Before I start I need to say GOOSEFRABA out of frustration. Ok, now that I got that out....I am going to once again do the 100 things I am thankful for today. And, I am going to try to make it different than yesterday..we will see. Here we go...
100. the movie Anger Management
99. nature
98. the spring flowers in my gardens
97. Healthy Choice Steamers
96. Makenna's silliness
95. hot bubble baths
94. time with Jamie
93. Gavin's sincerity
92. my dog Diego
91. Kohl's
90. Old Navy
89. my favorite cat Chloe
88. time alone at work
87. my health
86. time I get to sleep in
85. sandals
84. friends who listen to me vent
83. The Secret
82. Yvonne my Premier Jewelry Consultant
81. Jim Carrey
80. Jim Carrey movies
79. Daughtry
78. Nickelback
76. Pink
75. Kind and thoughtful people
74. fresh air
73. Subway
72. animals
71. friendships
70. breath taking moments
69. the gift of forgiveness
67. closure
66. healing
65. pictures
64. smiles
63. money
62. moments at the farm
61. Don Diego the alpaca
60. that I am in Jenny's wedding
59. all my Stampin Up! girls
58. chipboard
57. my divorce
56. cardstock
55. clouds
54. my massage therapists
53. PartyLite's Spa CD
52. FRIENDS dvd's
51. board games
50. my dentist (poor man had to take care of me a lot in the past)
49. my go cart as a child
48. my motorcycle as a child
47. sledding
46. lip gloss
45. my childhood dogs (Whisky and Terri)
44. my neighbors
43. my class tonight
42. the number 8
41. Eric Carl books
40. ceiling fans
39. the smell of laundry out of the dryer
38. brownies
37. gift of gab
36. positive influences
35. Makenna being 100% potty trained
34. Gavin getting a 96% on his last math test
33. Gavin getting a 108% on his spelling test
32. Carvel ice cream cakes
31. Rudy's cakes
30. that my dog is trained to walk
29. I am alive!
28. the movie Mary Poppins
27. Playhouse Disney
26. my Cricut machines
25. my parents
24. Jeremy's mom
23. Bob (Linda's boyfriend)
22. Pappy
21. She-She
20. Judy my Avon lady
19. Avon
18. Stampin Up!
17. my new spring jacket
16. lounge pants
15. oversized sweatshirts
14. the color perriwinkle
13. Wii
12. being able to run
10. teachers
9. paint
8. markers
7. candy
6. email
5. stamps
4. gratitude
3. patience
2. peace
1. love
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
100 Things to be Thankful For....
I read in The Secret daily scripts that Jenny gave me that we are supposed to change our attitudes by writing down 100 things a day that we are thankful for. I gave this script to Buffy tonight while she was in class and she was like..."100???" At first I agreed that it sounded like a lot to do in one day. I have a hard time finding the time to write down 5-10 a day. So, tonight I have decided to try to write my 100 things and see how long it takes me. I am guessing that each day we can be thankful for the same things as the day before...right? It would be too hard to come up with 100 different things a day. So here it goes. It is now 10:46pm.....
