Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

Eyegirl is on hiatus for the month of August but I've decided to continue with Half Full Friday in her absence.

~I'm happy because...

I got another McDonald's Wild Berry Fruit Smoothie yesterday!  Love 'em!

My boys got tons of goodies from Draco's Paw It Forward!

My mom gave me some of her yummy homemade fruit salad to take home!

I'm having a garage sale with some friends tomorrow!  Hopefully I'll make a little extra money.

A different friend invited me over for chicken tacos and to watch 'When In Rome' last night!

My bug bite seems to finally stopped itching every 2 minutes!  Now it only itches every 10, lol!

My chin zit is finally healing up!

I found this week's Blog of the Week awhile ago and have been enjoying it ever since.  I believe I read about it in the comment section of someone else's blog.  The name itself was enough to intrigue me so I just knew I had to take a look.

Shit My Kids Ruined

You don't have to be a parent to enjoy this website.  The subject matter is pretty self-explanatory and if you haven't checked it out yet, you're in for a real treat!  The site describes itself as, "The strongest visual birth control on the market today," and honestly, it's probably not too far off the mark.

It features pictures people have submitted of things their children have destroyed and most include a short explanation.  There's a spot on the site to submit your own photos too if you decide to.  It's meant to be all in fun and they specifically state in the sidebar that people who are mean, judgmental or there to offer a parenting critique are not welcome. 

The website originator is Julie Haas Brophy.  She created it after her son spilled a quart of black paint on the dining room rug. 

I've included a few of my favorite pictures for your viewing pleasure.

You might also enjoy the equally funny Shit My Pets Ruined.

Wordy Wednesday - Paw It Forward Edition

Shiver and Chico were the lucky recipients of Draco's Paw It Forward!  My boys and I were very excited to open the package and check out all their goodies.

I apologize in advance for the poor quality of the pictures.  My camera was very cheap which equals very poor quality pictures.  I'm still learning how to use it and not being able to use the viewfinder doesn't exactly help.  If I get very close, the pictures are blurry; if I get too far away, then you can't see the item(s) very well.

Chico sniffing the envelope

Shiver's got to check it out too

Note from Draco

Shiver checking out the loot

Chico had quit playing with his toys because Shiver always stole them but he claimed this one as his own from the moment he saw it!

My boys both loved the chicken but weren't sure what to make of that purple thing

Yummy treats!

The boys and I would like to thank Draco and his mama for their generosity.  They got waaaaay more stuff than I had anticipated and they've enjoyed carrying the toys all over the house for the last few days.  I had picked them up yesterday to vaccuum and it didn't take long for them to pull everything out again.

I fully intend to continue the Paw It Forward tradition but I need to get a job first.  Once I have one, I'll be picking someone else to send goodies to.  My thought at this point is to pick one person and have maybe the first person who comments be another one but we'll see.

Did You Know I'm Versatile? Well, I Am!

George The Lad was kind enough to give me an award!  Woo hoo!  I feel all kinds of special and stuff now.

I love butterflies and even have one tattooed on my back so I was excited to get this one.

The rules are:

1)  Thank the person who gave you the award

2)  Share 7 things about yourself

3)  Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discoved and you think are fantastic

4)  Contact the bloggers you picked and let them know about the award

So here goes!
 
1) Thank you so much, George!  I love it!
 
2)  This one was kind of hard.  I feel like you pretty well know everything about me although you probably really don't. 
*I have very sensitive teeth.
*I believe in ghosts and have seen two of them.
*The older I get, the clumsier I become.  (Is that a word?)
*I love, love, love gum!
*I'm sooooooo not a morning person!
*I'm allergic to bee stings.
*One of my favorite things to do is to wash the bedsheets and make the bed, take a long hot bath, put on a freshly laundered nightgown and climb into bed with my two dirty dogs.
 
I also did 7 things for my boys because I know a large portion of my followers have dog blogs.
--Shiver seems to be under the mistaken impression that my sole purpose in life is to pay attention to & play with him 24/7.
--Chico no longers plays with any of his toys because as soon as he does, Shiver comes along and steals them away because he's also under the impression that he's the King of ALL Toys.
--As soon as I sit down, Shiver immediately tries to get in my lap.
--Chico's nails are all black with the exception of 1.5 white ones.
--One of Shiver's most favorite activities is to "help" me make the bed after washing the sheets.
--Chico is three and I'm his third (and final) owner. 
--Chico's very sweet and laid back.  Shiver is hyper and scares easily.
 
