HAPPY ALMOST NEW YEAR TO ALL MY PEEPS.....
Wow, can't believe that it's that time of year again!!! Where did the time go?? As I sit here typing this newest blog, I can't seem to wonder what would be this year's resolution?? Will it be loosing weight (again like every year), will it be traveling more (like I have always wanted to do but never seem to have the time to do it), would it be starting a new business (tried that, maybe will try again), will it be trying to relax more (lol), how about trying to spend quality time with those that are in my circle of friends.. Whatever it is, it's that time to make the "list"...
How many of us have made the "list" and not crossed out a lot of what we wanted to accomplish?? I know that I have truly tried to make the best of the past year.. With all of it's ups and downs, I can truly say that I have become a lot stronger... My friends all have these longs lists of things that they want to accomplish this year.. I'm also making mine with time, just to make sure that I have added everything that needs to be there...
Some of my items include:
* taking time for myself
* being happy with how i look (and if I'm not happy then changing it)
* traveling
* trying not to stress so much.. (hahaha)
* enjoying the roller coaster ride called life
* not always having to be in control (as if)
* taking time to bake more
I hope that you also find the time to make your "list" and make sure that you have all your items in order.. My wish to all my peeps for 2014 is a wonderful new journey that takes us to place that we have never been.. If we just remember that life is a journey and that we need to enjoy the ride, we will truly be happier..
I almost forgot.. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! AND DON'T FORGET THE BUBBLY......
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Couple Days Before Christmas
To all my friends are around the world...
I wanted to take a moment and wish every single one of you a blessed Merry Christmas..
At this time in the holiday season, some of you are sad and lonely.. I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone..
You are a part of this wonderful community and you are loved... No matter how near or far you will all always be in my heart...
With that said, may this Christmas season be filled with laughter, joy, love and happiness..
From my family to yours....
Merry Christmas.. :)
Saturday, September 21, 2013
CRAPPY ASS DATING LIFE..
Hey Everyone..
Sorry that I have been a little MIA lately.. With the new job and all the new responsibilities free time has been pretty bleak... But I'm back, so I will start again with the great topics that so many of you give me...
Today's topic is the Crappy Ass Dating Life.. So, I have been told that dating is getting worse and worse.. That some of us are ready to throw in the towel and not bother with dating anymore.. No matter if we are on Eharmony, Match, POF, Our Time etc... It's getting worse and worse... The people are being shallower and more unreliable than ever.. We all have friends that are on the dating sites or have gone through them.. The story is all the same.. You meet someone really nice.. You have one or two dates.. You feel that they are maybe someone that you might be able to keep seeing and BAMM!!! they turn into someone that you never saw coming!!!! What the heck is going on??? Why is it that the people that we are meeting are all crap!!! For those of you that aren't please don't take offense, but the majority are Crap.... So what are we to do??? Stay single forever and not deal with this anymore??? Or continue the search and hopefully after all the time searching finally find someone meaningful?? Who knows... As for my friends the guys/girls out there are not worth wasting there time on anymore.. I told them that maybe since we are all getting older we aren't putting up with that much crap anymore!!! They all looked at me and agreed.. Many of us are from other areas and are used to people being different and having some sort of common sense.. Which is really hard to find lately as I have been told... If i were to add my experience out there, I can't say that I have found anyone that I can actually write home about... Who knows, maybe just like my friends I will throw in the towel.. It gets discouraging sometimes.. and you feel that its better to be alone than to go through all the motions..
So, I'm putting it out there... Do we continue on the dating journey and keep going through the box of chocolates to the other layer and keep trying or just throw in the towel??? Can't wait to hear the comments on this one....
Sorry that I have been a little MIA lately.. With the new job and all the new responsibilities free time has been pretty bleak... But I'm back, so I will start again with the great topics that so many of you give me...
Today's topic is the Crappy Ass Dating Life.. So, I have been told that dating is getting worse and worse.. That some of us are ready to throw in the towel and not bother with dating anymore.. No matter if we are on Eharmony, Match, POF, Our Time etc... It's getting worse and worse... The people are being shallower and more unreliable than ever.. We all have friends that are on the dating sites or have gone through them.. The story is all the same.. You meet someone really nice.. You have one or two dates.. You feel that they are maybe someone that you might be able to keep seeing and BAMM!!! they turn into someone that you never saw coming!!!! What the heck is going on??? Why is it that the people that we are meeting are all crap!!! For those of you that aren't please don't take offense, but the majority are Crap.... So what are we to do??? Stay single forever and not deal with this anymore??? Or continue the search and hopefully after all the time searching finally find someone meaningful?? Who knows... As for my friends the guys/girls out there are not worth wasting there time on anymore.. I told them that maybe since we are all getting older we aren't putting up with that much crap anymore!!! They all looked at me and agreed.. Many of us are from other areas and are used to people being different and having some sort of common sense.. Which is really hard to find lately as I have been told... If i were to add my experience out there, I can't say that I have found anyone that I can actually write home about... Who knows, maybe just like my friends I will throw in the towel.. It gets discouraging sometimes.. and you feel that its better to be alone than to go through all the motions..
So, I'm putting it out there... Do we continue on the dating journey and keep going through the box of chocolates to the other layer and keep trying or just throw in the towel??? Can't wait to hear the comments on this one....
Saturday, August 10, 2013
PROTECTION!!!!! AKA (CONDOMS)
So this post might offend a few of you, but I need to talk about it.... It's called Protection (condoms)... So, why is it that we spend millions of dollars in commercials about Condoms, and when you speak about them people get upset??? What year are we in!!! I was so sure that I was in 2013... That when you speak to others about using protection that they wouldn't look at you weird... In schools we speak to the kids about using protection to safeguard yourselves from diseases, unwanted pregnancy and many other things.. So why is it that when you are going on dates and you ask your millions of questions and one of them happens to be "do you wear condoms" the guys/or girls look at you weird??? Are we just a bunch of people that don't want to protect ourselves from others?? Are we sure that people are really not lying to us when they say that they haven't been with anyone else in a long period of time?? I mean seriously, who can you believe??
