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How often do you look at auto insurance comparisons? Do you wait until it’s just about time to renew your insurance policy, or do you check for new quotes all the time? I can’t believe how many people never check different quotes to see if they could possibly save money on their insurance.  Even if I’m absolutely certain my current company is the cheapest I still grab a comparison to see.

How do I do it?  I try to request quotes from different companies at least once every couple months.  No, you don’t have to wait until your current policy is running out to switch.  For months my bike insurance quoted the same, then one month it suddenly changed and two other companies started offering me a policy for a much lower price.  Because I stayed on top of it I was able to switch and save about $400 a year.  It pays to keep an eye on things, especially where money is concerned.

I seriously need to work on getting my home office organized.  You know I wouldn’t mind it being messy and unorganized all the time if I only worked here partially, but since my home office is where I do all my work things are just getting beyond out of control.

I had 3 boxes that I kept all my tools in.  They weren’t sorted in any particular order, but I knew if I needed a tool to work on something it would be in one of those boxes.  Yeah well all three of those boxes have disappeared.  I found one in the guest room full of bike parts.  Hmmm…wonder how that got there?  Thanks Hubby!  The other two I have no idea where they are.  I just walked in one day to find almost all my tools piled on my desk.

My filing is getting uncontrollable, too.  I don’t have a filing cabinet so I had yet another cardboard box I was using for that.  I kind of made my own filing cabinet by finding cardboard boxes that were just the right size for my file folders.  Now my boxes are full and there are file folders full of important stuff stacked all over the place.

It would be nice if I had those shelves Hubby offered to build me years ago.  It would be nice if I had that file cabinet he also offered to build me.  Oh, what about my desk that wraps around the room so I can roll from one task to the next?  Yeah it’d be a great help because I wouldn’t have to sit in the floor to repair a computer anymore either.  Darn, I guess he just ran out of steam, and that’s why only half the desk ever got finished.  Oh well, you can’t expect the carpenter to actually want to build things when he gets home.

My mother in law told me to just go ahead and buy some shelving units because she went through the same thing with my father in law.  He promised to build stuff for years, but he just never got around to it.  She broke down and bought metal shelves, and she installed them herself.

A friend of mine gave me some coupons for The Container Store, but the only problem is there isn’t one anywhere around us.  The closest one is almost 2 hours away in Atlanta.  For stuff like this I like to physically examine what I’m buying in person…not just order it offline.  I am using the website to give me some ideas though.  I printing out items I like, then I’m going to take them with me when I go shopping this weekend.  I’m bound to find something I can use to help get this place whipped into shape.

My younger sister-in-law started texting me photos like crazy. She went shopping today with one of her friends, and they found a ton of new school clothes. She had to model them and take photos, so now I’m the lucky recipient of all her photos. I guess she wants to show them off, and I’m the only person she can text who isn’t living in her household.

She picked up a ton of pants that i just don’t like. They look like something you would see in an equestrian clothing store. Just think of the breeches with the leather or suede panels on the inside of the highs. They are great for riding horses, and I fully see the benefit.

I just don’t understand how something like that can be “in style” for a teenager to wear to school. To me it looks out of place. Oh well, I guess if she likes it that’s what matters. I just couldn’t see myself wearing something like that except for when I’m wearing my leathers on the bike. Yeah they’ve got panels built in like that, too, but they serve a purpose. I’d look really silly wearing my leathers as everyday apparel.

Hey you!  No, not you, the girl who attempted to serve Hubby and I at dinner tonight.  Yeah, bitch, I’m talking to you.  You know who you are, and damn ya know I keep telling myself your dream in life must be to work at Hooters or some strip joint.

Yeah I’m talking about you, the girl who started flirting with my husband the second we walked in the restaurant door…a family restaurant I might add.  You, the one who waited until my husband sat down in the booth then made it a point to lean across him in his lap just to pull down the shade on the window to block the sun.  He didn’t ask for the shade to be pulled down I might add.

I’m not a jealous person by any means.  Hell I’m the one who goes to the strip club and buys my husband lap dances because it’s fun.  Jealousy is an issue I’ve never had.  I know he’s coming home with me, and I know he was thoroughly disgusted by you…some little teeny bopper flirting away thinking she’s going to make a bigger tip by throwing herself all over her customers.  It was fucking disgusting man.

Honey I’ve worked the tables before, too.  I was damn good at waitressing when I was your age, and I know flirting pays.  I also know there’s a limit to the amount and types of flirting that are acceptable!  Smiling and being a little flirtatious is one thing, but honey, don’t ever blatantly hit on a man in front of his wife!  You asked him if he was single with me sitting right there across the table from him!  We weren’t wearing wedding bands so you didn’t know?  So fucking what!  You don’t ask a man if he’s single when he’s trying to enjoy dinner with a woman.

You’re the fucking waitress.  You’re supposed to take the order, deliver the meal, and make sure everybody at the table has what they need.  Hell you were so busy flirting you were ignoring your other tables.  Yeah, I heard the elderly lady screaming across the room at you THREE TIMES because you were ignoring her request for coffee.

When you brought our drinks and attempted to take our order you put your hands on him.  He asked you to please take your hand off his shoulder, but you ignored him.  I told you to get your hands off my husband, and you called me a bitch!  You got pissed off because I stormed away from the table in search of the owner who happens to be a very good friend of my mother in law’s?  Boo fucking hoo.  I could have broken every one of those little fingers one by one.  Would you have preferred that instead? What you were doing was flat out unacceptable.  If I wanted another woman hanging all over my man while I ate dinner I would have opted for the all you can eat buffet at Platinum Plus.  At least that would have been dinner and a show!

If you want to act like that go work somewhere else.  Oh wait, I forgot you said you were 17 when you insisted on chatting with us like we gave a shit about your life story.  I guess it sucks not being old enough to work at your dream job, huh?  Suck it up and keep your hands to yourself.  It’s disgusting watching you putting your hands on a grown man.

Honestly honey if you’re going to act like that I hope the owner kicked your ass right out that door.  I’ve been eating in that same family restaurant at least once a month for the last 6 years, and not once have I ever had such poor service there or anywhere else for that matter.  I know you didn’t have a chance to wait on us.  You were too busy acting completely disrespectful to your customers.  You seriously have a lot to learn before you ever wait on another customer again.