3)  This was hard too!  It seems like all the people I wanted to give it to had just received it from someone else!  Since it's only for recently disovered blogs, that limited things a little bit.
Deborah     Doris     Draco     Guilty of Gossip     Luna     Mona     Shane Rocket     Dani     Sammy     Jenn     Petey     ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥     Zona     Maggie     Lucy
 
4)  I'll do this one after this posts.
 
So there you have it!

Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

Eyegirl is on hiatus for the month of August but I've decided to continue with Half Full Friday in her absence because I like having a written record of all the positives in my life.  It really helps to look back on them when I'm down.

~I'm happy because...

I colored my hair!

I got an award from George!  I'll be posting it on Monday.

My chi's are the lucky recipients of Draco's Paw It Forward!

My volunteer job is fun!

I had fun with friends this past weekend!

I got to wish upon a shooting star last night!

Thank you to everyone for your kind words and advice to my post on Monday.  I really do appreciate it.  I kind of felt bad afterwards though.  I just needed to vent, I really wasn't looking for sympathy although it probably seemed like I was. 

I still haven't heard anything back about financial aid for the 4 year university.  I've decided that's really the direction I want to go rather than the 2 year school.  Once I hear whether or not I've been accepted, I'm going to start applying for scholarships for additional financial aid.  Right now, they're just waiting on my high school transcripts and once they receive them, they'll let me know if I 've been accepted or not.  I've requested my transcripts already, just waiting for them to be sent and received.

This week's Blog of the Week is a fun one!  It's a relatively new website, just a week or two old.  The author has chosen to remain anonymous.  It's similar to Awkward Family Photos and People of Walmart so if you enjoyed those websites, you'll enjoy this one too!

Bad Yearbook Photos

The main difference between this site and AFP and POW is that many of the pictures are submitted by the readers themselves and several of them include personal anecdotes to go along with it.  The website describes itself as "Everything awkward about adolescence memorialized on the internet for the world to see."  If you're brave enough to send your picture in, there's a place on the site to submit it.

Some of the pictures really aren't that bad.  Then there's others that you can't help but laugh at or wonder what the heck they must've been thinking.  Sadly, there's too many pictures featuring my beloved 80's styles.

I've added a few of my favorites here for your viewing pleasure.

Source:  BYP

Wordless Wednesday

Just A Little Overwhelming!

I just wish I knew that everything was going to work out one way or another. 

I'd been considering going to a 2 year school to brush up on my office skills.  I've been in the banking industry since 2000 but most of it has been behind the scenes, with the exception of about 4 months as a Teller.  The majority of my banking career hasn't actually been in a bank branch and I've worried that applying for any kind of office job, the hiring manager might not realize that.  By having the schooling, I figured I'd be more likely to be considered for certain positions than I am now.

My thought process was that since I can't find a job right now anyways, I was hoping to live off grants for the time being and just focus solely on school for awhile.  Well, that didn't work out so well...  I only got $1200 in grants for 2 years.  I really thought I'd qualify for more.

So then I decided to go to a 4 year university near here.  A friend of mine goes to school there and makes enough in grant $ to not have to work.  Unfortunately, I'd called a week too late to be able to get into the upcoming semester.  They'd possibly make an exception for me if I could prove I'd been in the hospital or out of the country or had some other kind of extenuating circumstances.  I'm pretty sure they wouldn't make one just because I called a week too late for information. 

I've already registered and am just waiting to hear back about financial aid now.  The new semester doesn't start until January though and my unemployment runs out at the beginning of October.  I don't know how I'm going to be able to support myself between October and January so I'm freaking out a little.  Ok, a lot!  And then there's always the possibility that I still might not get enough in grants to live on.  My biggest fear right now is losing my house. 

I have so many questions and so little answers.  No wonder I can't sleep at night!

Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

Eyegirl's blog is on hiatus for the month of August while she's busy getting married to The One but I'm continuing with Half Full Friday just because I'm very negative by nature and forcing myself to come up with things that have made me happy during the week helps me realize that maybe my life isn't always as bad as I think it is.

I'm happy I went to the classic car show this past Sunday!

I'm happy someone I had just barely met was nice enough to buy me an ice cream sandwich at the car show!

