Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!
Little Miss was asleep after just a few bites of dinner. Guess that turkey really worked, maybe I'll serve it more often. ;-)
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Gobble Gobble
Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!
Little Miss was asleep after just a few bites of dinner. Guess that turkey really worked, maybe I'll serve it more often. ;-)
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thoughts on the death of a friend & co-worker
I find it odd that I’m having such a strong reaction to his death. It was unexpected sure, but I guess I didn’t realize how much I liked him. Having worked with him I always knew that if the two of us were just hanging out in the bar we’d be great friends. Nice guy, salt of the earth and all of that. I’m sad for him, sad that he got treated like shit by our employer, forced into retirement and abandoned after 25 years (let that be a lesson about loyalty). I’m glad he had tons of friends, his restaurant and a nice family. He just realized how great the move from the employer was. Trying to get in better health, he had a massive heart attack at the gym. Wow. I’m not sure what to think. He worked all of his life and enjoyed retirement for almost two months. He probably hadn’t even kicked it into high gear yet, just thinking in a couple of months…or next year….
Lessons to be learned for sure:
Take care of your health, not later…NOW
Don’t slave away for any company but your own because they really don’t give a shit about you.
Be kind to people and tell everyone you love that you love them…always.
Don’t count on anything, tomorrow is not promised. Enjoy today.
Stuff doesn’t matter because you can’t take it with you.
Don’t spend your time with people you don’t like. Don’t spend your life doing something you hate.
Why work your life away to get more when you can have enough and spend time with those you love.
Devote yourself to leaving a legacy. Spend your time pursuing interests and really enjoying your life. Make the world a better place.
Do what you love. Life is VERY short, fleeting, a blip in time…make it count.
I think more and more that I shouldn’t keep spending all of my time in school searching for something that may not be there. I always thought that the only way to get ahead was school, but where am I getting ahead to? I don’t even have a final goal. I fear that I’m wasting time that I should be spending with my husband and daughter and could be used to pursue interests that would really develop into something I love.
And now I will indulge my love of quotes:
Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you. ~Annie Dillard
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. ~Stephen Vincent Benét
To always be intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it - this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed. ~Walter Scott
To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ~William James
Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses? ~David Brin
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live. ~Margaret Fuller
You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. ~Ruth E. Renkl
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. ~Jean de La Bruyère
The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has. ~Hamilton
R.I.P. Ed, you were a good guy and you leave behind many people who love you.
Lessons to be learned for sure:
Take care of your health, not later…NOW
Don’t slave away for any company but your own because they really don’t give a shit about you.
Be kind to people and tell everyone you love that you love them…always.
Don’t count on anything, tomorrow is not promised. Enjoy today.
Stuff doesn’t matter because you can’t take it with you.
Don’t spend your time with people you don’t like. Don’t spend your life doing something you hate.
Why work your life away to get more when you can have enough and spend time with those you love.
Devote yourself to leaving a legacy. Spend your time pursuing interests and really enjoying your life. Make the world a better place.
Do what you love. Life is VERY short, fleeting, a blip in time…make it count.
I think more and more that I shouldn’t keep spending all of my time in school searching for something that may not be there. I always thought that the only way to get ahead was school, but where am I getting ahead to? I don’t even have a final goal. I fear that I’m wasting time that I should be spending with my husband and daughter and could be used to pursue interests that would really develop into something I love.
And now I will indulge my love of quotes:
Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you. ~Annie Dillard
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. ~Stephen Vincent Benét
To always be intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it - this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed. ~Walter Scott
To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ~William James
Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses? ~David Brin
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live. ~Margaret Fuller
You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. ~Ruth E. Renkl
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. ~Jean de La Bruyère
The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has. ~Hamilton
R.I.P. Ed, you were a good guy and you leave behind many people who love you.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Quotes to Inspire
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Maya Angelou
On the eve of my 33rd birthday I am melancholy. As I've gotten older, my birthday eve has become a time for deep reflection. I am almost always a little disappointed that I have not accomplished the things in my life that I would like to have accomplished.
