Mommy’s Theory Thursday

Normally I would list a few theories bouncing around in my head but today I’m taking a new route.

 

Today I'm gonna take a physics law and prove it wrong.

 

That is Newton’s first law of gravity, what goes up must come down.

 

Well hello!! No that isn’t always the case, well at least not yet for something. I recently ran into someone I knew years ago. I won’t mention how or where I know them from, only because if they happen to find me to read this they will know who they are and others won’t. Plus maybe it will open their eyes if they do.

So here it goes, what proves this law wrong is “her nose”!! It has been so far up in the air since the first time we met, and STILL is. Even though life has crashed around her, and I do mean life, because as she is talking I’m like holy crap!! Every possible thing that could go wrong for her or her family, it has happened. You would think that somehow or something would have eventually brought that nose down, that she wouldn’t still be so stuck up. How can she think she is so much better than everyone else? Doesn’t she know that maybe a little humility or a little compassion for others might just change her luck, or better yet make her feel good?

She was appalled it seemed by the life I had chosen. I am so proud to say I’m a sahsm (stay at home stepmom), I have my own home business, and just one more test to go to be a volunteer EMT in my community. I pride myself that I’ve chosen a life of service or assistance to others, rather than walk on top of them. I once again was beneath her standards.

Frankly I could care less what she thinks of me, and in all honesty I pity her. Life is suppose to be tough, hard, but in no way defeating. If she doesn’t figure a way to make gravity work on her nose she will get no where. It breaks my heart to see others like her snubbing someone because that person leads a life they don’t want, so in return they won’t associate with them. You never know what type of person your gonna meet next so keep an open mind. That person that you think is beneath you may in fact be the one person who could improve or impact your life in a way you would otherwise think unimaginable.

Take for example that new show Undercover Boss on CBS, where the corporate heads are going undercover in their own business’s in the lowest ranking jobs. Treat others with respect and you will get far. I watched the Waste Management one where this one girl and her family were struggling to get by. She was doing the work of three people if not more. She was courteous to the boss, she even invited him over for dinner with her family, truly believing he was new to town. He in return made sure she got a raise, made sure she was able to hire others to help her with all the activities she was doing at work, just because she didn't look down on him. She had no clue who it was and because of her actions she in the end was better off.

I hope you will sit back and take a look at how you treat others. Bring back the age old Golden Rule, “treat others the way you want to be treated”. This wisdom of the ages hasn’t been taught to us for us to “turn our noses up” at, its’ got a basis and plenty of good reasons to back it up. I challenge you have you been mistreating someone or others for something? Try changing it and see what happens.

 

“Tribute to the 80’s, well 1983 the year I graced this world!!”

Come play along at Amber and Meg’s B-day Celebration Blog!!!!

The challenge was to make a tribute to the 80’s, because that’s when they were born. Well me too!! So I decided I’m going to make it as personal as I can since I was sooo young and make it all about the year that I graced this world which was 1983.

So I've highlighted several big things that happened in that year and in various categories. Some are in chronological order, and others are just in there.

First my absolute Favorite!!!! My obsession as a kid, so the biggest thing for me was that Cabbage Patch kids were released!!! Hence the fact they are top of the list in their absolute own category. Only because if I hadn’t said it yet I LOVE Cabbage patches. I have an original that I got when I was born and I drug that thing everywhere. Her name was Dana and she is beyond filthy loved. I even have a 10th anniversary one still in the package, as well as a 25th anniversary one that both I received on my corresponding birthdays. I have various others too that i received over the years.The girls have even gotten them too. A set of Cabbage Patch twins to boot. I also have a pillow that has the Copyright year of 1983 on it. Whether it was company made or homemade I don’t really know.

( I would have had pics of Dana too but when I checked the Link up tonight it said it was over in 6 hrs not on Friday at 5 :( so here is my 25th one )

So I will move on to other nifty or interesting things that came out, happened, or just caught my eye.

On TV we had:

January 15: Tom Brokaw becomes the host of NBC Nightly News.

Seems like he did that a lot longer.

January 23 : "A-Team" with Mr. T premieres on NBC

March 2 : Final episode of M*A*S*H; 125,000,000 viewers. Advertising cost more than during the Super Bowl that year, and surpassing the record Dallas set for most viewers.