I decided to write this blog to let others know that it's fine to want to wear protection and that if you talk about it your not some crazy person... I've had too many of my friends go through this situation.. It's sad... You start dating someone and you are thinking about sleeping with them, and when you make the statement of "let's use a condom" they look at you like your crazy and they end it with you!! Why?? What is wrong with using one until you know that you are in a serious monogamous relationship?? Isn't it up to you if you continue to use them or not?? What is wrong with wanting to protect yourself?? I have heard from my friends, that people in the dating world use the "i can't feel anything when I wear one"!!! Really... Wow... I know the makers of Trojan condoms make ones called "Ecstasy" they are thin, in a purple wrapper and you can't even feel them on.... So, i beg to differ on the argument of " it doesn't feel the same"...
I totally understand if you don't want to use them, because you believe in everyone that comes in and out of your life and that's great... But there a a few of us, that need to know that there is some sort of protection covering us at that time... If we decide within ourselves in the future to not wear them, then that is our own choice... But to go out into the dating world and not want to date someone because the want to wear protection is totally absurd... To those out there who have let go of great people because they want to wear protection I say "EWWWW YOUR NASTY".... Check yourself.. If you go around sleeping with others and don't protect yourself because you feel that it isn't the same, I would be careful.. You might just be one of those that is giving others issues that they truly don't need nor want.....
So in the end, if your out there in the dating world and they person you want to date isn't into protection, then maybe you shouldn't be into them.... just saying....
I decided to write this blog to let others know that it's fine to want to wear protection and that if you talk about it your not some crazy person... I've had too many of my friends go through this situation.. It's sad... You start dating someone and you are thinking about sleeping with them, and when you make the statement of "let's use a condom" they look at you like your crazy and they end it with you!! Why?? What is wrong with using one until you know that you are in a serious monogamous relationship?? Isn't it up to you if you continue to use them or not?? What is wrong with wanting to protect yourself?? I have heard from my friends, that people in the dating world use the "i can't feel anything when I wear one"!!! Really... Wow... I know the makers of Trojan condoms make ones called "Ecstasy" they are thin, in a purple wrapper and you can't even feel them on.... So, i beg to differ on the argument of " it doesn't feel the same"...
I totally understand if you don't want to use them, because you believe in everyone that comes in and out of your life and that's great... But there a a few of us, that need to know that there is some sort of protection covering us at that time... If we decide within ourselves in the future to not wear them, then that is our own choice... But to go out into the dating world and not want to date someone because the want to wear protection is totally absurd... To those out there who have let go of great people because they want to wear protection I say "EWWWW YOUR NASTY".... Check yourself.. If you go around sleeping with others and don't protect yourself because you feel that it isn't the same, I would be careful.. You might just be one of those that is giving others issues that they truly don't need nor want.....
So in the end, if your out there in the dating world and they person you want to date isn't into protection, then maybe you shouldn't be into them.... just saying....
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Why Settle
So, I have come to the conclusion that I have to stop settling... Can that truly be done?? I was talking to one of my closest friends and we realized that we seem to just settle.... I asked myself why?? Why do I settle for less than I deserve?? Is it because I have the "gene" that tells me that it's not right to not settle?? Or is it that it's easier to settle than to have to actually wait for the right thing to come my way??? Or am I just tired of not seeing anything that I truly like and just go for the most convenient one?? It's funny, when you start making a list of all the things that you settle at it truly does become unsettling...lol...
For me it started with people.. To begin with, I was settling because I wanted to be accepted and to have others understand me.. It sounds simple enough, but when you start to really dig deep and see why was it that I settled for ordinary it does start to bother me... Even in the dating life we start to just settle because we are tired of the dating routine... It's true... Look at your life... At any time in it did you settle?? Why did you settle?? Sometimes we settle because of loneliness, acceptance, want some sort of adult conversations, or just plain tired of the same monotonous life that we lead...
I think that part of me also settled in the daily life.. I follow the same routine over and over.. Scared of trying or starting something new.. As I begin to realize that it happens, I have to stop and see if what I am doing is what I truly want... I do say to myself if I quit settling then what I truly want should come my way... It's something that we all need to learn to do.. NOT SETTLE!! Let what we are supposed to have come our way in it's due time... Letting yourself not settle make you a little stronger.. It's like you feel that there is something inside you telling you "watch out, your about to settle"... Once you start paying attention to that voice you react and move forward... Never looking back...
For me it started with people.. To begin with, I was settling because I wanted to be accepted and to have others understand me.. It sounds simple enough, but when you start to really dig deep and see why was it that I settled for ordinary it does start to bother me... Even in the dating life we start to just settle because we are tired of the dating routine... It's true... Look at your life... At any time in it did you settle?? Why did you settle?? Sometimes we settle because of loneliness, acceptance, want some sort of adult conversations, or just plain tired of the same monotonous life that we lead...
I think that part of me also settled in the daily life.. I follow the same routine over and over.. Scared of trying or starting something new.. As I begin to realize that it happens, I have to stop and see if what I am doing is what I truly want... I do say to myself if I quit settling then what I truly want should come my way... It's something that we all need to learn to do.. NOT SETTLE!! Let what we are supposed to have come our way in it's due time... Letting yourself not settle make you a little stronger.. It's like you feel that there is something inside you telling you "watch out, your about to settle"... Once you start paying attention to that voice you react and move forward... Never looking back...
Saturday, July 6, 2013
BACK TO SQUARE ONE....
Hey Everyone...
Hope everyone is enjoying the 4th of July weekend... So, yes I'm back to "square one"... I did land a job that lasted very briefly... So, part of me is sad and part of me is not really caring anymore.. I'm mostly upset at the lack of managerial skills that this last company has.. In my tenure of work, I have managed departments and people and never have I seen such a loss of communication and common courtesy.. I guess that as I get older I realize that not everyone has been trained like before.. Now a days, it doesn't matter if you don't communicate.. People are just supposed to have a crystal ball and know what is happening...
