The pass two months I have seen what it would be like to be a single mother or see how it would be for Mike to be deployed again and us having our Jelly Bean. It would be very hard.
Mike has been gone for some schooling for the Army Reserves. So it has just been Jelly Bean and I. There has been so good days and some bad days. There has been maybe one or two bad days where I felt like I was going to have a nervous break down. I hope and pray that Mike does not ever get deployed again or something happening to him as I just am not ready for any of that.
The single mother's out there are my hero. Even the single dads out there that is doing it on their own to. You all are strong and brave and never let anyone tell you other wise. To raise your child with no help. To have your child with you basically 24/7. I do not know how you all do it. Also to you military families and the spouse that is left behind during a deployment and you all raising your child while mommy or daddy is gone. You all are my hero to.
I really do not know how I have gotten through this time. I have done lots of prayers and yes I will emit lots of bribery. Okay maybe not lots of it but there was some. I know what you are thinking you shouldn't use bribery with your kid but sometimes you have to especially when you are already tired and at your wits end with things.
This mommy will be glad when she can have a day to herself or even at least a few hours to herself (hint hint daddy lol) which I think it will be a little bit before that will happen as we have so much that we need to do.
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018
Stepping out of my comfort zone
I guess that this is a good title for this blog. Stepping out of my comfort zone.
This is just one goal of many for this year. I do not remember if I wrote about my goals that I would like to accomplish this year. If not sorry but here is one thing I think I am accomplish and I do not even know if it was on my list or not and like the title says "Stepping out of my comfort zone" is one of those goals.
If you truly know me you know that I am not the type of person to really speak their mind or even put myself out there and meet new people. And I know that this something that I am going have to work on if I want to start my photography business (yes I would love to have it up and running good by Oct but we will see.) Well about two weeks ago I asked in this mom group I am in for the community I live in if anyone would be willing to help me build my Photography portfolio up by doing some maternity photographs. And I had few people interested in doing so. When it was like time for two of the photo shoots it was suppose to rain so I asked if they wanted to reschedule, as I did not want them to get sick ,especially with this flu junk going around. One was not able to do it on the days I asked because they was already dealing the flu and then I never heard back from them. I hope that they all are feeling better. The second one was not able to do it on the days I asked but we worked out a day and time. That day has done come and gone.
Doing those photographs has taught me that it is something that I truly want to do and is very passionate about it. It also taught me I still have a lot to learn with like posing and etc. but I will get there. I also stepped out of that comfort zone and talked more then what I normally would to people and I am not talking about telling them how to pose or etc. lol but actually talked to them.
I am looking forward taken some photographs. I have one more this weekend (that is if the rain goes away that they have in the forecast). Then I may try to set up some for April or May one and try to do some all the up until Oct. ( I am talking about model calls).
I am also undecided if I want to start a website for photography business or just keep a facebook page and etc. Still got alot to figure out by Oct.
What have you all done with your goals you made at the beginning of the year?
This is just one goal of many for this year. I do not remember if I wrote about my goals that I would like to accomplish this year. If not sorry but here is one thing I think I am accomplish and I do not even know if it was on my list or not and like the title says "Stepping out of my comfort zone" is one of those goals.
If you truly know me you know that I am not the type of person to really speak their mind or even put myself out there and meet new people. And I know that this something that I am going have to work on if I want to start my photography business (yes I would love to have it up and running good by Oct but we will see.) Well about two weeks ago I asked in this mom group I am in for the community I live in if anyone would be willing to help me build my Photography portfolio up by doing some maternity photographs. And I had few people interested in doing so. When it was like time for two of the photo shoots it was suppose to rain so I asked if they wanted to reschedule, as I did not want them to get sick ,especially with this flu junk going around. One was not able to do it on the days I asked because they was already dealing the flu and then I never heard back from them. I hope that they all are feeling better. The second one was not able to do it on the days I asked but we worked out a day and time. That day has done come and gone.
Doing those photographs has taught me that it is something that I truly want to do and is very passionate about it. It also taught me I still have a lot to learn with like posing and etc. but I will get there. I also stepped out of that comfort zone and talked more then what I normally would to people and I am not talking about telling them how to pose or etc. lol but actually talked to them.
I am looking forward taken some photographs. I have one more this weekend (that is if the rain goes away that they have in the forecast). Then I may try to set up some for April or May one and try to do some all the up until Oct. ( I am talking about model calls).
