So we are very nearly moved in just waiting on dressers book shelves etc. Been working my butt off to get everything unpacked organised and set up .  Have even got some decor done little vinyl decals and our kitchen is now "Flaming Sword" red its so awesome.  

Can't wait to get some bar height dining chairs for the kitchen. slowly coming together but really cant wait for the dressers to get here so can put clothes away.

So I was browsing kijiji and there was 3 minute legs for sale on there.. so i watched some vids and read a bunch of reviews.  Now dont get me wrong I really dont think that its that amazing of a product. However with bad knees and back I would think that though maybe less effective it provides support that people such as my self or others with similar issues would like.  I mean I would love to do un assisted squats but the truth of it is, That I can't even if I wanted to.  I have to sit on my kitchen floor to put things in the bottom cupboard or bend at the waist with knees straight.

I read some of the trainers totally freaking about the product because of its support feature but only one out of the probably 10 reviews that i read did the author mention that this may be beneficial to people in rehab or with injuries. Anyway I haven't used the product and though I would never pay that much for it ($113) if I were to find one second hand for super cheap I would def give it a whirl.

Because I am not a lazy person I would love to work out but about the only thing my lower body can take is brisk walking on a treadmill or just everyday stuff. I tried all the different machines at the gym I went to soo wasn't happening. Then I get discouraged and eventually stop the gym.  So anyway while the 3 minute leg machine may be gimmicky and def not for everyone I think though I have never tried it that it might help some people strengthen their legs to allow them to go onto unassisted workouts and squats. 

Who knows if I ever try one I will def keep ya updated.  My little rant/observation for the day I just wish fit people would understand the difficulties that injured or chronically pained people have and not just assume because they can do it everyone can.

Have a great day

Brandi

I'm so happy!  I have been watching the houses in our area for some time and have looked at a couple but none that really wowed me or Aaron. So I was getting a little down about it and thought we might have to put off buying one for awhile.  Then in my daily search I found a lovely older home in town.  It's admittedly probably bigger than we will need but I loved it right away.  I told Aaron about it and went to look at it with his brother in law and my father in law. They both liked it as well. I was soo hyped I told Aaron all about it.  He looked at the photos and listened to what we all had to say about it and told me to go ahead and put an offer in on it. Well we got it after much hulabaloo as I have no credit score so I couldn't be put on the mortgage.  We can start to move in as of the first.  And I can't wait! I got us a new christmas tree.  We aren't big on Christmas but I love decorating for the holidays. And I'm gonna have a jewellery party so that should be fun. 

Last week I had seen or heard that the pet food Blue was giving a coupon out for $3 off to try their food.  I went to their site and tested Cheshire's normal food against theirs.. Pretty neat.  They are sending me a coupon.  While I was there they had this feature to make a pet trading card... silly but cute so I filled one out for Cheshire and posted it online.  Yesterday I received an email Asking if I would be willing to take part in their extended Trading card profile program.. In exchange for some more info about Cheshire and his silliness and a couple more pictures.  We are likely going to get our own printed trading cards (packaged for distribution) A years supply of food, A profile on the webpage for Cheshire and I and some cool Blue gear as they put it.

So I'm game I received the extended profile today.  It's neat just like why I chose Chesh and if he rules the house and so on! So Tonight I'm gonna try and fill it out and take some new pics of cheshy boy! I'll keep you posted and for all of you pet owners out there that love their pets but not their food try the comparison at www.truebluetest.com should open in a new window. Well I better get ready for work! I hope everyone has an awesome day!

Brandi

So where to start?  I got a new job at Dixie lee. It happens to be directly below me.  I love the owners and so far have had a great time working there.  Aaron and I are looking at at a house near Newburgh.  I kinda hope its good and we get it cuz I can already see things that I could do and have in my head lol.  I am as always it seems on someones shit list. Without doing anything or even trying. 

My sis in law who up until a couple days ago I would have called one of my best friends now hates me and not for something I even did.  I was watching my niece for her and then got a job I and Aaron both told her fiance that I had gotten said job and would be starting the next week just had to confirm the day.... She asked if I was coming up on tuesday to watch  E and I said no not likely as i was waiting for work to call me she said ok and that they would get in contact with the other sitter.  

I then proceeded to start my new job on Tuesday and assumed all was well. However on Thursday apparently things were not as I started getting nasty messages that I will not elaborate on and all because her Fiance didnt tell her that I had gotten said job and then denied that Aaron or I told him.... So because they cannot communicate I get screamed at to the point of crying. 

