The Little Things of Happiness

Once again it has been a while since I have blogged, but I finally found myself actually finding time to blog (which I have missed!)

 I read somewhere that to help yourself feel better and stay grounded, try to write down some of the good things in your life and the things that make you happy. When first reading this, I didn't really think anything would come from this experience. But after listing a few things and thinking about it as my day got harder and more stressful, I realized that the things I had written down had actually made a difference because I went back to reading the things I had wrote and feeling better and grateful instead of stressed.

This is what I had written earlier in the day:

Things I'm happy for today

1. Hot water with lemon
-felt more awake, even more so than when I usually drink caffeine, so hooray, I didn't need to drink and depend on caffeine this morning!
-felt healthier and didn't need to drink or eat a bunch of random things this morning like I usually do when I am in a rush or running around at work.
-felt all around happier this morning, it was delicious also ;)

2. Soup of the day (at our local cafe at work)
-the selection they had today was delicious (chicken with wild rice, mmm!)
-I got to have a lunch break
-it's SOUP! one of my favorite things!

3. Blogs (finding new ones)
-I just typed in "random best blogs for women" (thought I would just explore) and got actually a huge hit
-blogs about travel, life, writing, food all really good subjects to read about

4. Seeing good friends who I haven't seen in a while (this actually happened last night but I am still counting it in this list) :)
-I was so stressed out by other people in my life and around me for the last few days, I didn't realize how amazing it is when you actually see great friends! Corny I know! ;)
-surprises are wonderful

5. Making new friends
-part of the great things in life in general
-seeing the greatness in a new person

6. Laughing, just laughing
-this is truly gold in life
-just a cure when you are having a bad day
-I forgot how much I loved to laugh

That's my list!


I know this may seem corny or sappy, but I had to take a step back and realize the simple things that make me happy and be grateful for the small things that make me happy. I know that if I'm having a bad day or feeling stressed, I can think about the things that made me happy for the day and focus on that instead of the stress or negative things going on in my day.

Has anyone else tried this and does it work for you? What are the simple things in life that makes you happy?

Rebuilding Again

This blog post is way overdue, maybe it's because I've been pushed into the ground too hard this time but everything comes out now...

In the last few months, I have been trying to please people and do everything that people expect of me without thinking about the effects it would have one me. Why did I need someone else's opinion of approval? Their opinion does not own me. I am saying this now, but within the last few months, this has been the routine: me running around in circles for everyone else and everything else except for myself (if that makes any sense)?

It occurred to me tonight that I am seriously worn out and exhausted from all the things I have been doing with work, school, and just trying to be a person that is acceptable for everyone. For example, I try to be there all the time if someone needs me and I rarely say no because I don't want to let people down. Another example would be if someone is upset with me, I feel guilty and take the blame on myself when that is not always the case; words may be twisted so the guilt falls on me and I feel that everything I do may be wrong in that person's eyes. It can really break someone down when they constantly are pointing out your flaws and then when you try to address them; it's still not enough. I kept trying to make others happy and would feel that I wasn't being a good enough person in other's eyes, but honestly that just made my judgement clouded and it makes me lose myself as a person. I should never try to be something that I am not, if someone can't accept that, then it's not worth trying to make an effort of keeping that person in my life! There are always moments when we may let people in too close and we get caught up in trying to make sure that our friends or loved ones come first and try to make them happy. Even though this is okay and healthy, there needs to be a balance of give and take in these friendships and relationships. I have realized that I cannot be anyone but myself and if others are looking down on that, there is really no point of stressing over it and there is nothing that can be done. We cannot change and should not change for others. At the end of the day, our strongest and biggest supporter is and should be ourselves. I have been working so hard in the last few months in all aspects of my life that I had to slow down to realize that I am exhausted and need to take time for me.

New Schedules Means Better Organization!

Ahhh...here we are again at a new school year! I could not be more excited to be back on a set schedule and routine, but it is harder than the last four years I've done now that I am in grad school. I will be having my blog posts in the future where I am venting about grad school and the horrors of it, but hopefully it won't come to that anytime soon! ;)

One of the things that I have been trying to get adjusted to is a set schedule, better planning, and budgeting with my bust schedule. I have decided to go back to trying to have an organized plan with budgeting and planning of the week, more in the food/meals area more than anything else.

Since tomorrow is Sunday, I will be taking advantage of having a day off and do my laundry, a little of work, but most important--planning and budgeting for the week! 

