Just around the corner...

Its almost 2015! Just around the corner! Like, not even a month away. Wow! Where did time go? My Facebook feed is filling up with new years resolutions and what resolutions you should or shouldn't make. It's not even Christmas yet! One article that caught my eye was an article from the 'Elite Daily'. 10 Toxic People You Shouldnt Bring With You Into The New Year . I chose to read this. Pure curiosity. Mainly because I have been struggling with having to deal with some very two faced people recently. This article really opened my eyes. Why am I making space for these people in my life to begin with?

I really like to give people the benefit of the doubt. By nature, I always try to see the good in everyone. I usually can find some sort of goodness. (I am not talking about people I read about or see on television or word of mouth.) But I am starting to see more and more people who end up with more negative qualities than good. Sometimes the bad does outweigh the good. And yet I continue to try and see the good. Focus on the good. What do I get in return? Stabbed in the back. Lied to. Used.

I am finally (at the age of 27) starting to realize that I don't have to see the good. I don't even have to look.  I don't need to waste my time or energy. I don't need to try. I can be kind to these people with out letting them take up space in my life. I can be cordial and leave it at that. I don't need to make small talk with these people. I don't need to try and fix what is broken. I don't need to try and make things more comfortable for them. I don't need to try and change my ways so these people may like me, want to be my friend, stop backstabbing me. Whatever it is, I don't have to do. I can still be a kind person and still not hand someone the knife to stab me with when I walk away.

I have always struggled with this. I felt like I needed to still be friendly with people who were not friendly people. I thought I was treating others the way I want them to treat me. But really, if we aren't going to be friends, I just want you to treat me cordial. And if you aren't going to, I am not going to give you the knife to stab me with anymore.

I don't have to be friends with you on facebook because we went to school together, or you are dating my friend or you are friends with my friend or we work together or you are friends with my husband/sister/mother/cousin/boss/aunt/coworker. I don't need to have drinks with you after work. I don't have to go to your childs birthday party. I don't have to "press 1" to write "Happy Birthday" on your facebook page when I get that annoying text. I don't have to get that text! I don't have to invite you to dinner because I invited a mutual friend and they are really good friends with you and we used to be friends. Just because you're my relative doesn't mean I have to invite you to my husbands birthday party.

I don't have to bring you into 2015! Heck, I don't have to bring you into tomorrow. You wont take up anymore space in my head, in my newsfeed, in my friendly conversations or in my life. I will smile, say hi, and by kind though. Why? Because that's who I am. I am a kind person. I wont take your dislike for me/two faced attitude/ unkindness personal anymore... and I wont take it into the new year either.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Years!




*This is not about one specific person. However, if you are reading this and think this is about you, then chances are it may be. If you feel that way, then chances are you have been unkind/twofaced/mean/rude/hateful to me whether I know it or not.

3 Day Refresh

I have never been someone to try fad diets. Even after my first child, second child, and not even after my third. (Hes almost 2...if I were going to try a diet it would have been sooner.) I had the freshman 15 through out my two years of college (even after the freshman stage). In high school, the diet I did go on was due to braces and an expander... There is only so much food you can eat when theres a big gap at the top of your mouth. So needless to say, when I hear someone mention these shakes, and feeling healthy, the word diet never came to mind. I didnt think, oh my, I need to go on that diet. I thought "Oh my, I need to try this magical shake". It wasnt until the person who origionally mentioned this so called magic shake, walked into the room, 2 months since I last saw her. Wow. She glowed. Yes, she was skinnier. But she also seemed to have this energy. Her skin looked good too! (NOT THAT IT DIDNT BEFORE.) This was just different. What has this woman done? How can my skin glow? Where do I find this energy? (sure I wouldnt mind losing a couple pounds but ...) Whats in that cup? Shake what? Shakeology? I must google this. That is what went through my mind. As I googled I kept getting this www.beachbody.com website that kept popping up. Excersise? I dont want that. I want this magic tasty shake that gives energy and good skin. What does this have to do with www.beachbody.com? While searching the website, I found what I was looking for. The shake. I decided to give it a try. So what better way to try this magic plan than with a 3 day refresh. I can stick it out for three days right? Right?! Well today this magic plan/shake/stuff came. YAY! I am so excited to try this. I will address the promises of this "3 Day Refresh" in my next post. I will post before and after pictures.

Monopoly Jr.

Monopoly is one of my favorite games. why I have not tried Monopoly JR. before is beyond me. my children rarely actually finish games beeause they are young and their attention span is quite Short. After receiving this game (Free) courtesy of Bzzz Agent and Hasbro I finally found a new family favorite for game time with my soon to be 5 and now 6 year old, They truly loved the game. The awesomeness of the joy on their face and the opportunity for them to learn counting, money Value and following game rules is priceless. I reccomend this game to anyone with young children! I give this a 5 star rating !

* Although I received this game free, all opinions are my own.