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My frustrating friend

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A few days ago I told you about my friend who’s been trying to lose weight since January. She’s actually done quite well by losing about 20 lb but she’s reached a plateau.

I’ve been trying my hardest to encourage her to just stick to her diet and work out but she’s determined to lose the weight faster and now she’s looking into diets for quick weight loss like even liquid diets.

I guess I just need to step back a bit and let her do whatever she’s going to do. I’ve given her advice (advice that she asked for) several times and she’s not taking it … so what can I do?

Do you ever have people that keep asking you for advice and then do almost the opposite. It’s frustrating isn’t it?

Workout at work

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Wow my husband just found out that our workplace (a hospital) put in a new gym for the employees and if he wants to use it he can sign up to have just $3.00 taken off his pay each month.

That’s not bad for full 24 hour a day use of a fully equipped fitness facility. Pretty cool. I’m on medical leave and don’t get a paycheck so I don’t know if I can sign up to use it or not, but I guess I could go as a guest.

We only live about two blocks from the hospital so we could easily get there any time if we wanted to work out. I’m sure we’d bump into a few employees who are in to using testosterone boosters and body building, but that’s ok .. we know pretty much everyone who works at the hospital so it would be a very comfortable environment.

Chris, my husband, could also work out before or after work if he wanted too. Hmmm … it would be nice to see him in better shape. He’s not in terrible shape or overweight, but when we first met he used to bike everywhere and wow he had some nice muscles.

Does your workplace have a fitness area that you can use?

Time to Barbecue

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I think we’re going to have a barbecue this evening. It’s been raining quite a bit all week, but there’s been no rain in the last two hours so we might make a break for it and get the BBQ going.

I already have chicken marinating and we picked up some corn on the cob ($2 for 5) at a local grocery store earlier in the week. Yum. A nice simple dinner – yet tasty! I’ll probably cut up some red pepper to grill along with the chicken and make a small salad too. All that’s missing is a dessert.

Now if that call that I’m waiting for from the insurancespecialists would hurry up and happen I can get cooking.

What are you having for dinner tonight? Do you find that you are barbecuing more often now that the nice weather is here?

Freckles – everywhere!

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I’ve been spending so much time in the sun over the last couple of weeks that I’m getting freckles!

I’ve been using sunscreen, so I haven’t burned or really tanned, but the freckles are coming out anyway. Darn fair skinned Irish blood. LOL

Oh well, the freckles aren’t too bad, although I know if I don’t use wrinkle creams that work to block UV as well as moisturize my skin and add sunscreens to the mix that by the end of summer my freckles will start to join together and I’ll be one big freckle.

Do you get freckles when you’ve been in the sun too? What do you do about them? Maybe I should get a skin cream that fades blemishes?

Working from home

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I’ve been trying to think up new ways to bring in some income. I’m stuck at home on medical leave so I don’t have a regular salary (nor any kind of sick pay).

The main way I make money these days is via my various blogs and websites. Namely in private advertising. However I’ve been trying to think of other ways to start earning a steady income – perhaps some kind of home based business but I don’t know what that would be just yet.

I’ve actually thought about turning my love of gardening into a business. Maybe I could sell plants/ seedlings?

I also enjoy photography and I’ve sold some of my photos on line in the past. Perhaps I could sell copies of my pictures online via eBay. I could frame them and come up with a variety of matte backgrounds for them.

I don’t know, I’m stumped. I guess until I decide what I really want to do and come up with a plan a home based business won’t be happening.

Anyone have some suggestions?

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