Rant and Rave Wednesday

Wednesday, February 20, 2010....


Any readers following me on a regular basis know if it's Wednesday, it's time to Rant and Rave about the past week. Without further adieu, here are my Rants and Raves from the past week:

Rave: I won $300 in Saturday's Powerball jackpot. My sister and I have played for a couple of years and have never hit anything over $30.

Rant: Job with recruiter was a bust.

Rave: In a giveaway, I won some 18 Rabbits granola bars. After an exchange with 18 Rabbits and my local Whole Foods (who I thought I was requesting rabbit meat), 18 Rabbits has offered to send some additional bars to me so my friends can sample and write Whole Foods.

Rave: I got to talk with Green-Eyed Momster yesterday. It is great when you get to put a voice with a fellow blogger.

Rant: A lady at my local grocery store decided she was ENTITLED to create her own makeshift parking spot....which happened to be perpendicular to my car...right behind my car. She saw me and DID NOT MOVE. In order to properly exit the parking lot, I ended up driving over the curb. If I could give out a 'bitch slap' award, she would be my recipient.

Rave: Speaking of awards, Green-Eyed Momster gave me the Kreativ Award. I still have to honor Heather from Going from Fat to Well Rounded bestowed the Happy 101 Award and will do both in one post.




Rave: Coffee with a friend on Friday at this great little place. I hadn't seen her in awhile and it was nice to catch up in person.

Rave: Coffee and a photo exhibit by Milt Hinton with another friend over the weekend. I hadn't seen her since December so it was really great to catch up.

Rant: My new neighbor (who I believe is flipping the house) is doing amazing things. However, it would be nice to get notice that your electricity will be turned off instead of finding out while in the shower. The CL&P guys must have had a good laugh when they saw this woman come out with a towel head to go off on them.


That's it for me. I would love to read any Rants and Raves you want to share? Just click on the linky thing for anyone that wants to participate in Rant and Rave Wednesday -- or leave them in the comments section here. Please be respectful and do not use the linky thing if you are just promoting your blog (yes, this is another Rant of mine).

Rant and Rave Wednesday

Wednesday, February 3, 2010...


Any readers following me on a regular basis know if it's Wednesday, it's time to Rant and Rave about the past week. Without further adieu, here are my Rants and Raves from the past week:

Rave: People listened to Beaker and voted again for me in Jules' Out-of-Tune competition. I won't know till later today if I made it to week 6, but want to thank you for taking the time to vote.

Rave: Yesterday I had a positive conversation with a recruiter. It was not only the fact that she thought I was the perfect candidate for a 3 month assignment, but she wasn't phased that I've been unemployed since May 2008.

Rave: I attended a WW meeting (I figured I needed the extra support since I gained weight last month) and it came up in the meeting about my food pantry dinners I host. At the end of the meeting, 2 women approached me to see if I was planning on attending this meeting because they want to give me food for the pantry. How awesome is that?

Rave: I got a great pedometer.

Rant: I got a great pedometer.

Rave: I received the Rabbit protein bars from Living and Loving in LA and they are really yummy. I have to admit, I was a bit of a skeptic. Gluten and dairy free protein bars that wouldn't taste gross? I was proven wrong. Hubby loves the cherry/chocolate flavor and I am now on the hunt for them.

Rave: Heather from Going from Fat to Well Rounded bestowed the Happy 101 Award in which I tell people what 10 things make me happy. It's been awhile since I've won an award and will be posting in a separate entry what makes me happy.







That's it for me. I would love to read any Rants and Raves you want to share? Just click on the linky thing for anyone that wants to participate in Rant and Rave Wednesday -- or leave them in the comments section here. Please be respectful and do not use the linky thing if you are just promoting your blog (yes, this is another Rant of mine).

Rant and Rave Wednesday

Wednesday, November, 25, 2009...


Any readers following me on a regular basis know if it's Wednesday, it's time to Rant and Rave about the past week. However, this week, I've decided only to Rave as it is Thanksgiving week. Without further adieu, here are my Raves from the past week:

Rave: Yesterday, my husband helped me drop off 56 lbs of food to the local food pantry. I was happy I was able to help. I just wish it wasn't necessary.

