Petara's Prerogative

I always try to do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

I am not a ride or die chick.  I have limits and standards.

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Head to Wal-Mart and get Lemon Lemon Sparkling Lemonade and Izze Fusions for about $0.05 for a 12 fl oz.  The 8 packs are $3.68 a case.  I got one case of the Lemon Lemon Sparkling Lemonade and one case of the Izze Fushions.  I also got one Lemon Lemon and Izze Fusions single drinks.  They were $1.25 each.  The total was $9.86.  I used the available rebates on Checkout 51 next.  There were $2.00 off on both 8 packs and $1.00 off coupons for the single drinks.  Those rebates took my total down to $3.86.  When you claim these deals, there is an additional $3 bonus given.  I ended up with 18 drinks for a total of $0.86, which is about $.05 a can.

Zevia Waters are on sale for $3.00 a case at Natural Grocers.  There is a $3.00 rebate on Ibotta for Zevia Waters.  There is a limit of one rebate on the item.  Hopefully, the rebate will be added a few more times after redemption before the sale ends next month.

I stare at people when I'm in a public bathroom and don't see them wash their hands.  I like to let them know that I saw what they failed to do and hope they rethink their actions.

I hate when someone sticks their hand in a community bag of food.  You need to either shake some out or use a utensil.

I never choose the item in the front when I'm grocery shopping.  I like to reach to the back.  For some reason, it just feels like a better choice.

I always count my money from the ATM.  I think I have trust issues.

I watch while my coupons are scanned.  I like to make sure the sneaky cashier isn't skipping any.

I believe in letting kids be kids.  They should not constantly be stressed and should enjoy their childhood.  My house may not be spotless and my kids may be walking around in costumes, but they are happy and that makes me happy.

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Zevia Waters are on sale for $3.00 a case at Natural Grocers.  There is a $3.00 rebate on Ibotta for Zevia Waters.  There is a limit of one rebate on the item.  Hopefully, the rebate will be added a few more times after redemption before the sale ends next month.

Head to Wal-Mart and get Lemon Lemon Sparkling Lemonade and Izze Fusions for about $0.05 for a 12 fl oz.  The 8 packs are $3.68 a case.  I got one case of the Lemon Lemon Sparkling Lemonade and one case of the Izze Fushions.  I also got one Lemon Lemon and Izze Fusions single drinks.  They were $1.25 each.  The total was $9.86.  I used the available rebates on Checkout 51 next.  There were $2.00 off on both 8 packs and $1.00 off coupons for the single drinks.  Those rebates took my total down to $3.86.  When you claim these deals, there is an additional $3 bonus given.  I ended up with 18 drinks for a total of $0.86, which is about $.05 a can.

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Sometimes, I start to get scared when watching horror movies and then I remember I have two protective dogs and a cat.  I'm safe.  They don't even let me go to the bathroom alone.

I need to exercise, drink more water and eat healthier.  Maybe tomorrow.  Maybe next year.  Maybe never.  Who knows?  Hell, let's just all be surprised together.

I love the look of a nice hairstyle, but I do not want the trouble of getting it done or the upkeep.

I have always wanted to go to a fortune teller.  I am curious, but not curious enough.  They may tell me something I don't want to hear.

I always make a budget, but never stick to it.

I like to calculate the price per item.  I want to get the best deal.

I always forget my well planned and organized grocery list at home.

If I realize I was charged extra for an item, I will return to have the difference refunded.  It can just be change.  I want my money.  It adds up.

I say a lot of cuss words under my breath and in my head throughout the day.

I almost always cheer for the underdog.

I remember more than most people.  I can remember things that happened when I was a young child, down to the outfits that were worn.  Sadly, my daughter is the same way.  She will call you out on something you said you would do when she was two.

I love when the wind blows through my curls.

I teach my kids not to judge others.  Race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, income level, etc., is not important.  If you are spreading hate, we will avoid you.

Sometimes, I think about letting my kids watch a scary movies, so I can scare the hell out of them and they will stay in bed at night.

