good bye ...

is what january is saying,and will be doing tomorrow! i can't believe it either! the first month a the new year,and decade! wow! so much has happened, but yet been boring. how that can be,i'm still not sure. i was gazing through my wonderful planner kel got me for christmas,and i'm amazed at how much i have in there from feb-sept! sheesh! someone asked me a question the other that threw me for a loop. she asked," if God sent you a wonderful,Godly,man who would like to marry you, would you have time to get married?"

my response,"we would need to get to know each other pretty well, so the engagement could happen this year and the wedding next." so basically,no. so that's something i'm going to work on.

no, not finding a husband. God knows who that is, and needs to be, and if i need one. God's plan for me,may not include a husband, and i know that. have accepted that. am content with that. love and am happy about that. but anyways, i have decided to make more time for me.

yes, i'm single and still live at home with my parents (im only there if it's snowy and icy usually. and refuse to pay rent for work and a home), but i don't take a lot of "me" time. most girls go get their hair done,and that's their "me" time. well, for me, getting my hair done is a quick thing. whoever has the time when i have the time. it's also either after we've worked ALL day long, or before another full day hits. getting my hair done is not relaxing to me. well, the shampoo is :) but then again, countless times have i had color on my hair or if i was just getting a cut, i had to shampoo it myself.so back to me time ... i'm trying to think of somethings to do for me and with just me that doesn't cost a lot of money.

i used to get my nails done. i enjoyed it, but it's not healthy for your nails to keep something fake on top of them for long extended times. also, i had problems with my schedule and my nail lady,ana's, schedule. so that's out for awhile. my real nails need a break.

i was going to go get some retail therapy, but i just realized it's SNOWING where i am. seriously?! seriously.  i'm from bama. we don't do snow well ... it sure is pretty, but will ruin my plans.

so,here's to good bye to january! you went way to fast! and so far, i've kept my "newnesses". : )

britt

what a weekend! and babies are everywhere!

yes, i'm fully aware that today is tuesday, and the weekend ended a few days ago. but letmetellyou! i was kind of glad to get back to monday!

so, are you wondering what was so exciting about my weekend yet? i start it with friday morning,with a picture my sister had made (and i'm not too happy i haven't seen it yet).

I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT AGAIN!!!!! IN SEPTEMBER!!!!

yes, we know it's early on, but we want prayers! sister had a little scare, and ended up getting to have an ultrasound a few weeks early! i can't wait to see the little bean! sister is good, just your typical 1 trimester stuff. i'm thinking if God chooses for me to marry and have kids,only my body is going to be shocked by what's happening! i have had so many friends to have babies and I HAVE 7 OTHER FRIENDS EXPECTING! isn't that kind of crazy?! and .... there's still oct-dec that i don't have "baby so-and-so due" on my calendar! i'm excited  to get to be an aunt again. and poor baby, i keep calling it a certain sex, so i guess we'll see how long i can try to keep it a secret what i think baby is.

so what else was so wonderful about my weekend? not much! i'm a positive person 98% of the time, but this weekend claimed that negative 2%. have you ever just had a day or night where nothing, and i mean nothing, made you happy or went right?! well that was saturday night in good terms!

you see, i received some very  sad news right before i left to go to work. one of my neighbors is this strong,older,thin,tall lady. mrs c. mrs c is fighting her third battle of cancer, this time it's in her leg. she broke that same leg before christmas. i know of two tractors that have fallen on top of her in my lifetime, and she was never hurt bad then. she's been widowed for almost 15 years. she still takes care of her cows,goats,dogs,and loves the little cove where we live. she's seen it transform like no other. well, mrs c got up about 3 am saturday to use the bathroom, and saw her house was on fire. since she has the broken leg, her only son has been staying with her at night. she woke him up, he grabbed his cell and wallet off the counter, they got out, and the house fell in. total loss. the fire marshall said it could just burn itself out. it was still smoking sunday afternoon after lots of rained saturday night-sunday morning. it's such a sad sight. she came out in a gown,no house coat, coat, socks or shoes. i almost just want to cry out to God and say, "Really?! why her again?!" . not to be selfish here, i'm thankful it wasn't my home, but i hate it so bad for her. she has amazing faith. when spetember 11,2001 happened a co-worker of my mom's asked her was she scared of what had happened and did she think we could make it through this. my mom's reply was simply yes. with God ALL things are possible, and i live close to mrs. c and 2 doors down is mr norm. together, we'll survive. mrs c is the most humble woman i know. she doesn't want to make a fuss over anything, and just fights her way through.

