Could you live without cable?

Still working on unpacking here. I also have limited Internet. I'm using my husband's mifi. We're supposed to get Internet next week. I wasn't in too much of a hurry knowing we had the mifi to fall back on. Cable and Internet are so expensive, a few days not paying for it seems nice!

When I lived alone I didn't have cable for a while. It really didn't bother me at all. With Netflix, YouTube, etc.. I'd be happy without a TV. I think my husband does not feel the same! He likes coming home from work and watching a little TV before bed.

I m happy to get HBO free for 3 months. We switched cable providers when we moved so we got a couple deals with new service. I'm also happy we're getting DVR. Our old provider was more expensive so I opted to not even have a cable box. We'll be paying the same amount now for DVr, more channels, and two cable boxes.

Moving on

I haven't posted at all in the last couple days because I've been so busy moving. I decided not to take time off work to move, so between working, packing, and moving I've had zero free time. I'm not going to go into the details of why were are moving. I do want to say be very cautious about rent to own houses. We are moving into a different rental house and saving for a down payment on a house.

My eating has been slightly unhealthy during the moving phase. I packed up all our food, plates, and silverware so we've been eating. The nice thing is I think I've gotten in a little extra exercise with all the packing and moving.

Facebook Friend or Foe?

This morning I saw someone make a very rude comment about a photo of a girl. I am friends with this girl only because we went to high school together, I do not know her very well at all. It still made me sad to see someone be so rude to her.

It seems as though many people have no regard for what they put on social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter. The comment I saw seemed to come out of nowhere. Many times I see people arguing about specific status updates or photos.

I have been on Facebook since college. I was a big fan when I lived in Wisconsin by myself. It gave me a chance to catch up with family and friends. Now I mostly use it to combat boredom. I think there are many people who use it for wonderful reasons, such as sharing photos with friends and family. Unfortunately, a few people ruin everyone else's experience. I can deal with those that want to give a play by play of their lives. It's very easy to hide them from my feed. I have a lot more trouble tolerating the completely malicious people.

Has anyone had a bad Facebook experience?

Chocolate Rules My Life

The irony of this post is that I'm not a huge fan of the food chocolate. Some, okay most, people may think I'm crazy. I have never been a fan. As a kid I would gladly trade my chocolate Halloween candy for starburst or Jolly Ranchers. The only exception is chocolate with peanut butter. I think is only due to my great love for peanut butter.

The chocolate that rules my life comes in the form of two chocolate Labrador Retrievers. I have mentioned them before and I'm sure I will mention them many times in the future. Angel is our oldest, she was my present to my husband for Christmas in 2011. We got Reagan last year around the Fourth of July.

Angel is a big baby, even at a year old. She gets excited very easily. She loves going to the park for walks and watching for squirrels. She does not like to be disturbed in her sleep and is very stubborn. She learns new things very quickly and does very well recognizing voice commands such as "heel."

 Reagan was a little fuzz ball as a baby. She is sweet and easy going. She loves meeting people and sleeping. She also loves swimming and water in general. She lets Angel push her around a little, but also knows how to let her know when enough is enough.

 

Reagan and Angel at Halloween.

 

 I love them both so much. It's so funny how different their personalities are. My husband occasionally talks about adopting another dog. I think for right now two chocolates are perfect for us!

Packing up

I'm off work today. I had great plans to get a lot done. Mostly I've been pretty lazy. I've packed a little and worked with Reagan on "standing stay" for her training class tonight. I'm eventually hoping to get her certified to be a therapy dog. She's doing pretty good. I'm only worried about "leave it" and heeling in a crowd.

About packing, we're moving at he end of the month. I hate moving.

The only good part is getting rid of everything you don't really need. I've already made a trip to Plato's Closet to sell clothes. I also have Goodwill pile going and I've thrown out some stuff too.

Does everyone else get rid of a lot of things when they move?

Are you getting enough water?

I go through phases with water. There are times when I probably drink 12 cups of water a day. There are also times where I might get 2. Here are a couple steps I take to get at least 8 cups a day.

1. I order water at restaurants even if I get something else to drink as well. I usually get a diet soda at restaurants. I know it's still pretty bad and I'm trying to kick that habit! However, I try to drink at least a glass of water which is about 2 cups depending on the glass.

2. I carry around a cold cup from Starbucks around all the time. It keeps the water nice and cold. I have the venti size that holds 24 ounces.

Grainy photobooth photo of my cup.

3. We have a filter in our fridge so I can easily get a filtered drink. I also have a Brita pitcher as a back up. 

I've also tried a Bobble bottle before. The Bobble filters the water as you drink it. The old mini-fridge at my work used to freeze it so I wasn't a big fan. My sister loves hers though, she uses it every day at work.

How do you get enough water in every day? Or do you struggle with getting enough?

Dog Cake Topper

I wanted to make another post about our wedding reception.

I ordered my cake from a wonderful bakery in Toledo, Wixey's. Well, actually this was one of the items my mom offered to get for our reception. I wanted something fairly simple. I wasn't sure what I put on the top. After spending hours on Etsy looking at cake toppers I found a shop that make cake toppers modeled after a pictures of pets.

Since my sister is an artist I asked her to sculpt a cake topper modeled after our chocolate labs, Angel and Reagan. She did a wonderful job!

One of the many pictures she used for reference.

She doesn't make these on a regular basis but she does have an Etsy page here with other items she makes and sells.