It was on the unlucky number again for the month.. so I had to get rid of it :P
Almost bed time, the little ones are sleeping already... (by little one's I mean Cloud and Midnight. They are truly my little ones!)
I wish Jeff was here so I could kiss him.
I had to work the last five days. Thankfully, I have tomorrow off. They stuck me on a register from 2:45-6 today. My back was hurting sooooooo bad by the time I got locked out of the register. I started to feel very warm in my lower back on the right side. I wonder what that means?
Tomorrow is Mom's birthday. I've gotta go to Target in the morning, and pick up the things Leon wanted to give her. Then come back and bake the cake, and wrap the presents. Then we are going out to eat, and then opening the presents :)
Then she wants to go to Cedar Rapids and do some shopping in the evening, after Leon goes to work.
I gotta work Sunday 12-9 again. BLECH.
I apologize, dear reader, for the abruptness and short paragraphs. I don't really feel like concentrating on anything right now, but wanted to blog. :) I'm really tired.
I did buy myself a nice, new, pretty sketchbook :) and some mechanical pencils. This one is a bound book, because the spiral ones I've had in the past tend to want to fall apart. I like sketching with mechanial pencils the best, for some reason.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Reader Survey :P
Fill this out in the comments section :P...
1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. How have I affected you?
5. What do you think of me?
6. What's the fondest memory you have of me?
7. How long do you think we will be friends?
8. Do you love me?
9. Do you have a crush on me?
10. Would you kiss me?
11. Would you hug me?
12. Physically, what stands out?
13. Emotionally, what stands out?
14. Do you wish I was cooler?
15. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
16. Am I loveable?
17. How long have you known me?
18. Describe me in one word.
19. What was your first impression?
20. Do you still think that way about me now?
21. What do you think my weakness is?
22. Do you think I'll get married?
23. What makes me happy?
24. What makes me sad?
25. What reminds you of me?
26. If you could give me anything what would it be?
27. How well do you know me?
28. When's the last time you saw me?
29. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
30. Do you think I could kill someone?
31. Do you miss me?
32. Do you think i miss you?
33. Are you going to put this on your MYSPACE and see what I say about you?
1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. How have I affected you?
5. What do you think of me?
6. What's the fondest memory you have of me?
7. How long do you think we will be friends?
8. Do you love me?
9. Do you have a crush on me?
10. Would you kiss me?
11. Would you hug me?
12. Physically, what stands out?
13. Emotionally, what stands out?
14. Do you wish I was cooler?
15. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
16. Am I loveable?
17. How long have you known me?
18. Describe me in one word.
19. What was your first impression?
20. Do you still think that way about me now?
21. What do you think my weakness is?
22. Do you think I'll get married?
23. What makes me happy?
24. What makes me sad?
25. What reminds you of me?
26. If you could give me anything what would it be?
27. How well do you know me?
28. When's the last time you saw me?
29. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
30. Do you think I could kill someone?
31. Do you miss me?
32. Do you think i miss you?
33. Are you going to put this on your MYSPACE and see what I say about you?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
So I did manage...
...To have a few glorious days with Jeff in Nebraska.
I left here on Thursday of last week, at noon. It was an uneventful trip over, singing at the top of my lungs at times and watching the lines fly by on the blacktop. I arrived over there shortly before 6, and straight into his arms and his kisses.
We cuddled, kissed, and hugged away the first evening. We used the hot tub, and snuggled together during the night. What a wonderful way to sleep! I can't wait to do that every night for the rest of our lives together! I woke every morning in his arms, and he cooked me a yummy breakfast each time. He is so good to me!
The next day was Friday, and we headed into town for some fresh air and lunch. (kisses and hugs abounded throughout.) I had mentioned that morning a game that I missed having and playing on Super NES. (He still has that game system, and we play it every time we are together.) So, we go into the closest gaming store. But they don't even carry Super NES accessories/games or anything older than that any more! :(
So, after walking the mall, we went off to lunch at Amigos, and I got to have the smoothie that I was craving. The sandwich was okay, but really greasy to me. My stomach doesn't like a lot of grease. It was a stark comparison to the salads that I usually get at lunchtime when I am working. Other than the grease, it was good :)
He took me to another video game store afterwards. Guess what? We found it! Donkey Kong Country is now part of his game collection, he bought it! Don't snicker, it's fun! We spent the rest of the weekend playing it!
We headed back home, and laid down to take a nap together, until his sister's kids showed up and happy screaming fun time started. We snuggled, and kissed, and hugged, and repeated :)
His sister and her kids went to town for events that evening, and he made me yummy pork chops and rice, and we retreated back to his room. After the kids and Jen went to bed, we headed out to the hot tub again :) He calls me his water princes, because (obvious one coming :P) I love anything that has to do with water.
And then back to each other's arms to sleep the night away. I love him so much.
Saturday was yet another day of relaxing in his arms, and playing Super NES. After we woke up, he made me breakfast, and I took a shower. We played A LOT of Donkey Kong! That night, we decided to watch Halloween (Rob Zombie's Unrated version) before getting into the hot tub. A word to the wise: Never watch a really really scary, bloody, twisted horror movie before going outside at night to use a hot tub with no lights on around you! When you are in the country, no less! LMAO! I scared myself out of my wits, not to mention out of a good evening to use the hot tub!
Sunday morning, he cut the left over pork chops up into thin slices and nuked them for breakfast. They are so good that way. That was the day that I had to come home :( I missed him before I even left Bennett's town limits. Now, I am just waiting for him to tell me when he is wanting to come here for a visit, so I can make sure to get that time off. The sooner, the better!!! (Hint, Hint, HINT!)
I left here on Thursday of last week, at noon. It was an uneventful trip over, singing at the top of my lungs at times and watching the lines fly by on the blacktop. I arrived over there shortly before 6, and straight into his arms and his kisses.
We cuddled, kissed, and hugged away the first evening. We used the hot tub, and snuggled together during the night. What a wonderful way to sleep! I can't wait to do that every night for the rest of our lives together! I woke every morning in his arms, and he cooked me a yummy breakfast each time. He is so good to me!
