A Hard Week

It's been a hard week! I worked extra hours to make up for being off next week for Thanksgiving. I'm sooo glad it's Friday. And as a bonus, a new episode of Grey's Anatomy is on tonight. I love that show. Trav and I bought the Season 2 DVD set a couple weeks ago and watched it pretty much every spare minute we had. And that's saying alot that he even watched it. He doesn't like "that kinda show" that often, but now he's hooked.

I have been on a spending spree lately. I'm addicted to buying scrapbooking supplies. I keep getting a bunch of ideas, so I go buy the materials, but so far have been pretty much unsuccesful in actually making anything. Figures.

Travis hurt his ankle yesterday chasing Abagail outside. I feel so bad for him. It is swollen pretty bad but he refuses to go to the hospital. So I am going to be spending my weekend taking care of him and trying to keep him off his foot as much as possible. And maybe sneak in some scrapbooking too Mawwhahahaha!

Have a great weekend! And...

Happy Birthday to Anna tomorrow!!!

I just need to vent...

People. They really, really suck. A lot. Yea, I've had a really bad last couple of days. To start my rant, I think that most businesses that I deal with think that I got a big Christmas Club check or some kind of a bonus because I keep getting these stupid bills all at once. So, just to set the record straight, I don't have money to throw away!

Next, are people's attitudes and manners. I read on some one's avitar, "I don't need your attitude. I have my own." That should be my new motto. Like, I said before, people suck. Here lately it seems that some people have a big problem with me. I get rude attitudes, nice little messes of shredded paper that look like a freakin bird's nest in front of my desk at work, old friends that when I see act like they are better than I am and cannot even find it within themselves to speak to me, family members who are always right and I am always wrong, family members who only talk to start trouble with other people's marriages, when eating breakfast it is interrupted by someone needing something trivial that absolutely cannot wait, people who watch me do things only to try to get me in trouble, people who watch the clock to see if I'm late, people who threaten my family(this person is the epitome of worthless, lazy, self-serving, disgusting to the point that I want to throw up every time I see them, manipulative troublemaker). As of right now, I do not care about people like that anymore. I am not going to let it bother me because these people are too stupid to let it bother them. Really, it is sad. I hope that people like this will at some point in their lives be able to learn what it is to be a considerate, well mannered, decent human being.

So, to all those people that have a problem with me. It is exactly that. YOUR PROBLEM. Have a great time with it. Maybe take it out to dinner or something.

Until next time. To all my friends that read this, thanks for being a friend.

A Salute To My Veteran

Happy Veteran's Day everyone. Today is all about remembering and saying thank you to all veterans who made the sacrifice to serve and protect our country. I want to say thank you to my husband, Travis. Even though it was the hardest thing to do having to leave everyone and everything you love behind for a year I respect you for going. Even though I hated every second away from you since you are my husband and my best friend, I'm glad you answered the call bravely. Thank you for defending my freedom in Iraq, Travis. I love you more than you'll ever know.

Who's Standards?

When my friend Anna was over on Sunday we were talking about someone's blog who wrote about how we set our own standards to match everyone else's or only to make other people happy. I never really thought that much about it, but it is so true. I want to lose weight. Why? Cause everyone's standard is skinny? The right reason would be for myself, for health reasons. But that's not why, and I doubt it's that way for most people who want to lose weight. The reason is probably more like being able to fit in our society, to be attractive for someone, or to be like someone else who you want to be like.

One problem that I personally have really struggled with is, do I work, or do I stay at home and take care of my family? There is definitely a double standard for this one. When you work, you are looked at by stay at home wife's and mothers like you are horrible for leaving your husband and children to work. Or when they are at your house, you are a bad wife/mother because you have dirty laundry that hasn't been washed yet, or dirty dishes in the sink, or your carpet needs vacuumed. There is always something that makes me feel like I don't measure up to that standard when I work. On the other hand, when I don't have a job, I feel like a lazy loser. I can't even have a job and help support my family. I'm just at home doing nothing (even though I am doing the cleaning/cooking routine) watching tv, having someone else support me. Then I start feeling bad because my husband has to get up early and work so hard everyday, and here I am. Then, there's always that person you haven't seen for a long time who inevitably asks, "What are you doing for a living now?" and I have to say, nothing. And I get a look of pity and they just say, "Oh." like its a bad thing. Once again, there is always something that makes me feel like I don't measure up to that standard when I'm at home.

My point is, this is a really good thing to think about. Who's standards are you trying to live up to? It really puts things into perspective.

A Boring Thursday

Well, really it was a boring Wednesday too. I had the day off and ended up sleeping most of the day. I hate feeling tired all the time. But today was really boring too. I had to go into work for half a day for a safety training class to listen to people go on and on about infectious diseases, and emergency preparedness. It was great (sarcasm).

In my off time I have been working on scrapbooking. I have another page to post on here if I can ever get a picture of it taken. Also my mom and I are making scrapbooks of my childhood pictures. It's really nice to be able to spend quality time like that with her. I'm really close with both my parents. Most people don't understand it, and I feel like they make fun of me for being a momma's or daddy's girl, but I don't look at it that way. I'm glad that I am able to be close with them while they are still here with me. I would hate to regret not having a good relationship with them. I have too many other regrets to want another one, but that's a whole other subject that no one has time for lol.

Hope everyone has a Happy Friday!