Our 2014 yearbook just came in the mail yesterday and James and I enjoyed looking through it. Obviously, I already knew what was in it, but it was the first time James got to see it. He loved it and told me he was so glad I put it together and that I did a great job taking lots of pictures (if he only knew how many I had to leave out because there just wasn't room -- dang Shutterfly has a page limit to their books...and I used all 111 of them!). I got the yearbook idea from..can you guess??...Pinterest, back in 2013 and thought I would start it in 2014. About every 6 weeks or so I would upload all of our pictures to the computer (which was time consuming because we use 3 different devices to take pictures) and place them into their appropriate month folder. I'm so glad I did that or it would have been even more of a nightmare to organize!
Anyway, I'm super glad I took the time to make this book and hope my kids will enjoy it someday. I had planned to order two, one for each of them, but at $90 each (on sale and with a coupon!), we decided they could fight over it later :)
The game is over (good job Cyclones!) and everyone in my house is napping. I had 2 options: go through some stuff in the office or blog. You're Welcome :) ....or maybe not as this is a rambling post....
A couple of times this week I had items come up that sparked a blog post in my head, but then I decided I didn't really have enough to write about. So, here they all are in short versions :)
1 - Don't wish that on your worst enemy
Why do people wish such awful things on others?? Someone messaged me telling me they were glad someone died -- for real!! And then the day that the governor passed out, I was reading comments on Facebook under the news article and so many people were saying such terrible things, like "good", "hope he dies", etc. It was disgusting! I just don't get it. It's one thing to not like someone, but we should never wish such terrible things for them. I suppose Karma takes care of those folks...
2 - Accept the gift, or Pay it forward?
A friend and I were talking about the act of paying for a stranger's coffee, meal, etc. You hear so often that someone got a free coffee (or other item) because the person in front of them paid for it. That's so awesome and I love to hear those stories!!! But then so many of those people will turn around and pay for the person behind them..which is also nice...but does anyone ever get a free item then if we just keep paying for someone else's?? I have to be honest and say that if I were the fortunate recipient of a free item, it wouldn't even cross my mind to pay for the person behind me. Is that bad?? I'd be like, "woohoo, a free ____!". But my view of this is that if I paid for someone's item, I would want them to accept that gift and not pass it on. It was my gift to that person...to make THEIR day with a free item. So, I would assume that the person who paid for me, would feel the same...right?? Or maybe I'm wrong and showing my selfishness...ha!
3 - Will Power
What the heck is will power anyway and what planet are those of you who have it from?? No matter how hard I try (obviously not hard enough) to keep away from sweets, I just can't! The past couple of weeks I have been trying to get back on track to eating healthier (more produce, less processed foods) and am actually doing fairly well. I almost always start my day with eggs and veggies and usually have another veggie for lunch, along with some fruit. But it's the afternoon snack and after-dinner snack that keep getting me....by 2pm I just want chocolate. I used to curb this craving with a handful of dark chocolate covered almonds - I need to get back to that....but for now it has been curbed with ice cream, candy, and baked goods. Yesterday I was so proud of myself for ordering a salad for lunch and NOT eating any fries (I LOVE FRIES)...but then I stopped at my aunt's house for a little bit and there were chocolate chip cookies on the counter...I didn't even try to say "no"...I had one....some....
Today my husband so nicely volunteered to go to the grocery store for me (he loves going there for some crazy reason), and I gave him a list with about 15 items...more than half was produce. He comes home with 10 bags of groceries.....half of which contained chips, cookies, pies (the super processed kind), boxed dinners (which I rarely make anyway???), and some other stuff I'm trying to avoid. Ugh!! I was so annoyed that I had to stop helping him put groceries away...I was pretty sure I would have a heart attack if I saw one more thing I wish he wouldn't have bought. So, in protest of his groceries (like he will really care - it was all for him anyway), I'm going to find my will power, wherever it is, and use it to keep my hands off all of that garbage!! I know it's gotta be around here somewhere....
4- What's in my brain? (obviously not will power)
I have been playing Trivia Crack the past few days with family members. I LOVE seeing what is stored in my brain that I had forgotten about!! Or even if I don't know the answer, I enjoy seeing how well I do at process of elimination. A question that I clearly knew the answer to the other day was something like, "Which store's logo is a dog with a bullseye?" OBVIOUSLY, it's Target. But what stumped me was....why was it in the art category??? Okay, I get it...but seriously....shouldn't it have been in the entertainment category???? Because most women know Target is where you go for entertainment, vacation, etc....
Okay, I suppose.... Everyone is still sleeping...this is crazy!! The most ironic part is I'M the one who always wants to nap on cold rainy days. Must have been my good work out and all that healthy food I've eaten today that's giving me energy to stay awake :)
Stay warm my friends!!
Oh, yeah....my laundry.......
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