Monday, February 23rd, 2009 at
3:14 pm
Why Today Is Driving Me Crazy!!!
Everyone has one pet peeve or another and it seems that I am no exception!
Although others may consider our own personal annoyance to be trivial or minor each of us has our very own behavior or action that when observed in others drives us crazy. There are some pet peeves that belong to many of us in the population, but many others are unique and quirky to just one individual. Even some of the pet peeves that run across a wide swathe of society have variances from individual to individual and sex to sex and from young to old.
One such pet peeve of mine is bad driving. I hate it! The main problem here is that most people view themselves as a way better than the average driver on the roads, which of course they are not.
Actually this is something that is totally impossible, because if ony 50% of drivers can statistically be better than average. Each person has their good or bad driving habits and when they witness others perform the same things it just drives them mad too. What the….
Unfortunately these crazy diving practices also usually vary from individual to individual. For one person it might be failure to signal at all, whereas for another in may be speeding or driving recklessly. Given this, it is obvious that many pet peeves are highly personal things and that they are really something you must conquer on your own (if you really want to).
Another area and location with frequent pet peeves is the local grocery store.Yes, and too often I’m afraid. Shopping for food can sometimes be a nightmare!
Often you will see some people getting all annoyed at people who just sort through produce and feel the need to test every single apple in the box, and of course in the process of doing this they ruin all the apples they don’t actually pick, while they leave their abandoned cart right in the middle of the aisle driving everyone else totally nuts. They are just so inconsiderate!
Given this I guess it’s actually impossible to make everyone happy.
And today that was me!
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at
4:12 pm
Kids are Quick Learners when it comes to Meals
We all know that right?
Most people know the benefits of healthy eating. At one point in life most of us will have an active resolution on the go to improve our diets and focus on eating healthy meals. Most of us end up giving up this resolution though and return to bad eating habits.
For the parents among us though there is a reason completely unassociated with our own fitness that should drive us to making healthy food choices.
As most parents know, children absorb everything that occurs around them. From language to behavior your children are watching and they will typically pick up you and any bad habits you have.
Food is definitely not an exception to this. If your diet is laden with fat and sugars then odds are they will also want to eat these foods. Some parents feel that it is natural for kids to gravitate towards these types of foods but you have to ask yourself; what meals do your kids like?
They will tend to like the foods they grow up with. So if you raise your kids to eat healthy fruits and vegetable then they will gravitate towards these foods.
Setting out your children on the path of healthy eating is one of the best gifts you can give them.
This will prevent them from having to deal with a lifelong struggle of being overweight or obese. When it comes to diet the habits set during childhood are very hard to shake so do your kids a favor and cut the fat and sugar.
Good luck with this as it is not always easy!
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at
12:42 pm
A great recipe for meatloaf and mashed potatoes for your kids!
What do your kids like like to eat?
When it comes to food items and the preferences of different people, we are likely to get various answers depending upon where they live, their family background and of course the local availability of suitable ingredients.
But if parents are asked about parties, I’m sure most of them would say they love parties.
So here is a question that you can ask yourself, why do I love parties?
You will get to answer yourself according to your nature because if you are a friendly and social person you will love parties to meet your friends and enjoy spending time with them.
If you are a food lover you will be interested in what’s on the menu at the party as well.
What meals do your kids like and what do kids hate to eat?
This is a common question faced by most of mothers today and here you are provided with the best easy recipe for meatloaf and I hope your kids like it.
Ingredients: Ground chuck – 1- pound
Quick oats – 1 cup
Egg – 1
Tomato sauce – 8 ounce
Salt and Pepper – as required!
Ketchup
Mix well all the ingredients except ketchup in a bowl. Divide the mixture into two and make small loafs. Take the baking dish and place each loaf covering them with ketchup and bake it at 350 degrees for almost an hour. Your meatloaf is ready to serve 3-4 people.
Mashed Potatoes: Peal 10-12 medium sized potatoes and boil them. Now drain the water and mix ½ stick of butter and 1 cup milk to it and mix it with fork till the potatoes are light and soft. Now add salt and pepper according to your taste
Enjoy!