So, last night we decided to watch Little Shop of Horrors with the kids.  I loved the movie as a kid.  Unfortunately, I did not know the movie had an alternate ending.  I sat there confused for about 20 minutes because I did not know what was going on.  I prefer the original ending.  The alternate ending was disturbing.  My feelings were hurt.  I guess I need to read the description of the movie selection ahead of time in the future.

I like to call my dad his nickname, Yogi, every once in a while.  It pisses him off and that's why I have done it since I was a kid.

I refuse to eat pork and beef.  I think cows are beautiful and watching pigs play reminds me of my dogs.  I just can't.

I cannot stand it when people blast their music.  I should not be able to hear your music inside my house or car when my windows are closed.

Priya: I am going to have a baby. Tori: Do you know how? Priya: No, what do I do. Tori: You pray for a baby and when you grow up you get one. That's what I am going to do. Malachi: That is not how any of that works. Me to Myself: This is coming from the kid that we have had the talk with and is convinced we made stuff up to gross him out.

I like my pets more than I like most people.

Daughter: What holiday is on Monday? Me: Labor Day Daughter: So, everyone is going to get pregnant? Me:  😲 😳 😐

I am more excited about my kids going back to school, than they are about going back to school.  I try not to show it though.

I bite my nails.  It is a gross habit that I cannot break.

When I was about 7, a neighbor gave me a beautiful Easter egg.  I didn't want to eat it, because it was so pretty.  I put it in my fanny pack for safe keeping and threw it in my closet.  Of course, my closet was always a disaster.  Over the summer, my mom made me clean out my closet.  There was a funky smell that I could not describe.  Finally, I found my fanny pack and remembered the egg.  It was unrecognizable.  I promised myself I would never do anything like that again.  About an hour later, my mom was looking for the egg she had left on the counter to make cornbread.  I was heading upstairs with it wrapped in a blanket, hoping I could get it to hatch soon.

When I was about 8, I stayed the summer with my maternal grandma.  She believed in chores.  I was okay with cleaning the kitchen, but panicked when I was told I would have to clean the tub.  There were multiple people using one bathroom.  I could not handle it.  I quickly lied and told her I was allergic to Comet, so I could not clean the tub.  The entire summer, I was scared that she would find out I had lied.  I kept thinking about the ass whippings my mom and her siblings said she would hand out when they were growing up.  I did not want to have any ass whipping stories of my own.

I won't wear sandals, if the polish on my nails is chipped.

I can grow glitter from my scalp.

I call the kids in to plug my computer into the charger, even though it's right next to me.

I do not answer the door, unless I am expecting company.  I will sit there and let the dogs bark at you through the door and not feel bad about it.

When I was a kid, there was a girl that would always avoid me and I could never figure out why.  She was older than me, so I know I didn't intimidate her.  It was years later when I realized that she probably avoided me because she didn't like me.  I had told her that her and her mother looked like James Brown because of their hairstyles and pants.  I honestly was just trying to make small talk.  I had no idea that I was insulting her.  I always felt bad about that encounter.

In high school, we did clinical rotations at the hospital.  One morning, I didn't feel like going, so I planned to stay home until that class was over and have my college boyfriend pick me up on his way to school and drop me off.  I called his house to ask for a ride, but his dad answered the phone.  I told his dad I would call back.  His dad told him that I called.  He called me back and my mom answered.  Of course, she thought I was trying to skip school.  I tried to tell her that I just missed first period and was going to my other classes.  She made me stay home and clean out my windows and then drive her around, since her foot was in a brace.  I wasted a good outfit and hairstyle that day.  I made sure I never missed another clinical rotation.

In elementary, we would count our laps using popsicle sticks.  I would usually lie and add a lap or two, so I wouldn't look like too much of a slacker.

My brother got to bring a hamster home when he was in kindergarten.  My mom told him that he could not let it out the cage.  Of course, he took it out as soon as she left the room.  My mom got mad when she found out it was loose and threatened to beat us for letting it out.  I was not involved, so I was mad.  My mom was talking a lot of mess for a person that would not leave the sofa because she was scared.  I found the hamster within a few minutes, but didn't report the news to her for a while.  I wanted to make her sweat.

