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Friday, 30 November 2007

  • Christmas in Retail....

    I have worked retail for 10 years now and the Christmas season never ceases to amaze me. People are everywhere, fighting over everything. They want the sales associates to offer service with a smile while they are griping about everything and everyone around them. What has this season come to? Buying gifts for people we don't even like just to please others. What happened to the spirit of family and love that surrounds the holidays. I want my children to have a different legacy when it comes to Christmas. I want them to realize that it is time to give out of the goodness of your heart, not obligation. It's about love and the birth of Christ. Christmas should be fun, not a hassle and huge credit card bill in January!

Sunday, 25 November 2007

  • Thankfullness

    Just coming out of Thanksgiving, I was wondering if anyone really knows what it is to truly be thankful and content in life. My pastor gave a great message today on how to turn your whining into thankfulness. It was a little like this.... When your feet hurt from working all day, be thankful you have a job.
    When there are piles of laundry laying around, be thankful you have loved ones around who wore those clothes.
    When you have a headache, be thankful you have a brain.
    When your fat, be thankful you have food to eat.
    That wasn't his words to be exact, but you get the point. In America we take everything for granted and it is never enough. When will we find contentment? Does it even exist?

Saturday, 17 November 2007

  • Chill

    School's getting very close to being over and boy am I feeling the crunch!  I am always to my maximum stress level at this time in the semester and I usually freak out!  This semester I am making it a point to chill out!  I am just going to keep reminding myself that it is going to be over soon and everything will be ok!  Nothing is going to be so difficult that I won't make it through.  I am striving to make good grades, but I refuse to give myself ulcers!  This semester I am going to be one easy going girl!  This is a stress free zone......

Sunday, 11 November 2007

  • Life

    Life is absolutely crazy when you have little children at home.  I know all the moms will agree.  How does one keep a clean house, do mounds of laundry, feed and water little munchkins, get baths taken and clothes on, go to school, work, cook, workout, and just do so many other things and come out sane?????  I am beginning to wonder if there is sanity on the other side of this hill.  I love my family and wouldn't trade my life for the world, but I am thinking it is going to be a lifetime before I can take a shower in peace!  Everyone says they grow up so fast, and I know it's true.  At least life isn't boring and mundane.  Keep moving with your head up and don't blink or you might miss something important!

Saturday, 03 November 2007

  • Exhaustion....

    What can I say....I am completely and utterly exhausted. I am taking four web classes and they are just building up a little more every week. I am really enjoying the challenge of it though. I feel that I am at my best and I grow the most when pushed to the limits! That's why I think education is so great. I have no problem with the person who loves school so much they just keep going as long as they can. The challenge to learn new things and push yourself just a little farther is just invigorating. Now, I am not saying that while in the throws of stress I am jumping for joy over all the tests and papers due. Quite the contrary! I am pulling my hair out and wondering why I am putting myself through this again..... But in the end (and it comes sooner than one would think) it is very rewarding to do hard work and sit back and relax knowing I accomplished something in life!

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