Hey there!!! With Christmas just round the corner I wanted to share something. Do not forget what the holidays are all about. Sue it is nice to get a gift from people, but the important part is the time spent.
Especially with kids. Most of the time people can not remember what they got for Christmas when they were little but what they do remember is the people. They remember that they always spent time with their loved ones. That family was there.
Don't have a big family or really any family? Again it is about quality. Spend time with your favorite people. Make the time count with the people that matter the most to you. That is the big picture here. For me and my daughter it is time with my parents. Unfortunately since my Mom passed this year it is a little harder but that means the time with my Dad is even that much more special.
No matter who is there or what you do I sincerely hope you have a blessed and happy Holiday season.
Thanks for visiting talk to you soon.
About Me
- The Natorette
- Lansing, Michigan, United States
- I am a Mother, a mentor, a business owner, an employee. I am a person I have a busy life and would like to help others deal with their busy lives.
Showing posts with label simple times. Show all posts
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Monday, July 4, 2016
Happy 4th of July
This is just a quick post. I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July. I hope you had a great holiday weekend and maybe even got to spend time with family and friends.
I was up north with my parents and daughter. It is one of my favorite times of the year. We just forget about what is going on and spend time with each other. I hope you had that same type of weekend.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
A Trip To The Zoo
Yesterday we decided to go to the Detroit Zoo. It was a great day to go. It was the perfect temperature so you were not hot or cold. We got to see a lot of different animals that are not at our local zoo. They did have the over head viewing tunnels so we got to see the penguins, sea lions, and polar bears swim overhead. That was fun to see. The sea lions were playing and swimming upside to look at us.It was a fun day getting out of the house which with all the stuff that has been going on we definitely needed to get out and have fun. We have not been doing a whole lot of anything lately so for the most part it was really nice. I am not an out in public type of person so that is a little hard for me. Not that I am afraid but I get frustrated with rude people who think the world revolves around them so they just do what they want. Like in the snake exhibit there was a lady that literally kept leaning on me to look over my shoulder because she felt the line was moving to slow. There were a ton of children so I had to fight the urge to make a scene and say something though.
The other thing is I do not walk that much anymore. So after 3 hours of walking around I was in great pain. I could barely make it to the car. Then after sitting in the car when I tried to get out and walk to the restaurant it was horrible. Today I am still quite sore so I doubt that I will be getting a whole lot done. My feet are so sore and my back is in massive pain.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Just A Brief Moment
I am a little behind I know I need to give the next way I earn money. I am actually doing a lot more, I am no longer working as of last Monday. It has been great actually other than less money to work with at this point now but I refuse to give up on my debt free journey. Currently I am working on earning Amazon points to pay for my daughters sweet 16 party.
I am super happy so far not working. I have been able to be here for my daughter and actually get the rest that I need personally to recover mentally from all the stuff that has been going on. I am not saying go out and quit your job but, I really feel that some people are not meant to work in a corporate world. Ever since I was a kid I knew that I was not suited to work for the big companies and after many unhappy long years I am looking into pursuing something that is actually suited for me.
I will be back with more money making opportunities soon so do not worry, Until then check out the older post for previously mentioned ways to earn and keep on working on the debt free journey. God did not make you to struggle so stick with me, we can do this together.
I am super happy so far not working. I have been able to be here for my daughter and actually get the rest that I need personally to recover mentally from all the stuff that has been going on. I am not saying go out and quit your job but, I really feel that some people are not meant to work in a corporate world. Ever since I was a kid I knew that I was not suited to work for the big companies and after many unhappy long years I am looking into pursuing something that is actually suited for me.
I will be back with more money making opportunities soon so do not worry, Until then check out the older post for previously mentioned ways to earn and keep on working on the debt free journey. God did not make you to struggle so stick with me, we can do this together.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas
I just wanted to take a moment to wish every one a very merry Christmas. This time of year is such a great time. It is a time to slow down and be with family and friends. I get to enjoy being with everyone. I love the excitement of the year and being with my daughter.
