Today I had to take one of my students to a doctor’s appointment an hour away. Once again, I printed out some directions from Mapquest. Why do I even bother anymore????? I can’t begin to tell you the number of times the directions have been wrong (including today). It is sooooo frustrating!!!! I guess deep down I just keep hoping for the best.
I was in the company vehicle and we’ve been switching vehicles a lot lately. Unfortunately, I forgot to take my new Sony Nav-u with me today. Thankfully, someone was able to give me some assistance and help me on my way.
The new Sony Nav-u has a ton of awesome features that I’d like to tell you about. This info is especially helpful for someone that’s been thinking about purchasing a GPS.
Here are the options that I really like:
Has option of QWERTY keyboard or ABC keyboard. This was a big deal to me because I prefer to use the QWERTY keypad.
In addition to showing the direction you are traveling, it also has an indicator that points toward your final destination. (You may be currently going east, but your final destination is southeast.)
Shows trail of other route previously taken to destination
Touch screen control
bright 4.8 inch screen
easy access of frequently used buttons
shows icons for major restaurant chains, fast food, and gas stations (Very helpful!!!!)
recalculates routes quickly
And here are some other things it does that are pretty cool too:
different voices available - male/female
built in hands free calling to use with blue tooth equipped cell phones
spoken street names
preloaded maps for the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
has ability to upgrade maps
traffic capable - The Nav-u lets you know if there are traffic jams. It tells the best route to take.
My biggest issue:
The speed of picking up satellite isn’t very good. But then again, it may just be the area I live in.
As many of you know, we recently moved to a new location. One big problem that I have is that my Suncom cell phone does not work here. Pretty much, the only service to have here is U.S. Cellular. I am really struggling with this!!!!
1) U.S. Cellular is an inferior service to Suncom.
2) U.S. Cellular costs A LOT more than Suncom.
3) U.S. Cellular nickel and dimes you for every little thing. (nights starting at 7 pm, texting, etc)
4) U.S. Cellular has done me wrong.
5) U.S. Cellular charges an activiation fee for EACH phone.
6) The roaming areas for U.S. Cellular are just ridiculous!!!!
This is really burning me up! But, what can I do? I guess I have to bite the bullet and pay the dough. This really stinks!!!! Anyone else having similar problems?
I’ve been using the Clorox dishwashing liquid and personally, I’ve found that it works just as well as other dishwashing liquids at cleaning greasy and baked-on foods. The great thing is that the liquid has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for using environmentally preferred chemistry.
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Scale: I would strongly consider purchasing this product again.
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Let me say at the outset of this post that my intention is not to be political as much as it is to vent! I am appalled at the coverage Sara Palin has received in the last few days. Why should her daughter get dragged in the mud? Why can’t they just attack her political views and leave her family out of it. You don’t see reporters going into the schools that Obama’s kids attend to find out if they are having trouble in their schools or give grief to Chelsea Clinton?!?!?!?! Even Obama says that family and children are off limits politically.
I want a REAL conversation on political issues. Stop trying to find some dirt to fling as to whether she can raise her family and be the vice president. I don’t remember hearing anyone question if Hilary Clinton or Geraldine Ferraro could be effective. Can someone tell me the difference? It seems like the press is lynching her. I thought the media WANTED a woman in the white house? Why does it matter what party she belongs to?
So now we are to believe that a woman can’t work outside the home and travel AND raise a family? I don’t hear anyone questioning how effective of a grandmother Nancy Pelosi can be since she splits her time in DC. Somebody is going to have to explain this to me because I just see bitterness and not reality.
I love the fact that each month is a special month. September is the best month to buy most things summer related since they are going on sale for the end of season sales. Here are some great bargains you should be looking for :
Food:
breakfast bars
cheese
condiments
hamburger meat
chips
hot dogs
drink boxes
Non Food:
school supplies
clothes
party supplies
grills
lawn mowers
picnic items
outdoor furniture
large appliances
cars (new models are coming out soon)
Good luck shopping with as little money as possible.
I realize that my co-author (hi, Karen) will cringe at this post , but I have to tell you that I saved almost 50% on my grocery bill with NO coupons. I have said over and over again that most grocery stores run pretty good sales if you follow them closely. So I went to Food Lion the other day needing a can of veggies and found myself buying some really good deals. When I came out, my bill was $27.57. But I saved $13.14 in store coupons just by buying the sale items. So, although using coupons is a great way to save $, and I do recommend it, just shopping the store sales can also save you a lot of money.
BTW … I got raspberries for $2. They were the hit of the party and all the mothers there thought I spent a fortune. HEE HEE! We won’t tell them I was cheap.
We have a new baby in the family. My DH’s baby brother and his wife delivered a beautiful baby boy on Saturday. He weighed 7 lb 14 oz and was 21″ long! Way to go guys! We can’t wait to meet the little guy. At least now we know his name. They wouldn’t tell us what his name was until he got here. FINALLY, we can call him something besides little guy.
I couldn’t resist showing you this one. I love watching gymnastics and this year’s Olympics was only a huge disappointment. But that is ok. I was glad to see others win. I just wished we had won the gold. Maybe if we had had Paul Hunt on the team …
A woman always deserves to look fabulous. But with those must have fashion items costing thousands of dollars, how on earth does she afford to?
The celebs make it look so easy, with their million dollar salaries. Most of us aren’t so fortunate. Back here in the real world we have to decide whether to run up a monster credit card debt for that pretty purse, or do without and suffer major bag envy.
But girls, it doesn’t need to be that way. If you can’t buy it, fake it!
I know what you’re thinking. Designer imitations are cheap and nasty knockoffs that never quite convince. But don’t believe the hype: the one’s selling you those lies clearly have more money than sense.
In truth, today’s designer imitations are a long way from those cheap and nasty bags at the local markets. They’re carefully crafted works of art, made from the highest quality materials so you’ll know they’ll last.
Take a look at these celebrity inspired replica handbags and you’ll soon see what I mean. Who’d pay for an authentic crocodile leather Birkin purse or a mink Fendi spy bag when these beautiful replicas cost a fraction of a price?
Now if only I could convince the world’s hottest celebrities to check them out. Yes I know that a few thousand is small change to the stars, but just think what they could spend the money on if they weren’t extending their wardrobes!
So I went to the allergist with my son yesterday and he said to put oil on his skin after every bath. I was happy to hear that he said to use Mineral Oil instead of baby oil. Basically it is the same ingredients only cheaper. That made a lot of sense to me so I went to the drug store to get a prescription and mineral oil. Turns out, generic baby oil is $1.20 cheaper than the generic mineral oil. Make sure when you are looking for a particular product, you compare the unit price. It saved me $1.20.
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Today I had to take one of my students to a doctor’s appointment an hour away. Once again, I printed out some directions from Mapquest. Why do I even bother anymore????? I can’t begin to tell you the number of times the directions have been wrong (including today). It is sooooo frustrating!!!! I guess deep down I just keep hoping for the best. 
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