I have never understood why we should have to pay for natural resources such as the wind and water. wouldn't life be so much easier if these things were free? wouldn't people have better lives if these things were free or at least affordable. There are so many that suffer in this Texas heat during the summers because they cannot afford to run an A/C unit and it's awful to know this could happen to any of us at any given time. I count my blessing and say thank you everyday for what we are blessed with. I may not be blessed with good health but I am blessed beyond measure.
Can you imagine what it would be like to be able to use the money you have to put out on bills, on bills I mean utilities, for the other everyday things that we need in life? Food would be so affordable to us all, no more hunger. People would be able to afford a roof over their heads, so hopefully no more homeless, I have been homeless living in a shed so I know the humiliation these people feel, even though I worked 12-14 hours a day I still was able to afford housing. it breaks my heart to see the many families that go through this everyday. We have so many empty housing complexes on abandoned military bases, why can't these be used to house the homeless and less fortunate? I will tell you why, GREED. Our nation has become a nation of ME<ME<ME. Our government is an uncaring one and the people that run our government are all about ME. If it doesn't affect them then it doesn't pose a problem. SAD..........
I know that once more I have gotten off the subject.....my mind woks that way, sorry. Sometimes I have to remind myself to JUST BREATHE, hence the title of the blog. I guess I have said all I can say on the subject right now so I will ttyl and I hope you have a very blessed and enjoyable day.......
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Just another Day.....
Well, I am thankful that I have been given another day to be on this Earth, lol. As I talked about in my last blog I have some health issues and I try not to let them deter me from my everyday life. I am an Avon Representative, the only means of work that I have been able to acquire because of these issues, no one wants to hire someone who is on oxygen full time so this is what I do. My customers are great, some or I should say most of them have become very good friends and I enjoy the time I get to deliver and visit with them.
My hubby, bless his heart works so many long hours in this Texas heat and then drives me around some days to help me deliver on his days off. He may grumble and groan about it but he still does it for me. he has even made deliveries for me and put out books to some of my customers, tell me now, how many of your hubbys would step up to do this? My Mom always called him her big teddy bear, lol, and I guess you could actually say that about him.
My phone started ringing this morning at 8. The first call was from my oldest daughter who lives in Kansas and has 5 kids, 2 of which happen to have special needs, one is slightly autistic and the other has PTSD, she is a child of the heart, her hubbys child from a previous disaster. I am proud of her, being a single mom with 3 of her own she married a military man and stepped up to the plate to raise his children as well, she has even acquired custody of them and they are hers to the fullest extent. sometimes I just don't know how she does it because there are meltdowns in her household sometimes that I would just want to lock myself somewhere it is quiet, lol.
The next call came while I was on the phone with my oldest, it was from my middle daughter, she lives on Iowa and has 2 kids of her own and one child of the heart whom she has only meet through Skype. This daughter has many health issues,and a learning disability but has put herself through school twice now, once for photography and once for EMT/MA.
Well hubby is waiting on me, he wants to go to the store to get some pet food, if you only knew how much they eat, but the pets are for another day.....ttyl
My hubby, bless his heart works so many long hours in this Texas heat and then drives me around some days to help me deliver on his days off. He may grumble and groan about it but he still does it for me. he has even made deliveries for me and put out books to some of my customers, tell me now, how many of your hubbys would step up to do this? My Mom always called him her big teddy bear, lol, and I guess you could actually say that about him.
My phone started ringing this morning at 8. The first call was from my oldest daughter who lives in Kansas and has 5 kids, 2 of which happen to have special needs, one is slightly autistic and the other has PTSD, she is a child of the heart, her hubbys child from a previous disaster. I am proud of her, being a single mom with 3 of her own she married a military man and stepped up to the plate to raise his children as well, she has even acquired custody of them and they are hers to the fullest extent. sometimes I just don't know how she does it because there are meltdowns in her household sometimes that I would just want to lock myself somewhere it is quiet, lol.
The next call came while I was on the phone with my oldest, it was from my middle daughter, she lives on Iowa and has 2 kids of her own and one child of the heart whom she has only meet through Skype. This daughter has many health issues,and a learning disability but has put herself through school twice now, once for photography and once for EMT/MA.
Well hubby is waiting on me, he wants to go to the store to get some pet food, if you only knew how much they eat, but the pets are for another day.....ttyl
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
New to this
I haven't done many blogs so I am trying to figure it all out. Some people have said just use like I would a diary talking about my every day life. I just don't know if my life is all that interesting now that I am notable to get out in the world like I did a few years ago, but here goes.
