http://www.thegrio.com/health/with-the-bombardment-of-speeches.php
What exactly is Obama thinking??? Passing these bills to change healthcare coverage is only going to cause more problems. Although at a bird's eye veiw it looks like people that have not had healthcare will now have coverage. For those of us who have been paying for it, our benefits will go down to suit everyone else's. Our taxes will be higher as well. Basically I equivalate it to communism. Everyone gets the same, we share the goods equally. But this is not fair. What about people who have worked hard to get where they are in life or what they have acquired. These things will be taken from them and given to those who dont have. Whats will Obama do next? Tell people they can only own one car or one house? What will happen at grocery stores? People will stand in line to receive 10 potatoes, 2 loaves of bread, etc per household a week? This is America people! Free of oppurtunity...the harder you work, the more stuff you should be able to aquire!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
A Look Into My Future...
When I look 5 years ahead I see myself married, living in a nice, big apartment with maybe two children. I will have finished Nursing school and been at a nice start up job for maybe a yr. making at least 60K per year. My husband will also have a great job and even if he has to work overtime will still have time to take lots of family vacations to Disney World, the Bahamas, and Israel.
When I look 10 years ahead I see myself in a beautifully decorated house with my husband and children. My husband will have a 9-5 job which he'll make a nice living but will be able to be home in the evenings with the family. I hope to be a registered nurse specializing for a Dr. and working PT so I can still take care of my family. I hope to live near my family because I'd love for my kids to grow up with their cousins. I never had that and I think it's important.
When I look 10 years ahead I see myself in a beautifully decorated house with my husband and children. My husband will have a 9-5 job which he'll make a nice living but will be able to be home in the evenings with the family. I hope to be a registered nurse specializing for a Dr. and working PT so I can still take care of my family. I hope to live near my family because I'd love for my kids to grow up with their cousins. I never had that and I think it's important.
Fit or Fat ?
I have been dealing with weight issues ever since I can remember. When I was about 10 my parents brought me to a hospital teen support group for heavy pre-teens, called "Shape Down." I dreaded going every week to sit with all the shlubby kids, often bigger than me, or so I thought. They would have weigh-ins and let you know if you were on the right track or you were slacking off. The directors were these peppy upbeat individuals who iritated me to my very core. "Why do you care so much about how I look?", I would cry to my parents in the back seat of their Buick. My mother would always give me the same answer, she'd look at me lovingly and say "Fayga, your beautiful and we love you just the way you are, we just want you to be healthier." I only understood and appreciated her words as I got older.
It was in my early twenties that it truly hit me. We would periodically go to Baltimore to visit my father's mother. She loved to take us shopping. So my sister whose 4 years older than me and I wanted to go to this cute boutique shop. Everything I tried on and liked either looked horrible or didnt even fit. My sister would come out of the dressing room looking adorable of course"modeling" for my family. While I was still in the dressing room wiggling out of the last size in a top I liked, I heard my Grandma's whisper." That Fayga, I'm worried about her, she's gotten so big." As we purchased the clothes for my sister I fought back tears. As soon as we dropped off my grandmother and got back to where we were staying I let it all out. Twenty something years of pent up frustration with the hurtful remarks from classmates and boys, to my Grandmother's honest but stingful words. My mother listening to me and wiping away my tears said very calmly, " So if your that upset, do something about it ." Now I'm sure she said this to me a million times growing up but it was as if I heard them for the first time. And you know what? I did do something. I hired a nutritionist and trainer and lost 40 lbs! This was about 5 years ago. I eventually stopped seeing them because I could no longer afford it and it was life consuming. But I am forever grateful of that time in my life.
Now, although I've put back on some of the weight. I have a totally different veiw on dieting. Its shouldn't be a fad or because you want to fit into a dress for an event. It's for your health. Its a way of life. Eating right and excersing regularly has more than a weighloss benefit. Its keeps you healthy physically and mentally! Even if I slack off I know I can wake up the next morning and start again. Afterall tommorow is another day.