In a nutshell, I was working at a restaurant (high end) and was going into my scheduled day of work and walked in and I was advised that I was no longer on the schedule.. WOW... can we say "confused"?? So, whatever happened to using something called the phone and calling people?? Needless to say, I was told that they had too many employees and that they had to lay off a couple of us.. OK, well thanks for letting me know!!! I was upset and shocked but truly not surprised.. So now I'm back on the block looking for jobs and putting my resume out there.. Oh yeah, I'm not putting this last adventure on the resume.. Not worth it...
I started to think about "square one".... Is this where I saw myself when I was younger?? Unemployed, figuring out how to make the bills, no health insurance, explaining it to the kids, unmarried??? Nope that wasn't what I had in mind.. So how is it that I got to "square one"?? Oh yeah, being laid off.... Well, there has to be a light at the end of the tunnel... We are all told that... Our Faith tells us, that God has a plan for us and that we have to believe... I do believe, I have Faith, I know that there is a Greater plan, it's just hard to not think about what is going to come next... I'm thankful that I was able to pay this months rent and bills... I am blessed to have my health and that my kids have their health.. I pray for wisdom, clarity, calmness and most of all that all the needs are met...
Hope to hear from some of you.. Let me know what you are doing?? What websites your using to send out resumes etc?? I will be adding some of the websites that I'm using.. It might help someone out there...
These are some of the websites that I have used to send out resumes...
* Shiftgig.com
* Indeed.com
* Monster.com
* CareerBuilder.com
Hope everyone is enjoying the 4th of July weekend... So, yes I'm back to "square one"... I did land a job that lasted very briefly... So, part of me is sad and part of me is not really caring anymore.. I'm mostly upset at the lack of managerial skills that this last company has.. In my tenure of work, I have managed departments and people and never have I seen such a loss of communication and common courtesy.. I guess that as I get older I realize that not everyone has been trained like before.. Now a days, it doesn't matter if you don't communicate.. People are just supposed to have a crystal ball and know what is happening...
In a nutshell, I was working at a restaurant (high end) and was going into my scheduled day of work and walked in and I was advised that I was no longer on the schedule.. WOW... can we say "confused"?? So, whatever happened to using something called the phone and calling people?? Needless to say, I was told that they had too many employees and that they had to lay off a couple of us.. OK, well thanks for letting me know!!! I was upset and shocked but truly not surprised.. So now I'm back on the block looking for jobs and putting my resume out there.. Oh yeah, I'm not putting this last adventure on the resume.. Not worth it...
I started to think about "square one".... Is this where I saw myself when I was younger?? Unemployed, figuring out how to make the bills, no health insurance, explaining it to the kids, unmarried??? Nope that wasn't what I had in mind.. So how is it that I got to "square one"?? Oh yeah, being laid off.... Well, there has to be a light at the end of the tunnel... We are all told that... Our Faith tells us, that God has a plan for us and that we have to believe... I do believe, I have Faith, I know that there is a Greater plan, it's just hard to not think about what is going to come next... I'm thankful that I was able to pay this months rent and bills... I am blessed to have my health and that my kids have their health.. I pray for wisdom, clarity, calmness and most of all that all the needs are met...
Hope to hear from some of you.. Let me know what you are doing?? What websites your using to send out resumes etc?? I will be adding some of the websites that I'm using.. It might help someone out there...
These are some of the websites that I have used to send out resumes...
* Shiftgig.com
* Indeed.com
* Monster.com
* CareerBuilder.com
Monday, May 20, 2013
WORKING OUT
Hey everyone...
Yes, I'm choosing to talk about the dreaded work out... Why is it that when we were younger we loved the idea.. It was so great to have gym membership.. Now as we get older and body parts start hurting more, it's more of a chore than something fun... I know that we have to go to the gym to maintain our great health and try to fit into the clothes that we have in the closet... lol.. but seriously, I can't seem to get the get up and go to attend regularly... I also tend to fight within myself in this eternal battle of "how fat" I look... I know we all go through it... It's an never ending battle... Sometimes, I feel that it's a battle that I am never gonna win so why kill myself in the process... I used to go and ride bike.. But now it's so hot and muggy that the only time to go riding is at the crack of dawn.. Nope not for me...
I had the idea of maybe going to one of those modeling agencies and asking them if I could model for the "regular" woman.. Not the uber skinny one... The one who is a size 12-14 and had hips and thighs and doesn't look like she's hungry... I really want to do that but I guess that I'm scared of them telling me NO that I'm not what they are looking for... What do I have to loose?? I need to find an agency... Well I guess that I need the money to make one of those photo cards so that I can give them...lol.. That way, I wouldn't have to do the gym and work out... Love it...
As I walked into the gym this morning.. Yes this morning.. I was already upset so I might as well go and relieve some stress... I noticed that the age group that was there was more my style.. It was the "older" crowd.. Yes.. the ones that are there just to maintain like me... woohoo... No competition, just straight work out and watching T.V, and the best part we all look like crap.. It's 7:30am!!!.. Could I ask for anything else!!! How great was that... I decided to switch it up today and ride the bike.. I usually do the elliptical but today wasn't in the mood for the skiing adventure... lol.. then I did some crunches and called it a morning... I wished that the water was warmer and I would of gone in the pool for a light swim.. Just to do something different.
Well, hopefully this gym thing will get easier.. I mean it would be better if I had someone to go with.. But in my case, flying solo is how it's gonna be...
Have a great rest of the day.... Huggs and Kisses...
