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Jul
17
Posted by Stace

QOTD – Sanitizers

Time for a new Question of the Day. Today, it’s all about those hand sanitizer products. You know, like Purell or Germ-x or any one of a number of brands. I see them more and more out in public places. In hospitals (that nice foamy stuff!), some public bathrooms, etc. I have been using them for a while. I always have a bottle of Purell or Germ-x in my purse. I don’t tend to keep it on the kitchen or bathroom counters, but I do use anti-bacterial soap or foam in those spots. My kitchen and bathrooms each have a bottle of Dial or SoftSoap or some other brand of anti-bacterial soap in a squirt/pump bottle by the sink. I’m not overly fanatical about it (think Monk), but I do use them. A lot.

So, how about you? Do you believe in products like hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps? It’s funny, growing up, we never had stuff like this. Do you think we’re better off with this stuff these days, or it’s not a big deal. Chime in and leave me a comment, or just vote in the hand sanitizer poll if you’d like.

Have a great day! As for me, I better go wash my hands now, LOL!

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Jul
14
Posted by Stace

Bulleted Update!

Still not into blogging much lately. I do believe I prefer the “micro-blogging” of Twitter and Facebook more than this format. Or at least lately. I’m not ready to abandon my blog though.

My attempt to try to keep up, at least a bit. Here’s a few bulleted items, things just.right.off the top of my head! 😀

  • Been reading some. I’ve read 36 books so far this year. That’s low for where I usually am this time of year. I’ve been spending time doing other things, I guess! You can see the list of what I’ve read in my sidebar. Or you can connect with me at GoodReads, I track what I read there, and do a quick rating and blurb, too. Currently working on a big stack of books from the library

  • I love the library! Went to B&N the other day and although I enjoyed looking around, I left empty-handed. I love the library, FREE!

  • We’ve been watching a lot of movies lately. Tim has started on his annual “re-watch last year’s football games” 🙂 We record the Saints games and burn them to DVD. He watches them all before training camp. Speaking of which, the Saints have moved their camp back to New Orleans (from nearby, close to our house), so we won’t be able to go this year.

  • I’ve been recording movies off different TV channels onto the DVR for us to watch. Some classics from TCM, some Hallmark movies and a couple from Starz or Showtime. We are getting a free promotional package on those right now, but not really finding a lot to watch.

  • I had never seen the 30’s movies about Nick and Nora Charles, but had always heard about them. We watched The Thin Man and After the Thin Man a few days ago, cute movies. We also pulled out our trilogy of Bourne movies and watched those. I wish I could convince Tim to watch Lord of the Rings with me again!

  • Tim “suggested” that we up our Netflix rentals (he “needs” the DVR to record golf, like the US Open and British Open, which is this coming weekend. HA, priorities!). We just changed from one-at-a-time back to a whopping three-at-a-time plan. I plan to scale us back as soon as all the fall TV shows start in September

  • Going in and out of motivation on exercise. I tried the 30 Day challenge on our new Wii Active and didn’t make it till the end. I got through 3 weeks of it though! I plan to take a little rest and hopefully get back into it. I have been doing decent with my walking. I had a “don’t want to exercise at all” week last week, after the July 4th holiday. I’m trying to do better this week. Got back onto the treadmill yesterday, which was tough 🙂

  • In addition to not being in the exercise mood, I haven’t been in a cooking mood much lately either. I mean, I cook and we eat, but I haven’t tried a new recipe in months. I’m just making old standbys. We’re eating a lot of easy stuff – tacos, burgers, spaghetti, etc. Just haven’t been in the mood to try anything new. And I hate heating up my kitchen this time of year. If it were cooler, I’d want to bake. I have really been wanting to make cookies or brownies or a cake lately. That insatiable sweet tooth, I guess 😀

  • Saw my first UFC fight. Not the highlight of my summer, but it made Tim happy!

  • Went to the Dollar Store the other day and bought 2 boxes of candy. We’ve already eaten them and now I need to go back! 🙂

  • Loving the rain! In the month of June, I think we got one, 10 minute rain shower. I am SO tired of watering my grass and flowers. Moving the sprinklers around the yard is a pain and I hate doing it. In July, we had only gotten one shower, but this week looks so much better! We got rain yesterday and today, and for that, I am truly grateful!

    • OK, well, that was a whole lotta nothin! I hope you’re having a great day out there in Internet-land! If you’re on Twitter or Facebook and we’re not connected, be sure to leave me a note. I’m definitely spending more time there lately than here 🙂

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