I signed up for fingerhut. ( www.fingerhut.com ) Of course I get approved for credit; good credit at all. Anyways, I get my card in the mail today. You have call this 1-800 number to verify the card. So, I call. I tell the lady my name and account number. She then asks me to spell my name. Ok, that I did.
THEN.....
The "NON" American woman told me she COULD NOT verify my account because of BACKGROUND NOISE!! I just sat in silence because I thought what she was saying was a joke. Then she asks if I was still there. Well, yeah. So, she repeats it.
I asked to speak with someone about this because this "rule" was absolutely ABSURD! Then she suggests I call back when my children are ASLEEP?!!!!
The only thing I could say was, "I guess I won't be calling back." and hung up on her. Another second I would of being spitting profanity out of my mouth faster than white can get on rice.
I sent customer service a nasty email about this. I informed them if I had to silence my children just to verify a damn card then I wanted to speak with an AMERICAN that spoke PLAIN, UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH!!!!!
People are so stupid. I hate stupid people.
About Me
- Tisha's Bloggity Blog
- I'm a 27 year old mother to 3 small children and 1 teenage step-son. I'm a daughter and a sister. I love to laugh. I'm hated. I'm complex. I'm insane. I'm a bitch. I'm a lover. I am who I am.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
To Listen or Not to Listen?
We all do it. We all did it. To listen or Not to listen?
Growing up I remember my Aunt giving my mother a board that was designed and read, "What part of NO don't you understand? The N or the O?" Or you may have heard your parents say, "Don't do as I do, Do as I say!" I always thought that last one was a little wack.
Having children of my own now I'm always asking myself, "Why don't my children listen?" Then you get this feeling your parents little ghost is standing behind you whispering, "Pay back is a bitch!" I hear my mother's whispers all the time. Trust me.
I was surfin' around on the web and I came across a few things that surprised me and others that left me speechless. Let me share.
Getting Your Kid To Listen For Dummies
A book for dummies? Seriously? Makes me giggle wondering where my copy of, "How to Raise Children for Dummies" book is located.
Second, I came across this website:
A Child Beating
I have to say this article left me completely speechless. By the time I finished reading it I was ready to punch this dude in the face. You can raise children to be respectful, honest, open-minded and contribute to society in a good way without beating them. This article came across to me as child abuse. We cannot look in the past of how kids were raised in the 60's, 70's or even 80's. That time was different than 2010 as I'm sure 2025 will be different from today.
Do I pop my children? Absolutely. Normally, it is with good cause and they are in danger. My youngest daughter decided she was going to continue touching my stove while I was cooking. She reached up and nearly placed her hand on a red hot burner. Now, when my daughter is close to the stove she says, "Hot! Burn the baby!" and she does not touch it.
There is a place and time for everything. Some parents are going to raise their kids one way, while other's believe in a totally different up bringing.
Just keep in mind the next time your kid does not listen to you, remind yourself that one point and time you were the same way. You listen to your children, they will in turn listen to you.
Happy Parenting!
Growing up I remember my Aunt giving my mother a board that was designed and read, "What part of NO don't you understand? The N or the O?" Or you may have heard your parents say, "Don't do as I do, Do as I say!" I always thought that last one was a little wack.
Having children of my own now I'm always asking myself, "Why don't my children listen?" Then you get this feeling your parents little ghost is standing behind you whispering, "Pay back is a bitch!" I hear my mother's whispers all the time. Trust me.
I was surfin' around on the web and I came across a few things that surprised me and others that left me speechless. Let me share.
Getting Your Kid To Listen For Dummies
A book for dummies? Seriously? Makes me giggle wondering where my copy of, "How to Raise Children for Dummies" book is located.
Second, I came across this website:
A Child Beating
I have to say this article left me completely speechless. By the time I finished reading it I was ready to punch this dude in the face. You can raise children to be respectful, honest, open-minded and contribute to society in a good way without beating them. This article came across to me as child abuse. We cannot look in the past of how kids were raised in the 60's, 70's or even 80's. That time was different than 2010 as I'm sure 2025 will be different from today.
