Our Pets born in which Sun Sign

After years with my doggy and almost of year without her, I finally found a website to look up what her sun sign is and what it meant for her. It blew my mind.

This is what it said; "Scorpio pets are loyal and very entertaining. They keep their owners in a good mood. They are very much attached to home. They have the ability to read people's mind. They easliy sense danger. They are loners and are rarely found inside the house. They live in a world of their own. Scorpio pets are called as Wanderers of the Zodiac. They are frightening for other pets. Scorpios are also charming creatures. They are proud and obstinate at time."

It was hard to get her in the house when snow was falling. It was hard to get her in the house when it was pretty outside. Now, when it was raining, forget it, "I'm not going to pee in that..." No mud getting between her toes. We were camping one time and I was almost settled for the night and she gave me that stare that said, "we're leaving here RIGHT NOW!!!". So, I packed everything up and was heading back for the highway and as a truck passed going in the opposite direction, she barking her very protective bark at it. The truck turned around and followed us for about 20 miles down the highway and finally gave up. Good Kaci..... She saved my ass that night. She could read when I was on the verge of getting depressed and would bug me until I got up from my nap, then she would go back outside. She would check on me to make sure I wasn't in bed. She was 3 years old before she discovered a skunk. After 3 baths, she 'got it' and stayed away from them. She would come find me doing a silly wiggle as if to say, "I didn't do it mommy!" before I even smelled the skunk, then I would pick on her about it. Like most dogs she didn't care much for thunder & lightening. She didn't have very many friends, because most dogs would be mean to her and bark at her, but I think she grew to expect it. She liked to be clean, but hated the process to get clean. If we came home from a walk and there was mud on her feet, she would clean them herself until she was satisfied. She loved her size and her looks as a whole. On road trips, she would let me know when someone would get too close to the car with her low growl, but she let me sleep in ease. She was an awesome dog and will be hard to even come close. The picture was the only sunny spot in our wooded yard where I lived when I was going to college.



Just thought I would share...

Hugs

3/4/11: I get so many hits on this story alone, I've attached the link to the website where I got above information. http://www.findyourfate.com/astrology/pet-astrology.htm

Groceries

Spent $48.48 today on groceries. I've got it down to a science. I buy the store brand of frozen mix vegetables when they're on sale for $.88/bag ($1.29/bag reg). Each bag holds 2-3 meals. Now, I don't buy fresh because I don't get them eaten before they die, so frozen is the best way for me. If your wondering about nutrition value in frozen, well its actually the same as fresh.

Today, I bought 15 bags, which will last me about 30 meals.
2 half gals of Soy.
One dozen eggs.
3 one lb bags of brown rice.
1 bottle of tai peanut sauce, yum.
A 24oz bag of raisins.
1 box of Weetabix Cereal. and lastly,
a bottle of one-a-day vitamins.
Total saving today is $8.44 with my store card.

I already had meat at home, so I didn't have to buy any this trip. My lunches are boring, chicken and rice, which I make in the crockpot.

So, my grocery costs are about $200 a month, which includes paper goods, bread and a snack when needed. I buy my meat when its one sale and yes its frozen too. I load up on my bread when its on sale from $4.99 a loaf to 2 for $5.

The lesson here is that you can eat healthy if you buy what you need for the month when its on sale. I have 5 loafs of bread in my frig. Bags of veggies. 5 half gallons of soy. 5 lbs of ground turkey in the freezer, I froze it. Most of this will get me thru to mid march. Yeah, I get tired of my meals, but I feel great. Good luck on your shopping trip. Hope what I shared helps you.

A Fabulous Website

I just found a FABULOUS website a few minutes ago. Here is the address: http://cafeastrology.com. If I found it yesterday, I could have had more answers quicker, but the work did me good today. It helped me get a refreshed understanding of what is going on. Enjoy the website.

