There once was a time when wise men and women were in abundance. We were always hearing one astonishing quote of advice and guidance after another. There was a time when there were many role models all around us that everyone looked up to. Those times have passed. And why? Where did the wisdom go? Did it just stop or did it taper off? Are there still wise men out there and they just keep their wisdom to themselves? In today's society when negativity and crime and awfulness is everywhere you turn, where is the guidance we need? Where are the warnings? Where is the wisdom?
There are many conspiracy theories out there and I'm not going to go into any of them (mostly because I don't care), but where are the wise leaders that we used to have? When did politics and lying become a sport? When we find a presidential candidate that we absolutely love and trust, we do everything to support them that we possibly can, including lying and tearing down the "competition." We trust that all that said candidate "promises" will actually come true. In fact, we will even elect them for a second term although said candidate hasn't shown anything to support the promises he made when he first ran. So, why do we elect them again? He hasn't done anything that he promised. Should we really be offering a president who hasn't lived up to his promises a second chance? Where is the wisdom in that?
I know that today's economy isn't the greatest and there are many people who are unemployed or have had their hours cut and are struggling to make ends meet. But how many of those people are actively trying to find a new or better job to be able to support themselves and their families? I know of some people who are really trying and are doing everything they can, even if it means sacrificing time with loved ones. But I know of many people who have decided to just give up, be lazy and carefree, go on welfare, and "let the government take care of everything." People have become lazy couch potatoes and don't care about their loved ones true needs. ***NOTE: I understand and recognize that there are some circumstances, foreseen and unforeseen, that are out of our control. And when these circumstances arise, there is little that can be done sometimes. I get that.*** Some people who have "given up to the government" don't understand what happens when they go on welfare. They think that everything they ever want will be paid for and they can "live the dream." They go out and buy unnecessary toys and gadgets: 60" TV, brand new car, the latest iPhone, etc. And then when they can't afford food or clothing, they complain and blame their problems on other people. If you have gone on welfare, your first priorities should be living: food, clothing, shelter. Where is the wisdom in spending all of your money to play before buying what is needed to survive?
When FATMAN! thinks about wisdom, he thinks about chess. It is said that good chess players plan their moves 2-3 moves in advance and great players even more. FATMAN! can usually plan 1-2 moves in advance. When faced in the situation where your pawn is taken or you take your opponent's pawn, most people will immediately just take the pawn (looking only 1 move ahead). As soon as they have taken their opponent's pawn, the instant gratification is all they get. But if you sacrifice your pawn in order to establish check-mate (looking 3 moves ahead), the gratification is so much greater.
When compared to real life, I see most people going for the pawn instead of willing to sacrifice their pawn. People are constantly on Facebook and Twitter to get those 15 likes that they need to feel alive. People are getting paid and immediately going to spend it on the latest gadget, alcohol, expensive clothes, etc. instead of using it to buy what is needed and save a little bit over time until one can afford what is on their wishlist.
Debt is sometimes a good thing (like homes and schooling), but debt mostly is an ugly thing. Have something you want right now but can't afford it right now? Don't worry, says the credit companies, just put in on a credit card and pay for it later. Seems like an easy fix, right? But when you continue to buy something that you can't afford, the money you owe builds and builds and builds. Where is the wisdom in that?
Where is the wisdom? Where is the man looking out for our well-being? Where is the leader who will always have our best interests at heart? Where are the wise men for our society? It's questions like these that make me grateful to know that I have at least 15 men that I can look to who are wise men and leaders through these perilous times.
September 29, 2015
September 16, 2015
I LOVE My New Job!!!!
So, I just started a new job a few weeks ago and I can already say that I LOVE IT!!! And the biggest part about my new job that I love is that I'm still a SAHM and get to take care of my Squid all the time.
What's my new job? I am now a consultant for Jamberry Nails! What are Jamberry Nails?
Jams are heat-activated vinyl nail wraps. They're unlike anything else you can buy anywhere else. They're not polish strips. They outlast the dollar-store brands and even the expensive salon brands. They don't chip, fade, or smell -- and they don't dry out or expire.