so that was part of saturday. other than working, the other part was kind of fun. i re-decorated my grandparents living room. my dad repainted it and hung a new door and trim last week. so my part got to start. i got the joy of unpacking all of her junk, i'm sorry decorations. i also got a geneology lesson. : )

so then it was sunday: sunday school,church service,mexican for lunch, church meeting,church,walmart and home to see the Saints win to get to go to the super bowl for the first time! i'm usually a farve fan, but i'm very excited for the saints! my mother is proud i'm keeping up with sports. what she doesn't exactly realize is i'm only excited because it means only one more football game til september when the tide starts rolling again! i need a break from football!

oh, here's another update - this whole not eating out for lunch thing is so awesome! not only do i get blogging time,alone time,and a healthier lunch, but i have more money than i thought i would have left over! it's been amazing to see it add up!

i hope you are having a great hair day today! my curls haven't made their mind up today on why they are doing whatever it is they are doing!

happy tuesday! Britt

i need more sleep ...

that's what my Bible study homework told me taught me this morning! i've become fasinated that God never sleeps.He is a practical God,who is ALWAYS on time. lets face it. i'm always busy it seems, and time is precious and i hate drama,so i love that He is practical and timely, and that i'm important to Him. i love sleep, and really think God deserves some, yet i'm so very thankful He chooses to stay awake and watch over me!

we joke in our house about the way my brother used to say,"the Bible say share". well, yes it does, but not in the way he wanted us to, or at least that's my view on it as the baby of the family : ) but today, i realized that the Bible does in fact say "sleep". and why? because He loves us. that's all in the same verse. don't believe me ... here ya go ...
psalm 127:2
"In vain you get up early and stay up late, eating food earned by hard work; certainly He gives sleep to the one He loves." HCS Bible

"It is no use for you to get up early and stay up late, working for a living. The Lord gives sleep to those He loves."  NCV Bible

isn't that wonderful?! HE gives us sleep because HE loves us, and knows that helps us in our lives. yet HE never sleeps, and is ALWAYS there.

and i close with this .....

"And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without HIS notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without HIS aide?" Benjamin Franklin

hoping that your week and hair have a wonderful week! i have some catching up to do from the weekend here at brittsbusydays! i can't wait to share one tiny tid bit!

See ya tomorrow.... Britt

updates on life and newnesses

Praise the Lord for normal weeks again! no snow, no frozen pipes at work, no working on my off day, no holiday (well at least for me - i didnt get mr. kings bday off). i'm not sure why a normal week excites me so.

although i say normal, it's kind of been a busy week - monday- Bible study. tues - dinner with meg (wonderful new place and company) wed - church thurs - family night. tomorrow - i'm hoping for sleep haha!

i know next week is another full week,and that's great with me! it's rained some here this week,and until today, my curls were loving it! i decided back in the summer to grow my hair out for Locks of Love. well, then my hair stylist decided i was kidding about only wanting the ends nipped,so their "nip" meant 2 1/2 inches. always let your stylist know what your idea of measurements are! any whoo .... my hair is finally getting long! i'm so excited! it's been 2 years since i had 8 inches cut off, and i'm ready for that 8 inches back! growing out my hair was another one of my new year resloutions ... well a possible one at least.

which that brings me to my next point .... how are your new years resolutions working out for you?

so far, i'm doing much better on food choices (except for the snow days). now if i could just find the right starting exercise program ..... and loving on my nephews when i get the chance! they're so big! they just keep growing!their smiles have me captivated!

in the more giving to my church,i've decided to stop eating out for lunch and stopped getting my nails done. so far, i can tell i have more money left over at the end of the week, feel better, eating better, and really enjoying my alone time at lunch. and my blogging time i might add : )

havent found any extras thousands laying around for a new car, but hey! it's just 21 days into the year,right?!

have a wonderful day! hope the rain doesn't have your hair looking shabby ... Britt

mountains

i have started an amazing new journey through a Bible study by Beth Moore. it's called "Stepping Up". i know i have mentioned it lately, but lettmetellyou! it's wonderful!

on day one, we were given a copy of Psalm 121. that chapter is only 8 verses long, and it's our memory verse(s). here's a glimpse of what God has shown me. kinda how this all started ....

