nickelo's world & thoughts

quick update

2012-01-22T17:44:00.000-05:00

Hello to all my follwers and to my new ones!! Well I know that I have not blogged in few weeks I'm sorry for that but I still don't have working laptop I'm still using my ipad,don't get my wrong I love it but I pref keyboard vs touch screen at times! Okay onto what I'm going to talk about and that is just basically what has been going on with me. I do have photos to share and tons of topics to post on as it's been ages to get ready for those in the next coming weeks and month!!!!!!

I'm keeping up with my diet and losing weight, I'm doing rearch into finding new gym for my to go to in fact I'm going to check out this new one that is about 20 min or less from my house, I do missing living in bigger area where I have more choices around me but oh well.

I'm still doing crocheting and some knitting on comission it helps for the extra money and I love doing that so yay!

I'm planning on taking trips once it gets warmer up here I'm planning trip to the peeps factory which is not that far from me and some other day trips here while it's still cold out so look for those posts I will also be talking about what I did over christmas as well.

Update on my resolutions

2012-01-04T14:12:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone, here is follow up of the past two days I had one soda on Monday the rest of the time was water so that was good, I ended up having soda because I was getting bad headache due to no caffein I did have snack later that night shame on me. Tuesday I had little glass of diet iced tea I didn't finish it I had glass of fruit punch half so sub from subway with some chips then for supper I had bowl of cereal with Almond milk. This morning I had bowl of cereal with almond milk for lunch bowl of soup and little bit of my half of my sub I took home and the rest of my diet iced tea.

I'm going to take the dr.oz just 10 challenge no more soda from today on change things in my diet.

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Happy new year 2012

2012-01-02T00:55:00.001-05:00

Happy new year everyone! How are you dear readers? I hope this finds you well with my bad hang over lol! Today Sunday what I did I finally got good sleep after weeks of not sleeping good, I we to see the move "The girl with the dragon tattoo" it was deep and good now i want to read the book to understand it better. Came home had. Pork and krout it's pa Dutch /German thing I don't care to much for it I miss black eyed peas and rice for new years southern thing.

As for Monday changes are coming my diet is going to change I'm starting o the south beach plan I used it before my lap band operation dr remd, I'm going to also start Zumba back up as well,I'm going to cut soda out of my diet and two teas day the rest water or something.

I will start with small changes and work my way up do I don't fail at all my goals which I will list Monday! As for me I'm off to bed now it's 5of 1am here

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Look back at 2011

2012-01-02T00:45:00.001-05:00

I know that I'm late in writing this but better late then never right? I could sit here and type that 2011 was such an amazing year, but it would all be lie it was not amazing at all it was ehhh okay it could have been Have been better. Enough about that here's look back at it and I will tell you where I have come up short and failed as well because for 2012 it's time to be real to me myself and e everyone even you dear readers too!
I learned to play works with friends it's Facebook game I playe with my friends on their ( its kind of like scrabble)

My laptop took crap the mother board went in it so I had to get it fixed but I did end up getting ipad2 which I'm using now.

My ipad2 I got .

I did end up take trip up to the Mohegan casino in wilkes-berry pa mm nana our friend and i went up for the day it was great day trip all though it was nothing like atlantic city nj! I didn't go many places over the summer due the heat and gas prices. I made some videos for YouTube.

I saw i have massive yarn stash that I need to use up! My aunt passed away and my cousin gave me her yarn so that is. How I got massive yarn stash

I love go to soapothercarey for all my bath body needs its rocking store with awesome owner to pen is is great!

I made this pumpkin and cat crochet felt doily for y, nana for Halloween and thanksgiving which she loved but I got so board making it because it got boring after while

We have turkeys i learned how to make turkey nail art.

I went on picnic in november yes you read right it was in november

Nana even went along with me

I just love this photo

I went to see some wild animals at our local environmental center

I made head band for winter but used the wrong yarn for it oh well still came out good.

I learned how to knit viva stitch and bitch by debbie stroller and youtube.

Even made scarf or two.

Went to website site called www.darngoodyarn.com got some silk sari yarn and made this silk sari hobo bag I created the little bag to use up some yarn and to have an accessory.

I also knitted up sari 1/2 ball head band

I dreamed up this scarf I used two different yarns banana fiber(darngoodyarn) and lion brand fun fur yarn

It was nice day out this Christmas seasons.

Now here's where I talk about where I failed I didn't get all my debt paid I still have some to pay off I know I'm not alone here. It this year I will make sure I pay it all off, next I didn't reach my weight loss goal either! I did how ever fall I love with Zumba! I plan to reach my goal this year! I'm still working at the same place no new job but thats okay right now the econmey is not that good right now so I will stay where I'm at.

No I didn't fall in love this year I found out how some people can be though as far as appearances how then want stick thin and I look like this

I still think I'm hot and look damn good! I have learned that these people are very in secure about themselves! Yes. I do love me so no worries I'm positive that the right one will come along I just have not meet him yet! I was told every pot had lid and I will find my pot or is it I will find my lid lol, either way when it's time I will find the right person!