Jamberry nail wraps last up to 2 weeks on your fingers and up to 6 weeks on your toes. (Yes, you read that right!) Unlike other brands who's labels have over 20 ingredients, Jamberry wraps have 2- and they are non-toxic, vegan, and gluten free!
Or in other words, Jamberry Nail wraps are stickers that are way better than nail polish in many ways. They last longer, don't stink, are easy to put on, make no mess, and are cheaper than going to the nail salon every week. I love Jamberry!
When I first joined my friend's online Jamberry party, I was skeptical at first. I am super hard on my nails. I craft, bake, clean, change Squid's diapers, play with Squid and his hard toys, play the piano, and do other things with my hands every day all day long. I am hard on my nails. I love having my nails done but I hated the smell, dry time, and mess of doing them myself but I don't have the money, nor the time, to go to the salon and have them done all the time. Not to mention that my manicures never lasted more than 24 hours tops before chipping. So when I asked for a sample to try, I wasn't expecting anything. I was pleasantly and shocked with surprised!
These nail wraps are the next best thing! I'm not joking! Had I discovered Jamberry sooner, my life would be simpler and my pregnancy would have been just a bit easier. If I have to narrow the things I love about Jamberry down to my top 1 love it's that these nails make feeling pretty all the time so much easier! I love that they are non-toxic. I love that there is no dry time. I love that there are no smells. I love that there is no mess. I love that I can do both of my hands and you won't be able to tell if I'm right or left handed just by looking at my nails. I love that it takes me 15 minutes (25 tops if I'm distracted) from start to finish to do a manicure. I love that I have access to OVER 300 DESIGNS to use and I don't have to do a million tiny steps. I love that my nails can look professionally done all the time. I love that I get to be paid to have pretty nails! I love the sisterhood that I have entered and the love and support that comes with it. I love Jamberry!
So after my friend's party, I had to host a party. And it was awesome! It was a great way for me to get a tiny sneak peek at what running a party was like because my sponsor let me post a few things. After my party, I knew I wanted to join, but I needed to wait until after I moved into the new house before I could actually do anything with Jamberry. However, I did join before moving in but I didn't actually jump in with both feet until the beginning of this month. WORD TO THE WISE: If you decide to join any company, don't do it in the middle of moving. Save yourself some time and stress. I started my training while I was packing boxes and moving into the new house. I should have never done that. If I could go back and change it, I would. BUT my launch party was a success and I was able to start out in the company with a good strong start!
I don't have any previous experience with direct selling. In fact, I had sworn I would never do any direct selling unless I was desperate. But how can you say no when you love the product so much and know of lots of women who also would love it?! Jamberry is still relatively new. It started in 2010 and is still reaching out to many areas of the U.S. and Canada. They are about to launch into Australia and New Zealand in October! Jamberry is growing and it's growing fast. But of course it's growing fast! Who doesn't want 2 manicures, 2 pedicures, and some left over for only $15? AND you can do it at home and have them look amazing!
I am absolutely in love with Jamberry and the success I have already seen from being a consultant, even though it is only a little. I wish I had discovered them sooner. I'm a former nail biter. Keyword there: FORMER! My nails used to be so short I never had any white tip. They are still brittle (I'm working on that), but my nails have never looked better. And if you don't think the wraps are for you, Jamberry also has their own 5 free (no harmful chemicals) lacquer and brand new gel nail enamel lines! And the lacquers and enamels are just as amazing as the wraps in their own ways.
If you think you would like to try a sample, feel free to contact me. Here is my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wyogaljamberry. You can send me a message there and I'll send you a sample to try. Here is the link to my website to look around at the amazing designs they have: musicchick.jamberry.com/shop. If you feel like you might want to host an online Facebook party, you can book one here: musicchick.jamberry.com/host. Want some extra income? Join my team! It's $99 for the starter kit, but you easily earn that back in your first and/or second party. Join here: musicchick.jamberry.com/join.
