Just My Rambling

These past 2 weeks I have been baking up a storm in the kitchen. It was the end of the preschool year for Lil’ C, so instead of buying something for her teachers, I decided that I was going to make some homemade goodies as a thank you gifts. For some teachers, I made cupcake pops and put them in a little pot and decorated it like a pot of flowers. For another teacher, I made some baked pastries. After all the baking sessions, I remembered why I don’t bake as often anymore. All those food tasting really adds on to the weight. Luckily Lil’ C doesn’t have many teachers, so I didn’t have to bake too much otherwise I might need to consider taking some nuphedra if I have any more baking sessions!

We just got back from our camping trip and guess what; we’re off again on another camping trip this weekend!! DH is really into fly-fishing lately so we get to tag along to check out new fishing holes. We really don’t mind because we love to be out in the nature, especially by the waters. Lil’ C loves to camp too although I am not too sure which part she likes more – the camping or the s’mores! Either way, she is happy. The only thing that I don’t like about camping is the bathroom part. We usually try to camp near one but sometimes it is not possible. So I usually end up not drinking enough water to try to avoid going to the bathroom. Silly of me, isn’t it? I hope I won’t need any acne treatments for not drinking enough water. We seriously need to consider getting a camper with an attached bathroom if we are planning to go camping every weekend!

Today’s the official last day of Lil’ C’s preschool. Sigh! This year has gone by so fast. My baby is growing up. This September she might be entering kindergarten. I said might because her kindergarten entrance is still pending right now. It is a little complicated because she will be going to kindergarten a year early. It’s an issue that I have been struggling with lately. Whether I should send Lil’ C to school early or not. What prompted this decision was the fact that even at 4 1/2 years old, Lil’ C is already reading at 2nd grade level, thus the decision to send her early. She will need to undergo some tests next month to decide whether she is ready for kindergarten. If that does not work out, I will probably homeschool her.
Whatever the outcome, this summer we are just going to take it easy and just play. Lots of visits to the parks, zoo, museums, play dates, swimming, camping, fishing and more. Hopefully with all these running around, I won’t need the best diet supplement to keep my weight in check!

Since Lil’ C might be spending more time in school in the fall, I have seriously been considering getting a job or at least a part-time job. I was trained in the technology field but I am not sure if I want to get back into that rat race once again. I am hoping to find a job that is slower-paced and hopefully still allow me to spend time with my girl. With all the insurance dealings I have had lately, maybe I should get a job in the insurance industry like an actuary or underwriter. I might just gain a better understanding of all the insurance out there like health insurance, disability insurance, property insurance and the list goes on. Nah! On second thoughts, I might be more confused than ever!!

With summer approaching, I have been trying to lose a couple of pounds. Unfortunately even with my best efforts, the pounds would not drop. Then all of a sudden, I lost those extra weight last week. What is my secret? Nope, I didn’t use the best diet pills on the market. It was all thanks to my toothache!! Since I was in pain and couldn’t chew, I had to go on a liquid diet. That’s when I lost a couple of pounds. Since then I have not gain any weight yet. So that‘s good. Hopefully the camping this weekend will not mess it all up again. Somehow DH equates camping with eating feast!!

After living in my current house for 2 years, I am really beginning to feel that it is a little too big for us. It has been more than a week since I even went downstairs to our living room in the basement! Such a waste of space! So we have been thinking about downsizing lately. A smaller mortgage would be helpful too. It is a good time to buy another house now considering the huge pool of houses available out there. I would love to get a ranch style house if possible. The only problem with ranch style houses is that they are usually older houses. Don’t get me wrong. I love older houses but I am always afraid that they might contain asbestos just like my sister’s house. I definitely would not want to engage the services of mesothelioma lawyers in the future. I think we will just have to make sure that we get a good house inspector if we ended up getting an older house.

Last weekend we were out in the garage getting all our summer things out of the attic. There were the beach chairs, beach umbrellas, tents and all the camping gears. With the weather warming up, it looks like our beach and camping season will be in full swing soon. After checking the equipments and realizing that we may have to replace some of them, we headed to a nearby sporting goods store only to discover that they are going out of business. That is the third major store closing in this town after Linen ‘n Things and Circuit City. I really hope that there will not be any more casualty or we may have to a lot more shopping in the next town.

Just when I thought that layoffs are slowing down, this week I found out about new layoffs that affected a couple of people that I know. For my friend, the layoff was a bit of a surprise since the company seems to be doing well. I think a lot of companies are just taking the opportunity to downsize even though they are still making a profit. Anyway, now my friend is scrambling to find health insurance for her family. Hopefully she will find a cheaper alternative at Blue Advantage or other similar programs. Preferably she will be able to get a new job very soon.

I do not understand insurance!! Do you? Yesterday I went to pick up a prescription from the pharmacy. Last month I didn’t have to pay anything for my medication. This month I had to pay 55 cents for the exact same prescription! I know 55 cents is not much but I was just a little puzzled that I had to pay for it. Even the pharmacist could not tell me why. I wonder if I will have to pay $1 next month. Speaking of insurance, I am thinking of getting term life insurance which is just as complicated. I am glad that there are websites that instantly compare term life insurance so that it is easier for me to decide which insurance I should get.

Remember sometime ago I mentioned that there was something wrong with my laptop and I had to send it to be repaired? It turned out that they had to replace the whole motherboard. When I got it back, it was working fine till last week. It started acting weird again. It seems like it’s the same problem that I had before. I think that it’s the video card problem again. Since this laptop is still under warranty, I will send it to the service center to be checked out again. This is probably the most problematic laptop that I had so far. I think next time I will check out other brands like the Toshiba Satellite or Dell.