Tiring day!

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that we are not supposed to do nowadays? For example right now I am sitting on the couch with my legs crossed and I keep switching positions because I have heard so many times that it's bad for your legs. They say that crossing your legs is what causes varicose veins in most women. I don't know whether that's truth or myth. It's like the theory that babies have colics. Or the theory that your baby is going to have lots of hair because you are having heartburn while pregnant. I think people just say a lot of crap.

It's like everything is true, but nothing is at the same time. It's like when we give people advice. Today I heard a woman saying that the best thing to do for your child is to put him on a schedule because that way he will sleep through the night faster. It made me so confused. If what she meant is to make your baby cry until he sleeps, I so don't believe in that. I believe in loving our kids like God would love us. I believe that if God was here he would love us so much that we would be so happy. Even my doctor said that for the first 3 months you should not even think of a schedule. If your baby cries you are to feed him. They are so little that going hungry it's not healthy for them. Plus when they just came out of the womb, they are in so much need of love and nurturing. I think that I would be really selfish if I let my son or daughter just cry themselves to sleep. It's not because I am emotional. It's because we are humans and man is not meant to be alone. We all are in desperate need of love and nurturing. We love the company of another human being. And children just arrived on this earth so they need it more than anybody. After all, aren't we always looking for a better half to share life with? Don't we all like to go out and hang out in public places, or places where we are surrounded by some other type of life? So I think that our children, need the love and nurturing. They need to know that just like God would pick up and live everything to come help us, we are going to forget about the dishes, and forget about our sleep for a little bit so that we can show them love. That is how they are going to remember that they were once loved by Heavenly Father. That's how they are going to grow knowing that there is a Heavenly Father that loves them. Because when you are loved you understand what true love really is.

It's interesting how our minds can't really imagine things that we haven't felt. For example it's impossible for us to think of the concept of infinity and eternity. We can't think of that and imagine us being happy forever. It's like women that have been abused and choose an abusive spouse once they are older. If someone has never experienced true happiness, it will be hard for that person to ever fall in love with a good person that will treat them well. It's like they will be automatically attracted to someone that's going to make them experience the same amount of misery they have always felt. Because they can't even imagine true happiness. So they can't imagine things being better than how they have always been in their life.

So one more thing for the day. I remember that when we were in Nebraska we went to visit the Mormon Trail Center. What an amazing place. Something that struck me was when a sister missionary told us that just like Joseph Smith said, once you know the truth, you cannot not tell everyone. What a powerful statement. And it's true. Once we have found God, our lives will change forever. Things might get harder, but the change will be for the good.

Sorry if all these thoughts were so randomed. I just have a lot in my mind tonight! :)

Dear World, I am writing you today!

Good Morning America.

I woke up this morning and I couldn’t even sleep. Something kept me up and that’s when I realized that I had to come out, sit on my balcony and start typing.

It is beautiful out here. No one’s out here. It’s funny how nature sits here beautifully wide awake while for so many years I have been wanting to sleep just so that I could find some happiness. But happiness lays out here.

It’s funny how I look at all the beautiful things that we have created. All the cars and clothes. All these things that have been given to us freely by nature. Nature is free. Nature is right in front of our eyes, and we have been so disrespectful to it all these years.

People the economy isn’t down. It’s our priorities that have shifted. We think the economy is down because we don’t think we have enough. So we blame it on the absence of money so that we don’t have to feel like it is somehow our fault. Yes, if you want everything, there will never be enough money out there so that you can have it. Not even the government can produce it.

The economy isn’t down. Our priorities just have shifted. It’s not that people don’t buy. The malls are still packed. The restaurants are packed. Clothing stores are packed. Toys stores are packed. Tattoo shops are packed. Alcohol producers are making bank. Some star tweeted recently how they spent 100.000$ on booze in one night. Can you believe it? Do you know how much money that is? Do you know how many people you could feed in this world with that?

