When it comes to glasses and vision, I of all people know the importance of having the appropriate prescription and glasses or contacts that suit you. Part of the reason my vision is so bad now is because in high school I refused to admit to the fact that I had problems seeing and instead resorted to squinting and using friends glasses which weren’t designed for me.

I’m paying for it now. Believe me.

In any event, I also know just how expensive eyeglasses are and that for most people, especially if you don’t have insurance it’s next to impossible to actually afford glasses, let alone afford the exam.

Thankfully there is now a wonderful company Zenni Optical that makes glasses both affordable and stylish. So for those of you who have been putting of purchasing glasses or are taking the route I did when I was younger—don’t. You’ll thank yourself in the long run and you won’t have to deal with the horrible vision I deal with now. Sure, there are people with worse vision, but being preventative is a good thing and believe me when I say that I learned that the hard way. Yes, I sure did.

Current Mood:  awake

In the recent years, more specifically as I’ve gotten older, my health has become more and more of a concern. If I’m honest though, my concern isn’t really for myself, but for Robby whose family history is known to have medical issues concerning weight.

This concern is particularly prominent now, given that Robby recently suffered from pneumonia and the medications given to him comprised what the doctors like to refer to as the “good bacteria”. It was recommended that he start eating yogurt to offset the effects of the medication, which he has, but I am also a fan looking for natural methods to assist with sickness. In that regard, I have heard that Oregano oil is a good supplement to take as it has been proven to be effective against even drug resistant bacteria.

Despite that, I am no fool and understand that medication is sometimes necessary. As much as we’d like to think that there is a good natural way to help with sickness, that is not always the case and I won’t be disillusioned into believing that. This is especially prudent when it comes to Vitamin D, as Robby’s family also has a history of skin cancer and Robby is prone to getting sunburns when he’s out in the sun for too long. In an effort to assist with our upcoming trip to the river, I think I’m going to suggest Bio D-Mulsion which is a vitamin D supplement enhanced in a manner which helps the body absorb it.

Either way, health has become a serious concern for me and I hope that I’ll be able to convince Robby to be more health conscious as well!

Current Mood:  accomplished

Ever since I was younger, I’ve had this fascination with picnics. Maybe it’s because of all the movies I watched growing up, where the man always swipes the woman off her feet with a picnic basket in tow on a beautiful sunny day.

I think though, if I’m honest, I’ve always been more inclined to moonlit picnics. There is just something so peaceful about doing something so romantic at night that calls to me. Course if Robby had his way, I don’t think his choice would be a picnic backpack, rather a picnic basket—which to me isn’t as romantic and takes away from the entire experience.

Either way, despite what route anyone decided to take when it comes to picnics, whether it’s picnic baskets or picnic backpacks—the entire gesture in itself, to me, is just so breathtaking. But then again, this applies to my more romantic, hopeless side, otherwise for the most part, I’m much happier doing something spontaneous and adventurous. If you want “brownie points” from me, spontaneity is the way to do it.

So ladies, when it comes to your significant others and earning brownie points, what do you think is the absolute most romantic thing they could do for you? Why in particular?

Current Mood:  sleepy

Let me start off by saying that this is probably going to piss some people off and if you’re among some of those people then you’re exactly who I’m talking about- so it might be a good idea to think about evaluating the reasons that you’re pissed off, when to me they’re unjust reasons to begin with. Alright, moving on.

You know for the longest time when someone would tell me that I was being distant or I was closing people out, I felt bad about it. I genuinely felt like a jerk for being such a crappy friend and would go out of my way to reach out to those that I had been “ignoring” and worked really had to strike up a conversation and keep that conversation going.

Then today something dawned on me– why should I? Why should I feel obligated to try and reach out to others because their feelings got hurt that I don’t talk to them on a semi-regular to regular basis? What does it matter that I don’t feel the need to IM people every single day to make them feel as if I’m not being distant or closed off? I mean honestly, why?

Newsflash, for those who didn’t know– I hardly talk with my family on semi-regular to regular basis, so please enlighten me as to what makes you so damn special that I should feel obligated or that you should feel that I should feel obligated to reach out to you? What makes you more important than my family who, while I do love dearly, I freely admit can go months without talking to them? Course, I get reprimanded for it after the fact, but they have that RIGHT cause they’re FAMILY.

And on a more personal, semi-related note, I am tired of being told I do not try hard enough to communicate and hold a conversation, because when I do try, I get very limited responses and the conversation just dies. So for those of you who continue to throw the, “you’re a shitty friend for not reaching out to me”, etc card, please familiarize yourself with the following:

Because guess what? I am.

Current Mood:  accomplished

For a long time I had opted for shared hosting or resellers because it seemed like it was the most affordable. I had really wanted to switch to a dedicated server given the perks, namely having my own server and not having to worry about slowness or unreliability when on a shared server due to having to share space with other clients, but doing so wasn’t feasible given that it cost so much per month. Despite that little problem, it still didn’t prevent me from checking out sites like Gigenetcloud.com and other sites to check on prizes.

Shortly after my realizing that I really did want a dedicated server, the opportunity to get one presented itself, which is odd, given that I’m certainly not one of the luckiest people on the planet. In any event this lead me to Compare Gigenetcloud to Other Providers and determine which one would be the most feasible. Essentially a few friends and I got together to split the cost of a server and while I still pay the majority between the 3 of us, I don’t really mind because it is well worth it given the benefits, like daily and weekly back ups, and never having to worry that my site is going to be slow and cumbersome due to an overload on the server because of all the other sites sharing the space as well. All in all, I’m pretty pleased with having a server and given the numerous sites I own– it’s well worth it!

Current Mood:  lazy