Today we spent time with my parents. We don't see them much any more since they moved up north from us. We are lucky to still have them around so I love the time I get to spend with them. It is a time to just relax and take in the world around us. You know that the new year is right around the corner and so many possibilities are coming.
I have heard people say " who cares about the new year it is just going to be the same stuff another year longer". Well I like to think that it means we can look toward something new coming. New year dreams, new adventures, new blessings, a time for new ideas. I like to think of it as a fresh time to get going. It is like how nature takes time to rest during winter and them blooms bright come spring. Well that is what we can do with the new year. We come back refreshed from all the stuff that has happened over the past year. Brush it off and think of the amazing adventure ahead.
With that said I hope you have a very blessed week ahead and smile as you look forward to all the possibilities that are headed your way.
Happy Holidays from our house to yours.
Today we spent time with my parents. We don't see them much any more since they moved up north from us. We are lucky to still have them around so I love the time I get to spend with them. It is a time to just relax and take in the world around us. You know that the new year is right around the corner and so many possibilities are coming.
I have heard people say " who cares about the new year it is just going to be the same stuff another year longer". Well I like to think that it means we can look toward something new coming. New year dreams, new adventures, new blessings, a time for new ideas. I like to think of it as a fresh time to get going. It is like how nature takes time to rest during winter and them blooms bright come spring. Well that is what we can do with the new year. We come back refreshed from all the stuff that has happened over the past year. Brush it off and think of the amazing adventure ahead.
With that said I hope you have a very blessed week ahead and smile as you look forward to all the possibilities that are headed your way.
Happy Holidays from our house to yours.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Another Year Older
So my birthday was Sunday and now I am a year older. I am in my late 30's and so much has happened in my life. This last year has been a complete roller coaster. Though I have figured out that each year I worry less about the number my birthday brings.
I am more happy with spending time with my family. For the last 3 years I have used my birthday weekend to go with my daughter and my parents to Uncle John's Cider Mill. I am in Michigan in case you didn't know and it is a very popular place during the fall. They have a pumpkin patch and make their own cider and donuts. When we get there we take the ride to the patch to get started.
We stroll through looking for the perfect pumpkins, then we load them in the car and head into the mill and get cider and donuts. We pick out a table and eat and drink for a moment. Before we go we hit the gift shop to see what new stuff they have that year. It is a small trip but one I enjoy. Why do I enjoy such a simple birthday? Because it is with people I care so much about.
Sure I could have a huge party and invite a ton of people, but would it mean as much? Would it create the great family memories that I now have. Not at all. My daughter will soon be grown herself and the childhood memories will be just that, memories. She will have things of her own to do and ultimately have less time for these types of things. I want to do things that make me happy. Having my little quiet birthday does just that. One year older and another year of joy.
I am more happy with spending time with my family. For the last 3 years I have used my birthday weekend to go with my daughter and my parents to Uncle John's Cider Mill. I am in Michigan in case you didn't know and it is a very popular place during the fall. They have a pumpkin patch and make their own cider and donuts. When we get there we take the ride to the patch to get started.
We stroll through looking for the perfect pumpkins, then we load them in the car and head into the mill and get cider and donuts. We pick out a table and eat and drink for a moment. Before we go we hit the gift shop to see what new stuff they have that year. It is a small trip but one I enjoy. Why do I enjoy such a simple birthday? Because it is with people I care so much about.
Sure I could have a huge party and invite a ton of people, but would it mean as much? Would it create the great family memories that I now have. Not at all. My daughter will soon be grown herself and the childhood memories will be just that, memories. She will have things of her own to do and ultimately have less time for these types of things. I want to do things that make me happy. Having my little quiet birthday does just that. One year older and another year of joy.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
When Kids Grow Up
As a parent we all want to treasure those moments when our children are little. We love how they are constantly learning new things. Everyday is a new adventure. We get to have so much fun and get so much joy out of their experiences. It is the joy of parenting.