I have been slipping with my spending, I hate spending more money than I plan to weekly, but it adds up going out to eat, visiting friends, getting that tea out instead of brining it from home, etc. My plan for this week (even though it will be difficult with the new heavy schedule) is to come up with a meal plan for the week, go grocery shopping, and stick to my budget. I am also planning on making meals ahead of time and freezing some of them for the nights I get home late and don't have enough time to cook dinner. 

I'm excited to see if I can stick to this plan, especially this week since it'll be the first week. If I can get into this routine, I think I will be healthier and less stressed about finances and my eating habits with my already busy schedule! 

Budget, save, healthy, here we go! ;)

I have always been in love with New Zealand, especially when I visited there and stayed with family years ago, I will always believe that it is my favorite country to visit, I would love to live there or get to travel there again a lot in the future. I found these awesome youtube videos about a guy hiking in New Zealand. This guy is hardcore and amazing to watch when hiking through all these trails in New Zealand, thought you might enjoy too Jimmy (Adventure Proof)!

AH I'M A GRADUATE STUDENT! Well Almost

It's official! I am finally a graduate student! Well almost..the good news is that I did get accepted into the graduate program that I applied to, which is the master's program for Community Social Psychology. I will be starting this program in the fall! 

The only almost part is that I still have to graduate with my Bachelor's this Spring/Summer. I am walking in less than two months for graduation, but I will just need to take one last online course (french 4) in order to get my diploma. Now that I found out that I got accepted to grad school, there are things that I am have conflicts about with myself. The great thing is that YAY I will be going to grad school, I don't need to worry about the next stepping stone of my life...but the other problem is that there puts so much pressure on me to finish EXTREMELY WELL WITH A SUPER HIGH GPA within the next two months in all my classes, it is expected of me, especially from the graduate office because they expect the candidates that they chose to be great students, do you blame them? I am in the middle of having senioritious...I can't spell that word but it's there! Perhaps it's because it's the first day back from spring break and I am just really nervous to do great and not let anyone down. Either way I WILL do really well because that is the goal I have set myself for the next two months, even if that means losing a ton of sleep and barely get to go out, but sacrifice pays off! right?


Oh by the way..I really want to buy a cape..that will be what I shall do every time I have a big accomplishment is run through the park with my cape like a superhero. Which means I must do that this week to celebrate my acceptance to grad school! Care to join me Jimmy? =)

Or will it be an evil cape!? To activate your cape feel free to run!

Books and Travel!

I decided that I want to travel as much as I can this summer and even now, even if it's just away to Boston this weekend, I want to take advantage to get away as much as I can, you are only young once and live once! Among these ideas, I have been reading some great books about it, here's some of them! They are great travel writings!

Taking Care of Yourself

My schedule has sadly been so busy where I have not been able to blog as often, but this needs to change. I am going to force myself to blog daily, even if it's just five minutes a day. The good thing about blogging for me is that it allows me to write, which I enjoy and get my thoughts all out. This particular blog is about taking care of myself and being overall healthy, not just physically but also mentally.

Here are a few things that have come to mind:

1. I need to exercise so much more often. I always tell myself I'm going to work out but I never seem to find the time (excuse I know) or I am just not "in the mood" to. After going to the doctors today for my yearly physical, I realized I NEED to exercise regularly now due to what my doctor told me I have. I have been having constant knee and leg pain for awhile now, I just never knew why. Apparently I have a loose knee cap, but I also have patellofemoral syndrome (anterior knee pain) which is very common in females. Squats and quad workouts will help, but now I have to do physical therapy, also for my neck pain that has not gone away =( Either way, I think this is a good wake up call for me to get into a good exercise routine weekly, which will def contribute to me feeling healthier mentally and physically!

2. Eating better! I try to eat healthy when I can, but that is not always enough. With my crazy school schedule, I need to be consistently eating healthy. What I plan to do is shop weekly for healthy foods that way I can have the food and snacks with me throughout the day and not go and spend money on unhealthy fast food or stuff that is not going to make me feel well. It also made me very excited for spring and summer when I can start my vegetable garden again, especially growing tomatoes! I think I will do some shopping at Trader Joe's tomorrow. Any suggestions for what I should buy or make with the food I buy?!

3. Happy mentally. I need to make sure I make time to always see my friends and spend time with my family. I have been realizing that the more we run ourselves into the ground, the worse our mental state can get. I have been trying to take breaks from my crazy schedule whether it is just reading, seeing friends, or taking a few minutes to clear my head. If I can continue to do this, I believe it will make me be able to handle stress better and be happier all around. Any ideas for what I should do to stay mentally happy and healthy?!