The next day was Friday, and we headed into town for some fresh air and lunch. (kisses and hugs abounded throughout.) I had mentioned that morning a game that I missed having and playing on Super NES. (He still has that game system, and we play it every time we are together.) So, we go into the closest gaming store. But they don't even carry Super NES accessories/games or anything older than that any more! :(
So, after walking the mall, we went off to lunch at Amigos, and I got to have the smoothie that I was craving. The sandwich was okay, but really greasy to me. My stomach doesn't like a lot of grease. It was a stark comparison to the salads that I usually get at lunchtime when I am working. Other than the grease, it was good :)
He took me to another video game store afterwards. Guess what? We found it! Donkey Kong Country is now part of his game collection, he bought it! Don't snicker, it's fun! We spent the rest of the weekend playing it!
We headed back home, and laid down to take a nap together, until his sister's kids showed up and happy screaming fun time started. We snuggled, and kissed, and hugged, and repeated :)
His sister and her kids went to town for events that evening, and he made me yummy pork chops and rice, and we retreated back to his room. After the kids and Jen went to bed, we headed out to the hot tub again :) He calls me his water princes, because (obvious one coming :P) I love anything that has to do with water.
And then back to each other's arms to sleep the night away. I love him so much.
Saturday was yet another day of relaxing in his arms, and playing Super NES. After we woke up, he made me breakfast, and I took a shower. We played A LOT of Donkey Kong! That night, we decided to watch Halloween (Rob Zombie's Unrated version) before getting into the hot tub. A word to the wise: Never watch a really really scary, bloody, twisted horror movie before going outside at night to use a hot tub with no lights on around you! When you are in the country, no less! LMAO! I scared myself out of my wits, not to mention out of a good evening to use the hot tub!
Sunday morning, he cut the left over pork chops up into thin slices and nuked them for breakfast. They are so good that way. That was the day that I had to come home :( I missed him before I even left Bennett's town limits. Now, I am just waiting for him to tell me when he is wanting to come here for a visit, so I can make sure to get that time off. The sooner, the better!!! (Hint, Hint, HINT!)
I've decided....
I decided tonight, (after thinking on it for a while and researching it), that I am going to do Administrative Assistant correspondence courses that will earn me at least a diploma in it. That will be cheaper then getting my Administrative Assistant diploma at Kirkwood (by half). And most businesses recognize this form of learning, so I can get a better job easier. (if I don't already have one by the time I finish). If I do, then it will help me move up higher then if I didn't have it. Also, I will be able to more readily afford to go to Kirkwood for my associates or higher!
I WANT to go back to school and learn stuff. So I am motivated, now I want to get started! And, I won't stop after I finish the correspondence course. I DO PLAN on going to Kirkwood for my associates at the very minimum.
Here are the answers that I gave to someone that rapid-fired questions at me, if you want further details:
Through where?
Stratford Career Institute, there are no complaints about them in the Better Business Bureau. I've called around town to see if businesses and banks acknowledge this sort of thing, and they do.
How much?
Half of the cost of a semester at the local community college.
How much time will it take?
Work at your own pace, however I will put in at least 5-7 hours a week, hopefully much more.
Can you do that and work a full time job?
Yes, it's a work at your own pace thing.. No time limits and no places to be at certain times.
Can you move in the middle of it?
Yes. I just have to update my address for records.
Is there tutoring help?
Yes.
I have one person dear to me that is supportive and one that is not. What do you think, dear reader?
I WANT to go back to school and learn stuff. So I am motivated, now I want to get started! And, I won't stop after I finish the correspondence course. I DO PLAN on going to Kirkwood for my associates at the very minimum.
Here are the answers that I gave to someone that rapid-fired questions at me, if you want further details:
Through where?
Stratford Career Institute, there are no complaints about them in the Better Business Bureau. I've called around town to see if businesses and banks acknowledge this sort of thing, and they do.
How much?
Half of the cost of a semester at the local community college.
How much time will it take?
Work at your own pace, however I will put in at least 5-7 hours a week, hopefully much more.
Can you do that and work a full time job?
Yes, it's a work at your own pace thing.. No time limits and no places to be at certain times.
Can you move in the middle of it?
Yes. I just have to update my address for records.
Is there tutoring help?
Yes.
I have one person dear to me that is supportive and one that is not. What do you think, dear reader?
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Peace in place of television?
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."
~~John Lennon~~
What do you think?
(And just because it was said over twenty years ago, do you think the statements impact is any less direct?)
~~John Lennon~~
What do you think?
(And just because it was said over twenty years ago, do you think the statements impact is any less direct?)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
So cute I HAD to share!
News story today:
Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address
Yosuke the parrot rests in his cage at his home in Nagareyama in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 after he went missing for two weeks. When the African greay parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.
TOKYO - When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.
Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while police searched for clues, local policeman Shinjiro Uemura said.
He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.
"I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing songs.
"We checked the address, and what do you know, a Nakamura family really lived there. So we told them we've found Yosuke," Uemura said.
The Nakamura family told police they had been teaching the bird its name and address for about two years.
But Yosuke apparently wasn't keen on opening up to police officials.
"I tried to be friendly and talked to him, but he completely ignored me," Uemura said.
Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address
TOKYO - When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.
Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while police searched for clues, local policeman Shinjiro Uemura said.
He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.
"I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing songs.
"We checked the address, and what do you know, a Nakamura family really lived there. So we told them we've found Yosuke," Uemura said.
The Nakamura family told police they had been teaching the bird its name and address for about two years.
But Yosuke apparently wasn't keen on opening up to police officials.
"I tried to be friendly and talked to him, but he completely ignored me," Uemura said.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
I love painting!
My art muse has FINALLY returned! yeah!
here are the two abstract art pieces I painted this evening for my living room. What do you think?
Redecorating...
My latest pictures from redoing my living room. The colors are lavender(on two walls, and some candles)and burgundy(accent pieces and my blanket). I think it is starting to come together pretty well! All that is left is to hang my mirror, and get the two wall hangings I want. And put in the new flooring that I want. The latter is going to have to wait until the mysterious leak is fixed, so it doesn't get ruined.
What do you think?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Aren't they cute?
Mostly to share with Kimmy, and any female readers I get through here....
I have this little family of baby bunnies living in my yard. Aren't they adorable?
There's five little babies there.. :) I took this earlier today when they ventured out of their little hole, to about a foot away under the landscape fabric. Soooo cute!
I have this little family of baby bunnies living in my yard. Aren't they adorable?
There's five little babies there.. :) I took this earlier today when they ventured out of their little hole, to about a foot away under the landscape fabric. Soooo cute!
