Your Bath Tub Drain Stopper

Have you lost your drain stopper or maybe like me you took your drain apart leaving you without a stopper of any kind.

Here is the trick for stopping it up to bath. Use a golf ball. Works everytime. Not only that but it works great in the bathroom sink too.

If you want to be entertained, use a plastic ball and when you take it out to drain the tub, watch it do a little dance. ha ha

The Relationship Between Some Men and Women

As women we get involved with a man and we have a tendency to think that what they say or do is true.  That is really something that we need to work on because men do not have the same way of looking at things as we do.  For instance if a man says that he loves us, we think that he means that he is in love with us.  That is not always the case.  What they really mean is that they lovin their way.  We can love people and not be in love with them.

A man is driven by sex and he will be the nice guy that we expect to achieve his goal.  We on the other hand may want sex but we also want a commitment to go with it.  Just because a man says he loves us and then we have sex with them doesn’t mean that he will commit to a relationship.  So many men want to have a good sex live but they are not willing to give up their freedom to have it with just one woman.

Think about this for a moment.  If a woman is willing to have sex without a firm commitment, then why should the man be devoted to just that one woman?  He may see someone else that he finds attractive, and if she is willing, he will have sex with her too.  He doesn’t think a thing about it because he is driven by his sex drive.

This is nothing new and we women should know it.  When we were dating as teenagers, our boyfriends wanted to have sex with us and that desire never ever goes away.  Even if a man is not capable of having sex, he still thinks, dreams and plans for a way that he might be able to.

Why do you suppose that there are so many things on the market for men?  There is a pill that they can take to enlarge their penis, and then there is a pump, that a man can use to make him self hard.  It doesn’t do him any good because he is not able to get off using the pump but he can have sex with a woman and that in itself is enough for us to understand, that sex is at the core of every man’s being.

The issue of sex as we get older is just as hard of an issue to deal with as it was when we were virgins.  The problem now is that we want to have a sexual relationship with someone that we truly care for, but we do not want them to be in and out of bed with other women.  How are we to know if they are or aren’t?  We could ask them but they might not tell us the truth.  It is a difficult issue at most.  It is something that needs time to decide.  I suppose that what we have to do is see if the man is truly interested in just being with us in the first place before we commit. 

How do we do that you may ask?  It is reasonably simple.  We watch his behavior.  If he has too many excuses as to why he can’t make a date, it may be because he isn’t really interested enough to make the effort.  If he doesn’t take the time to call just to hear our voice, then he doesn’t want to hear our voice.  They might say that they didn’t have the time. 

Let me ask you a question.  If he isn’t at work and he isn’t sleeping, he is usually in his car driving to work or home.  What is wrong with his cell phone?  Most men have a cell phone today.  Two minutes is just about enough time for a man to let a woman know that she has been at the center of his thoughts that day.  Two minutes is enough time for most women to be satisfied that he cares.

When you ask him to come to a function and he says that he sort of planned to go to a friend’s home for an occasion but that he is not sure, that is being totally unfair.  He then tells you later and usually at the last moment, that he has decided to go to the friend’s house.  He may be going to a friend’s house or he might have been waiting for another offer from another woman.  Or it could be as simple as he just didn’t want to make the effort to spend the day with you.  So what do you think now?  Do you make an excuse for him and keep seeing him or do you finally find some pride that you have been hiding from yourself and dum him?

When Men Get Sick

I should say when men get anything such as the sniffles,  they are so sad and pitiful.  Bring me a tissue.  Get me that.  Get me this.  Oh my goodness but I wonder how they get though life.

Take a woman who has children and think about what happens when she gets sick.  She is in the kitchen washing the dishes, dinner is cooking on the stove, she has a load of clothes going in the washer, is helping the kids with homework, and a million other things.  Does she get to lie on the sofa and demand that someone take care of her?  If there is a woman out there who does, tell her to call me because I want to meet her.  When did she learn to get that kind of attention?  Who taught her?  Yep, she has skills that I would love to learn.

This last week, I felt terrible with a cold.  I wanted to just crawl in a hole somewhere and rest until I felt better.  Did that happen?  Nope.  I take care of my grand daughter who is two.  That is enough without me getting sick.  Little ones are so demanding of our time.  So, here is the good part.  After I was feeling better, I  had to go for my yearly exam at the doctor’s office.  I asked my grand daughter’s dad to watch her while I was gone.  He doesn’t live with me but since he wasn’t working that day, I thought it would be great.  I came home from the doctor’s office to find food on the table, toys all over they place, a child running around in her diaper and he was sitting in a chair like everything was great.

I had another appointment the next week and asked him to keep her.  Bless his heart, he was having some sneezing and watery eyes from some allergies.  He came over and took his place on the sofa in a prone position.  His dad was on the way to help out and bring him something for his condition.  I could draw this out but allow me to say that he will not be baby sitting for me the next time.  I will hire a woman to do it for me.  Women have this understanding of order.