When we were kids, my brother and I decided to have a snowball fight, even though he could not find his gloves.  Within minutes, my brother was on the ground crying that he had frostbite and was going to lose all his fingers.  Of course, he also threw in he would make sure our parents knew it was my fault.  That pissed me off, so I went along with the frostbite and losing fingers idea for a while until it was almost time for my parents to come home.  It was mean, but I got tired of him always trying to lie on me.

I love watching nostalgic cartoons.  Sometimes, I get mad at my kids because they don't want to watch Saturday morning cartoons.  I must admit, a lot of their cartoons do suck nowadays.  This is why I stream or purchase the ones I grew up on.

I read books to my kids every night, but it takes me months to finish my own books.

I never have dinner ready when I tell my guests to arrive.  I need to start making appetizers for them to nibble on.  That would be the right thing to do.

I hate making whole chickens and turkeys.  They always look so disturbing.  It looks like they just want to get up and walk off.

When I was a kid, I went inside for a drink and found an ice cold 2 liter Pepsi in the refrigerator.  I dropped the bottle and picked it right back up and opened it.  Pepsi shot out like a rocket toward the ceiling.  I looked at the mess and put the lid back on the Pepsi and took my ass right back outside.  There was no cleaning that up.

I do not iron my clothes unless it is absolutely necessary.  I just shake my clothes out as hard as I can and try to loosen the wrinkles or hope that my body will smooth them out when I put the clothing on.

I cannot sleep without having my fan on.

I have mastered the lean in technique to look out the blinds.  My husband hasn't.  He wears glasses and can't get it right.  I'm sure people can see him more from trying this than if he actually cracked the blinds to look out.

I used to play hide and seek with my brother and wouldn't actually look for him.  I just needed a break from watching him.  Sadly, I've done this with my kids as well.  I just call out to them every now and then to make sure they haven't fallen to sleep in their hiding spaces.

I used to tell my little brother that I was a princess who's real parents would come to get her one day.  If he was good, I wouldn't have him beheaded and would take him with me when I left.

I don't really look like anyone in my family.  People think my in-laws are my parents because they say I look more like them than my parents.  As a kid, I thought I was adopted, especially since I never saw any baby pictures of myself.  Switched at birth?

I have wanted my tragus pieced since I was in high school.  I think I will finally get it done in the near future.

I want a tattoo.

I like to text my friend for motivation when I get tired.  I text her with my accomplishments for the day and she texts me back with hers.  It gives us both motivation to do more and finish strong.  Thanks for the help, Brittany.  Sadly, there are some days where we both convince ourselves to just do nothing and relax.

I make my kids bathe as soon as we get home, if we do not have plans to go anywhere else that evening.  I always feel like they are covered in germs once we get back from their school and activities.

I don't give out recipes that I believe I have perfected.

Sometimes, I pick my kids up early from school for the hell of it.  I like to take them out and make them feel special.

I wash all of my bedding on Tuesdays.  I have a hissy fit if anyone sits on my bed and they have not bathed.  Of course, my family thinks I am weird.  I am a little more lenient once Monday rolls around.

I feed my dogs table food.

It irks me when I hear parents tell their kids that if they don't stop crying, they will give them something to cry about.  I am pretty sure they are crying because you already did just that and you are just making it worse.  Remember, these are the little people that will probably be taking care of you someday.

My mom likes to hint that I should lose weight.  She also loves to give me snacks and take-out.  I am chubby, have three kids and usually no money.  It is obvious I have no self-control and don't know how to say no.  I just sit there and ignore her suggestions while I snack, give my husband the sexy eye and browse sales online.

I have clothes in the closet that I haven't worn in over 10 years.  I also have clothes that I purchased years ago that still have the tags on it.

I check out health books from the library that range from juicing to clean eating.  I scan through them from time to time, but never actually read them.

It really upsets me when someone parks like an ass.  I should not come out to my car and not be able to get myself or my child into the car comfortably.  You knew you parked too close.  I will not feel bad at all if your car gets banged up.  You knew what you were doing when you parked.

When my kids are running around and won't listen to me telling them to sit down, I secretly hope they will trip and fall.  I want them to learn their lesson without me having to always fuss about it.