Yes, I'm choosing to talk about the dreaded work out... Why is it that when we were younger we loved the idea.. It was so great to have gym membership.. Now as we get older and body parts start hurting more, it's more of a chore than something fun... I know that we have to go to the gym to maintain our great health and try to fit into the clothes that we have in the closet... lol.. but seriously, I can't seem to get the get up and go to attend regularly... I also tend to fight within myself in this eternal battle of "how fat" I look... I know we all go through it... It's an never ending battle... Sometimes, I feel that it's a battle that I am never gonna win so why kill myself in the process... I used to go and ride bike.. But now it's so hot and muggy that the only time to go riding is at the crack of dawn.. Nope not for me...
I had the idea of maybe going to one of those modeling agencies and asking them if I could model for the "regular" woman.. Not the uber skinny one... The one who is a size 12-14 and had hips and thighs and doesn't look like she's hungry... I really want to do that but I guess that I'm scared of them telling me NO that I'm not what they are looking for... What do I have to loose?? I need to find an agency... Well I guess that I need the money to make one of those photo cards so that I can give them...lol.. That way, I wouldn't have to do the gym and work out... Love it...
As I walked into the gym this morning.. Yes this morning.. I was already upset so I might as well go and relieve some stress... I noticed that the age group that was there was more my style.. It was the "older" crowd.. Yes.. the ones that are there just to maintain like me... woohoo... No competition, just straight work out and watching T.V, and the best part we all look like crap.. It's 7:30am!!!.. Could I ask for anything else!!! How great was that... I decided to switch it up today and ride the bike.. I usually do the elliptical but today wasn't in the mood for the skiing adventure... lol.. then I did some crunches and called it a morning... I wished that the water was warmer and I would of gone in the pool for a light swim.. Just to do something different.
Well, hopefully this gym thing will get easier.. I mean it would be better if I had someone to go with.. But in my case, flying solo is how it's gonna be...
Have a great rest of the day.... Huggs and Kisses...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MAKING DECISIONS
Why is it that making decisions is so difficult?? Why are we stuck on being scared of making one?? If we are at a crossroads, and a decision has to be made why can't we just take a leap of faith and make one?? I have come to the conclusion that many decisions in life are hard to make because we are scared of making the wrong one.. I have seen it in my personal life.. I'm tasked with making the right decisions regarding employment... Which one should i choose?? Which one has the best benefits?? Will I be happy in a cubicle for 8 or more hours?? Do I rather be surrounded by people and helping them rather than sitting with no social interaction at all?? These and other questions are the ones that surround us when making a decision.. I get sick at the fact that if I pick one over the other, did I made the right choice!!
We make a list of the positive and negatives and weigh everything out.. But sometimes it's overwhelming.. You pray about it, ask God to give you a sign that you can actually see and help you make the right decision.. But still, you sit there wondering what to do!! I truly believe that it's all in being scared.. I will attest that I am truly scared of taking one because i heard of the great money opportunity that it has.. When I have an offer for another one that the money is ok but it lacks on other benefits.. Is making the money more important than my happiness at work?? If I make less but will be happier is that the right answer?? So it all comes down to making a decision.. Why can't there be a crystal ball that will give me the answer?? We all know what we want in life and the goals that we have put down to achieve. Now the question is how are we going to achieve them??? This crossroads is not easy... It's even harder when you are the breadwinner of the family and any and all decisions fall on your shoulders.. If I make the wrong one, not only I will be unhappy but my family won't be able to have their needs met... It's a hard decision.. One that I wish I myself could answer...
When we are little we read about books that the characters in them saw their future... Sometimes, I wonder what is my future going to be like?? Would I want to see what my future is going to be like so that I can make the right decisions in my present?? Would seeing my future make me happy or sad?? All these questions... I do know one thing.. I don't live with regret.. I would like a DO-OVER...lol.. There are a lot of things that I would do-over if I had the chance...
I wonder how many out there are living with the difficulty of making the right decision.. Or the right decision for us... In the end, we are the makers of our own destiny.. If we don't take chances then our life is just boring.. But if we take a chance and it doesn't come out like we planned are we going to be ok with it and move on to the next, or live with the eternal thoughts of what if.....
We make a list of the positive and negatives and weigh everything out.. But sometimes it's overwhelming.. You pray about it, ask God to give you a sign that you can actually see and help you make the right decision.. But still, you sit there wondering what to do!! I truly believe that it's all in being scared.. I will attest that I am truly scared of taking one because i heard of the great money opportunity that it has.. When I have an offer for another one that the money is ok but it lacks on other benefits.. Is making the money more important than my happiness at work?? If I make less but will be happier is that the right answer?? So it all comes down to making a decision.. Why can't there be a crystal ball that will give me the answer?? We all know what we want in life and the goals that we have put down to achieve. Now the question is how are we going to achieve them??? This crossroads is not easy... It's even harder when you are the breadwinner of the family and any and all decisions fall on your shoulders.. If I make the wrong one, not only I will be unhappy but my family won't be able to have their needs met... It's a hard decision.. One that I wish I myself could answer...
When we are little we read about books that the characters in them saw their future... Sometimes, I wonder what is my future going to be like?? Would I want to see what my future is going to be like so that I can make the right decisions in my present?? Would seeing my future make me happy or sad?? All these questions... I do know one thing.. I don't live with regret.. I would like a DO-OVER...lol.. There are a lot of things that I would do-over if I had the chance...
I wonder how many out there are living with the difficulty of making the right decision.. Or the right decision for us... In the end, we are the makers of our own destiny.. If we don't take chances then our life is just boring.. But if we take a chance and it doesn't come out like we planned are we going to be ok with it and move on to the next, or live with the eternal thoughts of what if.....
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HELPING OTHERS
I tend to fall under this category at all times... HELPING OTHERS... Is it wrong?? Am I not supposed to help others?? Why am I always the one being hurt by it?? When should I stop?? Why do I feel like I was only put on this earth to help others and almost never have anyone helping me?? Am I ever going to stop helping others when I know that in the end I'm the one going to get hurt??