"I raise my eyes up to the mountains. Where will my help come from?" Psalm 121:1

have you ever just had it? who hasn't ever felt that way?! part of my job is hearing about everybody's everything. trust me when i tell you i've heard a LOT of things no one should ever tell! this one little old lady especially has some funny stories about when she got married, but that has nothing to do with this. i apologize. i hear a lot at work,and i don't mind it. we really should be made to get a degree in psychology. i have amazing friends, and we share each other's burdens. it's wonderful to know when something be it good,bad,ugly,confusing,hilarious (as in your boyfriend asking what's the cocoon thing on a hanger at a store; meanwhile it's a shirt - sorry i couldn't help but add that KDF),or just when you think you can't breathe because of the news you've heard and you share it and they say, "breathe. you can get through this. just let it set in. give it time." WOW! those are some of the most powerful words ever spoken!

the last month has been crazy! christmas, new years, work, snow, frozen pipes at work so i had to work on my off day to make up for it. this last week has been especially trying. it seems like anything that could go wrong, well just has went wrong, and then worse. thursday evening at work i let something little and ridiculous eat me up all the way home. well, i told my parents i was going to go do my Bible study homework before my sister and her family came over for supper. i locked myself in my room, turned on my favorite praise and worship cd (thanks Kel! still loving it!) and prayed to see something new. WOW! i've always thought i prayed with the expectation of something wonderful happening. it did, and i was yet again amazed beyond amazement. well, the homework for this study goes much quicker than another one i've done before, and i honestly end each one with this thought: "oh crap! i wanted more!". i sometimes go on to the next day for that reason. well, thursday i didn't. just my sister came for supper and we had a great time with her! its been quiet some time since just the 4 of us have been together.

friday morning on my way to work, i took a different route. it's more country/scenic roads, and much more peaceful to me for some reason. as i turned on the road, i realized something. i was completely surrounded by mountains. i know there are mountains all around where i live and such, but then i realized something else. every part of my life is surrounded by mountains.

mountains are rough to climb. trecherous even sometimes. there are bumps, smooth parts, parts that go back down then up. and that's just like the mountains of life. in my mind i'm seeing mountains and one is representing family, others representing work, friends, church, finances, the future. sometimes we don't like the path God has us on. when that happens, we need to remember where our help comes from ....

"My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of Heaven and Earth." Psalm 121:2

you see, as God began showing me this, i heard Him say. "Britt, be still. I am here. I have been, always will be. everything is because of Me. I am your help. stop trying to do it yourself."

friends i have chill bumps right now. i nearly floated all day. i've been praying for awhile for a new song to sing. well, friday evening, my last client was one of my favorite cousins who sings in a southern gospel quartet. he came in and ran right to the radio station, changed the station to a southern gospel one, and theres this wonderful song being sung. one i've heard lately, and i mean it's a good one! he says, "Britt, you gotta get this and sing this! i'll help you find it! i thought this was you!". (this radio station allows locals to have their songs played, but no! i'm not that good!) well, me and him always have such wonderful conversations and the same outlook on lots of things. the last thing i said was, "ive come to accept everything in a new light. it's all God's plan, what's my next step on the journey?" . he said, "me too".

a few hours later, the devil hit me with utter defeat. God has stepped in, and is taking that defeat away. God is helping me be still and quiet. this is not a burden i'm sharing. ive only told a few friends that if they run out of things to pray for,God knows what this is, and pray to Him to help this situation.

i'm not a girl who goes hiking out literal mountains, but friends ive climbed many others. we all have. i hope that you will see them in a new light, and allow God to be your help. He is the maker of Heaven and Earth, and that means you too!

have a fabulous day! Britt

Seven

ahhh, seven. the perfect number? well we shall see!

my very inspiring,preggo friend, meg, tagged me on her wonderful blog - twopoundsawk.com. i'm sorry for being absent again. why? my computer? yes! you very smart friend ; )  after i get it working, i'm thinking of taking up nerve medicine or some computer degree ... well not really .....

whats the tag you ask? 7 random facts about me. this should be easy! im so very random! : )

1. yes, i was raised in a southern baptist preacher's home and have never read the Bible completely through, or been on a mission trip. God has a different plan for everyone. now, the reading His Word through and through is one i'm currently working on.

