Just weeks away from my friend's GED test, she stared getting cold feet. She has all these doubts that she will never get anywhere in life because of a "worthless" diploma. Crying and scared, my friend is thinking of backing out of the test and just stay at home. She said me; "If GEDs weren't looked down like something lower than dirt then I wouldn't have a problem." I tried and still trying my best to get her to understand that having a GED is something to be very proud of, it's a ticket to your bright future. My friend is very smart, wants to someday work at NASA and have a family. She has higher goals than me but is scared to try because she thinks it's pointless. I'm trying to help but I don't know what to do, three months of studying for a test that she may not even take and on top of that I heard that the test isn't that hard.

   What can I do? How do I encourage her?

                                                               Maya

                An update on what skin care products I'm using, the key is keeping it simple.

                                    (Products are in order from left to right)

  In the morning and Afternoon, I using only two products, Olay Face Wash and Neutrogena Anti-Wrinkle Cream SPF 15 and once a week my St.Ives Apricot Scrub. 

 When it's time for bed, I use my Olay Face Wash and my prescription of Retinol to prevent acne, I have a generic brand called Tretinoin Cream 0.1%.

  I tend to change my face wash product alot but I am loving Olay face wash, It's just a simple basic face wash. The retinol cream is to prevent acne but also prevents wrinkles and age spots. Neutrogena anti-wrinkle cream is my daily moisturizer, should I ever forget to wear sunblock it has SPF 15. My St.Ives Apricot Scrub is the best scrub out there, cheap and effective.

  Oh yes, not to forget my favorite sunscreen. Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 45 is perfect for me, always wear sunblock to keep skin cancer away. Reapply every 2-3 hours.

                                                                                                                  Take care, Maya

  "Director Robert Kenner's documentary explores the food industry's detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks." 

   This is the best documentary I've seen in a long time. After watching this, it was like a blindfold was removed from my eyes and I was able to see for the first time. This film takes you back not to the kitchen but to the so called "farm lands" where all our food in made. There are interviews with farmers that will make you ask "are they really farmers?". Corn that can be made into many many things that you wouldn't even think had that ingredient. We can finally learn the truth about our meats (pork, beef and chicken). See the conditions of the animals before they are brought to your dinner table. Now I know what's really going on with the foods I buy at the grocery market. The film will make you think twice about the foods you were buying and help you make better and healthier choices in the future. All I can say is wow...

   This film is NOT for the faint of heart.

   The film is set to be release on DVD on November 03, 2009. This is a MUST see.

        The trailer:

                                                                      Maya