It was in my early twenties that it truly hit me. We would periodically go to Baltimore to visit my father's mother. She loved to take us shopping. So my sister whose 4 years older than me and I wanted to go to this cute boutique shop. Everything I tried on and liked either looked horrible or didnt even fit. My sister would come out of the dressing room looking adorable of course"modeling" for my family. While I was still in the dressing room wiggling out of the last size in a top I liked, I heard my Grandma's whisper." That Fayga, I'm worried about her, she's gotten so big." As we purchased the clothes for my sister I fought back tears. As soon as we dropped off my grandmother and got back to where we were staying I let it all out. Twenty something years of pent up frustration with the hurtful remarks from classmates and boys, to my Grandmother's honest but stingful words. My mother listening to me and wiping away my tears said very calmly, " So if your that upset, do something about it ." Now I'm sure she said this to me a million times growing up but it was as if I heard them for the first time. And you know what? I did do something. I hired a nutritionist and trainer and lost 40 lbs! This was about 5 years ago. I eventually stopped seeing them because I could no longer afford it and it was life consuming. But I am forever grateful of that time in my life.
Now, although I've put back on some of the weight. I have a totally different veiw on dieting. Its shouldn't be a fad or because you want to fit into a dress for an event. It's for your health. Its a way of life. Eating right and excersing regularly has more than a weighloss benefit. Its keeps you healthy physically and mentally! Even if I slack off I know I can wake up the next morning and start again. Afterall tommorow is another day.
When is "Enough" enough?
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/When-Enough-Is-Enough-Elizabeth-Lesser
This article really hit the nail on the head for me. Often I feel like I have to keep buying or keep doing or else I'm not successful. If I don't have the best phone , I feel like I'm behind the times. Or the need to shop every season instead of looking in my closet and finding cute things I own I might've forgotten about. Do these things really matter? Are they going to make me feel like a better person? Probably not. I wrote a paper for English class on the American Dream where I basically discussed a need for people to acquire things in life but at what cost. It was based on an article the teacher handed out...basically I agreed with the author stating, things are futile in life when they become obsessive. One has to weed out the cost of something internally as well as externally. I think we would all be better off living in a world where we would KNOW when enough is enough.
This article really hit the nail on the head for me. Often I feel like I have to keep buying or keep doing or else I'm not successful. If I don't have the best phone , I feel like I'm behind the times. Or the need to shop every season instead of looking in my closet and finding cute things I own I might've forgotten about. Do these things really matter? Are they going to make me feel like a better person? Probably not. I wrote a paper for English class on the American Dream where I basically discussed a need for people to acquire things in life but at what cost. It was based on an article the teacher handed out...basically I agreed with the author stating, things are futile in life when they become obsessive. One has to weed out the cost of something internally as well as externally. I think we would all be better off living in a world where we would KNOW when enough is enough.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The College Dreams of Undocumented Students
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/undocumented.students/
I dont agree that the government should give financial aid to these undocumented students. They are being rewarded for illegal behavior? That will definitely lead to more chaos of all people outside the U.S. thinking they can do the same. I , as an American have to go through the system of giving the right documents to obtain financial aid or get a passport to leave the country, why should they get special treatment? I too have been in a school abroad, there's a lot of crap I had to go through to live there, because the government required it of me. I know that everyone wants the American Dream, and foreign people flee here for freedom but why does America have to be a country that always says "YES"? Can't we sometimes use the freedom to say no?
I dont agree that the government should give financial aid to these undocumented students. They are being rewarded for illegal behavior? That will definitely lead to more chaos of all people outside the U.S. thinking they can do the same. I , as an American have to go through the system of giving the right documents to obtain financial aid or get a passport to leave the country, why should they get special treatment? I too have been in a school abroad, there's a lot of crap I had to go through to live there, because the government required it of me. I know that everyone wants the American Dream, and foreign people flee here for freedom but why does America have to be a country that always says "YES"? Can't we sometimes use the freedom to say no?
