What's Up?

Howdy y'all?!
Things have been incredibly crazy. I finally got a bit of unwind time last nite and one of my favorite food restaurants. Peruvian food just makes my heart happy. Yes, Yes. Hanging out with a friend and getting some adult time totally helps too!
My last 10 days has been crazy. Filled with Hospitals, YES hospitals. Lack of sleep, and busy doing reviews. Also, what has been taking up a lot of time, is PERFECT weather! I love to be outside when the weather is nice. I'd like to get back on track with some updates, and setting up some schedule for this blog and definitely Aim's Creations.
I've been contemplating starting a Reviews Blog, or a giveaways blog. So many companies have been reaching out to blogs to promote their items. I know what you're thinking....Another Blog? Well, yeah. I Just want to do something that gives me a little confidence boost, and I'm not feeling that from my Aim's Creations Blog yet. I know that everyone loves giveaways, so that people will visit for a giveaway! :)
Woot Woot! You know I'll share when I get there. :)

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Parenting

You know all those things you say to your parents when you're a kid... I'll never make my kids do that when I'm a mom. I'll never let my kids watch that kind of movie or tv show. Or listen to that kind of music. I'll never let my kid talk to me that way when I'm a parent. All those types of examples, I'm sure you get the point...
Well...I've let my kids be pretty independent. I let them watch almost any movie and tv show. No violence or extreme swearing. I do monitor them. Its pretty much taught them whats right and wrong faster than what I learned. Music, isn't really a problem. They listen to what we listen to. Husband, is pretty respectful about his music around the kids. He can listen to some pretty rowdy stuff sometimes.
Now behavior...My baby (she's 6) can have some attitude! Sometimes our roles reverse, and she becomes the boss. Then I end up running to my room in tears. Seriously. I just get overwhelmed. I'm working on that though. Its been a struggle. For all of us. I know that its our fault for giving her too much freedom starting when she was young. I'm just glad that we don't have other issues.
I've seen some kids in stores talk to their parents incredibly rude and I can't believe their parents are okay with it, and just keep the conversation going! Seriously! That's when the conversation is over in our house! Gotta remember who the parent is and who the child is. Luckily my youngest and I have come to terms with our issues, and understand each other for the most part. Usually she just thinks i'm not giving her enough attention, or she's way too tired. Or both!

Monday, Monday

So Monday, Monday.
I'm not a complete fan of Mondays. I don't know completely why. Its not like I have to be at work at 8AM following a fantastic weekend. I did have a fantastic weekend. I didn't want it to end. Today though, its just been a blah day.
I did get my feelings hurt by a few people. I did try to get over it fast. APparently it leaked over onto today. Blah.
I belong to these yard sales group on Facebook. I think its a totally awesome idea. I love it! However, some people are just crappy. They have their favorite people to sell to etc. However, I know that they saw my name, and my interest. Why just pass on over me? I think its rude. I'd never do that to someone. It happened twice to me today. What does it make me do? LEAVE the stupid group.
I can sell and buy crap other places. I bet these people don't even live in the designated area!
I tried to do this about 2 years ago, but apparently I need to be a little more forceful with it. Deleting fake people out of my life. I don't want people being nice to me, because they have to be. Be nice to me because you want to. If you don't want to, then don't!
I hate how all these stupid blogs are so random. I need to get on a track when I blog. This can be so lame. One day, One day.
That is all my venting for today. I'm still working on ME. Being ME. I don't want to be somebody else. I just want to be me. I'm still trying to discover who I am. I'm guessing people don't like that. Whatever. Their loss. :)

Blog Title...

I don't know what to call this blog post. I don't even know what to blog about. I just feel like blogging!
This weekend has been pretty good. Relaxed big time. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. I really want to go to the beach. It snowed, and its Spring. Thats not exactly fair! But it is normal. I know, lame. But that's Utah for you!
Tried to figure out what was going on with the washer. On some cycles it makes a weird noise. Couldn't figure it out. Its not like its not still working, but who knows what that noise could lead to, and I don't want to be without a washer (or a dryer, EVER), so it'd be nice to figure it out. Meh.
Came to the realization we've lived in SL County now for 4 years, and in the last 4 years I've been the happiest I've ever been since living in Utah. Lived in our current place for just about 2 years. Also, it was almost 3 years ago that we had Bai's cancer scare. Eek! Bailey's Bean
I have all these ideas that I want to do with so many things, but I can't keep on top of things that I NEED to do. I need to take my own advice that I have given to other people. PRIORITIZE!! Make lists, and prioritize the things that need to be done. I totally slacked off on laundry the past 2 weeks, and I hadn't vacuumed in an embarrassingly long time. Those things are now fixed as of today, but still. I really need to get on a cleaning schedule. I've just never been good at that.
I owed my husband 160$ by the end of this month. Well I'm at 130$ that i've given him. I just need 30 more. I wonder if I just go pull the money out of the bank and hand it to him, if he'd even notice. HAHA. I'm honest... but still. What if?! Before you get all weird, I really wanted something. He said he'd pay for half, but I'd half to earn the other half by either "working" for it, or selling things. I had things I could sell. An old laptop, an old ipod (that was basically brand new), so that's what I did. Also sold some clothes. I just have no energy to waste effort (or energy) on flaky people!! I hate giving out my address then having them not show. However, they then have my address, and know I had/have things for sale. Not very comforting, know what I mean?
Okay, done with the ranting post, just wanted to do a post today... Thanks for paying attention. I guess. :)

Why?

