My Inner Voice Takes Over... my views on Tea.

I'm not a fan of tea. I don't drink it. Actually, when I venture to try the herbal kind I have to admit I feel gypped. When I am lured by the initial smell and take a sip I always feel like I drank warm pond water.


To me, tea looks great and smells nice but lacks substance and leaves me wishing I had chosen something that was more lasting and less like steamed grass.


I fought this post today. Really, I know my readers aren't visiting the Pretty Political Palace. Still, I would be untrue to myself, even off balance with my priorities if I did not tell you how much I love our country and our constitution. In short: I love America. I love you... My American sisters (for those of you tuning in from Australia... I love you too!) and all of the work you do to bless your families and build our country. So many of you (I include myself) struggle to provide and make the buck stretch in your homes and these days many of you have faced even more difficult financial struggles.

I feel like our represented leaders have been brewing some pretty awful tea in Washington. Bail out after bail out and a Blue Whale sized over- extended budget to some may look great, it may even smells great... but to me it's just a cup of steamed grass. A stinky brew that lacks substance that ultimately will malnourish the future of my children who will pay for all the misdeeds of this era. I'm tired of funding budgets and bailouts that pass in the dark of night without complete review by my elected leaders and even more tired of hidden "gifts" for the study of pig gas emissions that make up a good portion of pork that attend these bills.

 

As reported by MSNBC:

Some of the other “bridge to nowhere” projects identified in the CAGW’s “Pig Book” include:

$13,500,000 for the International Fund for Ireland, which helped finance the World Toilet Summit

$6,435,000 for wood utilization research

$1,000,000 for the Waterfree Urinal Conservation Initiative

$500,000 for the Sparta Teapot Museum in Sparta, N.C.

$550,000 for the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash.

$500,000 for the Arctic Winter Games in Alaska

$250,000 for the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa

$234,000 for the National Wild Turkey Federation

$100,000 for the Richard Steele Boxing Club in Henderson, Nev.

To search the group's database for pork projects in your state, visit: http://www.cagw.org/

WHAT?!?!?!

If you've made it this far through this post... you're doing great! I'm almost finished... I wanted you to know that I will be at 2 tea parties today. I am hoping that my 1 voice will be heard. I am standing up for what I believe in:

• Honesty in the dealings with my fellow men- I need honest people in government.
  
• Support of the Constitution and the limit of Federal powers.
• Our unique system of checks and balances that allows "we the people" power to change what we don't like.
  
• Responsible spending
• and Righteousness- for I believe that the Lord will always protect and watch over His people, so long as they are righteous.

There you go. Pretty Political Organized Palace... maybe I should start a second blog. I love America and want to see this great nation prosper, responsible, and out of debt... just like I'm teaching my kids. I invite you all to send your representatives a tea bag and help them remember what America's all about. I also invite you to attend a tea party near you to let your voice be heard.

Keep your chins up mothers of America. We are a unique and powerful people united... a voice for good all over the world. Truly, I have got to know many of you and am amazed at the great work you do in serving your families one day at a time. Thank you for keeping your priorities organized... and for lasting to the end of this post!

Love me or hate me today...
Pretty "Political" Organizer

New Law Threatens Second Hand Industry and Mom businesses

Okay ladies,

I try to keep my blog content related to the home and decorating, organizing and general home life.We need to gather together and take action!

The house passed the bill HR 4040 "The Consumer Product Safety Bill of 2008" and it will take effect on Feb 10.  The name sounds like a good idea however there are a few hidden portions of the bill that will directly effect how you live.  On Feb 10:

• Thrift stores will not be able to resale children's goods (clothing, toys, books, electronics etc.) unless they've been tested for lead by an independent company... the cost on average of $100-$400 per item. Some thrift stores in Virginia are already not accepting donations of children's items 
  
• Mom businesses selling baby items will likewise need to test each product and component prior to selling.
• Kid to Kid and like stores are likely to go out of business because of this legislation due to the costs to stay compliant with these regulations.

I'm all for safety and testing things that are being sold but this bill is a little impractical and hysterical for my taste. Get Real!  We moms live on hand me downs and swapping clothes toys and the like.  Lets use some common sense...  My family of 8 will be naked!  

I am not going to detail the whole bill but I invite you to research on your own.  Here is a link from Worldnet Daily that talks about the effects of the bill and directs you the actual bill to read for yourselves.

If you buy second hand items be it at a thrift store, on eBay, Craigslist, or the like, you will not be able to do so the same in the future.  Not to mention... where the heck do you ship those extra items off to when your kids grow out of them?  Please take time to research the bill, blog it to friends and CALL or WRITE your Representatives.  

We have plenty of families and needy children who can use these great used items.  Such a waste to over police something and not get them into the hands that could use them.

'Nuff Said... Let me know how you feel about this kind of a law!