2. a few days before my 8th birthday i was outside playing with my mom's half sis (who is 2 years older than me.). my mother's last words to me before going outside that friday afternoon was "Don't get on the trampoline, young lady. we don't have time and you'll get hurt." whatever mom. no i wont. ive never been hurt on one before. well, i talked pam into it, and we were having fun until i fell. fell right down on my left arm. immediately i was sick. immediately i tried covering what i was doing when my mother heard my yells of pain. needless to say, my poor Grandaddy, who was dying of cancer at the time, was so upset i had got hurt at his house. i blamed a hole in the yard and caught myself on a tree. i know. bad me. sister,mom and i went to the er. i broke it in 2 places. had a bday party the next day (the very first day southern adventures opened their water park. thankfully, we were best friends with the owners,and didn't plan the water park for my party.)when i was about 20 or 21 the truth finally came out about what really happened. it's an on going joke around our family.

3. my eyes do something when i talk. i don't know what they do. never have. never seen it, like on a video or anything. i don't know what causes it. it makes me a little insecure. thats the only part of meeting new people i don't like. i love that at work i have a mirrior in front of me,so i can focus my eyes there for that reason. i would LOVE to know what causes it and how to fix it.

4. i'm great with good byes. i don't try to hold on to people, or things. if you dont want to be around, ok. if you do, great! i'm sure we'll be great friends! i have many friends, but only a few close ones. that's wonderful. if the Lord needs you to go on, please don't stay on my account.

5. i would really love to be an event planner. especially showers/teas/weddings. the bad thing is, i don't think i would ever charge for my time, because i honestly love it that much! "those that don't wed, plan" or my other fav "those that dont have a baby, baby sit".

6. i would love to be a funeral director, or own a funeral home. i dony think that women should actually be a funeral director, but i would love to help families plan out how to honor and celebrate the passing of their loved ones. honestly. seriously. it's the last thing you can do for somebody.

7. i've never moved in my life. ever. this maybe changing in the next few years. but,seriously. ive never moved.

so, here's to these 7 lovely ladies .... i want to know 7 random facts about you! dont forget to tag your friends and me!

Stacy
Becky
Kellie
Heather
Emily
Tara
and pam, she doesn't actually blog, but she should, and she's mentioned in here.


Also, let me add here (even though he hates! blogs,and probably doesnt know brittsbusydays exist) a very happy 27th bday to my brother!

Until later, B

i'm free!

yes, that's right! i'm a free gal again! yea! cabin fever no more! it's all good now! i don't think i've ever been so excited to work on a saturday in my life! it was such a relief when i called one of my "little old ladies",aka a weekly roller set kinda client, and her husband said,"she's not here. she's gone to get us some breakfast. she's still aplannin' on you doin' her hair i reckon today. she sure looks better when you do it fer her." :) have i mentioned i LOVE my job. how cute is that?! that also came from the man who has been married to his lovely bride for 55 1/2 years! wow! anyways, it was a relief to know that yes, there was a real reason for getting to go to work today! i text messaged one of my colors, moved her appointment, and had a few cancellations. but that's ok. i got some cleaning done. we've been told state board is on the move in our area, so we're doing some "winter" cleaning.

my dad decided that since i've never drove in such weather conditions, i didn't need to drive myself. so he drove me. i cleaned, worked, and ended my day with cutting his hair ... hmmm, funny how that happened.;) i don't mind though. i love him so! when he dropped me off he went and got breakfast, walked around in some stores, came back, got his hair cut, then I treated him to lunch. we went to walmart. i'm not sure i've ever been so excited to go there as i was today. and letmejustsay, i love time with just me and my dad. and walmart's redbox movie rental! when we got home, i cranked up my poor lola, my car, who's not been cranked or drove since wednesday (I'm thinking she thought i had abandoned her! haha!), and drove to my grandparents. they live about 2 miles away. i had a lovely visit with them, and i nice,light,delicious supper as well! a little early compared to my normal supper time though ; )

let me get back to the daddy/daughter time. . .