I am also undecided if I want to start a website for photography business or just keep a facebook page and etc. Still got alot to figure out by Oct.
What have you all done with your goals you made at the beginning of the year?
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Lets talk finances for a moment
I have been trying to to come up with a idea to write about. And I have finally decided to write about finances.
Lets talk (or should say write ) about finances for a moment. We all know the struggle of paying bills and we all have different struggles with them and we all have different of opinions of when and how to pay them off and we should not judge each other how we pay our bills. I say this as I was judged by some people in a Dave Ramsey group once because I made the choice of going thru a debt settlement company to help with some of our bills (mostly my credit card bills and some loans and doctor bills). I was called lazy because that is something I wanted to do but it is not being lazy. It is asking for help.
Okay with saying all that I want to write about the ugly truth of credit cards. They do not tell you the ugly truth of them ( at least not right now. It is in some ways in the fine print that most people over look when reading the contracts. Yes, credit cards are kind of like a contract.) The way that the credit card companies get you to get a credit card is telling you that it will help you with your credit. It will help gain a good credit score and the better your score the money you can get on your card over time. But what they do not tell you is the ugly truth of credit cards is that it can ruin your credit. They do not tell you that once you start using that credit card it is like a miss step on stairs and you start tumbling down. You spend and spend until your card is maxed out and your monthly payment is high and you start to get behind as you get credit card after credit card and have bills on top of bills and you start to feel like you are drowning in bills. No one will tell you all that. Even some people gets ashamed that they are in this position that they do not want to talk about.
The truth is that is not really the credit card companies place to tell you all that. It is not their place to pay your bills for you. Once that card gets in your hand and you start using it. It is your responsibly. Yes, I wish someone had told me the ugly truth when I got my first credit card but then again I probably wouldn't have listen to anyone. I think once we all become adults we have done gotten tired of people telling her about things that we do not want to listen anymore. I can honestly say that I was careful with my uses of the credit card at first but over time I got use to having it in my wallet and using it to buy things that I probably did not need. And now here I am using a debt settlement company to help me.
So there you go the ugly truth of credit cards. I hope you are like some of the lucky ones that do not struggle so hard on paying your bills. I hope and pray that you are never miss a payment. I also hope and pray that you do not judge others on how they chose to pay their bills.
Lets talk (or should say write ) about finances for a moment. We all know the struggle of paying bills and we all have different struggles with them and we all have different of opinions of when and how to pay them off and we should not judge each other how we pay our bills. I say this as I was judged by some people in a Dave Ramsey group once because I made the choice of going thru a debt settlement company to help with some of our bills (mostly my credit card bills and some loans and doctor bills). I was called lazy because that is something I wanted to do but it is not being lazy. It is asking for help.
Okay with saying all that I want to write about the ugly truth of credit cards. They do not tell you the ugly truth of them ( at least not right now. It is in some ways in the fine print that most people over look when reading the contracts. Yes, credit cards are kind of like a contract.) The way that the credit card companies get you to get a credit card is telling you that it will help you with your credit. It will help gain a good credit score and the better your score the money you can get on your card over time. But what they do not tell you is the ugly truth of credit cards is that it can ruin your credit. They do not tell you that once you start using that credit card it is like a miss step on stairs and you start tumbling down. You spend and spend until your card is maxed out and your monthly payment is high and you start to get behind as you get credit card after credit card and have bills on top of bills and you start to feel like you are drowning in bills. No one will tell you all that. Even some people gets ashamed that they are in this position that they do not want to talk about.
The truth is that is not really the credit card companies place to tell you all that. It is not their place to pay your bills for you. Once that card gets in your hand and you start using it. It is your responsibly. Yes, I wish someone had told me the ugly truth when I got my first credit card but then again I probably wouldn't have listen to anyone. I think once we all become adults we have done gotten tired of people telling her about things that we do not want to listen anymore. I can honestly say that I was careful with my uses of the credit card at first but over time I got use to having it in my wallet and using it to buy things that I probably did not need. And now here I am using a debt settlement company to help me.
So there you go the ugly truth of credit cards. I hope you are like some of the lucky ones that do not struggle so hard on paying your bills. I hope and pray that you are never miss a payment. I also hope and pray that you do not judge others on how they chose to pay their bills.
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