I have been bad blogger! I also have to find new gym my shut down

I thinks this sums things up I will in the next year to come make all kinds of changes personal growth, find love,lose my weight hit my goal, find new gym, travel, pay my debt off(is the possible in this day and age?),travel more, maybe go to tx see my friends, I would also love to start tea room or yarn shop I know huge dream but ehh girl can dream!

See you next year!

I'm bad blogger

2011-12-18T14:14:00.001-05:00

I know I'm bad blogger I have not blogged since July, it's not like I don't. Have nothing to talk about I do I just Have not been in blogging mood for whatever reason I donna know but now I will be sharing tons with you as to what I Have been doing from july till now!

knitted head band I made

2011-07-23T13:54:00.000-04:00

Hello lovies, I want to share with you project that I finsihed earlier this month it's my first ever knitted head band!!!! Yes that is right you read right I knitted up my first ever head band , I must say I think I did great job doing so. Did I mess up? uppers little bit here in their but hey practice makes perfect! I know where I messed up now when I makes another one using silk sari yarn from darngoodyarn.com I will not have this mistakes in it, I'm sure you are wondering what I used to makes this head band well I will explain it all to you right here and it was super easy to make too.

Here is what I used Cable knitting needles, sugar n cream cotton yarn, pattern.[ How is easy is this right!]

So all of you know to make this you can use whatever yarn and colors that you want, I however use this type of yarn one to use it up and two I liked the colors and I find this type of yarn to be easy to pratice with or to make something for the first time. But hey we are all different so use what you are comfortable with but also give something new try as well.

This pattern called for DPN[douple pointed needles] or cable I wanted to give cable needles try since I never used them before and I found that I love them and are easier to knit with the just two sticks, but them maybe that is just me who knows. You start off by making an eye cord I have never done this so I turned to my stitch n bitch book but was not fully sure that I was doing it right so I went right to youtube and saw how to make an eye cord I was one the right track just not making it right so I ripped the stitches out and restarted, sometimes you have to do this more them once but it's all good this how to learn . have you make the eye cord as along as you want but because this is going on your head and cotton streaches out after begin worn for while you want to makes the eye cords about 4in, then you need to start adding stitches then start you patten stitches, for this one I used double seed/moss stitch which was so fun well I think that is it was, you just start doing this little chant as are you knitting it's like ommmmmm.

In t his photo I know not very well takes but you can see how well it turned out, how great it looks! If you are wondering where are my mistakes well in double moss when you start you do two rows of knit one purls one then two rows of purl on knit one well I messed up on that sometimes but hey you and tell at all and also right in the begining but that one is covered inside the head band so that is good. I still think it looks great and I'm going to start making another one.

I this this type of head band is great for anytime, these colors remind me of the beach. I use this sometimes when I do my facial scrubs or even wear it to work, I know it dose not sit right on my head right now since my hair is not that long it still works. These head bands make great gift ideas for family friends, co workers, it's also great last minute gift idea!!!

Darn good thing!

2011-07-23T01:11:00.000-04:00

Hello Everyone, I know it has been long while since I posted something I’m sorry I have been busy with working and new knitting and crochet projects, also redoing room in my house but more about the redoing room in my house it didn’t happen yet and when that dose it will be big blog about it! Now onto what I wanted to talk to you about,Darngoodyarn.com I heard about this site from Mikey over at The Crochet Crowd http://thecrochetcrowd.com right here is the link for his site due check him out I have been following him for ages since he started over at youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/mikeyssmail this is the link for his youtube site check him out he helps you learn crochet and even teaches you some really great crochet patterns as well I just love him in fact him and his SO are part of the family they are fixture in my house not day goes by my dad dose not ask do the boys have new vid up did you make something new they showed you.
I would say while back about two months ago or more he was talking in video about darngoodyarn.com http://www.darngoodyarn.com/ this is the link to the site due check it out I love it! The owner is the site is Nicole (Mikkelsen) Snow she is just awesome person I love her yarns they are just fabulous honeies!!!!!! I’m so that Mikey did video about her yarn because once I saw it I got hooked it’s addiction for me I’m like what new yarn can I buy next and what can I makes, best of all her yarn is fair trade and when you buy the yarn you are helping people! I will be showing you on of my very first projects that I made from darngoodyarn.com I bought the pattern and the yarn for this right from her website but added my own twist to it as well since I love the whole east meets west theme.
The pattern that I bought from her is called Silk Sari Hobo Bag it’s crochet bag and I due believe that she has knitted version of this bag I’m not 100% sure so check the site out and it will tell you. The best part her patterns are so easy they look hard when you see the end product but they are not it’s easy and the bag took me week or less to finish due to the fact I worked on it at night after work and on my days off. I will show you photos on here from start to end I will exp how I got the lining for the purse as well.I’m even going to show you how the yarn came to me when it was shipped I love it!!! Here are the photos of my purse start to end. I will include photos of how great my box was packed when I got the yarn and my purse as I was making it, note the pattern didn’t come in the box it was emailed to my right from Nicole and yes the pattern is super east to follow.
I’m telling everyone to check out darngoodyarn.com I just love love her yarn I want to try them all out!!!! I love it’s something different out their it’s great quality and not the same boring yarn,how ever I also love that when crocheting or knitting that you can add this yarn in with you regular yarn as well to add zest to it or make it stand out, I want to loom knit scarf using this yarn and regular one to see how that would look for winter.
The photos don’t due the yarn justice in person the colors are so beautiful they just pop out at ya that what I love about her yarn plus I love how it just changes colors constant.I got the fabric at Joann’s fabric store, this pattern didn’t call for pocket in it but I decided to make one because I think every purse should have at least one pocket in it, to make sure it holds up and matches the fabric on the inside of the pocket I doubled the fabric up. I think that this fabric matches so well with the back but you can use what ever kind that you want to.This was not part of the pattern I chose to make this little change purse or what ever you want to call it I used what was left of the slik sari yarn and then used Peaches n cream cotton yarn to finish it and I think the peaches N cream cotton yarn goes well this the whole purse theme.This is the whole set together I think it matches so well all done. I did how ever have to to shorten the strap of the purse I made it to big I didn’t take into count that once I have everything into my purse that the purse streaches and gives so it was down to my thy so I took the handles to make them as short I wanted them to be. This pattern is something that you can have fun making altering as you want, I have had quite few people asking how much I charge to make one, I have not taken no one up on it yet because I have to ask the owner if I’m okay to do so since I didn’t crate the patter another words think it up, I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes so to speak.

