Ask the Housewife!!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Since its been a while since I have done one of these.. I thought I would sort through my emails and answer some of your guys questions! Now this is just a hodge podge of questions and I know some of these questions were jumbled together from one person, but for the sake of making this easy.. I am just answering the questions one by one.

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~ I am interested in your kittens and would like to know prices and when they will ready for
sale. ~

I have got lots of comments and emails about the kittens. I mean they are just as precious as can be. I truly can not stop kissing them! They will not be ready for a while. It will be close to Christmas before the kittens will be finding new homes. I don't know which ones I am keeping yet. They all pull at my heart and when we are closer to that time I will be placing ads for them. Prices vary. Chocolate or Cream, Male or Female all effect the price. Plus if I have to deliver it, there is an extra charge. If you are truly interested in one then go ahead and send me an email. If you see one in a picture that you like most then try to give me the best description or let me know which photo you are referencing. I will get back to you as soon as possible and we will start the application process over the phone. They are my loves and I have to find great homes for the ones I am not keeping. I don't take it lightly.. I want them to have the best life's possible!


~ I recently watched your video of your new house but why have you not upgraded your washer and dryer to more energy efficient washer and dryer~

I was kinda surprised by this question! I kinda thought at first it was rude but let me explain. We have had this washer and dryer set for about 6 or 7 years. We bought them brand new and I just don't want to pay for another set until I just have to. My current washer does squeal a bit but it still washes the clothes great. The dryer works just as good and until I just have to, I won't be replacing these. I am not particularly fond of front loading washers. I like to be able to open them while I am using it occasionally and I wouldn't be able to do that with a front loader washer. And for whatever reason.. any time I have used one of those kind of washers, it always seems to take more time. So when I do buy another set I am sure it will be similar to the ones I have now. I might switch to stainless steel but I doubt it will be a front loader. I know it could maybe save a little tiny bit of money with new energy saver but not enough for me to justify going and buying more.

~ What fall decorations will you be putting up this year? ~

I have a ton of fall decorations that I will hopefully have up by Thursday at the latest. What I have done is keep all my decorations boxed up year after year and each new year that comes along.. I buy a couple of extra things to add to my collection. A lot of my stuff is out door decorations but I also like to put out a few things around the inside of the house to get things changed up for fall! And you guys know.. I looooove fall!

~ I have been hoping to see more of Today's Looks.. When will you be starting those back up? ~

I am working on getting more of those up. I am trying to figure out the lighting situation in my bathroom and also working on finding all the right settings on my new camera. I got one done and hopefully within a couple days, I will get it posted. I am undecided if the looks will only be through pictures or if I will start to video more of them. Its hard to video.. I am not so comfortable in front of the camera. I like making the videos.. not staring in them! But who knows.. maybe.. The answer to your question is.. I will get more looks up very soon!

~ I noticed your pictures and videos look great! Could you please tell me the kind of camera you
use? ~

This is a funny question because the other night at the fair during the Demolition Derby I got a question about my camera from the lady that was sitting behind me. She could see how well my pictures turned out in the night and wanted to know what kind of camera I had. Right before we left for the cruise I bought another digital camera. This time I got the Sony Cyber-Shot Camera. Its 14.1 megapixels. Its got the 10x Optical Zoom Steady Shot. I got it at Walmart. It actually wasn't my first choice but the other one I liked sold out. This one cost close to $ 200.00. I think it was around $ 180 before taxes. I really like it. I am still getting use to all the settings and sometimes the video does go in and out of focus if you are moving around a lot. But its slim and fits just as nice in a clutch as it does a normal sized purse. I am hard on cameras but I am working extra hard to take care of this one. I think husby is tired of buying me cameras! This camera comes in a variety of colors and the one I have is in royal blue!

~ What programs do you use to photo shop? ~

I tend to use Coreal more than any more programs. I guess that's because I use it more than any of the others. I like Widows live also to work on pictures and lets not forget www.picknik.com. They have a lot of different effects that I love to use! On videos I use the Windows Movie Maker which came on this computer. Again.. I think we all mainly use what we are most familiar with.