I wish I could show how excited I am about Jamberry! But words can only do so much.
What's my new job? I am now a consultant for Jamberry Nails! What are Jamberry Nails?
Jams are heat-activated vinyl nail wraps. They're unlike anything else you can buy anywhere else. They're not polish strips. They outlast the dollar-store brands and even the expensive salon brands. They don't chip, fade, or smell -- and they don't dry out or expire.
Jamberry nail wraps last up to 2 weeks on your fingers and up to 6 weeks on your toes. (Yes, you read that right!) Unlike other brands who's labels have over 20 ingredients, Jamberry wraps have 2- and they are non-toxic, vegan, and gluten free!
Or in other words, Jamberry Nail wraps are stickers that are way better than nail polish in many ways. They last longer, don't stink, are easy to put on, make no mess, and are cheaper than going to the nail salon every week. I love Jamberry!
When I first joined my friend's online Jamberry party, I was skeptical at first. I am super hard on my nails. I craft, bake, clean, change Squid's diapers, play with Squid and his hard toys, play the piano, and do other things with my hands every day all day long. I am hard on my nails. I love having my nails done but I hated the smell, dry time, and mess of doing them myself but I don't have the money, nor the time, to go to the salon and have them done all the time. Not to mention that my manicures never lasted more than 24 hours tops before chipping. So when I asked for a sample to try, I wasn't expecting anything. I was pleasantly and shocked with surprised!
These nail wraps are the next best thing! I'm not joking! Had I discovered Jamberry sooner, my life would be simpler and my pregnancy would have been just a bit easier. If I have to narrow the things I love about Jamberry down to my top 1 love it's that these nails make feeling pretty all the time so much easier! I love that they are non-toxic. I love that there is no dry time. I love that there are no smells. I love that there is no mess. I love that I can do both of my hands and you won't be able to tell if I'm right or left handed just by looking at my nails. I love that it takes me 15 minutes (25 tops if I'm distracted) from start to finish to do a manicure. I love that I have access to OVER 300 DESIGNS to use and I don't have to do a million tiny steps. I love that my nails can look professionally done all the time. I love that I get to be paid to have pretty nails! I love the sisterhood that I have entered and the love and support that comes with it. I love Jamberry!
So after my friend's party, I had to host a party. And it was awesome! It was a great way for me to get a tiny sneak peek at what running a party was like because my sponsor let me post a few things. After my party, I knew I wanted to join, but I needed to wait until after I moved into the new house before I could actually do anything with Jamberry. However, I did join before moving in but I didn't actually jump in with both feet until the beginning of this month. WORD TO THE WISE: If you decide to join any company, don't do it in the middle of moving. Save yourself some time and stress. I started my training while I was packing boxes and moving into the new house. I should have never done that. If I could go back and change it, I would. BUT my launch party was a success and I was able to start out in the company with a good strong start!
I don't have any previous experience with direct selling. In fact, I had sworn I would never do any direct selling unless I was desperate. But how can you say no when you love the product so much and know of lots of women who also would love it?! Jamberry is still relatively new. It started in 2010 and is still reaching out to many areas of the U.S. and Canada. They are about to launch into Australia and New Zealand in October! Jamberry is growing and it's growing fast. But of course it's growing fast! Who doesn't want 2 manicures, 2 pedicures, and some left over for only $15? AND you can do it at home and have them look amazing!
I am absolutely in love with Jamberry and the success I have already seen from being a consultant, even though it is only a little. I wish I had discovered them sooner. I'm a former nail biter. Keyword there: FORMER! My nails used to be so short I never had any white tip. They are still brittle (I'm working on that), but my nails have never looked better. And if you don't think the wraps are for you, Jamberry also has their own 5 free (no harmful chemicals) lacquer and brand new gel nail enamel lines! And the lacquers and enamels are just as amazing as the wraps in their own ways.