Day 2 of 5 of pouch test

2011-06-25T23:51:00.000-04:00

It's the 2nd day of my pouch test, I must say things went great today I did hear my stomach growl and make nose but I drank water and it stopped. How ever their were times that drinking water it didn't stop so then I drank protein shake, it went away so that meant I was hungry, but most of the time I was thirsty after I would drink the water I would burp and feel better. I'm listening my my tool and pouch and it's working. I'm just now sitting down and drinking glass of diet iced tea it's the first one that I have had all day so yay me on that!!!! I know you are wondering is this easy for me? No it's not but I have regained my will power or rather brought it back up front off the back burner so to speak, it was not easy for me when I had to be on liquid diet right before my Lap Band operation and right after I had the band placed on but my will power helped me with that just like it is right now.

Tomorrow starts day 3 of 5 I get to start with soft protein foods tomorrow, I'm taking all of this nice and slow I don't want to rush nothing at all. As for weight loss I lost 3.5lbs since yesterday but I'm sure that was all water weight that I lost, as each of us are different some might not lose weight during this time and some of us might lose lots. After the 5day pouch test I'm going to start the South Beach diet this is what my surgeon had me using two weeks before my operation to get use to nothing but good calories and protein so this is what I'm going to use, first two weeks you have not carbs like bread or rice things like that they by phase two they start to introduce you in to whole wheat carb stuff it's grat plan not I'm not starting yo=yo diet like I did before my WLS this is just going to help reinforce and help keep me on track! I love the foods on the SB diet and it had great protein so it's all good and it's thinks us WLS people should be eating as well. I'm doing this 5day test all while working ugh it's something but I'm winning! Till tomorrow have great day or night

day 1 of 5 of 5 day pouch test

2011-06-25T01:24:00.000-04:00

I know that it's been long time since I have blogged well sorry.. Here is what I'm up to! I have been thinking for while now dose my band still work? Did I stretch it out too much? Did I break it? I also asked myself this question Self should be do that 5 day pouch test that we keep hearing about in out Lap band groups? and I said Self we should give it try and find out!!! Well it's scary to me I keep thinking can I do this do I still have that will power I had almost 2yrs ago? I kept thinking about this test for months and did I really have that will power I had all those years ago when I decided to have WLS, well I sat last night and thought long and hard and yes yes I do I just tucked it away for safe keeping as blanket or something. I have gotten too comfy with slider foods, carbs, soda again,and bad bad food just like many other WLS people have and you can't say that some of you have not because that would be lie you know that some of you have!!!! I found myself for weeks now going over the pros and cons of doing this test, I found the pros I weight the cons so this morning when I got up okay this afternoon I over slept I started the 5 day pouch test!!!

How are things going I'm sure you want to know well it's been touch and go all day when I was home it didn't bother me because I was on Facebook most of the day then picked my car up from getting worked on and headed off to work, now keep in mind this is where my down fall happens because their is all kinds of goodies at work sometime!!! So at work it was touch and go I sipped water but still felt hungry so I would take sip on my protein shake I made, reason for the sips I work in health care so sometimes it's hard I don't get dinner break so I eat when I so in this case drank them when I could I ended up finishing one of the two I brought. Trouble struck round 6pm I was hungry and feeling caffeine withdraw not good and carb withdraw now good when did I do I sipped on diet iced tea that made me feel better and I'm not going to lie I grabbed some peanut crackers stuck them in my pocket I said F it I'll start Monday well then my will power kicked in and said not you won't I gave those crackers away, I sipped on water and also on my diet tea but I will say that the neasua from no carbs got to me by the end of the night I dealt with it thought. I was still sipping on my diet tea when I came home reason why I did drink it down was to help caffeine withdraw its the only one I had today, when I got home I had some creamy soup which is aloud and that helped the upset stomach and killed the carb cravings! So day one out of five went tons better then I thought it would be I guess I do have that will power after all I guess I was to scared to listen to it! The skinny person inside me is fighting so hard to get out of this fat suit and I'm not stopping her she is going to come out because we hate this fat suit we have on! I have noticed that my abdomen is not swollen or feels swollen I should say so that is good thing I just hope tomorrow goes better I know great things take time but I listening to my pouch,band brain and skinny person and plus I'm talking openly about it so this all helps me out!!! Here is the link to the five day pouch test http://www.5daypouchtest.com/ I would hope that WLS people out their try this. I will blog tomorrow about day 2 of 5

we are not dumping and leaving loved ones in nursing homes

2011-06-08T02:02:00.003-04:00

I’ve been discussing the aged care issue with Rachel over at http://indiaalovestory.com/ she has asked me to write guest blog about Nursing homes from professional view since I work in aged care. Due check out her blog. Thank you again Rachel for letting me share with everyone.

