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The Anchorage, Part 3
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Meanwhile, I snuggled under blankets and took a nap after dinner because it's sooo cold here. On a normal cold day, I have the thermostat set to 68F which is comfy enough. But with these cold spells, I've had to turn it up to 72F to be as comfortable. Then if I forget to turn it down before going to sleep, it gets just too hot. I so miss the programmable thermostat we had in our last house. But since these are the under the window wall units that have the thermostat on each unit, they aren't programmable.
Yes, last night it was colder than it's been in a while, with the wind adding to the chill factor. I hadn't needed to wear a sweatshirt, leggings, and 2 blankets to sleep in a while, but last night it was necessary.
I'm hoping it's not going to be that cold tonight.
I'm hoping it's not going to be that cold tonight.
Terre
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It's one of the two busiest days of the year for our floral dept. What surprised the boss is that a girl who was hired part time to help out (and has been teaching our new floral person a lot) decided to do things like take 6 packs of bottles of beer, line the outside of the box with candy bars, put some other decorations on them and sell the result for $29.99 and they're being snapped up. He is seriously looking at hiring her full time as soon as the department is making enough to handle the salary expense. With her help he's sure it'll reach that point.
One thing that happens every year is people looking at the price of roses, griping about how high they are, saying they're going to go somewhere else (there are two dedicated floral shops in town) and they are back two hours later because our prices are lower. The florists HAVE to charge more. They don't have an entire super market around them helping pay the bills.
One thing that happens every year is people looking at the price of roses, griping about how high they are, saying they're going to go somewhere else (there are two dedicated floral shops in town) and they are back two hours later because our prices are lower. The florists HAVE to charge more. They don't have an entire super market around them helping pay the bills.
I treated myself for Valentines Day with a "Baked by Melissa" six pack of cupcakes. They sounded really good ... though at about $12 for six, it seemed a wee bit spendy. But then, they are "special" Valentine's Day cupcakes. And ... at one a day, I could have a cupcake a day for almost a week!
Well ... um. Six bites later, all six cupcakes were gone. I kid you not, each cupcake was smaller than a marshmallow. Apparently, Baked by Melissa specializes in bite sized treats. Not a detail that was included on the Fresh Direct product page. I called Fresh Direct and suggested the description on their product page include the information these cupcakes are "bite size."
They seemed to be rather delicious. But seriously? This whole thing of pretending a food is low in calories by packaging products in tiny little packages is just plain ridiculous. They tout these quarter sized little cupcakes as "being under 50 calories! And a few go as low as 38 calories. Yup, you heard me. You’re basically dieting." Sure. And I could eat a teaspoon of sugar and claim to be dieting too because that's even less calories!
These silly little cupcakes should be sold as thimble cakes
Well ... um. Six bites later, all six cupcakes were gone. I kid you not, each cupcake was smaller than a marshmallow. Apparently, Baked by Melissa specializes in bite sized treats. Not a detail that was included on the Fresh Direct product page. I called Fresh Direct and suggested the description on their product page include the information these cupcakes are "bite size."
They seemed to be rather delicious. But seriously? This whole thing of pretending a food is low in calories by packaging products in tiny little packages is just plain ridiculous. They tout these quarter sized little cupcakes as "being under 50 calories! And a few go as low as 38 calories. Yup, you heard me. You’re basically dieting." Sure. And I could eat a teaspoon of sugar and claim to be dieting too because that's even less calories!
These silly little cupcakes should be sold as thimble cakes
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Every company seems to be doing that. What gets me is the food items, not goodies. Like a can of tomato sauce. What used to be 16 oz. is now 15 oz. What used to be 32 oz. is no 29 oz. And they are doing the same thing with a lot of ingredients. It messes up favorite recipes!
Dana
Dana
Those look so good!
If you want to lose weight eat lots of vegetables. They are really good grilled or broiled with olive oil. Also takes away cravings for sweets.
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Fresh fruits, too! An apple can satisfy craving for sweets, and fill you at the same time. My favorite apples are HoneyCrisp. I just discovered them last year. I also like Red Delicious and Fuji apples. doctor says something like three or four servings a day! I just can't! I'd be doing nothing but eating! I slice my apples and cut out the cores. But I' don't peel them...there's nutrients in the peels. The thing about fresh fruits is, I can't eat them while working (or playing) on my computer. Too messy. Unlike a candy bar or cookies or chips. But I've trained myself to walk away and have an apple (or other fruit). Lately I've fallen back on that, but I'm working on getting back to it. It really did help. The holidays did me in.
Dana
Dana