It’s funny how no one wants to have a child anymore. We claim they are too expensive. Because we think that if we have a kid we are going to have to buy him these nice clothes so that he can go to school and show that his parents are rich. We need to buy him these toys so that we can teach him that happiness comes from a piece of plastic, and we need to buy him all this formula and diapers and wipe warmers so that he’ll never cry in his lifetime. Did you know that a boob is free? And the more you give it to your baby the smarter he’ll be when he grows? And did you also know that the more you wipe your kids’ butt with a cold wipe the tougher his skin will grow to be used to the cold weather!

Meanwhile the number of dogs in our households is increasing. And the number of toys and crap that we buy them is too. Did you know that they now sell refrigerated dog food? I mean really? And please people, stop pulling me the card that there are starving kids in Africa. We like to just think that the poor are somewhere else so that we don’t have to feel bad that we are not doing anything about it? Have you read the stats lately about our country? Poverty is skyrocketing. The rich are getting richer so the poor are getting poorer.

Yes, the rich are raising their prices because people are willing to buy anyways, and the poor are getting poorer because their job has been moved to China, and there aren’t enough jobs for anyone.

We are all so stinking rich and blessed. So stop looking at what you don’t have, and start looking at what you have. I was telling my little brother yesterday how I am going to cut back on eating out so that we can save money on food to give it to people. I said that we will now only eat at a fast food twice a month and at a restaurant once a month. I felt rather silly saying that. I just thought, there are kids that are dying from starvation and here I am thinking how I can still go to a restaurant. At first I thought, I will miss my cheesecake factory. But then I thought, why would I pay 8 dollars for a slice of cake, when I can make an entire one for 6 bucks or less. And the money I save I can donate it to someone. And the entire cake that I make I will have so much of it that I can share it with at least 10 people. Plus if I go to a restaurant I need to pay a waiter, because the money that I used to buy the cake, is not being used to pay the employees, it goes straight into the owner’s pocket. And then maybe some of the rent and supplies. But yes I am pretty much paying a waiter to serve me a piece of cake that I am already overpaying for as it is.

People the world isn’t poor. It’s just that our priorities are shifting. We would rather pay for an expensive tattooed figurine on our body, than saving that money and investing it into our children’s education.

People, when was the last time you thought about saving your money rather than spending it? Because the rich are getting greedier, so if you have it, save it.

It’s funny how when God created the world he gave us the grass and the trees and the birds, and the water. Now man is exploiting these things by making us pay for it. We can’t walk on a national park without having to pay a fee for it. We can’t go look at an animal without being charged a fee by something called a zoo.

It seems like we can’t appreciate what we have anymore unless we are paying money for it. We can’t just look outside our window and see the beauty of this world. It’s like unless they are charging us for how long we look at the sky, we are not going to appreciate it. We feel that doing it for free it’s a waste of time. So we let people charge us to ski down a mountain, or to use a piece of grass. Here in Nebraska besides the fields and parks, there doesn’t seem to be a piece of land left to grow on its own unless it’s meant to be used for golfing. Yesterday with our family we ventured in our car trying to find a piece of land to have a pic nic, and we just couldn’t find one without having to pay for it. Finally we pulled into one neighborhood in a little park. It was empty. We had the whole park to ourselves. And there we had the most beautiful time of our lives.

People. I am not perfect. I know I am not. But I just know that we need to stop buying make up and start helping people. We can’t go to expensive vacations, because first of all we can’t really afford it. Second of all a vacation is not going to make us happy if we aren’t happy already. And last of all because we can’t afford to waste all this money that we have been given when there are people that merely need it to survive since we have decided to charge for everything we need in this world.

Remember that it’s not that we don’t have money. We have money. We just would rather spend it on things that don’t matter, than things that do. People would rather spend it to go golfing, buy clothes and get alcohol, than to use it wisely to do good to themselves and to the world. Remember that by doing this we are only damaging ourselves. We are here to prove to God that we will follow him no matter what. Even if that means to die and to lose everything. I can promise you that when you follow God if doesn’t matter what you have to lose. You will find the greatest happiness. We don’t have time to keep buying things and going to the shops. We need to start giving. No one is going to pay us for it. No one is going to acclaim us for it. We just need to claim it ourselves. Tell ourselves that we are going to do it even if no one will praise us for it.

