Island Girl

While we were out running errands yesterday, the husband said we should go to Florida. There were no introductions to prepare me for it either. I know he is very impulsive which is one of the things I love and does not like about him but blurting out about going to Florida without even any reason is crazy. He said he is tired of the cold. It is not good for our health. But when I told him it might even be cold in Florida right now because of this cold spell he dismissed it like some kind of lunatic rambling. How could it get cold in Florida? Right. I told him as much as I want to go and have hoped for Disney vacations (I have never been to Disney, only at Universal Studio) I cannot allow us to go for financial and health reasons. How could anybody especially me, enjoy a mini-vacation no matter how I long for it, when everybody is not feeling good? And then there is the issue of money. We have to have pocket money to spend on food and lodging and gas. One of these days I would love to go though. When we have the money to spend eating out (this is one thing I look forward to when on vacations) without worrying about where to get the money to pay the bills when we get back. For now, we are staying home and keeping our sick selves warm and that is that.

I am now using my old laptop (which I let the little man use) while the little man is using mine. I thought to let him use mine until he gets bored with it and then he might use this old computer again. I hope so. If not, I am fine with this old reliable laptop. He can use my laptop all he want if it makes him happy. I actually used this to do Entrecard earlier and it did not stall nor did it give me any other problem. To think this does not have antivirus protection. And this has a letter C. See? Everybody happy I hope this will continue to work well so there is always a spare computer whenever we need it. I can’t not get online daily because aside from talking to friends online, I blog and I earn a little from it. And I do read the news and gossip online.

The husband searched online for used treadmills to buy for me. I told him I need one so I could do some exercise if I cannot go to the beach alone to walk. I think I am starting to get on his nerves (lol) that was why he looked if there was any interesting deals online. I need to exercise and walking is the only thing that I know will not bore me. Even if it means stationary walk. I have a workout DVD but I don’t like to use it because it requires a lot of space and time. I figure with a treadmill all I have to do is jump in it and I should be able to sweat a little. I mean, how hard is it to walk? I am planning to get maybe herbal diet pills to take along with the physical exercise to hasten the weight loss. While browsing on Craigslist, the husband was laughing at what the sellers are saying about the treadmills and stationary bikes available. One said that his wife used it all of an hour and left it sitting afterward so he is selling the bike. He said he really hope I will not be like that or else it will be a waste of money. I think I am ready for a change in myself so I should be using that treadmill when we have it. I would hate to disappoint the husband after he agrees to my request. Now we only have to wait for a cheap treadmill to pop up somewhere.

At a time when the little man did not know he would love what a laptop could offer, he was bent on tearing it up. Both of my laptops suffered in his hands. I would open it and notice missing keys. When we only had two laptops with most keys missing I had to get online (after guessing which keys to punch to do my password) to look for guide so I could put the keys back in. He did it several times that I got to where I memorized every placement, lol. It got bad until he tore up the letter C on my new (at the time) laptop. It will not snap back in place no matter what I do and believe me I got really good at snapping these little keys back in place. It is just that the plastic got broken and so it does not do its job anymore. I went for months without a key on the letter C. I had to tap on the rubber that was left. Well, the husband asked where the missing key was at so he could try to put it back in. I gave him the letter C hoping what he had in mind will work. It did not. It got worse. Now I have a hard time when I have to type C because it requires more pressure than before. I was so mad when it first hit me. Not only these two try to run me off my computer (they each have their own laptop), now they totally ruin it. The husband offered to get me a new computer but I don’t want to spend any money anymore. Unless they promise not to touch my computer ever again. Chance of that happening? None. So I am punishing them and myself. Let’s see how long I will last.

We still are sick. We though that we were on our way to recovery but yesterday my throat started getting irritated again which made me cough and then the sneezing followed. The husband who claimed he was feeling better stayed in bed under the covers because he was cold. Only the little man did not let cough or runny nose get him down. I don’t know what is going on with us. It has been over a week! We should be back to our old healthy selves but here we are all sick still. The humidifier has been on 24/7 to help us breath good. I thought I will be able to take it outside again but with us not fully well we might have to continue using it. Good thing we have plenty of humidifier filters in handy just in case we will need to use this for the duration of the cold season. I sure hope our electric bill will not be high this month considering I have to use another appliance constantly on top of the heater which is also on all the time. Perhaps all we need is to go some place warm?

I have a bald spot near my hairline. It started out with the skin getting itchy and then I started seeing white flakes and the hair eventually fell off. It is a very tiny spot but it is evident since I always brush my hair back because it is very long. The first time I noticed there was something wrong I panicked. I asked questions, I searched for reasons for hair loss, I then looked for cure which were mostly home remedies. I read that it could be stress (I am stressed most of the time) or fungus (I hope not) or just a reaction to hair care products. I did not know what to do at first but then decided to use tea tree oil for the dry affected area. The flakes were gone but the bald spot is still present. I hope the hair will grow back and replenish (is it even the right term) the spot so I will not get overly conscious about it. Because even if I tell people I am not I know in my heart I am. I am a bit vain, you know. I am female so you have to give me that. I hope this will be confined to this spot because I know I am going to freak out if it won’t. I know I have to go to a dermatologist but I am planning to do that when we visit the Philippines since I have a cousin who is a very good dermatologist. I would rather hear it from her than from a stranger.

I applied for another store credit card today. This is to help me (hopefully) build more credit history. I aim to use the card sparingly and only when needed. This has the husband’s seal of approval, lol. Seriously, I asked him and he said yes. We know it will take time for me to have good credit history because I am not a citizen and I am not working but it will eventually get there somehow. We are not in a hurry, we can wait. I should get my card in a week. Pity I can’t use it to pay for destin vacations but it will serve its purpose in the long run. Groceries are more important than vacations for us for right now. And building my credit. Now I will start counting the days until the card gets here. Yay!

This is a before picture of the chicken barbecue I fixed the other day. There is no after picture because I marinated the chicken longer than I should (way longer, like over two days) which produced an almost inedible barbecue. I read on the site where I got the recipe from that marinating over two days results to burning while grilling because of the sugar in the marinade. Well, I forgot all about it until the last minute and there was nothing I could do about it. What ever I was able to salvage was very good. I always like my barbecue a bit sweet which is what I achieved. Next time I will pay attention to details and maybe every skewer will turn out good and not burnt.