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I purchased a pedometer a few months back and used it for a week. I know I know I didn't give the gadget enough time. However, no matter how hard I tried I could not hit that 10000 mark.

The first day I just added extra steps at home. At the end of each hour I made sure to march around like in a parade and clock a hundred extra steps. This was very amusing for the kids. I also took a walk around our block during the evening and still fell way short on steps.

The next day I did all of the above plus walked 3 to 4 miles at the beach. I was so excited I thought for sure this would do it but nope.

The day after that I added 20 minutes on an exercise machine. Still 1000 steps short and now after 3 days I'm not so excited anymore.

I opened my Dr. Oz newsletter today and read his post on pedometers. He is so enthusiastic about this gadget. Pretty much we all should wear one according to his post. Now Dr. Oz has me thinking my pedometer issues over again.

How many people actually wear a pedometer and hit the 10000 steps daily? How accurate are pedometers?

There is only so much time in the day. I would love to spend hours walking at the beach but its not possible. In the end, should people just have pedometers clipped to their pants just to remind us to move? Maybe I should pull my pedometer out again just for that reason.

What do you think?

Here is Dr. Oz's post. http://www.oprah.com/article/health/pkgyourhealth/20090113_sas_yourhealt....

08/07/09

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Ok, so I never new that Oprah used to be a beauty queen. I stumbled over this information at people.com a month or so ago.

During 1971 Oprah won Nashville's Miss Fire Prevention contest. This contest won her a spot reading the news on TV.

I never would have thought this but Oprah had competed in a few beauty contests. She is so good at what she does today and appears so confident all the time. It seems like from birth Oprah knew that she was destined for TV so why do anything else.

Check out some other quick tips at http://www.people.com/people/oprah_winfrey.

07/31/09

If you read the previous post on Sandwiches you would know that Gayle appeared in the episode too. I have only seen Gayle with glasses on and during this taping she didn't wear any.

I thought she looked extra pretty on this show. It could be the yellow shirt and that color brings out her features but I think it was the lack of glasses. The glasses that she usually wears covers up her face in my opinion. Wear contacts Gayle you have a beautiful face to show off.

Gayle also gets my fashion pick this week for her hair style when wearing the Duke t-shirt. I love this look on her.

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7/17/09

I’m catching up on my Oprah shows this week. They reran an episode that discusses social class. I guess due to the economy people are dropping down a level and are upset over it.

Does social class really mean that much? Maybe it’s because I live in California but I have friends that span all over the pay scale. I have friends that are very wealthy and friends that are struggling to get by. When my friends blend together at a birthday party they mix rather well so to me I don’t really think of my life in terms of a class. I enjoy people for who they are not how much money they make.

We all know what being rich is but what is the true meaning of poor? There was a lady on the show that was devastated because she was not middle class anymore. I guess to her she is now poor. My definition of poor is not having a home, you struggle to find food and you have no job. This is being poor.

This person still has a home but can’t get her hair and nails done. There are not a lot of clothes in the closet anymore but it looks like the family has food to eat. Now if this family is not on the verge of losing their home then I would not classify this lifestyle as being poor.

Have we Americans just become so spoiled that we have forgotten what poor really is? I am not talking about people that lost their homes because they were screwed by the mortgage industry. The rest of us, people like myself who have been spending dollars that I just shouldn’t have. You hear stories like mine all over the US, tons of families with lots of debt and little savings.

I wine because I can’t participate in all the activities that I used to. I have forgotten what life is truly like with no money. I grew up on canned fruit and veggies and had my first summer job at twelve to pay for my school clothes. You think me of all people would hoard every last dime but nope. I don’t blow all of my money or my situation would be way worse. Plus I married a saver but I could have done a better job over the past ten years.

In my opinion part of what is happening to this country is good. We needed a shake down of businesses and our lifestyles. I am finally abiding by our family spreadsheet and because of this we are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. If many of us would have lived within our means then there wouldn’t be a problem. I’m not worried about social class but I like having neat stuff and going places.

The other part of this scenario that I think is good is that people will find out who their true friends are. There were a few couples on the show who actually lost friends because of their financial struggle. Who does that? Are you kidding, you drop someone because they are going through a hard time? Where is the support? A woman had to closer her business due to the economy just like thousands of other people and you just turn your back on her? What swine.

I say to these families good for you that these fakes left your life. You didn’t need them anyways. When you bounce back from this hard time in your life you will get the last laugh. Your circle may be smaller but at least you know that the people still in it are honest. I like having a smaller circle anyway its more fun.

Does social class really matter? Shouldn’t we accept good people into our lives regardless of where they fall on the ladder? Not everyone that is wealthy is fun to hang out with and most people don’t care how big your house is? I’m sure it’s pretty to look at but it’s just a house. I had one of the largest homes in our small community and all it did was bring social drama and competition.

Don’t get me wrong having money is very nice and I want to have a lot of it but not to be part of a class. Its funny, some of the really wealthy people that I have met you would never even know it but a lot of the middle class families who don’t have nearly as much money are the biggest snobs. Why is this?

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7/3/09