Nessas Place

Normally I don't get all that excited about weekends. I work from home so it's not like I'm stuck in an office all week, nor do I commute. So weekends are much like any other day during the summer for me. This weekend we're celebrating my birthday though and it should be fun. I love getting out on the jetski and just going as fast I can over the water. It's sooooooo much fun and we're going to make a whole day of it.

I also got some sample packs of Boresha NuvoGene Tea today in the mail that I am really looking forward to trying. I recently learned that I am severely anemic and have to be more careful about how I eat and such. Which I was already actually doing anyway, but now I have to make even more changes. I'm not big on change at all and i'm certainly not happy to consider giving up coffee or tea. Not because those are necessarily bad, but because they taste better with sugar and cream. THOSE are the culprits. It's always the good stuff that will get ya.

So anyway, i'm gonna try this tea. It's a low glycemic, fat burning tea and heaven knows I need me some energy. I haven't tried any of it yet but I did check out the website and so far i'm impressed. I'm considering ordering their Bskinny coffee. Coffee is my weakness. No one wants to be around me when I haven't had coffee. I also looooove latte's! Their Latte is low glycemic as well and all you have to add is water. No extra creamer or sugar. Sounds easy and healthier, but we'll see.

I also bought a bunch of Spinach today to start making spinach and egg white omelets for breakfast. Hopefully this will raise my iron levels and make me NOT have to take the iron supplements that make my stomach hurt so bad.

Sometimes beauty after 40 takes a lot of changes but being around to see my grandkids grow up will make it all worth it. Now if my kids would just get to making me some grandkids lol.

Nessa

With temps in the 100's.........I'm about ready to move to Alaska. The coldest part of it! We've already had temps over 100 this year and we've had little or no rain in months. I'm sure many of you have heard about the wildfires we are currently plagued with and I have to say it's scary. We're literally surrounded by huge wildfires and even this awesome rain we've had today isn't enough to put them out. In fact fires are still starting even today from people burning trash.

Anyway, one of the things we're planning to do in the next week or so is invest in a pool. We can't always get to the lake, but we can always go out to the back yard. It won't exactly be cheap initially but in the long run the money we spend on gas and drinks going to the lake will be saved by having the pool to cool off in. So it only makes sense to go for it. We've gotten some estimates and we have a good idea of what it will cost so the next steps are committing to it. Always easier said than done.

Part of our estimates involved making sure we could afford all the accessories needed. Skimmers, chemicals, pool covers due to all the trees we have in the back yard and toys and floats as well. It's a big expense that's for sure. All I keep telling myself though is "when you're laying on a float in the pool looking up at the sky with a book in one hand and a margarita in the other, it'll all be worth it". And it sooooooo will!

Nessa

Yesterday was my birthday. Before any of you smartbutts ask, no, the candles from my cake didn't start any of the fires. I didn't even have cake yet. We're celebrating my birthday this coming Saturday at the lake. I can't wait! I really need a day of fun in the sun on the jet ski's and the boat. We're taking both of the jet ski's, the boat and a small barbecue pit out to an island on the lake and we're just going to make a day of it. It's going to be an awesome day and i deserve it!

As for the fires........it's no laughing matter at all. It's so dry and unless we get a hurricane or a miracle there's really no relief in sight. It's supposed to rain a few days this week finally, but so far it's rained for about 10 minutes and not where the fires are burning. It's certainly not enough to prevent fires anywhere else that did manage to get any of it. Hopefully, something will give soon and God will see fit to bless Texas with some rain.

When we went to Lake Houston a few weeks ago, I was shocked at how far down the lake really is. This picture was taken at one of our favorite little islands last year. See the branch next to the jet ski?


This is the exact same island this year: The branch in this picture is the same one that was in the pic above that we tied the jet ski to all last summer.


Because it's so low, we're going to have to go to Lake Livingston which makes none of us especially happy, but at least the lake hasn't been affected by the drought.

So far the fires have destroyed many homes and buildings. I hate to see so many lives being torn apart by carelessness and sometimes just plain accidents. One of the fires was literally started by a bad wheel bearing on a trailer being pulled down the highway. So people please try to be as careful as possible and pray that Texas gets some relief very very soon!

Nessa

Written by Fermin Washington

For my birthday last year, my parents told me they would buy anything I wanted for my house. I had recently become a first-time homeowner and there were a lot of things I needed but my budget just didn't stretch that far. My mother suggested getting a bunch of kitchen supplies, but that wasn't the first thing on my list. What I actually knew from the time I spent on http://www.homesecurity101.com was that I wanted a home security system to make me feel safer when I was home alone. All I had to do was tell my dad about it, and I knew he would want nothing more than to ensure my safety. After all, I'm his only daughter and I'm definitely daddy's little girl! I really appreciate how supportive my parents have been throughout this whole process and I feel much better knowing they are behind me if I ever need them. A girl couldn't ask for a better family than I have in my life right now.

I was soooooo excited when I saw an advertisement on XBOX 360 saying that I could now watch some of my favorite shows through my xbox 360 by using Hulu Plus. I signed up immediately thinking that along with Netflix this was going to ease a great deal of my "looking for something on TV issues". At first it did. I got to catch up on the last season of Law and Order:SVU and I got to watch a couple others as well. Then........nada. See, apparently, for free, you can watch many of your favorite shows online. With Hulu Plus, you can only watch certain shows through your xbox and you have to pay for the privilege of being frustrated when most of what you want to watch through the Xbox says "web only". Which means for free...........you can watch them on your computer.


Now I don't claim to be a genius or anything, well, no wait. I do, but that's because I am, but not about everything. Like rockets, math, the weather, those stupid peepee teepee's, the way men think, etc. You get the point. When it comes to saving money, I know what i'm talking about, because lets face it, I'm no rich b*tch. Anyway, the whole point is, why in the world should users pay for the very small convenience of being able to watch a FEW shows on their tv, that they can watch online for free using the exact same service? sure you have to watch a few ads, but guess what? You have to watch those ads on HULU Plus as well. So you're not gaining anything by paying a monthly fee, you're actually getting less.

I think maybe that Hulu is on to something but they're not quite there yet. If I miss a show on Monday night and I can watch it on Hulu PLus on Tuesday through the xbox, that's not bad at all. That is actually possible now, but there are so few current shows to choose from, that there's just no point paying for it. It seems like they decided to try to take on Netflix, but right now Netflix has nothing to worry about. I'm a big fan of Netflix and I'd be lost without it. They have far more television shows, movies and documentaries for one price that can be watched both online and over the xbox for the same price. I understand that there is a licensing/permission issue but frankly I feel that Hulu should have waited just a bit longer to roll out a better product. Right now the fact that I actually paid for a full month of service and only got to use it 3 days, leaves a pretty bad taste in my mouth.

Buh Bye Hulu Plus, email me when Netflix really has some competition.

Nessa

***This post was not paid for by any company, it is my own opinion on a service I used and unfortunately paid for***

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***Please Note*** The above blog post was written by me for my other blog entitled "According to Nessa". I have given myself permission to repost it on this blog as it is my creation.