Hope you enjoyed this blog (Jimmy =) and whoever else reads it!

National Bubble Bath Day?

So I guess today is National Bubble Bath Day?! Had no idea this even existed, but I am not complaining. I love taking baths after a long hard day, but to make it a holiday? I will definitely take that! I have been running around like crazy today with work and school so this will be something I look forward to later! Best thing about it will be to light some candles and relax with some good music after this long day =) Here are some awesome products that I love, and they are animal free and all organic!!!!

Lush always has these amazing bath bombs, they are my favorite! They have so many different kinds and scents!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Candles make a bath even more amazing! Some of my favorites are from Bath and Body Works, like this one Yum! Last but not least, this is one of my favorite bubble baths, anything with lavender in it! =)

What a good holiday this is!

LOCKOUT IS OVER!

So I have been waiting awhile for this!! Before the last few days, we were very close to the nhl lockout being over, but it was just a cruel tease. Jimmy I know if you read this you will not be excited or really care about this blog post but I am super excited about this and had to blog about it! Its almost as exciting when we stood first in line and got Milan Luch's autograph and met him, thanks again for doing that! Jimmy is a real friend because he hates hockey and still stood in lane with me to get an autograph from the Bruins hockey player with me =)

I have decided that I will be investing a lot of time and money this season into going to the Bruins games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some people may think this is a stupid idea but if it makes me happy I don't care, which the Bruins def do make me happy!

The old schedule is up (the one before the lockout) and I got all excited and bought tickets to one of the games but then refunded it because the official new schedule is not up yet, the season should start January 15th or 19th..either way I want tickets to the Canadian game especially! We will see, I will probably blog about it when the official schedule goes up but until then I had to just blog about my excitement of the lockout being over because it's been SO long!

I will make sure that my next blog though is not hockey related because it is not that interesting to most, especially Jimmy who is the only one who reads my blog I think ;)

Christmas is Ahead of Me!

Ahh I've been trying to ignore the whole idea of Christmas for the last few weeks now, not even thinking about what I will do for it, what I will get other people for gifts, etc. I thought that plan was working great until it hit me today...Christmas is already ahead of me, I need to actually get on top of this!

I've been so busy with school work and finals coming up that I have not thought about the Holidays at all. When it snowed yesterday, I loved the feeling and it made me think of Christmas! Then this morning I was thinking of all the people who are getting me gifts and how I need to make sure I go shopping for them soon, the tree isn't even up yet!! 

It is still somewhat early in December but I know the time will fly if I don't start doing anything now because then it will creep up on me and I will only have time to do all of my things Dec 23rd! 

Tomorrow I will be thinking of a time this week to set up the tree, maybe tuesday?! I will also need to start going to the stores this week for xmas gifts and to start brainstorming, and I need to make a list of all the gifts I need to get everyone! ;) Ah there is so much to do! Hopefully once school slows down I will be able to be more on top of this but school never slows down!

Hopefully tomorrow I will have a few things accomplished christmas related like maybe having a list of things I need to do! We will see how much time I have tomorrow...


Thought I would also share this photo because Bear seems to have all the time in the world these days! ;)

And thought I would share this other picture of what I've been doing all day besides schoolwork, drinking tea out of my new favorite starbucks cup, love me some mermaids! :D

Trying Something New

It seems I've been in reflection mode for awhile now, I've been having my ups and downs of moods, maybe it's the holidays? I really have no clue but I have been doing a lot of thinking about it. 

I realized that sometimes as we get older we feel that we need to rush to have some kind of plan whether that be trying to be with someone, finishing school right away/getting a career, trying to have children, etc. In my case lately I think it has been trying to please everyone and not being alone.

My schedule has become so busy lately that I feel guilty when my friends or family wants to see me and I don't have the time but say yes anyway. I found out that sometimes you have to take a few steps back and not always say yes. If you don't take a break or do something for yourself, it can make things worse. For me, it got to the point where it put me behind in school in some moments or I was being pulled in all directions trying to make everyone happy that I became so drained and unhappy which is not okay.

