take this unfortunate turn of events and come out a better, more whole person and learn from his mistakes. I, too believe this. If somesome is able to take a bad situation and turn it around for the better, then power to then. Not everyone is able to do that. Some dwell on the negative and can't get past the negative effects it's had on them. While others are able to look into the face of their problems, stand up straight, brush off their shoulders and make the most out of the situation.
Who's to say that this whole situation won't make Tiger Woods a better father, husband, or even golfer??? But he's trying to make it right and making the right decisions to do that. Now I'm not saying his wife should forgive him, that's a descision only she can make because she's the one who will have to live with it. But I do feel for the guy.
Best wishes Tiger!
I found this article a little amusing!
It's kind of like the pot calling the kettle black isn't it? But Bill Clinton who is also a well known adulterer, called Tiger Woods, who is dealing with affair issues. I, too offer my support to Tiger Woods, not because he had affairs but because he obviously has a problem and wants to do what he can to save his family. I really feel for the guy. Obviously so does Bill Clinton. He's faced scrutiny while in the lime light and has made a successful turn for the better as a human being. Clinton said something in the article basically saying that Tiger Woods can take this unfortunate turn of events and come out a better, more whole person and learn from his mistakes. I, too believe this. If somesome is able to take a bad situation and turn it around for the better, then power to then. Not everyone is able to do that. Some dwell on the negative and can't get past the negative effects it's had on them. While others are able to look into the face of their problems, stand up straight, brush off their shoulders and make the most out of the situation.
Who's to say that this whole situation won't make Tiger Woods a better father, husband, or even golfer??? But he's trying to make it right and making the right decisions to do that. Now I'm not saying his wife should forgive him, that's a descision only she can make because she's the one who will have to live with it. But I do feel for the guy.
Best wishes Tiger!
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