New, long survey about me :P
| Basics: | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Seana |
| Date of Birth: | August 7 |
| Birthplace: | Iowa City |
| Current Location: | My bedroom, in the dark.. |
| Eye Color: | blue |
| Hair Color: | brown |
| Height: | 5'2'' |
| Heritage: | Cherokee Indian/German/Irish |
| Piercings: | Just my ears.. can't get the nerve up to do a tummy one :P |
| Tattoos: | NONE.. huge huge turnoff! |
| Favourite: | |
| Band/Singer: | Hanson (yes, laugh it up :P), Michael Jackson, Trace Atkins |
| Song: | Hmmm...so many.. Honkytonkbadonkadonk, Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue(angry american) |
| Movie: | Anything with Adam Sandler or Brad Pitt |
| Disney Movie: | blech.. none |
| TV show: | Um.. George Lopez, Home Improvement, M*A*S*H |
| Color: | Red! |
| Food: | Depends on the day... porkchops/rice usually |
| Pizza topping: | mushroom/pineapple |
| Ice-Cream Flavor: | hmm.. Icecream upsets my stomach :( |
| Drink (alcoholic): | I don't really drink |
| Soda: | Diet Coke |
| Store: | Antique and Consignment stores |
| Clothing Brand: | Metro 7 |
| Shoe Brand: | hmm... payless usually has good ones |
| Season: | Summer! |
| Month: | August |
| Holiday/Festival: | Halloween! |
| Flower: | Lily |
| Make-Up Item: | My basics:Fondation, blush, mascara, lip gloss |
| Board game: | Monopoly |
| This or That | |
| Sunny or rainy: | Sunny during the day, rainy at night |
| Chocolate or vanilla: | chocolate |
| Fruit or veggie: | veggie |
| Night or day: | night |
| Sour or sweet: | sweet |
| Love or money: | love |
| Phone or in person: | in person. Burned out on technology |
| Looks or personality: | Can't I have both? :( |
| Coffee or tea: | tea, coffee turns my stomach |
| Hot or cold: | hot |
| Your: | |
| Goal for this year: | get out of the dungeon! |
| Most missed memory: | being at Jeff's almost every single evening until the wee hours of the morning |
| Best physical feature: | my bum... |
| First thought waking up: | another ten minutes.. |
| Hypothetical personality disorder: | OCD |
| Preferred type of plastic surgery: | none |
| Sesame street alter ego: | none |
| Fairytale alter ego: | hmmm.... Snow white, when is my prince going to wake me with another kiss? |
| Most stupid remark: | I make too many of them to remember! |
| Worst crime: | speeding |
| Greatest ambition: | married and have one or two little ones |
| Greatest fear: | that I won't get to be a mommy or be a wife before I am too old to really enjoy it |
| Darkest secret: | That's why it's a secret DUH, it's mine to know only! |
| Favorite subject: | Art, reading |
| Strangest received gift: | hmmm no idea |
| Worst habit: | biting my lip when I am nervous |
| Do You: | |
| Smoke: | YEACH!!! no way |
| Drink: | no. My father is an achololic, and I refuse to live with it anymore |
| Curse: | sometimes. I try not to though |
| Shower daily: | yes, of course |
| Like thunderstorms: | YES |
| Dance in the rain: | yes |
| Sing: | Yes. Horribly. At the top of my lungs!!! (only by myself though) |
| Play an instrument: | I used to. The flute |
| Get along with your parents: | yes-ish |
| Wish on stars: | yes. When's it coming true? |
| Believe in fate: | yes |
| Believe in love at first sight: | yes |
| Can You: | |
| Drive: | yes |
| Sew: | Sorta. Trying to get better |
| Cook: | kinda...sorta...not really |
| Speak another language: | nope |
| Dance: | I don't try to. Unless it's in my room all by myself. |
| Sing: | I like to pretend I can. |
| Touch your nose with your tongue: | nope |
| Whistle: | nope |
| Curl your tongue: | yes |
| Have You Ever: | |
| Been Drunk: | nope |
| Been Stoned/High: | nope |
| Eaten Sushi: | nope |
| Been in Love: | yep |
| Skipped school: | yep |
| Made prank calls: | nope |
| Sent someone a love letter: | yep |
| Stolen something: | yep |
| Cried yourself to sleep: | yep. often, sometimes. |
| Other Questions: | |
| What annoys you most in a person? | cockiness. stuborness. |
| Are you right or left handed? | right |
| What is your bedtime? | when i get tired. which is very very soon |
| Name three things you can't live without: | my little furballs, music, family/Jeff |
| What is the color of your room? | green and blue |
| Do you have any siblings? | yep. Jeffrey, April, Jeremy, Landon, Daniel, Lindsey, Meghan, Leon |
| Do you have any pets? | Midnight and Cloud |
| Would you kill someone you hate for a million dollars? | nope |
| What is you middle name? | Kay |
| What are you nicknames? | none |
| Are you for or against gay marriage? | for |
| What are your thoughts on abortion? | A horrible thing. Unless the momma's life is at danger, but with technology now chances are much much better, should be a last resort. |
| Do you have a crush on anyone? | yep. Jeff |
| Are you afraid of the dark? | sometimes lol, if it's pitchblack |
| How do you want to die? | After I accomplish everything I want to |
| What is the largest amount of popsicles that you have eaten on one day? | two |
| Would you take a bullet for the one you love? | yep *knock on wood* |
| What is the last law you�ve broken? | speeding |
| In a Member of the Opposite Sex: | |
| Hair color: | dark |
| Eye color: | any |
| Height | tall |
| Weight | athletic, fit, trim |
| Most important physical feature: | handsome |
| Biggest turn-off | overweight, cockiness, using more hair products in a day than I do in a month |
| Take this survey or other MySpace Surveys at PimpSurveys.com | |
The past couple of weeks..
It was thirty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band....... oh wait, that's not what I was going to type about! *sorry, the Beatles overtook my brain waves and produced lyrics.*
It was two weeks ago (this next monday), *much better*, and I was sitting up front yet again on the self-checkouts. It was about 2pm, just after. I'd been there for five hours, and was looking forward to having my lunch in less than an hour. Store Manager Steven came up and used the phone on the self-checkouts. He didn't say anything to me besides 'hi'. So then he walks away. Less than five minutes later, Co-Chris comes up and asks me why I am sitting down (for the umpteenth time that the question was asked of me since I got my doctor's note back in December.) I told him that it was for my back, that I was not supposed to be standing up front, either on the door or self-checkouts, and not to be on a regular register at all. He asked me again and again why that was any different then working on the floor. I, of course, was explaining to him, again and again, that the movements are different and that is why I could do the floor and not up front. Also, in my department, there are benches if I need to sit while doing price changes, and there is also a generous handful of people that refuse to let me move heavy boxes if they are around.
