Wednesday, April 30, 2008

It Only Takes a Fairy

              

I don't plan to be here tomorrow, so I am posting this for Thursday. I love fairies; don't you? LOL...

Overall, it was a pretty good day today...

I was surprised that Kelly Services called me  to do another test, so I went, and I passed the test... Too bad there was no assignment, but it was good to hear from them and for them to update my application with the results of the tests I took...

I found out that I was not selected for any of the jobs that I previously interviewed for and I was not even selected for an interview for the other jobs that I applied for... What's the deal? I wish I knew... Where is that fairy when you need her?! LOL

... But I did find two jobs to apply for today, so I did that... Here's crossinig my fingers... again...

Dip Me In CHOCOLATE

             

Since I looked at flowers yesterday, I thought I would add some delicious CHOCOLATE today. LOL...

I woke up this morning to take the trash to the trash bins on the other side of the complex... and then, I walked over to check my mail at the mailboxes...

The maintenance man was at the manager's building, trying to get in through the back door... How embarrassing... I looked down at my shirt and discovered that it was on backwards and reversed! OMGGG.... What a way to start the day! But then, I do a lot of things backwards and they turn out okay... LOL...

Yesterday, I was thinking about "To Do" lists...  With my eating plan, I always know what I am going to eat from one day to the next... When I made my "To Do" list, I would always add what I was going to eat that day...

... but since I have been without a job, I have been buying whatever is most economical... Now, there is nothing on my list that tells me to "Eat breakfast" or "Eat lunch" or "Eat Supper" or "Eat a snack." 

So why is it that I never forget to EAT?!# 

What is worse is that eating is not as conscious when you do not plan what is going to go into your mouth... That's probably why I am eating more than I should... 

Even if I do not have the money to buy what I would normally eat on that day, I think it would be a good idea to add what I am going to eat on my "To Do" list and see if it helps...

... I was disappointed not to receive my rebate check in the mail today... I have no idea how much President Bush is going to send me... but when it comes, I am going to buy some pretty  flowers and some mouth-watering CHOCOLATE with it! LOL  

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Flowers Feed The Soul

                    

When I looked at the newspaper this morning, I had to ask myself: Why do they bother to add the Want Ads?!# There are so many ads to buy things, but there are very little ads for people who are looking for work... It is so sad...

So I am feeling a bit guilty about not going out today... It's as if I am playing hooky... but I needed a mental health day today, so I decided not to go out...

I didn't do much at all really except try to figure out one of the first tutorials that I missed and I took a nap... I got so frustrated at trying to figure out the tutorial that I cheated... a lot... LOL... Thus, the results of my efforts are posted in this entry... I was supposed to use a different image and arrange the flowers like a garden, but I like the way this come out... These roses are so pretty... I wish I had some flowers to feed my soul. (sigh)

Here is hoping tomorrow is a better day......

Monday, April 28, 2008

Sending Love

OMGG @ I forgot that I had made this tag for the Challenge... I have a couple of more tags that I did, but I will add them later (maybe).

Seems as if they changed the rules about how many you can enter this week. I made four, but I only submitted two... I may be wrong, but I don't think we get rewarded for submitting entries... except that it goes into the group journal...

I don't know if it was the Rain Tag that I put into my journal yesterday that brought on the rain, but we were under a Flood Watch pretty early last night... I say pretty early, because we only got a few sprinkles when the Flood Watch went into affect... I have no idea why they would say we were under a Flood Watch when there was hardly any rain coming down, but LOL @ God's tummy sounded as if He was a bit hungry... That was about SupperTime, so I prepared myself something to eat...

Rewinding in thought to reader's comments about the gizzards I found at the market... First you remove the tough part that joins the gizzards so that you only have the meat... This will ensure that the meat you are eating will be soft... Then you prepare the gizzards like you would prepare Carne Guisada... with serrano peppers, onion, green pepper, gravy, fresh comino and garlic ground and crushed in a molcajete, and a bit of tomato sauce for color... It is delicious and more economical than carne guisada. You can serve it with rice and beans or eat it as a taco on a flour tortilla, but I have only been eating corn tortillas lately...

Anyways... so back to the rain... All I know is that my television looked as if it was raining inside the box... The reception was really bad, and I was very disappointed that I was not able to watch "Desperate Housewives," because it looked as if it was going to be a good episode... I used to be like Bree's domestic goddess character... I guess things change, especially after the computer age... LOL

The rain stopped for a little while, and then, it rained all night... I love going to sleep when it is raining... Something about the rain just seems to calm and comfort my soul...