***** Note before reading this blog post the information that is coming from here is 100% real it is not made up, not all facilities have everything that I'm going to be speaking about in here each place differs from facility from state to state and country to country, yes I am health care worker that dose work in skilled nursing home so the facts are real. I know that some places are called Skilled nursing/ Rehabilitation centers but I will refer to is as nursing home as not to confuse some people because it's called different names different places. Thank you******

When most of us think of nursing home we tend to think of place that smells after pee is dark, dirty looking, smells funny, seeing an old person sitting in wheel chair or rocker drooling, or stuck in bed with no loved ones around. Often people think that people dump their parents, grandparents, or in-laws in nursing homes and never bother or see them till they die!

I'm here to tell you friends out their in blog land that is so far from the truth! I see people coming every day to see their family members or friend that might be in nursing home. The truth of the matter is over the past 21st century skilled nursing care has changed from what it was once thought of I'm here to explain to you what it's like as of today to maybe help you get better understanding of it as you read you will learn loved ones are not dumped in home waiting to die.

Most nursing homes are not just long term/skilled care facilities anymore they now offer Short tem care[ please not that every facility may not offer short term care it is up to the family member to check this out before placing loved one in care at a facility] as the current again population is living longer, due to being more healthier, active their is a need now for short term care. I'm sure you are wondering what I am talking about I will explain it all to you don't worry. If you do have question feel free to ask me. I will break down what all this means to all of you so here goes

Long Term Care: states just what it mean your loved one is in skilled nursing facility for their remaining life due to an illness, no longer able to walk, are senile, ect.... here they will get total patient care they need, all the wants and need will be meet by caring staff member. They will also get daily physical therapy to their body so they don't become contracted of if they do from their illness they will get daily nursing restorative therapy done daily by the staff member.

Short Term Care: is design for stroke recovery, IV antibiotics therapy, total or practical joint replacement, orthopedic condition, or need little longer to recovery from an illness they were hospitalized for. When they come nursing home/Rehabilitation center[ keep in mind some places are both in one any more] they will be seen by either Physical, occupational, or speech therapy depending on what their need may be, nursing staff will also be helping in this process as well for their recovery.

Nursing homes and rehabilitations centers are often all in once place these days they care for range of things. Keep in mind not every place is both it depends on where you live what state or country that you live in for the purpose of this blog I will be referring to nursing home but rehabilitation centers often deal with some of the same issues here. Some nursing homes now offer when end of life comes to have hospice agency come into help all of you in the end of life process and make they more comfortable. Nursing home encourage families to be evolved in loved ones care right from the being so that you are not left out and your loved one dose not feel like you are dumping them in the place. Most facilities are open 24 hours day for you to come visit you loved ones, when you do come to visit some places even have family rooms for you take your loved one to visit with them, I have come to find that most people tend to stay and visit in their loved ones room with them, sit and join them in an activity they are doing in the facility, or if the loved one is able to walk or even in wheel chair they are aloud to walk the halls with the, or nursing floor with their loved one their they are able to speak with other residents, family member and even the staff this helps to form last friendships and gives a feeling of being at home for everyone because after all we tend to be come an extended family! In the facility that I work in we like the make it homier for the residents treat it like it's their home this helps in making everyone feel at easy. I find that family member and friends tend to come visit loved ones everyday depending on their work schedules but since we are open 24 hours it makes it easer for them to come visit.

Here are something’s that residents can either do or are done right on site for them again depending on where you are at I don't know what every facility offers these are just something’s that I know that are offered for loved ones. On site laundry which is done everyday, cleaning of the facility and rooms everyday, if an accident happens and house keeping is need they are right their to clean the accident up, hair care services, cable TV[ either TV is provided or you can bring one in] they can have private phone or if they have cell phone they are aloud to use cell phone. They are able to have the freedom and privacy to attend to personal needs from managing to their own finical affairs if able to, decorating their room with personal belongs. Some places even offer facility computer them may go onto to check email or browse the internet if able, due keep in mind not every place may have all of this. Residents are able to participate in the planning of their own treatment and are assured of the confidentiality of their medical information at all times. Residents and family as well are even allowed and encouraged to develop friendships and rapport with their peers and staff member forming relationships that frequently extend beyond admission we tend to think of all of us as one big family.
In today’s nursing homes they have activity department which takes care of entreating and stimulating programs for residents in fact they get input from residents on monthly basis, also residents also have what is called resident council meeting to give their input on the everything in the facility[ every place has different name for this or might not have it at all].