(although they don't look like THAT..but you know...)
So anyway, he tells me that he is going to go pull my file and see exactly what it says, and what my papers are all about. So... about fifteen or so minutes go by, and he come back up front, telling the CSM to get me off the self-checkout so I can go to the back and talk to him and Steven. Lo, and behold, guess what? ALL of my medical papers pertaining to my back (and all health) have *disappeared* out of my file. Very interesting. Of course, I know they existed, and also know I had a copy on the shoe desk. So, I go out to my department and JoAnn and I look all over the stupid thing. Guess what? they are all gone. So I go back to the office and tell them I can't find my copy. Steven says that he can't let me work, until I get a new doctor's note, and if it doesn't allow me to do what my job requires, then I have to go on medical leave. So, I had to miss the rest of the day of work.
I didn't have a doctor's appointment until Wednesday, and no pressing place to be, so I went over to see Kirk and Marsha. Marsha wasn't home, so I told Kirk what happened and came back home to hide. One of the many many times that I wish Jeff was still around, because I could have definately used his arms around me then. I had to settle for him to arrive home from classes, so I could call and tell him what happened. He wasn't very empathic, at first. He told me that I should have stood my ground, and tell them that they lost the note, yadayada...but then he got sympathetic a bit. I love him. So, I started on my resume. And spring Cleaning.
Went to my doctor on Wednesday, and he insisted on giving me a note keeping me off of work until April 18th, a full week and half later. Which pulled things very very tight and stressful, because my sick hours would only take me until the end of that exact day and then I was screwed for pay. When I got home that night, I told Jeff what happened and told him I wouldn't be able to afford gas money. I asked him if he could supply the gas money so I could still come for my visit. He said he would. Now, I need your input, dear reader. If you were dating someone for 2 1/2 years, and haven't seen them in a couple of months, you would think they would take care of everything so you can come to them right?? I mean, I had every intention of paying for the gas when I went, but now I am very short on money. Jeff promised gas money two weeks ago so I can be sure to leave first thing Thursday, but I haven't received it yet. What do you think? I know how finances are and it's not me personally, but.......Anyway..that's just something that has been bugging me, and wanted input/ideas from you.
So, anyway...For the next week, I concentrated on my spring cleaning, and rearranging my living room. This is due to the fact that there is a friggin' leak on the wall between us and the other people on the other half. That's right folks, I found the culprit of the moldy books that I discovered on the bottom shelf of my bookcase about a month ago. But, they insist that they don't have any leaks. We even went over today, and their basement is dry. So where is the water coming from??? There is no water pipes in that wall at all!!
Anyway, I had another doctor's appointment last Wednesday, (three days ago). I told him he HAD to take my restrictions off, so I could go back to work. Without work, I couldn't afford my medicine or any further treatment. He actually wrote a medical note lifting my restrictions on Monday. No arguments from him, like I thought. Which was weird... maybe because I had to wait forty-five minutes in the exam room for his appearance? No idea... Anyway, I go back to work at the good old dungeon on Monday. I don't plan on doing ANYTHING tomorrow, except get up at eight, so I won't be too off kilter getting up early on Monday. Honestly, I don't plan on doing anything more than required of me at work. I'm finished with giving my all, when they do these things to me.
I have some feelers out there for new things to do, so we will see if anything comes of them. I am also wanting to go back to school sooooo badly now.
Okay... I'll blog more in another entry.. this one is long enough for a book, don't you think?
So, dear reader, what's you input on any of the chapters above? I love your thoughts and ideas!!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Haven't blogged all week...
...but will most likely catch up this weekend. All I want to say right now is that I am glad this week is over!
Now, off to take a shower and get ready to fall into bed..
Now, off to take a shower and get ready to fall into bed..
Saturday, May 3, 2008
50 things(took three days after I took on the challenge!)
Here are 50 facts about myself. I got the challenge from Shauna's blog, and took on the task. I feel accomplished, but very happy it's done! LOL
1.)I am half Cherokee Indian, a fourth German, and a fourth Irish(? My mind has gone blank lol)
2.)I'm a bit OCD, I HAVE to check on things three times. (Example: check the floor 3x for anything small the puppy can get a hold of in the night, check the stove top 3x after I cook supper to make sure it's off…)
3.)I was born on August 7th, 1984, in Iowa City, Iowa.
4.)My brother and I are exactly eight years, one month, and twelve hours apart. My childhood best friend Josh and I are exactly two years and two days apart.
5.)I HATE spiders and other little crawly things. If I get a bug on me, I have to take a shower as soon as possible, because I think I feel crawlies all over me!
6.)I first read Stephen King's IT when I was 11 years old, in the course of one very long summer day… (ah, to not have any responsibilities again…)
7.)I typically choose what book I'm going to read next as I am starting another.(I don't even have to think about it, I pick up a book, and as I am opening it's cover I decide. "I want to read Misery next."
8.)I adore my puppy and cat.
9.)Being around people bugs me more and more. I'd rather sit by myself at home, and be quiet then to be with many other people.
10.)When I am in public, I can't stand to have lots of people around me at once. I hate people right behind me. I have a rather large personal space when it comes to people I don't know.
11.)I have so many ideas about my perfect wedding.. But to get to that point is treacherous. (E.g. red bridesmaid dresses, green cummerbunds/ties for the men….)
12.)I HATE bananas!
14.)I am horribly superstitious about the number 13.
15.)I have zero self-esteem.
16.)I consider math to be the MOST BORING subject in the world. (Sorry, Jeff!) My mind automatically goes daydreaming, unfortunately.
17.)My favorite subject is music.
18.)I started singing when I started talking.
19.)The first songs I learned how to sing were Michael Jackson's Thriller and Reba McEntire's Fancy. That was when I was two.
20.)I've wanted to be a professional singer so bad ever since.
21.)I prefer my record player to my CD or MP3 player
22.)I've never been to a concert, except the one my mom took me to when I was very little, Pam Tillis. That was an outdoor hay rack ride sort of thing, like a fair I think.
23.)I'm a huge Hanson freak. Have been since they came out with their first album on a big label, Middle of Nowhere. No, I don't have their posters covering every inch of my walls anymore, but I still listen to all of their stuff and get excited when new albums come out! (I'm a dork lol)
24.)I am one of those people who sing at the top of their lungs, with the windows down, in my car to every song that comes on. But, I won't sing in front of other people, I am far to shy and self-conscious for that! I've been told that I should work on projecting my voice, and that would make a big improvement. I didn't tell the adviser that I defiantly have projection when I'm alone!