~ How are you liking your new house. It seems much bigger than the one you moved from. Are you all unpacked yet? ~

I really wish the answer to your question was yes. Well yes, I do love the house but no I am not unpacked. I have got to the point where its livable but there is still a lot left to unpack. I am kinda at a standstill at it. I am just not motivated like I should be. Scott keeps getting on me about my little area in the garage that I need to really be working on. I just want a warm day to come before I go out there and work!

~ Whats your favorite mascara you are using now? I can never seem to find one I like?

I love a lot of different mascaras. I swear.. I have a ton of them.. But an all time favorite of mine is the Cover Girl Lash Blast Volume Mascara. Its the one in the orange tube. I go to that one more than any. In fact, I had to get another tube of it just a couple weeks ago!

~  I tried to read one of your older post and there was nothing there. Could you help me figure out whats going on? ~

What has probably happened is when I had the dark back ground.. I either wrote in a white color and very light color that is not showing up. If you stumble upon one of those post, please email me and let me know the name of it and I will fix it asap!

~ You and your husband seem to be traveling a lot this year.. When and Where do you plan on going next? ~

We sure have traveled a lot this year! While it has been fun its been very costly! But I wouldn't change it for anything! I had a great time at every place we went. Our next trip will be the weekend of October 22 for our daughters wedding. Its actually Scott's daughter from his first marriage. But she's mine too! Love her bunches and she is having a fall wedding in Gatlinburg. This time Michael and another friend are heading down with us. So we will be getting our house sitter to come take care of all the babies around here while we are gone! Only about 3 weeks to go!

~ I am a new mom and also trying to get back in the grove again and trying to find a part time job. How is your job hunt going? Where are you finding the jobs at? Online or in your local paper? I just can't find any work. Any tips? ~

I honestly don't have any good tips re job hunting. I am not so good at it. Its been years since I have been out trying to get any kind of job. I am nervous as can be about it. I am doing a lot of hunting online and going by word of mouth more than anything. I am hoping to get a little part time job at a coffee shop or something like that! But its not easy for any of us. I would suggest.. working on your resume.. staying persistent and not giving up!

~ Your house always looks so clean. How do you do it all by yourself? Any good organizing tips that you can share?

Omg.. how I wish this was true! If you guys could see my house tonight you would be shocked! For the past few days I have not felt that good and I haven't done much around here besides cleaning the kitchen up and trying to keep up on laundry and I am doing a poor job at that. I am really needing to spend some quality around here cleaning things up. When things start getting behind and I need some help I like to use www.flylady.org to help me get things back to normal around here. I work best on schedules and she really gives you a great day by day guide to help keep your house together! So check that out if you need a little extra help as I do right now!

~ You haven't talked about any cooking shows anymore. Do you still watch them? ~

I haven't really took any time to watch any good shows. I am interested in the new show The Chew that is just starting out. I don't know much about it but when I know more.. I will let you know what I think about it!

~ Any good movie recommendations? ~

Well a couple of my favorites are Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps.. love this movie!!
I also like Little Fockers for a good laugh! I also love the Fast Five.. which is now available to rent.. I love so many movies.. Thinking about it now, I do have a couple of new movie reviews to get up for you guys!

~ I love purses. Could you one day do a purse video of all your purses. I know you like to collect them and I would love to see the different ones you have! ~

Sounds like a fun idea! I might for sure do that!

~ I recently saw that the stalker person is back to bothering you. What is going on with that? Are the police helping you find out who this person is? ~

Well this situation is exhausting and I don't really want to talk that much about it. The police are still working on it. My patience after 2 years is growing very weak but we are going through the process to get to the end. I am still dealing with them. I don't really mind that they have something negative to say about me but I don't like it when my family and my friends are dragged into it. I also don't mind so much when its actually the truth but when its just lies after lies that they are stating as facts.. that's what pisses me off. It won't go on forever and it will be a blessed day when this person is outed by the authorities and is in jail for what they have done and continue to do.

Well thats about all the questions and answers I am going to get to tonight. I need to go back and work in the laundry room for a while. I am not feeling that good so I am hoping to get done soon so I can maybe get some rest!

xoxo

Send any and all questions to

kishajaggers@aol.com

Have a great night..

K Jaggers