Credit Freeze Protects You From ID Theft

Did you know that you can protect your credit by putting a credit freeze on your information at the credit reporting agencies? I had no idea! It's amazing the wealth of information you can find on the Internet on a Sunday afternoon when you're bored, lol.

Anyway, back to credit freezes. This prevents just anybody from checking your credit or getting credit in your name (identity theft) without your permission (generally a pin number from what I've read). There may be fees involved in doing this (or unfreezing your account) and not all states allow it yet. This may change if the federal government provide a national standard which will preempt state laws.

For more information, check out the Consumers Union or FinancialPrivacyNow.org.

*this is not a sponsored post.

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French Maid Anyone?

Can you believe half of 2008 is over in one more day? Pretty soon, it will be time to get ready for back to school and planning our fall activities, like Halloween. It's one of my favorite holidays. I love to dress up as much as the kids do.

If I lose my planned weight soon, I might put myself into one of the cute little French maid costumes or perhaps a fairy costume. I've been the sea-worthy pirate wench before eons ago. I also love the belly dancer costumes. So many pretty costumes to choose from. I'm glad I have a few months to figure it out (and see how much weight I lose, lol).

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Quest to Weight Loss

I am determined to lose weight. I've missed my several times a week volleyball games this past week because of the daily rain we've received this week. So, I am not looking forward to my date with the weight scale tomorrow morning. I've been doing it naturally so far and it's coming off slowly.

Tonight I was reading the Leptovox review about the super supplement, Leptovox. A super supplement is a supplement that provides many benefits and only contains natural ingredients. Other ingredients found in Leptovox include antioxidants, Flax Seed, Lactobacillus Acidophillus, Garlic, Acai, Green Tea, Cayenne Fruit Pepper, and more.

Definitely sounds like more than just a weight loss aid. It sounds like a vitamin too.

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CFL - Energy Saving Light Bulbs

Do any of you use those CFL's? The light bulbs that last years, cost more, and comes with procedures for clean up and disposal due to mercury and the risk of releasing hazardous waste into our air - our children and pets at risk - our landfills, and our water supply (including mention of HAZMAT)? I have four children and three dogs in my house. If one of these bulbs break, do they get enough exposure to the mercury, before I can evacuate them, to make them sick? That worries me a bit.

The government says we all have to use these bulbs by 2016. Besides my obvious opinion that the government is becoming over-involved in telling me what I can or can not do in my own home, what risk is there to my kids should one break (come on, a house full of kids and dogs - - one of these bulbs will get broke at least once, likely more). Did you know it costs $2,000 for HAZMAT to clean it up for you too if it does break?

So, I've heard about the law the government wants to enforce within the next decade. Now I want it highly publicized what risk to my children and pets this law will have on my family should they break and mercury is released. Anybody know? Do the pages of procedure on clean up and disposal of these things imply they are highly toxic and risky? Seems like it. Or, is the EPA just covering their backsides?

It'd be nice if we just had an honest government. ***pick myself up off the floor from laughing my backside off***

I just want the truth.

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Our Husky's Health is Declining

Our husky is getting up there in age and needs pet supplements
to keep her from being in too much discomfort due to arthritis through her legs and spine. Otherwise, we would have to make the sad decision to let her go and I'm not ready to do that for as long as we can keep her comfortable and happy. If supplements do that, then she gets them. There was never any question of that for her.

She has been such a good family pet for all the years we have had her. We adopted Sophie from an Ann Arbor, Michigan rescue seven years ago. She'd gone through a rough time previously (abuse, abandonment while pregnant and full of heartworm left to wander around Detroit) but she's had a loving home with us ever since. This past year, she has started to lose her hearing too. We know she is on borrowed time with us. It will be a sad day (week/month/year) when we have to let her go for the entire family.

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