I woke up to the sound of the water trinkling down the drainage pipes from the roof of the building... It was so loud that it felt as if it was raining in the bathroom... I ran to the bathroom to see if the roof of the bathroom was leaking, but it was not... And I laughed to myself for a moment...

I don't know if the dream that I dreamed last night was the result of the calming sounds of the rain... Actually, I have been dreaming the past couple of nights... which is quite unusual for me... Usually, it is my worries that keep rambling through my mind in my sleep... Must be the reason why I always wake up so tired...

For some time now, I keep running into scripture that tells me that I need a bigger place... I know I need a bigger place so that I can stop paying for both rent and storage... but last night, I had another dream... 

I dreamed that I was conversing with an angel... She lead me to a place where we were standing at the top of the stairs. The angel extended her right arm and pointed her finger to a place below the stairs...

She said:

Do not worry. God is going to promote you. 

My eyes widened with surprise... The place was much better than the one-bedroom apartment that I have now and it was perfect!

I turned to her and asked her: Are you telling me that this is where I am going to be?

She smiled at me and she said: Yes...

A dream is a wish your heart makes
when you're fast asleep.
In dreams you will lose your heartaches,
whatever you wish for you keep.

Have faith in your dreams and someday,
your rainbow will come smiling through.
No matter how your heart is grieving,
if you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true.

A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're feeling small,
Alone in the night you'll whisper,
thinking no one can hear you at all.
You wake with the morning sunlight
to find fortune that is smiling on you.
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow,
for all you know, tomorrow
the dream that you wished will come true.

(A dream is a wish your heart makes)
Oh, when you're fast asleep.
(In dreams you will lose your heartaches)
Oh, whatever you wish for you keep.

Oh, you wake with the morning sunlight
to find fortune that is smiling on you.
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow,
for all you know, tomorrow
the dream that you wished will come true.

Oh, no matter how your heart is grieving,
if you'll keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true. 
 

Saturday, April 26, 2008

LQQK What I Did!

                 

This is what I learned in Saturday's PSP class. It took me a long time to figure this out, and after going back to re-do it several times, I forgot a step... but I still like the way it came out.

Makes me happy!

I can go to sleep now. LOL

XX

Friday, April 25, 2008

Live Love Laugh

                        

This is another tag from this week's challenge. I have already finished the tags for next week. LOL...

When I came out of church, there was a woman who was standing beside her car with the hood up... She said that she had called her son-in-law to come to look at it.

In the meantime, a man had pulled his big truck by hers, but his battery was really small... It was so small that it really looked wierd inside his big truck... What was such a tiny battery doing in such a big truck?!# LOL

I have no idea what he was thinking, pulling his truck next to hers, because as it turned out, he didn't even have cables!

The woman didn't have cables and the man didn't have cables... LOL @ it never fails... I had to come to the rescue... again... So I open my trunk and pull out my cables...

The man with the big truck didn't even try for one minute to get her car started... He immediately gave up and told her that she needed a bigger vehicle to charge her battery... OMGGG... I can't believe he did that... He didn't even try!

So her son-in-law finally shows up... He is wearing a mechanic's uniform... BUT... GET THIS... He has no cables! OMGG...

LOL @ why don't men carry cables and why don't mechanics carry cables and why don't married women carry cables?!

Thank God for the power of the single woman! My cables have only been used on my own car once... All the other times, I have had to rescue men and women from this dilemma... So once again, Winivere did her good deed of the day and came to the rescue of a damsel in distress!

I love playing the role of the heroine! LOL... But I did warn her to buy some cables, because a woman needs to take care of herself...


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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Bird On Tap

         

I was really surprised to see that our challenge entries were posted early... I am only going to post this little bird in today's entry. He was not part of the challenge package but the picture behind him and the scraps were... 

I like the way the little bird's colors look against the Grand Canyon sky... He makes me giggle every time I see him... LOL @ he is so cute, trying to get some water to drink... I love birds... They are so fun. (smile)

I went to the employment office to use the fax... I needed to fax my resume and a cover letter for two different jobs... but when I talked to Mari, she had me take all these tests... LOL @ the clock just kept ticking and I was still there and I still had not used the fax... She set me up for some more tests and then she went to lunch... I finished the tests early, so I started to write the cover letter... I guess she checked my scores before she came back to look for me... I scored very high on all of them, even the listening test... She seemed very surprised and shocked when she saw the score on my typing test... It was 73 with one error and the error was only because the timer went off and I didn't get to complete the word... A lot of good all that does for me...