Then I had to goto work that sucked thankfully my boss is cool shit and let me kinda get it off my chest and have fun. So Saturday Aaron Kevin and I went to Tafts scrap yard and hunted up some derby parts.  I also got some seatbelt buckles for seat belt belts.  And just as we were getting ready to leave a car came in and had 4 nice snow tires on it that would fit my car so we got those too and when we take the rims back which are aluminum we will have maybe 20 bucks invested in the tires.  After we got back to Turtles the boys decided they wanted to get some skids so while they went and did that I went and picked up some stuff we needed, like a shoe rack lol.  My sis in law then started to text me and because I was driving and not answering her she proceeded to flip out about how I was using aaron and sucking him dry( when in fact Aaron was off for 4 months waiting to find a decent job) And that I was spoiled( which yes sometimes I am but usually only when it can be budgeted) and that it was all about me and whatnot.  Which its not it really seldom is.  I prefer to try and help others however I can.   And at that point I probably could have forgiven most of what she said but then she said I was worse than Aarons ex and that there is nothing wrong with me (medically) etc etc ..  That really got me going but I didnt get into it and just ignored it as best I could.

I hate that people think that if they cant physically see a problem it doesn't exist.  I don't think that I should have to prove it.  I don't like having limitations and it is often cause for me to get depressed.  I dont like that some days I cannot carry my laundry up the stairs or that some days I can't move or get out of bed because of a migraine.  And I mean really I take an anti depressant because it has proven side effects of controlling and stopping frequent migraines.  It's not like I want to take them and have tried to not take them in the past only to relapse.  I am not faking and if I was it would likely be for something right?  Not like the pills I'm on make me high or any thing like that.  They stop my migraines and they do admittedly help my moods.  But they also make me feel sick and give me diarhea i know tmi but really why would I want that every day unless the benefits outweighed the bad?

As for being like his ex thats just foolish. I know im not but it still hurts to have that said to you. I cant stand not working, yes I have been off a few times for one reason or another but almost always because if I didnt take a break I'd just be running myself into an early grave. I hurt my arm and yet I still want to work because its better than people thinking I'm making excuses. And I can't stand doing nothing and not contributing. It kills me it makes me cry and it keeps me up at night. 

I really don't think there is any forgiving that will be happening this time. She has flipped before and I let it ride but this went to far.  

I hate that I don't want to go anywhere near Aarons parents house in case she will be there and feeling sick to my stomach with dread each time we do go.  It sucks and I hate that people are like that...

Sorry about the long rant just argggh trying to burn it up so I can go to bed and go to work in the morning.

Later Dayz

Brandi

Nope apparently I just forgot to take them for like a week..... Bad Idea! started getting a migraine got pretty bad could feel the pressure so bad behind my eyes, was ill feeling all night because of it move like 3 inches and be running to the bathroom. I have a love hate relationship with these pills I love them because they make the migraines stop almost completely. I hate them because when I take them I get severe abdominal pain and other side effects we wont discuss.

So needless to say I got nothing done.  I had full intentions of catching up on my sewing but it didn't happen.  Terrible too because Aaron bought me a nice new Brother sewing machine with a bunch of features a nice easy to read  digital screen and when I did play with it for like 20 mins I just wanted to keep playing but it was like 4 in the morn so I figured I better go to bed. 

I'm still unemployed, only like 2 weeks but I hate not contributing to the bills, in fact I am making more because I want long hair for my wedding... I know I'm all non traditional and stuff but I really just miss my long hair. And though I'm sure it won't be near as heavy as my real hair which is super thick I kinda wanna see if my headaches will get worse.. I know that seems weird but for the longest time thats what everyone said my headaches and migraines were caused by and by getting extensions I'll get an idea if it really does cause them or make them worse.  Then I'll know if I will be forever doomed to short hair.  Which really isn't so bad but sometimes I have hair envy. My sister and my cousin and my aunt all have gorgeous hair and I know that when my hair is long it looks awesome but between migraines and hair that does not like to grow despite regular trimmings and thinnings. 

So I would like long hair for that special day and maybe a while longer and hopefully I'll be cured of my hair envy once I realize ..again that its probably contributing to headaches. 

On the migraine note I received an email from mymigraineconnection.com in regards to a recent approval of botox in the U.K as a prophalactic for the treatment of chronic migraines.  I'm going to keep an eye on this and see if it progresses to other countries and see what if any side effects patients have.  I don't know about having a needle stuck in my face and neck but I think its quite a neat discovery... don't you?   Article can be found here  http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/115910/prevention-chronic/?ic=6018.

So today will be the first time I have driven in ktown on my own and I'm a little worried as it is quite large compared to where I am used to driving but at least I know where I am going and know most of that particular area of town. I have an appointment  at 1 pm to see about extensions. Should be interesting. 

