Thursday, January 6, 2011
Did you miss me?
Anyway, I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas and New Years. I ended up working both of those holidays so while it wasn't fantastic, it wasn't too bad.
So I have been reading and talking to a lot of people about how their Christmas' went and everyone is saying the same thing. We just weren't feeling the season this year. It just seemed so commercialized and I just wasn't in the spirit. I know some of it was because I had to work but we didn't even go Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve. I did totally spoil Tony this year though. And I completely loved doing that. I just wish I could have kept going and money was no object...but it was and I eventually had to quit spending but I still had fun. Seeing his face when he opened up his WalMart bags...it was priceless! LOL!!! And yes, I did say WalMart bags...i don't wrap. I hate wrapping gifts so we both got ours in WalMart bags!!!
Before Christmas, we had an opportunity to go back to Oklahoma. It was great seeing people we haven't seen in a lllloooonnnnggg time. We really had a good time...I mean, we did go for a funeral, but it was still nice to see everyone. We also got the apology we were looking for which is nice...now if only my family members would believe us....anyway, that's another post that will probably never happen!
So I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and I promise to try and update more often. By the way, if you read this, you should comment! I would love to hear from you!!!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Just another busy week
So I got a new toy this last week. For the longest time I have wanted an iPod. I just have never had the money to get one. Well, since my awesome boss let's me have as much overtime as I can possibly stand, I was able to get one! So excited! I got an iPod touch with 32 gigs of memory! So freakin awesome!!!!!
That's my new toy!!! Isn't it pretty!!!??? LOL! Yes, I know i can be such a dork sometimes!!! I am such a music buff and having this makes work so much more interesting and fun! I love being able to look things up on the internet and listening to my kind of music instead of listening to other people's kind of music! I think I have downloaded over 150 songs to it already. And they are all legit downloads thank you very much! LOL!!!
So that's my exciting news for the week!
Oh, I forgot to mention my awesome job at Scentsy. I am having such a blast!!! I am almost to a certified consultant which means I will make more commission off of it. I only need $400 more. So exciting!!! So, if you are in the market for some Scentsy candles, let me know!! I will be happy to place an order for you!
Talk to you soon!
Monday, November 22, 2010
What a last few weeks!
Anyway, I have been working crazy amounts of overtime. They either call me in or I volunteer to work. It just depends on how desperate they are! I was trying to have a week where I didn't have any overtime, but then I got a phone call and they were desperate for someone to work...that person was me! It's not that big of a deal. I was supposed to be off work on Thanksgiving too but then I found out that there was a bonus being offered...so naturally I snatched it up! I probably don't need to be working this much but the money is sooo nice. I haven't had to cook much which is nice but I am getting tired of eating out. I can only handle so many hamburgers from McDonalds you know!
My health hasn't been the best either. Not only have I been put on like 6 new medications, I am now facing the possibility of kidney failure. I'm in the beginning stages. Talk about a wake up call. I knew something was going on with my kidneys but everyone said that it was because my blood sugars were so high for so long...I knew that wasn't the case but they were doctors...they are supposed to know what's wrong right??? Whatever. Next time I'll just stick with my instincts and follow the Spirit. My doctor really wants me to go on this medication that has got me so freaked out. I am so lucky to have a bunch of residents in my ward so I went to my Elder's Quorum president, who is a 5th year resident, and between him and his brother, they came up with a couple of other medications that do the same things as the med that really has me freaked out. I think I'm going to talk to my doctor about trying those instead.
My kidneys aren't the only ones that are having problems. I can't seem to keep anything down and I have diarrhea so bad some days that it's just scary and I don't want to go anywhere. I'm wondering if my body is finally revolting against all the fried crap that we've been eating. I wanna try and take a few days off work and cook a ton of stuff that's healthy and yummy. Even if it's not like really really healthy, it's gotta be better than the fast food crap that we have been eating! So that's my goal for this next little while...trying to eat a little healthier!
So my husband is my hero! The man is almost done with his first semester of school. I am soo proud of him. He's averaging A's!!! He may have a few B's but I think that's completely ok!!!! I'm so proud. He finished his first aid class and got an A!!!! Go Sweehe! He is very proud of himself and I think that is totally awesome!
Well, hopefully life will start slowing down...although, I'm thinking that's not going to be very likely. I hope to be able to blog more often. I seem to be slacking at it again!!! I promise to be better!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Totally Overwhelmed
So what has been going on lately...nothing much really. I have been working like crazy. I had about 40hrs of overtime in the last two weeks. I am exhausted...the paycheck before, I had 36 hrs of overtime. I have 20 next week. I am turning into a workaholic. I need the money in order for us to have enough money to pay bills and to get some of the things that we want for ourselves and the house. It's getting frustrating though because I am sooo tired lately. I went to the dr to see what is going on. I keep playing phone tag with the nurse practitioner....wonder what she wants to tell me....we shall hopefully find out this next monday.