Do I pop my children? Absolutely. Normally, it is with good cause and they are in danger. My youngest daughter decided she was going to continue touching my stove while I was cooking. She reached up and nearly placed her hand on a red hot burner. Now, when my daughter is close to the stove she says, "Hot! Burn the baby!" and she does not touch it.
There is a place and time for everything. Some parents are going to raise their kids one way, while other's believe in a totally different up bringing.
Just keep in mind the next time your kid does not listen to you, remind yourself that one point and time you were the same way. You listen to your children, they will in turn listen to you.
Happy Parenting!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Crohn's Disease
What is Crohn's Disease? To be blunt, it is a shitty disease- Literally.
I was diagnosed May 2006 with this disease. I had never heard of this disease but apparently it contributed to the early birth of my 1st child, a son, 12 weeks premature. My first question that came up was, "Am I going to die?" The simple answer was no.
Crohn's Disease can affect the gastrointestinal tract from your mouth down to your anus. It does not discriminate and could care less which part of your guts it attacks.
It has only been in the last 5 years or so, that Crohn's Disease as come to the for front of being acknowledged. There are walks organized to raise money, there is T.V. commericals about the disease and alot more research is being done all over the world to try to pinpoint the cause of this disease.
Since 2006, I have been on just about every hardcore drug they offer to help manage this disease. When I was first diagnosed, I was placed on four Asacol a day and Prednisone. The Prednisone is a steroid and requires a taper. Normally, I would start at 40mg and work my way down to .5mg. The steroids helped me a lot but when I got down to 10mg, my body would go back into the routine of diaherra 7 days straight. Then the dose was raised again. Even to this day, I'm on Prednisone.
Prednisone comes with alot of risk. Your body takes a huge hit from his drug. It is a steroid. You gain alot of weight and you get what they call the "Moon Face". This drug can also shut my kidneys down. So, doctors don't like you being on it for a long period of time.
October 2006, I found out I was pregnant with our second child. My regular Gastroenterologist (GI), Dr. Barry Ross, referred me to Yale University to be monitored through my pregnancy by the top notch doctor's in the country. He had never treated a pregnant patient with Crohn's and being on the drugs I were on. For him to refer me just goes to show how much of a doctor he truly is and how much he cares about his patients to get the right treatments.
June 2007, I gave birth to a little baby girl 5 weeks early. She was very healthy weighing 5lbs 15oz. During that pregnancy I took Prednisone throughout the pregnancy; throttled on 20mg a day. To this day, there is no evidence that my medication affected my daughter.
Later that year, my family and I moved back home to Alabama. It was recommended for me to meet my new GI doctor and it was also recommended that I start Remicade. Indeed, I was prescribed this IV Therapy. January 2008 my husband and I found that we were pregnant with our third child. This was not expected. Matter of fact, I stayed in denial just about the entire pregnancy. It was decided that we would continue my Remicade treatment which was every 8 weeks. My GI and OB doctor worked together to manage my care.
With me being pregnant was a job in itself. I have what is know as a Bicornuate Uterus. The second strike against me was my body didn't produce Progesterone. Weeks 6 until 15 weeks I took progesterone pills daily. From weeks 15 until weeks 28, I had to take progesterone shots. Crohn's Disease, strike three.
We continued with my IV therapy until week 32. The doctors were afraid that the Remicade would cross my placenta into the baby so this was the reason for the stop.
Dealing with Depression, 2 small children, a step-son that was rebelling, and dealing with a pregnancy was enough for one person to bare. However, I can happily say that my third child was my only full term baby. I went into labor on my own at 37 weeks 5 days. She was also my heavist baby weighing in at 7lb 4oz. She was very healthy and to this day there is no evidence that my Remicade treatments affected her at all.
Crohn's Disease can suck the life out of you. It is always in the front of your mind. Going out in public you map out the bathrooms. Explaining the disease is embarassing. Sharing your health issues with family or close friends can be very embarassing, leaving you with depression and asking yourself, "Why me?"