If you think you would like to try a sample, feel free to contact me. Here is my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wyogaljamberry. You can send me a message there and I'll send you a sample to try. Here is the link to my website to look around at the amazing designs they have: musicchick.jamberry.com/shop. If you feel like you might want to host an online Facebook party, you can book one here: musicchick.jamberry.com/host. Want some extra income? Join my team! It's $99 for the starter kit, but you easily earn that back in your first and/or second party. Join here: musicchick.jamberry.com/join.
I wish I could show how excited I am about Jamberry! But words can only do so much.
September 8, 2015
My Month of Chaos!
Since my last actual post, I have moved, started a new business, the Squid has turned a year old, FATMAN! went on a week long business trip, I have thrown a birthday party, started to unpack a house, the Squid has turned into more than a handful, and I have no idea how I'm still alive and mostly sane! Let me tell you it wasn't easy and I definitely wanted to give up or explode at everyone around me many times.
So let's start at the beginning when it all started. At the beginning of August, FATMAN! and I finally made a decision of when we were going to finish fixing up and move into our new house. We had closed on the house at the end of June and over a month later were still not moved into it. There were walls, cabinets, and closets that needed painting, lights and fixtures that needed replacing, vents installed, doors fixed, and all around cleaning that need to be done before we could move in. We had a list of about 20 things that needed to be done before we could move in and live in the house (it was built in the '70's and still had many of the original features that were not up to code). We only did about half of the items on our list before we moved in, only because we were so tired of waiting and having to deal with our awful neighbors. So, we set a date to move in... and then we had to change it again because of a wedding... and then again because of paint fumes.... and then we FINALLY MOVED IN the Saturday before FATMAN! had to leave for almost an entire week for business, which was also the Saturday before Squid's birthday party. So for the first week in our new house, I was alone with the Squid. Now, it wouldn't have been as bad if our house was newer than it is. This house makes sooooo much noise and creaks and shifts with every little wind that hits it (and we have a lot of wind here) that I didn't sleep the first two nights FATMAN! was gone. It was scary being in a new environment all alone and not knowing anyone who lived by me. Thank goodness for church and birthday activities to get me out of the house every once in a while!
Also in August, right before moving into the new house, I became a direct sales consultant with a new and growing company. (But I'll go more into that in another post later.) But having to start my training and selling while trying to pack and move and while taking care of an almost one year old is borderline psychotic! I didn't do a lot with my new job while we packed and moved, but I did start training. When you have to split your free time while baby naps between training and packing, you get worn out quickly and don't want to do anything by the time baby's bedtime comes around. As soon as the Squid was down for the night, I usually just sat and watched TV until I couldn't stay awake any longer.
Right after moving into the new house and while FATMAN! was on his business trip, the Squid turned one! YAY! The two of us didn't do much the day of his birthday, but that weekend was full of fun and family. Family started showing up Friday night and it was great to just sit around and talk and share stories and relax before the chaos started. I am so grateful that we still had our apartment in our name so that I could have enough room for everyone to stay without cramming in our little house and without forcing everyone to get a hotel. It was helpful to me that I didn't have to worry about everyone staying warm or cool enough during the night, having enough food for everyone for every meal, etc. However, when Saturday rolled around I wish I had planned better and had someone to do the catering for the Squid's party. I loved that my family was willing to help with anything I ask them too, but it's hard when everyone is asking JUST ME what they can help with while I'm trying to do all that only I could or wanted to do. I made a monkey cake for the party and I was trying to get it decorated when everyone kept asking me what they could do to help, needing me to come look at things, needing me to take care of other things, trying to have a conversation with me, etc. FATMAN! was working on the grill (after mowing the lawn). That's it! Just standing and making sure that the food didn't burn. I have no idea why everyone had to come to me for every tiny little thing. So the cake didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. It still looked good and I am grateful for my dad helping out with it, but I wish I had had uninterrupted time just to work on it and have it turn out better. But as soon as the party started, everything was somewhat better. Everyone served themselves, we all sat around and talked and laughed at Squid and his cuteness. It was great. I wish I had been able to take pictures so that I wouldn't have to wait for everyone else to send me the pictures they took. I wish I had planned the decorations a little better. I wish... I wish... I wish... But I can't go back and change the past and it's not like the party was a disaster. It just didn't go as well as I had hoped.