25.)I'm one happy lady whenever a song by Toby Keith or Trace Adkins comes on.
26.)My perfect day to spend by myself would be on the beach reading.
My perfect day with Jeff would be on the beach together, on the floating ropes :)
27.)I consider Kimmy my best 'girl' friend. Strange thing? She lives in Washington, and we have never actually met face to face. However, we've talked for hours upon hours online, and know tons about each other. I think it's definitely on my to-do to have a get together sometime!!
28.)My other best friend is Jeff. Makes sense huh? I love you baby!
29.)I LOVE the color red. So many people tell me I look good in it, so the clothes I buy are usually red now.
30.)I want to be a momma before I get too old.
31.)However, I'm scared to death that I won't be a good one.
32.)I remember the last thing I heard my father say the final time he came and visited me. It was one day, shortly before I turned two, after bedtime. It was 'Your room is like a Toys r' Us!'. I didn't hear from him again for fourteen years.
33.)In fourth grade, I collected cool rocks off of the playground. Everyday I would search for one that had fossils or some cool aspect to it and put it on my top shelf of my locker. I had an ice cream bucket full by the end of the year.
34.)My favorite things to do are sleep and read.
35.)Cowboys are hot. Not the fat wannabes, but the muscled, thin ones :P Then again, bad boys are to, but you can't settle down with a bad boy, nor do I want to. I want my man to be just that, a man. One that can and will take care of me, and take care of himself. Jeff is very good at that. Good thing he is hot and loves me.. cause I love him! He's the perfect example of Tall, dark, and handsome, which is hot.
36.)I am a firm believer that people who abuse children/women need to be shot.
37.)People who seriously think about children in sexual ways and also get off on such 'encounters' with innocent children need to be locked away, and the key thrown away. This would be after they are castrated/spayed, depending on the gender of the offender! It's sickening the amount of news coverage on this lately.
38.)I love water!
39.)I hit my head many many times growing up, actually knocking myself out. Once, during summer camp, once on the playground equipment in fifth grade, and a few other times. (Times I can't remember right now, LOL!)
40.)Muscles are a big turn-on.. Admittedly, obesity is an utter turnoff. (I know, it sounds like I am very superficial, but it's just how I feel, and really I'm not! I swear!)
41.)Strangely, in this materialistic world we're living in, I don't place to much importance on possessions or status. I still want to live my life relationship-wise, for example, like Alan Jackson's song, 'Livin' On love'. Money really doesn't mean that much to me anymore, as long as I can buy what I need to get by, and support my-self, my pets, and someday my family. I just want the one I love back here with me.
42.)My favorite sweet treat in the whole world are cow tails.. You know, they are sold at very few gas stations any more, twenty five cents a piece still? Yummmmmmmmm…………….
43.)I am very very forgetful. I have to write down everything, lest I forget something important. Someone can say something to me one minute, and the next I will have no clue what they wanted me to recall! My boss, however, is really cool, and she writes down everything as she tells me! That way I can just look at the notebook.
44.)Technology is getting boring to me. I am getting burned out on it more and more, preferring my computer/phone/TV to be off more than on. I like quiet, peace, and silence.
45.)My biggest fear is fire. Might well stem from an accident when I was very little.
46.)If I never had to step foot in a Wal-mart or other mass-warehouse store again, I'd be quite happy!
47.)I totally rock at NES games, and most specifically at Pac-Man, Tetris and Super Mario Bros.
48.)I love scary movies, but more often then not I hide my eyes at the really bad parts.
49.)I hate making birthday lists, or asking for things. I feel I am being selfish and self-centered.
50.)I love painting. I've yet to find the perfect spot for my easel however. I also need canvas' and paints that I can't afford. So I haven't painted in far too long.
1.)I am half Cherokee Indian, a fourth German, and a fourth Irish(? My mind has gone blank lol)
2.)I'm a bit OCD, I HAVE to check on things three times. (Example: check the floor 3x for anything small the puppy can get a hold of in the night, check the stove top 3x after I cook supper to make sure it's off…)
3.)I was born on August 7th, 1984, in Iowa City, Iowa.
4.)My brother and I are exactly eight years, one month, and twelve hours apart. My childhood best friend Josh and I are exactly two years and two days apart.
5.)I HATE spiders and other little crawly things. If I get a bug on me, I have to take a shower as soon as possible, because I think I feel crawlies all over me!
6.)I first read Stephen King's IT when I was 11 years old, in the course of one very long summer day… (ah, to not have any responsibilities again…)
7.)I typically choose what book I'm going to read next as I am starting another.(I don't even have to think about it, I pick up a book, and as I am opening it's cover I decide. "I want to read Misery next."
8.)I adore my puppy and cat.
9.)Being around people bugs me more and more. I'd rather sit by myself at home, and be quiet then to be with many other people.
10.)When I am in public, I can't stand to have lots of people around me at once. I hate people right behind me. I have a rather large personal space when it comes to people I don't know.
11.)I have so many ideas about my perfect wedding.. But to get to that point is treacherous. (E.g. red bridesmaid dresses, green cummerbunds/ties for the men….)
12.)I HATE bananas!
14.)I am horribly superstitious about the number 13.
15.)I have zero self-esteem.
16.)I consider math to be the MOST BORING subject in the world. (Sorry, Jeff!) My mind automatically goes daydreaming, unfortunately.
17.)My favorite subject is music.
18.)I started singing when I started talking.
19.)The first songs I learned how to sing were Michael Jackson's Thriller and Reba McEntire's Fancy. That was when I was two.
20.)I've wanted to be a professional singer so bad ever since.
21.)I prefer my record player to my CD or MP3 player
22.)I've never been to a concert, except the one my mom took me to when I was very little, Pam Tillis. That was an outdoor hay rack ride sort of thing, like a fair I think.
23.)I'm a huge Hanson freak. Have been since they came out with their first album on a big label, Middle of Nowhere. No, I don't have their posters covering every inch of my walls anymore, but I still listen to all of their stuff and get excited when new albums come out! (I'm a dork lol)
24.)I am one of those people who sing at the top of their lungs, with the windows down, in my car to every song that comes on. But, I won't sing in front of other people, I am far to shy and self-conscious for that! I've been told that I should work on projecting my voice, and that would make a big improvement. I didn't tell the adviser that I defiantly have projection when I'm alone!
