Thinking Out Loud

I love music from the ’50s and ’70s. When I was in college, my friend and I would spend hours and hours talking on the phone while listening to the oldies. It was a happy time and one where my taste in music really expanded. I was introduced to funky music, alternative, soul and acid jazz. I even had a CD of fusion music.

But the oldies are the ones which still brings me so much nostalgia. It reminds me of those times when life was simpler and problems were down to a minimum.

After those years, it was chaos.

The radio show my friend and I would listen to all those years no longer exist. Even the radio deejay who took requests for music even from the ’20s was no longer with the radio station. I miss those days. I miss the music. I miss everything about it.

Mary is finding it hard to go up and down the stairs in the office. Their company’s office is not located in a building like others. They have their own two-storey office located in another city from where Mary lives. Since it’s only a two-storey office, they only have stairs that they use. She is finding it hard to use it and would often find herself short of breath. She figured out that it has to do with her weight. It is time to really try those weight loss pills that her friends are telling her about.

No need to say that she has to go on a diet, too. She doesn’t go on a workout anymore and she’s always sitting in front of her computer for 8-10 hours a day. Can you imagine how slow her metabolism has become?

I have so many plans and 90% of it are still undone. It is mismanagement of time, I must say. I am keeping a schedule but I often stray from it. There’s just too many things going on inside my head that I am often left planning more than acting on any of it.

I should start being strict with myself. Otherwise, I might find myself still planning at the end of this year.

It took a while before I finally found the time to go through the life insurance quotes I got. I need to get a new life insurance coverage for my grandparents. The ones they have are expiring in a month. Good thing I have friends working for a big insurance company and they managed to keep the rates as is.

I am choosing from the quotes today. And then I will let them talk to my grandparents directly for the other details. Some relatives are really going to me to ask for help with their insurance coverage. They know that I have friends working for the industry so they know I can ask their help when needed.

I am not much of a kitchen person. I love hanging out at the kitchen watching family members cook. But for me to tinker around myself… now that’s something that will boggle the mind of my family!

My sisters want me to learn how to use the kitchen. They are thinking that I might find myself somewhere alone and I wouldn’t know what a pot and a pan are. So they asked me to get an all clad copper core cookware and some kitchen utensils. I can easily do that because I will have the help of the sales persons from the store. But they knew it so they gave me another task. Use the things I will buy and cook them pasta.

I am still thinking if I should just ignore their orders! Ha! Ha! Ha!

I got different quotes from three car insurance companies. John, my older cousin, asked a favor from me. He wanted me to get the best quote I can get and he would go for it. He is swamped with work right now so I can understand why he needs my help.

Anyway, so I am studying the quotes and listing down pros and cons. I will probably be able to choose the best one later in the day. And then I will go to John’s office to give him my choice quote. He has two cars, an SUV and a truck. So the winning company will get to provide coverage for his two cars.

Cousin Frieda is an insomniac. Even if she needs to get up at six in the morning, she manages to get some much needed shut eye by three in the morning already. It is really a struggle for her to get some sleep each and every night. Her doctor gave her a list of things she should do to induce sleep. Someone also told her to take a natural sleep aid.

She’s been getting sick the past few months. Lack of sleep plus pressure at work is doing her in. Her body is getting weak so she needs to do what her doctor told her and get enough sleep that she lacks.

I get to chat with my friend who is now living abroad. She is already experiencing symptoms of a pregnant woman. She hasn’t checked yet but she is sure she’s conceiving. She took a prenatal vitamin before we continued with our chat. Her husband is at work and she’s home because she feels sick. It might be morning sickness because it was already afternoon when we got to chat and she looked fine to me.

It is good to catch up with old friends who are already living elsewhere. I just love chatting with them.

I was teasing my sister about buying two DVD’s of the best fat burning exercises. She bought a set of aerobics DVD’s before that she just left somewhere to gather dust. I am teasing her that she might do the same to the new ones she bought.

But I can see that she’s really determined. I wish I can say the same for me. I have been always trying to lose weight. The thing is, I end up just trying and not really doing what needs to be done.

Josie is allergic to creams. For some reason, she develops rashes when she tries to apply even a drop on her skin. So instead of cream, she bought an acne face wash instead. She has acne but is slowly solving that problem of hers. She immediately sought help when she realized she has some on her face.

That’s how you prevent something from spreading. You immediately get help or do something to stop it. Just like what Josie did.

I was laughing so hard when my gay friend told me he’s taking some diet pills for women because he feels like one. Well, I know he’s a woman trapped in a man’s body. I love to spend time with this friend of mine. We bond over food. We are both overweight and with him, I can just be myself, eat fatty and oily foods and just be normal. I feel like we’re actually sisters.

But now, we are both determined to lose weight. Our goal is ten pounds a month. So we are embarking on this weight loss journey and we’re each others’ support system.

Sally would often prick her pimples. Instead of making it go away, she worsened its condition and she developed acne because of it. It spread on her face and when you look at her, you’d think you’re looking at a big pimple with eyes, nose and mouth.

She was told to take acnepril. If there’s a pimple, don’t prick it yourself. You can go to a dermatologist and ask the doctor to prick it for you. They have a medicine for that. You don’t know if there’s dirt on your fingernails it might go into your pimple wound and infect it.