I cannot say I've had it easy. It has been a very long road, even to this day. I spent 5 days in the hospital beginning of July 2010 for severe dehydration. I had 3 weeks of diaherra. Yes, you saw that correctly. Three weeks. After 9 bags of IV fluids and 5 bags of steroids, I finally felt like myself again.
I'm currently on Humira. I have to give myself shots every 2 weeks. I have also been placed back on Prednisone. I currently see a Rheumatologist for Rheumatoid Arthritis. When my Crohn's flares, my joints tend to swell. I am also on other medication for dry eyes and mouth as the disease dries you up. I have also been warned that all my teeth will eventually fall out.
You try not to dwell on the negatives of this disease and you try to follow all that your doctor has asked of you, but sometimes that can be difficult as your body does what it wants too. I am very pleased that Crohn's Disease is coming to the for front to educate individuals. People need to understand this disease and not judge us. We may look normal on the outside but on the inside we are fighting a never ending war.
Please Support the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America! We need all the help we can get and find a cure for this disease!
Donate Now!! Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Thank You!!
I was diagnosed May 2006 with this disease. I had never heard of this disease but apparently it contributed to the early birth of my 1st child, a son, 12 weeks premature. My first question that came up was, "Am I going to die?" The simple answer was no.
Crohn's Disease can affect the gastrointestinal tract from your mouth down to your anus. It does not discriminate and could care less which part of your guts it attacks.
It has only been in the last 5 years or so, that Crohn's Disease as come to the for front of being acknowledged. There are walks organized to raise money, there is T.V. commericals about the disease and alot more research is being done all over the world to try to pinpoint the cause of this disease.
Since 2006, I have been on just about every hardcore drug they offer to help manage this disease. When I was first diagnosed, I was placed on four Asacol a day and Prednisone. The Prednisone is a steroid and requires a taper. Normally, I would start at 40mg and work my way down to .5mg. The steroids helped me a lot but when I got down to 10mg, my body would go back into the routine of diaherra 7 days straight. Then the dose was raised again. Even to this day, I'm on Prednisone.
Prednisone comes with alot of risk. Your body takes a huge hit from his drug. It is a steroid. You gain alot of weight and you get what they call the "Moon Face". This drug can also shut my kidneys down. So, doctors don't like you being on it for a long period of time.
October 2006, I found out I was pregnant with our second child. My regular Gastroenterologist (GI), Dr. Barry Ross, referred me to Yale University to be monitored through my pregnancy by the top notch doctor's in the country. He had never treated a pregnant patient with Crohn's and being on the drugs I were on. For him to refer me just goes to show how much of a doctor he truly is and how much he cares about his patients to get the right treatments.
June 2007, I gave birth to a little baby girl 5 weeks early. She was very healthy weighing 5lbs 15oz. During that pregnancy I took Prednisone throughout the pregnancy; throttled on 20mg a day. To this day, there is no evidence that my medication affected my daughter.
Later that year, my family and I moved back home to Alabama. It was recommended for me to meet my new GI doctor and it was also recommended that I start Remicade. Indeed, I was prescribed this IV Therapy. January 2008 my husband and I found that we were pregnant with our third child. This was not expected. Matter of fact, I stayed in denial just about the entire pregnancy. It was decided that we would continue my Remicade treatment which was every 8 weeks. My GI and OB doctor worked together to manage my care.
With me being pregnant was a job in itself. I have what is know as a Bicornuate Uterus. The second strike against me was my body didn't produce Progesterone. Weeks 6 until 15 weeks I took progesterone pills daily. From weeks 15 until weeks 28, I had to take progesterone shots. Crohn's Disease, strike three.
We continued with my IV therapy until week 32. The doctors were afraid that the Remicade would cross my placenta into the baby so this was the reason for the stop.
