She Sings

Martha, the choir director at my church, is a 40 ish year old woman whose passion for singing supersedes her abilities, but this is a volunteer position and the congregation is happy to have her sing her off-key heart out. Today she's dressed head to toe in a bright cyan ensemble. I so want to call her Mrs. Peacock from the Clue game, but she's not that haughty.

Martha would make a great character on Saturday Night Live. She sways a little off beat to the music while her off-white shoes tap away and her fist pumps to declare the chorus has arrived. She snaps her fingers to the beat in an attempt to keep all in the band on her special note. Her seriousness is cute and could be mistaken for annoyance. I guess it depends how much you respect someone who's willing to show up at church before 8am on a Sunday, dressed impeccably and ready to rock. I have much respect for this woman and I predict next week she'll be decked out in a head to toe fall color like orange.

She buzz words

• Apple picking
• Spider web
• Hay
• Pumpkin

Right Now She Could Be:

• Planning a family reunion
• Planning a class field-trip
• Ordering lunch for her office
• Cleaning out an aquarium

She could be a

• Dry cleaner
• Sous chef
• College recruiter
• Dance instructor
• Usher

She is

• Cutting back on impulse buys
• Buying more things made in the USA
• Sharing a car with her husband
• Refinancing
• Staying positive
• Keeping it simple

She quote

"I know he's your husband, but he's still my son." - Mother-in-law

She's not so sure

Electronic cigarettes are now available; offering red glows and puffs of fake smoke. They don't violate any smoking laws, but can they really help her quit?

She saves

She can sign up for a coupon service that will send her the coupons she requests covering everything from frozen meals to all-natural foods at www.TheCouponMaster.com and www.TheCouponClippers.com.

She can keep food fresher longer by purchasing and using a Reynolds Handi-Vac Vacuum Cleaner: about $10 at her local grocery store.

She vocab

Exergaming: to exercise using video games like Wii Fit.

She fact

The average person could save about $1,860 a year by skipping one restaurant meal a week, and about $400 by replacing bottled water with a refillable drink.

www.Health.com

She scent

A Harvard professor has created an inhalable chocolate. Le Wiff coats the user's mouth with a chocolate taste totaling less than one calorie. About 24 whiff bundles will be offered online for about $50.

She sites

Move over Facebook, www.SnoodWorld.com is the new time waster. This game flashes her back to a '90s favorite.

She scam

Some online flower retailers have been advertising free shipping, where it's actually a scam that signs up the buyer for a membership to an online shipping service. The small print on this is easy to skip over-don't. Small shipping charges begin appearing on her credit card statement in hopes that she won't notice them. She can complain to the Better Business Bureau if this has happened to her and check out www.RipOffReport.com to learn more.

She's not so sure

www.thisiswhyyourefat.com is not the best way to scare yourself thin.

www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org is a good counterbalance.

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