Really Mother Nature? Really?

This morning I woke up with some cramps but thought nothing of it. I assumed it was like many of the other random days where I have cramping and then it goes away. Nope. My period started up this afternoon. A whole week and a half early. :( My cycles have been 27-30 days for the past year and now out of no where it decides to give me an 18 day cycle. Poop. :sick: I’m already feeling the cramping and back pain not to mention the constant radiating heat. Ugh. I guess I should have known since I started to break out a couple of days ago. Oh well. On the bright side I was contacted by a couple of people today to do adult toy reviews. :D I may also have a giveaway for an upcoming adult toy. I’m waiting to hear back! I’m excited. :) Who doesn’t love to spice up their love life? Don’t worry though I’ll be posting the reviews behind a warning. :)

I’ve been working on our website for The Herb Garden. Trying to get it set up so people can buy through it. We have the products up now I just need to make categories for the health systems and issues like allergies and such. Then I’ll be putting together a mailing list of my downline to shoot them an email and let them know they can purchase online. :) I’m trying to make myself be better with blogging. I swear! I know I keep saying I need to get back into it and I do. It’s just been hard.

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Much Better

I had to make it lighter. I edited my layout and got rid of the dark. Since the last time I really blogged we’ve been through well life. I can’t talk to my dad. Every time I’ve tried to call I get hung up on. I don’t know if it’s him or his wife. I have to assume it’s his wife. I can imagine she wasn’t happy with the way I talked to her when my dad called me to tell me she was kicking him out. So I doubt she wants me talking to him. Needless to say it breaks my heart. I love my dad so much and all I’ve ever wanted for him was for him to be happy. All I’ve wanted was to be a part of their lives. Now I can’t even speak to him. I’ve decided to stop trying. It hurts too much every time I call and get hung up on. When he’s able or ready to talk to me he knows where to find me. I just hope it’s soon.

We’ve been battling bugs over the past month. I kid you not. When one person starts to feel better someone else comes down with it or something else. We’ve been through colds and strep throat. It’s been painful and terrible. Everyone seems to be over it now. Knock on wood… I really hope so. I am tired of being sick and I know Sascha and Fumiko are as well. I also made my first order at Eden Fantasys, they sell sex toys. We placed and order for Valentine’s Day, and got free two day shipping. But unfortunately a blizzard in that part of the country delayed our package. :( So we didn’t get it until the following Monday. Regardless we’re still pleased with the things we ordered and the box was completely discreet. It didn’t even have their company name on it. I really appreciated that. I’m definitely going to be placing another order when we’re able to. :) Oh Jenn is also holding a giveaway for a sex toy. ;) Go check it out!

Fumiko has been potty training for quite some time. She goes “pee pee” in the potty with no problem most of the time. But “poo poo” is another story. She’s dubbed them bee bee and boo boo. So we’ve been trying to convince her to go poo poo in the potty instead of in her diaper. Hopefully soon. She’s potty training a lot earlier than Sascha did so I’m grateful for that.

Also seriously I can’t get emo vote to work. :( It’s driving me insane. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but instead of colorful little circles I get check boxes. *sigh* Halp? I’ve been wanting to try it out since Jenn posted about it but it doesn’t appear to like me, or I’m not understanding something. :(

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Interested in Fire Services?

Have you ever considered getting a Bachelor of arts in fire service? Many firefighters nowadays are volunteers who take on a lot of responsibility. Some of the things that you need to be coursed in are fire protection, fire prevention planning, fire education, emergency preparedness coordination, resource economics, and many other things. Lewis University offers online courses for those wanting to go into fire service. They are an accredited online university and even have financial aid available. Having all of their courses online makes it easier for those with families and jobs to finish their education without much disruption. If you’d like more information on courses or just want to get more information on Lewis University you can contact them via their website or get their phone number to call them directly.

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So Many Pieces

The other night Kai’s computer went out. Something to do with the fan on a bridge, or something? His computer was in SO many pieces today. Well luckily he used the gift card his dad gave him for Newegg and ordered some pieces to fix mine. They were supposed to arrive today, so every time he heard an kind of truck he was going to the window and checking to see if it was the Newegg package. Well it finally arrived this evening and Kai already has my(eventually) computer fixed up. It runs beautifully. :O It’s amazing. And it has Windows 7! I’m excited. Eventually he’ll be able to fix his computer. Probably not until Christmas/Birthday if he gets lucky and gets another gift card. We’ll see. If not then he’s out of luck for a long time.