First Job Ever
When I was 13 years old I had my first job. I was a junior camp counselor for preschool age children. I think I made $6-7 an hour. The children were adorable. There were some that you had to sit with for an hour every morning because they cried their little hearts out when they're parents dropped them off. It was pitiful. I didn't know how to convince them they weren't be abandoned, only dropped off to play with us for a couple hours, so Mommy and Daddy could work. There were others though who loved joining us every morning, with big grins on their faces they greeted their little friends and danced and played so well with each other. The only bad part was the cleaning up after them. Its gross and annoying. Its gross because they'd call out to you from the bathroom needed you to help them. Its annoying because no matter how much you teach them, they make a mess regardless. Mostly though I felt it was rewarding. To this day I see children in my community that were my campers and no matter how old they are, I giggle to myself because I can still hear them say, " Teacher, I need to be wiped."
What was I thinking?
I went to bed last night at 1 only to wake up at 7, what was I thinking?
I had a cavity that needed to be filled a year ago and waited until now to fill it, what was I thinking?
I chose to work full time and be in school every night, what was I thinking?
I bought a dress because it was 75% off but I have yet to wear it, what was I thinking?
I made a phone call in my car the other day while driving and got a ticket, what was I thinking?
I threw away a receipt to clothes I meant to return to the store the next day, what was I thinking?
I decided to visit friends one weekend 3 hours away when I had a final to study for, what was I thinking?
I bought a one way airline ticket and forgot to buy the return trip, what was I thinking?
I got a 95 on my first Bio test and a 65 on my second, what was I thinking?
Apparently I wasn't.
( most of these are true but some are not, can you find the ones I lied about? ) :)
I had a cavity that needed to be filled a year ago and waited until now to fill it, what was I thinking?
I chose to work full time and be in school every night, what was I thinking?
I bought a dress because it was 75% off but I have yet to wear it, what was I thinking?
I made a phone call in my car the other day while driving and got a ticket, what was I thinking?
I threw away a receipt to clothes I meant to return to the store the next day, what was I thinking?
I decided to visit friends one weekend 3 hours away when I had a final to study for, what was I thinking?
I bought a one way airline ticket and forgot to buy the return trip, what was I thinking?
I got a 95 on my first Bio test and a 65 on my second, what was I thinking?
Apparently I wasn't.
( most of these are true but some are not, can you find the ones I lied about? ) :)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Oprah to end daytime talk show Sept. 2011!
On Nov 20th, 2009, Oprah Winfrey, one of America's most beloved talk show hosts announced her show will come to an end. Most viewers had heard a couple days before this would be happening but didnt believe until Oprah confirmed on air.Oprah told us,"I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye," she said, holding back tears. "Twenty-five years feels right in my bones, and it feels right in my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time."It will be at the end of its 25th season, a remarkable run.
This show has brought Ms. Winfrey a fortune estimating at 2.7 billion. But more importantly to her is the impact she's made on so many, especially her imprint on children.
Even though networks were not sure why there's been a dip in ratings, one thing is, her face will surely be missed!
"Late Blooming"
It's a new epidemic for Americans to go back to school and either finish a college degree or start a whole new career. I don't know if its due to the economy or late bloomers who never completed college. I myself am 28 years old and have just started taking my pre reqs for a RN associates degree. After high school I was sick of school and just wanted to make money already. I decided to attend beauty school which was a 4 month program, got my license in 2 months after that and started working right away. That was in 2001. Now in 2010, people are lucky to just keep a job and not get laid off. So many people are going back to school. Many Americans are trying a Nursing degree because it's a good stable job that is always needed. Additionally, in about 10 years from now there will be a turnover of Nurses that retire, from baby-boomers. Therefore , there will be even more Nursing positions to be filled. At this age I can honestly say I enjoy school more because I'm older and more mature. It was a decision I made. Although I look forward to finishing soon so I can grab a good nursing job before they're all taken ;)
Why there aren't more novels like "Twilight" and "Harry Potter?"
My mom is an English teacher. She taught English to elementary ages for over 30 years. My mom has written two children stories over 10 years ago and even though writes articles for newspaper/magazines, hasn't written any books since. I told her she needs to think more outside the box and write a novel like "Harry Potter" or "Twilight." Those kind of storys reach millions and became popular over night. Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight", although fun, and a quick read to me was not as popular or original as J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter." This women was literally broke and would soothe her children at night with bedtime stories of Harry and his friends at Hogwarts. I'm shocked that more authors in the the writing business don't think of these eccentric stories. Because I feel the best way to become as popular as these did was to come up with something so imaginative, that when people read it it's like a new idea.