Dealing with Depression, 2 small children, a step-son that was rebelling, and dealing with a pregnancy was enough for one person to bare. However, I can happily say that my third child was my only full term baby. I went into labor on my own at 37 weeks 5 days. She was also my heavist baby weighing in at 7lb 4oz. She was very healthy and to this day there is no evidence that my Remicade treatments affected her at all.
Crohn's Disease can suck the life out of you. It is always in the front of your mind. Going out in public you map out the bathrooms. Explaining the disease is embarassing. Sharing your health issues with family or close friends can be very embarassing, leaving you with depression and asking yourself, "Why me?"
I cannot say I've had it easy. It has been a very long road, even to this day. I spent 5 days in the hospital beginning of July 2010 for severe dehydration. I had 3 weeks of diaherra. Yes, you saw that correctly. Three weeks. After 9 bags of IV fluids and 5 bags of steroids, I finally felt like myself again.
I'm currently on Humira. I have to give myself shots every 2 weeks. I have also been placed back on Prednisone. I currently see a Rheumatologist for Rheumatoid Arthritis. When my Crohn's flares, my joints tend to swell. I am also on other medication for dry eyes and mouth as the disease dries you up. I have also been warned that all my teeth will eventually fall out.
You try not to dwell on the negatives of this disease and you try to follow all that your doctor has asked of you, but sometimes that can be difficult as your body does what it wants too. I am very pleased that Crohn's Disease is coming to the for front to educate individuals. People need to understand this disease and not judge us. We may look normal on the outside but on the inside we are fighting a never ending war.
Please Support the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America! We need all the help we can get and find a cure for this disease!
Donate Now!! Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Thank You!!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Work at Home Search
For the past several weeks I've been searching high and low for ways to work at home and make a little extra income. We are to get our debt paid down plus we are trying to save to move back to Alabama. All this hard to do with 4 kids.
I found these sites and decided to join them. They were free. It is no get rich over night but could potentially be a decent money maker with referrals. Getting referrals isn't easy unless of course you have the money for ads or buying market leads.
The first of the sites that I joined was:
Next was:
After those two, I kept searching. It seems everything I ran across had very bad reviews that mentioned being scammed. So, then it was back to square one.
I came across this site and joined. Of course it is free to join too.
This site is true. It does pay you to few websites for 30 seconds, however, the sites only pay $0.01-$0.05 cents per site. So, you have to have to view a lot of sites and get lots of referrals. I've managed to get 3 referrals so far.
I continued with my search. I cam across a great websites for mother's that are looking to work from home. Work at Home Mom is a great board to look for jobs and meet other mother's as it has a forum section.
Here is another that I joined, again free, but I'm not sure if I like it or understand how they credit there accounts.
Finally, I was searching the www.wahm.com site and noticed a mom's signature. It said I could get paid to twitter. Of course I didn't use to twitter but I've recently started. I actually like because the people you follow share things you were unaware of or link sites that might could be interest to you.
I continue to search on a daily basis almost to the point of be obsessed with finding a job that I do at home. I would love nothing more than to be one of those people that advertise, "I made $37,000 in as little as 5 months!". Somehow, I find that to be alittle off. Especially in the same sentence it says, "For just $37.99", I can show how to achieve $37,000 like I did." If your making that kind of money then why are you charging people? Thirty-Seven dollars would be like pennies to someone that makes so much in so little months.
Feel free to check out any of the sites I have listed. They are completely free to join.
I found these sites and decided to join them. They were free. It is no get rich over night but could potentially be a decent money maker with referrals. Getting referrals isn't easy unless of course you have the money for ads or buying market leads.
The first of the sites that I joined was:
Next was:
After those two, I kept searching. It seems everything I ran across had very bad reviews that mentioned being scammed. So, then it was back to square one.
I came across this site and joined. Of course it is free to join too.
This site is true. It does pay you to few websites for 30 seconds, however, the sites only pay $0.01-$0.05 cents per site. So, you have to have to view a lot of sites and get lots of referrals. I've managed to get 3 referrals so far.
I continued with my search. I cam across a great websites for mother's that are looking to work from home. Work at Home Mom is a great board to look for jobs and meet other mother's as it has a forum section.
