The Company You Keep

I received this in an email several weeks ago, and as I was deleting some older emails, I came across this in my box.  This writing summarizes what has been occuring these last several months with my so called circle of associates.  Why is it when you pursue a business or a dream, you receive negativity from those who you thought were your friends?  It’s true.  Just read and relate – especially if you are positive person who has received negativiity while going for your goals.

The Company You Keep…

It Is Better To Be Alone, Than In The Wrong Company.
Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are.
If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl.
But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights.
A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the
kind of friends he chooses. The simple but true fact of life is that you
become like those with whom you closely associate for the good and the bad.
The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve.
Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.
An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with
negative thinking and negative acting people. As you grow, your associates will change.
Some of your friends will not want you to go on.
They will want you to stay where they are.
Friends that don’t help you climb will want you to crawl.
Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream.
Those that don’t increase you will eventually decrease you. 

Consider This
Never receive counsel from unproductive people.
Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing
to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are
always first to tell you how.
Not everyone has a right to speak into your life.
You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with
the wrong person.
Don’t follow anyone who’s not going anywhere.
With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it.
Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life.
Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. Happy moments, Praise God
Difficult moments, Seek God
Quiet moments, Worship God
Painful moments, Trust God
Every moment, Thank God If you see people without a smile today, give them one of yours.
Choose to rise…Don’t settle…and go for your dreams!!! 

And most of all let God lead you in everything you do.

Enter this Giveaway!

Yet another giveaway at First Impressions!!! And, this time it’s a Sleep Gown Bundle ($30 value) from New For Baby! The winner will receive a bundle of two sleep gowns in their choice of size and color (pink, blue, or green). To enter, just visit New For Baby and then leave a comment at First Impressions Blog stating what your favorite product is and why.  And, be sure to leave you name, email, and city/state!

Entry “form”:

1. Name:
2. City, State (or Province):
3. Email:
4. Fave Product and Why

Winners will be announced next Monday (on First Impressions)!  Good Luck!

Hmm.. who are your friends?

   As I am a group owner on a popular mommy website, today I started deleting many members who haven’t contributed infomation to our very valuable group.  Now it has me thinking…should I do the same for my personal life?  Well, I have decided – YES.  I am ’deleting’ my so called friends who do not contribute anything valuable in my life.  “Being too busy” is not a good enough reason to lose contact with those you care about. 

Plus, I’m busy too!  I have three sons – my two oldest have homework every single night; they play sports and last I checked, they eat dinner too so that means someone has to cook! My husband is extremely busy being super Nerd (scientist) and creating secret poisons (i mean potions).  I work full time, take care of a very needy 7-month old, and own my own business.  I literally get 4-5 hours of sleep a day!  I still manage to call those I care about.. although I call them when I am in traffic.. but still, I CALL.

Therefore, as I have done in my on-line group, I have also done in my personal life… eliminated those who don’t contribute to my world.  Although that means I have no friends left.. that’s fine with me.  My sister and husband have always been my very best friends anyways.

It really is a small world

Separated-at-birth twins get married

LONDON (AFP) – Twins who were separated at birth and adopted by different sets of parents later married each other without realising they were brother and sister, a peer has told the House of Lords.

David Alton, an independent, pro-life member of the Lords, said the brother and sister were granted an annulment after a high court judge ruled that the marriage had never validly existed.The Catholic politician — who discovered the case after talking to a judge — used it to highlight perceived deficiencies in the government’s proposed Human Embryology and Tissues Bill, which is currently going through parliament.

The bill is designed to make it easier for lesbian and gay couples to have children through assisted reproduction, recognising same-sex partners as legal parents of babies conceived through donated sperm, eggs or embryos.

But it contains no provision to require the identity of the donor to be disclosed, potentially meaning a child could not be told they were conceived by assisted reproduction.

Alton raised the case of the married twins — who were born after IVF treatment — during a debate on December 10, details of which only appeared on Friday.

“There are implications for everybody involved, but the needs of the child will always be paramount, and it is right that we should therefore make the process as transparent as possible,” Alton told the Lords.

IVF — which increases the chances of multiple births — meant such cases could become more common if the law does not require children to be told they were donor conceived and have access to their genetic history, he said.