As for the not being along concept, I'v been in relationships over the last few years and have tried being with someone, but I think that I THOUGHT I needed to do those things to be happy which isn't the case. I wondered why I felt so alone sometimes and I realized that maybe I was trying every angle of being happy with someone or thinking I needed to be with someone when sometimes being alone and being happy for yourself can be the best thing. I also realized that it's not the best idea to dwell when something doesn't work out with another person because if you let it, it can make you unhappy and feel bad about yourself when it may have had nothing to do with you in the first place. It's important to remember that just because something doesn't work out with ONE person, it does not mean the end of the world or that you are going to end up along. There have been moments where I have sat there and thought Wow this really hurts, I don't want to date again because I don't want to feel this way again or It must have been me, now it's never going to work out with someone else. We have to go through all of these hard feelings in order to learn and grow more about ourselves. It also helps to remember that if someone doesn't like you or want to be with you, it's their loss because if they can't accept your for who you are then what is the point of even trying to convince them? There is no point! You can never convince someone to like you, be with you, or be your friend. Another great thing I learned was that I AM NEVER alone because I had to sit back and look around to what really mattered in my life. My friends, family, what makes me happy, etc. We are all going to have bad days or days where we feel down but it's important to remember the good things already in you're life and what makes you happy. Glad I finally posted this!

Old Friends

This is not too common for me to be writing about my weekend before it's even over...but I couldn't help but blog about it anyway...

Yesterday was a pretty short day that consisted of my first class being cancelled, which was a good thing but still had to go to all the way to class to find out it was cancelled because there was no email about it, just written on the board in class...then I got to see some old college friends during lunch which was nice because I got to catch up with them and hadn't laughed that much in awhile :) my last class was not too long, under 40 minutes thankfully and then had to go run errands with my friend which paid off because I got to pick up my car from the mechanic. I was happy to get the car back, but it was very expensive just for an inspection, but hopefully we will be getting a new car sometime soon...that night also I got to see an old friend from high school which was nice because it's been awhile. 

Today must have been the best day though because of all the people I got to see. I woke up late, but finally got to Beverly to see Jimmy! It had been a little while since I had seen him last since he is an hour away from me. We were going to go to Salem but it was too crowded and parking was not anywhere to be found so we decided to just stay close to campus. We first went to a small candy store where everything is all homemade and it reminded me of the little shops I used to go to in the white mts. I bought a lot of milk chocolate and truffles which made my belly happy :) We then went up the road a little where we came to a little town where there were lots of shops and we found an organic/healthy food shop place called Wild Oats. The store had a ton of vitamins, healthy food, and other products. I bought a few things: hummus, soup, shower gel from alba with coconut milk in it, and moisturizer with shea butter, it's hard to find such good organic stuff near home so I was excited when Jimmy and I found this shop. We grabbed food after at a little sub shop up the street and had grilled cheese with tomatoes, which I haven't had in awhile, it was so delicious. We also got to play frisbee for awhile by the beach which was amazing because Jimmy lives right on the Ocean. :) We eventually grabbed dinner and I ate so much I was happily full :) 

When I got home I passed out because I was exhausted, but when I woke up I finally decided to go out and visit a few more old friends :) We got to play pool for a few hours, and I won once but then lost after that miserably! Tomorrow I get to see family from Virginia and more old friends, so so far this weekend has been great because I have seen so many old friends and got to relax, which doesn't happen too often these days. Hopefully tomorrow the weather will be nice enough to do apple picking or have a picnic! :D

New Beginnings...

I always tell myself that I am going to blog daily and keep up with this...but I have put this off for too long...I finally decided to try and keep a regular schedule with this...HOORAH! I definitely miss blogging also, not going to lie, reading Jimmy's has gotten me back into blogging! Among keeping a regular schedule with my blogging, I decided I am going to start doing some workout classes that my school is offering this semester, like Zumba, Yoga, and Kickboxing! I am very excited to start trying these classes because it will mix it up, especially since it is getting colder and harder to always go for runs outside. I detest running on a treadmill! 

>.< I do have to admit though, it is nice being able to run in this weather with the crisp October air, I am definitely a Fall girl versus Summer! 

      School has been keeping me very busy this semester as well, but it has been a good schedule for me because I am actually really enjoying my classes, even though it is a lot of work and I barely get free time. It is nice though when I get free time because when I get to see my friends it makes it all the better, especially since most of my close friends are away at school or have moved. I am hoping to visit my friend Jimmy this weekend and maybe take a day trip to Salem, MA! I have not been there for over a year, so it would be nice to visit, especially since it is the month of Halloween! I still have not decided if I am going to dress up or not for Halloween since I will be going out for trivia night, maybe maybe not. 