I ask myself these questions all the time... I never have had an answer to them... Why do I feel like I'm the only one that can help, assist, open my house to, be there etc etc??? I've gone to a place in my head where I'm tired of being the "only one" that can always be there for everyone.. I tend to shut down and not say anything to anyone and just keep all my feeling and emotions inside... It's hard to go through life not having a lot and always being there for everyone!! When you finally come to grips with the issues, you realize that all this time you're the only one being there and no one is there for you!! You have no one that you can speak to or share how you feel.. It's very lonely.. Especially, when no one else realizes all that you have done and continue doing.. To the bitter end... I've been told by many that "bitches" always get what they want!! Too bad that I haven't learned how to be one yet!!! Maybe that's why I don't have all that I want... At least I know one thing.. That at night when I go to sleep, I know that I have done my best and that I have "treated my neighbor the same way that I want to be treated"... I know that I need to stop being so nice and doing everything.. What happens to the fact that you can't!! You are this way because you were made this way... I do wonder, how many people are going through this same thing right now?
I'm leaving this one open as a topic of discussion... Am I wrong for always wanting to be that extension that always helps?? Even though I'm going through really tough times, I'm there for others... Is it wrong?? Great to hear what others think and what you have to say....
I ask myself these questions all the time... I never have had an answer to them... Why do I feel like I'm the only one that can help, assist, open my house to, be there etc etc??? I've gone to a place in my head where I'm tired of being the "only one" that can always be there for everyone.. I tend to shut down and not say anything to anyone and just keep all my feeling and emotions inside... It's hard to go through life not having a lot and always being there for everyone!! When you finally come to grips with the issues, you realize that all this time you're the only one being there and no one is there for you!! You have no one that you can speak to or share how you feel.. It's very lonely.. Especially, when no one else realizes all that you have done and continue doing.. To the bitter end... I've been told by many that "bitches" always get what they want!! Too bad that I haven't learned how to be one yet!!! Maybe that's why I don't have all that I want... At least I know one thing.. That at night when I go to sleep, I know that I have done my best and that I have "treated my neighbor the same way that I want to be treated"... I know that I need to stop being so nice and doing everything.. What happens to the fact that you can't!! You are this way because you were made this way... I do wonder, how many people are going through this same thing right now?
I'm leaving this one open as a topic of discussion... Am I wrong for always wanting to be that extension that always helps?? Even though I'm going through really tough times, I'm there for others... Is it wrong?? Great to hear what others think and what you have to say....
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Wheels Of Time
Still on this journey called "job hunt"... I was seriously considering making it a reality show.. lol... It's been a rough month but I know that something new is coming my way and it has... The Wheels of Time, means that it takes a lot of time and perseverance to make it through... Yes, times for me have been hard.. I have learned that I can do anything and that no matter what I am totally grateful for my health.. I am Blessed for knowing that no matter what happens GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME... My faith has been strengthened and I know now that I will make it... I have learned that those "friends" that I had when I had a job, no longer exist... They were all cool with me when I had a job.. Now that I don't and I'm eagerly looking they don't have time for me.. That's fine.. It's not called Spring Cleaning for nothing...Lmao...
To those of you, that are shared with me on this new journey and that are still struggling.. I have some tips for you...
1. If you have a smartphone, download the Craigslist App.. In it, you can search for jobs in your area and send out the resume via email.. (i have bombarded them with them), sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.. but keep pushing through.
2. Drive to the places that you want to work. The job that I landed is not in my field at all.. Learn to go out of your comfy zone.. Pound the Pavement.. The job isn't going to come to you.. You need to go for it!!!
3. Even if your resume is "overqualified" (which many of ours is), don't worry it will happen for you.. Don't feel bad when they tell you you are "overqualified".. It happens.. That just means that they don't want anyone with half a brain... lol..
4. Go to Church... I know that you might be thinking why church?? Why!! Because you need to thank GOD for giving you the strength to push through, to know that no matter how many No's you will be a lot closer to your YES... That you can cry and scream and shout and you will feel better.. He is listening.. You just need to get closer to him.. Always be Thankful.. No matter what...
5. At times you want to just disappear and go away... STOP for a moment and think about all that you have.. It might not be what you want, but you have what you need for now.. Cherish the times with family.. There are a lot of people out there with lots of money and they are still unhappy.. I know it's hard to think that way, especially when we are getting down on ourselves.. But we need to stand together and move forward..
6. Be Happy with Whom YOU ARE... Forget about what others think or say.. Unless they are paying all your bills and maintaining your lifestyle, they don't have a leg to stand on.. So, forget them... Look at all that you have to offer and always remember you have a purpose.. It just needs to be found.. and it will..
Yes the journey is hard but not unconquerable... xxoo
To those of you, that are shared with me on this new journey and that are still struggling.. I have some tips for you...
1. If you have a smartphone, download the Craigslist App.. In it, you can search for jobs in your area and send out the resume via email.. (i have bombarded them with them), sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.. but keep pushing through.
2. Drive to the places that you want to work. The job that I landed is not in my field at all.. Learn to go out of your comfy zone.. Pound the Pavement.. The job isn't going to come to you.. You need to go for it!!!
3. Even if your resume is "overqualified" (which many of ours is), don't worry it will happen for you.. Don't feel bad when they tell you you are "overqualified".. It happens.. That just means that they don't want anyone with half a brain... lol..
4. Go to Church... I know that you might be thinking why church?? Why!! Because you need to thank GOD for giving you the strength to push through, to know that no matter how many No's you will be a lot closer to your YES... That you can cry and scream and shout and you will feel better.. He is listening.. You just need to get closer to him.. Always be Thankful.. No matter what...
5. At times you want to just disappear and go away... STOP for a moment and think about all that you have.. It might not be what you want, but you have what you need for now.. Cherish the times with family.. There are a lot of people out there with lots of money and they are still unhappy.. I know it's hard to think that way, especially when we are getting down on ourselves.. But we need to stand together and move forward..
6. Be Happy with Whom YOU ARE... Forget about what others think or say.. Unless they are paying all your bills and maintaining your lifestyle, they don't have a leg to stand on.. So, forget them... Look at all that you have to offer and always remember you have a purpose.. It just needs to be found.. and it will..
