Sunday, April 19, 2009

Pondering. . .

Wow, I haven't really wrote anything in a long time. Not much happening in my part of the world, same old stuff different day. I was supposed to go to a MMA event yesterday but the butt head that was getting the group together to watch didn't pre-buy tickets so the seats we wanted didn't have any available. Next time I decided to make plans with that butt head I'm going to make sure we get advance tickets, or else I'mma beat him up!

I wonder why I am always so unmotivated to do my homework? I know that getting better grades will be better then a low grade, but I can never bring my self to do it in advance. I think I need to find something that will make me interested in homework, cause I don't want to be working at the same dead beat job for the rest of my life.

My manager has been working at this grocery store for five going on six years, but he absolutely hates working there. For one he hates working night shift, and two he said he can't seem to get any rest during the day. The last month or so he has been very irritable, I also think his frustration is coming from home also. To put it simple he is the bitch at home, he takes the kids to school, picks them up, cleans the house, cooks dinner and washes dishes. Those rare occasions that he forgets to do the dishes his wife gives him attitude, I feel sorry for the dude, its like he has no anger outlet so he's been taking aggression out on one particular clerk.

I mean I know everyone hates this clerk and that he is an asshole but he goes out of his way to mess up this guys section, he's been leaving notes for the guy to put away his own shit. I know he is a manager and everything but he is like singling this guy out I'm hoping that with all of the stuff that my manager is doing that he doesn't end up getting himself fired.

Well I guess if it does come to that I'm just going to have to deal with it, there is nothing that I can do to make a difference, I have tried to talk to my manager about stuff that he is doing but he don't care. So I guess I shouldn't really care either.

Here is a quote that I saw in one of the drama's that I have watched: "Luck that comes too fast is like spoiled milk, you won't know its spoiled till you drink it."

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Tips For Better Living! Volume 1

I just wanted to share some information I read recently while browsing through a few articles on MSN this morning. Interesting stuff for sure, definitely food for thought and by all appearances, sound advice.

5 Ways to Fit in a Part-Time Job:

1. Consider what you're doing. "There are lots of ways to make money that don't require physical labor or long, demanding hours," says Katie Mattson, a life coach. "If you have a talent for writing, pick up a few freelance gigs. Bottom line: Try to work a second job that doesn't demand too much from you so you don't overload your system."

2. Find jobs that mesh well. Beth Zeigler is a full-time professional organizer for her own company, Bneato, but for part-time work, she writes for a blog called Apartment Therapy. She writes about inspiring home spaces, how to make space work and organizing -- her expertise. "Not only have I become more of an authority on organizing while writing for AT, it's given my business exposure that I never would have had otherwise," she says.

3. Make time for yourself. "Make sure that you budget adequate time for yourself in the week to recharge your batteries," says Dave Crenshaw, author of "The Myth of Multitasking: How Doing It All Gets Nothing Done." "While holding multiple jobs may help cash flow in the short term, in the long term, the loss will be tremendous if you find yourself unable to hold any job due to stress or health concerns."

4. Find something that works with your schedule. Erin Shanahan worked full time at a publishing company, but needed help paying off some debt, so she found a nonprofit looking for someone to telecommute whenever possible as long as it was 15-20 hours per week. "I would put in my full day at one job, go home and work two to three hours for the other one. I also usually put in at least one full weekend day," Shanahan says. "I made sure to take a night off here or there when I needed to and to do something for fun each weekend to keep me from feeling too stressed out."

5. Be honest with both of your employers. Have an honest conversation with your boss about both of your jobs -- you never want one to start interfering with the other. When Laura Kassenbrock relocated, she took a job that she soon found out was not challenging enough. She found a better fit, but was afraid the short stint would look bad on her résumé. "I made a proposition to my current employer: Keep me on part time and I could do the amount of work I was doing in 40 hours in 20," she says. "It saved them money and allowed me to follow my passion and have extra income to pay my student loans."

"Always work on your long-term vision. You don't want to be stuck with working two jobs forever," Morrison says. "Set goals and get organized on how and when you will reach your ultimate goal and take steps each day to get you closer to that goal."

What If 120,000 People Didn't Have to Get Cancer?: 7 Ways to Slash Your Risk of Getting Cancer

1. Be physically active for at least 30 minutes a day. As well as helping prevent weight gain, research shows that activity itself helps prevent cancer by keeping hormone levels healthy, which is important because having high levels of some hormones can increase cancer risk.

2. Lower your weight to the lower end of the body-mass index for your height. Even more important, banish belly fat, which acts like a ‘hormone pump’ releasing estrogen into the bloodstream as well as raising levels of other hormones. This is strongly linked to colon cancer and probably to cancers of the pancreas and endometrium (lining of the uterus), as well as breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women.

3. Avoid sugary drinks and high-calorie foods. Cutting out foods made from white flour and sugar, such as candy, pastries, and other baked goods that aren't whole grain, is one of the fastest ways to lose weight, and is also healthier for blood sugar balance.

4. Eat more fruits and vegetables. This one's been pretty thoroughly covered in a previous post on anti-cancer foods.

5. Eat less red meat and little or no processed meat. Experts say there's no longer any doubt that eating beef, pork, and other red meats raises the risk of colorectal cancer. Red meat contains heme iron and other substances that damage the colon lining, making way for tumor growth. Processed meat is even worse. When meat is preserved by smoking, curing or salting, or by the addition of preservatives, cancer-causing substances (carcinogens) are formed that damage cells in the body, leading to cancer. While studies show we can eat up to 18 ounces a week of red meat without raising cancer risk, research shows that cancer risk starts to increase with any portion of processed meat.

6. Limit alcohol to two drinks a day for men, 1 for women—but none is best of all. Unfortunately for all those of us who like a drink now and then, there's convincing evidence that alcohol increases the risk of cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and colon. This one got hit with a double-whammy of evidence this week; the National Cancer Institute also reported the results of a huge study detailing the risks of alcohol for women. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, cancer blogger for the American Cancer Society, spelled it out in black and white: "there is no level of alcohol consumption that could be called safe." Scientists are still researching how alcohol causes cancer. One theory is that alcohol can directly damage DNA, increasing our risk of cancer. Research shows that alcohol is particularly harmful when combined with smoking.

7. Limit salt intake. Salt and salt-preserved foods are linked to stomach and other digestive cancers; limit salt to 2,400 milligrams to be safe.

One last thing; this report did not even address smoking, because experts consider that such a no-brainer at this point. Smokers increase their chances of getting almost all kinds of cancer every time they light up. So the only recommendation is, don't.