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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Blog-versary...saying goodbye and the reason
On March 14, 2008 I started this blog. I think I did it on my lunch hour while at work. I was working that year at the elementary level and was miserable. I was depressed. I think I was looking for an outlet.. I am not sure...
The name of my blog comes from a statement made to me when I was working in a treatment center. The person commenting was a parent of a child that was in the treatment center. She was speaking at a conference and she said "until you can Walk A Mile in my shoes...please don't assume" This statement has made me who I am today.
I am a strong advocate to those I teach. I try to make no assumptions and I try to not judge. I use the word try because I am not perfect...I do make assumptions and I certainly do judge. But when I work with my students I try very hard to listen to their stories. I am good at what I do.
So Walk A Mile was born. I really didn't follow the path on this blog that I first intended, but that is not to say I haven't enjoyed this blog. It has been a part of my life for 4 years. So much has happened in those 4 years...much of what is documented on these pages. My excitement, my angst, my pride, my challenges, my anger, my faith and other things.
In the first half of your life you spend the majority of it on your family, your career, helping others, encouraging others doing for others... women especially get caught up in those things... The Second Half of your life.. you get to reinvent who you are...what you want to do..
I am now in my second half of life. It has been a journey already figuring this out and letting go.
It is time to let go of Walk (ing) A Mile ...It is time for me to explore the next 50 years... my faith, my loves, my retirement and so on... I still will be working as I have but I will also be planning and scheming my retirement... I will still be parenting but I will also being exploring being an empty nester...
I want you to come along with me...join me in The Second Half...I have a Blog Frog community ready to launch... I have lots of ideas for posts...I have different topics for different days...You will also get to read about my everyday life...much the same as on this blog.. I am excited about all of this...
I am ready to move and challenge myself...How about you?
In a previous post I gave a link to a Word Press blog...but I am changing back to Blogspot/Blogger as I struggled with all the newness...
Here is the link...The Second Half... there is nothing there yet....please hang on.. I will add the follower stuff tonight...come visit...It is gonna be fun!
The name of my blog comes from a statement made to me when I was working in a treatment center. The person commenting was a parent of a child that was in the treatment center. She was speaking at a conference and she said "until you can Walk A Mile in my shoes...please don't assume" This statement has made me who I am today.
I am a strong advocate to those I teach. I try to make no assumptions and I try to not judge. I use the word try because I am not perfect...I do make assumptions and I certainly do judge. But when I work with my students I try very hard to listen to their stories. I am good at what I do.
So Walk A Mile was born. I really didn't follow the path on this blog that I first intended, but that is not to say I haven't enjoyed this blog. It has been a part of my life for 4 years. So much has happened in those 4 years...much of what is documented on these pages. My excitement, my angst, my pride, my challenges, my anger, my faith and other things.
In the first half of your life you spend the majority of it on your family, your career, helping others, encouraging others doing for others... women especially get caught up in those things... The Second Half of your life.. you get to reinvent who you are...what you want to do..
I am now in my second half of life. It has been a journey already figuring this out and letting go.
It is time to let go of Walk (ing) A Mile ...It is time for me to explore the next 50 years... my faith, my loves, my retirement and so on... I still will be working as I have but I will also be planning and scheming my retirement... I will still be parenting but I will also being exploring being an empty nester...
I want you to come along with me...join me in The Second Half...I have a Blog Frog community ready to launch... I have lots of ideas for posts...I have different topics for different days...You will also get to read about my everyday life...much the same as on this blog.. I am excited about all of this...
I am ready to move and challenge myself...How about you?
In a previous post I gave a link to a Word Press blog...but I am changing back to Blogspot/Blogger as I struggled with all the newness...
Here is the link...The Second Half... there is nothing there yet....please hang on.. I will add the follower stuff tonight...come visit...It is gonna be fun!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Moving on...
This blog will be disappearing soon..... I am moving to Wordpress for all the different reasons... Just thought I would share...My reason for blogging is changing..my focus shall I say? I will tell you all about soon...hopefully sooner than later!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
For Lent...My bed...
Okay...don't panic...I didn't give up my bed for Lent.. well...maybe sort of!
In the past few months I would classify myself as a slug... I would go to work, come home, fix dinner, and then lay on my bed..to watch the news or read or play on the computer or to nap...that is all I would accomplish each day...Not that any of those things are bad...just not ALL. THE. TIME!
So last Tuesday we discussed Lent and what we all thought about giving up or picking up... I was stuck... I couldn't think of anything...at first I thought about my Diet Coke...did that in the past...then I thought about morning devotionals...am doing that... so I ponder...Laura is giving up Subway, Lydia is going to do some sort of Art (she hasn't started) and then it came to me... I am going to give up hanging out on my bed...
From 4pm until 8pm I am not going to touch my bed. I am going to hang out in the other parts of my house. I am not going to go as far to say as I am going to accomplish anything while doing that...only that I am going to become more attentive to my needs and the needs of my family...
I started right away on Thursday... I was sort of like a lost puppy...but I did watch the news downstairs and while down there I matched some socks and organized a couple boxes... I read and took the pooch for a walk... On Friday..we were gone from 4 until after 8... but today I hopped out of bed...ran a couple errands...did some laundry...helped Lydia in her room...and am now getting ready to leave for a chunk of time... Saturdays will be a little different as I am home all day!