Yes the journey is hard but not unconquerable... xxoo
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
WORLD FULL OF LIARS..
On this wonderful job hunt journey, I have realized that there are too many employers lying. I guess that they need to lie to people to try and fill a position that they know isn't going to be filled by any of the applicants that are there. Instead of wasting our time/energy having us make copies of resumes and dressing professional and driving through horrific traffic to get to an interview where the candidate has already been chosen!!! WHY!!! Why not just be "honest".. Tell us that the position has already been filled by someones first cousins best friend who has no freaking clue what a job is... Life in itself would be so much simpler that way... I have seen this too often happening..
In these uncertain times that we are in and so many of us without a job, employers should really just be honest. It doesn't hurt to be that way. I would respect you more with honesty than trying to "blow smoke up my ass".. It's true.. Many of you will agree with me.. I'm not making this up!!! Don't give us empty promises.. Especially, when we are all dying to put food on the table, pay the bills and try to keep a smiling face for the kids that know that we are suffering inside... It baffles me to see how many of us really fall for the BS... I went on another great interview today, and maybe it's because I have worked in law enforcement and have my education in it, that i can smell a liar a mile away.. It's nice to feel like someone really cares about your situation or understands that you truly need a job.. When in reality they could care less and they are only looking at you as a number.. A number that they get to make if they can offer you the job...
So, as you sit there (as I did) and feel all warm and fuzzy because you received a reply email to a job that you applied for, your brain starts asking the questions.. Wow could this really be the break that I'm waiting for?? Is this the place that I will be working at?? Can I see myself working here and making this my career?? All great questions.. The night before your all nervous because you start thinking of the possibility of being able to make the bill payments on time and be able to buy food and not be thinking of what not to buy because you can't spend more than $40.00!! It's nerve wracking to say the least.. So, when you finally go to the interview and you sit there waiting your turn, you hear people talking.. You hear their speech and you start putting two and two together.. OMG they are saying the same speech to all the people that are in front of me. Of course not all at the same time in different rooms but the same speech... They didn't really answer your email back!!! This was a "mass email" saying the same thing to everyone that it reached.. So when you called and they made you feel like you were special, you really aren't.. Your just a number... Or better yet we are all "cattle" going to a mass call...
I felt really stupid once my name was called and I went to that room and heard the speech.. I felt like telling them, "do I really look that dumb to you"?? But I didn't.. I sat there and heard what they needed to say and then I left.. Did I learn something?? Of course... Will I apply it in the future?? Heck yeah!!!! I know that if I ever get a call back, I will need to make a decision on whether or not I can work for people that are like that..
I want to be able to help those that are out there and that are struggling to make it!!! I want you to know that just like you, I am here going through the same thing... We might be in different states and have different needs, but we are all going through the same trials and tribulations.. I want a job where I can make a difference in someones life.. Where I know that I helped someone get to where they needed to get too.. I want people to know that it's great to be honest and that you shouldn't have to lie to people to get ahead... That's not what we were taught to do... Maybe this new and improved technologically inclined generation is just all about that!!! But I know that I am NOT...
If for nothing more, I hope that my BLOG made you laugh, think and realize that we are all on this same boat.. That helping one another is how we are all supposed to be.. Not stepping on you to see where I can get to.. Life is a circle.. One day you are up and the next you are down.. It's better to have helped those you meet, than step on them on the way up.. You never know when you are down and those that you stepped on are above you...
In these uncertain times that we are in and so many of us without a job, employers should really just be honest. It doesn't hurt to be that way. I would respect you more with honesty than trying to "blow smoke up my ass".. It's true.. Many of you will agree with me.. I'm not making this up!!! Don't give us empty promises.. Especially, when we are all dying to put food on the table, pay the bills and try to keep a smiling face for the kids that know that we are suffering inside... It baffles me to see how many of us really fall for the BS... I went on another great interview today, and maybe it's because I have worked in law enforcement and have my education in it, that i can smell a liar a mile away.. It's nice to feel like someone really cares about your situation or understands that you truly need a job.. When in reality they could care less and they are only looking at you as a number.. A number that they get to make if they can offer you the job...
So, as you sit there (as I did) and feel all warm and fuzzy because you received a reply email to a job that you applied for, your brain starts asking the questions.. Wow could this really be the break that I'm waiting for?? Is this the place that I will be working at?? Can I see myself working here and making this my career?? All great questions.. The night before your all nervous because you start thinking of the possibility of being able to make the bill payments on time and be able to buy food and not be thinking of what not to buy because you can't spend more than $40.00!! It's nerve wracking to say the least.. So, when you finally go to the interview and you sit there waiting your turn, you hear people talking.. You hear their speech and you start putting two and two together.. OMG they are saying the same speech to all the people that are in front of me. Of course not all at the same time in different rooms but the same speech... They didn't really answer your email back!!! This was a "mass email" saying the same thing to everyone that it reached.. So when you called and they made you feel like you were special, you really aren't.. Your just a number... Or better yet we are all "cattle" going to a mass call...
I felt really stupid once my name was called and I went to that room and heard the speech.. I felt like telling them, "do I really look that dumb to you"?? But I didn't.. I sat there and heard what they needed to say and then I left.. Did I learn something?? Of course... Will I apply it in the future?? Heck yeah!!!! I know that if I ever get a call back, I will need to make a decision on whether or not I can work for people that are like that..
I want to be able to help those that are out there and that are struggling to make it!!! I want you to know that just like you, I am here going through the same thing... We might be in different states and have different needs, but we are all going through the same trials and tribulations.. I want a job where I can make a difference in someones life.. Where I know that I helped someone get to where they needed to get too.. I want people to know that it's great to be honest and that you shouldn't have to lie to people to get ahead... That's not what we were taught to do... Maybe this new and improved technologically inclined generation is just all about that!!! But I know that I am NOT...