last night, i had this great idea that my parents and i could watch "Madea's I Can Do Bad All By Myself: the play" together. i love tyler perry, and his movies and plays. that one is one of my all time favorites! well, we couldn't get a dvd player to work in our living room, so we opted for plan b. i didn't plan for a plan b, but we ended up going with it. love it when a plan comes together! my mom said, "well the way i see it, your daddy pays for movies channels, and you're idea didn't work, so why don't we just watch one of the 30 movie channels." wow mom. thanks for the easy route! so that's just what we did. now, keep in mind, we three we getting bad cabin fever and getting on each other's nerves, so this wasn't some cute,sweet conversation per say ; ) so we watched a great family movie! for older kids,that's is. "College Road Trip" with Martin Lawerence and Raven Symone. the daughter is wanting to go off to college and get away from her over- protective, cop, father. she ends up realizing who her father is and vice versa. you should watch it. today reminded me of parts of that movie. but the awesome part of it all is .....

it doesn't take me wanting to move off for my dad and I to have some time together, or to know who each other are. like lunch and a quick grocery run. or my mom and I to have some special time together, or to know who each other are. and no, it's not because i live with them. it's because i want to. they want to. usually when you live with someone, you take them for granted. ever heard the phrase,"absence makes the heart grow fonder"? i'm not sure my heart could ever grow fonder of my parents. cabin fever or no cabin fever.

enjoy the little moments of life, even if you're stuck inside : )
Until later, B

Snow much fun ...

I love this toboggan! it's circa 1997! my family hated it!

I wore it one entire Thanksgiving trip to Pigeon Forge

glad I kept it .... : ) 

 

You can't really see the snow. It was a light dusting,

and at this point in the day, snow had not 

fell for a few hours.

 

here's a view from the top of the hill. 

pretty slick walking up a snowy hill when you

don't have boots! just a fun fact for ya!

So yes, the images from those pictures is the cause of my cabin fever! I love my job, and would normally be like, "Oh, extra off day! YaY!" only, i've had several off days lately and i'm all rested up. there's nothing to do,except be on the computer all day (and i now know my neck,eyes,and back dont like extended periods on the computer),eat,sleep or watch tv.

Even if you didn't get snow at your house, i hope at some point you can take a snow day off, with or without snow.

now for the greatest of all events of January ....the national championship game! ROLLLLL TIDE ROLL! rammer jammer we're gonna beat the heck out of you! 

Southern Snow day

Snow is a HUGE thing where i live. we rarely get it, so when we do, we loose our minds. how so, you might ask. glad you asked! we have no clue how to drive safely in it, we close schools down, we think 1 inch i going to have us "snowed in", we stock up on milk,bread,apparently beef (my poor sister found this out last night late in doing her regular grocery shopping),and my dad's favorites (he was the lucky one who got to go get last minute things for us) little debbie brand snacks! he bought,not joking here, like 6 boxes of snacks! unfortunately i caved and taste tested only one kind,and only one of the box., and we stay home! we call in at work, schools close and let everyone know yesterday they were closing. how nice.

i have not been productive today. i feel terrible a little bit of snow kept me home. see, i live 41-42 miles round trip from work. it doesn't seem that long, but it is. a nice little 30 minute drive each way. and on country,back, winding roads now thanks to some,hopefully, wonderful improvements road wise. luckily for me, i'm my own boss. with that being said, i'm my own benefit package. i'm my own  paycheck, sick leave, snow leave, and well, you get my point. i didn't plan for this. with it being right after the new year, we aren't as busy as normal at my salon. that's ok. it happens. we plan on it. however, i did not plan on it snowing. my clients for today moved their appointments to other days and we totally ok with it. one said, "I was just thinking, 'Wow! I've waited 3 inches with bad roots and now I don't want to get out of my pj's!'" . that one client made me feel so much better about not working. see, she's from Michigan and has lived all over the world with her army husband. i figured if she didn't want to drive 3 miles for 3 inches of roots, i was off the hook! i'm hoping this is my only snow day this week,unless its a blizzard!

if it's going to snow i want it to be 3-6 inches! something to play in, something you don't feel gulity about taking off work for and being on the computer snuggled up in your leopard print snuggie kind of snow day!

snow was much more fun when i was a kid. we seemed to have had it more then too. with having an older sister and brother and the next door neighbor,liz, we had so much fun. now we're grown. i'm the only one here now,and i'm thinking i'm not going to go play in the snow this time. or maybe i will .... hmmmm

hope everyone enjoys their day,snow or not.