I am 51 and a mother of 6, 4 are mine biologically and 2 are children of my heart. I have 10 grandchildren and a wonderful hubby who works very long hours in the heat during the summer and the cold during the winter. I am now disabled because I refused to go to the doctor when I had problems with my asthma because I kept telling myself I would be fine, well that didn't work out for me so now I am on oxygen full time now and I am limited to the time I can spend away from home because my insurance will only cover 4 portable tanks a month and will not help me get a portable concentrator. I am not trying to throw pity party, far from it, I have worked my entire life, you could call me a Jackie of all trades, lol. I have applied for disability and have been denied, even consulted with 3 attorneys and they all told me, even the person at the Social Security administration said this, divorce my hubby, sell our property, car, and anything else of value and file for welfare based SSI, Supplemental Security Income. Well, that's just committing fraud in my book and that is what I told each one who told me that. Something just isn't right when a person works their entire life and doesn't qualify for what they have paid for.
I have worked many jobs as I stated earlier, I started work at 13 working in a little deli and I was hooked, lol. I loved making that $1.35 and hour. Can you imagine that low of an hourly rate for minimum wage? My favorite of all the jobs I have worked is waitressing. Servers now days still make what I made waiting tables 25 years ago which is about $2.50 an hour unless you're lucky enough to belong to a union, so I understand what it means to get T.I.P.S ( to insure proper service), but some people do not realize just how hard and exhausting this line of work can be. So just remember this, if you have a good server tip them well for most of them are like I was, working to support their families, tips are what pay the bills, buy the groceries and provide other things needed for their kids.
I know, I know, I seem to be rambling, I do apologize but there is just so much to tell that it's hard for me not to. I am not a highly educated person, I didn't go to college, I did go to a trade school though, Western Trucking and learned to drive and run a trucking business......loved it for a while when I drove locally, was home every night, every weekend with my kids and made excellent money but then came the long haul, hated it with a passion. Never home for more than a day or two after being gone for 6 weeks or longer, the company didn't care that I had kids and had to hire a Nanny to take care of them, I was making nothing to put back for savings for the kids. So guess what I decided to do? I went back to waiting tables, made more money than long haul and got rid of the Nanny who back then cost me $800 a month board.
So, I guess I will call it quits on this blog, and I hope I haven't bored you to tears, believe me my life has it's moments, wonderful memories and some sad ones as well, but I wouldn't change a thing.
Here are few pictures of my wonderful family. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
I am 51 and a mother of 6, 4 are mine biologically and 2 are children of my heart. I have 10 grandchildren and a wonderful hubby who works very long hours in the heat during the summer and the cold during the winter. I am now disabled because I refused to go to the doctor when I had problems with my asthma because I kept telling myself I would be fine, well that didn't work out for me so now I am on oxygen full time now and I am limited to the time I can spend away from home because my insurance will only cover 4 portable tanks a month and will not help me get a portable concentrator. I am not trying to throw pity party, far from it, I have worked my entire life, you could call me a Jackie of all trades, lol. I have applied for disability and have been denied, even consulted with 3 attorneys and they all told me, even the person at the Social Security administration said this, divorce my hubby, sell our property, car, and anything else of value and file for welfare based SSI, Supplemental Security Income. Well, that's just committing fraud in my book and that is what I told each one who told me that. Something just isn't right when a person works their entire life and doesn't qualify for what they have paid for.
I have worked many jobs as I stated earlier, I started work at 13 working in a little deli and I was hooked, lol. I loved making that $1.35 and hour. Can you imagine that low of an hourly rate for minimum wage? My favorite of all the jobs I have worked is waitressing. Servers now days still make what I made waiting tables 25 years ago which is about $2.50 an hour unless you're lucky enough to belong to a union, so I understand what it means to get T.I.P.S ( to insure proper service), but some people do not realize just how hard and exhausting this line of work can be. So just remember this, if you have a good server tip them well for most of them are like I was, working to support their families, tips are what pay the bills, buy the groceries and provide other things needed for their kids.
I know, I know, I seem to be rambling, I do apologize but there is just so much to tell that it's hard for me not to. I am not a highly educated person, I didn't go to college, I did go to a trade school though, Western Trucking and learned to drive and run a trucking business......loved it for a while when I drove locally, was home every night, every weekend with my kids and made excellent money but then came the long haul, hated it with a passion. Never home for more than a day or two after being gone for 6 weeks or longer, the company didn't care that I had kids and had to hire a Nanny to take care of them, I was making nothing to put back for savings for the kids. So guess what I decided to do? I went back to waiting tables, made more money than long haul and got rid of the Nanny who back then cost me $800 a month board.
So, I guess I will call it quits on this blog, and I hope I haven't bored you to tears, believe me my life has it's moments, wonderful memories and some sad ones as well, but I wouldn't change a thing.
Here are few pictures of my wonderful family. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
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