When I was in fifth grade, I got bored waiting for the bus.  I called 911 a few times and told the operator she had won a million dollars.  She threatened to send the cops to the house to talk to my parents.  I wasn't worried, because I knew I would be on the bus by the time they got there.  I still feel bad about the prank.

I want my children to be the best at everything.  In my eyes, they are the best at everything.  I am their biggest cheerleader.  I will always be there to cheer them on.

I wish the delivery man would come before my husband got home from work and gave me enough time to put my items away and get rid of the packaging.

I tell my husband that I have ordered my own Christmas gifts, so he shouldn't get me anything.  I do this so I won't be questioned when I'm getting packages delivered while he is home on vacation.  He knows Sephora, Aveda and Clarins are not delivering toys.

I go through my kid's Halloween candy and take out the candy I want and hide it for myself.  If they notice, I tell them I saw daddy do it.

I laugh at my son when he runs.  He swears he is faster than anyone and is a great athlete, but my son runs like an old man.  He reminds me of Fred Sanford.  He could care less what I say.  He has all the confidence in the world.  I am glad all my kids have lots and confidence and a good sense of humor.

I buy discounted, damaged plants at Lowe's.  I like to see if I can save them.  I've done pretty well so far.

I don't believe in sugar coating.  I will always be honest.  Sometimes, the truth hurts, but you asked me, so I am telling you.

I'm nosey.  If you leave your windows wide open, I will look and see how everything is decorated in your home.  I will also smile and wave as I do it.  I have no shame.

My allergies are bad.  Some mornings, I wake up and it looks like I am swollen from a boxing match the night before.

Sometimes, I get so tired just thinking about how much I have to do that I just say forget it and take a nap.

I hate the stench that fried food leaves in the house.

I try to save money, but then there's a sale and I just can't let a good deal get away.

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When I see someone I know in public looking a mess and panicked because they've been spotted, I look away quickly and act like I never saw them.  I'm just courteous that way.  You're welcome.

It never fails.  I go out for a minute looking a mess and see someone I haven't seen in years.

I never listen to the radio.  It is either audio books or unedited rap music.  I'm either a nerd or a gangster.  There is no in between.

When I am home alone, I like to blast music, dance and clean the house.

I complain because my husband leaves the meat on the grill and it is cooked too hard.  I think I can barbecue better, but hate dealing with all the smoke.

I always need my hair done, but hate going to the salon.  I need someone to make house calls.

I cannot braid.  My girls rock afro puffs and banana clips like nobody's business.  My mom talks about me because of it, but I am okay with that.

Sometimes, I look at women who are wearing tons of makeup and wonder what they look like under it all, especially if they still don't look good after all the effort.

I want to be slim and sleek, but also like to eat.  I will have to just settle on being thick and fabulous.

I should be rich and famous.

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I could eat Asian cuisine everyday.

I'm a Mary Kay consultant, but also a Sephora VIB.  When someone questions me about a product I am wearing and it isn't Mary Kay I feel guilty.

I purchased a curio for a project about a year ago.  I just had to have it.  It has been over a year and it is still in the garage and unfinished.

It upsets me that my children are growing up so fast.  I look back at their photos and get teary-eyed.

My nightmares would put Stephen King to shame.  I need to start writing this stuff down.  I could be a bestseller  .

I do yard work while my husband is at work.  He does it, but sometimes it doesn't meet my standards, so I sneak and do it while he is gone.  If he questions me about it, I act like I don't know what he is talking about.  Sadly, I have been caught in the act a few times.

I walked into the kitchen to get some water in the middle of the night and found the garbage can dumped on the floor.  Suddenly, I was no longer thirsty.  I turned around and ran back to bed.  The next morning, my husband told me about how he had to clean up garbage the night before.  I didn't say a word.

I inspect myself by looking through a mirror into another mirror.  I like to check to make sure my hair isn't thinning in the back or top.  I don't need any surprises.

Last night, I had a nightmare I had grown a full beard.  I tried to pluck it myself, since I was too embarrassed to go out to get it waxed or threaded.  I woke up in panic and feeling my chin.

I pin hundreds of ideas on Pinterest, even though I have no intention to follow through.  It just makes me feel good knowing I thought about doing it.  Maybe one day.