If for nothing more, I hope that my BLOG made you laugh, think and realize that we are all on this same boat.. That helping one another is how we are all supposed to be.. Not stepping on you to see where I can get to.. Life is a circle.. One day you are up and the next you are down.. It's better to have helped those you meet, than step on them on the way up.. You never know when you are down and those that you stepped on are above you...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
THE JOB SEARCH CONTINUES
Good Morning to All:
Another week of submitting resumes and going online looking for work... Interviewing and learning who your competition is out there is brutal!!! I must admit, I'm competing with the young crowd.. I don't see many "older" people out there pounding the pavement in the jobs that I have applied for.. With that said, it's a little unnerving having to compete with those that are way more technologically inclined than you are.. Nonetheless, I will run with the best of them.. My years of experience can balance out what I don't know in the technological world... I have been to some interviews that really are good and some that I don't know why I wasted my time going... All in all it has been a great experience... I'm really glad that I've had to go through this. It has made me grow as a person and also made me realize that I'm worth a lot more than what I had thought I was. Sometimes, because of the experiences that we go through, we lessen our self worth.. In reality we have to stop that and realize that because of who we are and what we have gone through we can bring a lot more to that table than most people. Because of that, we are definitely worth it!!
Enough for right now, have to keep on applying online... Let's see where the next leg of this journey takes me..
Many Blessings to all of us....
Another week of submitting resumes and going online looking for work... Interviewing and learning who your competition is out there is brutal!!! I must admit, I'm competing with the young crowd.. I don't see many "older" people out there pounding the pavement in the jobs that I have applied for.. With that said, it's a little unnerving having to compete with those that are way more technologically inclined than you are.. Nonetheless, I will run with the best of them.. My years of experience can balance out what I don't know in the technological world... I have been to some interviews that really are good and some that I don't know why I wasted my time going... All in all it has been a great experience... I'm really glad that I've had to go through this. It has made me grow as a person and also made me realize that I'm worth a lot more than what I had thought I was. Sometimes, because of the experiences that we go through, we lessen our self worth.. In reality we have to stop that and realize that because of who we are and what we have gone through we can bring a lot more to that table than most people. Because of that, we are definitely worth it!!
Enough for right now, have to keep on applying online... Let's see where the next leg of this journey takes me..
Many Blessings to all of us....
Monday, April 1, 2013
JOB HUNTING
I want to say I have admiration for all of us that are out there pounding the pavement looking for a job.. It's not easy and we are competing with a whole bunch of people.. I went today to an "interview".. Let's say it was more of a "let's see what you are willing to do for a job"... So, I arrived on time and I was told that I have to put myself in front of a computer and take an assessment test.. Ok cool, we shall conquer this... So, I sit down and you know how it is, we can't remember our user name and much less our passwords.. I decided to email myself the information because I knew I was gonna forget it.. I started the assessment test and I just love how they tell you about the questions don't have any right or wrong answers.. I stated taking the exam.. I was answering the best way possible and finally finished.. Walked up to the receptionist and she told me, they want me to be more "aggressive".. are you serious!!! and that if I liked I could re-take the test to get a better more aggressive score...
I was amazed at the fact that someone was telling me to be more "aggressive".. You obviously don't know me.. I guess that your right, I'm not gonna shove selling stuff down your throat.. So yes I'm not that aggressive.. Only aggressive when necessary. Wow, so I guess that when I call because my cable is giving me issues and I only want you to resolve it, it's bad when I tell you "no thanks I don't really want to have the extra service, I just want this service to work for once!! Not aggressive enough... Well off to the next one.. Let's see what's in store for me this week... I hope that it gets easier not harder... Worse case scenario there's always a waitress job.. and I have a great personality so I don't see any issues on that side..
I wish all of us out there, the best of luck.,.. and let's keep moving forward and never looking back...
I was amazed at the fact that someone was telling me to be more "aggressive".. You obviously don't know me.. I guess that your right, I'm not gonna shove selling stuff down your throat.. So yes I'm not that aggressive.. Only aggressive when necessary. Wow, so I guess that when I call because my cable is giving me issues and I only want you to resolve it, it's bad when I tell you "no thanks I don't really want to have the extra service, I just want this service to work for once!! Not aggressive enough... Well off to the next one.. Let's see what's in store for me this week... I hope that it gets easier not harder... Worse case scenario there's always a waitress job.. and I have a great personality so I don't see any issues on that side..
I wish all of us out there, the best of luck.,.. and let's keep moving forward and never looking back...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
HAPPY EASTER/NEW JOURNEY
Hey Everyone...
I know that it has been quite some time that I have posted anything new.. I was super busy with the kids, work, trying to start a candle business etc etc.. Things have changed dramatically in my life and it's something new that I have to learn to deal with. I have recently lost my job.. So, this new life of not knowing how the bills are going to get paid is a new one for me.. As a single mom of 3 kids you tend to worry a lot more, than if I were just by myself. I look at this experience as a new journey.. Yep a new journey.. Nothing in your life prepares you for being unemployed..
The funny thing is, that all those friends that you used to have when you had a job, aren't there when the chips are down... Only the few that actually are your friends are there for you... It's amazing how you look around and they don't call or write or even text.. That's ok.. If you can't be with me when the chips are down, don't plan to be near me when I'm back up again... So, since I have all this new "free time" I will be able to to BLOG more.. Feel free to read and respond and maybe even ask.... I have all the time in the world now.. That is, when I'm not online sending out my resume..