On the eve of my 33rd birthday I am melancholy. As I've gotten older, my birthday eve has become a time for deep reflection. I am almost always a little disappointed that I have not accomplished the things in my life that I would like to have accomplished.
Quotes to Inspire
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Maya Angelou
On the eve of my 33rd birthday I am melancholy. As I've gotten older, my birthday eve has become a time for deep reflection. I am almost always a little disappointed that I have not accomplished the things in my life that I would like to have accomplished. It seems that I do a much better job of focusing on the things I have not accomplished than the things that I have. I think of my birthday as a sort of New Years Eve, a time for resolution, a time to move forward, set goals and become better.
This year I want to be a better and more patient mother, keep plugging away at my degree, eat healthier (this one is for the whole family) and work out harder. I want to sew more, read more, laugh more and spend more time playing in nature. I want to LIVE LIVE LIVE. I want my daughter to learn from me that life is fun and worth living to the fullest.
We are here for such a short time. You can't take it with you. I mean REALLY, I know we would like to be comfortable while we're here but you c-a-n-n-o-t take it with you. When you die there is no more fancy car, fancy clothes, fancy house. So does it pay to toil away your short wonderful life to obtain those things? I no longer think so. Is it worth a big fancy house for me to stick my daughter in daycare somewhere (that answer is no). Would I sacrifice my values for money? (again no)
So what is it that I want to do? I want to leave a mark, make this place better than when I got here. Save an animal, save a plant, save a life...or at least teach someone else to do it.
On the eve of my 33rd birthday I am melancholy. As I've gotten older, my birthday eve has become a time for deep reflection. I am almost always a little disappointed that I have not accomplished the things in my life that I would like to have accomplished. It seems that I do a much better job of focusing on the things I have not accomplished than the things that I have. I think of my birthday as a sort of New Years Eve, a time for resolution, a time to move forward, set goals and become better.
This year I want to be a better and more patient mother, keep plugging away at my degree, eat healthier (this one is for the whole family) and work out harder. I want to sew more, read more, laugh more and spend more time playing in nature. I want to LIVE LIVE LIVE. I want my daughter to learn from me that life is fun and worth living to the fullest.
We are here for such a short time. You can't take it with you. I mean REALLY, I know we would like to be comfortable while we're here but you c-a-n-n-o-t take it with you. When you die there is no more fancy car, fancy clothes, fancy house. So does it pay to toil away your short wonderful life to obtain those things? I no longer think so. Is it worth a big fancy house for me to stick my daughter in daycare somewhere (that answer is no). Would I sacrifice my values for money? (again no)
So what is it that I want to do? I want to leave a mark, make this place better than when I got here. Save an animal, save a plant, save a life...or at least teach someone else to do it.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Where to begin...
Where does one begin when they want to be a kick ass mommy, rock-star, yoga teacher, massage therapist, aerobics teacher, green consultant, crafter and blogger? Well, I'm not sure but I guess we're going to find out. I went to MT school and graduated in '01. I need to take the boards (I never did...sneaky me). I've been an aerobics instructor and I need to update that (not really a big deal except I'm REALLY out of shape right now).
I am so over being a secretary and I want to have a job that allows me to spend the maximum amount of time with my family.
It's rough because you know that you need to work and help the family but I see how my daughter is when I work too many hours (which is frequently requested of me) and it's not good. She's lonely and whiny and moody when I work too much, it makes me sad. I don't know how our society can possibly believe that it's okay for both parent's to work. I can see it in my daughter and I'm sure if other parents would slow down for a minute they could see it in their child too. Everyone says, "well, that's just the way it is" and "things aren't like they used to be". But why? I want to scream "WHY?" from the rooftops.
When did we decide it was okay to pull children from their family unit and place them in the care of strangers at 6 weeks old? If that is your plan, I'm not sure why you would bother to have a child. I know this is a strong statement but I feel strongly about it. You have a baby and place him or her in the care of someone else, work full-time, argue with the hubby about who will pick the kid up, rush home, make dinner and put the tot to bed, wake up and repeat. How much time do you even spend with your child? 2 hours a night? Is it quality? I've found that the answer to that is "no".