100. my children
99. my family
98. my friends
97. my husband
96, my pets
95. the change of the seasons
94. my store
93. rainbows
92. the sun
91. sunsets
90. the changing of the leaves in the fall
89. my creativity
88. water falls
87. rain
86. flowers
85. my veggie garden in the summer
84. my gardens
83. my bed
82. soft, snugly blankets
81. my van
80. the fact that I can walk to my store
79. the times I have been able to walk with Diane and Jenny
78. HGTV
77. the show FRIENDS
76. the show Extreme Home Makeover
75. SCRAPBOOKING!
74. music
73. Amy Grant
72. the gift of writing
71. the color purple
70. the color blue
69. the sound of my children laughing
68. moments with my family
67. moments with my friends
66. vacations
65. Internet
64. my lap top
63. hot chocolate
62, green tea
61. water
60. coffee
59. chocolate
58. Chinese food
57. Bryers Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream
56, angels
55. my experiences with the spiritual world
54. God
53. PartyLite
52. my PartyLite mentors
51, my PartyLite team
50. shoes
49. clothes
48. jewelry
47. shopping with my mom
46. time I had with all of my grandparents
45. movies
44. hot showers
43. time I had with all of my great-grandparents
42. my life experiences
41. tap dancing
40. my strength
39. Christmas shopping with my father every year
38. my nail clients
37. animals
36. the beach
35. each new day
34. time
33. quiet moments
32. dreams
31. goals
30. my home
29. palm trees
28. holidays
27. the classes at my store
26. my customers
25. the experiences at all the retail stores that I worked in
24. the people that I met in those stores
23. the smell of the beach
22. Cape May
21. Ft. Myers Beach
20. Disney World
19. Aruba
18. the peacefulness I feel when I watch my kids sleeping
17. times I get to play games with my friends
16. Raspberry Sours
15. Toasted Almonds
13. Fruit
12. the 13 years I worked at Mirror Images
11. massages
10. all the time I get to spend with my children
9. my health
8. my spirit
7. the times I laugh until my stomach hurts
6. the hours on the phone with Jenny
5, my wholesale companies
4. the teachers in my store
3. my past PartyLite hostesses
2. the support I receive from my family, friends, teachers, and customers
1. my blog
It is now 11:13 pm and I had to get up a couple of times in between. I am thinking that if I do this once a week, for a while it may be a very positive way to end or start my week. Funny thing is that now that I am done, a whole lot of things are coming to mind. Try this and see how it works for you. I would love to read yours.
100. my children
99. my family
98. my friends
97. my husband
96, my pets
95. the change of the seasons
94. my store
93. rainbows
92. the sun
91. sunsets
90. the changing of the leaves in the fall
89. my creativity
88. water falls
87. rain
86. flowers
85. my veggie garden in the summer
84. my gardens
83. my bed
82. soft, snugly blankets
81. my van
80. the fact that I can walk to my store
79. the times I have been able to walk with Diane and Jenny
78. HGTV
77. the show FRIENDS
76. the show Extreme Home Makeover
75. SCRAPBOOKING!
74. music
73. Amy Grant
72. the gift of writing
71. the color purple
70. the color blue
69. the sound of my children laughing
68. moments with my family
67. moments with my friends
66. vacations
65. Internet
64. my lap top
63. hot chocolate
62, green tea
61. water
60. coffee
59. chocolate
58. Chinese food
57. Bryers Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream
56, angels
55. my experiences with the spiritual world
54. God
53. PartyLite
52. my PartyLite mentors
51, my PartyLite team
50. shoes
49. clothes
48. jewelry
47. shopping with my mom
46. time I had with all of my grandparents
45. movies
44. hot showers
43. time I had with all of my great-grandparents
42. my life experiences
41. tap dancing
40. my strength
39. Christmas shopping with my father every year
38. my nail clients
37. animals
36. the beach
35. each new day
34. time
33. quiet moments
32. dreams
31. goals
30. my home
29. palm trees
28. holidays
27. the classes at my store
26. my customers
25. the experiences at all the retail stores that I worked in
24. the people that I met in those stores
23. the smell of the beach
22. Cape May
21. Ft. Myers Beach
20. Disney World
19. Aruba
18. the peacefulness I feel when I watch my kids sleeping
17. times I get to play games with my friends
16. Raspberry Sours
15. Toasted Almonds
13. Fruit
12. the 13 years I worked at Mirror Images
11. massages
10. all the time I get to spend with my children
9. my health
8. my spirit
7. the times I laugh until my stomach hurts
6. the hours on the phone with Jenny
5, my wholesale companies
4. the teachers in my store
3. my past PartyLite hostesses
2. the support I receive from my family, friends, teachers, and customers
1. my blog
It is now 11:13 pm and I had to get up a couple of times in between. I am thinking that if I do this once a week, for a while it may be a very positive way to end or start my week. Funny thing is that now that I am done, a whole lot of things are coming to mind. Try this and see how it works for you. I would love to read yours.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Pedometers, Thankfullness and Goosefraba
Well, today was a good day but tonight got even better. Jenny and I have been walking together as much as we can. Tonight we took the kids and the dog. Jenny walked Diego, I pushed Makenna in the stroller and Gavin rode his scooter. It works out well. Jenny and I have been motivating each other to lose weight. Wearing our pedometers every day we compare how many steps we have done. Yesterday and today were big sit down days for both of us. Neither of us made it past 8,000 steps yesterday. I worked all day on my website and hardly got out of my seat. So today Jenny and I were determined to make it past 10,000 steps. When we started walking I was at 5,000+ steps and Jenny was not too far behind. We walked almost all the way down Easton Road to St. Theressa's school to Main Street then back home. Makenna fell asleep which was ok since it was already 9:15 and her bed time is 9:30pm.
