Collections

Collecting things with the kids.

Something that me and the kids to together is collecting things. We save tabs to donate to non-profit organizations, we collect shells and buttons. We save their best artwork and hang it for everyone to see. When the kids are young they like to pick up little rocks and give them away. Sometimes this is all that they can give. I save them and make little rock gardens so that when they are older and I am alone, I will have all their little memories to see when I don't have them around. We collect all the pennies that we find on the ground. A friend of mine once told me that she collected them because they were pennies sent from heaven. So when we find them, they are little reminders from our loved ones that have passed, letting us know that they aren't far. This collecting stuff passes time and after enough time, you slowly collect enough. What do you collect?

the best you

the best you

The Best You

The biggest problem I find myself having lately is the amount of attention I put into things.

The things that don't necessarily need to be done now are getting done, and when it comes time to do the important things, it slips my mind or I find an excuse.

These plants are ones my grandmother used to care for when she was alive. Less than a year ago we lost her. Today this is what they look like. I worried about them when I left, but a close friend still maintains her home for anyone to come visit.

It reminds me that some way or another it needs to be done. It's not going to magically happen. There is effort that needs to be put forth to get certain results, and participating in things like schoolwork is what needs to be done. There are only a couple weeks left, and I'm never going to get this same experience again.

What am I going to do with it? 

Usually I give up because I'm bored, but remain satisfied at the results because I gained more than what I had, but why not try? At least then I can say I did right...hmmm.

Curious...

TIP FOR GETTING OVER A URINARY TRACT INFECTION

I was looking at a few different home remedies and this one came up. I have dealt with urinary tract infections my entire life, and medications are what it resorts to. When I found this one I was excited to try it because doctors visits can become pricey if you do not have insurance.

This also saves you from having to sit in the doctors office for two to three hours. Time saver!!!!

I will be posting some other home remedies soon.

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This is a really good way to get through some minor panic attacks. When I feel myself starting to panic, I find one of the easiest things to do, like wiping the counter off, and distract myself long enough to try and work through it. Sometimes this helps. Not always though, but it helps to try something, and it leaves you not so helpless. Chewing gum is another way I have learned to use while dealing with anxiety. Don't forget to check out www.onebestyou.com to help support some of our classmates reach a million likes. Thank you fellow bloggers!!!

It is very important to me to see people succeed. There is hope for everyone I come into contact with. I believe that with enough effort put forth from the people around me, we can change the world. It takes us to do one thing at a time and have hope that everything will work out. Bad things happen to good people, but they don't have to be defined by that. We get through those things one day at a time. Try to stay in the moment. Each moment is one more moment that turns into the past. Don't waste yours by having hate, or regretting the things that you've done. Use each moment to better the future. Let go of the things that hurt you the most, because the only person it is hurting is you. Resentments are a b****. Don't waste the only time you have dwelling on them. If you knew you wouldn't make it to tomorrow would you be grateful for today? Why wait. Be grateful now...Turn your negative into a positive. If your dealing with bad things in your life, find the one great thing about it. Hey, at least you woke up. Your not a waste of space. You wouldn't have been created to be a waste. you have a purpose. Find it!!!

          Here is something helpful that I found to help remind me that I am right where I am supposed to be. When I first moved here I started collecting tabs with the kids for the Ronald McDonald house. I was going through some personal issues at the time and had a hard time appreciating the the life I was given. Every time we went for a walk we would look for tabs. I used these tabs a friendly reminders that I am exactly where I need to be. Right at that moment if I were anywhere else in this world, I would not have had the opportunity to find this one tab to add to our collection. When we finish filling up our jar, we find the first place that accepts them as donations and we give it to that cause. We all like to do it and it is kind of interesting the weird places we end up being at the right times.

Understand Procrastination

                                                             

Make little changes in daily behavior for success. After doing them repeatedly over a length of time, you will change your routine. I started showering with cold water as soon as I woke up, and sat outside and drank one cup of coffee. I was less likely to wake up and fall back asleep right away. Eventually I trained myself to be a morning person.

This is a really neat way to get the kids to quit bugging you about how bored they are. 

They will get tired of having to do chores and eventually just go and do something fun on their own. Either way it is a win win situation.

If you are looking for the inexpensive way, use pop sickle sticks and an empty coffee jar.

Have the kids help so that they can let you know what they feel is a reasonable chore. Maybe throw some incentive in there with some fun projects, not just chores. It helps them to look forward to something good coming out of the situation.