Lemons into Lemonade

"When Life Gives you Lemons Make Lemonade!"

Well that quote should give you a hint into what has been going on in my life...alot of lemons! I am slowly trying to make the lemons into lemonade but one thing I am learning is that I can only take things one step at a time because I can't change the past and can't control the future!

In one week alone...
I have no running car so I am walking everyone or relying others for rides
I got into a fight with my boyfriend and almost lost him
Got some news from the doctor that is not great
Lost my charger for my Laptop
Miserable in my Job
I could keep going on and on but....

I am staying positive with my affrimations and focusing on what I can do not what I can't do!

In this week I have learned that...
People are willing to help someone in need
That I love my boyfriend and need to learn not to take out my frustrations on him
Medicine and knowledge will help me thru this
My boyfriend lent me his laptop so I can continue business things
That each day I am at work I am one day closer to making my business my life

So for every negative there is a positive! Just stay focused on today :)

Out with the Old

“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
~Albert Einstein

Clutter has take over my life! It is as simple as that and now is the time for me to take control of this clutter that has taken over my life...

So some people in my life say that I am borderline hoarder because I save everything. I have this idea in my mind that I could end up needing to use, one day going to read or will wear something and just can't give it up EVER! Yes this is a huge problem that I have been slowly working on but as one thing goes away two new thing take its place. So my goal is for the next week I will take a half hour each day and devote it to Clutter Time. Clutter Time will be me re-organizing and de-cluttering my area and life! Each day I will update you on my progress at the end of my blog post. So wish me luck!!

Life is Great

"There is only one happiness in life -- to love and to be loved"

I know that when people see the word love they think of a romantic meaning of love but love can come in so many different forms and from many people. To feel the love and warm affections of another person can lift a person spirit to a whole new level because they know that they are not alone in this world.

So to explain where quote fits into my life....
This past weekend was a HUGE stepping stone in my relationship with my BF because after 8 months of dating I finally met his parents. To get to this point was a long and twisted road that has had some tears and heartbreak along the way but the moments of happiness over took the bad. I felt the love and warm affections of his family the instant I met them.

I was a nervous wreck the few days leading up to the meet the family lunch! I wanted everything to be perfect and was so afraid to fail and make a fool of myself. As my gift to them, I bought a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a nice bottle of wine (the store owner picked it out cause I know NOTHING about wine!) and made a wine bottle bag. I felt that I needed to share my talents with them and show them I was more than a cashier at a local market. Then came the outfit! I couldn't find a dress that suited me at all so the Friday before I bought a pattern and made my dress. It turned out really nice and I was very happy with it. So now for the big day...

Nervous was putting it mildly as I drove up to his house with my hands shaking and butterflies in my stomach. The moment I met his mother I felt this instant warmth and happiness inside of me that made me so happy to have met the woman who created the beautiful man that I love so much. She was just so nice and I don't mean a fake nice but genuinely nice. From that moment, I understood where my BF got his compassion (though it does lack somedays) and caring side. So now for his dad, the man made me laugh which is where my BF gets his joking and carefree attitude. I know that BF will never admit this but in many ways he is like his dad and that is a great thing but the world needs more people that can make someone laugh and smile!

At the family lunch was also BF's brother, how is BF's twin but a few years older! They are so much alike it is scary in ways but he is a sweetheart too. So we all got to know one another and I was quite shocked that I was not really asked to many questions about my life. I really would have figured that my single mom status would have been brought up but it wasn't. (unless they are saving the drilling questions for the next dinner?) By the end of the afternoon, I ate alot of great Italian food, had a great conversation, was told I was coming to other family functions and was floating on Cloud Nine which is where I have been ever since!

I will be eternally grateful for the man that is has entered my life and the parents that have to the time and effort into making him a beautiful, loving man. I hope that there is many more family get together in the future!!