Jenny and I got a chance to sit out on my front steps and chat. We both looked at our pedometers to see how far we got. Both of us were a little over 9,000 steps. Her cell phone rang so I decided to take that moment and run up and down the sidewalk. She is trying to have a conversation with her mom but cannot help but to laugh at me. First off, I hate running. So here I am running past her saying..."I hate to run, I hate to run.....wait that is negative...I love to run, I love to run." I made it up to 9,600 by the time she was off the phone. So I sit down and she starts running up and down the side walk. It was soooooo funny. The neighbors probably think we are insane! She stops and was still not as far ahead as I was on her pedometer. So we both started running together. We went up to the cemetery to the end of my block. When we were done, I was at 10,116 steps and she was at 9,600+.
I know that by the time she gets to bed, she will be at her 10,000 steps. I was happy to read my pedometer which read 10,600+ steps right before I got into bed.
What I cannot explain is why I ran when I hate running. Believe it or not, I was not tired, I was not out of breath and I actually didn't mind it. Maybe it was because I was motivated to get to that 10,000 steps. Maybe it is because I had Jenny to motivate me to do it. Maybe it was both. All I know is that I had a lot of fun doing something I used to hate. It is amazing what being around positive people can do to your motivation and your spirit. I love that Jenny and I are working on this together. And, we are looking out for each other. This isn't all about me and I know she doesn't feel that this is all about her. Jenny and I get along so good because we care so much about other people. To us, life isn't what we can get from everyone but rather what we can give to others.
I am proud of myself for being able to open a store that allows women to come in possibly feeling down or angry and have them leaving happy, inspired and in a totally different frame of mind. My entire outlook on having this business is to make it a place where women can come and have fun. I do not care if they spend money, take a class, vent, cry, share their life story....as long as they leave feeling happy. Because I have had numerous women thank me in the last week for making them feel better, I know I am doing my job. It makes me feel wonderful that God gave me the gifts I have and that I can share them with others. I am so thankful for so many things.
To sum up my night....I can totally tell all of those women who are using The Secret. I can tell that they are honestly trying to put it into their everyday life. I am so thankful that they look to me to help them be more positive. And, I am thankful for Jenny who keeps me in check. I am thankful that The Secret has me able to run and enjoy myself while doing it. I am also thankful that I am not feeling like I am going to die after a long walk and then running afterwards. LOL! Lastly I am thankful that I am attracting more people like myself into my store and into my life. People who are giving, thankful, appreciative, fun, silly, and look out for the welfare of others.
A huge thank you to everyone for coming into my store and helping make my dreams come true. And for all those selfish, negative, crabby pants...I have one word for you,,,,,,,,,Goosefraba!
Jenny and I got a chance to sit out on my front steps and chat. We both looked at our pedometers to see how far we got. Both of us were a little over 9,000 steps. Her cell phone rang so I decided to take that moment and run up and down the sidewalk. She is trying to have a conversation with her mom but cannot help but to laugh at me. First off, I hate running. So here I am running past her saying..."I hate to run, I hate to run.....wait that is negative...I love to run, I love to run." I made it up to 9,600 by the time she was off the phone. So I sit down and she starts running up and down the side walk. It was soooooo funny. The neighbors probably think we are insane! She stops and was still not as far ahead as I was on her pedometer. So we both started running together. We went up to the cemetery to the end of my block. When we were done, I was at 10,116 steps and she was at 9,600+.
I know that by the time she gets to bed, she will be at her 10,000 steps. I was happy to read my pedometer which read 10,600+ steps right before I got into bed.