Tough Day

First, I want to apologize for almost every sentence starting with "I" in the effort to express myself to help everyone understand. Sometimes, I just have to vent and put stuff out there and see what comes back; this method hasn't let me down yet. Well, today has been a tough day. Especially when it comes to my new business venture. My phone hasn't rung in months and as the days roll by, the more I get the feeling that there is a black cloud hanging over my head and I'm surrounded by walls built by others. I've done a lot of soul searching to figure what the issue is, but the only answer I can come up with is most if is outside of me. I've asked for advise from my fellow inspectors and have received no answers of any kind. I've always known that I've been misunderstood in my approach into things that matter, and I've been looked at like a trouble maker by others. I am who I am, 3 hours researching my astrology make-up has shown me that a lot of the things I do were prewritten. I did need to be reminded of who I am and how I think, how I approach things and part of the reason why I'm very single with zero prospects, and I'm ok with that, for now. I so badly want to do this business, but am struggling to break through the walls that are up and I'm proud of my customer services skills and my ability to do this job. I want to make a difference in my life and think I can do it inspecting homes for others in hopes to ensure that everyone is safe in the new homes they're investing their life savings into such an investment. I'm pretty stubborn when it comes to giving up on a goal and I don't want to give on this. My family has invested time and financially in this business and all of us are apart of it. Like I said, its hard for me to quit until it has been made clear as day that the deck is stacked against me of ever moving forward. I 'feel' the stack is there, but have seen little to no evidence yet and its beyond the slow economy of houses getting closed on. I've paid close attention to the 'feelings' I get and when they become a hunting thing, I have to turn and see if I can figure out what they are. Pretty sure it isn't anything I have done, it's something that has been built from the outside. When I ran my coffee business, my customers matter to me and what they thought mattered to me, enough to keep me in business longer than anyone even thought possible. My business is my clients and without them, I don't have a business. Saturday at my spring job, I was able to get money from clients who owed from last year; something no one else could get done and I was totally respectable and successful, proof my customer service skills are in great shape. Thus my confusion in what the issue is on my business venture. Now, that I've given all lots to think about and maybe somebody will find an answer when they least expect it and can let me know. I do appreciate everyone, even when it seems like I don't. Thanks for reading this, I do appreciate it.

PTK Member

Well, it's interesting what happens when you call to check on your auto insurance rates. I did just that and found that being a PTK member caused my insurance rates dropped 8.5% and that is a pretty nice number. After I got off the phone, I pulled my school stuff out and looked for my PTK stuff to check on my status online. Everything is cool! But while I was going through that stuff, I was reminded that I actually did something, something cool, I have a college degree with Honors. That is pretty cool. So, despite the shitty economy we're in, personally, I'm doing okay. I have my bad days like the rest, but I do my best.

Everyone have a good week.

End of Peak

Peak Tax Season has ended, but it should be busy for another few weeks. It was different from last year, that is for sure. Last year everyone was booked days in advanced. This year, there was only one week of that. We're back to a few appointments and what we call 'walk-ins'. If the next few weeks act like the ones in the first 2 weeks of peak, it will be a steady busy. There are a lot of folks who are scared that they will owe big time and finding they maybe getting a small refund and not owe as much as they thought, or getting a bigger refund then they imagined. Some are working their butts off, with no kids in the house and finding they owe and that is a shock. So far, its been an interesting year with the different returns, from client to client. I work to have fun with each person or couple and do the best job I can for them, each client(s) is different from the last and I enjoy learning about each one. I'm very much a people person and it makes it worth while. Now, every once in while I get one that isn't happy and that changes the mood in the office pretty quick, but we do what we can keep the peace and keep going. The golden rule to refunds and receiving them is simple: you have to make more the $3,500.00 to get much of anything, even if you have kids. For those of us who are single, no kids, no spouses, working our butts off, the only trick that I've seen at all is your employer to pull as much taxes from your pay as you can stand and thats just to break even. Don't be afraid this year to file your taxes, it may not be as bad as first thought. And to those who do get caught off guard and find that it was a painful year, sorry! A few will forget real estate taxes, school stuff, mileage for work in personal car for boss, tossed receipts for those 3 pair of steel toed boots. Keep Everything, you never know what will be counted. The goal isn't to cheat the system, IRS jail is no fun. The goal is to do them right and putting into the system. The only way we're going to get out of the $ hole we're all in is if each of us do our part to make sure right money is put in and each of us can take care of ourselves and our families. If we simply stop spending, then no one has money, jobs, etc... So, no matter how bad it hurts, we have to spend money in order to get more. So, don't be the one slows the wheel, do what you can no matter what. Happy Tax Season Everyone.