Keeping up the positive

A month or so ago I wrote to Jen and Kate. Both of them are my friends through PartyLite. I finally received an email from Jen the other day. We have been emailing back and forth since. Today I find out that she is going through a divorce, had to move into a room, and had to take a month off from PartyLite. Not only did she lose her team of PartyLite girls but she also had to step down from Unit Leader to Team Leader because of it. At first I was sadden by all that she has been through. Then I kept reading her email.

Have you ever been able to hear the person talking as you are reading their email? I am told that people can hear me. Maybe it is because we write exactly the way we talk. My friend Melinda is very good at it...LOL!

Well, I could "hear" in Jen's email that she is seriously ok. She was the same upbeat, motivated, person I used to attend meetings with at her home. And, she is sincere. I can totally tell that it is not an act. This is a huge reason why she has been an inspiration to me. Nothing gets her down for very long. She is back to doing PartyLite, working full time and totally keeping it together. All I can say is that I hope I can be her if I ever have to go through any major life changes. She will be fine because she makes it that way. I know from the past that this is not an easy thing to do.

I am wondering if she read The Secret. I only ask that because she seriously lives it everyday. You can tell by her positive attitude.

What I am thankful for today:
my store
Chinese food
clean laundry (now that my washer is broken)
my children
"Friend's moments" PIVOT! PIVOT!!!!!!! LOL!
new customers
money

Virginia and Mimi

I think I may be actually suffering from writers block! It could be that I am extremely tired, have way too much on my mind, or that I just cannot pick one thing to write about. Let me think...

Virginia is the little elderly lady who comes into my store every Sunday to work on a scrapbook for her granddaughter. Today I had a class when she was there so I wasn't able to work with her today. However, my mom was more than willing to help since she was there. Thank goodness since I do not like to be busy when Virginia is there. She looks to me for help since she has never scrapbooked before and she needs to get this done in 2 weeks. After today she is almost complete. I am sure that next Sunday we will get this done for her. Because I have a feeling that she will not be coming in much after she is finished, I made her a card today. Thankfully she left her stuff at my store, so I could easily put this card in her bag. I need her to know that I am very thankful that she allowed me into her heart and allowed me to help her. She has no idea what the time she had spent with me has done. Trying to type this without tears is not easy.

The way she talks about her granddaughter is the way my grandmother was with me. Virginia adores her granddaughter in every sense of the word. I remember as a kid my grandmother bragging to my friends and boyfriends and showing pictures of me that were actually embarrassing. In fact, I think a lot of times I got angry but never had the heart to let her know that. Now as an adult, I can appreciate all those horribly embarrassing pictures since I am seeing that we ALL have them...LOL! I am grateful that even though those pictures were embarrassing to me, Mimi absolutely loved them. Having Virginia at my store has me appreciating all those moments I was able to spend with my grandmother. I was with her constantly.

Virginia does not get to see her granddaughter very much due to busy lifestyles and a bit of miles between the two. However, I know there is not a day that goes by that Virginia does not think about her granddaughter. Just like there is not a day that goes by that I do not think of my Mimi. I am so thankful that I got to relive some of my memories of the past through the relationship that Virginia has with her granddaughter and through all of the pictures she has of their moments together. Putting a scrapbook together of me and my grandmother is just not something I have been able to do......yet.

People may think that me making a card for Virginia is a little backwards since I was the one helping her. However, it is moments like these that I feel we did something wonderful for each other. She reminded me of so many special moments....and she needs to know that I am so thankful for that.

What I am thankful for today:
the time I have spent with Viginia
my cat who is on my chest and making it very difficult to type
my teachers
my friends
my family
the moments I shared with Mimi

Jamie

During my card making class last night, which by the way was a total HIT....I got a very exciting phone call! My best friend Jamie who has been living in King of Prussia is moving back to Coopersburg! Her and her husband put an offer on a house and it got accepted! Although I had a class full of people, I was so excited that I was jumping up and down and yelling, almost crying.....I said ALMOST!

I have been missing Jamie for a long time now. We try to get as much time in together as we can however, it will be so much better now that we are not far away from each other. Settlement on her house will be in April...YA!!

We have always said that we would be little old ladies together and still best friends. Hard to imagine we have already shared 15 years of friendship. I know we have lots more great years ahead of us.

Here is a poem I wrote for Jamie a couple of years ago..

To the one who is willing to give her all to make someone happy.

The one whose smile brightens up my worst of days.

To the one whose knowledge I can depend on for advise on anything.

To the one whose ears willingly listen to all of my troubles and worries.

To the one who is silly but can be serious in the time of need.

To the one who is my biggest supporter when I need a cheerleader.

To the one who I can sit and laugh with about nothing,

I can sit in silence with and still feel comfortable.

To the one voice I hear in my head giving me the confidence I need to achieve all my goals.

To my best friend, I can only pray that I can be all you have been to me.

I LOVE YOU JAMIE!! You will always be my crab! LOL!

Misc.

I had yet another great Quick Creations Class tonight. Everyone is so friendly and seems to enjoy themselves. Hopefully no one noticed but I felt very shaky. I think my medicine has me feeling like my insides are shivering. I don't recall feeling cold. I read somewhere that it can take up to 8 weeks get the medicine out of your system. I have 5 weeks to go!!

Melinda is doing really well today. Her and her husband have decided to sell their home. She also went out and bought the movie and the book, The Secret. I know she wants to feel happy again and I know she will.

I have a card class tomorrow night in which I know will be a huge success. We are sending these cards out to Iraq. Right now there are 10 people signed up.

I am totally enjoying the classes, the teachers, the students, and everything my job entails. I am looking forward to owning my Bed and Breakfast someday and catering to women who want to get away, do crafts and have fun.

Today I am thankful for:
My customers
My friends
My neighbor
my bed