Do you ever find yourself asking Why?
I think I ask it like every 5 seconds! Mostly to my kids, but sometimes its to myself.
Why did I agree to do this, or that? Why did I think that was an okay shirt to wear? Why did I just let the hair stylist give me that haircut? Etc...
I'm talking about the choices we make in our daily lives though. I was thinking today...in deep thoughts. Why did I choose to get back into blogging? Why am I more into getting into the blogging networks and learning all these things? Why do I want to succeed so much in it?
Why am I on twitter? Why am I on pinterest? Why am I doing all these things?! And all those other social things, like wanelo.com and the like.
They have no real importance in my life...I won't die if I don't have them. Sure I enjoy all these things and they're fun. I just want to know why I've chosen to do all these things. I know i'm probably sounding weird for all this...but I just really want to know WHY? HAHA.
Why do I watch the shows I watch? Is it because everyone else is, so I feel the need to watch them? Or do I actually enjoy them? Same with music. I know that when I was younger, I used to do things cause everyone else was. Now that I'm older, and trying to teach my kids to be themselves, I find myself asking, am I doing this because I want to or because everyone else is, so I need to fit in?
I am only saying this, because I've found myself watching a whole season of a show cause someone said it was awesome, and I heard LOTS of people talking about it. So I wasted lots and lots of hours watching it, but not fully paying attention. I don't know. Its just me I guess. So my goal, starting today, is to be myself, and make my own decisions. Do things that I want to do, and not do it because lots of the world is doing it.
I want to enjoy who I am and what I do. I feel like I can't do that when I'm filling up my life with other things that are taking up my precious time, that I'm not taking anywhere with me in my life's future. I realize now I'm just rambling, and wasting my time. I don't hate myself, I just want to be a good person. :)

Wednesday Update.

That's how I was feeling this morning, when I was abruptly awoken by my husband saying he needed a ride to work. Usually those things are planned ahead. See, he usually rides a motorcycle to work. He knew I needed the car today. Otherwise he probably would've just taken it. I loathe mornings. Besides snakes, they are my 2nd worst enemy. Seriously. Hate them!!!
So, he had to try and get me up for about 15 minutes. I wasn't budging for anything. It just wasn't going to happen. I didn't want to. I thought maybe if I just fell back asleep, he'd get the hint that I wanted him to take the day off? HAHA. He's very dedicated to his job. That wouldn't happen. I'm very grateful for that.
The drive was very uneventful TO his work. Like always. Unless its bad weather. Then its terrible. Maybe this year we'll get a 2nd car. I'm so tired of this 1 car family business. Sure the motorcycle has helped...but seriously. Argh.
So on my 15-20 minute drive home, it was going pretty smoothly. I am not one of those drivers that thinks they have to change lanes to get going faster and weave in an out. I just stay in the same lane, unless the car in front of me is going way under the speed limit. Which sometimes happens on the major road we were driving home on this morning. I got behind one car, and it was going pretty steadily with the flow of traffic, not slower than the speed limit, and we were going thru every green light. So I was content. I followed them for about 5-7 miles. Maybe longer? It was one of the larger SUV's that's on the road today. It had been kinda doing a little weaving/swerving back and forth. But the road isn't exactly straight, so I didn't really make a big deal about it. Maybe I should've and gotten out of the way and moved into another lane.
After going thru a major intersection, and with cars waiting at a red light at the other side this car when "BAM" straight into a median! It paused for about 5 seconds then kept going. Seriously. I thought it would've stopped on the side of the road, checked out the damage it'd done. It went on for about another 3 miles, then finally stopped at the Wal-Mart. Right after it hit and didn't stop, I did make a phone call to report it. Not to make a police report...just to have the driver checked on. I don't know what was going on, or if anything was. But I sure don't want them to hurt anyone else. They were very lucky I was alert and was back far enough, and not one of those crazy drivers that follows so closely!! They're also lucky they didn't hit car or cars (or heaven forbid, people) and just hit a median.
On my way home tonite after picking up my husband 9 hrs later after the incident, I looked at hte median, and man is that thing alllll shredded. I can't believe the damage that was done! We were going about 30-35 miles an hour. The speed limit is 55 miles an hour there, but we hadn't gotten quite up to that speed yet. Thankfully.
People!!!! Drive safe! Don't drive distracted, Don't drive tired, Don't drive drunk or drugged! Please :)