If you are worried about your loved one getting the right meal or nutrition you need not worry because facilities have on site nutritional services which preps appetizing meals and snacks for residents, have hostess savable to meet with residents daily to help with personal meal preference and asst them with adhering to special dietary needs. Residents are encouraged to enjoy meals in pleasant surroundings in dinning room or if they choose to eat in their own room if the would like to.

We are not dumping are loved ones in nursing home we are assting them in getting the proper care that they need for this time in their life, they are getting the medication they need right at the times they are to have it as well, they are being cared for by staff that is trained in geriatric care as well. Here in the states we don't dump our loved ones or friends we come see them all the time. I hope this helps to clearly that we are not dumping loved ones in nursing home when they can no longer care for themselves but rather making sure that they’re getting the proper care they so need by trained staff when they need that care. As for my view on it I treat every resident as if they were my parent or grandparent I'm their for them no matter what sometimes I even staff after my shift if they need someone to talk to or come in before my shift if they need something like wanting their nails painting or time for game written down, nursing homes are no longer places to dump people but rather asst them in the stage of life they need the most help.

I'm still here all

2011-06-05T13:42:00.000-04:00

I'm still here everyone just have been bit busy lately that is all. I'm having some issues with RL and with my car but other then that I'm doing good. I will be posting blog here soon.

Memorial Day 2011

2011-05-30T13:26:00.002-04:00

Memorial Day, a photo by natural gas on Flickr.

When most people think of Memorial Day they think of cook out, lakes, oceans, parties. Well when I think of Memorial Day I think of all the men and woman who survive in the armed forces, those that came back home wounded from the war, and those that lost their lives to protect our freedom!!

It seems like at times people forget the real reason for the holiday, it's not just to have off work but to remember those who surived and are surviving!!!!

Today I will be work since it's one of my holiday's to work, now I know some of you are sitting their thinking poor her she has to work on this day while the rest of us have off, ehh oh well that's what she gets for working in health care. Well I'm not mad or upset that I have to go to work I'm lucky enough to care for of the men that served in WWII Vietnam, Korea I feel that I'm grateful for them as I have my freedom.

I hope that this find all of you no matter where you are at safe and sound I hope all of you have great day.

I hope that you take the time to remember the reason for this day and maybe honor the men and woman! Remember are Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts,Uncles, Grandparents that survived our country.

Went to the local lake on Wed

2011-05-28T13:56:00.002-04:00

On Wednesday I went out to our local like since it was nice and warm out for change we got break from rain. I stayed for bout 2-3 hours soaking up some sun I did manage to snap few photos I will share. Come Monday you will not be able to get in free you will have to pay but it don't cost lot.Sadly I ended up going alone like always but still had fun.

I'm planning if it don't rain to have picnic out there this Sunday so if all goes well another blog and more photos.

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Im using the camera on my phone.

Me abd the lake

Sun was in my eyes

Sadly no one wanted to go long with me so I always end up going places alone but I still had fun.

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Everyone lives Glass House

2011-05-26T14:13:00.002-04:00

Flower show @ Glass House, a photo by Palachandra on Flickr.

It's time that I get something off my chest!!! Gossip I'm so sick of it why do people have to do it? Also what do people have to make fun of other people?

Remember the saying people in glass House should not throw stone! That is so true also Karma will get you as well.
I know that I did make post while back about this but I'm talking about it again because well I'm sick of it and I will not stand of it no more if people want to talk smack about me fine go head you are not hurting me nor my fiends because when it comes down to the end I know the truth and that is all that matter! I know you are thinking how can I say this well because it's true people will believe whatever they want truth or no truth. After all we all live in glass house and their for should not throw stones!! Well some people I hate to see their house it must be full of stones.

Sitting out on my porch included photos

2011-05-24T20:43:00.001-04:00

Oh it's so nice out today after many days of rain the sun came out today and it was so nice. Right now as I type this I'm sitting outside on my front porch typing this from my iPhone it's so nice, I want to share few photos of what I see from here. Not sure if I can post more then one photo on here with my phone I will try if not I will edit it when I get only laptop and add the rest

That my car

That's bobs market and deli across the street from my place

Nana

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I want to start my own business but what to sell?

2011-05-21T14:14:00.000-04:00

So I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business, but I'm not fully sure of what I want to do!! I know this sound stupid your probably thinking hello you want to start your own business but you don't know what you want to do shouldn't you have thought of what you want to do before your thought of wanting to start your own business.

Well when I was in high school what seems like ages ago me and my friends use to make candles and give the to people or make some for people and where we clueless we did it all for free! I loved doing that but as I got tad bit older and moved up here to PA I stopped making candles how dumb of me. I did think of start making and selling them again but not sure how well that would go up here since their is the big candle shop in the next town. Other thing running though my mind is I love yarn love it love it and I love to crochet I would love to start my own fair trade yarn store not sure how to go about it or even start this, also I love tea and Indian food I have also thought of starting my own tea store where I sell custom blend teas but no sure how to go about making them or even how that would go. but those are my 3 ideas for business either candle making, yarn shop or tea/ Indian thing. Ideas and input would be great, whatever I open I would like to make it fair trade place.