and

ROLLLLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!! I SO CAN'T WAIT FOR THE BIG GAME TONIGHT! 

if only i was in Pasadena,Cali right now ......


rammer jammer, yellow hammer, we are going to beat the heck out of you!  

if only ...

if only i could muster up the faith to fully depend on the promises i learned,yet already knew, from just the introduction in the Bible study! "Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of Heaven and Earth." Psalm 121:1-2

why do i worry so? God never sleeps (that's actually verse 3. please forgive me, my Bible is in the car), He's ALWAYS there!

so many times we say to family and friends,"we're here for you just let us know what we can do for you". Well, in the south we usually add, or start with, "well bless your heart! is there anything we can do for you?"

what if they said "yes! stay awake and watch over me 24/7 for one week." what would we say? i would probably laugh, and think you were seriously joking!

i'm so excited to get to my homework tonight! i had great intentions of starting it this morning, but the extra 30 minutes in my wonderful bed was so nice!

in other news, my computer is confused at home. i was so excited and was thinking of ways to change up my blog, and blog more. it's become a great relief to me,and i'm learning lots about cooking, and even fitness, by reading other people's blogs. i'd rather sign onto blogger than facebook i think now. the new plan is for kel to see if she can get my computer "un-confused" and if not, then the hard drive is gone. nice,huh?

i can't wait to share some more on what i learn as i journey through Beth Moore's "Stepping Up". i'm really ready to "step up" now.

Until later, B

back at it!

i loved the holidays, but man i'm ready to get back into the swing of things! i'm a planner,as i'm sure you have figured out, and i'm ready to get to a routine! i was thinking how many people were waiting to start their new resolutions today since new years started on the weekend?

i kind of did. i had a healthier breakfast. for a long time now my breakfast was always 2 kellogs red berry waffles with no syrup that i ate in my car (i know bad me.) or 2 strawberry pop tarts, yes with the icing like stuff. well, the waffles have ended because the walmart i shop at has stopped carrying them, and i never think to drive across the road to see if publix has them or not. i've decided to grow up and fix a real like breakfast. this morning! i had a bagel with some cream cheese and 2 scrambled eggs (used a non-fat cooking spray instead of butter) and had my trusty glass of orange juice. that's a healthier start, don't ya think? well, maybe not the cream cheese part.

i'm so excited about tonight! tonight i start a Bible study written by the amazing Beth Moore!

i'm so excited!

i'll join some of the fabulous ladies i go to church with, and take this journey with them and my ever so wonderful mother! my mom loves Beth Moore, and i'll be honest for awhile i resented such. i'm not sure why. maybe it was because i thought my mom had become obsessed about it. then i realized, when i started the "Breaking Free" Bible study by Beth Moore, that through this lady's teachings my mom had received a healing of sorts.i have previously posted that one day i would share with you the thing or deal as i sometimes refer to it. (see FAMILY:part 3 in sept). well, God reminded me that HE broke me free from it fall 2008. how soon we forget! After the "Breaking Free" study, i saw what my  mom had been seeing. and tonight, i'm ready to start "Stepping Up"! well, at least i'm thinking i am. i'm not really familiar with this study. i'm not exactly why it's titled like it is, but God has a plan. i'll have five nights of homework, which i haven't had in some time now! even in beauty school i had most everything accomplished at school. it came easy for me, but that could have a lot to do with the fact i was freshly out of high school where i rarely had homework and never had to study. this Bible study is through Psalm 120-134, the song of the ascent.

so here's to the first day,of the first full week, of the first month, of the new year of the new decade!

