KellyJ's Blog

All you parents out there---did you or your significant other have any unusual cravings when pregnant?

A friend of mine wanted onions all the time.

I can't even think of eating onions without getting heartburn.

I crave chocolate and fruit.

There's a poll going around our newsroom. Will Sex in the City beat out Indiana Jones?

I've gotten three offers this week from girlfriends to join them for a trip to the movie theatre to see Sex in the City.

What do you think? Indiana Jones or Sex in the City?

For those of you who frequent community pools....do you check to see how often and how well it's cleaned?

Got any good stories?

I know I've blogged about this topic before...but man, what's up with the food prices?

Got any tricks to stomaching the bills at the store?

A lot of communities in central Florida have homeowners associations.  A lot of people appreciate them, others find them over-zealous.

What do you think?

Have any of you been cutting back on daily life expenditures because of the economy?

I've noticed, I don't go to the grocery store as often now, I think of the higher prices and gas it will cost to get there. Now, I'll wait until my refridgerator is almost bare before going. I'm not sure if it really saves me money, but it makes me feel like I am.

It seems like everywhere we turn, people are blaming the economy. Some for good reason. Gas prices, foreclosures, etc....But this weekend, someone told me church attendance was down in some religions, and they blame the economy.

What do you think?

Last night we did a story about people pawning family heirlooms to pay for gas and groceries.

Tonight we're going to have more on what items you can find online and in stores for a great price.

Tv's, i-pods, etc.

I went to an Orlando pawn shop this afternoon and found a woman who was pawning a family heirloom (a necklace her mother had given her) just so she could have some cash to go grocery shopping. This is a working woman who's kids are both in daycare while she works retail. She says she used to be able to make ends meet, but with increasing gas prices and food, she's strapped.

She's not alone. The pawn shop owner told me he hears stories like this daily. Even more so now, from middle class working people.

Have any of you had to go this far just to make ends meet?

We are constantly doing stories about people, and when no one's home, we often talk to some neighbors. But, many times neighbors don't even know who they're living next to.

Do you know your neighbors?

I've been covering this story about a Winter Springs man who needs a double lung transplant. Since we aired his story, dozens of kind-hearted souls have come forward to donate money and time.

Do any of you have a good story about a person in need who was helped by total strangers? It's just facinating how people can come together in a time of need.