Hump Day Happies (life update)....

I'm coming back I promise.  I mean I gotta keep my one reader (Hi friend!) happy! :)  Also, how will I get spam comments if I'm not adding new posts? 

Here is a quick update on my life:

Still at the "new" job...it's been 6 months and I'm still not happy.  I love what I do and the company I do it for....I am just not enjoying who I have to do it with. ya know? 

My kids are keeping me busy with their sports and I love it.  They are both kicking a$$ at school too.  They are so easy.  please don't ask about the oldest....we'll get to that next time.    

My husband is awesome.  He has been working his tail off so we can pay our debt off quickly.  By July we should be credit card free.  HOLLA!!  We've been going on dates regularly too.  I freaking love that man!

We're also planning a trip to Hawaii in December (without credit cards!).  I'm so excited!  This will be hubby and my two little ones first trip to hawaii....hubbs first time on a plane!! seriously. poor guy.  My mom is coming with...her first trip to hawaii too.  We're gonna have so much fun! 

I am thinking about writing a book.  if Brandi Glanville can do it so can i! :)  I'm going to look into taking a writing class.

I honestly think peoples lives would be easier if they just listened to me when I give them advice.  I have two "little brothers" (hubbs brothers) who I want to shake. HARD.  Maybe my book will be about them and called "stupid is as stupid does" hahaha!! Or I should thank them for proving to my husband that he made an AWESOME choice in his wife. :) 

Have I mentioned I hate proof reading?  yeah. sorry that I'm not sorry.

Until next.....Adios!

Thankful Thursday (My Mini Me)

I was a young mom.  I know I don't do everything right, I think that's impossible...I think that what is right for one kid, might not be right for the next.  We're all different and that's great. It's what makes the world interesting.  Sometimes though I sit here and think "I really hope I'm not screwing my kids up for life."  That's normal right? 

I saw this e-card on Facebook and laughed out loud. Yes, I LOL’d. This is my life. There are times where I’ll reprimand my daughter for something and she’ll say “what would you have done?” Then I stand there with a dumb look on my face. Touché.

I have what many of our friends and family call a “mini-me” but she is so much more than that. She is the very best parts of me….all the good and…well, yes some of the bad too. She has my temper and although it’s been known to get me in trouble sometimes she is much better at controlling it then I have ever been. She is strong willed but not to a fault. I don’t ever have to worry about her getting taken advantage of. She has her own voice and she knows how to use it. She will stand up for herself and others if she needs to. She has my sense of humor, that not everyone gets. She works hard for what she wants. She understands, even at 13, that the best things in life are earned. She’s not always nice, but she isn’t ever hurtful. She may never be Homecoming Queen but Miss Congeniality…maybe. :)

My B turned 13 last Friday.  I still can't believe I have a teenager.  I am so very thankful for this little girl who came into our lives at the most perfect moment. This precious gift who, during the worst time in my life, gave me something to hold on to.  I love you B!

Until next time.....ADIOS!

Hey, It's Okay!!

Hey, It's okay to join in on the fun and do it's a Hey, It's okay post! :)

Thanks to the Whispering Writer for the idea!

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To still not have a regualr posting schedule.  My time management is still a work in progress.  I'll get there!

 

To have quit my part time job.  I was only there for 3 months but with my extended hours here at my day job and all the kids activities I was a grouch from lack of sleep.  I would leave the house at 7am and wouldn't get home until 11:30pm most nights.  No bueno.  The money wasn't that good!

 

To have let my 18 year old move out.  It's been a week and she's already hinting that she would like to come back.  Tough love is hard on everyone but I think it's important. 

 

To have pinned a million Thanksgiving center piece ideas and know that I'll complete about ZERO of them.  I just love Thanksgiving!!!  I'm more excited about that then Christmas!

 

To be beyond excited that this week at work is the only full work week of the month.  After this week I get two 3-DAY work weeks in a row then a 4 day work week.  I love this new job!!! :)

 

 

Until next time..........