25.)I'm one happy lady whenever a song by Toby Keith or Trace Adkins comes on.
26.)My perfect day to spend by myself would be on the beach reading.
My perfect day with Jeff would be on the beach together, on the floating ropes :)
27.)I consider Kimmy my best 'girl' friend. Strange thing? She lives in Washington, and we have never actually met face to face. However, we've talked for hours upon hours online, and know tons about each other. I think it's definitely on my to-do to have a get together sometime!!
28.)My other best friend is Jeff. Makes sense huh? I love you baby!
29.)I LOVE the color red. So many people tell me I look good in it, so the clothes I buy are usually red now.
30.)I want to be a momma before I get too old.
31.)However, I'm scared to death that I won't be a good one.
32.)I remember the last thing I heard my father say the final time he came and visited me. It was one day, shortly before I turned two, after bedtime. It was 'Your room is like a Toys r' Us!'. I didn't hear from him again for fourteen years.
33.)In fourth grade, I collected cool rocks off of the playground. Everyday I would search for one that had fossils or some cool aspect to it and put it on my top shelf of my locker. I had an ice cream bucket full by the end of the year.
34.)My favorite things to do are sleep and read.
35.)Cowboys are hot. Not the fat wannabes, but the muscled, thin ones :P Then again, bad boys are to, but you can't settle down with a bad boy, nor do I want to. I want my man to be just that, a man. One that can and will take care of me, and take care of himself. Jeff is very good at that. Good thing he is hot and loves me.. cause I love him! He's the perfect example of Tall, dark, and handsome, which is hot.
36.)I am a firm believer that people who abuse children/women need to be shot.
37.)People who seriously think about children in sexual ways and also get off on such 'encounters' with innocent children need to be locked away, and the key thrown away. This would be after they are castrated/spayed, depending on the gender of the offender! It's sickening the amount of news coverage on this lately.
38.)I love water!
39.)I hit my head many many times growing up, actually knocking myself out. Once, during summer camp, once on the playground equipment in fifth grade, and a few other times. (Times I can't remember right now, LOL!)
40.)Muscles are a big turn-on.. Admittedly, obesity is an utter turnoff. (I know, it sounds like I am very superficial, but it's just how I feel, and really I'm not! I swear!)
41.)Strangely, in this materialistic world we're living in, I don't place to much importance on possessions or status. I still want to live my life relationship-wise, for example, like Alan Jackson's song, 'Livin' On love'. Money really doesn't mean that much to me anymore, as long as I can buy what I need to get by, and support my-self, my pets, and someday my family. I just want the one I love back here with me.
42.)My favorite sweet treat in the whole world are cow tails.. You know, they are sold at very few gas stations any more, twenty five cents a piece still? Yummmmmmmmm…………….
43.)I am very very forgetful. I have to write down everything, lest I forget something important. Someone can say something to me one minute, and the next I will have no clue what they wanted me to recall! My boss, however, is really cool, and she writes down everything as she tells me! That way I can just look at the notebook.
44.)Technology is getting boring to me. I am getting burned out on it more and more, preferring my computer/phone/TV to be off more than on. I like quiet, peace, and silence.
45.)My biggest fear is fire. Might well stem from an accident when I was very little.
46.)If I never had to step foot in a Wal-mart or other mass-warehouse store again, I'd be quite happy!
47.)I totally rock at NES games, and most specifically at Pac-Man, Tetris and Super Mario Bros.
48.)I love scary movies, but more often then not I hide my eyes at the really bad parts.
49.)I hate making birthday lists, or asking for things. I feel I am being selfish and self-centered.
50.)I love painting. I've yet to find the perfect spot for my easel however. I also need canvas' and paints that I can't afford. So I haven't painted in far too long.
Friday, May 2, 2008
All you really need to get by in life...
I'm not really all that materialistic anymore. I used to be, but this past year has taught me that I don't really want possessions or money, I just want the one I love with me.
Alan Jackson
Livin' On Love
Two young people without a thing
Say some vows and spread their wings
Settle down with just what they need
Livin' on love
She don't care 'bout what's in style
She just likes the way he smiles
It takes more than marble and tile
Livin' on love
Livin' on love, buyin' on time
Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin' on love
It sounds simple that's what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
Two old people without a thing
Children gone but still they sing
Side by side in that front porch swing
Livin' on love
He can't see anymore
And she can barely sweep the floor
Hand in hand they'll walk through that door
Just livin' on love
Livin' on love, buyin' on time
Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin' on love
It sounds simple that's what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
Livin' on love, buyin' on time
Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin' on love
It sounds simple that's what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
No, it doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
Alan Jackson
Livin' On Love
Two young people without a thing
Say some vows and spread their wings
Settle down with just what they need
Livin' on love
She don't care 'bout what's in style
She just likes the way he smiles
It takes more than marble and tile
Livin' on love
Livin' on love, buyin' on time
Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin' on love
It sounds simple that's what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
Two old people without a thing
Children gone but still they sing
Side by side in that front porch swing
Livin' on love
He can't see anymore
And she can barely sweep the floor
Hand in hand they'll walk through that door
Just livin' on love
Livin' on love, buyin' on time
Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin' on love
It sounds simple that's what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
Livin' on love, buyin' on time
Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime
Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme
Livin' on love
It sounds simple that's what you're thinkin'
But love can walk through fire without blinkin'
It doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
No, it doesn't take much when you get enough
Livin' on love
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Americans unload prized belongings to make ends meet
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer Tue Apr 29, 6:04 PM ET
NEW YORK - The for-sale listings on the online hub Craigslist come with plaintive notices, like the one from the teenager in Georgia who said her mother lost her job and pleaded, "Please buy anything you can to help out."
ADVERTISEMENT
Or the seller in Milwaukee who wrote in one post of needing to pay bills — and put a diamond engagement ring up for bids to do it.
Struggling with mounting debt and rising prices, faced with the toughest economic times since the early 1990s, Americans are selling prized possessions online and at flea markets at alarming rates.
To meet higher gas, food and prescription drug bills, they are selling off grandmother's dishes and their own belongings. Some of the household purging has been extremely painful — families forced to part with heirlooms.
"This is not about downsizing. It's about needing gas money," said Nancy Baughman, founder of eBizAuctions, an online auction service she runs out of her garage in Raleigh, N.C. One former affluent customer is now unemployed and had to unload Hermes leather jackets and Versace jeans and silk shirts.
