Do we need a new Tea Party?

OK, usually my blog entries are usually pieces of the fluffy mom type, but today, I am going to risk a political commentary.

I hesitate.

Here's the thing. The politicians have a different dictionary then us regular folk.

It's like, they become lawyers and learn how to earn a living with words

Then

They become politicians and they are handed a new dictionary.... same words, different meanings.

For example, Since the 30's the term or phrase "Bail out" literally meant abandoning ship, jumping out of a plane, to leave or abandon a harmful situation. Now it means: to rescue financially.

I'm pissed, because they use real words, words you and I know and love and turn them into grotesque characatures of their literary selves.... (ah ha.... two can play at that game.)

Did you know that Fiscal Conservatism, literally means keeping the status quouo with regards to public funds and taxes?

Did you know that "Private Sector" is actually redundant... as Private means a restricted group or class and Sector (as it relates to people and not a geometric figure or the military) also means a group of specific section of people.

What the heck is a targeted investment - Literally a targeted is... to make a target and investment is the outlay of money usually for profit or income. This is the most mystifying of all of the terms I have heard in reply to Veto'ing the stimulus package... because there weren't enough Targeted Investments... does that mean, that the package outlines how we can spend more money and not profit or recieve an income? OR..... Or....

is the term Profit..... relative?


SO I stumbled upon the following website that details the process of getting a bill passed... and well.... you take a look... Go Ahead... I'll wait. http://www.votesmart.org/resource_govt101_02.php

Do you get the same feeling ... Doesn't it kind of sound like High School?

Scary... that's all I can say.

OK, that's it. I gotta go make some dinner.

have a great night!

Can we please dispense with the butt crack pants ... already

I only have 5 minutes before I have to start my day.... and yet.... I feel like I must get this out.

SHAME ON YOU LANDS END, FOR PERPETUATING THE "BUTT CRACK" style of pants.

This weekend I was at the local Sears Essential and noticed a lovely pair of brown Capri's... I noticed that the manikin has a pair on with a great combination of 2 3/4 sleeved shirts... I thought, "add 20 .... ok 30 pounds to that manikin, and that could be me!" I bought the Capri's, and the 2 shirts and was as excited as a school girl with her new Sunday dress getting ready for church this morning.... when..... I tried on the pants.

Now, I gotta tell you.... I am not oddly shaped.

I am not extraordinarily angled or lumpy.

I am not a gelatenous ball of flub....

So, what is up with the need to air out our butt cracks? Has anyone in the fashion industry actually seen the butt crack of a 180 pound (don't forget I'm really tall) 40 year old? (ok... ok.... 44 years old)

Here's the thing... besides being unsightly, it is pretty uncomfortable... I always have the feeling that someone is going to walk by and drop a quarter down my crack!

Seriously, does anyone like the way these pants feel? How about having to wear a belt... no problem, I'll wear the belt... but it's gonna have to be HUGE... because it is going to have to go around my ample.... dare I say, voluptuous hips... instead of my more narrow waist.

AND then I ask .... why have a belt, if you are going to get to gaze at my coin depository anyway.

I BEG.....

I PLEA....

PLEASE PLEASE.... don't make me shop at Lane Bryant (not that there's anything wrong with that :)).... but........I am still hip........I am still cool.... I would just appreciate it.... if the junk in my trunk remained an alluring mystery!

Would someone please pass the message on to the clothing manufacturers? For the love of everything that is holy... I'm not ready for the white polyester pants with elastic waist band.... NOOOOooooooo!!!!!!! But I am awfully tired of wearing my 12 year old Old Navy Dress Pants to work... because they are the only pants that don't flash my butt cheeks when I sit down!

Thanks for listening, pass it on!

Have a great day!

Does that make me a bad mom?

How many times a day have you taken a little short cut in parenting... perhaps left the jelly off the peanut butter and jelly sandwich... Turned on the TV at night instead of a night light... and allowed them to pour a bowl of cereal instead of the usual eggs, toast and orange juice for breakfast...

Here's my problem, I feel like I'm trying my best, but I wonder if I really am.

Recently my older daughters teacher seemed to imply that I wasn't doing enough in several basic areas of my daughter education and upbringing. She wanted me to be more organized, less messy and to spend more time with my oldest doing flash cards.

