Archive for October, 2009

Gaining weight

31Oct09

Because of the weather, I haven’t been able to go on my regular weekly runs with my brother and friends.
My mom is recommending natural weight loss pills, which have worked for her, but I don’t want to risk anything with my thyroid condition. I would rather not have any complications with my thyroid.
I hope we [...]

Coin collecting

28Oct09

A few weeks ago, I had an encounter with a friend who is into collecting gold coins. It’s an interesting hobby, albeit somewhat expensive.
But we make sacrifices for things we are passionate about.
To be honest, my eyes just about glazed over when he talked about gold coin, coins made from gold, and other coins made [...]

I used to…

28Oct09

have Math tutors when I was a freshman and sophomore in high school.
Math has never been my strongest suit. I was great in my English and Lit classes since I frequently conversed in English. So I always needed Algebra help. I also needed a lot of Algebra 2 help. I know Algebra is simple, but [...]

Flooring

28Oct09

Yesterday, my mom and I were at the dining table, poring over our plans for the house (the one we’re building very very soon). We were discussing the type of flooring that we wanted for our house. Personally, I would like polished hardwood floors, similar to my current bedroom, but that might be expensive, so [...]

We’re slowly but surely recovering from the flood that destroyed a few parts of our first floor during the storm.
We’ve been rebuilding – our car still isn’t fixed – and I’ve gotten used to seeing to many wrenches, hammers, ladders, pliers, and clamps that I’m sure I can identify everything at first glance (well, no [...]