At Craigslist, which has become a kind of online flea market for the world, the number of for-sale listings has soared 70 percent since last July. In March, the number of listings more than doubled to almost 15 million from the year-ago period.
Craigslist CEO Jeff Buckmaster acknowledged the increasing popularity of selling all sort of items on the Web, but said the rate of growth is "moving above the usual trend line." He said he was amazed at the desperate tone in some ads.
In Daleville, Ala., Ellona Bateman-Lee has turned to eBay and flea markets to empty her three-bedroom mobile home of DVDs, VCRs, stereos and televisions.
She said she needs the cash to help pay for soaring food and utility bills and mounting health care expenses since her husband, Bob, suffered an electric shock on the job as a dump truck driver in 2006 and is now disabled.
Among her most painful sales: her grandmother's teakettle. She sold it for $6 on eBay.
"My grandmother raised me, so it hurt," she said. "We've had bouts here and there, but we always got by. This time it's different."
Economists say it is difficult to compare the selling trend with other tough times because the Internet, only in wide use since the mid-1990s, has made it much easier to unload goods than, say, at pawn shops.
But clearly, cash-strapped people are selling their belongings at bargain prices, with a flood of listings for secondhand cars, clothing and furniture hitting the market in recent months, particularly since January.
Earlier this decade, people tapped their inflated home equity and credit cards to fuel a buying binge. Now, slumping home values and a credit crisis have sapped sources of cash.
Meanwhile, soaring gas and food prices haven't kept pace with meager wage growth. Gas prices have already hit $4 per gallon in some places, and that could become more widespread this summer. The weakening job market is another big worry.
Christine Hadley, a 53-year-old registered nurse from Reading, Pa., says she used to be "a clotheshorse," splurging on pricey Dooney & Bourke handbags. But her live-in boyfriend left last year, and she has had trouble finding a job.
Piles of unpaid bills forced her to sell more than 80 items, including the handbags, which went for more than $1,000 on a site called AuctionPal.com. Now, except for some artwork and threadbare furniture, her house is looking sparse.
"I need the money for essentials — to pay my bills and to eat," Hadley said.
At AuctionPal.com, which helps novices sell things online, for-sale listings rose 66 percent from February to March, much faster than the 25 percent to 30 percent average monthly pace since the company was formed in September, CEO Maureen Ellenberger said. She said she was surprised to see that most of her clients desperately needed to sell items to raise cash.
For LiveDeal.com, a classifieds and business directory site, for-sale listings for January through March rose 10 percent from the previous year.
"We can definitely detect economic stress on the part of the consumer," said John Raven, the site's chief operating officer.
On Craigslist, Buckmaster said, three of the four fastest-growing for-sale categories are tied to gas — recreational vehicles like campers and trailers, cars and trucks, and boats.
Raven noted more and more listings for furniture, particularly in areas around Miami and Las Vegas and other regions hardest hit by the housing crisis.
Baughman, who runs eBizAuctions, said that over the past four months she's been working with mostly desperate sellers instead of mainly casual ones. Most are middle-class customers who can't pay their bills and now want to be paid up front for the items instead of waiting until they are sold, she said.
The trend may be hurting secondhand stores too. Donations to the Salvation Army were down 20 percent in the January-to-March period. George Hood, the charity's national community relations and development secretary, said that was probably partly because people were selling their belongings instead.
And secondhand buyers want better deals now as well, driving prices down. Secondhand merchandise online is going for 25 to 35 percent below what it commanded a year ago, estimated Brian Riley, senior analyst at research firm The TowerGroup.
"It won't hit the saturation point until the (economy) hits the bottom and right now, we don't know when that is," he said.
In Alabama, Bateman-Lee said that she only received $30 for her TV and $45 for her DVD player at a local flea market. She doesn't have too much left to sell, but she's going back to "sort through more things."
Her $30 water bill is due this week.
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I've been doing this for the past year.. I am doing it because the cash is nice to have, but also because I realized that I had waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much stuff that I didn't need/use and there are people with far less.
I also feel much better without all the clutter, and am still getting rid of more things!
America has become very materialistic and 'keeping up with the jonses' mentality is not helping us at all...
And the way that many of us live, we could only live this way so long. I work retail. For the year before they announced the word 'recession', I saw a lot of people paying with credit cards and buying a couple hundred of dollars of stuff, and I knew we couldn't do that forever. There are limits on those things!
And gas guzzling vehicles don't help at all.. some vehicles that you know people just got for the status and look of it.
NEW YORK - The for-sale listings on the online hub Craigslist come with plaintive notices, like the one from the teenager in Georgia who said her mother lost her job and pleaded, "Please buy anything you can to help out."
ADVERTISEMENT
Or the seller in Milwaukee who wrote in one post of needing to pay bills — and put a diamond engagement ring up for bids to do it.
Struggling with mounting debt and rising prices, faced with the toughest economic times since the early 1990s, Americans are selling prized possessions online and at flea markets at alarming rates.
To meet higher gas, food and prescription drug bills, they are selling off grandmother's dishes and their own belongings. Some of the household purging has been extremely painful — families forced to part with heirlooms.
"This is not about downsizing. It's about needing gas money," said Nancy Baughman, founder of eBizAuctions, an online auction service she runs out of her garage in Raleigh, N.C. One former affluent customer is now unemployed and had to unload Hermes leather jackets and Versace jeans and silk shirts.
At Craigslist, which has become a kind of online flea market for the world, the number of for-sale listings has soared 70 percent since last July. In March, the number of listings more than doubled to almost 15 million from the year-ago period.
Craigslist CEO Jeff Buckmaster acknowledged the increasing popularity of selling all sort of items on the Web, but said the rate of growth is "moving above the usual trend line." He said he was amazed at the desperate tone in some ads.
In Daleville, Ala., Ellona Bateman-Lee has turned to eBay and flea markets to empty her three-bedroom mobile home of DVDs, VCRs, stereos and televisions.
She said she needs the cash to help pay for soaring food and utility bills and mounting health care expenses since her husband, Bob, suffered an electric shock on the job as a dump truck driver in 2006 and is now disabled.
Among her most painful sales: her grandmother's teakettle. She sold it for $6 on eBay.
"My grandmother raised me, so it hurt," she said. "We've had bouts here and there, but we always got by. This time it's different."
Economists say it is difficult to compare the selling trend with other tough times because the Internet, only in wide use since the mid-1990s, has made it much easier to unload goods than, say, at pawn shops.