I have to say it will be a bit tough...but I do anticpate liking myself more and I will start enjoying my house... maybe I will do some of those Pinterest things I repinned...
In the past few months I would classify myself as a slug... I would go to work, come home, fix dinner, and then lay on my bed..to watch the news or read or play on the computer or to nap...that is all I would accomplish each day...Not that any of those things are bad...just not ALL. THE. TIME!
So last Tuesday we discussed Lent and what we all thought about giving up or picking up... I was stuck... I couldn't think of anything...at first I thought about my Diet Coke...did that in the past...then I thought about morning devotionals...am doing that... so I ponder...Laura is giving up Subway, Lydia is going to do some sort of Art (she hasn't started) and then it came to me... I am going to give up hanging out on my bed...
From 4pm until 8pm I am not going to touch my bed. I am going to hang out in the other parts of my house. I am not going to go as far to say as I am going to accomplish anything while doing that...only that I am going to become more attentive to my needs and the needs of my family...
I started right away on Thursday... I was sort of like a lost puppy...but I did watch the news downstairs and while down there I matched some socks and organized a couple boxes... I read and took the pooch for a walk... On Friday..we were gone from 4 until after 8... but today I hopped out of bed...ran a couple errands...did some laundry...helped Lydia in her room...and am now getting ready to leave for a chunk of time... Saturdays will be a little different as I am home all day!
I have to say it will be a bit tough...but I do anticpate liking myself more and I will start enjoying my house... maybe I will do some of those Pinterest things I repinned...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Two Endorsements--doing my part
Ever since Diane Sawyer started the Made in America campaign I bought into it. I bought several Christmas gifts that were made in America and bought most of them from a small second hand bookstore--the gifts were new tho. The bookstore is Sixth Chamber.
About a month or so ago I was reading and clicking thru blogs and came upon an interesting story about Shampoo Bar. It peeked my curiousity because it was mainly about being more GREEN. So I read on and learned about a product called a shampoo bar. In essence it is bar of soap that was shampoo. The reason why it was green is because you get rid of using the plastic bottles. After reading that I went into my bathroom and counted no less than 6 bottles...mostly shampoo, some body wash and one bubble bath...crazy! So I went on Amazon and typed in Shampoo Bar. Surprisingly it came up with many hits...and several companies that sell shampoo bars...I started reading about them and about 1/4 of the way through I came upon an interesting company...
Soap Hope... Soap Hope is a company that sells all sorts of soaps, lotions. lip stuff and make up. But the real cool thing is all their profits go to woman in poverty. Wow! Something I stand for... helping others... So... I went ahead and ordered the shampoo bar... although it turns out that I am not a fan of the shampoo bar...at least not the one I purchased...What I am a fan of is the company...Wow...what a great way to support woman...and woman in the USA!
They have all sort of home products...and ALL the products go to WOMAN living in poverty
Another place that I have become smitten with is Sweet Bebe Cakes in South Saint Paul. It is a small cupcake "store" French Bistro type of place that sells yummy cupcakes.. move over Magnolia's! I first sampled their goods at a street celebration in SSP called On The Road Again... and then didn't really see them again until this past weekend when I finally went into their shop on 15th Ave N. We had plans to go..and what sealed the deal was a Groupon Coupon...6 cupcakes for $1...Woot! The buttercream frosting is the bomb!
About a month or so ago I was reading and clicking thru blogs and came upon an interesting story about Shampoo Bar. It peeked my curiousity because it was mainly about being more GREEN. So I read on and learned about a product called a shampoo bar. In essence it is bar of soap that was shampoo. The reason why it was green is because you get rid of using the plastic bottles. After reading that I went into my bathroom and counted no less than 6 bottles...mostly shampoo, some body wash and one bubble bath...crazy! So I went on Amazon and typed in Shampoo Bar. Surprisingly it came up with many hits...and several companies that sell shampoo bars...I started reading about them and about 1/4 of the way through I came upon an interesting company...
Soap Hope... Soap Hope is a company that sells all sorts of soaps, lotions. lip stuff and make up. But the real cool thing is all their profits go to woman in poverty. Wow! Something I stand for... helping others... So... I went ahead and ordered the shampoo bar... although it turns out that I am not a fan of the shampoo bar...at least not the one I purchased...What I am a fan of is the company...Wow...what a great way to support woman...and woman in the USA!
They have all sort of home products...and ALL the products go to WOMAN living in poverty
Another place that I have become smitten with is Sweet Bebe Cakes in South Saint Paul. It is a small cupcake "store" French Bistro type of place that sells yummy cupcakes.. move over Magnolia's! I first sampled their goods at a street celebration in SSP called On The Road Again... and then didn't really see them again until this past weekend when I finally went into their shop on 15th Ave N. We had plans to go..and what sealed the deal was a Groupon Coupon...6 cupcakes for $1...Woot! The buttercream frosting is the bomb!
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So I am proudly trying to being mindful of Made in America products and/or those that directly help the small businesses. Are you?
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