I beleive...
This I believe, that all men were not created equal.
This I believe, that babies choose their parents.
This I believe, I believe I wake up every morning because G-d allows me to.
This I believe, my roommates don't take out the garbage because I have spoiled them.
This I believe, that Santa Claus's "look" was created by Coca Cola Co. and is just a publicity stunt.
This I believe, I believe there is an afterlife, I'm just not sure WHAT it is.
This I believe, that I can get all A's in my college classes.
This I believe, that men, no matter how hard they try, will never be a "mommy."
This I believe, I believe that the presidential voting system is rigged.
This I believe, that ultimately Israel is my HOME, and I'm living in America because it's easier.
This I believe, that my nieces and nephews are smarter than me.
This I believe, I believe in my mother.
This I believe, that when bad things happen to me, its because I'm being punished or challenged, but not always sure how to differentiate.
This I believe, that drinking calories is a waste of calories.
This I believe, I believe I did not attend college until now because I wasn't ready.
This I believe, that a person can have more than one soul mate at different times in their life.
This I believe, that true love at first sight does NOT exist.
This I believe, I believe in Karma.
This I believe, that many beliefs are a product of one's environment.
This I believe, that I say "yes" too much.
This I believe, I believe I will make a great wife and mother.
This I believe, that the weather worsens each year as the ozone layer deteriorates.
This I believe, that everyone needs a "lunchbreak."
This I believe, I believe there is not enough time in the day.
This I believe, that I will never be a size 0.
This I believe, that my family doesn't call me enough.
This I believe, I believe that when I've met the RIGHT one, I will know it!
This I believe, that Harry Potter was the smartest storyline anyone could've imagined.
This I believe, that TV/movies help to relax my brain at night.
This I believe, I believe that moving from Atlanta to NY has been the hardest move I've ever done.
This I believe, that babies choose their parents.
This I believe, I believe I wake up every morning because G-d allows me to.
This I believe, my roommates don't take out the garbage because I have spoiled them.
This I believe, that Santa Claus's "look" was created by Coca Cola Co. and is just a publicity stunt.
This I believe, I believe there is an afterlife, I'm just not sure WHAT it is.
This I believe, that I can get all A's in my college classes.
This I believe, that men, no matter how hard they try, will never be a "mommy."
This I believe, I believe that the presidential voting system is rigged.
This I believe, that ultimately Israel is my HOME, and I'm living in America because it's easier.
This I believe, that my nieces and nephews are smarter than me.
This I believe, I believe in my mother.
This I believe, that when bad things happen to me, its because I'm being punished or challenged, but not always sure how to differentiate.
This I believe, that drinking calories is a waste of calories.
This I believe, I believe I did not attend college until now because I wasn't ready.
This I believe, that a person can have more than one soul mate at different times in their life.
This I believe, that true love at first sight does NOT exist.
This I believe, I believe in Karma.
This I believe, that many beliefs are a product of one's environment.
This I believe, that I say "yes" too much.
This I believe, I believe I will make a great wife and mother.
This I believe, that the weather worsens each year as the ozone layer deteriorates.
This I believe, that everyone needs a "lunchbreak."
This I believe, I believe there is not enough time in the day.
This I believe, that I will never be a size 0.
This I believe, that my family doesn't call me enough.
This I believe, I believe that when I've met the RIGHT one, I will know it!
This I believe, that Harry Potter was the smartest storyline anyone could've imagined.
This I believe, that TV/movies help to relax my brain at night.
This I believe, I believe that moving from Atlanta to NY has been the hardest move I've ever done.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Female Orthodox Rabbi???
http://www.heebmagazine.com/blog/view/2824
I strongly disagree that there should be female orthodox Rabbi's in the Jewish communities. Growing up Orthodox myself, its been taught to me that the definition of a Rabbi is someone who is in a position to answer questions regarding Jewish law and is an authoritative figure. How can a women have the knowledge to learn and understand the intricate laws given to us. By nature men and women think differently. For example, is a women supposed to answer as objectively as a Rabbi would on questions regarding everyday life? Women are more emotional, she might get too involved and base her answer on that emotion. Would that then be the best advice for her disciple?