I am a multifaceted diamond that has been kept from shining my light to the world...

When it was all over, she set me up to do some more assessments through the internet from home... That way, I can do them at my own pace and at my own leisure...

And yes, I finally was able to fax my stuff for the two jobs... I get so embarrassed going into those places, because people know me... but it seems that Mari has been the only one who has actually tried to help me... It is work that I could do for myself but because I do not work there anymore, I do not have access...

Afterwards, I went to the store to pick up some tortillas and bread... I found a few bargains, including a package of gizzards for $1.00... My mouth  was  watering from the thought of preparing them for supper... 

I was also surprised to find avocados at 2x$1.00... Avocados are my favorite food in the whole world... They are not ready to eat, but it makes me happy to think that I will be able to eat them in a few days... 

Then, an old man started to talk to me... At first, I didn't think anything of it, because I speak to people all the time... But this was a 59-year-old man with only one tooth on the bottom of his mouth and he was trying to hit on me... OMGGG...

I will be 55 this summer... How can this man be only 4 years older than me?! Oh, Lord, send me a younger one, please! ... or at least younger looking with all his own teeth... OMGG... Do I look that old and that bad?!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Cowboy Kisses

                    

Happy Wednesday! I always loved Wednesday, because it is in the middle of the week...

It has been so hot the last couple of nights... too hot to sleep... The April winds were nice... At least, there was a breeze, but the last couple of nights, there has been no breeze, just terribly hot and humid weather...

I was working on this tag last night... Although I am from Texas, I do not care much for cowboys, because once they put on those boots and that hat, you can't get them to wear anything else. I know a man that I have never seen without his cowboy hat...LOL... But I am pleased with the way this tag turned out, so I thought I'd share...

It seems as if I have been making at least one tag every day... LOL @ mustn't get too addicted to this PSP, because people might depend on it.... BUT it IS a good stress reliever... and lately, I HAVE been under a lot of worries and stress, no matter how strong my Faith in God is... It's just shows that I am NORMAL... LOL @ what IS normal anyway?!#

I visited Kath's journal yesterday, only to discover that she has been busy turning her little cottage into a  castle... How does she know exactly where to put things to make her cottage look so cozy and wonderful?...

I bought a pretty metal clock about five years ago, and I just figured out the perfect place for it a few days ago... lol...

It is so nice when you look at something and just know it is right...

It's kind of like when I make tags... I keep doing it over and over until it FEELS right... and sometimes, it just doesn't feel right at all, so I abandon it and come back to it at a later time, only to discover that I finally found what it needed...

When I wrote an entry about Jacob's ladder, Sybil sent me a beautiful  PostCard from England... It is a picture of the Bath Abbey Cathedral... It is very precious to me, because a reader gave it to me and because it has the angels from Jacob's ladder going up and down the ladders...

I look at it everyday and wonder what kind of frame I should buy for it and what kind of mat would look good with it... but what is most important is where should I put it?!  It is so special to me that it deserves a place of honor... One day, this PostCard will find its rightful place...And one day, I will find my rightful place, too!...

Abba, we have been through trials so much greater than this! It is just a job that I am requesting, Lord... something as simple as that...

Well, once again, I am off to LQQK for work... Wednesday is a day of the intellect and communications... I am hopeful that today will be better than yesterday...

My requests are humble, noble, and honorable, Lord... Please lift me up and grant me favor wherever I go today... Put Your angels in charge of me to guide me and protect me wherever I go... Put me in the right place at the right time...

 

I have lit a candle... Please keep my candles lit... Light any candle that is not lit...

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Abbey Road

                  

Two entries in one day?! Well, that last one was a little sad...

so I just wanted to say thank you

for your uplifting friendship. =.)

 

Whoa, I get by

with a little help

from my friends.

 

The job hunt didn't go too well today,

but there is always tomorrow...

 

Also, I have discovered

that the Recycling Center

will shred papers for you!!!

E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T!!!

I have so many boxes of full of papers... 

Will need to go through them

and see what I need to save

and get rid of the rest!

I love The Beatles; don't you?!