The problem is they are growing up a little each day. They know it is happening and are very eager to get to the next step. As parents we just see our little baby playing and having fun. Then BAM! suddenly it starts to set in to you they are growing up. They are no longer a baby but they are learning to be more independent.
The hardest hit for me so far was realizing my daughter is a teen and she is really only 3 years away from being an adult. It is hard to accept the fact that eventually she is going to be the one making all her choices and she will not have to listen to me about how to be careful or make sure you are doing this and that. She is developing into a young lady and there is nothing I can do to stop what is happening.
Here is my advice. Let them be little for as long as you can. Do not force them to be older than they are. They will grow up soon enough so let them go. Let them get messy, be crazy, have lazy days, have pj day. Soon enough they will have a fashion sense of their own, they will have activities they will need to attend to. They will worry if they look ok no matter what their fashion preference is. IT IS OK TO LET THEM BE LITTLE! If your kid is not going potty at 1.5 do not let the parents who have kids at 1 using the potty get you down. Chances are they are forcing their child before they are really ready and that could be scaring their kid. Now if they are 5 in diapers then maybe you want to push a little more but even then maybe they are just late bloomers. Lord knows my daughter is blooming far behind the other but I am ok with that.
The day will come that she has to be responsible and she will learn to get through it just like the rest of us have. Soon enough I will be older and it will be her helping me make sure things are in order or I am getting around my house ok. So for now I want her to be 14. I want her to have 14 year old things to do. I want her to look 14. Soon enough she will be 18 and that is when it will time for her to look and act 18. Until then she is my little girl and I am not trying to rush a second of any of it.
The problem is they are growing up a little each day. They know it is happening and are very eager to get to the next step. As parents we just see our little baby playing and having fun. Then BAM! suddenly it starts to set in to you they are growing up. They are no longer a baby but they are learning to be more independent.
The hardest hit for me so far was realizing my daughter is a teen and she is really only 3 years away from being an adult. It is hard to accept the fact that eventually she is going to be the one making all her choices and she will not have to listen to me about how to be careful or make sure you are doing this and that. She is developing into a young lady and there is nothing I can do to stop what is happening.
Here is my advice. Let them be little for as long as you can. Do not force them to be older than they are. They will grow up soon enough so let them go. Let them get messy, be crazy, have lazy days, have pj day. Soon enough they will have a fashion sense of their own, they will have activities they will need to attend to. They will worry if they look ok no matter what their fashion preference is. IT IS OK TO LET THEM BE LITTLE! If your kid is not going potty at 1.5 do not let the parents who have kids at 1 using the potty get you down. Chances are they are forcing their child before they are really ready and that could be scaring their kid. Now if they are 5 in diapers then maybe you want to push a little more but even then maybe they are just late bloomers. Lord knows my daughter is blooming far behind the other but I am ok with that.
The day will come that she has to be responsible and she will learn to get through it just like the rest of us have. Soon enough I will be older and it will be her helping me make sure things are in order or I am getting around my house ok. So for now I want her to be 14. I want her to have 14 year old things to do. I want her to look 14. Soon enough she will be 18 and that is when it will time for her to look and act 18. Until then she is my little girl and I am not trying to rush a second of any of it.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Just Because
So this weekend has been very relaxing. My daughter and I decided to visit my parents for the holiday weekend. My mom's birthday is Monday and it is not often we get to just come up here for the weekend. So we decided to use our free time this time to see family. My parents moved two hours away so it can be challenging to see them some times. We all have different schedules and then this time of year with the weather it makes it more challenging.
It is crazy how fast time goes and then you realize it has been more than a month since you have visited some one. I realized it has been over a month since I last saw one of my friends and I actually drive by their house every week for other stuff. It is crazy how time goes by so fast and we are so worried about getting things done all the time, we don't actually have time to enjoy life.
It seems more as the time goes by I get more used to not seeing people. It is sad that we put more value on what we are getting done than the people in our lives. It seems that being with the people we care about the most should be our bigger priority. We get so caught up in getting a pay check or what we have to do around the house that we push the rest to the side. I mean really, if you don't do the dishes today what is the harm they will still be there tomorrow and most people now have a dishwasher so it isn't like it is an all day chore like before.