Freezing Ground Beef and Chicken

I have been shopping for large packages of meat for years in order to say money. When I get home, I always portion it up and freeze it in a freeze bag. A few years ago I wised up to the better way of doing it.

In today’s world of busy men and women coming home in the evenings to cook dinner, sometimes, they are faced with a large package of chicken of beef. It takes time to defrost it even in using the microwave.

Here is what I do. I bought ground round yesterday. I sectioned it into half pound portions. When I put it into a freezer bag, now, I flatted out the meat as thin as the bag will allow. This is a wonderful way to save on the time it takes to defrost. It only takes a short time no matter if you set it in the fridge to defrost or use your microwave. Not only will it save you time, but it is a great way to get more space out of your freezer.

If you buy chicken whole but I am thinking that most people do not do that much anymore, cut it up before freezing. If you enjoy the white meat for one dish, you can freeze the white pieces together. The darker meat which is great in casseroles and soups can be frozen together as well.

The same applies to freezing chicken breast. Freeze only a couple of breast per bag so that they are not stacked on top of each other. Save yourself some time and enjoy your dinner.

Health Care Reform For All Not Just A Few

There are millions of people on Federal Funded Medicare not to mention Medicaid for people who’s income falls to the poverty level. Plus, there are health care and dental plans in place for underprivileged children such as Children’s Health Insurance Program. (CHIP) This program is run by the states but matched by the federal government.

People are just hypocrites. Many of the people complaining thought it was fine to sit back and say nothing when abortion was legalized, prayer was taken out of schools or when we spent billions on a senseless war.

This entire attitude of hating on the Democrats for trying to help the American people with health care reform for the American people makes me sick. Do we want change that is hard to do after so many years of abuse? No, people feel more comfortable with nothing being done. They can sit back and complain about nothing being done better than to hold on long enough to see some real changes made, that will be for the best of all. I feel it is a very selfish attitude to want what is only best for self than to consider what is best for all.

Plus, people are complaining about the living will that the government wants in place when a person is seriously ill. Their lame attitude is that grandmother will be forced to die. Please!! Everyone needs a living will. They do not need to wait until they are old to make one. They need one that is in the file of their doctor’s office in case anything terrible such as a car accident happens.

I have never gone into the hospital to have surgery when I wasn’t asked for a copy of my living will. This is nothing new.

Kitchen Tip

When making coffee if you run out of filters, use a paper towel. It works great.

Yard Design: Make It Easy To Mow

Well planned yard

Many people do not consider when they plan their yard, that they need to think about designing it in such a way, as to make it easy to mow.  It is simply a matter of keeping all of the plants in areas away from the center of the yard.

If you love blooming shrubs, trees or love to have flowers blooming during the summer, give some thought to where you need to put them.  It will certainly make mowing  your yard easier in the long run.  Not only that but not having shrubs or trees in your lawn will help the grass grow better.  The grass will not be shaded by the plants and the lawn will not have to compete with the shrubs for water and food.

Have you ever driven by homes to see that they planted several blooming shrub right in the middle of the lawn?  When I see this, I cringe.   Just thinking about mowing that lawn and all the twist and turns that will need to be made makes me tired.

Here is what I have done to keep my yard easy to cut with a lawnmower.  I planted all of the  shrubs and flowers in beds on the edge of the yard.  I never put any plant right in the middle of the yard.  Any plant that is planted in the grass, will only have to be mowed around.  Plus, if I did this, I would  have to keep the grass from growing into the plant bed.   I am too lazy for that.

Keep shrubs and flowering plants to the side of the lawn and plant your shrubs and flowers near them.  Grouping plants makes a good show.  Keeping them all together, makes it easier to water as well.

If you need to plant a tree in the yard for better shading of your home, bring a planting bed in from the side of the yard to include that tree.  Keep the bed mulched to keep from having to weed it.  Mulch is great for keeping moisture in the ground and will also keep you from having to water so often.

There is nothing as nice as going out to mow your lawn and having a wide open space to mow.  It takes less time and work.  Plus, if you have a wide open lawn, it is easy to use a spreader to ferilize or to put out weed preventive products in the early spring and fall.

So, before you decide to just stick that plant into the ground, do yourself a favor and think about where you will put it to make mowing your grass easier.

Poison Oak and Ivy Rash Misery. Tips for Coping.

Beware Poison Oak and Ivy

I have had so many views on poison oak and ivy rash on my first blog, that I thought I needed to add more to what I know about this rash and the poisonous plant. There are several things that need to be considered.

First, wash the clothes that you had on while exposed to it in hot water or use bleach. Bleach will not only kill it but one can also use it to kill the plant outside. Do not use full strength as you may kill other plants around it.