I have realized a few things... 1. I clean and re-clean a whole bunch now... I never realized how much hair the dogs leave on the floor.. Yes I would vacuum once a day, now I'm up to a couple times a day... No, I'm not OCD!! I just can't stand the tile floor with the hair on it...Lol... 2. I'm trying not to use my car so much.. Yes the gas is expensive now and on a tight budget unless I have to go out I don't.. 3. I've become the "mom taxi".. Not that I wasn't before, but now more than ever.. 4. Dinner is cooked a lot earlier.. I'm done by 4:30 p.m. The kids love it.. Yes we are eating earlier but that is better for the digestion anyway.. 5. I want to start couponing..lol Yes you heard me!!! Couponing... I need to figure out how people do it.. I don't need 65 cans of Ragu Sauce, but I could surely use extra laundry detergent, toilet paper and all the extra stuff that you can't be buying all the time... So if you coupon, please let me know how it's done... :)
Well, I can say one thing.. I've realized that I have been BLESSED with my health, great kids and the gumption to keep moving forward... It's not easy and I have to keep my FAITH up at all times...
Have a great Easter and I hope to hear from some of you sooner than later...
I know that it has been quite some time that I have posted anything new.. I was super busy with the kids, work, trying to start a candle business etc etc.. Things have changed dramatically in my life and it's something new that I have to learn to deal with. I have recently lost my job.. So, this new life of not knowing how the bills are going to get paid is a new one for me.. As a single mom of 3 kids you tend to worry a lot more, than if I were just by myself. I look at this experience as a new journey.. Yep a new journey.. Nothing in your life prepares you for being unemployed..
The funny thing is, that all those friends that you used to have when you had a job, aren't there when the chips are down... Only the few that actually are your friends are there for you... It's amazing how you look around and they don't call or write or even text.. That's ok.. If you can't be with me when the chips are down, don't plan to be near me when I'm back up again... So, since I have all this new "free time" I will be able to to BLOG more.. Feel free to read and respond and maybe even ask.... I have all the time in the world now.. That is, when I'm not online sending out my resume..
I have realized a few things... 1. I clean and re-clean a whole bunch now... I never realized how much hair the dogs leave on the floor.. Yes I would vacuum once a day, now I'm up to a couple times a day... No, I'm not OCD!! I just can't stand the tile floor with the hair on it...Lol... 2. I'm trying not to use my car so much.. Yes the gas is expensive now and on a tight budget unless I have to go out I don't.. 3. I've become the "mom taxi".. Not that I wasn't before, but now more than ever.. 4. Dinner is cooked a lot earlier.. I'm done by 4:30 p.m. The kids love it.. Yes we are eating earlier but that is better for the digestion anyway.. 5. I want to start couponing..lol Yes you heard me!!! Couponing... I need to figure out how people do it.. I don't need 65 cans of Ragu Sauce, but I could surely use extra laundry detergent, toilet paper and all the extra stuff that you can't be buying all the time... So if you coupon, please let me know how it's done... :)
Well, I can say one thing.. I've realized that I have been BLESSED with my health, great kids and the gumption to keep moving forward... It's not easy and I have to keep my FAITH up at all times...
Have a great Easter and I hope to hear from some of you sooner than later...
Friday, January 18, 2013
Great Sale
Hey everyone.....
Just wanted to let you know about the great sale that we have going on now... Don't forget to register as a "Preferred Customer" it's FREE and you get 25% off your next purchase... Can't beat that....
Over 90 candles and accessories have been added to the PartyLite Online Outlet. Prices start at $2.25. Hurry, limited supplies.. Stop by www.partylite.biz/sites/infiniteilly
Just wanted to let you know about the great sale that we have going on now... Don't forget to register as a "Preferred Customer" it's FREE and you get 25% off your next purchase... Can't beat that....
Over 90 candles and accessories have been added to the PartyLite Online Outlet. Prices start at $2.25. Hurry, limited supplies.. Stop by www.partylite.biz/sites/infiniteilly
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Instant Saving
Hey Everyone...
So, I have great news!!!! If you enroll online at my website as a "Preferred Customer" for this month only you get 25% off your next purchase.. It's a great deal and you can save a lot and it's FREE!!! Yes you heard me..... Please don't forget that Valentines Day is quickly approaching and I have great gifts starting at $20.00.. If you need my help, just let me know, I'm always available..
Here's the info on the Preferred Customer:
Be sure to take advantage of this powerful loyalty reward program, and encourage all of your Customers to join on your website this month! Here’s why! Every Customer enrolling from Jan. 17 through Jan. 31 will receive a welcome coupon for 25% off their next online order!
Website: www.partylite.biz/sites/infiniteilly
Have fun shopping and hopefully we shall speak soon...
So, I have great news!!!! If you enroll online at my website as a "Preferred Customer" for this month only you get 25% off your next purchase.. It's a great deal and you can save a lot and it's FREE!!! Yes you heard me..... Please don't forget that Valentines Day is quickly approaching and I have great gifts starting at $20.00.. If you need my help, just let me know, I'm always available..
Here's the info on the Preferred Customer:
Be sure to take advantage of this powerful loyalty reward program, and encourage all of your Customers to join on your website this month! Here’s why! Every Customer enrolling from Jan. 17 through Jan. 31 will receive a welcome coupon for 25% off their next online order!
Website: www.partylite.biz/sites/infiniteilly
Have fun shopping and hopefully we shall speak soon...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
USB Scent Diffuser
Hey Everyone....
Happy New Year!!!.. With that said, I have posted up the pictures of the USB Diffuser... What's great about it is that if you can't burn a candle at your desk at work or your at home and you want your own scent lingering around.. This is what you need... Let me know... I've enclosed the website and how to contact me... Visit my website: www.partylite.biz/sites/infiniteilly
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.....
Happy New Year!!!.. With that said, I have posted up the pictures of the USB Diffuser... What's great about it is that if you can't burn a candle at your desk at work or your at home and you want your own scent lingering around.. This is what you need... Let me know... I've enclosed the website and how to contact me... Visit my website: www.partylite.biz/sites/infiniteilly
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.....
Scent 4ME™ USB Port Diffuser with Refill
Innovative fragrance-delivery system releases scent into your personal space. Includes Port unit and 2-pack fragrance Refill in your choice of one of five new fragrances. Simply load the fragrance and insert the unit into a USB port to enjoy! Fragrance refills also sold separately. Each Refill provides fragrance for at least 45 days.
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