I'm going to focus on the messy for now, because the whole spend more time with flash cards after 6.5 hours of school, then another 40 minutes of homework, is making my eye twitch.... So, about me being unorganized. Unorganized is a nice word for Messy...AND..... I AM MESSY.

When I say I am messy.... I mean, I am a reality show's dream. I am so messy, I am in denial... I watched "The Messiest House in America" and actually compared my house... with comments like, "Oh, My livingroom doesn't look like that" or "Atleast my bathroom isn't gross"... Yes... yes, I hear myself. I understand that most people were just thinking "Eeeewwwwwwww" or "Yyyyyuuuuuccccckkkkkkk"... while I am convincing myself that my house is nothing like that.

Actually, I'm just being funny, although I did think those things... the problem with the Messiest house in America is that is was also the dirtiest... and my house isn't dirty. I can see the whole floor in any given room atleast once a week. It's just keeping things put away that is our struggle. No one, including myself, puts anything away.... until it's cleanup time.

That's why I implemented "chore day" . The kids pick chores out of the hat... then do that chore. I have found that as long as each chore involves water somehow... they are all happy!

Now... while I'm writing I have had an epiphany... I am the perfect person for a new show called "The DIY, Self Help, Reality TV Bonanza" and it goes a little like this:

I could use the "Dog Whisperer" to help with my dog, "What not to Wear" to help with my nonexistant wardrobe (you must have read the Saga of the Wrangler Jeans post), "Clean Sweep", or "Clean House" with Neicy... and perhaps.... dare I declare.... I could use a little "Super Nanny", to help keep it all together when it's done. AND while I'm at it... it probably wouldn't hurt to win a million bucks.... hhhmmm.... not quite smart enough for "Who wants to be a Millionaire" maybe I could be a survivor someplace for the week that they are organizing my house, training my dog, and instructing my children on how to behave... AND... here's the bonus... I'll return from the week away much thinner, having only eaten bugs and worms... so I'll be in great shape to go to the city with "What not to Wear".

and...... and..... and..... after all this... I'll be a celebrity, so I can go on "Celebrity Rehab" to try to kick my blogging habit! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Not buying it?

OK.

So, my house is messy, my kids a tad unruly, my clothes 20 years outdated... or should I say, undated... and my dog nearly pulls my arm out when walking and another dog comes into view... but all in all.... it's not bad.

I have three fantastic kids that periodically shock me with their kindness and thoughtfulness (this morning I received a hand written poem from my 7 year old, a handmade fork windchime from my 5 year old (real forks.. ha ha ha) and a big hug from my 4 year old)

Life is good!

Starting a Cleaning Business ... when you hate to clean

Recently I was invited to join two other women who want to start a part time cleaning business. My immediate gut reaction was "Hell NO!"... and then my secondary and third reactions were equally as negative and not appropriate for print but they basically summed my feelings up like this, "I can't stand cleaning my own house, why would I want to clean someone elses?"

And then.... what often happens to me... happened and I had an epiphany.

I realized that I don't have to clean houses to earn money cleaning... I can clean office space!

I enjoy vacuuming, mopping and dusting uncluttered surfaces, provided I have gloves, I don't mind cleaning bathrooms. That my friends, sums up the office cleaning responsibilities... right? I would say that in most offices you aren't going to run into dirty laundry, toys, crayons.... and a sink full of unwashed dishes..... Oh did I mention that most offices don't have dog or cat hair!

So, I set out to do some research.... (most of which was performed in my head... right before I fell a sleep)... I thought back about the cleaning services I have witnessed.

1.) JaniKing - cleaned a post-secondary school I worked at as an instructor in the evening. Basically, they wiped the bathrooms down, emptied the garbages and vacuumed the floors. They didn't clean any table tops or computer monitors... Maybe, they used fantastic on the cafeteria tables, but I don't think so. I NEVER saw a mop on any of the tile floors, but that doesn't mean they didn't do them... I never saw them. AND I remember that they did NOT remove stains from the carpets.

2.) Alfredo - The guy that cleans the office where I work now. Alfredo comes in every Saturday for an hour or so, and cleans the bathrooms and empties the garbages. He also vacuums the carpeted areas... OH, I think I've seen him damp mop the tile floors.

Again.... no toys, no dog hair, no cat hair, no laundry, no dishes.

I guess the question would be, how much would you need to make a cleaning business worth the money. And that question, will be answered after additional research... Until then, have a great day!