      Another new thing I am trying, well going back to is being healthier...over the summer I really kept track of what I had been eating and I had a really healthy routine so I am going to try to go back to that. These days I feel like I'll eat whatever is around or if I even have time, which has not been making me feel well (energy wise, etc) so I'm hoping that if I start eating healthy I will feel better and maybe get back on a normal eating schedule, since my daily schedule of work/classes is crazy enough!

Think I'll start adding pictures to these blogs....

Finally back at it!

       Of course, I kept trying to blog, but never got around to it until now. Thankfully Jimmy got me inspired to do it, his blog is great, adventure proof! :) The weather tonight is crazy and windy and stormy but I love it because it's fall weather! Most people I know don't like fall, but it is my favorite season without question! I love the colors that fall brings and the crisp air and pumpkins and the smell of cinnamon. It is amazing :)
       Another great thing about fall is that it was just my birthday this past weekend! Hooray! I FINALLY turned 21! It definitely was a fun time and met some new people! School has been very busy also, where I am pulling 12-14 hour days which has been exhausting.
         My new obsession is Game of Thrones! I am only on the second episode and it is killing me that they have to kill the pet wolves, dAMN THAT QUEEN! Yes, this show is entertaining and will keep me awake all night! :D I would write but I am exhausted, I will blog again tomorrow.

Random As It Gets..An Update Perhaps?

I don't know exactly what to call this blog...it is a mix of randomness and update I guess? To start off, I woke up after staying at a friends house and had a lovely breakfast (toast with jam and fried eggs :)) then I lounged around for a bit, went to an appointment and then lounged around for a bit longer...I love days like these...I plan on running later, need to keep running so I have more energy and feel better! I also plan on spending some time with my father later, watching a movie because it will be hard to have family time this weekend because I am working all weekend...and have to pay school bills and such. Ugh I do hate finances and bills!

I am proud of myself though because I have been eating healthy...like I had planned! I ate some cherries today, blueberries, a nectarine, a hamburger for some protein and such. My tomatoes have also been growing a lot so I love being able to have fresh vegetables right outside! When I eat better, I feel better which can help with the amount of stress I put on myself. 


Since there have been some changes already in my life, I am trying to make some other changes as well. For example, since I am redoing my room, I would like to get more/different furniture to go with the overall theme of the room, I will put up pictures when it is done. I am also on a cleaning binge with my room and trying to get rid of things that I don't need anymore, I am finally learning to appreciate what it means to have a clean and stress free space! I am continuing to do the things I need to do for me after everything I have gone through (relationship, etc.) so hopefully I can learn and grow for the better!

The Good With The Bad

So recently things have not gone right for me...there was a change in my life that needed to be recognized...the relationship I was in wasn't working even though I tried convincing myself that it would work..sometimes it's okay to step back and have time to fully reflect on who you are. I would hope that one day I can be who I'm supposed to be so this relationship could be right this time, but who knows, you never know what can happen.

The good aspect of this is that I will have time to really find out who I am and what I want, it will give me more time to come to peace with myself and be a better person, not change exactly but just become a better person overall. It will also give me more time to take care of myself better for the long run (eating and exercising well). I am lucky to have wonderful friends and family, that is something also that people can forget to when times get hard.

I hope that after all of this time, perhaps the relationship will be stronger and for the better, but if not, it's the fact that I could understand myself better and that I have grown and learned from my mistakes and would have a better person from my experience. This will definitely be a journey, but I will see how this goes.. :)

Running Around...

I couldn't blog yesterday and was really disappointed! I worked all day and was exhausted with the whole house being torn apart, the crew didn't leave until 10pm, which has made living out of one room very difficult! This blog will be brief too because I am literally RUNNING AROUND trying to do last minute such as pack, clean the car, go to the bank, bring the animals home, and eat dinner on top of that.

I am very excited to go away on this trip to NJ but this week has been too stressful for my liking! I mean it can be great RUNNING AROUND and getting things accomplished, who doesn't love accomplishing tasks?! But overall, I have lost too much sleep and don't have enough energy to want to do something like this again, especially when my life is thrown in chaos and I have to live out of a suitcase :) welcome to the classy life. I wanted to take some pictures of how I packed, I love organization and learning new organizational ways for things, but once again I didn't have enough time today! One of the best things I love about accomplishing packing is being neat with the packing so when I arrive somewhere it can be easily for me to find things! For example, I love being able to put the most important things in ziplock bags so things stay organized, like toothpaste, lotion, etc, the things that can spill or leak...is this post weird? Haha, I know it is very different than the previous ones because it doesn't exactly have a theme or whatever but one of my goals lately has been to be more organized with my life all around, and it's a start even if it's just with packing! :) anyone else feel too cluttered with their life? Gotta run and visit a friend (Jimmy) soon now too, so I will try and blog over the weekend, definitely by Sunday or Monday!