I remember watching this with my grandma every afternoon. I loved that show.

May 10 : "Laverne and Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV

December 25 : 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade

Film and Entertainment:

January 2 : "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances.

I watched this movie as a kid over and over and over.

February 26 : Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks

You can watch the whole video here.

May 25 : "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released

I have never, and many find that odd, never sat down and watched these movies.

September 16 : Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a U.S. citizen

And he is a governor???

Technology:

March 2 : Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips and Sony introduced

And now are almost obsolete. What are 45’s again??

Microsoft Windows was announced November

Now we have version 7, after how many in-between?

Camcorders are introduced

And once again are basically unheard of.

Hackers invade sensitive military computers such as Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Ha Ha, and I bet it still happens.

In sports we had:

January 3 : Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs Minnesota

January 4 : U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft

January 22 : Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96

February 8 : Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period

April 27 : Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson

I at one point had a baseball card of him funny how we lose things.

May 13 : Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times

Oh that had to suck!! Wall of shame:

May 26 : Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws

December 13 : 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3 OT)

Wooot wooot Detroit!!! Yeah I live in Michigan!!

Misc things I found interesting were:

January 3 : The Time magazine nominates the personal computer as the "machine of the year", the first non-human ever nominated. In the current issue, Time Magazine names "The Computer" as the 1982 Man of the Year. In their corresponding issue, Business Week also covers personal computers, proclaiming IBM the winner.

I’d say definitely a change in times where they couldn’t find someone to write on rather something.

February 11 : 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18"(46 cm))

I bet that was more than doubled even tripled this year alone.

April 1st : The first Hooter's opened in Clearwater, Florida by six fun-loving businessmen with no experience in the restaurant industry. Their company Hooters Inc. was based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The casual beach-theme establishments feature "50s & '60s jukebox music, sports on television, and a menu that includes seafood, sandwiches, salads and spicy chicken wings. Hooters is mainly famous for their waitresses who wear orange shorts and T-shirts with the Hooters Logo.

What food do they serve again??

April 7 : Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt.

Was it under a pyramid? Guess they couldn’t move that rock alone.

June 18th : Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space on the Challenger.

No longer does NASA have Gender Boundaries on their tiny space shuttles, why do the much bigger submarines???

October 11 : Last hand-cranked telephones U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial.

Which I find amusing only because I grew up with, and it still is hanging in my parents house. See an old crank phone.

"Just Say No" is the new tool to combat growing drug use in the US.

Didn’t work did it??

Last DeLoreans produced

The awesome back to the future car.

Fake Hitler diaries surface.

As fake as the mustache??

French scientist Dr. Luc Montagnier discovered HIV.

Another WTF moment, I don’t want to know how.

So now that I have been shorted a day to work on this in my busy schedule because of the Linky on the site (I’m not complaining, just pointing out I needed to travel for more pictures) This is all you will get from me. Hope it gave you some insight in what the year I was born in 1983 brought to our life today. Plus what we lost as well. Looking forward to next weeks challenge.

Something to think about in the new year....

Consider what would happen if I were to follow you with a camera crew 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the next day, or two, or even a hundred days while you went for your goals?

I bet 3 things would happen....

1) You would START doing the things you say you need to do.

2) You would STOP doing the things you know you shouldn't be doing.

3) You would MAKE monumental performance gains and change your life.

This is ALL possible through the discipline of accountability. Accountability serves and protects your character, credibility and commitments. It ensures that what you want to accomplish gets accomplished.

Throughout every area of your life it's important to understand that ALL unfinished goals, projects and relationships are the result of all the broken promises, the unfulfilled commitments, and the lack of accountability.


So I challenge you!


We are in a new year forget the first month, that was a vacation so to speak. Make a goal or even make a couple. Take the resolutions you have already broke. Start over write them down, post them where you will see them everyday. Send them to me too if you want. Let's start being accountable. Let's start getting out of our days, weeks, months, our lives what we really want. Let's make 2010 a year to remember and a definate stepping stone to a healthy, wealthy, prosperous future for ourselves, our families, our friends for many years to come.



Just keep in the mind set someone is always there watching you! Someone is always there checking on you to keep you in line! Someone will always be here to encourage you with what ever you set your mind to!


Good Luck!!!! Let's Rock This Year Together!!!

Sammi