Rave: Shopping for Thanksgiving meal done. Maybe because I've been doing it for so many years, but the menu is in place and will be a breeze.

Rave: Spending time with friends last week over good food and wine.

Rave: Yoga Girl got us tickets to see Tom Colicchio, Padma and Gail Simmons (tv show Top Chef judges)at a NY Times talk series.

Rave: Natasha at Girl Stuck in a Rut has given me the Superior Scribbler award. Tasha is losing weight, but with a twist - MEATLESS. She has given me some ideas on replacing my food choices with meatless options...AND... she's great at answering questions (for me it was about the right type of tofu to try). Besides sharing her food choices, she shares her journey on slimming down. Thanks Tasha!

Rave: Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I'm looking forward to spending time with my family.

Rave: I appreciate all the name suggestions for the triathlon team with my sisters. Many names were clever and other comments made me laugh. Thanks. I'll let you know what we decide upon.

Rave: Followers...anyone that takes the time to read my blog and for those who comment. Thanks.


That's it for me. Any Rants and Raves you want to share? I would love to read them. Just click on the linky thing for anyone that wants to participate in Rant and Rave Wednesday. Please be respectful and do not use the linky thing if you are just promoting your blog (yes, this is my only Rant for this week).

Rant and Rave Wednesday

Wednesday, November, 11, 2009...


Any readers following me on a regular basis know if it's Wednesday, it's time to Rant and Rave about the past week. Without further adieu, here are my Rants and Raves from the past week:

Rave: In the US it's Veteran's Day and although I'm not a fan of war, I appreciate everything a veteran has done for me to have the freedoms I have today.

Rave: Some really nice weather for November in the Northeast. It's freakish, but I'm okay with that.

Rave: I'm seeing Yoga Girl, a.k.a. my sister, this weekend. We're going to a cooking class at The Silo in New Milford with Rick Rodgers, an amazing instructor and cookbook author. This was my birthday gift.


Rant: I called the Silo to get the time of the class and they don't have us registered. They are investigating.


Rave: Two wonderful bloggers gave me awards. Miss Nobody not only gave me one, but THREE awards. You really should go check her out if you haven't. She writes about her life and will from time-to-time share some of her writing pieces. She's young, but has a very insightful soul putting her years beyond her age (55 Word Fiction).

Green Eyed Momster bestowed the You are Wonderful Award on me. Green Eyed shares the good, bad and painful with her readers, but is taking a break from blogging for a bit. She needs to recharge and I respect that. When blogging becomes a chore or exhausting, one should stop. I think people forget that.

Rant: Stinkin small fuzzy animal (want to blame the bunny, but I think the bunny has a friend) who is eating my brussel sprouts AGAIN. I thought I foiled the bunny and his gang, but I was wrong.

Rant: Insomnia. Last night. It sucks. Enough said.

Rave: Mad Men. The finale was Sunday night and the writers did a fabulous job at tying up all the loose ends. Every episode during the season I'd wonder what they were going to do with so-and-so's character, but the finale answered my questions. However, it's not just the finale, it's the writing. They master capturing the social impact, particularly events had on people (e.g., Kennedy's assignation,) while other life events (marriages and divorces) are downplayed making it very interesting. It's a show that makes you want more.

That's it for me. Any Rants and Raves you want to share? I would love to read them. Just click on the linky thing for anyone that wants to participate in Rant and Rave Wednesday. Please be respectful and do not use the linky thing if you are just promoting your blog (yes, this is another Rant of mine).

Thanks

Thursday, July 24, 2008......

OMG!.... kk from will work for shoes bestowed the Brillante Award upon my little blog.



It is now my turn to pass it on. I read various blogs and am passing it on to other blogs that always seems to make me LOL.....they are....

My Friends Are Sluts

I was told there would be bacon.

Caught Eating Butter

Dating at Forty

Thanks again kk!