There is an ongoing dispute between Poland and Russia as to which country was the first to invent vodka. There is also a competition between them for the best vodka.

My vote goes to Poland for their Sobieski. Do you have a favorite?

This has been one of the most perfect weeks.  For one thing I had 3 days off from work in a row!  That never happens or at least not as far back as I can remember.  I was able to catch up with some friends, I went to the library and did a lot of reading, and worked-out everyday.  It has been so relaxing and wonderful.  I never realized how much I missed my downtime.  I thought I would end up bored and missing work, but that did not happen.  I guess I really needed a few days to myself.

One of my friends that I saw for lunch has been laid off from her job.  She was telling me how she was in need of this time off so bad that she didn’t even realize it.  The greatest blessing for her has been getting laid off although she was with the company for over 13 years.  She has been without a job for 2 months now and states it has been the greatest 2 months of her life.  Myabe we should all take more time off it seems like we all need it!

I am having a little problem that I could use some help with.  I am trying to get caught up on bills and can’t seem to do it.  For some reason I got a little behind about 6 months ago and now it’s really starting to effect my month to month bills.  It seems like once you get behind a little bit it seems to snowball into other bills getting behind.  If anyone has any ideas or solutions to this problem please let me know.  It seems like the more I work and the more I try to get ahead a new bill or a new expense comes along.  Am I the only one or are others feeling the same stress?

I love it when a good idea comes out of the blue.  It is so weird at times you can worry about something, for example a job or a relationship and then all of a sudden everything seems so clear.  That is what happened tonight with my husband and myself.  We were having a conversation and he was telling me how argumentative I was.  The funny thing is he was right.  Yet him making that comment brought a great idea to my mind.  I decided to stop myself before saying anything and think first!  Wow now I will be able to stop offending people like I do all the time.

It so funny how sometimes other people know you better than you know yourself.  I didn’t realize I was that way until he kept pointing it out to me in conversation.  It’s horrible to have things like that revealed to you about yourself.  In a way I’m happy though,I needed to hear it so I can make an effort to keep my mouth shut a liitle more, or at least keep my opinions to myself.  Our husbands you gotta love them.  I knew there was a reason I married him.  See I did it again!

I can’t believe the election is less than a week away.  The excitement is starting to happen!  I cannot wait to start seeing positive changes happen.  Just yesterday I went to my bank in a shopping center nearby where I live.  I was so upset to see that about 50% of the shopping center has closed down due to the hard economic times we are facing. 

The other changes I’m looking forward to are better healthcare policies.  My health insurance is so high that I can barely afford my prescriptions.  I know I am not alone in that matter.  Last but not least the war.  It will be interesting to see what happens to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan once we get our new president into office.  Exciting and long anticipated changes are sure to come.