Working 40+ hours a week and still barely being able to pay bills much less be able to have fun and enjoy life REALLY SUCKS.
I strongly believe that we as humans are not designed to spend so much of our lives working just to survive. Whys "the man" always gotta be keepin' us down??
Get this.. there are 168 hours in a week. Figure the average person spends about spends about 58 of those hours sleeping. The average person working in corporate America typically works about 40-50 hours a week. This isn't counting those crazo-s who work 12 hours a day. That being said, the average person spends about 45% of their week at work!
I'm all for earning your keep, but I'm also for being able to have the TIME to actually enjoy life! So whoever had this idea of the 40+ hour week must have just been a big 'ol party pooper.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Bitch, Please!
I'm not a real big fan of weddings, showers, and the like. I don't take it personal when I don't get invited to something. Most of the time, unless you are a childhood friend or close family member I probably don't want to go anyway. (Is that rude?) At least I'm honest! This is all leading up to one of those TRUE STORY type of situations.
Anonymous childhood friend is getting married this weekend. I had not expected to be invited initially because I was told that they were only having a small family ceremony with about 50 people due to the fact that they are going on an extended honeymoon out of the country.Then I was informed that there were 200 guests, and kind of felt like maybe I'd get an invite. She never even suggested that I may be invited, and the maid of honor informed me that most of the guests were part of the groom's VERY large family. Okay, cool.. no biggie. THEN today, (4 days before the wedding), I and two of our other friends, get a message on Facebook asking for my address because she ran out of invitations and they JUST sent them to her so she is going to overnight me an invitation.
WHAT? Really? First of all, I don't think that any wedding stationery place would dare send a bride invites the week OF the wedding. Second of all.. who overnites wedding invitations for a wedding that is four days away? Or overnites wedding invitations PERIOD? Furthermore, her and I had never even so much had a conversation about her wanting me to come to her wedding. I could go on about this all day. Did she just assume that we would all drop whatever else we had planned and come to her wedding that we are "backup guests" for? Even if I didn't have plans this weekend I still wouldn't go! Maybe I am reading too far into this, probably not. I feel like she suddenly felt bad for not inviting us. Maybe she needed someone to fill the spots at the reception dinner that her Daddy paid however much money a plate for. Whatever the reason is, I am not interested in being anyones backup anything.
Bitch, PLEASE!
Anonymous childhood friend is getting married this weekend. I had not expected to be invited initially because I was told that they were only having a small family ceremony with about 50 people due to the fact that they are going on an extended honeymoon out of the country.Then I was informed that there were 200 guests, and kind of felt like maybe I'd get an invite. She never even suggested that I may be invited, and the maid of honor informed me that most of the guests were part of the groom's VERY large family. Okay, cool.. no biggie. THEN today, (4 days before the wedding), I and two of our other friends, get a message on Facebook asking for my address because she ran out of invitations and they JUST sent them to her so she is going to overnight me an invitation.
WHAT? Really? First of all, I don't think that any wedding stationery place would dare send a bride invites the week OF the wedding. Second of all.. who overnites wedding invitations for a wedding that is four days away? Or overnites wedding invitations PERIOD? Furthermore, her and I had never even so much had a conversation about her wanting me to come to her wedding. I could go on about this all day. Did she just assume that we would all drop whatever else we had planned and come to her wedding that we are "backup guests" for? Even if I didn't have plans this weekend I still wouldn't go! Maybe I am reading too far into this, probably not. I feel like she suddenly felt bad for not inviting us. Maybe she needed someone to fill the spots at the reception dinner that her Daddy paid however much money a plate for. Whatever the reason is, I am not interested in being anyones backup anything.
Bitch, PLEASE!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Sista's Daily Journal
Live day to day. Stop bad habits such as eating poorly, internet surfing, living in the future, being cynical, seeing what I don’t like in people, places, situations, but instead seeing the beauty of it all. Actually LOOKING for the good stuff. What I pay attention to is what shows up. I don’t need to find the fault in everything to feel superior.. I need to find the beauty in everything to feel a connection, to feel love for others and for myself. Self love starts with love of others, and then extends out into the universe and comes back to me. Manifesting my ideal life is easiest when I am putting love out there. Goodness wants to come to the good, and only the loving can recognize good when they see it. Only love can help sharpen my intuition and allow me to hear the guiding voice of the universe. Hate, aggravation, and disapproval take my focus to a lower level and I miss all the high level coincidences, hints, and experiences. Open up to love, and the universe will start to guide me gently toward the life that will truly make me happy, a life I might not even know is the best for me, a life I might not even be imagining. I am living consciously, and sticking to my planned activities for the day. I am getting more sleep. Instead of mindlessly looking at FB or Etsy, read a book, cook a meal, go for a walk, create art, listen to good music, attend a lecture, make love, plant a garden. I must take better care of myself; when I start doing unhealthy things my mindset will reflect those things. When I am exposing myself to things I know are better and that I know are reflections of the person I want to be, I will start becoming that person. Better, evolved, happy..
Save money. Stick to a budget. Pay off as much debt as possible. Debt is a trap. Without it you are more free to do the type of work that will make you happy.
Save money. Stick to a budget. Pay off as much debt as possible. Debt is a trap. Without it you are more free to do the type of work that will make you happy.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
You mean the world to me.
We all get caught up in our day to day obligations that sometimes we forget to put forth the time and effort we should give to our relationships with the people we claim to care about the most. Life just happens.. people grow up, get married, have families, etc. Just because friends grow differently doesn't mean they have to grow apart. I am very fortunate to have a special kind of people in my life. People who I can go a long time without seeing or talking to sometimes, but when we do get together it is as if we were never apart, never missed a beat. That to me is a true friend. Someone who understands that you have your own life and things get hectic and sometimes it's just hard to find the time for the things that you really do want to do. All of that goes for those in my family that I am close to as well. I am very grateful to have a group of people in my life who I know will always support me and encourage me no matter the circumstances.
That being said, I've decided to make a conscious effort to make the time for these people who I love dearly. No matter how hectic life is, its never too much to take just a few minutes out of your day to have a chat with someone you haven't heard from in a while. There are far too many loved ones that I don't see or speak to anywhere near enough. As with most things, all it takes is a little effort to show someone how much you really care about them.
Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart, cling to them as you would your life...For without them, life is meaningless..
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Don't worry, be happy now!
"When you're Happy for No Reason, you bring happiness to your outer experiences rather than trying to extract happiness from them. You don't need to manipulate the world around you to try to make yourself happy. You live from happiness, rather than for happiness."
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