Anyway I hope everyone has a great day!

Brandi

Ok so not even plus sizes.... I average about a 15 and a large size top... not bad not good... however most people who know me also know my rants about how it seems no two manufacturers can agree on same sizing across the board... heck most manufacturers change from piece to piece.  This has resulted in me having a crap load of brand new clothing that doesn't fit and that I refuse to get rid of because I paid for them.

Though its not just a problem that plagues bigger women either because a couple summers ago I lost a bunch of weight and had pants ranging from a size four right up to an eleven and they all fit?  I totally think that a system has to be implemented to help everyone. Be it consumers who get the problematic sizing or the retailers who probably take plenty of returns.  And granted I could return most of the clothing but not so long ago i didnt drive therefore I usually went shopping with a friend and didnt want to have to bother them again to return stuff and now I think that has carried over even though I can go anytime.  The other problem I have always had returning things is for most of my life I have lived in the country and I still cant justify driving back to town to get back 5 bucks or whatever.

I realize by now those of you still actually reading this are saying "well why don't you just try stuff on?"  And I have a good reason for that too. Though not everyone will understand.  For most of my adult life I have been a bigger woman and I find it extremely depressing and disappointing to look through a store for hours to try on a million things and 3/4 of them don't fit.  I have tried shopping in the plus size section only to either be depressed by the lack of cute and fashionable clothing or again because now everything is too big.

So now my shopping consists of going into walmart maybe and knowing that I need 2 pairs of pants and a shirt and all I do is grab what grabs my attention and hope it comes in say a size 15 which in most cases it never does so I will grab the closest size and go.

To some this may seem rather trivial but I think if there are any of my "odd sized" friends reading this they know exactly what I'm talking about and share this frustration. I'm faced with the epidemic of skinny people are the only ones who need proper clothing. I have watched as sizes have changed drastically yet myself and others like me remain the same size. 

This problem also has been egged on by my recent meandering through ebay for lingerie and ideas for my honeymoon.  One size used to always be on the bigger side now one size fits all is one size fits small.  So again I thought well I'll check the plus sized stuff and again am faced with either its too big or plus size has all of a sudden become much smaller depending on who made it.

And if its not the above problem in my lingerie shopping its the same old thing it has always been for bigger women which is well maybe you would like to be and feel sexy but the masses don't see it that way so the only lingerie we are going to make for bigger women is a goddamn tent... There is absolutely no style no selection and no sexiness to the plus sized woman seeking lingerie.  I looked at pages and pages of lingerie and they were all big drapy tentish style "baby dolls" 

What if I want to wear a thong or a corset or a body stocking? because I'm overweight I should just wear flannel pjs to bed and hope my fiance loves plaid and it turns him on?  I think not! I'm rebelling against the masses and the big corporations! If you won't make me something sexy I'll do it myself! and If I have to I will make it for all the other large ladies too!

Anyway thats my rant for this evening. Hope I didn't offend too many people.

Later Dayz 

Brandi

So it's been a super busy week.  I am almost done Emilyns chair just gotta put the arms on. We moved last week with the help of family and friends. We then at the same time were trying to get our Jack and Jill planned and off without a hitch. Thanks to Ashley and Dave for a ton of help and djing for free. And to my Aunt Sandra and the rest of my family who managed to pull it together and bring enough food to feed an army or two.  Aaron just finished the chili off yesterday.  And thanks to Everyone who showed up for having a good time and spending money. But to the bastard who dropped shit in my uncles drink your a shit and I hate you

Mom and Dwight got us a new couch done in an antique style that matches my wingback chair. Well Lucky me it has a leg in the middle and I managed to wack my foot off it and heard a huge crack pop noise and then excruciating pain.  Well I waited and eventually Aaron took me to the ER which was a waste, didn't bother to go back for an xray the next day. I can barely get shoes on and it really has but my moving on the back burner. But hopefully it will get better.  I so want to go back to work at least part time.

Ummmmm all moved but like 3 things and I gotta go help uncle rick clean and paint.  I have toooooo much fabric so gotta put some in storage and try and throw stuff out lol.