Be Yourself

I don't think our entries for last week's challenge have been posted in the group journal yet... 

Debbie says it only takes her 15 minutes to make a tag... I hope I will be able to get to that point!

I didn't like the stuff they sent for this week's challenge, but although I usually only enter two, it looks as if I have made quite a few attempts this time...

This is one of my entries for this week's challenge... I know I am posting this early in my journal... but I work so hard on them that I didn't want to wait to post my work...

It probably would have been better if I had animated the water, but I think it looks okay as is... (No animation means you can use this one, Kath!) LOL

The Youth Leadership people called to ask me if I am going to volunteer as a Staffer in this year's leadership camp...

Lord, you know I want to, but I still do not have a job, and if I have a job by then, will they let me go to camp?! It is a full six days... I will need to check with the bus to see how much it will cost to get there... I leave it in Your hands, Lord... If You want me to be there, You will find a way to make it so...

My daughter will not be coming to Corpus Christi after all, so the trip is off... I was looking forward to seeing her and the children and my best friend, too... but the price of gas keeps going up everyday, as we speak... so it is probably a blessing not to go...

I am a bit hurt by my daughter's attitude towards me lately... She hasn't returned phone calls and she keeps snapping at me: Have you found a job yet?!... as if she is very disappointed in her mother...

It's not as if I haven't been trying...

Must not let others opinions or attitudes towards me upset me, no matter who they are...

Abba, I am sad, because I do not have a job, but I want to remain STRONG in my Faith... I know that You are aware that there is too much fire within the very depths of my soul to keep me secluded between the walls of The Glass Box. You know that my greatest desire is to serve others and that my desire is a noble path... 

I continue to wait upon Your word...

Lord, I do not want to be sad today... Please help me to pick up the pieces, so that I can be myself again... and follow through with those leads with a cheerful can-do attitude...

Please make something special happen today to make me laugh... 

Monday, April 21, 2008

Garden Of Life

                  

If your picture is not here, it is not because I have forgotten you... It is only because I do not have your picture!

One good thing I can say about AOL is all the beautiful friendships I have made... Many come and go, but they are not forgotten...

I was going to go to church this morning, but I got wrapped up looking up jobs on the web... I am happy to report that I found two that I am interested in and one that I am considering... I won't be following up with the employment center until tomorrow, though, because the pamphlet with the new job listings only come out on Tuesdays...

My worries kept me restling in my dreams last night... People probably feel as if I am crying wolf, because I am still here... Thank God I held on to the money I made from the previous job... but the money will not last forever...

Like a little child, I put my trust in You to take care of me, Lord... Thank you, Abba, for adding a little bloom of hope into my day...

XX,

 

I missed a step in making the Jar of Dreams, so I couldn't get it to be translucent... Use the white if you have a white background in your journal...

 

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sew Happy

                    

OMGGGGGG... LQQK what I made! LOL...

No, I did not finish cleaning the Living Room. (blushing)... I did box up my sewing patterns and put them under the desk... I have a bunch of books, and I am not sure where I am going to put them yet... I have determined that the reason why I take so long to clean is, because I am not a surface cleaner... When I clean, I like to clean in the back and underneath things and I try to organize things, too...

I asked my friend how she organizes things in her trailer... She says she just throws things out. LOL

After looking at my patterns, I took out the sewing machine to mend my worn-out clothes... The seams are coming apart and there are holes in the seams... OMGG... blushing from embarrassment if the interviewers got a view of that! 

The problem is that I had to look up how to thread the sewing machine on the internet... OMGG... how long has it been?!# 

I am still looking for that button that flew off my pants last week... LOL... Where did it go?!#

Eight more weekdays in April... Need to check if I have enough money for May's bills...

Lord, I don't know where else to look... Please direct my paths to the right people who will lead me to the right job...


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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Bloom Winivere!

 
OMGGG @ what time is it?!#... Have I truly been on the computer all day?! We had our graphic lesson by IM today, but I got so lost in class... The graphic above was made by Debbie (our leader)... It is what our graphic was supposed to look like when we got finished...
 
Debbie was following a tutorial from the Internet, but I became so confused at all the layers, etc. She says she is going to re-do the instructions to include some shortcuts, because whoever wrote the tutorial was making a lot of extra steps... I don't need extra steps... I need easy steps. lol...
 
Because I got lost in the tutorial and do not remember what we learned today by memory, I redid it my way,,, This is what I came up with. lol...
 
