I used to drink a lot of coffee.  I do mean A LOT!  I had a pot of coffee on all day long…actually a few pots as I was drinking so much I was constantly making more. :-\

I started having heart palpitations and I decided that the coffee may have something to do with it….so I stopped coffee altogether.  The palpitatins havent’ stopped completely, but they’re almost gone now.  I think what’s left are caused by the little bit of caffeine I’m getting from other things like tea and chocolate.

I found this tea I love.  It’s called Earl Grey…I buy it in decaf and it’s delicious!  So now, rather than coffee I drink hot tea in the morning.  I was going to buy one of those espresso machines before the palpitations started…I still may. I believe it’ll be ok every once in a while.

Well, a very good friend of mine has a teen with a problem.  She has a zit.  Yes, one zit.  What is she worried about?  I can remember being 16 and it was like the end of the world when I got a zit…yes, one zit. 

She has tried helping her to hide it, but she claims it’s just too big to cover up.  She has helped her with different types of acne treatments.

She is now learning that really the best thing is prevention. This includes washing her face every morning and before she goes to bed. Use a good moisturizer, toner and cleanser.

The last I heard, the zit is almost gone, so it looks like she’s going to live.

Some friends of ours are having trouble keeping bills paid now, since the wife has become sick with Crohns disease.  There are many hospital bills and things that they have to pay, plus meds that she needs.  They had to get rid of some of the things they’ve had for years, such as Cable, extra phone line for the children, internet and life insurance. There are a few of those that would be difficult for me to live without. What about you? Could you live without cable or the internet?? The life insurance would be tough, too.

My husband is trying to lose weight.  I have been making his meals for him to take to work (breakfast and lunch) and I’ve been very careful to keep his calories down.  He lost 30 pounds in the first seven weeks!  All without the help of weight loss pills! It has now occured to me…when he tells people that his wife has helped him to lose all of this weight, they’re going to wonder why I didn’t do it for myself! So…here I go attempting to lose weight.

My problem is that I don’t move as much as I used to. When my kids were little I was always moving, chasing one or more of them, playing with them, etc. Now, they’re all older, my youngest is nine but she doesn’t need chased like they used to. I am going to start walking. Maybe I’ll see if I can put together a walking club at church and use our gym.

I have four children, two of these have a problem with standing up straight.  I can’t get them to keep their shoulders back, head up, stomach in, etc, etc.  They look like they have a little hump back!  I told them if they don’t stand up straight I’m going to strap a board to them to keep them straight…that or get them a posture corrector!

Does anyone have any suggestions on getting them to stand up straight?