There are a few more little things that happened during August, but they aren't as crazy as the stories I just shared. I'm so happy that it is now September and that I can start with a blank calendar (not as blank anymore) and have some control over my life again. Now if only I can get Squid to stay in one spot for more than 10 seconds.....
So let's start at the beginning when it all started. At the beginning of August, FATMAN! and I finally made a decision of when we were going to finish fixing up and move into our new house. We had closed on the house at the end of June and over a month later were still not moved into it. There were walls, cabinets, and closets that needed painting, lights and fixtures that needed replacing, vents installed, doors fixed, and all around cleaning that need to be done before we could move in. We had a list of about 20 things that needed to be done before we could move in and live in the house (it was built in the '70's and still had many of the original features that were not up to code). We only did about half of the items on our list before we moved in, only because we were so tired of waiting and having to deal with our awful neighbors. So, we set a date to move in... and then we had to change it again because of a wedding... and then again because of paint fumes.... and then we FINALLY MOVED IN the Saturday before FATMAN! had to leave for almost an entire week for business, which was also the Saturday before Squid's birthday party. So for the first week in our new house, I was alone with the Squid. Now, it wouldn't have been as bad if our house was newer than it is. This house makes sooooo much noise and creaks and shifts with every little wind that hits it (and we have a lot of wind here) that I didn't sleep the first two nights FATMAN! was gone. It was scary being in a new environment all alone and not knowing anyone who lived by me. Thank goodness for church and birthday activities to get me out of the house every once in a while!
Also in August, right before moving into the new house, I became a direct sales consultant with a new and growing company. (But I'll go more into that in another post later.) But having to start my training and selling while trying to pack and move and while taking care of an almost one year old is borderline psychotic! I didn't do a lot with my new job while we packed and moved, but I did start training. When you have to split your free time while baby naps between training and packing, you get worn out quickly and don't want to do anything by the time baby's bedtime comes around. As soon as the Squid was down for the night, I usually just sat and watched TV until I couldn't stay awake any longer.
Right after moving into the new house and while FATMAN! was on his business trip, the Squid turned one! YAY! The two of us didn't do much the day of his birthday, but that weekend was full of fun and family. Family started showing up Friday night and it was great to just sit around and talk and share stories and relax before the chaos started. I am so grateful that we still had our apartment in our name so that I could have enough room for everyone to stay without cramming in our little house and without forcing everyone to get a hotel. It was helpful to me that I didn't have to worry about everyone staying warm or cool enough during the night, having enough food for everyone for every meal, etc. However, when Saturday rolled around I wish I had planned better and had someone to do the catering for the Squid's party. I loved that my family was willing to help with anything I ask them too, but it's hard when everyone is asking JUST ME what they can help with while I'm trying to do all that only I could or wanted to do. I made a monkey cake for the party and I was trying to get it decorated when everyone kept asking me what they could do to help, needing me to come look at things, needing me to take care of other things, trying to have a conversation with me, etc. FATMAN! was working on the grill (after mowing the lawn). That's it! Just standing and making sure that the food didn't burn. I have no idea why everyone had to come to me for every tiny little thing. So the cake didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. It still looked good and I am grateful for my dad helping out with it, but I wish I had had uninterrupted time just to work on it and have it turn out better. But as soon as the party started, everything was somewhat better. Everyone served themselves, we all sat around and talked and laughed at Squid and his cuteness. It was great. I wish I had been able to take pictures so that I wouldn't have to wait for everyone else to send me the pictures they took. I wish I had planned the decorations a little better. I wish... I wish... I wish... But I can't go back and change the past and it's not like the party was a disaster. It just didn't go as well as I had hoped.
There are a few more little things that happened during August, but they aren't as crazy as the stories I just shared. I'm so happy that it is now September and that I can start with a blank calendar (not as blank anymore) and have some control over my life again. Now if only I can get Squid to stay in one spot for more than 10 seconds.....
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