                            
 
I think I like mine better...
 
Plans for today were to finish cleaning the Living Room and look for stuff to donate to Charity... I have no idea why I have to move furniture or change the stuff on the wall in order to clean... For some unknown reason, it is the only way I can clean a room when I am in a slump about housework.  I don't usually move the furniture, because my sofa is huge, but I am wondering why I had never thought of moving my furniture like this before!
 
It is so much more spacious...I love space...
 
and I put Tidbit by the window... I am taking a chance that she will not make too much noise there. Birds are not supposed to be near the TV... They don't like it... but unlike most people, I do not put the TV on very loud... Tidbit likes the little song to Married With Children. lol... I am just afraid that she might make too much noise when she hears the birds singing in the balcony or in the trees outside...
 
The birds meet in the trees in the evening and they have their little talks and go to sleep in the trees... In the morning, they have another little meeting before they go off for the day and then they return later in the evening... It's so funny... It is as if they are going off to work...
 
I called the man who wanted to give me a dove but he has already given the dove away... Oh, well... it happens... at least I found my old birdcage at my mother's home...
 
Parts of the room are clean, but I still have boxes to sort through to decide what to donate to Charity...  My biggest problem is paper and stuff from previous jobs... My shredder is a joke... I am always afraid of Identity Theft, because it happened to a friend of mine and her life was a mess for years! She had to practically re-invent herself on paper...
 
I hope I can stay away from the computer tomorrow, so I can finish cleaning the living room. lol...

Friday, April 18, 2008

Tube Challenge

Our tags have not been posted to the group journal yet, but I am posting my results of this week's challenge... From now on, I am going to post my designs as SNAG ONLY... and tag only for close friends... Are you a close friend?! LOL... If you are a frequent reader, you are!
 
!winivere_DragonHeart
I tried to resize the graphic above. I hope it didn't take away from the tag itself by making it smaller... It comes out fuzzy if I try to change it back to size... Will need to keep as is...
 
!winivere_ColorMyWorld
Love the colors in this one. =.)
 
P.S... I was going to add a new journal, just for graphics, but I have decided to stick to this one instead...
 
P.S.S... The tags above are Snaggable... but please leave a comment to let me know you were here.
 
Keep smiling. =.)
 

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Glass Box Update

 
For all the readers who have asked about my PSP graphic group... I am a member of DSD... (Debbie and Steph's Designs). We have two leaders (Debbie in England and Steph in the USA). The PSP classes are scheduled on Saturdays and they are conducted through a group instant message system, which is much better than reading a tutorial, because you have help... The supplies that we will need for the class are sent via email by Thursday (usually)...
 
If anyone would like to join our graphic group,  give me your info and I will forward your email address to them...
 
The entries for this week's tube challenge should already be in the group journal... but Debbie has been having problems with her computer, so I am still waiting to see how everyone did... Everyone is getting so good at this with the few lessons they have had... I have only attended one lesson so far.  I really enjoyed last Saturday's class. I am looking forward to learning more...
 
If you like any of my designs, just let me know. I might still have the blank to tag one for you... The only ones that I will not share are the ones that are specific to this journal (images inside a box) or the ones that have my face on them. LOL
 
 (lol @ my Dream Novel)
 
As for the Job Hunt... this week was like a dead-end... The newspaper has more advertisement than jobs. It is sad when there isn't even a half page of jobs listed... but I am happy to report that I found one job to apply for today... I am getting so tired of hunting and so tired of waiting... It would be so nice to get some money to put into my beautiful new wallet...
 
My brother and my mother are lucky, because even tho' they might not have some conveniences, their properties are paid for, so they do not have to pay rent or storage. Rent takes a big chunk out of my pocket. Like my mouth, it is a hole that is keeps demanding more and it is never satisfied! LOL... The sad part about rent is that they can kick you out of where you live if you do not pay...
 
I cannot help but question why they do not want to hire me... My qualifications are good. My references are good... The only thing that I can see is my unruly hair (which I try to tame with hairpins, etc) or that I look too old or too fat...
 
I know I should do something about the "fat" part, but my hands seem to be on automatic pilot towards my mouth. LOL... The good thing is that I have stopped eating by 7:00 p.m... Hooray! Makes me happy that I have taken that little step! It is a good start...
 
