Thought of the Day

I apologize in advance... it's a negative one.

I'm SICK and TIRED of making people a priority in my life who don't care to return the favor.

I am DONE being a "last resort."

I am DONE being an afterthought.

I am DONE being bailed out on.

I'm just done.

Now what do I do?

Gas Mileage

About a month ago I decided to start obeying a law that I've struggled with in the past.

Pretty much everyone breaks this law, but that doesn't mean that it's ok.

What law am I talking about?

The speed limit.

So now as you're cruising down the freeway, and there's a slow person "in your way", that slow person is me.

Usually I stick to the right lanes, but sometimes there are people going slower than 65mph in the slow lane (trucks, old people, etc.) so sometimes I get into the middle lane, and even the fast lane depending on traffic.  But I don't go over 65.

I'm sure I've made some people extremely angry.  But guess what?  I don't care.

Here are the benefits I've received just by going 5 miles per hour slower than I have in the past.

1. Gas mileage.
This is the most important one!  I drive 90+ miles a day.  Gas isn't cheap.  Therefore better gas mileage = less money spent on gas.
Before I started this experiment, my gas mileage was 33mpg.  Pretty good, right?  Especially considering the size of my car, and that it's NOT a hybrid.  My gas mileage is now 37mpg.   37!!  Beat that suckas!  Odd since my car was advertised as having 32mpg highway.  I totally rule, just fyi.  This means that I now can go between 500 and 530 miles on a full tank of gas, when before it was around 400.  That's one extra day of work!  Seriously, I'm so stoked.

2. Stress.
Are you calm driving down the road, swerving in and out of cars, yelling at slow people in front of you, upset at traffic jams, etc., etc.?  Didn't think so.  I'm completely calm, cruising down the slow lane.... rarely getting cut off, rarely having to slow down (since nobody really drives in the slow lane...).

Guys, come on!  I drive from Provo to 106th South every day!  That's past point of the mountain, AND a few construction zones.  Seriously, if you've been near 106th south, you'll know the construction there is a mess!  Stress free.  Stress free and LOVING it!

3. On time
I have NOT been late.  Except for that one time when there was a traffic jam back to Bangeter....  those stink, and the construction doesn't help.  But being late once in a month?  I think that's good.  Guess what else?  I don't leave any earlier now than I did before I started doing this.

How does that work?  Well it's called being blessed for obeying the laws of the land.

What I Learned

in church this past Sunday:

It's impossible to offend a humble man.
Apologizing brings the spirit.
Saying "I'm sorry" humbles you.
If ye are prepared ye shall not fear.
I need to read my scriptures daily.
Service, service, service.

Carlotta Sassine aka "Torchy"

My lovely sister in law, Laura hosted a murder mystery party last night.  It was a lot of fun.  We did a 1920's Chicago themed one, so I got all 20's up.

I planned to get off work at 2:00 so I would have plenty of time to do my hair and makeup, but... I didn't get off until 4:00, and only had an hour to shower, do my hair and my makeup.

I was pretty pleased with the way I turned out.

I tried to do a finger wave in my hair... then I roughly triple barreled the rest of it so it kinda flowed together.

Heavy makeup, since I was going for the "silent film" look....

Anyway, it was a fun night!  Lance went to the Jazz game, and took my dad, and I took my brother, Eric to the party.  I think he enjoyed it a lot.  He got pretty into it.  I felt really bad though, because we got back to my house at 1am, and he had to be at work at 7am.  So I hope he has time for a nap today before we go to Katie's Halloween party.

Seriously, I love my family!!  I am so happy my brother was there for me when I needed a "date" for this party.  I'm glad he came, and I'm glad he had a good time.

Unfortunately, I don't have any other pictures from the evening, but Laura does, so I'll steal them from her and put them on my Facebook.

Tonight, I am being a (modest and modified) Deal or No Deal girl!  I'm pretty pleased with myself.  I have a silver case, and I'm going to put the number 7 on it (of course because that's my lucky number).  I can't decide what amount of money to put in my case though.  I feel like everyone will expect the $1,000,000, so I'm thinking of doing the $0.01....   Hmm, we'll see.  I'll try to get pictures of how I turn out.

Soda Epiphany

I quite often open a new can of soda, take a few sips, then leave the rest of the soda on one of our end tables.

And today I had the nerve to chew Lance out for drinking 3-5 sodas a day.

Which is worse:  Drinking 1 soda a day and wasting most of it, or drinking 3-5 sodas a day?

I guess it depends on your values. 

Do you value a clean house?  A healthy body? Saving money?

I value all three.  So... here's the compromise (that I have not yet talked over with Lancee...):  We buy mini cans of soda for me, so I drink the whole thing.  And he cuts his soda back to two a day (he can still have the reg size).

Then we will have a clean house (because my cans won't be everywhere), be healthier (by not drinking so much soda), and we'll be saving money (by drinking less and wasting less).

Go team!