I hope this isn’t getting too long. I just hope that you read it, and that this article will help you make a difference.

Darwin or Brad Pitt?

Darwin or Brad Pitt?

I wanna create the next poll out there. I am going to ask you;” Are you a more of Brad Pitt or a Darwin type?” Meaning, would you rather spend a day searching on the internet about Brad Pitt’s life, or about Darwin’s and his discoveries? Some of you might already be doing one of the two.

See I was thinking about how our school system selects what we are to learn or not. We are not really free to learn about everything out there. We are given a strict curriculum and we are only tested on what the government thinks that we should know. And I think that a lot of us spend all this time going to school pretending that what they are learning is really important, and acting like what they are learning is really interesting to them. Just to graduate one day and never open a book again. But when it comes to magazines, they will open plenty.

I am not saying that learning about Brad Pitt is a bad thing. But I wish that education were just left into each one of our own hands. I wonder then what each individual would spend his life learning about. I think it would be great because it would show what we really like and how determined we are.

I know for a fact that I am more of a Brad Pitt type. I am glad that I had school to teach me about Darwin, but I know that when it comes to finding some inspiration, I like to open up the internet and read on about some star’s life to see what they have been doing to make it up to this point. I don’t believe in just doing what someone else has done, but I like to look at other people to try and learn about life.

Going back to my poll, I think that my question is just as clever as half of the stats and surveys that are being done out there. The amount of knowledge that our society gives us and the things that it focuses on are such garbage, that I can’t believe that those people even claim to be educated.

So it is not our degrees that will really prove how clever we are. It is what we will spend the rest of our lives learning about.

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

Last night I watched the movie The Adjustment Bureau. Let me tell you how much I loved the film.

It reminded me how important it is to fight for what we want.

Life is not about whom we are meant to be with or what we are to do or not.

All we have are the choices that we make.

To make choices it takes commitment. When we commit to a person, or when we commit to do something, we can always achieve it, if we really want it. If we really want something we won't let anything get in our way.

When we are faced with opposition in life many of us tend to think that it's because we are not supposed to be where we are at, or do what we would like to do. In reality, opposition comes whenever we will try to do something.

I have heard more than once the quote that says to pray like everything depends on God, and to act like everything depends on us. When I think about that I like to focus mostly on the second half of the sentence. Because I think that as humans we tend to prefer going for the easy way out. Not a lot of people seem willing to fight for what they want anymore. Often times when we face opposition we tend to just sit back and think, oh I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. Or we just think that it’s ok, and we really don’t need to do it.

For example people give up on marriage whenever it’s hard and justify their decision by saying that it wasn’t meant to be. They assume that opposition and trials are happening because something is trying to tell them that they are not meant to be together.

I think that those are the moments when we should stop and think, and not give up. Because those are the times when we are allowing the dark angels to come and influence us.

Satan is the one that wanted us to come here and just have a predetermined job, with a predetermined spouse, with a set number of kids, and a set path for our lives. He still tries to make us believe it.

Now I do believe that yes there are different paths that we are constantly choosing. Often times when we choose one thing we give up another. Simply because we are not superhumans and we can’t do it all, all the time.

I really loved how in the movie the couple chose their love for each over a worldly career. I do believe that often times when we choose to do what is right, or we choose something that is good, we are giving up other things that we might love. The guy for example was willing to lose his career for love. If he gave up on love he would have only found a substitute from that void, by receiving constant applauses and praises from the crowds. This really reminded me that we need to be careful about what we choose here in life. It doesn’t mean that we can’t have it all. But if we want to do what is right, we will have to give up certain things at times. Love requires time. So sometimes we might find ourselves choosing between a demanding career or a happy family. Because when we choose certain things we might send our children or the people that we love the message that they are less important. And we will make them feel like that, if we don’t dedicate enough time to them. I am not saying that this will be the case for everyone. I am just using an example.

