Life lately

This weekend was my nephew and cousin's Baptism! They both turned 8 within the past month. I can't believe that they are both getting so big! It was great seeing them at this big step in their life!
Also this weekend our ward was made smaller! A new ward was formed from our ward and another. I am excited for the change, but sad to lose many great people! I hope that with this change it won't be so easy to get lost in the ward. It was huge before so it was easy to be invisible. (Maybe I will get a calling outside of Primary? haha probably not. That's alright, I love the kids in my class)
Steve's Insurance Brokerage is going well. It's keeping him really busy, so that's great!
I am excited for 2011, 2010 was full of ups and downs. Blessings, and trials. Excitement and sadness.

This morning we woke up to -28 and -40 with the Windchill......BRRRRR. WHY do I live here? I can't believe how COLD it has been this winter! I sure hope it gets warmer SOON! Even with this cold I have been thinking that I am grateful I live in Canada. We are SAFE from Political unrest and major natural disasters. My heart goes out to those in New Zealand who have been suffering from many earthquakes. My heart aches for the Libyan and Egyptian people who have been suffering because of a corrupt Government. I can deal with the cold, I don't have space to complain about life being so horrible. I have a family who loves me, a warm house to go home to each day, I have a job, we have a democratic government.
Well that's about all I have to blog about.... Till next time...

Changing Attitudes one SMILE at a time

I have been getting sooo FRUSTRATED lately with RUDE people!! Every where I go, everyone is pushing each other out of the way so THEY can be first, or get the "BEST" of what ever it is. Also I have noticed stores and restaurants not giving good customer service. At work I deal with alot of our vendors who supply our office with various things and once again I have not been getting the "Service" that I think is good. (Ie. NEVER calling me back, not deliverying what I order or on time)


I always think, SERIOUSLY people?... Have we loss all our work ethic and manners? So I have decided to do a social experiment. I am going to always let OTHERS go FIRST, Say please and thank you, be overly Polite and SMILE at EVERYONE ( EVEN if I am not being treated that way) I want to see what people's reactions will be. I have always considered myself a polite person, but I am going to go OVER the top, above and beyond what you would expect.



I HOPE that people will notice and maybe change their attitude. I will let you know in a week how it goes!

Random thoughts lately

Chores I HATE doing


Number 1-->Laundry!

Cleaning the bathrooms... (The one we never use still gets dirty! (dusty mostly)ugh!)
Making my bed each day (ya right like that ever happens!)



A few FEARS I have developed recently


HEIGHTS ( realized this while in Vegas last summer while UP 113+ stories in the air in the Stratosphere tower)

BIRDS(Always found them CREEPY, like when I was with Damon recording for our high school radio and his bird attacked me, or when I went to pet land and started crying when I realized that the only way out was right beside the BIG parrot)


WALKING/DRIVING UNDER BRIDGES WHILE THERE IS A TRAIN ( for SOME reason I have the fear that the train is going to derail and I am going to DIE)


Things I LOVE

Steven (BEST husband Ever)

GLEE (would life be great if it were a MUSICAL

Getting a FULL nights sleep (Happens less often that I would like)

My NEW KOBO EBOOK reader (Makes reading in bed much easier.. ie. I can pull the blankets right up around my neck and keep my hands and arms WARM with out have to flip a page. Only have to stick out a finger and push a button)

My Top Romance Movies

Some of my favourites in no particular order

The Notebook
A Walk to Remember
Dirty Dancing
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Ghost
Ps I love you
Moulin Rouge
10 things I hate about you
Pride & Prejudice

Maybe I can convince Steve to watch a few of these this weekend... or maybe some new ones.

A-Win Insurance

Well my dear friends, things have been a little crazy and exciting lately.

Steve has bought his own insurance brokerage! I am very proud of him, and excited for the future. He is enjoying it alot and has started a blog so people like you can go and learn a little bit more about insurance and other things that he blogs about. Its pretty neat! Here is the link. http://awininsurance.blogspot.com
Leave a comment or just tell people about it. If you are looking for insurance he can give you a quote for free!

Gratitude

Things I am grateful for;
Steven
My house
The country that I live in (even tho its so cold!!)
Warm sweaters
Big blankets to keep me warm at night
The job that I have to pay the bills
Food
Books and that I can read
Family
Friends (Thanks to Facebook I found my Best Friend :)Jenny from Grade6/7!!)
lack of sense of smell to Skunks
My eyes and glasses
Warm Showers
toothbrush ( so I can have clean teeth and nice smelling breath)
My car
My Primary class
My nieces and nephews

No I am not dead, I just haven't written in a long time and didn't know what to say if I would have.

Sometimes I wonder if anyone takes me seriously... my family, friends, coworkers... I feel like no one does. I don't have an visible talents to contribute to anyone, no profound knowledge that would inspire anyone. I know so many people who craft, sew, write, paint, sing, play piano... just to list a few. I go to work do what I am told and come home. My house is often messy, no crafty things on the walls. I know that I have gained weight and I want to get rid of it asap. How do I change this funk that I am in?

I love Steven, he does his best to help me out and encourage me. I am starting yoga next week and I bought a few things I want to use in a craft, and I have made dinner ( no eating out or eating just fries and chicken fingers) almost every night for the past month or so. I am going to the temple this weekend. I want out of this funk!!!

PS. This is not to get sympathy or people feeling sorry for me... I just need to get out of this funk.

Thank you for listening to me vent and share some of my secrets.