Getting ready to take a summer vacation? Been reading diet pill reviews?
I’ve never gained weight on a vacation. Not a pound, not even on our trips to Disney or on the Disney cruise, when we all ate a lot because the food was so good. We were talking yesterday and I realized why I’ve never gained weight while vacationing. It’s because we keep very busy and are always on the go. It’s the exercise. So eat if you want to eat. Just make sure you do lots of sight seeing and you’ll burn off whatever you eat.

Over the past year the grocery stores and mass retailers in my area have taken numerous cold products and put them behind the pharmacy counter. I mean anyone can walk into certain stores and buy diet pills but they can’t buy cold medicine. I understand they don’t want to make it easy for people concocting things but sometimes people want to buy a product so they can use it as intended.

My Mom’s upstairs bathroom has a huge whirlpool in it. My Mom has a bad knee and has had balance issues for a while now. When they were remodeling the bathroom she considered how her health would be in a few years and had my Dad install some bathroom safety products. The grab bars she got look very decorative and about as far from institutional as you can get. If you’re planning on remodeling a bathroom consider who will use it in the future, along with considering what you want now. You’ll save yourself a lot of time, stress, energy and money.

My brother’s been talking about taking a trip to Cancun. We got to talking about how we’ve always heard that you shouldn’t drink the water in Mexico or you get really sick. We decided a colon cleanse might be preferable to the problems we’ve heard about people having. Curious why they say not to drink the water, we did a little reading. According to a few websites the water table there is close to the surface, therefore contaminated by dumps and runoff. Even one of the Cancun sites said visitors should drink bottled water. Hmmmm. Not exactly a visitor enticing thing, is it.

The best thing I ever decided to do in regards to sending mail is to use self sticking stamps. They’re the best thing the Post Office ever came out with. I hated licking stamps, they tasted awful. Once the stamps were dealt with all I had to worry about was addressing envelopes. What a pain it is to keep writing your return address. I tried address labels, which worked fine but got tedious if I was sending a lot of mail (like when I was paying a lot of bills). That’s when I decided to get one of those rubber stamps. They’re not that expensive, especially when you consider how long you can use them for and how much time they save. Try it, you’ll be glad you did!

This week’s Saturday Safari takes me to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina via the Myrtle Beach Cam. My parents are traveling there tomorrow. It’s June so it should be in the mid to high 80s there. It’s much more humid in the South than it is here in New Jersey so I’m hoping the hotel they’re staying at is near the ocean so it’ll be a little cooler. I hope they have good weather and a great time.

Wouldn’t it be neat if homes were outfitted with something like a cash drawer? I’ve never seen that. A good way to protect and store items of value in your home is with safe. They come in all sorts of sizes and there are even fireproof models. You can put all sorts of things in there including cash, jewelry, bonds and important documents. If you can’t afford a safe or want something a little more portable you can get a fireproof strong box.

While surfing I saw a great webcam shot of the Empire State Building in New York City. It was taken from the Earthcam Midtown Cam. This webcam is on 34th street in the TGI Friday’s. If you watch you can see not only the Empire State Building but also Madison Square Garden and the main Post Office.

We don’t tend to travel on holidays because of traffic and too many people making bad choices to drink and drive. No matter where you are I hope you’re having a good weekend and that you’re safe. Take a moment to remember the true meaning of Memorial Day.

We have a typical stainless steel sink in our kitchen. Dirt and gook often seem to get under the edge where the sink comes up over the counter. It’s gross and difficult to clean. While surfing the web I saw a different type of sink that would put a stop to my problem - an undermount sink. A sink such as this is installed under the counter so there is no crack for gunk to get into. The look is very modern and streamlined and I like it a lot. When we have the money we need to replace our kitchen counter so that would also be a good time to upgrade our sink.