I'm happy I got a hair cut yesterday! 

I'm happy I've gotten to petsit my mom's bird and fish all week!  The fish isn't so exciting but the bird is always fun.

I'm happy I had a phone interview this week!

I'm happy I ran into an old friend yesterday!

I'm happy I found a new volunteer opportunity!

The phone interview went well up until I was asked what qualities a teller should have.  My mind went completely blank and alls I could think of was attention to detail.  Seriously, that's all!  I got a little annoyed that the interviewer lady kept asking me, "What else, what else?" and I had nothing else to say.  Of course, as soon as we hung up, I thought, "Helpful, friendly, accurate, assertive but not pushy, knowledgable," but the interview was over by then.  I really thought about calling back but decided my time was up and I'd done all I could.  If I hear back from them, great!  And if not, well...I won't be surprised. 

This has been an interesting week with friends!  Years ago I worked with a girl and she moved to Germany with her husband.  (He's in the military.)  Since then, we've kept in touch on and off through the years.  She's living in Guam now and I hadn't heard from her in awhile so I was checking her facebook page.  I found out through a posting that her daughter was hit by a drunk driver and her best friend was killed and the friend's husband is in ICU.  He just came out of a coma this week and is making remarkable progress.  Her daughter had 18 staples in her head, a fractured skull, over 100 stitches in her right arm, a shattered ankle, fractured ribs and numerous bruises all over her body.  After seeing pictures of the car, it's a miracle any of them survived!

Yesterday, I started volunteering.  I'm bored sitting at home all day every day and this will get me out and about.  I had hoped that maybe I might make some job contacts when I initially thought about volunteering but this particular job isn't gonna do it.  But it might look good on a job application!  The company that I used to go to for the job assistance (that really didn't provide any assistance at all) hands out free food once a week to the poor and the homeless.  I've never had to use this particular service but I'm aware I'm only weeks away from needing it.  I'll be helping to set up, hand out food and tear down/clean up every week.  So far, it's actually quite fun!  I was surprised at how grateful and polite people were.  And friendly too!  This will be a once a week activity and I'm actually really looking forward to going again next week.

Which brings me back to another friend!  I was shocked to see my very best friend from high school there!  I think she was just as shocked to see me too.  We'd lost touch so I didn't realize her life hadn't turned out so well.  We didn't get to talk for long because it would've held up the line.  I think she was a little embarassed to have me see her there picking up food.  I didn't tell her that I might be in line right behind her very soon.  It was so good to see her again.  The last time we talked, she seemed so different from the girl I knew.  And yesterday, I found that girl again; I just wish I found her in different circumstances.

Fiesty Three made a pretty cool badge yesterday.  I keep meaning to add it and Molly's and Shelby's badges to my sidebar but so far I just haven't seem to have gotten around to it.  I have no excuse other than pure laziness.

We have had so much sad news in the DWB community lately.  We are furry sad about Bear Bear and Dr. Dre.  We are also furry worried about our furiend Phantom.  We asked Moms, if she could help us do something about it.  She suggested that we start a DWB prayer chain for all of our furiends.  So, please join us in the Paws of Prayer circle by posting to your bloggies!

Which brings me to this week's Blog of the Week!  I've mentioned Skeletor before.  I've followed him from the beginning and have truly fallen in love with this sweet dog!  If you've kept up with his story, you know he isn't doing so well right now.  In an effort to bring more awareness to his situation, Wesley has created a new webpage dedicated solely to Skelly.

Skeletor, a rescued pitbull diagnosed with hearworms

It's a work in progress right now but in the future, he hopes it will be another way to help spread the word about him and his condition.

Just a short one this week because I've blathered on way too long already. 

Wordless Wednesday

And That's A Fact!

My weekend can best be described as positively dull!  I spent it hanging out with the chi's.  Oh, and at a classic car show on Sunday.  Which basically means I pretty much have nothing to talk about today.  So what's a girl to do?  Lucky for you, I have a back-up plan! 

Did you know:

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.  Yum!

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springstein's 'Born in the USA.'

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

Dachshunds were originally bred in 1600 to hunt dachs, which is German for badgers.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

The almond is a member of the peach family.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

Elephants are the only land mammals that can't jump.

A snail can sleep for three months.

Americans eat on average 18 acres worth of pizza every day.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twerp.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing their hands in jelly.

