The who-called-me-a-show-off giveaway!!
Since carrie decided to call me a show off, I thought that you too should enjoy $5 bling!!
Leave a comment for a chance to win the lovely rings and look all cool like me! I’ll do a random draw next Monday.
On anger and patience
Once upon a time I was a very angst-ridden, impatient person, and when I say very, I really mean, I could have quite possibly killed you if you didn’t give me exactly what I wanted, the way I wanted it, and fast!
I was one of those psychos on the road, who, if you somehow manage to piss off offend with your driving, would hunt you down and seek revenge, or those customers that are a complete nightmare to serve, you know the ones, who, if things are not exactly the way they ordered it, would make you want to run home and curl up into a fetal position for the rest of your life! Oh, how I wish I were exaggerating!
Anyways, as anyone on a spiritual journey would attest, two of the more important things are increased patience and decreased anger, which have been challenging, but which I think I have been successful at achieving to some extent; at least I am much more easy going than I used to be.
For years I’ve been actively trying to improve my patience and anger issues, for example, sometimes when I am driving behind someone who is sloooooow, I will try not to pass them, or get angry, but instead drive slowly behind them… I have found this to be one of THE most difficult things to actually do, as in sometimes I want to stab myself to escape the agony! But, I take deep breaths and think good thoughts, and smile, a lot, and speak kind words to them, as I push the thoughts of slowly torturing them out of my mind! Strangely enough, this is one of the exercises that have really helped me to be able to control myself in high tension situations.
My mom was telling me yesterday about how road rage has been the cause of quite a few accidents lately, and while I can totally understand road rage, I have come to the realization that it is not only not worth it, but it’s just really stupid! I am so much happier now that I am not a maniac! I know that this may seem completely obvious to most people, but sometimes, for people like me, it’s just not as obvious, but rage really gets us no where, learning to smile and forgive is just so much better, seriously.
I think that we all have these particular things that annoy us greatly, for me, it’s people who drive slowly, traffic, and bad customer service representatives, but getting angry was really hurting me more than anyone else… I would totally obsess about the situation and just end up being frustrated needlessly! Now, I, having learnt to let things go to a certain extent, have been a much happier and generally more likable person…or so I hope!
So, my point is, don’t let anger control you, think about the things that you really cannot handle, and then actively try to manage your emotions. Try it! I think you’ll be pleased to learn that you really don’t have to be angry!
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So what if I lose things!
When I got married, rings weren’t a part of our ceremony, and generally I am not the type of person to put much significance into wedding rings, but I was, at some point, gifted with a ring from my husband. I chose it of course, and I really loved it, but sadly, I couldn’t tell you where it is right now… my best guess is hidden somewhere in a car that we once owned… maybe.
I confessed about my watch addiction, but I didn’t tell you about my ring fetish! See, I really love rings, maybe more so than watches, perhaps on account of me not being banned from rings, well sorta not banned, but, I don’t actually wear them a whole lot because I get a little tired of them and then I put them into my pockets, or bag, or on the table, or umm, the car seat, you know, whatever.
Anyways, because I tend to lose things a lot on occasion, my husband has decided that I should never be the recipient of jewelry, especially the expensive kind, but since I have my new watch and everything, I decided to find a new ring to wear as well, to look cool and all that…
Whatcha think?? It was $5!! And worth every penny in my humble opinion!
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Speedlinking & me in the morning
The first time I ever saw Rachel Ray, I was less that impressed with her “enthusiasm”, I felt like it was hard to keep up with her perkiness, but recently, I noticed that I am kind of hooked on her show as well… and so are my kids..who like to pretend they are chefs!!
I am completely not a gaming type of person, well, perhaps I was way back when I was like 13 or something, but it’s been years since I’ve played a video game, although I have to say that Wii looks very tempting and at some point I am certain we’ll have to get one, but this is cute!
Hey, Toronto can be purdy in winter!
I don’t make Easter eggs, but in case you do, this looks cool, and this looks helpful.
I don’t eat bacon, but seriously, WTH??
Updated: I really added the pic for regular readers, and since the original post is now within your feed readers, I removed it… but you can still visit those who still have it up below!
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The sweet taste of victory!
by shaz on Friday, March 14, 2008 at 09:07 AM
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It’s been sort of a trend in my house that the kids become super attached to their dad from about 6 months until 2 years, and then they turn in to stereotypical “mama’s boys”.
So, my youngest, who turned 2 already, showed no signs of making the switch to “loving” mommy, which I have decided was probably for the best, I mean, do I really need them all to be “I want mommy!” all the time??
Anyways, the mousehunter was away on business for a night, and was sorely missed by the 2 year old, who, as soon as he heard the garage gate opening, said “daiie? daiie?” and got very excited about the return of his daddy! I thought for sure all hope of me being the object of his affections was lost!
However, last night, when “daiie” tried to put him to bed, the kid cried and cried and cried, and we were totally bewildered, until I came into the room and said “do you want mommy?”... he nodded sadly and threw himself into my arms!! I don’t know if I was happy that he’s finally becoming mine, or if it was the fact that mousehunter lost him, but I had a strange sense of satisfaction!
Mama: 3 Mousehunter: 0