So awesome having my g2 get to drive the toyota all over and I should be getting  my car next week wooooot. anyway ya so I'm boring I'll write more later

Bah! Everyday I hate my job more. I work my ass off and get nothing in return I can't even take a day off without being told that I need a note and being threatened with reduced hours. But it seems that is ok for everyone else. I sent a note to my boss via FB to see about sunday off just to be told she needs the request in writing but any other time she says to fb her.. WTF much?
We were broke into last Thursday and I spent all that night pretty much up and after the few hours of sleep I did get once the sun was starting to rise I still felt like shit. So Aaron took it upon himself to call my boss and let her know. He didn't even get to tell her what the hell happened before she seemed snippish with him so he resorted to she's sick however I was sick but my dear readers we will not get into the details.
Then magically a shift appeared on my schedule for Saturday which I would have had no idea about but for talking to D late fri nite. I advised her I wouldnt be in as I wasn't aware I had a shift and was not notified of such by the proper people. But because she didnt want me to get in shit she got someone to cover my shift. I don't think it was right I appreciate that it was for the benefit of the employees who had to work that day and myself but if employers are going to schedule shifts the employee requires like 24 hours notice. Which would have been no fault of mine. Then Sunday I knew I worked and so I went in for my shift only to find out that the boss asked someone else to come in and didn't tell me. I sent them home to be with their kids but still. like Really?
Today I am to work at 5 however I have been dreading it all day 1. because my knee is fucking up again and since my boss thinks I'm faking it I don't want to call in and 2. because I don't want to see the fucked up thing called my schedule and 3. I am sick of the shit. everyone wants me to keep my mouth shut and suck it up...well for how long? Do I have no rights? 4. I need the money plain and simple.
Sorry about all the cussing but I just needed to vent. It seems no matter what I do or how hard I try I'm the one getting the proverbial shitty end of the stick. I'll write about the good stuff later

LAter Days
Brandi

So I have noticed quite the trend as of late in music. New artists don't seem to be able to come up with their own riffs. Listened to Lady Gaga today for shits and giggles to find that the background beat of that song sounds an awful lot like Owner of a lonely heart by Yes. Then there is the Kid rock song what is it All summer long or whatever that has a mix of Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon and Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard. Theres also one with Sweet dreams as the background and numerous others that I cannot think of off the top of my head. Now I love the originals and I have nothing against the new ones but its just annoying when I'm like "Yay! Werewolves of London" Only to be disappointed when its not.
Brings a whole new meaning to Imitation is the best form of flattery... Anyway thats my rant I would much prefer newer artists used their own riffs than those of Classics.

Hello all, It's been a week since I had 4 teeth removed. Didn't hurt too much at the time but has been a pretty painful healing process but feels pretty good today. The dentist who removed the bad teeth noticed I had problems with alot of teeth and wanted to know why.... well I told him I brushed rinsed and flossed at least 3 times a day so he wanted to know if I had a sweet tooth to which I replied no because I honestly think I eat less sweets then most people I know. So he asked if it could be hereditary and I let him know yep both my mom and dad had problems with their teeth at a young age. I talked to my mom about it and it seems so did my grand parents. So while I'm not happy that no matter what I do my teeth still suck it is reassuring to know that its a genetic thing. I'll keep doing what I'm doing and also take dentist advice on other things to try. I have already upped my water intake, do my best to not drink pop or fruit juice as apparently natural sugar hates my teeth and switch to sweetener in my coffee. Work will continue on my teeth for awhile yet as most need fillings and I am likely going to require one bridge possibly two so as not to jeopardize my facial structure. We shall see.

Yesterday at work sucked I was up the night before throwing up and such so didnt get much sleep and still felt really sick in the morning took me at least a half hour to even get out of bed. I tried to call work and see if someone could replace me for the day but there was no answer and I don't like to burden my fellow employees with being short staffed. So I downed some Pepto and got ready and took a cab to work. Working with food is hard when you just wanna get sick but I made it through the day and had a nice lazy morning today as it is my day off.

Aaron reminded me that there is a month to our jack and jill so I have to get my butt in gear with planning that bah. Any input on jack and jill games etc would be helpful so feel free to comment. Wedding planning is good. Decided that myself and some others will do the decorating and family is going to help by bringing food not the most classy wedding but hey its the way we wanted it and at least this way I can be sure everyone will enjoy the food. I have yet to find an officiant ick. And the girls cant decide on dresses and want me to tell them what to wear, which is so not me. I gave them color ideas and told them to get something they would wear again.
I did get an amazing gift, Aaron and I decided after hearing a quote for a custom made band to buy a set. and it is gorgeous! I'm so happy with it and it def made my bad day turn around.

I have been wanting to do some sewing but unfortunately after going nuts cleaning and organizing last week I still have not got around to it. And my chair for our niece is sitting waiting for finishing upholstery because I attempted it at 3 in the morn I sewed a piece in wrong and I am not looking forward to ripping out the stitches to do it again.

Anyway speaking of the niece I better get my arse in gear so I can go watch her for a bit and go get my replacement phone.

Later Dayz