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

Source:  Absolutely Useless Trivia

Don't you just feel all smart and stuff now?  You're welcome!!!  I used to post trivia fairly frequently when I very first started blogging and didn't have any readers yet.  Unfortunately, I deleted a bunch of old posts which I regret now.

Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

It's Half Full Friday already!  If you want to join in the fun (and please do!), head over to Eyegirl's and introduce yourself to Mr. Linky.

I'm happy it rained one day this week!  Unfortunately, it was in the middle of the night so it didn't help to cool things down any.

I'm happy I got my crafty decal in the mail from Katie's giveaway!  Now I just have to figure out what to put it on.

I'm happy I finally got around to doing the laundry so that I could wear the new dresses (well, new to me) that I bought last week!

I'm happy my hip didn't hurt after taking a one mile walk this week!  My hip is finicky - sometimes it bothers me a LOT and other times, not at all.

I'm happy I never heard back from the company I interviewed with last week! 

I'm happy I got a new book to read!

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This has been a sad week in Blog World with Baby, Skeletor, Phantom, Tommy, Shelby and Molly all needing our prayers.  Baby has heartworm, Skeletor has anemia and heartworm, Phantom has a lump which he'll be having removed, Tommy passed over the rainbow bridge, Shelby's recovering from wounds she likely received during a fight and  Molly had a seizure and other health problems.  Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers, they need all the good vibes you can send them!

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Blogger is driving me crazy!  I've read other several other people's blogs where they've said that not all of their comments were showing up even though they've approved them.  That just happened to me recently too!  Does anyone know how to fix that? 

Also, I like to write my posts in advance sometimes and set them to publish at a certain date and time.  I check the calendar for the date to make sure I have it correct and I always check to make sure it's set to publish in the AM rather than the PM.  Well, twice now, it hasn't published when it's supposed to!  I've had to edit the post and manually tell it to publish.  Is anyone else having this problem?

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If you've read my blog for any length of time, then you already know my love of all things celebrity gossip.  This week's Blog of the Week is a little different than any I've seen.  I found it when another celebrity gossip site linked to a specific post on it and have been reading it ever since. 

The Real EStalker

This blog has been in existence since December 2006.  What's it about?  Celebrity real estate!  Most of the properties shown are for sale but not all.  Each post has pictures of the property for sale along with information you'd find in an average listing for a home.  Sometimes they'll even include floor plans.  It's kind of fun to see how the rich and famous live! 

They don't provide the actual address of the property and if you do happen to find it, they don't encourage you to knock on the door to say hello to whoever lives there.  I like that they do that but I don't doubt that a few people probably do search for the address online.  I've actually seen someone type the address in the comments.  Not often, but I've seen it once or twice.

Sometimes the author adds a bit of gossip to go along with the listing.  Once in awhile she'll even post a "blind item" where she gives some information about someone and you have to guess the star.  Of course, the blinds are all real estate related.  Those are my favorite posts!

Wordless Wednesday

Mundane Monday

My chi's attended Luna's Slumber Pawty this past weekend and had a blast! 

Chico came home with pink polish which he immediately requested that I remove but Shiver's still rocking his blue toenails.  I was really surprised they'd both sit still long enough to let anyone polish their nails, usually they run off when I do my own.  They don't like the smell. 

They'd never seen a donkey before so they barked all about it.  They seemed to think that was kinda cool that a donkey got to go too!  They really enjoyed getting to spend some time with her.

Sorry to anyone that Shiver might've stolen toys from.  He seems to think any and all toys belong HIM and only HIM!  I can't figure out why he still hasn't learned how to share yet.  He came home with a few extras and I'm not sure if they were given to him or if he just took them.  Of course he said they were given to him but with him, you just never know!

Little Princess Luna made this cute little button for Miss Molly who wasn't able to attend the pawty because she's been so ill. 

I don't really know Molly but I hope she gets well soon. It hurts my heart to think about any animals being sick or hurt. 

Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

Eyegirl hasn't hosted in Half Full Friday for the past few weeks.  I prepared this post in advance so I'm not sure if she's still participating in it or not but I'm still doing it anyways. 

I'm happy that my dad gave me a gift certificate that he won for a free meal at an excellent drive-in!

I'm happy I had another interview this week!

I'm happy my friend got me a really pretty good luck charm bracelet as a souvenier from her trip!  I've been wearing it every day since!