“The right of children to know the identity of their biological parents is a human right,” he added Friday.

“There will be more cases like this if children are not given access to the truth. The needs of the child must always be paramount.”

The identities of the twins and details of their relationship and marriage have been kept secret, but it was known they were separated soon after birth and never told they were twins.

They only discovered they were blood relatives after the wedding.

Why do YOU blog?

Meme: The Chain Email Meme
Ashley at First Impressions Blog tagged me for this meme. Check out her site (after you check out this blog and Wordsies of course!) - she has lots of info and contests for moms (and dads)!

1. How long have you been blogging?
Just one month!  I’m a newbie.. and learning!

2. What inspired you to start a blog and who are your mentors?
I started this blog to go along with my website.  I’ve often pondered writing articles and books about lots of things!  So I figured why not write a blog (and a newsletter).. you know.. get hip with today..

3. Are you trying to make money online, or just doing it for fun?
Uh, make money!  I have a retail store.. .duh…

4. What 3 things do you love about being online?
 There’s so much info out there!  The internet is the best way to keep in contact with what’s going on.. with people and of course, to meet new people!

5. What 3 things do you struggle with online?
3.. okay.. don’t have 3.  My biggest struggle with everything is TIME.. TIME to actually BE ON the internet is a struggle!!

My turn to interview some folks. Let’s see, how about:

Mymsie at Mymsie Blog

Skywindows

Brown English Muffin

Great giveaway for parents and grandparents!

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Have you done 150? For Fun……

This came from First Impressions Blog!  So I am playing along.  Copy and bold all of the things you’ve done on this list. 

If you choose to add this to your blog, please link back to my blog at www.wordsies.wordpress.com

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two harddrives for your computer 40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had/Have amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China (on my list!!)
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (4!)
81. Rafted the snake river
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents 93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show
96. Raised (ing) children 97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept 30 hours in a 48 hour time frame
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read “The Iliad”
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life – I’m sure I have.. but not directly.

Is it too late to send out Holiday cards?

I’ve been really busy.. I mean BUSY.  I send out cards each year with a photo of my sons included. I wanted to send out a card this year with a picture of our new addition to the family – third baby boy.  But, it is now January 5th.  Can I still send out Holiday cards?  Does it count in my favor that our Christmas tree is still up? 

Maybe I can send out ”Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day” cards….

1st Review: Only seems right to be my own product!

I’m introducing a new line for Mommies!  (some photos on the website will change soon to make the words more legible in those photos).

We mommies have hard jobs.. Hands down, it’s the hardest job in the world.  We’re on call 24 hrs a day, we multi-task, invent, prepare edible meals, plan days -every day, take our children around the world, run the household, work, manage bills, maintain the home… name it, we do it.

Sooo… why is that others feel that they can give us their opinions?? Hello??  Did you not just hear that list I ran off.. and then on top of that, I have to listen to your opinion?? I don’t think so.

Therefore, I created a line for mommies to remind everyone.. My Baby, My Rules – it’s just that simple!

 http://www.wordsies.com

Christmas – over in less than 10 minutes

How many of you spent several hundreds of dollars on gifts for your children?  Um, I did.  I waited until the last minute (as usual) to shop.  Yep, I was one of the several million people shopping Dec. 23rd and 24th. 

And let me also just say, my tree didn’t go up until Dec. 23rd.  I’ve never put my tree up THAT late before!  It’s been busy around here – I have no other excuses!

 Back to shopping…

So I shopped and shopped… for my three sons, parents, nephews, sister and husband.  The one highlight of my shopping experience… I tracked down a Wii!!! woo hooo! Too bad I needed TWO Wii’s instead of just one.

Anyways.. all of those dollars gone.. on gifts that I saw on sale for 40% off in today’s paper.  Can you believe that?  I seriously thought about putting the gifts back in the boxes, returning them and getting 40% of my money back.

Now, it’s the day after Christmas… and it amazes me that Christmas was yesterday.  Why does it seem like it was two weeks ago?

Oh, I know why!  My kids opened their presents in less than 10 minutes and that was it.  Hundreds and hundreds of dollars gone in less than 10 minutes.  Wow.