My mom had a sore throat yesterday. Today I woke up with a sore throat, ear ache, stomach ache, migraine and generally feeling sick. Ugh. I feel really sick right now. I’ve been sipping on tea and raw honey. It’s been helping my throat. Valentine’s Day is coming up pretty quick. What do you all have planned? I don’t think Kai and I will be able to do anything but that’s okay. There’s always next year hopefully. I had hoped we’d have a little money to get something, maybe some personalized gifts. Doesn’t look like that will be happening though. I had other things in mind as well… >.> I’ve been hearing lots of good things about Eden Fantasys and wanted to browse around. But I think I’ll wait until I can actually get something. :D

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Boo Money

Well, Kai took the bus to work this morning, and shall be taking it to and from work for the next couple of weeks possibly longer. The tags on the car expired yesterday, we don’t have the money to do a smog check and get the tags. The insurance policy expires on the 16th. Apparently they gave my mom a 30 day grace period. Ugh. Hopefully we can find insurance cheap enough. :/ On a side note, Sascha is going out to Michigan for the summer. His grandparents(Sue and Tom) offered to pay for his trip out so he could attend a tutoring program at the university by them. I’m happy and excited for him, and so grateful to Sue and Tom. This will really help Sascha. :) Next school year he’s going into one of the local schools by us. So that’ll be an interesting change for him.

Another side note, so many people I know have laptops that are going to the way side. I keep seeing more and more people with netbooks to tide them over. They’re so tiny and cute. :)

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Review: African Black Soap & Lotion

Over the past year I’ve seen random people talk about this soap. I never paid much attention until a few months ago when I read about someone using it for their severe acne/blackheads/etc. The soap is from Shea Moisture, it’s called African Black Soap. It’s made from palm ash, tamarind extract, tar and plantain peel. This soap has apparently been used for quite some time in Africa to treat eczema, acne, oily skin, psoriasis, and other skin ailments. While it looks strange, it smells beautiful and works extremely well. My skin has never felt more clean, and I don’t think it’s ever been this soft. I’ve actually been using it for shampoo as well. It’s worked so well on my skin without drying it out that I started using it on Fumiko. She loves the smell. Soon as she’s out of the bath she’s hunting down the lotion. The soap though is great. I get acne breakouts frequently and generally for two weeks straight before/during/after my period is when it’s the worst. I used the soap during my last period and found that my acne wasn’t nearly as bad has it has been previously. My skin has pretty much stopped breaking out when I’m not on my period, and the blackheads are disappearing completely. Hooray for clearpores!

I have combination skin I guess. My cheeks get super dry to the point of actually hurting, but my nose and forehead tend to get oily as the day progresses. When I purchased this soap I got it as a packaged set with the lotion. Let me say, I *love* the lotion. It’s thick and luxurious, but not oily. It only takes a tiny, tiny amount for your face, and it’s amazing all over your body. Fumiko loves this stuff. Previously she’d only let me use my Black Raspberry Vanilla lotion on her, but this she loves. It doesn’t make my face oily at all, which is great because I usually have problems with my nose/forehead being extremely oily after using lotion. I feel as though this soap/lotion combination has actually helped improve my skin. I definitely recommend this to anyone who has any kind of skin issues. Oh and it works great as a shampoo! :)

Rating: ★★★★★

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Blah

You hope that life won’t throw you many curve balls, and when it does you think to yourself that it can’t get worse right? Wrong, it does. There’s always a solution but sometimes it just seems hopeless. I think I’ve hit that point. Or at least I’m pretty darn close. I’ve been tying to look up insurance quotes(insurance is almost up, or up I’m not quite sure). But none of the websites will let me. Being married they expect my spouse to have a license, so I can’t continue with quotes without entering his info. Ugh. Gonna have to call. I hate calling. It’s not even hate, it just sends me into a panic. Ergh. I looked up Trimet info tonight for bus trips. It’s $86 for the month for one adult pass. Which isn’t bad. It’s a fraction of the cost of gas. We might have to do that for awhile. Driving without insurance is not an option. We just don’t have the money for a down payment, or monthly payments. Wtb a miracle please. <3 Thanks!

Seriously, when it rains, it pours. It pours hard. :(

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