food

If I have to hear one more person tell me what I should be eating or not eating, I'm gonna scream. PS, organic food can suck it.

Dream Jobs

I think there's a gap in thinking between my generation and the baby-boomer generation when it comes to jobs. Baby boomers seem to think that everyone could and should be doing the job of their dreams, but I feel more like my job is just a job and there are plenty of other aspects of my life that are enjoyable, but my job just pays the bills. Many people my age, with whom I've spoken about this tend to think of work just as I do.

Most 'boomers' think mine & James' jobs are a waste because we don't LOVE them. I think it's more that they aren't all that prestigious or brag-worthy, so nothing to impress people with. We don't care, though. We like that they pay the bills, have great hours, and are (relatively) close to home. I guess that's more important to us than even what it is we do.

Our 'wasted' degrees or education only seems to bother the boomer generation. Others (younger & older) are fine with/or are indifferent altogether. So maybe it's just the baby-boomers. I think no matter what situation we were in, we wouldn't be 'too proud' to take a job if we were out of work for long. I'd work at McDonald's or Wal-Mart or where ever was hiring before I sat around and worried about being homeless. I know boomers who don't feel that way; who would rather take handouts than take a job that they don't want/like/or isn't prestigious enough.

Reupholstered ...kinda

So we got this glider for $50 but it had some nasty leopard print fabric on it. Since neither of us have the talent or the interest in spending the $ on having it professionally done, we just bought a few cheap fleece baby blankets and safety-pinned them on. Wallah! Fake re-upholstered... at least enough for us ;)

"a rough childhood"

I have a pet peeve when people blame who they are as adults and the decisions they make solely on 'how (they) were raised' or what they 'went through.' As someone with a less than typical upbringing, with at least my fair share of difficulties in life, I take offense when people play up the sympathy angle and use their parents' shortcomings as an excuse for their own.

If this were true, wouldn't we all come from a long lineage of predetermined pain and/or misfortune? This is why we can't afford the luxury of passing off our inadequacies as anyone's other than our own. Besides, only when we take responsibility for our choices, can we truly learn from them and become a better person. And no, my parents didn't teach me that. I learned it on my own ;)