It amazes that with ll this stuff we have to make our lives easier, we have actually complicated it more. We are jam packing more things to do each day. We make it almost impossible to just sit and enjoy life as it is. Just spend time with our family. Enjoy our time with the people we care about the most. When you think about it when those people are gone are the dishes going to be that important? The day of their funeral are you going to not go because there are dishes to do, or are you just going say heck with the dishes I am going. So why wait until their life is over to see them. Why not have today be the day that the dishes can wait and you go spend time with important people now.
It is crazy how fast time goes and then you realize it has been more than a month since you have visited some one. I realized it has been over a month since I last saw one of my friends and I actually drive by their house every week for other stuff. It is crazy how time goes by so fast and we are so worried about getting things done all the time, we don't actually have time to enjoy life.
It seems more as the time goes by I get more used to not seeing people. It is sad that we put more value on what we are getting done than the people in our lives. It seems that being with the people we care about the most should be our bigger priority. We get so caught up in getting a pay check or what we have to do around the house that we push the rest to the side. I mean really, if you don't do the dishes today what is the harm they will still be there tomorrow and most people now have a dishwasher so it isn't like it is an all day chore like before.
It amazes that with ll this stuff we have to make our lives easier, we have actually complicated it more. We are jam packing more things to do each day. We make it almost impossible to just sit and enjoy life as it is. Just spend time with our family. Enjoy our time with the people we care about the most. When you think about it when those people are gone are the dishes going to be that important? The day of their funeral are you going to not go because there are dishes to do, or are you just going say heck with the dishes I am going. So why wait until their life is over to see them. Why not have today be the day that the dishes can wait and you go spend time with important people now.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Holiday Busy
With the holidays here it has been so busy. I have been making to do lists and really trying to stay organized so I keep on task. It is not easy when you have to fit in your child's scheduler either. We are doing pretty good though. I have all of my Christmas shopping done. I just have to wrap them. I am very excited about the gifts I found for my daughter this year. I found some great deals early on. I got an $80 item for $35 by watching sales and having some killer coupons and such. It is going to be so fun watching her open them.
That has been one of my time consuming events. Going from store to store to get things I need on my list at a good price takes a good chunk of time. You have to go with a plan to really optimize your time. I have my list for each store and stay on track to those specific items. This really saves time instead of just wondering to look for things. Know what you want from each place and go. If you get of track then you will waste precious time.
The next problem I have is I had to have all my gifts for others now. My daughter has to go to her Dads on the 20th so that cut time short to have our celebrations with other families. We have one each day starting tomorrow through Thursday. So I work then go to the parties each day. So Friday will be a day to finally relax. That will be different I don't even know what I will do with the time. I am sooo busy that it will be crazy to have nothing to do.
There is also the work schedule. It is all over the place and then sometimes Saturday so I have to work my time around that too. I am happy to have a job but sometimes the hours make it hard to get stuff done this time of year. Luckily one helpful thing is there is a Walgreens right in the same parking lot so I have been able to utilize them for some things as well, which has been nice.
I can hardly wait until Christmas day when we get to relax and just enjoy each other. It will be so nice to just hang with my parents and my daughter and enjoy each others company. Which frankly is what it is really about. I just cant help myself during the holidays
So what is your struggle during the holidays and how do you handle them.
That has been one of my time consuming events. Going from store to store to get things I need on my list at a good price takes a good chunk of time. You have to go with a plan to really optimize your time. I have my list for each store and stay on track to those specific items. This really saves time instead of just wondering to look for things. Know what you want from each place and go. If you get of track then you will waste precious time.
The next problem I have is I had to have all my gifts for others now. My daughter has to go to her Dads on the 20th so that cut time short to have our celebrations with other families. We have one each day starting tomorrow through Thursday. So I work then go to the parties each day. So Friday will be a day to finally relax. That will be different I don't even know what I will do with the time. I am sooo busy that it will be crazy to have nothing to do.