I'm happy that my friend treated me to a McDonalds Fruit Smoothie for picking her up at the airport!

I'm happy I found a coupon for a free McD's Fruit Smoothie!  Thanks for the heads up, Sasha!

I'm happy I bought 2 summer dresses for under $6.00 total, tax included!

Yep, I had another interview.  And I must say, I pray I don't get this job!  The interview itself went really well.  I like to mull over my interviews afterwards and consider what I should or shouldn't have said.  This one is probably the only interview that I didn't walk away thinking about all the things I did wrong.  Nope, can't think of a thing.  If nothing else, all these interviews have given me some good practice. 

The posted hours for this particular company are M-F 8-6 and S 10-3.  In actuality, I'd be working until 8 or 8:30 every weeknight and until 4 or 4:30 on Saturday.  Six days a week.  Considering it would take me about a 45 minute commute one way, I don't know how I'd ever have time for a personal life outside of work.  And it truly wouldn't be fair to my boys.  That's potentially 13 hours a day that I wouldn't get to see them and they wouldn't be able to go out.  That's just not acceptable to me!

I may have one saving grace though - the interviewer asked what the least amount per hour I'd be willing to accept would be.  I told her and she said that the previous girl who worked there made "considerably less."  Yes, she emphasized "considerably less!"  I don't know for a fact and didn't ask but I'm guessing she probably only made minimum wage.  With all that overtime, I could possibly still make a decent living off minimum wage but I just don't think it would be worth it. 

I'm on unemployment and if I'm offered the job, I'll be forced to take it or my benefits will be cut off if I don't accept.  I found the posting through the Department of Labor so they'll know if I don't take it.  I'm not making enough to pay my bills as it is, it would be even worse if I didn't have any kind of income coming in. All I can do is to hope and pray I don't get the job.

On the plus side, the building is located in a shopping mall strip so I walked around a little bit and found a thrift store.  I truly had no plans to buy anything and really only went in to look at the books.  Their book selection was horrid but it was right next to a rack of clothes.  Since there wasn't anything interesting in the way of books, I checked out the clothes and found 2 pretty summer dresses for just under $6.00 including tax so the day wasn't a total waste. 

I'm lazy this week and didn't do a full Blog of the Week review.  Sorry!  But I still have a blog I'd like everyone to take a few minutes to check out if you haven't done so already!

I'm Team Shelby, are you?

Mona & The Mommy

This pretty girl is Shelby.  I first became aware of her story earlier this week (I think?!). I thought I read about her on Frankie's blog first but I can't seem to find the post.  Shelby's a female pit bull that was found in a parking lot and as you can tell, she was very badly hurt.  She appeared to have been in a fight and dumped there.  She had hardly any hair but she did have lots of puncture wounds and bites.  Sadly, she lost an eye.  I've been going to this blog every couple of days for updates on her condition.  She's got a long road ahead of her and will need all the help she can get.

If you click on the link, you'll find a button to donate via paypal or you can email Mona for her address to send a check to help with the hefty medical bills.  I'm not in a position to donate at this time so I wanted to do the next best thing I can think of, which is just to bring awareness to Shelby and her situation.  If you do nothing else, please at least stop by and leave a message of support!

Wordless Wednesday

Funday Monday

Has anyone tried these yet?

Source:  Slashfood

McCafe Real Fruit Smoothies

I kept reading various articles and seeing advertisements for them and became obsessed!  I couldn't wait for the free sample giveaway and even devised that I'd go to one of the McDonalds and order a small fry.  That would get me a sample of one kind!  Then I'd drive across town to the other McDonalds and order a cheeseburger.  I'd have a whole meal and I'd get to try a sample of both fruit smoothies!  I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I was by the prospect!  Aaaaaaand then McDonalds back out of the giveaway...  Boo! 

I couldn't stand the thought of not getting to try one so I broke down and bought the Strawberry Banana flavor.  It was tasty but the banana overpowered any real strawberry flavor and I walked away feeling a slight disappointment.  Don't get me wrong -- I like bananas, I just wish I could've tasted at least a little of the strawberry in there too! 

And then I tried the Wild Berry.  Oh my, can I just say it's like Heaven in your mouth?  I want another one now as we speak!!!  Sooooooooo good!  If I were working, I swear that I would find a way to have one every single day!