But clearly, cash-strapped people are selling their belongings at bargain prices, with a flood of listings for secondhand cars, clothing and furniture hitting the market in recent months, particularly since January.
Earlier this decade, people tapped their inflated home equity and credit cards to fuel a buying binge. Now, slumping home values and a credit crisis have sapped sources of cash.
Meanwhile, soaring gas and food prices haven't kept pace with meager wage growth. Gas prices have already hit $4 per gallon in some places, and that could become more widespread this summer. The weakening job market is another big worry.
Christine Hadley, a 53-year-old registered nurse from Reading, Pa., says she used to be "a clotheshorse," splurging on pricey Dooney & Bourke handbags. But her live-in boyfriend left last year, and she has had trouble finding a job.
Piles of unpaid bills forced her to sell more than 80 items, including the handbags, which went for more than $1,000 on a site called AuctionPal.com. Now, except for some artwork and threadbare furniture, her house is looking sparse.
"I need the money for essentials — to pay my bills and to eat," Hadley said.
At AuctionPal.com, which helps novices sell things online, for-sale listings rose 66 percent from February to March, much faster than the 25 percent to 30 percent average monthly pace since the company was formed in September, CEO Maureen Ellenberger said. She said she was surprised to see that most of her clients desperately needed to sell items to raise cash.
For LiveDeal.com, a classifieds and business directory site, for-sale listings for January through March rose 10 percent from the previous year.
"We can definitely detect economic stress on the part of the consumer," said John Raven, the site's chief operating officer.
On Craigslist, Buckmaster said, three of the four fastest-growing for-sale categories are tied to gas — recreational vehicles like campers and trailers, cars and trucks, and boats.
Raven noted more and more listings for furniture, particularly in areas around Miami and Las Vegas and other regions hardest hit by the housing crisis.
Baughman, who runs eBizAuctions, said that over the past four months she's been working with mostly desperate sellers instead of mainly casual ones. Most are middle-class customers who can't pay their bills and now want to be paid up front for the items instead of waiting until they are sold, she said.
The trend may be hurting secondhand stores too. Donations to the Salvation Army were down 20 percent in the January-to-March period. George Hood, the charity's national community relations and development secretary, said that was probably partly because people were selling their belongings instead.
And secondhand buyers want better deals now as well, driving prices down. Secondhand merchandise online is going for 25 to 35 percent below what it commanded a year ago, estimated Brian Riley, senior analyst at research firm The TowerGroup.
"It won't hit the saturation point until the (economy) hits the bottom and right now, we don't know when that is," he said.
In Alabama, Bateman-Lee said that she only received $30 for her TV and $45 for her DVD player at a local flea market. She doesn't have too much left to sell, but she's going back to "sort through more things."
Her $30 water bill is due this week.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've been doing this for the past year.. I am doing it because the cash is nice to have, but also because I realized that I had waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much stuff that I didn't need/use and there are people with far less.
I also feel much better without all the clutter, and am still getting rid of more things!
America has become very materialistic and 'keeping up with the jonses' mentality is not helping us at all...
And the way that many of us live, we could only live this way so long. I work retail. For the year before they announced the word 'recession', I saw a lot of people paying with credit cards and buying a couple hundred of dollars of stuff, and I knew we couldn't do that forever. There are limits on those things!
And gas guzzling vehicles don't help at all.. some vehicles that you know people just got for the status and look of it.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
*crying*
it all seems to be slipping away from me.. and I am powerless to stop it.. :'(
I'm not a good girl-friend, and a bad friend... I lack the traits of a good sister and daughter. I don't need anyone to tell me this, I just know. I don't have specific examples, because everything I do is lacking.
That's all.
I miss Jeff horribly.
I'm not a good girl-friend, and a bad friend... I lack the traits of a good sister and daughter. I don't need anyone to tell me this, I just know. I don't have specific examples, because everything I do is lacking.
That's all.
I miss Jeff horribly.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
My Sweet Kitty
I finally had to let my kitty go yesterday. She had gotten steadily worse over the last six months or so, and I knew it was time. But she was a wonderful cat, and I know a lot of people say, "It's just an animal." But what many people don't seem to realize about me is that these little balls of fur are family to me. We had her since she was five weeks old in 1994.
I'm still crying and very upset. I wasn't crying when I began writing this entry, but the tears are rolling down my face and blurring my vision so I can't see what I am typing. I miss her badly.
But now, she is with her momma.
I want to buy me something pretty..
...so it's a good thing that the stores are closed. When I get down, I shop. And I don't stop when my balance of my debit/credit card hit zero line.
I haven't felt like this for awhile... I think bedtime is soon around the corner. To hide, in oblivion, from everyone and everything.
I haven't felt like this for awhile... I think bedtime is soon around the corner. To hide, in oblivion, from everyone and everything.
Apparently, this blog...
isn't read by the person that means the most to me to read it. You, dear reader, know from my recent posting, that I cannot go out of town at the present moment due to my job. No one in my department can take a long weekend, because of the person that transferred out suddenly and without warning.
You know that. I know that.
The person that I tried to tell that, interrupted me and then changed the subject when I tried to tell him that. So, I haven't been able to tell that. Because, "It's my turn."
You know how I know that he isn't reading this on any regular basis? Tonight, (five minutes ago,)he said, " I love you baby, and I miss you so much, maybe you can come for memorial day."
Well, at the wonderful dungeon, we need four weeks notice to give to management. Even if we got a new person hired and working in the department next week, that's not likely to be able to be given.
I wish he would work with me here. But he didn't even ask me, when he interrupted me, why I was asking him to come twice in a row.
Okay, enough venting. I truly adore this man. I'm not mad at him or anything, I just had that bugging me. But now it's out, and back to your regularly scheduled programming.
You know that. I know that.
The person that I tried to tell that, interrupted me and then changed the subject when I tried to tell him that. So, I haven't been able to tell that. Because, "It's my turn."
You know how I know that he isn't reading this on any regular basis? Tonight, (five minutes ago,)he said, " I love you baby, and I miss you so much, maybe you can come for memorial day."
Well, at the wonderful dungeon, we need four weeks notice to give to management. Even if we got a new person hired and working in the department next week, that's not likely to be able to be given.
I wish he would work with me here. But he didn't even ask me, when he interrupted me, why I was asking him to come twice in a row.
Okay, enough venting. I truly adore this man. I'm not mad at him or anything, I just had that bugging me. But now it's out, and back to your regularly scheduled programming.
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