 

ADIOS!

Thankful Thursday - Being Busy....

I hear it all the time "you are so busy!" or "doesn't all the running around drive you crazy?" 

I am thankful for being busy.  Thankful that I squeeze everything I can into my days so that I get the most out of them. 

I am thankful that I don't miss a thing in my kids lives.  That I've found the balance between being a mommy and working on my career. 

I am thankful that I am busy LIVING my life. 

So yes, I am busy...all the time.  No, it doesn't drive me crazy.  I enjoy my busy life and I couldn't be more thankful!   


Until next time....

ADIOS!

Hey, It's okay!

Hey, It's okay to join in on the fun and do it's a Hey, It's okay post! :)

Thanks to the Whispering Writer for the idea!

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Hey it's okay.....

To have taken a hiatus from blogging.  Working two jobs, being a mom and wife all caught up to me.  The blog had to fall to the back burner again.

To have had to use this handy link to figure out who I was going to vote for

http://www.votehelp.org/

There are things I like/hate with each candidate and it's a tough decision for me.  The website has a quiz that helps. 

To be super excited about the Pretty Little Liars Halloween special that's on tonight.  I started watching the show because of my daughters and now I'm hooked.   

To be seriously pissed that I have to work tonight at hob numbero dos tonight so I have to wait to watch PPL after I get home at 10:30. BOOOOOO!!!!!

To have taken over a month to adjust to my new schedule at work.  It's a 9/80 so I work 9 hours a day and have everyother Friday off.  I love it but 9 hour days take some getting used to.  

To not promise that I will be back to a regular schedule of posting.  Because I really don't know.....I do still read blogs though. :D

Until next time......

ADIOS!!!

Hump Day Happies ...at the new job.

I'm sure you are tired of hearing about it.  The new job.  I started on Monday and so far it's....ok.  It's still awkard learning all the new systems and the new personalities.  I really miss my old work friends.  Like REALLY miss.  I'm sure in time I'll get used to this new group and the work flow will start and I won't even have time to think.  I hope it makes the day go by quicker because right now they seem to drag out. 

This week I am riding the trolley into work as downtown parking is EXPENSIVE.  It's $120 a month to park in our building.  My employer will pay half and I will be responsible for the other $60.  Not too bad.  The Trolley is $20 a week and it drops me off right behind my work building.  If there weren't so many weirdos I might stick to riding the trolley on the daily.  People watching at it's finest.  Yesterday my heart was warmed by this kid who kept giving up his seat for any woman who got on the trolley at different stops. You RARELY see that these days. 

There is a 7-11 in my building at work.  I love 7-11.  This will both be good and bad.  On Monday they gave away free coffee....we still don't know why, but we all got one! :)  If I bring my refill cup the coffee is only $.85, I can handle that.  It's staying away from the snacks that I need to work on!  

I'm thinking I'll be able to quit the second job now that I'll be working longer hours and making more money.  I'm giving it one more week and then we'll see.  I was trying to get Gina hired there before I quit but I don't know if that will happen. 

Sorry for the rambles today....I'm hoping to get a regular posting schedule done at home.  Wish me luck!

Until next time...........ADIOS!!!!

Hump Day Happies....Be Happy!!

Quick post today because I'm crazy busy preparing for my new job! WOOHOO!!! 

I've made the commitment to wake up every morning and be happy.  Sure shitty things happen.  They happen a whole lot more than I would like.  But what is being a bitch and crybaby about it gonna do other then make me and those around me miserable?    Nuthin' honey! 

So I am choosing to be happy.  Not just on Hump Day....but EVERYDAY.  Because who wants to live their life being unhappy? and who wants to be around an unhappy person?  Not this guy.    

So get out there and be happy!

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not our circumstances.

                     ~Martha Washington    

Happy Hump Day!!

Adios!!