So that's pretty much all I have gotten done this week. No new recipes or anything like that. I have just been coasting along trying to make things better for us!
I'll write more later when I have something interesting to say!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Another Day, Another Dollar
I also started to sell SCENTSY!!!
Now, what the heck is Scentsy you might be asking!?! It is a company that sells wickless candles. Yep, you read that right! You can check out my website here. Please feel free to order whatever you like!! LOL!!! It's actually a really neat company. It has some interesting products. You see, I have a crapload of animals at my house and I have a really big problem with flames. To me, cats and fire don't seem to mix! So with Scentsy, you have the awesome fragrance of the candle and the light of the candle, but you don't have the soot or the flame! What it is is basically a warmer, that uses special light bulbs, that melts the wax. Which in turn makes your house smell yummy!!! I love it!
So, if you so desire, please take a look. If you have any questions, you are more than welcome to e-mail me or just leave a comment!
Oh, one thing that I forgot to add. If you order before Nov 1, you will be entered into a drawing for a Cranberry Muffin (which is the scent of the month) Scentsy Bar! How's that for some incentive!
Hope you all are doing well! I know as soon as my shift is over, I will be at home completely asleep!
Have a blessed day!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Just a few random thoughts!
So I'm sitting here at work and I'm loving the music videos on Yahoo tonight. Right now i'm listening to George Michael's "Faith." I love listening to the most random of songs. I just pick an artist and I try and play as many of their songs as I can handle! It doesn't always work cause sometimes I'm just done after one or two songs...but sometimes, I go crazy! I have listened to everything from Def Leppard to George Michaels...in a few minutes I think I will listen to some Josh Groban. I love being able to listen to whatever I feel like at that moment! I like having a variety of music to listen to!
It's interesting that certain songs bring back a lot of memories. When I hear a certain song, it helps me remember things from my past. I don't have a lot of memories from my past...some of that has to do with the things that I've gone through in my life...kinda like a memory that I don't want to remember. Sometimes it seems like all i remember is the bad things in my childhood. Songs have a way of bringing things to life for me...does that make any sense? Let's see if I can come up with an example....when I listen to a certain song, it helps me remember what I was doing while I was listening to a song. I love to read with music on in the background so sometimes if I hear a song, it helps me remember the book that I read. There's a song, and I can't remember the name of it at the moment, but when I hear it, it makes me think of when I read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." I remember that laying on my bed and listening to the radio and that specific song came on. I remember that it was sunny and gorgeous and my dad telling me that I should be outside instead of reading. You see, I loved (and still do) to read. I would lay on my bed and read for hours and hours. I still love to do that. I read a ton and always loved it. For me, it's a way of escaping reality. Sometimes, reality just sucks and I would rather be taken away from it all.
Oh, before I forget...something exciting happened in my life...speaking of reality right?? So I signed up to be a Scentsy rep. I am soo excited about this product. I LOVE it!!! Here's my website if you want to take a look: tiffanyfarhne.scentsy.us Please feel free to take a look. It's a product that I can truely stand behind. I like it because, while i LOVE candles, the fire worries with me because of the animals. I have cats so I worry about flames and cats...doesn't seem to be a good combination. So this company solves my issue! It's a product that uses light bulbs instead of wicks to melt scented wax. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! Please take a look and if you so desire...please order. I promise you...you won't be disappointed.
Okay, so those are my random thoughts...really, I don't have much going on at the moment! Maybe next time, I will have more profound thoughts!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
10 things I'm thankful for
1. I am thankful for a husband who can calm me down after something very frustrating happens.
2. I am thankful for a good friend who let's me cry on his shoulder...mainly through instant messaging!
3. I am thankful for the Church and all that it has done to help me and my family.
4. I am thankful for people who listen to my complaining and then tell me to buck up and get on with life because someone else may have things harder than I do.
5. I am thankful for the challenges that I face. I know that they make me stronger in the end...it just sucks while it's going on!
6. I am thankful for the roof over my head. I love my place and I hope that I get to keep it.
7. I am thankful for my education. Now if only I can finish it!
8. I am thankful for my paycheck and the tons of hours that I put in on overtime. It was nice but it could have been nicer!
9. I am thankful to all my blog readers. It seems like some of you actually like to read it!
10. I am thankful for a creative outlet that I have in scrapbooking. I love to be able to take out some of my frustrations out on paper. Scrapbooking makes me happy! Let's hope it always does!
I know some of these things are probably repeats...and that may happen a lot because these are the things that I am truely thankful for. I have some things that I need to get over and I'm working on it but it's hard sometimes to look at the whole picture. It's hard to remember that the Lord doesn't give us more than we can handle...and i even question how much He thinks that I can handle. I think sometimes I'm at my breaking point and more and more stuff just happens. It's hard....life really is hard. And sometimes I just can't keep doing what I'm doing. I'm trying to figure out how to make life a little easier but I have no idea how. I just keep plugging away and trying different things. Oi! It's tough sometimes!