Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Free burgers for all of the Jims out there!

Jim Day           Dec. 6, 2011
Everyone named Jim, James or Jumbo can get a free Jim Beam burger TODAY (12-6-11) at Red Robins! It must be your first name and you must have picture ID for it. Yum!  Sure wish I was named Jim today!

Monday, December 5, 2011

Perfection?


Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in.

~Leonard Cohen


What do you call a perfectionist who never seems to get it perfect?

If you have followed my blog thus far, you have probably noticed that I have grand plans, but those plans often fizzle out. I almost made it in October with my gratitude posts. It wasn't that I didn't have things to be grateful for, because I certainly did. It is more that I have a bad habit of allowing life to get in the way of my plans and goals. In this case, it was a potty-training toddler, a bottomless pit that can't sleep through the night yet baby, a husband with an erratic schedule, a crazy shedding dog, and 2 cats who make my basement smell, well, gross to put it nicely. I can't find a safe place to keep my laptop between moments I get to work on it. I have no desire to relegate myself to the cool and smelly basement.

I feel a pull to be still and active at the same time. How is that to happen? I don't know, but I feel that being perfect is not what I need to be striving for. I am going to start focusing on quality over quantity, but also knowing that if perfection is my goal, I will never be pleased.

At the start of November I began a 60 day Bible reading guide. If it doesn't get completed in 60 days, that is okay. The point is to complete it. I am well on my way. I haven't even looked at the list or the calendar to see how they compare to each other to see how I am doing on the reading plan.

 Do you find yourself in this predicament? How do you cope with it? Have you mastered this issue? If so, please share how you were able to step over the perfectionist stumbling block.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 23


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 23: October 23, 2011

  • Baptism for my daughter K
  • Fall festival at church
  • Friends and family who truly care
  • God for blessing us with another wonderful daughter and entrusting her to us
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

Saturday, October 22, 2011

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 22


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 22: October 22, 2011

  • Scrapbooking with my mom and sister
  • My hands-free breast pump (Medela Freestyle)
  • Memories
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

Friday, October 21, 2011

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 21


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 21: October 21, 2011

  • Our biannual Rummage Saling  and Thrift shopping Day!
  • Spending time with mom, sis, mom-in-law, husband N and daughters A and K
  • Laughter and smiles for an entire day
  • Fridays!
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

Thursday, October 20, 2011

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 20


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 20: October 20, 2011

  • The end of my work week
  • The Mother's Milk tea that my husband N makes me every morning
  • Being able to share my things with others
  • doTERRA Trimshake for breakfast to get me going and to help with the baby weight that won't budge
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 19


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 19: October 19, 2011

  • Being able to run the office even when the boss is gone
  • A good lactation day
  • Canning homemade salsa
  • Making kale chips (yum!)
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 18


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Day 18: October 18, 2011

  • Being on time for work
  • Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey
  • God's gifts in my life
  • Spending time with my husband N
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 17


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 17: October 17, 2011

  • Staying busy at work (makes the time go by!)
  • Slow cooker dinners (ready when we walk in the door...yum!)
  • BBQ ribs
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 16


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 16: October 16, 2011

  • Church (and being on time for it!)
  • Donuts
  • Clearance at the supermarket
  • Visiting my grandma
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 15


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 15: October 15, 2011

  • Free Boo Bash for the kids
  • Sunshine and Blue Skies with a backdrop of autumn colors
  • In-laws that I get along with very well
  • Carving pumpkins together
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 14


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 14: October 14, 2011

  • An extra day of work to add to the time card $$
  • A great financial planner and friend....Thanks, Maria!
  • Hello...Friday of course!
  • Bunco with a few friends
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 13


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 13: October 13, 2011

  • Four straight hours of sleep...not wonderful, but way better than 2!
  • Coupons and frequent shopper programs to help stretch the money
  • One more day until the weekend
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 12


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 12: October 12, 2011

  • Mystery shops that provide nice clothes and jewelry for me to pad my budget
  • Leftovers!
  • Helpful Husbands...Thanks, N, for all you do to help!
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 11


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 11: October 11, 2011

  • Getting some extra time on the time clock at work
  • Mystery shops that get me pretty jewelry that I would never normally buy 
  • A great husband who shares picking up the girls after work
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 10


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 10: October 10, 2011

  • Having a great dad and step mom who watch our girls for us, and get to know them while they are at it
  • A great boss who is smart, funny, and most importantly: understanding!
  • A hands free pump that I can us while sitting in my car to enjoy the last of the wonderful weather
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 9


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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 9: October 9, 2011

  • GREAT weather and time to go for a walk with my girls, A and K
  • Sunshine and warm breezes to dry our clothes and diapers on the clotheslines
  • Feeling like at the end of the weekend you actually accomplished some things 
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Day 8



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31 Days of Gratitude
Day 8: October 8, 2011

  • Side jobs that help pay bills
  • Nana's pumpkin patch....Our duaghter A had a great time picking pumpkins and yelling at 'her' chickens
  • Being able to spend time with my mom and sister
Won't you share what you are grateful for today?