Disclosure:  I am not being paid for this review, I purchased these with my own hard-earned unemployment benefits which are about to expire. 

Katie has oh so generously given me another award!  Yay!!!  I'm of the firm belief that one cannot have too many awards!  I really like this one, I haven't seen one like it before.

The rules are to say where you'll be 10 years from now and to pass it along to 10 other bloggers.

Well, first off - I just hope I'm even alive in 10 years, a lot can happen between now and then!  I'd like to be in the same house or one that I purchased because I wanted to upgrade to a newer one because it was my choice and not because I lost the one I currently have.  I'd like to be in a job that I actually enjoy where I make a decent living and have a little money in the bank.  And I'd like to be healthy.  (Yes, I'm boring!)

I'm passing this along to KS, P, Zuzana, Meg, Meeko, Eyegirl, Melly, Martine, AndreaLeigh and Kimberly.

For everyone else, where would you like to be in 10 years?

Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

How is it possible that time can pass so quickly?  Seriously, I have no idea where it seems to go!

It's the end of the week and you know what that means, it's Half Full Friday!  As always, if you want to join in the fun (and you know you do!), head over to Eyegirl's and do your thing with Mr. Linky!

I'm happy I had an excellent dinner at my parent's house this past weekend!

I'm happy the weather cooled down a little bit for a few days this week!

I'm happy I got a new blog background! 

I'm happy thrilled I got a package in the mail from the extremely generous KS!

I'm happy I was able to buy a small treat for my boys this week!

I'm happy my mom surprised me with a gift of pretty purple flip flops!

I'm happy I got another award from Katie!  She must really like me, she's given me 2 awards within a weeks time!

I'm happy psyched that I won Katie's giveaway!

I'm happy that I got several new followers this week!  Welcome!

Thanks to those who offered me advice on where to go for free blog backgrounds.  I like this one but I'm not sure if I'll keep it. 

A few weeks ago, KS held a bloggy birthday party.  She celebrated her blog's one year anniversary by choosing a few commenters names at random and sending them goodie bags.  When she told me I was one of the lucky winners, I was so excited!  It's always fun to get something in the mail besides bills!

Cute wrapping paper! 

Cupcake journal and Post-it note pad

Shiver helping himself to some chocolatey goodness

Candle, playing cards and magnet

My favorite item out of the collection of goodies has to absolutely be the magnet!  The message is so inspiring and just what I needed to hear:

For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.  But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.  At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.  This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness.  Happiness is the way.  So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one.  Happiness is a journey, not a destination...   ~Souza

Since I've been out of work, I've felt like my life has pretty much stopped and been at a standstill.  I have no money and can't afford to go anywhere or do anything so I pretty much stay home all day every day except to job search and visit my parents and friends.  Reading this magnet made me shed a few tears and realize that my life doesn't have to stop.  I just need to get out there and live life, and stop letting it just pass me by while I sit on the sidelines.  And with that, I took my boys for a walk!  It may not be much but it got me out into the world and enjoying life again!  Thank you, KS!

Which brings me to my Blog of the Week!  I was reading some random person's blog (I don't even remember who) and they had posted about someone leaving nasty comments on KS's blog.  Being nosy, I had to go check out the drama for myself.  What I found was a true treasure trove, one of my very favorite blogs!

While We're Waiting...

She started blogging in June of 2009, her very first post was about saving power.  I'm glad I didn't read her blog back then because I'm terrible about saving power, recycling, etc. and don't like to be reminded of that fact.  If I'd started with her first post, I may not have checked back because I would probably think that's all she would blog about.  And I would be very wrong! 

KS updates almost daily and she's hilarious!  She's a fellow cupcake lover and adores the color purple. She blogs about her daily life but she also discusses topics such as the US Constitution, the Titanic (she even had a Titanic Week where she shared her love of the movie and little known facts about the actual Titanic) and Spirit Jump. 

When she blogged about this particular company, I immediately became one of her biggest fans.  My father has survived 2 different kinds of cancer.  While he's lucky that he didn't face the horrors a lot of other people with cancer have, that doesn't mean he suffered any less.  KS has their button on her blog but until I went back through her archives, I really had no idea who this company was or what they do.

She recently graduated from law school and moved back home with her parents and two kitties for the summer while she works at her dream job.   Her profile says she tries to do something every day to make someone else happy.  Well, whenever I see a new post from her, I'm happy!