After getting the clothes in the washer, scrub your hands and any exposed area of your body with a product that I keep under my sink at all times. Tecnu Extreme is a scrub that cuts the oils of the plant from your skin. It has little bits of grain like sand in it. The main thing to know is to use it as soon as you can. Using it within 30 minutes of exposure is best. However, as soon as you come in give yourself a good scrubbing with this product. There is a gel made by the same company that I use to help dry it up and to keep the itching down.

Now, some thoughts on the plant. Poison Oak and Ivy both have oil in the plant. Once it gets on us, we can smear it from place to place on our bodies. Not only that, but I have come to realize that we need to wash down our gardening tools as well. The oil may still be on them the next time we use them.

What about the door knob, the counter at the sink, or anything that we have touched with our hands after getting it on us? Yes, we need to wash those things with hot soapy water as well and rinse well.

I kept getting in on my forearm and didn’t realize that the only place I would sit while resting from working outside was at a table. When I sat there, I would put my forearms on it. So, for days I kept getting the oils off of that table on my arms. Once I thought about it, I washed it down good and no more getting a new rash.

The bad part is that I feel that no matter what I do, this rash is going to last at least two weeks. It always has with me. If we get to the oils from the plant first, we can save ourselves a lot of misery. That is key.

However, if you do get it, use the gel but the main thing that helps me with the itching is an ice pack. Nothing and I mean nothing not even a doctors prescription helps more.

I have just learned of a product on the market that should prevent one from getting the oils of the plant on their skin. It is called Ivy Block. It should be used before going out where exposure to the plant is a possibility.

One should be able to find any of these products in their local drug store.

Racking Up Points For The Afterlife

If life were a board game with the purpose of racking up points for your afterlife, what do you think should be on the board game?

I just read a blog that started me thinking about this. Many people believe in Karma which with my limited knowledge is doing good things, so that good will come your way. If you do bad things, then you can expect bad things to happen to you as well.

Christians think according to the Bible, that for every good deed done, it will be repaid ten times over. So, with those thoughts in mind, and thinking that all of this comes into play to gain you a good place in your afterlife, what do you consider some the more important things to do in life? This is a question that you can take with you each day. Just think about it. Don’t be in a hurry but as you go about your day, stop and think about what should be given more importance.

In my mind, I think that random acts of kindness should be on that board game. Also, helping others who have less in life would have a spot. There are many people who have a hard time even meeting the basic needs in their lives. Most of these people can not help their situation. If only we as neighbors, friends or even as a stranger to these people, would reach out to help in any way possible, it would make a huge difference in their lives.

However, there is something else that needs to be considered. If the person is capable of working, should we offer a job no matter how meager? Should we offer to teach them something that would be useful to help them? There is an old saying that I have heard for years. “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime”

Many of us have a lot of knowledge about a lot of things in life. Sharing that knowledge with someone just may help them down the road. We never know the affect of what we do or say to someone will have on people but you can bet that it does.

This gets back to doing acts of kindness. Many people do not see teaching as an act of kindness but in my mind it is.

List what you think should have a spot of your game board. I would be very interested.

We Are What We Think

So many people sit and complain about everything in life. If things do not go to please them, they validate it by complaining about it. Why is my question? Why give credit to anything bad in life?

We can chose to only validate the good in life just as well. I understand this as well as anyone. For years now, I have been dealing with arthritis. If I get out of bed in the morning complaining to myself about how bad I may feel, one can bet that I will feel bad most of the day. However, if I claim a happy attitude, it is mine for the taking. So, I have learned over the years to never claim the bad in life. I claim the good.

Let me explain a bit. In the last 15 years, I have had to deal with plenty of pain. I have had one knee replaced because of arthritis. Before it was replaced, I had to go for 6 years waiting to get old enough to have the surgery. I complained in my mind a lot. If only this or if only that would be in my thoughts. Oh my knee hurts.

Now, after surgery, when I realized that the pain in my body wasn’t going to go away, I adopted a new attitude. One of not complaining in my mind and certainly not to others. Since I started having a more positive attitude, my pain level has drop to nearly nothing. Why? I know that my brain only knows what I tell it. If I tell it something good, it will act accordingly.

For anyone who is dealing with pain, my suggestion is to change your way of thinking. Pain is magnified when we think about it a lot. It is lessened by not thinking about it. Some of you are thinking how can you not think about it? It isn’t easy but it can be done. Start by focusing on something else. Find something to occupy your mind. I promise that within thirty days, you will feel like a different person. That is how long it takes to make a new habit. Complaining about anything in life is a habit. A bad one. So make a new habit of not complaining.

Anyway, each day of my life, I do not give the pain in my body any recognition. As a result, I now take very little medication for pain. Oh, I have my moments and when I do, I take something but I do not dwell on it. Trust me on this as I know.

There are those out there who think that I am nuts. In some ways maybe but not about this.

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