Book review: Ready for Love

2011-05-18T13:30:00.000-04:00

Ready For Love (Ready For Romance & Ready For Marriage)

by Debbie Macomber

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Ready for Romance?
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I can now Knit!

2011-05-17T14:07:00.000-04:00

SO I can now Knit! Here are some photos of what I have made so far, will I stick with it? Yes I will I will knit up somethings soon, but for now here are little samples of what I have made.

Knit rib stitch

up close of the rib stitch

All the stitches that I have made so far

That's supposed to be heart

it's supposed to be heart would have came out better if I used sold color but want to use my yarn stash up

spring cleaned my bed room east meets west look

2011-05-17T13:57:00.000-04:00

I'm not sure if I meantioned in few blogs or not but last weekend I spring cleaned my bed room, I know I'm problay late in the spring cleaning dept but better late then never, I always like to start in my bed room and work my way to the other parts of the house. Keep in mind I still have not gone through stuff in my room to get rid of which I will be doing this week I need to declutter my stuff if I'm not using it, it's going to go! Well anyhow I just did serfice stuff I got new curtin rods here are few photo but excuse the one pile of clutter that is on it's way out the door to either be sold viva ebay yard sale or given to good will. Some of the items I gotten we either from Ollies, target, christmas tree shops and wal mart

Well those lovely curtins came from Ollies and the comforter came from Target the disco ball is from Wal*Mart it was christmas tree ortminet but I keep up all year

My new light Which came from Christmas Tree Shops for 14.99 yes I painted of my panneling

Those curtin rods came from Christmas Tree Shops they were 4.99 each Oh I love this store

Those little paintings came from my neighbors the bedding on my bed is from Wal*Mart

I love how they are two toned yes that turtle is light

Don't mind the clutter its going to be doing bye bye

yes the is Iraqie money and yes that is the clutter that is going to be going my dresser was just given to tme

Can you tell that I love to read! I know that Discoball again! Those baskets on my dresser are from christmas tree shops 1.29 each

Better view of it the dresser was given to me by my neighbor free is good I guess till I find what I want

Also got new throw rug to go with the look and you see part of my dog too.

I should have put light on to see them better

As you can tell I love east meets west I have all my life

Day light photo but it didn't come out well should have place light on

Spring cleaned the front porch

2011-05-17T13:37:00.000-04:00

So I know that I'm probaly two weeks late in posting this but two whole weeks ago when it was nice outside! Remember that day???? Hmm seems so long ago but anyhow it was the weekend that I worked but I was up at like 5:30am so I did lots of things that day one of which was cleaning the front proch for my Nana in clulding the patio chairs here are some after photos they are just of my and Nana I didn'tt think to get the whole porch because I this point I had to get ready for work.

Poor Jeeves I had to use some U glue and put his arm back on side not the glue didn't hold after two week I have to re-glue him


Nana all happy her porch is clean can you believe she's 86

That would be me next to one of my trees

Me and Nana

I learned how to knit

2011-05-13T13:48:00.002-04:00

YAY this is my 175th post, I'm sure you are wondering what I'm going to post about! Well I'm going to talk about something I just learned how to do thanks to book and wanting to learn how to do, and that would be learn how to knit! Yes that is right I'm learning how to knit! I know how to crochet but I have always wanted to learn how to knit, since I have not grandmother knitting stuff I figured when not learn how to do so, I have tried doing myself and not knowing what I'm doing, I even tried one of those I tough myself how to knit and it didn't work, of all things that helped me was a book called Stitch 'n Bitch: The knitter's handbook by Debbie Stoller http://www.knithappens.com/ that is her website if you want to check it out. I ended up buying the book at Barnes and noble. Let me tell you it was worth every penny if you want to learn how to know, also I did have another tool to help me as well when I was not fully sure on what I read and was not 100% sure I was knitting this other tool was YouTube.com! Here is photo of the little piece that I made it took me many many tries and rip outs to get this and I did I'm so happy I think why I had hard time is because I was using baby yarn I think I should have used another yarn from my yarn stash to try this Knit, purl stitch on but I didn't none the less I did get it many many tries later! I'm still trying to get use to having two needles and not hook. Will I quit crocheting to go to knitting? Nope I like them both I WILL do both! I just had to share this with all of you and I will keep posting on my progress of this as well. I know it will take time to get better at this just like it did with crochet.


This is my first knit purl stitch that I made after many many tries later

indian ice cream

2011-05-09T14:14:00.002-04:00

indian ice cream at kinara, a photo by Satya W on Flickr.

I got talking about fav foods today and one of my fav foods is Indian food, I esp love indian ice cream! It's sooo darn good there is just something about you have to try it. I'm sure this is not for everybody as it can taste rich, right now I'm sitting here drooling for some, I must look up where I can get some near me.

Learning how to knit Hookers!!

