Happy Sunday!

Is it spring yet?

Does anyone else think it's strange that it is almost April and we are still getting snow?  Yesterday was rainy and snowy and a good day to stay in.  I got lots done including three loads of laundry and my weekly homework.  I also got to visit with a college friend and her kids who were visiting from out of town this past weekend.  

Reminder:  Healthcare deadline is tomorrow.  Here is another option that I have come across:  CHM.  They are accredited with the Better Business Bureau.  

If you're looking for a good book to read, check out The Noticer by Andy Andrews.  This book is an insightful look into things you might miss otherwise.

I was also listening to the radio lately and there is a series of dvd's called Shalom in Your Home that help you with different issues you might be facing.

Lots of odds and ends!  Enjoy your week!

Clean, clean, clean...

Some things break to help us motivate...

So sometimes we need a little motivation to help us clean.  I've been having plumbing problems this past week and have had maintenance in and out in order to fix everything.  I've also had to take out half of what was in my closet and decided that when I started putting things back together again that this would be a good opportunity to donate clothes especially when I think about my New Year's Resolution...  Remember that?

Unfortunately you can have all the best intentions in the world to clean and donate, etc. but intentions are only intentions if you never act on them.  So act on your good intentions!    

Do you ever really look in your closet?  I know I had years and years of clothes and some that I don't even wear anymore.  Well I now have two bags full of clothes to donate and I know there's more where that came from.  I could sell them but sometimes it's easier to just donate and there is always someone that has less that you if you think about it.  Think about the concept of paying it forward:  Sometimes it it your turn to receive help and sometimes it's your turn to give help. 

Update on Affordable HealthCare

aka Obamacare...

I was speaking to someone last night that told me that someone she knows in California applied for Obamacare and is now restricted as to what doctor she sees.  They picked one for her and she has to drive an hour and a half away just to see her doctor. 

I have been told that Medi-Share is another option and you won't get penalized.  Decisions, decisions...  A lot about this new healthcare is still unknown and the media is not doing too much in spreading the word. 

Reminder:  The deadline is looming... 

Affordable HealthCare!

What you should know...

If any of you are in a position where you have lost your job or don't have health insurance then realize that the deadline for affordable healthcare is March 31st.  This means that any government subsidies that you may qualify for will be given to you based on your salary.  Government subsidies only work on silver plans or higher.  Bronze plans do not qualify.  

If you don't have healthcare this year, the penalty is the greater of $95 or 1% of your salary this year. 

I called up several doctor offices today and many were aware of the $95 but not the 1% rule.  Funny how the important news is never publicized.  Before making a decision, it is a good idea to call you doctors to see which insurance options they will take.  The thing about affordable healthcare is that there are fewer options in terms of healthcare providers.  There is one that is strictly for OSU providers, etc.  If you like OhioHealth then Anthem and United Healthcare are good options.  

If you qualify, then medicaid is also an option.

Just keep in mind that the deadline is looming! 

Have you ever heard of "chicken poop?"

You learn something new everyday...

I kid you not.  I was at Bed, Bath & Beyond yesterday and a woman was buying lip balm called chicken poop.  Wow!  What a name and in a lip balm no less.   How many of you are inclined to put chicken poop on your lips?

Previously I was at an essential oils class and we discussed chicken butt bake.  Exactly what is going on with our chickens lately?  Poor chickens are becoming the target for just about everything.  You know how they say you are what you eat?  Well, if you like eating chicken, I think that makes you a chicken.  Yeah...  Sorry about that!

So this weekend has been busy!  A friend and I signed up to do free color for our hair.  She finds out about all the salon freebies.  Evidently all you need to do is do a search on craigslist under beauty and if a salon needs a haircut or color model, well then, all you need to do is sign up.  Not a bad deal at all, especially in this debt-ridden economy.  Something to look into.  And the hair looks fabulous!

Little by little, spring is arriving.  Hopefully the weather gets much warmer because it still feels cold to me!

By the way, did you hear about the woman that got attacked by a chimp?  I did not know that chimps were so dangerous.  This is another one of those stories that makes you wonder what is going on in our world today?

Ah choo!

Sniffle, Hack, Cough, Ack!!!

Guess what happens when the weather changes?  You get sick or get a cold, etc.  Well, I caught one.  I hardly ever get colds but there you have it.  I got one.  Different people I know are getting sick too! 

Isn't it the hardest thing to have to wake up when you least feel like it?  Don't you just feel like sleeping all day?  It didn't help that yesterday I had an exam to finish which I did but I don't think my grade is going to be that great under the circumstances.  It's hard to take a test when you head is foggy.  It's much easier to do fun stuff or stuff that doesn't require brain work. 

Yawn!  I'm getting sleepy!  Remember to take vitamin C, zinc, and drink lots of honey tea!  

Reminder if you live in the good old US of A then the Affordable Health Care deadline is the end of this month.  We have to have healthcare or get fined a penalty.  Exactly whose idea was this to do this?  We won't name names because I think we all know who's responsible.  Just know that you get fined $95 or 1% of your salary, whichever is greater if you don't have healthcare by the end of this month. 

World Poetry Day

Do you know what today is?  

World Poetry Day!

Write a poem to your loved one today...  Or two or three... 

What does a poem say?
About you...  In what way do
you think it reveals?