Furthermore, a women who is in this position probably has a family. How will she choose an emergency needed by her community over taking care of her family? Should her husband play the role of the mom? Maybe, but I feel its unnatural. Additionally, whats so wrong about the wife of a Rabbi's role? She has a big part in her community,its just more hidden. I would even go as far to say it's bigger than the Rabbis , she has to be his backbone and make sure all the decisions he executes run smoothly. All in all I feel this is a very bad idea and will destroy the Orthodox World if it's allowed in.
I strongly disagree that there should be female orthodox Rabbi's in the Jewish communities. Growing up Orthodox myself, its been taught to me that the definition of a Rabbi is someone who is in a position to answer questions regarding Jewish law and is an authoritative figure. How can a women have the knowledge to learn and understand the intricate laws given to us. By nature men and women think differently. For example, is a women supposed to answer as objectively as a Rabbi would on questions regarding everyday life? Women are more emotional, she might get too involved and base her answer on that emotion. Would that then be the best advice for her disciple?
Furthermore, a women who is in this position probably has a family. How will she choose an emergency needed by her community over taking care of her family? Should her husband play the role of the mom? Maybe, but I feel its unnatural. Additionally, whats so wrong about the wife of a Rabbi's role? She has a big part in her community,its just more hidden. I would even go as far to say it's bigger than the Rabbis , she has to be his backbone and make sure all the decisions he executes run smoothly. All in all I feel this is a very bad idea and will destroy the Orthodox World if it's allowed in.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Dumpster Diving
Our "all in one printer" broke at work one Wednesday morning. This machine is like our control center and you can pretty much assume, if its not in working condition, the office does NOT run smoothly. We had to quickly buy a new one and because of this all the unused ink cartridges had to be exchanged to accommodate the new one. I gathered all of them into a plastic "Stop N'Shop" bag and placed them under my desk to remind myself to bring them to Staples in the morning for the exchange. Unfortunately, I had to run out so quickly that day and left them there. I wasn't too worried though because I thought I'll just do it the following day.So the next morning, I sit down at my desk. I reach my hand under to grab the bag so I can put it in a better place to remind myself not to leave it again. Alas, its not there! I scanned my eyes across the office area in hopes someone moved it and I may spot it elsewhere. I realized within about 3 minutes, the cleaning crew had come the night before. There is also a garbage can under my desk. Gosh Darn it! I must've placed the bag of ink next to the garbage bag and the cleaning guys mistook it for waste. We have a big green dumpster at the side of the parking lot downstairs. I knew what I had to do. By far the craziest thing I've ever done for a job. I begrudgingly grabbed two latex gloves, all the while grumbling to myself, and went downstairs on a mission. I half climbed into the dumpster and opened the enormous bags of garbage that were in there to find my "treasure." it took me about 10 minutes but I finally found it. I only truly felt it was a real treasure after looking down at the return receipt. $140. Well worth it, wouldn't you say?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Babies and Manicures
I'm sitting at work today and my cellphone goes off in the ringtone notifying me its my mom. I get this pit in my stomach because she barely calls me at work, its usually vice versa. "Hello?", I say nervously. " Fayga, your sister is in labor and she's early, will you pray for her?" Now most people hearing this would be nervous but this is my sister's 7th baby and she's ALWAYS 2-4 weeks early! As I tell my mom to relax and convince her everything will be find, I still end up saying some psalms because, well, that's just how I was raised.
I got off the phone and noticed it was lunchbreak. I really wanted to get a manicure, I have a date tomorrow and between work and school, I wont have time.
So there I am sitting at the nail spa having my nails filed and buffed and I start thinking about how my sister is right now, at this very moment maybe, pushing out her baby.
I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt to get my nails done during my lunchbreak when my sister is laboring a child into the world. I doubt my sister ever has time to get her nails done and at this moment even though I look forward to having a baby, I'm really grateful I still have time for manicures.
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