Here is another that I joined, again free, but I'm not sure if I like it or understand how they credit there accounts.
Finally, I was searching the www.wahm.com site and noticed a mom's signature. It said I could get paid to twitter. Of course I didn't use to twitter but I've recently started. I actually like because the people you follow share things you were unaware of or link sites that might could be interest to you.
I continue to search on a daily basis almost to the point of be obsessed with finding a job that I do at home. I would love nothing more than to be one of those people that advertise, "I made $37,000 in as little as 5 months!". Somehow, I find that to be alittle off. Especially in the same sentence it says, "For just $37.99", I can show how to achieve $37,000 like I did." If your making that kind of money then why are you charging people? Thirty-Seven dollars would be like pennies to someone that makes so much in so little months.
Feel free to check out any of the sites I have listed. They are completely free to join.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
R.I.P Uncle D
Yesterday our family learned that my uncle, 'Uncle D', was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was the oldest of the clan. He leaves behind a wife, 3 children, a grandson, 6 sisters, 3 brothers and countless number of nieces and nephews. He worked for the FAA.
News Report
My family is still in shock of his death and angry. Mr. Brewer was not wearing any protective or reflective gear and ran a stop sign. My uncle was on his way to work when the accident happened. He was killed on impact due to a broke neck. I totally understand why the family is angry because this could of been avoided if Mr. Brewer was more pro-active in his riding. I know in my heart that it was just that an accident. There was no intent to kill or hurt anyone. Mr. Brewer will have to live with the fact that he contributed to a man's death for the rest of his, if he is given that chance. Uncle D died doing something he truly loved. He loved his Harley. I know Uncle D would not want us to harbor ill will towards Mr. Brewer and in time I'm sure my family can forgive him at some point.
Funeral services are Thursday in Tifton, GA. Uncle D we love you & will miss you! We will meet again. Until then, Rest In Peace, Delano Nickelson.
Uncle D at his Oldest son, Chase, wedding
Uncle D dancing with his beautiful wife of MANY years, Delores
News Report
My family is still in shock of his death and angry. Mr. Brewer was not wearing any protective or reflective gear and ran a stop sign. My uncle was on his way to work when the accident happened. He was killed on impact due to a broke neck. I totally understand why the family is angry because this could of been avoided if Mr. Brewer was more pro-active in his riding. I know in my heart that it was just that an accident. There was no intent to kill or hurt anyone. Mr. Brewer will have to live with the fact that he contributed to a man's death for the rest of his, if he is given that chance. Uncle D died doing something he truly loved. He loved his Harley. I know Uncle D would not want us to harbor ill will towards Mr. Brewer and in time I'm sure my family can forgive him at some point.
Funeral services are Thursday in Tifton, GA. Uncle D we love you & will miss you! We will meet again. Until then, Rest In Peace, Delano Nickelson.
Uncle D at his Oldest son, Chase, wedding
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Meat Wagon
Well, as you know I had been struggling to recovery from my crohn's relapse. This past Saturday night I took myself to the ER. After being evaluated, the doctor informed me that I was being transferred to Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, WA. I knew I was sick but I didn't think I was that sick. I was so dehydrated they didn't know how I was still functioning. I had 9, NINE, IV bags of fluid, 5 rounds of IV treatment. Was put on diabetic diet due to the steroids raising my blood sugar and had to receive insulin during my stay. I had severe throat pain so they planned to do a EDG on me. They wanted to do colonoscopy at the same time but I couldn't drink that nasty crap with my throat on fire. So it was cancelled. The EDG came back good. They said the reason for the throat pain is a fungal infection which is side effect/cause of me taking Humira. So, basically I can't win for losing.
After 4 days at home I'm glad to be back home. I'm on a crap load of medications but I'm hanging in there. Thanks for all the well wishes from all my friends and family.
After 4 days at home I'm glad to be back home. I'm on a crap load of medications but I'm hanging in there. Thanks for all the well wishes from all my friends and family.
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