Until later, B

A new year,decade,and start ... among other new-ness

i'm not sure if "new-ness" is a real word, but it is in my dictionary. i'm sure blogger hates that i make up my own words, and love to type in lower case. . . anywho ....

i hope everyone had a great end to oh nine and an excellant start to 2010! i ended oh nine at my friend's,mo, house. it was just the two of us, and we were going to eat some spaghetti (which we did-yum!) and have a movie marathon. well, mo got sick. she had to go to bed, i cleaned up the kitchen some, went to sleep right after midnight, and was home early new years day. i felt so bad for mo! later in the day she ended up in the er because she was so dehydrated from the virus that had attacked her.glad that's not the way i brought in the new year! i'm not a "party-ing" kind of gal. i don't like crazy crowds or knowing i'm driving with drunks. my  new years eves are pretty quiet. when i got home yesterday, i started getting productive. my bro and his family came over for pizza and spaghetti at lunch, then we napped,watched football, and played with my oh so precious nephews!  when they left, i started taking down all my christmas decorations in my bedroom, and that was how my whole night was spent. it's all put away and my other decorations are sitting waiting on me.

i realized late in the evening i was actually off on a saturday! that's kinda a deal for hair stylists! most hairstylist do get the 2 day weekends -work on saturdays off sundays and mondays. i, however, have always been off on wednesdays and sundays. i love being off on those days, but letmetell you! im loving being off today! i stayed in my pjs til nearly noon! i have been productive; some of that productiveness was catching up on the dvr. that's important right?! i need to make room for the new episodes coming up.  i really need to go finish up my room because my sister and her family are coming over for dinner in about 3 hours. i can't believe i'm off tomorrow too! i'm going to be so messed up come monday! and i'm hoping this monday wont be a repeat of last monday. here's a brief on last monday - late to work because of a dogsitting gig (i love the pups but wow things just werent going right), forgot a decent lunch at home so opted for hardees, had a blow out on my lunch break, had to walk 1/2 - 1 mile to some family friend's house (i've mentioned them several times before) and took their truck. went back to work, which was somewhat crazy and my burger was never eaten, and found out i had to get 2 new tires and had to leave my car overnight. that was freaking great news! so i got home late, ate some supper, took care of dogs again, home again and went to bed!

so now that i've run off on that path, let me steer back over here for the main reason for this post.

new-ness.

i'm not one to make resolutions, but i'm thinking of doing it this year. here are somethings that are coming in 2010,hopefully.

• healthier me. this doesn't mean i'm going on a diet, it just means i'm going to strive to be healthier. whats the reason behind this?

Who else could give me the motivation?! Logan (left) and Dylan (right) of course! Theyve literally changed my life, and my prspective of life.

• better time mangement. several times within oh nine, either someone,aka my mom, or even myself found that maybe i had over extended myself. if i put all my enegry into one thing,instead of fifteen other things, then that one thing would go off without a hitch, hopefully. so that's something big to me.
• more time and giving to my church. i've mentioned before i LOVE my church! and, we've grown a lot in many ways, and with that we're going to grow in buildings it looks like. we're planning on building a Family Life Center (flc) this year. we've been asked to search our hearts and pray about areas we could use to give more to God, our church and the upcoming building. basically, we don't want to have to borrow a ton of money, and we want to do what's right with God. in all things, if we keep Him in the center of it, it will be blessed,immeasurably more. so with that, i'm searching about giving up my acrillic nails, and my eating-out-for-lunch-because-its-eaiser-than-planning-ahead thinking,doing and spending. i think that last part will help with goal numero uno. i also teach GAs - girls in action - at church. we never had ga's at my home church growing up, and i just recieved the literature and have had the class for a few months now. we've been learning the books of the Bible and things like that. now comes the time for me to really take my time, study, pray, and plan for that class. the group of girls grow it seems every week, so that's great!
• a new(er) car.  i love my old car. we've had a lot of good memories! its the only car i've ever had. shes special. shes my Lola the corolla. what kind of car am i wanting? a free one! ha! really, something small-medium,good on gas, and that doesn't dry my bank account. i haven't had a car payment in years, and yes i realize now i should have saved a car payment every month since my last pay off. shoulda coulda woulda! i've had some financial issues with work. i'm just now, 5 years later, where i thought i would be in my 2-3 year of my career money wise. God has always made a way and i know He will again. maybe this time it will look something like this ...

or maybe in white ; )

better money mangement. now that i'm getting close to a certain age,thats beginning to scare me some, i'm realizing what i want more than never.

so that's a little new-ness for one day. maybe all along i've been afraid of setting goals for myself, and didn't plan for me? i hate to be selfish, but sometimes you need to be.

here's to a great new decade, and new year! it's already started out relaxing,yet productive. maybe that's a good sign from God!

Until later, B.

p.s. i would LOVE to know how to do a cute signature on here. any tips,ideas, websites,etc etc etc would be greatly appreciated!