I'm not here just to whip folks about their lifestyle. I am here looking for solutions. We can do better. We should be with our children. It's against nature to leave your young. It's insanity and it's time to stop!
I am so over being a secretary and I want to have a job that allows me to spend the maximum amount of time with my family.
It's rough because you know that you need to work and help the family but I see how my daughter is when I work too many hours (which is frequently requested of me) and it's not good. She's lonely and whiny and moody when I work too much, it makes me sad. I don't know how our society can possibly believe that it's okay for both parent's to work. I can see it in my daughter and I'm sure if other parents would slow down for a minute they could see it in their child too. Everyone says, "well, that's just the way it is" and "things aren't like they used to be". But why? I want to scream "WHY?" from the rooftops.
When did we decide it was okay to pull children from their family unit and place them in the care of strangers at 6 weeks old? If that is your plan, I'm not sure why you would bother to have a child. I know this is a strong statement but I feel strongly about it. You have a baby and place him or her in the care of someone else, work full-time, argue with the hubby about who will pick the kid up, rush home, make dinner and put the tot to bed, wake up and repeat. How much time do you even spend with your child? 2 hours a night? Is it quality? I've found that the answer to that is "no".
I'm not here just to whip folks about their lifestyle. I am here looking for solutions. We can do better. We should be with our children. It's against nature to leave your young. It's insanity and it's time to stop!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Men and Gift Bags
So yesterday I had a discussion with my lovely sister-in-law about her fiance attempting to get rid of her gift bag/tissue paper collection. I understood the horror completely as my husband has attempted the same to be met with cries of "we HAVE to recycle", "I keep them in the basement" and the one that appeals to him most "Do you know how much money I've saved in the last year b
ecause of these bags?" I should have kept a running total because I have saved a ton. See we have bags from our wedding, showers, bachelorette party, baby girl bags, baby shower bags, birthday bags and Christmas bags. I throw out no bag. It was only last year that I started carefully folding and storing tissue paper. At every party involving our family someone (a little too
soon after a gift being opened) yells "you gonna keep the bag?" We don't care what was in it. We want gold...gift bag gold. So sister bag keepers unite, for we are the savers of the money and the planet!
I will be posting bag photos, honestly my collection is not that bad but it sure comes in handy.
ecause of these bags?" I should have kept a running total because I have saved a ton. See we have bags from our wedding, showers, bachelorette party, baby girl bags, baby shower bags, birthday bags and Christmas bags. I throw out no bag. It was only last year that I started carefully folding and storing tissue paper. At every party involving our family someone (a little too
soon after a gift being opened) yells "you gonna keep the bag?" We don't care what was in it. We want gold...gift bag gold. So sister bag keepers unite, for we are the savers of the money and the planet!I will be posting bag photos, honestly my collection is not that bad but it sure comes in handy.
New Bloggeritis
So I think I have new bloggeritis, self-diagnosed. Filled with anxiety (am I good enough), fear (will they like me) and excitement (I have so much to say, every thought turns into a blog).
One thing I was thinking about is the fact that I am attempting to blog about an area that I am still developing, my natural, crafty and organic self. I'm not totally new to these things, just an eternal work in progress.
My latest read (from the library of course) is "Gorgeously Green" by Sophie Uliano. I'm so excited to start, I'll let you know how it goes. With a toddler in the house it's rough to find reading time. All of these wonderful women blog about reading, making jam, crocheting and doing yoga while raising 5 kids...I have no clue how they do it. If you do it, please write a blog for me to read (then write a book and make a movie) and shout it from the mountain tops.
One thing I was thinking about is the fact that I am attempting to blog about an area that I am still developing, my natural, crafty and organic self. I'm not totally new to these things, just an eternal work in progress.
My latest read (from the library of course) is "Gorgeously Green" by Sophie Uliano. I'm so excited to start, I'll let you know how it goes. With a toddler in the house it's rough to find reading time. All of these wonderful women blog about reading, making jam, crocheting and doing yoga while raising 5 kids...I have no clue how they do it. If you do it, please write a blog for me to read (then write a book and make a movie) and shout it from the mountain tops.
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