What I cannot explain is why I ran when I hate running. Believe it or not, I was not tired, I was not out of breath and I actually didn't mind it. Maybe it was because I was motivated to get to that 10,000 steps. Maybe it is because I had Jenny to motivate me to do it. Maybe it was both. All I know is that I had a lot of fun doing something I used to hate. It is amazing what being around positive people can do to your motivation and your spirit. I love that Jenny and I are working on this together. And, we are looking out for each other. This isn't all about me and I know she doesn't feel that this is all about her. Jenny and I get along so good because we care so much about other people. To us, life isn't what we can get from everyone but rather what we can give to others.
I am proud of myself for being able to open a store that allows women to come in possibly feeling down or angry and have them leaving happy, inspired and in a totally different frame of mind. My entire outlook on having this business is to make it a place where women can come and have fun. I do not care if they spend money, take a class, vent, cry, share their life story....as long as they leave feeling happy. Because I have had numerous women thank me in the last week for making them feel better, I know I am doing my job. It makes me feel wonderful that God gave me the gifts I have and that I can share them with others. I am so thankful for so many things.
To sum up my night....I can totally tell all of those women who are using The Secret. I can tell that they are honestly trying to put it into their everyday life. I am so thankful that they look to me to help them be more positive. And, I am thankful for Jenny who keeps me in check. I am thankful that The Secret has me able to run and enjoy myself while doing it. I am also thankful that I am not feeling like I am going to die after a long walk and then running afterwards. LOL! Lastly I am thankful that I am attracting more people like myself into my store and into my life. People who are giving, thankful, appreciative, fun, silly, and look out for the welfare of others.
A huge thank you to everyone for coming into my store and helping make my dreams come true. And for all those selfish, negative, crabby pants...I have one word for you,,,,,,,,,Goosefraba!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
It's A Great Day!
So, I am having a wonderful day! I went to bed last night saying that today was going to be great. I asked for new customers, to be in a good mood and feeling good. My neighbor called me this morning to tell me that she was going to have my neice and nephew today so she wanted Makenna as well. Lucky for me and Makenna, she didn't have to come to the store with me today. And, she is having more fun than if she were here.
Two new customers came in today. One customer was this really nice girl from Utah. She has been living here for 7 years now and was so excited to see a scrapbooking store in Hellertown. When she lived in Utah she worked for a scrapbooking store. I was able to see some of her projects and her work is incredible. She makes awesome chipboard albums.
The other woman was from our library. She is just getting into scrapbooking and is very curious about the Cricut machine. She also has friends who scrapbook! I am so excited!
The next best thing is that my uncle had made sweet n sour chicken from scratch....one of my FAVORITES! My mom brought it in for me to eat for dinner tonight....!!! YEAH!
Then, I check my email to have two PartyLite orders!! YEAH! As a surprise the new summer catalog and scents were delivered to my home yesterday. I am so happy today!
My April classes and events are now on my website and I have to say, it went smoother that usual. Working on my website is not something I enjoy. Already have people signing up for these new classes.
Spring is definitely in the air! I am so thankful.
What I am thankful for today:
Flowers
Spring
Summer that follows
My new and repeat customers
The 4000 steps I have taken so far today
Sweet and Sour Chicken
PartyLite
My new stamps!!
Two new customers came in today. One customer was this really nice girl from Utah. She has been living here for 7 years now and was so excited to see a scrapbooking store in Hellertown. When she lived in Utah she worked for a scrapbooking store. I was able to see some of her projects and her work is incredible. She makes awesome chipboard albums.
The other woman was from our library. She is just getting into scrapbooking and is very curious about the Cricut machine. She also has friends who scrapbook! I am so excited!
The next best thing is that my uncle had made sweet n sour chicken from scratch....one of my FAVORITES! My mom brought it in for me to eat for dinner tonight....!!! YEAH!
Then, I check my email to have two PartyLite orders!! YEAH! As a surprise the new summer catalog and scents were delivered to my home yesterday. I am so happy today!
My April classes and events are now on my website and I have to say, it went smoother that usual. Working on my website is not something I enjoy. Already have people signing up for these new classes.
Spring is definitely in the air! I am so thankful.
What I am thankful for today:
Flowers
Spring
Summer that follows
My new and repeat customers
The 4000 steps I have taken so far today
Sweet and Sour Chicken
PartyLite
My new stamps!!
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