I Enjoy Being a Girl Vol 2! — Page 189

Aww Lace! *HUGS!!!!!!!!!!* but yeah, I agree with JAG, it sounds like you're handling it very well!

appletini's!

So I'm babysitting my 2 nieces tonight (10 and 6) Girls are so freaking loud and screamy.

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lucious, I feel your pain. It's totally unfair to be led on like that, but the world will keep turning and life goes on. It's ok. :)

I just had auditions today for The Man Who Came to Dinner. I'm going for Maggie and Harriet. I'm exhausted and I want to sleep even though it's only 7pm. Blahh.

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Star, I live in Schenectady, NY. We are expecting 3-6 inches and are under a winter weather advisory. I will believe it when the driving school calls me to cancel.

Oh and the decisions about the study abroad program is going to be revealed any day now. Did I mention I never use my mailbox at all and do not even remember my PO Box and combination. So I am hung up on stress today and for some reason I am lacking my usual stamina working out.

Sorry LL...

Hope all you East Coasters are enjoying yet another snow day. Sigh.

I can't wait for spring break. We are going to Boston this weekend with the kids - my nephew is the assistant basketball coach at BU and we are going to go to a game and take in all the snowy sites.

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LOL!

We're getting snow today too. But we get some sort of snow almost every day.

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We got snow yesterday...about 9 inches. Not too bad, but you would think the news media never saw snow in Chicago in February.

Meanwhile, my nephew is thrilled because today is his 14th bday and school was cancelled...even though streets are clean and it stopped snowing at like 3 am.

I am not sure whether to put this in the 'Oh, Shut Up' thread or here but I am so angry right now I do not really care:

It is really rude to jump to conclusions that I did not drive since you gave me lessons. How about I just do not know how to exactly approach driving in half-assed 'clear' roads after snowfall?

If you did not think I was ready, you could have just dropped me off to not waste the rest of my time. Keep in mind I drove with her for a good hour when she declared this about 10 minutes in but yet I heard seldom critiques after that.

You could have at least told me there was another kid who would have his little tune-up and road test for the sixth time today. He somehow passed btw.

You psyched me out so much making me feel so imperfect as a driver on top of waiting over 90 minutes since I drove and expect me to feel like I am ready or confident?

You want me to wait until March for my next road test? With you? Screw you, lady. You have been condescending and snarky to me before and though I am a firm believer of good cop-bad cop, I refuse to have you present at my next road test let alone have it be with that judge.

Oh yeah, Mr. George, you expect me to take it well that I failed not even really driving the car, waiting nearly 3 hours to even get to take the test, and feel ashamed that I failed for doing something that would have not have been noticed if I just stopped the car with more authority, or better yet beat you to the pedal? You and your out of place colloquial candor can shove it if you think you would have reacted differently to getting back your learners' permit and 5 hour course receipt if you were in my shoes. Don't play Atticus Finch with me! All I did was grab my stuff back in disappointment and you act like I sucker punched you and proceeded to lecture me like a 5 year old.

So yeah I am pretty pissed off right now. I know plenty people have done it the first time but failing the way I did was just too embarrassing on top of I got a load of work to do for school that, if Mrs. Snarky truly went on her instincts and just take me back to my building, would have been done sooner.

Updated On: 2/10/10 at 04:34 PM

For jag:

1. I value all three. I love healthy foods, but the problem is we love junk food just as much!

2. Since I follow Weight Watchers I read fat, fiber and calories

3. I cook dinner around 4 times a week.

4. It used to be very important.Every night. Now it's when work and social schedules have us home at the same time. Then we always eat together.

5. When she was little I was a sucker for any of that stuff she wanted. Spongebob waffles or Little Mermaid cereal. Yeah, she was a big influence.

1) Do you value nutrition and/or health and/or wellness and in what ways?
I do value it, but I'm not always great about pursuing it.

2) When grocery shopping what nutrition claims do you most pay attention to i.e. fat, calories, sodium etc.?

I pay attention to fat, sodium, sugar count and calories.

3) How often do you cook dinner versus eating a pre-made microwavable or heated meal?

I cook much more often. I cook 4 or 5 times a week.

4) How important is eating as a family to you?

I don't live with my family, so I don't get to do that. But I think that for families with young children it's very important.

5) How much influence do your kids have on your grocery purchases?

I don't have kids. :)

You ladies are beyond awesome. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

1) Do you value nutrition and/or health and/or wellness and in what ways?
I try to value all of the above but nutrition is usually the first to fall when it comes to college cuisine.

2) When grocery shopping what nutrition claims do you most pay attention to i.e. fat, calories, sodium etc.?
Fat

3) How often do you cook dinner versus eating a pre-made microwavable or heated meal?
Dial seven digits on the phone or head to the dining hall.

4) How important is eating as a family to you?
Considered all the more precious considering everybody is so busy.

5) How much influence do your kids have on your grocery purchases?
Have none............... that I know about.

I'm not a mum so I shall not be answering jag's questions.

But my sister is a mum, so when she gets back, I shall make her answer 'em. :3

1) Do you value nutrition and/or health and/or wellness and in what ways?
I have to say, I don't really get the question. It seems obvious to say that I value wellness and nutrition because nobody likes being ill or run down and the food you eat plays a big part in that. As a parent I value nutrition because it helps my children grow and hopefully the foods I prepare will set them up for long and healthy lives.
2) When grocery shopping what nutrition claims do you most pay attention to i.e. fat, calories, sodium etc.?
I've recently started a low fat GI diet so I pay attention to fat and calories. Because I cook from scratch most of the ingredients I buy are unseasoned so sodium isn't really an issue for me.
3) How often do you cook dinner versus eating a pre-made microwavable or heated meal?
I usually cook meals from scratch 5 or 6 nights a week. Admittedly sometimes the toddler has a scrambled egg or something but I also batch cook food for him at the weekends to avoid using pre-made toddler food. The other nights are pizza or takeaway
4) How important is eating as a family to you?
I would like to eat as a family more often but the toddler needs to eat earlier than we like to so usually 3 of us (me, husband and 10yo) eat together and he eats alone. We try to eat together at weekends though. I guess what I am saying is it is not as important to me as I would like it to be! But as the toddler gets bigger we will be able to eat together more often.
5) How much influence do your kids have on your grocery purchases?
They influence it in as much as if they weren't eating with us we'd quite possibly live on nachos and cake I am conscious that I want them to grow up with good eating habits so I make an effort to cook healthy meals most of the time. I don't buy a lot of snack foods in general but I do buy toddler specific fruit pouches and some convenience foods for the 10yo lunch box.

Hope that's helpful!

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Updated On: 2/11/10 at 04:02 PM