I am frustrated at only taking one walk this week... A message from my daughter informed me that she would be calling me after nine o'clock... I like to walk about that time, because by that time it is dark, which means that the weather is not so hot, and I do so much prefer to walk under the moon... but I have sat around, waiting for her call and she does not call... I tried to call her but all I keep getting is a recording... Frustrating...
 
I need to talk with her because we need to discuss next weekend... We made plans to meet in Corpus Christi... and her high school counselor wants her to attend a party that is being held at her home on Thursday of next week...
 
I will try to call her again tonight, but if we don't make contact, I am going for my walk, as scheduled...
 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

First PSP Class

                     

Last Saturday, was the first PSP class I have ever attended... I learned how to make water... I was surprised that they do most of their stuff in PSP and then go to animation... I must be part Chinese, because I have been doing everything backwards. LOL
 
As I have said many times before, I never know how my tags are going to turn out, because if I don't like something, I just do it over... It seemed strange that these people knew exactly how things would turn out. Perhaps someday, I will get to that point, too. (smile)
 
I got lost in the directions during class, so the reflection did not sit right on my image... After class, I tried to re-do it from memory... I don't think I got the settings right and I ended up messing up on the flowers, but the reflection came out right... OMGG... And so, I tried to re-do it to get the flowers right...  Then, I redid it again, because I didn't want it to look exactly like everyone else's... LOL... That's ok... That's the power of learning..
 
My tag entries for last week's challenge have not been posted in the group journal yet, so I will post them in my next entry... I am very anxious to see how the other members did... Everyone is getting so good at it...
 
I have not failed. I have found 10,000 things that will not work. ~ Thomas A Edison

Worst Job Ever

On Tuesday, my graphic group's Question of the Day  was:
What was the worst job you ever had?
This is a good question to ask someone who is looking for a job! LOL...
 
I have had a lot of jobs... My response is this...
 
                       
 
A part-time job is better than no job...
A job that pays very little is better than no job...
A job that offers no benefits is better than no job...
A temporary job that offers no security is better than no job...  
Any honest job is better than no job...
 
When it comes to work, some people have a choice not to work, a few people go to work because they want to, but most of us go to work because we have to make a living...
 
Not everyone wants to work, but everyone wants to feel useful... and everyone wants to feel appreciated...
 
Even a roll of toilet paper wants to be something...
 
 
Even a rock wants to be something...
 
 
Even a brick wants to be something...
 
 
No matter how humble, honest work is a gift... If God has given you any kind of talent or skill, it is up to you to discover what it is and to make it work for you, because whatever you do transforms you into God's gift to the world...
 
In turn, there are good bosses and there are bad bosses, but free will allows you to choose to be a slave to your boss or to your job... or not... A simple change in attitude will free you from that bondage, because in reality, your real Master is God...
 
When you perform your job as if you are working for God, your whole outlook about your job changes... You paymore attention to the little details of your job... You go out of your way to do even more than what is on your job description... You perform your job with more gratitude... You perform your job with a cheerful attitude... You always want to do your best... You are always looking for ways to please God with your work, because you know that the work that you perform on earth will bring bigger rewards than anything that man will ever give you...
 
This is the transformation that pleases the Lord.
 
Whatever you do...
the works of your hands...
the works of your mind... 
the works of your cheerful spirit...
These are all gifts that were already given to you...
but your free will allows you to give them back to God...
or not...

Monday, April 14, 2008

~ AOL Community Challenge-POSTCARDS•Anything goes! FUN ~

 
Create your own post card, Front & Back.  But you will have to address it & create your own greeting.  Your front card will be your own  photo .  It must be posted  at the top of the entry, the template/ postcard will be posted on the bottom, under the Photo you are submitting in the challenge.  You can be creative, funny, or serious.....Shoot anything you want, that you think would be good for a postcard.  Address it to whoever, & add your own greeting.

 

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Why-Why-Why, Delilah

 
I was getting dressed for church this morning and the button from my biggest pants flew to the other side of the room! OMGGG... I hope I can find that button so that I can sew it back on. (lol)
 
My best clothes are falling apart... The material is worn and faded... The styles are outdated... but what is worse is that most of them are too tight for my body...
 
Abba, have mercy on me! I look like a stuffed tamale!... My reflection in the glass scares me...
 
 
Once was a time when I was at the XS side of the sizing chart... I was wearing a size 4 or a size 6 about three years ago... 
 