There is also the work schedule. It is all over the place and then sometimes Saturday so I have to work my time around that too. I am happy to have a job but sometimes the hours make it hard to get stuff done this time of year. Luckily one helpful thing is there is a Walgreens right in the same parking lot so I have been able to utilize them for some things as well, which has been nice.
I can hardly wait until Christmas day when we get to relax and just enjoy each other. It will be so nice to just hang with my parents and my daughter and enjoy each others company. Which frankly is what it is really about. I just cant help myself during the holidays
So what is your struggle during the holidays and how do you handle them.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
New Look
So today I got a new hair cut. Nice and short for this hot weather. My Dad paid for it at the local hair salon up here. It is different than I thought it would be but it is still nice. It is different from what I normally get done. I think next time I might go shorter in the back. It is different from what I have had in awhile. If you are Up North in MI you can visit the salon. It is called Teasers and is downtown.
Now we are just sitting doing nothing and relaxing. This is our final night up here so we are just enjoying the quiet and taking in the freshness of the north. It is so peaceful up here. It is so laid back and easy going. The only thing that is not good is today is sooo hot that you can not be outside very long. That is hard when it is so nice up here.
Tomorrow we will make the 2 hour drive back to our regular routine. It will be happy and sad at the same time. We will miss my parents and the easy days, but we will be going home to our dogs and friends and all our stuff in general.
That is really the hard part of going any where for vacation. It is nice but then you start missing your own stuff and other things you are used to at home. Unfortunately when you get home you start wishing you were on vacation again. It is a viscous no win situation.
Now we are just sitting doing nothing and relaxing. This is our final night up here so we are just enjoying the quiet and taking in the freshness of the north. It is so peaceful up here. It is so laid back and easy going. The only thing that is not good is today is sooo hot that you can not be outside very long. That is hard when it is so nice up here.
Tomorrow we will make the 2 hour drive back to our regular routine. It will be happy and sad at the same time. We will miss my parents and the easy days, but we will be going home to our dogs and friends and all our stuff in general.
That is really the hard part of going any where for vacation. It is nice but then you start missing your own stuff and other things you are used to at home. Unfortunately when you get home you start wishing you were on vacation again. It is a viscous no win situation.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Vacation Is Going On
So I am officially on my vacation. I get this week off. I am spending most of it with my family then me and my daughter will be going back home to do house work and get ready for a yard sale the following week. We are working on getting our home more organized and efficient.
We are currently in Up North, MI. It is sooo peaceful here. It is nice to just do nothing and be where life is still so simple. No worries or busyness to get in the way. Just simple living at it's finest. I have been enjoying up here since Friday when I got out of work. It has been so good to get away.
My daughter enjoys being up here because she gets to spend time with her Grandparents and I like that she gets outside and just does kid stuff. There is no crazy world influence pushing her to be too grown up or to get her in trouble. I enjoy seeing her just be a kid.
The world is so busy today that some times even children get caught up in it. They are moved around from this to that and school for part of the year. Then they have friends pulling them on either side. It is good for them to just have time to relax and experience a relaxed day.
I am still up dating the blog and will be for a while so please let me know anything that would make it better or just leave comments in general.
We are currently in Up North, MI. It is sooo peaceful here. It is nice to just do nothing and be where life is still so simple. No worries or busyness to get in the way. Just simple living at it's finest. I have been enjoying up here since Friday when I got out of work. It has been so good to get away.
My daughter enjoys being up here because she gets to spend time with her Grandparents and I like that she gets outside and just does kid stuff. There is no crazy world influence pushing her to be too grown up or to get her in trouble. I enjoy seeing her just be a kid.
The world is so busy today that some times even children get caught up in it. They are moved around from this to that and school for part of the year. Then they have friends pulling them on either side. It is good for them to just have time to relax and experience a relaxed day.
I am still up dating the blog and will be for a while so please let me know anything that would make it better or just leave comments in general.
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