These are just some of the thoughts that I got out of the movie. I am still thinking about it a lot. I am mostly impressed by the inspiring message that they were able to send through the movie. It made me want to get up this morning and just not be afraid of anything. I remembered how important it is to fight for what is right in life. Things will come, but we need to set the right priorities. Hard work and priorities are what will let us achieve it all!

THOUGHTS OF TODAY

So I wanted to just adjust few things about my last post. I am not happy because I started couponing, I am happy because I have made some changes in my life.

Couponing is an added bonus, because I know that the more I save, the more I get to be with my husband and my family. Since my husband has to work based on our needs, I know that the less I need the more time I get to spend with my husband.

I understand if some of you don't have a husband that has flexible work hours, but I still believe in the power of saving as much as you can.

Now, changing subject...

Life is good when you live by no one's rules. Life is good when you are spontaneous. Life is good when you just have a family!!!

That's it for right now. My kids are crying I gotta go give them some love and kindness.

I am a stay at home MOM

I finally came to terms with myself that i am going to be a stay at home mom and I am not going to feel guilty about it.

Adjusting from going to school and working, to staying at home all day can be really hard. I feel particularly lucky because i already knew how to cook and clean the house. I have always liked to help around the house growing up. I also grew doing a lot of extracurricular activities that helped finding things to do when i wasn't in school.

Now that school is over for both David and I, I am so excited to finally begin real life. I can't believe it took this long. But I am so glad that we are out of school.

I love staying at home. There are also plenty of ways to earn a few bucks here and there on the internet. There are also plenty of ways to save money over on the internet.

One of the first things that I have done recently is learning how to become a COUPON LADY! I started 2 days ago for the first time, and the experience is amazing.

Saving money gives me the most fulfilling feeling in life. I no longer am looking for ways to increase our income, but now i am looking for ways to save, and decrease our expenses. Simplifying our life has brought me such a sense of fulfillment. Plus it will allow David to stay at home more! Getting reed of all these wants and needs is such a liberating experience. I am even thinking for example that for Christmas this year we might not get do any presents. All I want to do is get up and eat tons of food all day and play games around the house! And if you are thinking oh poop babies of yours, I can testify to you that my kids won't even notice a thing. The only thing they will notice is that their parents somehow are having so much fun, and that makes them so happy that they just wanna start joining us and have a little dance party on our living room floor.

I have come to the realization that toys and clothes are nothing but pieces of plastic and fabric designed to look pretty so that we can spend all this money on them and take them home. I have finally realized how they look pretty on the shelves where they are at, but they don't look so nice anymore once we take them home. So I'd rather keep them at the shops, and stay away from the shops.

My life recently has been freed from so much stress and grief. I am so happy. I feel like such a huge weight has been relieved from my shoulders.

Before life was a burden, now I wake up everyday and i can't wait for my kids to be up so that we can start playing. Now I am looking for all these fun activities that can be done out there in nature and that are free.

I am also seeking to start taking small lessons here and there. There are Gymnastics lessons for moms and kids for example. I also would like to take art lessons.

I just really have the feeling that at our home we are going to start having so much fun!

So down with the mall and stupid schools! Up with freedom and having fun outside!

Did you know bytheway that if you go outside no one's really out anymore? And did you know that it is actually a great thing because that means that if we go hicking, we have the whole mountain to ourselves!!! :)

Anyways, I gotta go and finish cutting out a few more coupons so that I can go save some more bukkas! The reason I am writing this, is because I want you to contact me if you interested in learning. I will be more than happy to give you all the tips you want! Also I want to reming you once more that toys, whether for kids or adults, are really not that much fun!!! FAMILIES though, are wayyyy funnn!!!