Mobile Blogging

You may have recently noticed I've been testing mobile blogging tools to find something that I could use to once again post to this blog via by phone. I was very happy using Utterli to do so until the service suddenly stopped working for my one day. I've since been on a mission to find something that works, and in the end I decided to go with Blogger's own mobile posting feature.

This means you will most likely see many more mobile posts appearing on this blog, and I can once again share info and photos when I'm "on the road" so to speak, even if I'm just standing in my own back yard snapping a photo. Just keep in mind I'm linmted to 1000 characters per post thanks to my phone, and this tiny screen will most likely result in plenty of typos that I won't always catch.

Now I'm off to do the dishes and laundry, but I promise not to blog photos of that...yet!

<3 Jenn

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Unconscious Mutterings Week 337

I can't believe how long it's been since I participated in Unconscious Mutterings! I guess that's what happens when you get to a point where you hardly have time to keep up with your own head much less what day of the week it is, but alas I have actually found time this week to participate.

1. Sister :: the baby
   
2. Talks :: my ear off
   
3. Electric! :: bill
   
4. Corner :: store
   
5. Turnstile :: train station
   
6. Swap :: meet
   
7. Young :: and the restless
   
8. Horrific :: accident
   
9. Block :: building
   
10. Wind :: tunnel

There ya go. What would your answers be?

Learning Where I Shouldn't Cut Corners

Have you ever written a product off before because frankly you decided it sucked, but one day you picked it up again because you forgot that you didn't like it?  No?  Just me?  Maybe I can blame it on the pregnancy brain fog! 

Honestly I have to really blame it on the fact that I've been scrounging to save every penny possible, and that means maybe I'm not exactly making the best decisions when it comes to  my purchases.  In the end that just ends up costing me more.

See back in the day Hubby and I used to buy Xtra laundry detergent simply because it was so cheap, and we needed cheap.  That was long before I ever found the wonderful product that is Purex.  These days I use Ultra Purex Natural Elements (grab a coupon here) because we not only love the scent choices, but it does a great job!  We've also tried the 3-in-1 sheets that I do also love.  They just aren't economical for us during the summer when I hang most of our laundry on the line to dry.  We'll definitely be using them this winter, though, when we do use our dryer.  We'll end up saving money because we don't have to buy 3 separate products!

Anywho I was trying to be cheap this week, so when I saw Xtra (77 loads size) was on sale for $3, plus I had a $1 off coupon I took advantage of it.  I should have thrown that coupon in the trash because I definitely remember why I stopped buying Xtra.  It doesn't get our clothes clean!  I end up having to wash each load 2 or 3 times just to get the same results as I do with the Purex. 

Lesson learned.  From now on I'm not going to skimp on laundry detergent just because I can save $2.  In the end I haven't saved $2 because I'm having to use twice as much, and the end result still isn't as nice. 

Playing Catch Up

As usual things have been really hectic around here the last couple of weeks.  For starters I'm still adjusting to Hubby being home a lot the time now that he's laid off.  I much as I love him we all know not having any free time to yourself can drive you crazy, and it is definitely driving me crazy right now.

When Hubby is home I get sidetracked a lot, and I don't get my work done.  That's really not good at all when you work from home!  This week he'll be out job hunting a lot more now that the holiday is over (a lot of businesses around here close for the week before the 4th), so that should take him away from the house a little more often.  My dad also has a few odd jobs for him to do around the pasture, and as usual they've got plenty of hay to do this week. 

I'm hoping that will give me time to catch up on all the work I've put off this past week because I'm super backlogged.  Actually I should be working instead of typing this post, but I've been slack on my blogs as well. I thought I needed to get a post or two out there so you know I'm still alive!

Now I'm going to run off to get some work done.  Maybe if I get caught up enough I can pop back in to give you a run down of the other stuff I have planned for this week, that is if I get caught up!

Give It Up For Lasagna

After eating it last week then talking about it so much I haven't been able to get lasagna off my mind. I'm sure that has a lot to do with my pregnancy stomach, but all week I've wanted more lasagna!

So what do I do?

Last night I broke down and made lasagna. I actually ended up making two different lasagnas, and now I have so much leftover I can't fit it all in the freezer. I tried to give some of it away, but so far I haven't found anyone who wants it. Of course asking people if they'd like a hot meal during the hottest part of the day might have something to do with that, so I've put Hubby to work eating it today.

He's going to be so sick of lasagna he's never going to want to eat it again! He had it for breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack, and the house has smelled like reheated lasagna all day. He's going to need diet pills to make up for the baked goodness, and I'm going to need to burn a tart to get rid of the smell before it starts making me sick.

Just because my stomach is already kind of icky today I don't think I'm going to chance burning any of these new tarts I haven't tried. I think I'll break open the Gardenia Soy Wax Melts I have from Things That Make Scents. They've been on my desk for a few days, and they smell so wonderful! Maybe that's just what I need to get the lasagna off my mind for awhile...at least until dinner time!