Well, happy halloween to everyone! The viewership has taken a dive on our infamous rants, so see what Roger and Rachel do to bring up the ratings……….

Well, it’s yet another episode of Roger and Rachels Rants.

This one is about being grateful.

You might not think that would be “something new”….. but for many of us, we get used to complaining, so being grateful is definitely doing something NEW.

And if anyone can rant about it, we can……so enjoy, and I hope this reminds you to be grateful for something.  For God’s sake people.

This is episode #3 of the new Roger and Rachel’s rants. Now I don’t want to perpetuate negativity, however, every now and again, it feels good to express ones thoughts in a rant.

In a funny way. In a direct way. In a way where someone, somewhere might learn something new, and take that information and use it for the good of human kind.

And of at the end of the day, a man might learn that women actually appreciate the effort it takes to have a PLAN.

Enjoy, and oh…..please spread the word.

In these economic times, it has forced me to be a bit creative when having to find something to get for a friends birthday, especially their 50th!!!

The birthday boy finally said to me “The best present would be you performing something..”   Gulp.   I longed for the days when I had enough cash to order a really cool watch on-line, or send a bouquet of balloons.  Okay, I guess the only thing this will cost is time, rehearsal, and something funny to say.  So I wrote a song….got some back-up from my talented friends Ethan Stone and David Sampson, and decided that this would be a funny birthday gift, dedicated to the effects of alcohol and the voice we hear when we tipped the bottle a bit too much.

SO for my NEW THING today, it was giving a gift from the heart, which is so much easier to pay down than my enormous credit card bills.

I hope somehow it might inspire you to give of your “gifts” for the present you need to get someone next time

Enjoy…….

In honor of my 2009 RICK SPRINGFIELD CRUISE, I decided to post the “Best of the Cruise” to entice anyone else that might want to go this year on his final and last Rick and Friends Cruise-it was a blast.

It is my intention to go this year with my sister, however, it looks like unless there is a miracle, because my dog has diabetes, and her CAT has diabetes, neither of us can afford the ticket AND what it cost to keep them at the vets. (OMG WHY didn’t I purchase doggy health insurance??)

Anyway, here is the video I am quite proud of as it shows the fans point of view of the cruise. Done in pure Rachel Reenstra comedy style.

Maybe one day even Rick himself will see this.

Ok, we have all heard them before, the people who don’t “get” facebook-  the people who REFUSE to be a part of the mass movement to connect on this crazy social media site.  Probably the same people who “brag” that they don’t have a television, which just means to me  you can’t afford cable. You’re not better for not connecting with the world, especially since in 2011 you can pick and TIVO the good stuff and filter out all the crap. Yes, there IS good TV out there. Discovery, History, PBS, Biography….but I digress….

Listen, people, the point is just RELAX. We are here to give you exactly 2 minutes of a little R&R and help you understand why you might live a happier life by NOT being a facebook hater. And if you ARE a facebook hater,  you probably don’t have a TV, so here is some free entertainment. Educational. Inspirational. And kinda funny.   Enjoy.

Well, since me and my favorite Gaybor next door always like to have a glass of wine and rant about things until we laugh ourselves silly, I thought why not share some rants with the world. We started with ranting about on-line dating. We had so many things to say, but through the magic of editing, it looks as if we kept it pretty short and to the point. We decided to start our own personal ranting diary and keep it going. So here is to a little ranting, and if you ever wondered what is just so wrong about online dating…well, here ya go…

What can ONE person do to help end poverty?  I always wondered that till I met the founders of a site  called www.livebelowtheline.com that has the intention of bringing people together to bring awareness and help make this happen. I took on their challenge of living at 1.50 a day for food to get a better understanding of people faced with the challenges faced by people living in extreme poverty.  I spent 5 days living at $1.50 a day for food and I was not sure how I was going to do it. I had the brilliant idea of going to the 99 cent store to get as much food as $7.50 would buy me for the week. However, as the days went by I realized I was not the wisest in my food choices…but I took on the challenge, and encourage everyone to go to www.livingbelowtheline.com and have the experience that others are having let’s come together and do something to end poverty!!!  Here was my video diary of attempting to live on 1.50 a day………

I have decided to do something for a charity that brings awareness to global poverty.  It is a challenge to live at 1.50 a day for 5 days for food and drink.  I figure if I bring 7.50 cents to the store I can try to find 5 days worth of food, but that wont be easy.  Live below the line is the name of the charity and it is about living below the line of world poverty, making us aware of what millions of people have to spend on food….The project is called http://www.livebelowtheline.com/the-challenge/ click on that link to learn more about how you can join the challenge and help!!!  I will be vlogging my journey and in 5 days will post my experience……maybe I’ll spend the 7.50 on coffee and chocolate, maybe just on pop tarts and ramen noodles……that was my food intake in college, either way I know it WILL be a challenge and interesting to see how anyone can live off of only 1.50 a day….stay tuned!!!

I decided it was time for me to figure out a NEW way to handle paying my bills.  The number one reason couples divorce is over money issues. Since I can not divorce MYSELF, I figured I had to find a way to stay with me and make it work……  so here is the ANSWER!!!!
This something new is something you will learn from and will help you in ANY frustrating financial situation in your life.
This 2 minute video might just change your life and the way you feel about money.
But you will have to watch the video to see.
It changed the way I felt completely.