2011-05-09T14:04:00.000-04:00

Knitting Needle Collection nitting Needle Collection
Originally uploaded by Plastic Girl

Many people do this everyday no matter where they are at, to some of us it’s foreign scary, interesting, looks fun. Some people many turn there nosies up at this as well never to give this though or wonder how could you? For us hookers[ not the hooker you think of] that is crochet hookers we might turn our nose up at this because it takes two needles to us I’ sure you are wondering what I’m talking about! I’m talking about well I’m talking about knitting. I’m crocheter by heart I love doing it, but I have thought of knitting for years esp because I have knitting needles that were my grandmothers she use to knit so I figured why not learn something new see how I like it maybe I can make some cool interesting things. But the confusing parts for me are starting the cast on and the whole putting the yarn over the other needle and through it plus I have two sticks to deal with, along with this while knit stitch and purl stick can get confusing at times for most of us that crochet! None the less I’m still going to learn how to knit I’m sure once I get use to using two needles and learning how to cast off when I’m doing with project will get easier for me as I go on. I know some of my follower hookers are like how could you want to go over to that side as well? My answer to them is why not we have lots in common with one another why not give this try see where I get plus I’m one for not giving up at something that I try! I will keep everyone posted on how things are going.

This made me cry "Despite rapid growth India lets little girls die"

2011-05-05T14:06:00.001-04:00

What I'm about to share with you saddens me to no end and I wish I COULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP STOP THIS! I just read this in last nights local paper,and it's has me and my Nana upset I will find out what I can do to help stop this.

The title of the article is called "Despite rapid growth. India lets little girls die" I find it in the associated press section of our local paper, I went to the local paper online and could not find the article so I went to Google and find it, I'm going to share the link with you as well as paste the story here. I know that this is more common in small villages/towns then anywhere but still one would think something would be done to stop such thing, I mean after all India is know for family, I know of Asian countries do similar things to baby girls, people need to wake up without us woman men would have not babies or people to take care of them.Here is the link as well:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iv0RMXrJ_MqRYXeG46oCiay1zieA?docId=adbf986ad4904886a8712f46bdc1299b

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 13, 2011, one year and 9-month-old Sania cries as she is weighed only 5 kilograms (11 pounds) on a scale after eating a meal at a ward for malnourished children at a government hospital in Morena in the Central Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. The starving girls point to a painful reality revealed in India's most recent census: Despite a booming economy and big cities full of glittering malls and luxury cars, the country is failing its girls. Early results show India has only 914 girls under age 6 for every 1,000 boys. The census in Morena showed that for every 1,000 boys only 825 girls in the district made it to their sixth birthdays, down from an already troubling 829 a decade ago. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

Despite economic growth, India lets its girls die

(AP) – 1 day ago

MORENA, India (AP) — The room is large and airy, the stone floors clean and cool — a welcome respite from the afternoon sun. Until your eyes take in the horror that it holds. Ten severely malnourished children — nine of them girls.
The starving girls in this hospital ward include a 21-month-old with arms and legs the size of twigs and an emaciated 1-year-old with huge, vacant eyes. Without urgent medical care, most will not live to see their next birthday.
They point to a painful reality revealed in India's most recent census: Despite a booming economy and big cities full of luxury cars and glittering malls, the country is failing its girls.
Early results show India has 914 girls under age 6 for every 1,000 boys. A decade ago, many were horrified when the ratio was 927 to 1,000.
The discrimination happens through abortions of female fetuses and sheer neglect of young girls, despite years of high-profile campaigns to address the issue. So serious is the problem that it's illegal for medical personnel to reveal the gender of an unborn fetus, although evidence suggests the ban is widely circumvented.
"My mother-in-law says a boy is necessary," says Sanju, holding her severely malnourished 9-month-old daughter in her lap in the hospital. The woman, who goes by one name, doesn't admit to deliberately starving the girl but only shrugs her own thin shoulders when asked why her daughter is so sick.
She will try again for a son in a year or two, she says.
Part of the reason Indians favor sons is the enormous expense in marrying off girls. Families often go into debt arranging marriages and paying elaborate dowries. A boy, on the other hand, will one day bring home a bride and dowry. Hindu custom also dictates that only sons can light their parents' funeral pyres.
But it's not simply that girls are more expensive for impoverished families. The census data shows that the worst offenders are the relatively wealthy northern states of Punjab and Haryana.
In Morena, a sun-baked, largely rural district in the heart of India, the numbers are especially grim. This census showed that only 825 girls for every 1,000 boys in the district made it to their sixth birthdays, down from an already troubling 829 a decade ago.
Though abortion is allowed in India, the country banned revealing the gender of unborn fetuses in 1994 in an attempt to halt sex-selective abortions. Every few years, federal and state governments announce new incentives — from free meals to free education — to encourage people to take care of their girls.
In Morena, a Madhya Pradesh state government program offers poor families with one or two daughters a few thousand rupees (a few hundred dollars) for every few years of schooling, and more than 100,000 rupees ($2,250) when they graduate high school.
But while a handful of Indian women have attained some of the highest positions in politics and business — from late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi — a deep-rooted cultural preference for sons remains.
Even the government has accepted that it has failed to save millions of little girls.
"Whatever measures that have been put in over the last 40 years have not had any impact," India's Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said last month when announcing the census numbers.
In Morena's homes, villages, schools and hospitals lie some of the answers to why the country keeps losing girls.
In the district hospital's maternity ward, a wrinkled old woman walks out holding a just-born girl wrapped in a dirty rag like an unwelcome present. Munni, who uses only one name, is clearly unhappy. Her daughter-in-law has just given birth to her sixth girl in 12 years of marriage.

