A friend is trying to stop smoking but he said he wants to do it gradually so there will be no chance of him getting back on it. Or so he told me. I am not questioning his decision because I do not smoke and so I do not know that it is hard to quit. Anyway, the friend said he will buy either chewing tobacco or a discount cigar to help him. I don’t know if he will not jump from one vice to the other but it is his choice. Like I said, I don’t have the right to say anything other than cheer him on and hope he will be able to pull it through without problems. When I was younger I have tried to puff cigarette once but I found out I did not like it. My friends did and they still smoke now albeit only when they are stressed they said. I will wait and see how this comes out.

When I checked the husband’s email account yesterday there was an email from our insurance provider. It is a reminder that our car insurance needs to be renewed in the next couple of weeks. This means we will have to shell out money and it will be a bigger amount because we agreed that we will pay for six months this time to save a little money and too so we will not have to worry about monthly payments for a while. I think we have enough money for that so we should be able to pay the whole amount. Other than that important email, the rest in his inbox were just junk so I went ahead and cleaned it up for him because he will let every mail he receives sit in there until he has to look for an important email and then he gets angry when he could not find it. Typical male behavior, lol.

I bought two rose plants, one yellow and the other is pink, the other day while I was at the store. This is my second time to try to grow roses and I hope this time it will be successful. The first time was a disaster, my plant died without me knowing the reason. This time I am determined to make these plants grow. The internet has been a great help so far. I have had a rose garden before but that was in the tropics and I am still grappling with the changes in temperature where I am at especially when it comes to rearing plants and flowers. Perhaps I will master this one of these days. For now I have to experiment which is a bit expensive but then no pain (expenses in this case) no gain right? I am lucky the husband supports me. I think he thinks this is cheaper than shopping

I want to crawl back to bed and sleep the day away. I am so sleepy. I did not sleep good last night, if at all. I stayed up to finish a paperback and went to bed at midnight but did not sleep until dawn. And then the little man woke me up early to fix him milk. I told him to ask his father if he will do it but he did not want daddy, he wanted mommy. Argh! Since then I have been up. I already had breakfast but it did not perk me up one bit. It does not help that I ran out of coffee. This is one of those days that I am hoping my own mom is here so she could pinch in to take care of the little man so I can rest for a few hours. Not that I will sleep anyway. I rarely take naps no matter how sleepy I am. But to be able to rest without somebody trying to cripple crawl all over me, would have been bliss. So here I am awake but not really. Just functioning for the day. Maybe I should divert my attention, look people up online or search about weight loss products or maybe search for celebrity news. Anything to keep my mind occupied. Perhaps I might even watch a movie. Now that is an idea since I do have a movie or two I want to watch. If I am lucky I might even be able to sleep while watching.

I finally bought the shoes that I talked about on one of my old posts. When I went to the store where it was on sale, I headed straight to the shoes section to the clearance shelf. And there it was, waiting for me. My size, the right color that I like. Am I lucky or what? I went ahead and paid for it after putting the pair on and trying to walk on it. There was no doubt in my mind that time especially after the husband’s assurance prior. I am so happy. I have not worn it yet. I don’t think I ever will. But like what I said before, it is placed where I can see it every waking hour. The husband loves it too. He is seriously thinking of making me wear the shoes. I don’t know about that yet. I will have to get used to the idea of having my ankle seriously injured if I do, lol. I will surely let you know if and when I do. Might even take a picture if I can.

The husband was reading online news about the economy when he had to leave the computer for the bathroom. Just as soon as he got up his son was already in his chair clicking away. The little man is so quick with his hands that before one realizes what he is up to it was already done. This always leads to arguments since his father could be reading the news about the stock market and get so engrossed reading he leaves the mouse alone and suddenly another page loads. For all his research about those hard to find news, he is rewarded by dermitage reviews page or Youtube. He is lucky if it is not NickJr.com or Starfall, lol. This is what we have to pay for being proud of his being adept with the computer at such a young age. He also now knows how to read (and type words he remembers) that it is almost impossible to dissuade him. The only times we could use our computers without interruption is when he is either asleep or engrossed with nursery rhyme videos. Other than that we pretty much leave the computers alone because in doing so makes this little terror leave them alone too. He is the perfect example of Monkey see, monkey do.

I did a twenty minute workout just a few minutes ago. It was supposed to be longer than that but the more I exercised the heavier my shoes became. I could hardly lift legs and my shoes which seemed to have acquired some weight. The little man’s insistence that I picked him up while I do my exercise added to that burden so I quit. But not after I did a full 20-minute workout. I feel invigorated if tired. I actually sweated which never happens in colder weather. I promise to stay longer tomorrow but I might just have to ditch the shoes. I think I will be fine barefoot. I just hope this new exercise will do wonders for my health. I am still hoping to lose weight albeit without the help of phentermine without a prescription or any other weight loss supplement for that matter. Not yet anyway. I will do that as a last resort if nothing else works. I will be happy when we can afford to buy a treadmill. This way I have more option at hand.

Last night the husband bought me another pair of earrings. It was his valentines gift to me he said. I did not ask nor did I expect any gift but he did not want me to say no. In fact he said I could choose what I want and he will get it for me and I know he will feel bad if I said no so I decided to accept it. I acquired a pair of hoop earrings which I have been wanting to buy for a while. I opted for smaller ones this time to see how I will like them and I found out I do so I told the husband he already knows what to get me next time there is a special occasion. He pretended innocence at first and asked me if I meant anti wrinkle cream, lol. He is so silly. We had a talk about getting old and wrinkles prior to the discussion about gifts and special occasions, that’s why. Anyway, I am happy with this bauble. It may not be very expensive but it was given to me by the husband who promised to give me presents on any special occasion we celebrate together.