Why?! Why?! Why?!!! Why am I way on the other side of the sizing chart now?!!#
 
I received a fashion catalog in the mail yesterday... I already marked about six pages!  LOL @ there is no money to buy and I missed out on the jacket that I could have bought at 40% off last month...
 
Lord, you know that I need clothes, but I really do not want to buy bigger clothes... and they have to be comfortable enough when I sit down, which means that they need to have a little bit of stretch...
 
And my shoes... my feet are so swollen and full of water that it is sooooo difficult to walk in heels... I had to say "goodbye" to the wiggle in my walk... My "sexy Marilyn walk" is no more... 
 
 
And why do they make shoes so high? ... My goodness! It seems as if every year, they just keep getting higher and higher!!!... It is so hard to find a comfortable pair of shoes with a decent-sized heel...
 
Lord, you know that flats and tennis shoes are not permitted at work... and you know that I need to find work, so please help me to find a pretty pair of shoes that are only about two-inches high!!!... Come on, PayLess! Get it together! LOL
 
Abba, help me to make a change!!!... My body demands it!!!!!!... All this stress has me eating more than I should... and later than I should!
 
I have to continue to look for work, but I also need to re-program my conscience again... I have to force myself to stop eating by 7:00 p.m... I need to get back to walking with God in the moonlight... even if my body will only allow me to walk for 10 minutes... Yes... this is the plan for this week... Lord, please allow me to make it so...
 
 
A special Thank-You goes out to the people who have requested some of my tags... I am so flattered that you think my designs are good enough to be in your journals...
 
On Saturday, I learned how to make water... I will add the tag I made to the next entry, because there is already too much animation in this entry...
 
XX,
Win =.)

Saturday, April 12, 2008

I Have Been TAGGED!!

OMGGG @ I have been tagged by Sybil   from the UK!!

 

The Rules are:  Each player answers questions about themselves. At the end of the post the player tags 5 people and post their names, Then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

 

What I was doing 10 years ago:

Ten years ago was 1998... In November or December of 1997, I came to the Valley to visit my mother, only to discover that my mother and my brother had not talked in 15 years. My brother has always been my mother's favorite... It just didn't seem right that they were not talking... That is why I moved to the Valley in 1998... to get them back together... It took me two years to convince my brother to forgive my mother and it took me just as long to get mother to change the way she talk s to him... Unfortunately, I am still stuck in the Valley...

 

5 Things on my To Do list today:

1.  Check the mail.

2.  PSP class via IM at noon

3. Clean the Living Room

4. Look for more stuff to donate to Charity

5. Transplant the Ponytail Plant into a larger pot

LOL @ so far, I have only done two of those things... I will try to do at least one more thing on my list before the day is over...

 

5 Snacks I enjoy:

1.  Popsicles (fruit, ice, or fudgsicle)

2.  Ice Cream Sandwich

3. Strawberries

4. Chocolate anything (especially Dark Chocolate)

5. Almonds

Things I would do if I was a Billionaire:

1.  Go to Egypt to see the Pyramids and the tombs

 

2.  Go to Italy to see the Sistine Chapel

 

3. Get everything lifted and liposuction, too (lol)

 

4. Live in a house by the sea

 

5. Become the artist previously known as Winivere (lol)

6. Buy a Tiara (lol)

7. Hire a gorgeous man to do my housework, cook my meals, and drive me about town.

8. Hang out with Oprah and Gale.

9. Ensure my children and grandchildren have everything they need.

 

5 Places I have lived... OK... working backwards...

1.  Rio Grande Valley , Texas (hate it)

2.  Rockport, Texas (loved it)

3. Bossier City, Louisiana (hated it)

4. Corpus Christi, Texas (loved it)

5. Minot, North Dakota (hated it)

From the looks of this list, it looks as if the next place I move I might love it there. lol... That would be nice!

 

5 Jobs I have had….
1.  Youth Case Worker

2.  Employment Specialist

3. Mental Health Professional

4. Jail Counselor

5. Child Abuse Investigator & Case Manager

 

5 Friends I’d like to hear more about.

1.  Laughing Kath aka ASTORIASAND

2.  Melissa  aka Z7SnowFlake

3. Chris  aka Cacklinrosie101

4. Sandra  aka wallstreetsmart

5. Joyce  aka jjdolfin9

 

This sounds like a fun thing to do, but no one is under any obligation to follow through... Sorry if you have already been tagged...