It’s a sad, sad day in the NanaBread kitchen. Today, I opened my last roll of Job Squad paper towels. The corporate nincompoops at Kleenex have decided to discontinue my favorite brand. How does a company decide to discontinue the best product they make? I’m at a loss for words. While it may be true that Job Squad wasn’t the best seller in the paper towel aisle, anyone who used them will testify that nothing worked better.
Farewell Job Squad, I Knew Thee Well
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I have an elliptical machine and believe it or not, you’ll never find laundry hanging on it (even though that seems to be the most popular use for one). No, I actually use mine for exercise. The Complete Package and I bought one last year in an effort to improve ourselves. For a while, I was spending one hour a day, five days a week on it, and I’ll be honest – I felt great. My butt got smaller, my legs were firmer, and my nagging knee pain was gradually disappearing. My blood pressure even fell 20 points. Yup, for a while there, my elliptical was my new best friend. Things were definitely good between us. I felt like we had the right stuff. Each morning as I grabbed my Gatorade and my I-Pod and laced up my Asics, I had a song in my heart. You know this one by Melissa Manchester, don’t you?
And I think we can make it
One more time
If we try
One more time for all the old times
I think we can make it
I think we can make it
Oh, wouldn’t you give your heart to a friend?
Think of me as your friend…
Yep, my elliptical and me…we had a good thing going. But then all hell broke loose. That’s right. H-E-double-hockey-sticks. As in “hell hath no fury.” As in “there’s gonna be hell to pay.” As in “Oh, hell no!” That’s right…summer struck South Texas with a vengeance, and my elliptical is in the garage.
Our Elliptical Trainer - Too Hot to Handle
Some of you may also be thinking, “just drag that sucker into the house where there’s air conditioning.” To which I say, “I KNOW! That’s what I was thinking!” But that’s where The Complete Package and I disagreed. I was thinking “just put it anywhere near a ceiling fan.” He was thinking “I’m not tripping over that thing and breaking a foot.” And he’s right. There’s really no practical place to put it inside the house without tripping all over it. Yes, I suppose I could have put up a fight. I could have drawn a line in the carpet and refused to back down, but then I remembered Mom always said, “Girls, learn to pick your battles!” And I always listen to my Mom. That’s why I’m her favorite. Anyway, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. It’s Mom’s fault.
So now I’ll be looking for something else to do… or wearing different pants… or putting down the coffee shortbread cookies… or waiting for fall. There’s always the Stairmaster…
Stairmaster - Kickin' It Old School
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Bear with me – I’m new at this. I started this blog as a creative outlet and a place to archive some family stuff for my daughter, my mother, my four sisters and the generations that follow. If you’re not family, you must be a new friend and as such, you’re welcome to join the party. I’ve got a good life, a great husband, a beautiful daughter who has given us two angelic grandchildren, a furry canine son who worships me, and a house that’s paid for. What more could a girl ask for? Okay – a buhzillion dollars, a villa on Lake Como next to George Clooney, and thighs that don’t resemble the oatmeal I had for breakfast yesterday. But other than that…
I plan to fill this space with family recipes, craft ideas spawned from my new sewing room, snippets of our travel adventures from around the world, boring anecdotes about my perfect grandchildren, stories about how I grew up as Mom’s Favorite in a house with four sisters, and other miscellaneous musings. Thanks for joining me in this new adventure. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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