Story of my life today...Blogging, Reading, Editing things and TEAAA :)

It's Okay To Fail...

I have always tried to be a perfectionist, not necessarily competetive with others, just doing everything the best I can for myself. I will always point out the little things I have done wrong, or try to tweak them because it was not done right or it just is not right overall. As the last few years have gone on..I have realized that I DO need to come to terms with the fact that it is okay to fail, and to let it go and move on. Have the lesson be learned and move on so I can do better next time. 

Before I had come to terms with this idea, I would always be too stressed out for my own good because something so small even would not be to my liking or I would hold it against myself longer than I should have.  Now that I have learned to compromise with myself and let go, it makes me feel more at peace and more human, IT IS OKAY to make mistakes and fail. 

School is such a BIG part of my life that there are days that school is the only thing I breathe, I love my major, psychology, because I would like to be able to truly help people one day in this field. Some may wonder why I am studying psychology after reading the previous blog because it seems that I may be complaining about people when psychology is about accepting and helping that person first above everything. But that is another great thing about learning to let go, I have learned to SEPERATE what I do and who I am. For example, I can have my opinions about other people, or how I feel but if I have to be professional (psychology wise) I would never be biased towards that person, because the person always come first. If I have something against people who drink and drive or alcoholics in general, and if I was studying a case about an alcoholic, or hypothetically helping someone who was an alcoholic, I would not let my opinion judge how I help that person because there may be an underlying issue why that person even drinks in the first place and the only thing that would matter would be helping that person with the their alcohol problem if that was the case being. 

I have failed in some areas of not always doing right with work, school, friends, and even family, but I have been able now to honestly look back and learn from my mistakes. For instance, if I snapped at a family member because I was having a bad day, or treated them poorly, or hurt their feelings just because I was having a bad day in the past, I can look back on that moment and remember what happened which can help allow me to take a deep breath and remember how that person would feel if I did snap at them, etc. 

From being able to let go and accept that I can't do everything right or be right about everything is helping me to grow a bit as a person, become a better person, and to learn a bit more. Does anyone else feel like this or am I the only one who is trying to improve and not control all the little things in their life? :D

The World Does Not Owe You...

his may be a bit of a complaining post, but recently I ran into several people who take others for granted, whether it’s asking favors, for money, etc. and they act as if they do not need to work hard in life, that they should live any kind of upper class lifestyle that they want but not paying for it or working hard to achieve it..it irritated me so much because people like this do not seem to feel bad, but instead only care about themselves…it makes me wonder HOW someone could act and think like this..but I will never understand because I do not choose to have their morals or kind of lifestyle.

I won’t preach and say that everyone is equal..everyone deserves the same, that is never the case, you can not choose the cards you are dealt, but you do always have a choice in life, and the opportunity to be a better person, make good choices, be kind to others, and you can be rewarded IF YOU EARN IT…there are moments where it scares me to even have my own children one day because if it continues to be the way it is (what I have seen from dumb reality shows where kids are getting everything they want left and right, the term is spoiled?) then I don’t even know if I want children! Well…of course I want kids one day, I just hope that how they are raised (not spoiled, with manners, with a work ethic) will payoff and steer them in the right direction..it is not even necessarily children these days…it is also adults!! which I cannot get a grip on how ADULTS could act like this…throwing tantrums if they do not get their way, they need to have everything new and expensive, and even in the cases where people will look down on people due to not being as wealthy or good looking as they are…most people forget that we DO judge books by their covers and that should not be the case…it is about what is on the INSIDE of a human being, not how they look, what they own, etc. and I feel that sometimes we all forget that..

After reading this, it may seem that all this blog is about is ranting and complaining…that is not the intention, even though I did get sidetracked…I wanted to raise the issue that people need to stay true to who they are and that we all have to work hard in this life in order to be rewarded, not just finanically, but also with family and friendships, one must work to maintain a good family and friendship, it can’t happen by itself..the point is also that I believe that the world does not owe you anything and it is best to keep the con artists and manipulative people, even people that walk all over you at a distance, because unhealthy friends/people in your life are not always good…ah I’m getting off topic again…maybe the point is that I just don’t like people that think the world owes them something…any opinions?? does that even make sense?