Cows On the Couch

For those who loved to read and bought a kindle recently like I did – check out this new book from Kindle bookstore -  Journey On The Hard Side of Miracles  – you see that’s why I loved the kindle – you can get so many free stuff – I don’t have to really buy a book to read.   Plus having the kindle makes me want to read all over again.  In fact, you don’t really need a kindle to read this book – you can download it on your PC or your phone to read it – pretty awesome and easy.

To tan or not to tan that was what the spouse asked me when we were planning to go to Cuba for our March break with the kids.  He didn’t want to look pastely white but he doesn’t want to over do it either.  So I told him to try the spray tan  at the spa I go to often if he wanted to look healthy and like he had been outdoors quite a bit.

Like most people who were heading to the South during the Winter months, we all wonder if we should tan before going.  Some said that they would tan when they are sitting on the beach – while others – well, they don’t want to look out of place and I can fully understand it.  I tan a little before heading out for our vacation every year – that way, my sun dresses and shorts and other sleeveless t-shirt would complement each other.  I don’t really like to be in the sun that much to get a sun tan – so artificial tanning is the way to go.

It’s that time of the year – and I am sure you are like myself trying to procrastinate and not do your taxes.  My friends uses the raleigh accountants  for all their taxes – lucky them – I wished i had a reliable accountant to do my taxes as well.  Having your taxes done correctly and accurately is more important than some of you think it is.  If you need to buy a new house, invest in a business or buy a new car – you need to have all your taxes clearly and accurately done for credit check reasons.  So it’s money that would be well spent to secure a better future.  I know so because doing our own taxes don’t seems to put us ahead every year – so this year we are thinking we should get professional help – that way, we will know that we are doing it and also making sure we are getting all the rebates we should get.

A friend asked me about getting skinny in a jiffy since I lost some weight recently.  She thinks that I’m on some kind of a diet and wants to know if she should take some diet pills too and what are the side effects of fenphedrine  – that was what it was called.   I figured that like everyone said – that diet pills does help but you really gotta eat healthy and exercise – else how can it be healthy for the body right?  I said to her – to check with the doctor first before taking them but continue to eat healthy and also exercise everyday and then she will definitely lose some good weight in a jiffy.  So what was my secret?  diet, exercise and eat well and rest even better.  Taking care of one’s health is definitely important – being overweight even just by a little really makes me feel so lethargic and so sloppy and I want to feel healthy all the time and I’m sure you do too.

Shopping with my fellow co-worker for an engagement ring is very fun – because I’m not spending my own money but I get to pick the ring and give my opinion and get the co-worker to buy one of he best and most unique engagement rings  that I’ve seen.  Jewelry shopping must be the best thing I do in life  – I can pick the best  kind of jewelry for anyone – of course, depending on the budget and whether it is worth the price that the jewelry store is asking for.  That must be the reason why friends, family and co-worker bring me along for jewelry shopping.  In fact, my ex-boss needed me to accompany her to buy a replacement earring for her cousin one time – and I chose a Lazare diamond for the earrings.  I know it was expensive – but hey! she had the money – and I knew she wanted to get it for her lived in girlfriend – so I insisted that if she wanted to buy something for her – it had to be a good stone – not just a cheapie one.  But of course, if the co-worker doesn’t make as much as my ex-boss – I would recommended something, unique, modest and within his budget.   I’m that good with diamonds.

One of the best gift we’ve ever bought for my children’s grandparents was a medical step stool  and let me tell you why.  The medical step stool is sturdy and it has a handle for them to hold on to – in case they get giddy or woozzy all of a sudden.   So if you are thinking of getting one of those – I highly recommend it – don’t get the cheap ones – because if they are not sturdy and they fall – and break  a hip or bone than that could be really dangerous.  I see  alot of professional offices using it – I’ve seen one in our doctor’s office and the chiropractor’s office – so I’m sure I can’t be too wrong when it comes to buying a medical step stool versus the dollar store ones.  It may be a little more expensive – but like my mom used to say – you get what you pay for – and my in-laws uses the step stool so often – it is worth every penny we paid for it.

My in laws has just retired a few years ago and more and more we have been thinking of a retirement home for them ever since we saw some friends chatting about Assisted living Houston  .  Very similar concept we have here – but more for people who are retired and who needs continuing care.   As we all know – that once you get to that age, you would need help with a lot of things from health care to someone caring for your daily needs and knowing that my in laws will not want to live with us – we are looking for some assisted living here too for them. They say it’s never too early to look for a place suitable for them – for you need to make sure that this is the place they want to retire in and it’s no easy feat of course.  So this week, we’ve started our little adventure in looking for the right retirement home for my in-laws.  Wish us luck now.

The man at home needs a toilet like that.  That’s all I’m going to say.

It has come to my attention that many of our younger cousins who have just tied the knot are looking into buying a house or are or has already bought the house.  While I strongly encourage a home inspection before buying their home – I have some cousins who are very good with their pneumatic tools  and can do all their own minor renovation or fixing up of their new homes on their own.   But unless you get the house at a really low price – I wouldn’t want to fix up my house for we don’t have any spare time to do it.  So when the spouse or the brother in laws wants tools for Christmas – i gladly buy them for them because I know that when we need renovation work done in our home they would certainly come to help with the tools we’ve bought them.So what so important about a home inspection and what to watch out for a home inspection,  that would be for another post and another day.