So, today I received the $80 I made from my two day jury duty stint. I didn't expect to get the check so quickly, but there it was...waiting for me on our living room table. I'm very happy to see it, even though it's going into a million different directions...and not one of those directions is in my wallet. At first, I said I was going to give $40 to my mother and I was going to deposit $20 into my checking account and the other $20 into my savings. Now I'm thinking about giving mom $20, putting $20 in my savings, and then sending the remaining $20 to my aunt and grandma living in SC. They both are on a fixed income and struggling to pay there bills. $40 is hardly a ton of money, but maybe this will help some. Then I was thinking of sending $40 to my other grandma and grandpa in Fla. they definitely need the money. I really need to be saving this money, but when I've fallen on hard times, I always had family members to bail me out so I would really like to be there for them more. Tomorrow is pay day. I'm happy, but I already know what has to be done with it, so no need to get too excited. Damn, Thank God for a job, but it's too much when you work but have no money in the end. I guess that's the story of the American people these days. That's actually the story all over the world. It seem as if we ALL are suffering. Except for the billionaires. Warren Buffett has knocked Bill Gates out of the 'richest person in the world' list this year. The youngest person to make the list was the 23 year old creator of 'Face Book'. Lucky bastards!!! These guys great-great-great-great-great grandchildren will be set for life, long after these tow are among the living, and yet most of the working class people in the world can't even afford medicine they have to take so that they can LIVE! WTF? Something is absolutely wrong with this picture.
Over the weekend, I watched Michael Moore's acclaimed documentary 'Sicko'. That was especially eye opening. So eye opening until I'm seriously thinking of moving to either the UK or France. Before I went to France a few years ago, I visited my doctor and had a full check up. My logic was, 'what if I was to get sick over there. I'll be in trouble. I better check myself out here in the US because only heaven knows what can happen to me over there'. HA!!! That was a fucking joke. It turns out I would've faired better if I did get ill over there. That's a damn shame. This movie has also reminded me that I need to stop putting off filling out and returning my health insurance renewal. That is way too serious to play with. I just need to find some pay stubs so that I can make copies of them and send them along with the renewal application. After I finish this entry, I will look for them. If I can't find them, I may make a copy of the W2 form the promotion company I worked with last year and send it. I think I did that last year, but I actually would prefer to send the stubs. This health insurance has been a God send, so I certainly don't want to lose that. I can't afford to. Literally!!!
I know I haven't been discussing the weight loss too much. I've been... pretty good with the exercise. I've been walking almost everywhere. Although I've been eating a little more than I was a few weeks ago before I started working, it hasn't really been the wrong things, so that's good. No fast food, cakes, cookies, or french fries. I did drink some beer this weekend, but not three or four cans like I use to. I still take my lunch everyday so I haven't been spending excessive money on food. I did buy two dollars worth of granola bars yesterday from the corner store. But other than that, I've been taking entrees by Weight Watchers and fruit I cut up at home. Tommorrow, I plan to take a tuna sandwhich, cucumbers with a teaspoon of Thousand Island dressing, a green apple sprinkled with cinnamon, and a granola bar. For my beverages, I still drink the water from the cooler at the job. I found out today that I won't be able to bring a can of microwaveable soup. I will probably have to empty the soup into a tuppeware container, but then I run the risk of a messy spill in my bag. Oh well, I guess tuna and frozen entrees are the way to go for me.
Out of all the frozen low calorie meals on the market, I prefer Lean Cuisine. Healthy Choice is okay (although it does come with a delicious fruit and granola dessert...hmmm) and Weight Watchers Smart Ones are mediocre at best. But Lean Cuisine...they are tops!!! Their food tastes very fresh, and they have some wonderful varieties. I'm a pasta fanatic so needless to say, I'm thrilled that most of LC pasta dishes are made with whole wheat pasta. They are one of the few frozen entree manufacturers that have incorporated whole wheat pasta into the menu. Kudos, LC. Keep up the good work. Hopefully, they will be on sale this week at PathMark. For the past two weeks, WW Smart Ones have been on sale and that's why Mom and me decided to give them a try. But her and I are both lovers of LC. I took her WW SO dish of wild rice and peppersteak today for lucnh because I was afraid the airport security was going to take my soup. So she took the microwaveable can of NE Clam Chowder soup and I took the entree. I was impressed...the meal was not bad at all, but come Friday, I will certainly check the online circular for PM to see if my beloved LC will be on sale. That will indeed make NuwaveSista a happy girl!!!! Well, that and some more money so I can feel our freezer up with them! :-)
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