"Everyone wants boys. A boy takes care of you in your old age," Munni says.
As a mother-in-law, Munni will likely have enormous control over her son's wife, influencing how many children she has and nudging or bullying her to bear a son.
According to the current CIA "World Factbook," the United States has a birth ratio of 955 girls per 1,000 boys. In China, where families with a strong preference for boys sometimes resort to aborting their baby girls, there was a birth ratio of 885 girls per 1,000 boys.
District hospital head R.C. Bandil said his facility strictly obeys the law against using sonograms to reveal the gender of a fetus, adding that the sex ratio at birth there is as high as 940-945 girls per 1,000 boys.
Bandil said that for ages 6 and under, however, the ratio fell to 825 girls per 1,000 boys.
Part of the reason lies in the hospital's malnutrition ward.
"Women cry when they have girls," nurse Lalitha Gujar says as she spoons powdered coconut, peanuts and sesame seeds into bowls of fortified milk to nourish the tiny children.
All nine mothers of the sickly infant girls say they want sons — to look after them when they get old, because their sisters-in-law have more sons, because their mothers-in-law demand male children.
"If a woman has a boy, for a month she will be looked after. If she has a girl, she'll be back in the fields in three days," says Sudha Misra, a local social worker.
An exhausted mother who faces neglect, poor nutrition and blame for producing a daughter is likely to pass on that neglect, social workers say. For an infant, that can mean the difference between life and death.
"A malnourished child will get sick and the chances of death are very high," Bandil says.
Males get first priority. "First the husband is seated and fed, then the brothers and then whatever is left is fed to the girls," says Bandil. "If there are two mangoes in the house, first the boy will get to eat."
For the very poor, the pressures to bear sons result in mistreatment of both the baby girl and mother. And rich women are not immune to this mistreatment if they fail to bear male children.
For those with money, it's often about being able to locate a radiologist who, for a cost, will break the law and reveal the sex of the fetus, or being able to fly abroad for such tests.
A 2007 study by the rights group ActionAid India found that gender ratios were worse in urban areas, and that sex-selective abortions were more common among wealthier and higher-caste people who could afford ways to learn the gender of fetuses.
The law is not enough to combat "a society that values boys over girls," says Ravinder Kaur, a professor of sociology at New Delhi's Indian Institute of Technology.
"Laws are good because they may act as a deterrent" she says, but sex-selective abortions continue underground because "people find more devious ways.

I do hope there is some way that I can help stop such a thing.

Zumba Party review 10

2011-05-02T16:20:00.000-04:00

I recently maybe few months ago bought Zumba party for Wii I know this review is late but dummy me threw my back out and could not use it for while, now that all is good to go I'm using it again. Well I so love it love it love it , I was hooked the first time that I tried this game few months ago! here on the right you get the box with the game and belt that you put round your waist, how ever if your big girl like me it can be kind of sung fitting I'm sure as the weight keeps coming off it will fit better!! I'm not sure what the price is now but I paid 39.99 for mine at WAL*MART. I love the music that goes along with it, you really do get into the groove of it, it's also broken down into parts, they have part where you can practice the steps so that you get good at them and know what you are doing and how to do them, also you create user profile since it's multi player game you can make more then one and use it with up to two other people I think it is but don't quote me it might be more! You can start of with Zumba party with just one person if you want that is what I do since it's just me, or you can choose Zumba class options I do the party one I have not chose the class one yet but I'm going to maybe tonight I will when I get home.

Here is what the belt looks like, you put this around your waist and stick the control in the little pocket thing the remote montoners your moves to make sure you are doing them right.

This is what the disc looks like it all ready makes it so supers fun dose it not ehh maybe it's just me on that one but I think it makes it look fun!

Here is what the games looks like you follow this people mirror their dance moves the thing on the bottom is fit credits you fill up the acct you open up to more people dancing along with you and more moves. When you start off you start with 20 min session and it's broken down in minutes but it goes by so quick it dose not feel like 20mins but it's 20min it gets your heart racing blood pumping and body moving!

My review of this game so far is 10 how ever there are some down falls the belt should be little bigger because us big people want to try this work out as well. Have I lost weight yes since yesterday I love 3.1bls keep in mind I'm sure this might be water weight but none the less I lost 3.1 lbs, yesterday I did two 20 min zumba workouts one in the morning and one after work i love it.

This blogging was supposed to be post last week but I didn't get the time to post it as of last week I lost 3 lbs doing Zumba I know that is not alot but for just few days of doing this I think it's quite good I hope that I lose more then that this week. I guess I will have to do weekely Zumba blog to let everyone know how I'm doing or something. I did last week two 20 minute sessions to make up 40 minutes of it, and let me tell you when I was doing wow was the sweat coming off me but I didn't feel tired I felt refreshed I know it's weird but I did, doing Zumba had also helped with my sleeping I'm sleeping better and not sleeping in either I also find that I have more energy to do things as well so this is def 10 from me I tell anyone to get this it's great workout and so fun as well. I also love the cool down where you do some belly dancing that is great as I use to belly dance, which reminds me I need to find someone that can teach me that again as it's great workout as well.