If we can swing it I’m looking forward to a nice family vacation in early 2009. We’re all over due and very deserving of about a week’s worth of family and fun time. Florida is my only real option and I’m looking into Orlando vacations right now. I’d like to spend a few days browsing the huge theme parks and a few days lounging at the pool. My most important thing to remember while planning this? Bring PLENTY of sunscreen. While sitting at the table eating lunch yesterday in the backyard I got burnt to a crisp! It makes beach vacation planning really difficult being fair skinned! The kid is equally as fair so we can’t be too careful while roaming Disney!

I need to make a few investments if I’m going to be sitting here doing work at a desk all the time. It’s time for some decent office furniture. It’s killing my back because right now I’m sitting at a kitchen chair typing away. I never really realized how important a good chair or the right set up can be for your over all well being. I usually buck the idea of office furniture because I hated the way those stuffy chairs felt. Now I’m realizing that’s called support and you actually need it. The things you learn with age!

I’ve been thinking about a romantic getaway for just me and the husband. Anyone else, would not be a romantic getaway now would it? I want to go to Puerto Rico so badly. I’ve tried to talk myself out of this, but it’s just beautiful there and it has so many perks. It’s very cheap to visit Puerto Rico compared to most other destinations like it. It’s at least affordable for us. Plus, you don’t even have to have a passport to go there. This eliminates a lot of stress and time and doesn’t make it seem so much like an international trip.

I’ve been using firefox primarily for a long time now. Probably a year or more. I had to. I had to switch because of PayPerPost and I can’t even remember why. I used to do IE. Now, Firefox is pissing out on me and surprise surprise PayPerPost does not work anymore. It won’t load period. I’m not even sure why. It’s the only site on the net that won’t work for me. All the other PPP related sites work? So I’m currently contemplating upgrading to the newest version of Firefox and scared as heck that I’ll lose every single bookmark I have. Piss and Moan. Today sucks really bad!

I promised Sydney that I would get her an aquarium when we moved. In all honesty I think she thinks that we’ll get a bowl, throw some water in it, and get the most lavish looking fish out there. You know, fish like Nemo or something blue and yellow that lights up in the dark and talks to her at night. Nothing, too out of the ordinary. What I’m hoping for is a large aquarium that is actually fully functional and well thought out.

You see, I’ve been at this before. I even played a little game on my website called Fishie Survivor years ago when I owned my first real aquarium. I was not well equipped and I surely didn’t know the first thing about introducing different types of fish to the habitat. It was a who gets voted off the island next type scenario. Some were eaten, some actually jumped out of the aquarium in what I think was an attempt at suicide. One guy survived. He got large, very large.

This time around I’m researching it all and looking to the aquarium store for supplies. One key thing that I left out the first time around was an aquarium heater. Kind of needed for the survival of your fishies, but a lot of people don’t know this. Before I could do anything about the first batch of fish and get a heater it was too late. Then, the heater we bought shorted out on us and actually caused me to be very wary of fires and the like.

I’ve figured out one thing with the aquarium store. You get what you pay for. If you pay under $10.00 for something you’re getting a product that doesn’t perform well and jeopardizing your whole habitat. I used to shop at the local pet stores, and I’m ashamed to say this the local retail store for my products. Not anymore. I’ll be shopping from a variety of products from the aquarium store. The nice thing about it is that they run monthly specials that make it affordable to get what you need.

If you are thinking of getting an aquarium, large or small check them out. They even have some all in one packages for people who don’t want to buy all the stuff individual. You’ll figure out what works and what doesn’t for your type of fish along the way and the aquariumguys.com is there 24 hours a day for you to order what you need!

I guess it’s not a big secret that I’m ready for another child. I’ve let it slip more than one time that I’m either ready to start trying again and/or looking into adoption options. I really want a small baby boy. I’ve even been looking into baby products that I’ll need to get organized before the little one arrives. I’m set on the Maclaren stroller which is gorgeous and reliable. I love the Maclaren Techno XLR. There is a color option of charcoal and orange which I am in love with and it has plenty of storage space for us. The thing I love about this product is that it has plenty of coordinating products to go along with it. I like all my stuff to match!

It seems like about 15 minutes after payday rolls around here, I’m broke again. I attempted to start keeping track of where the money is going and why there isn’t enough of it. For one thing I’m paying way too many fees on things that I either don’t need or that I could get for free elsewhere. My next move is to start looking for better services like a bank that offers me a no balance transfer fee on all transfers and not just the first one.

I have practically begged everyone I know to take a cruise with me. Can you believe that? I’ve wanted to do this since I was a teenager. My mom was like no way at all. She’s scared of water. My best friend at the time was game, but she’s one of those that would never be able to afford it, ever. After looking into Caribbean cruises I realized that the prices aren’t that much. Now I’m considering giving her a call because I have begged all my friends and my husband to go and none of them think cruising sounds fun. I think it sounds like a blast myself.

It’s about that time again when you need to start thinking about cold weather. Last year we didn’t do anything to protect our outdoor furniture or plants. We kinda realized the plants would die off. What we didn’t realize is that the pots would all crack and have to be thrown away. Not a huge deal. What was a huge deal was the brand new yard swing we had that got completely destroyed because we didn’t do anything to protect it. I’m about to look at some outdoor furniture covers to make sure we don’t have a repeat performance of last year!

The minute I move I’m going to run, not walk, not drive, but run to the nearest appliance store. Among my purchases will be a new refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher. I’ll also be looking at washers and dryers. If I can swing it, I’ll be buying a front loading electric washer and dryer that is also energy saving. I love the vibrant colors of the LG line as well as all the add ons you can purchase. Having the ability to get matching racks to store my detergent and supplies makes me so happy!