Premier 50% Hostess Benefits

Premier is offering 50% hostess benefits on home shows of $350 or more from December 27th to January 30th.  This is a wonderful promotion, and I am so excited about the opportunities that it gives my friends and hostesses.  You are guaranteed $175 in FREE jewelry on a party of $350.  If your party is higher than $350, you get more than that.  Also, you can earn 4 $25 credits towards free jewelry.  So, on a home show of $350, you could earn $275 in FREE jewelry!!!  That’s huge!!

Please let me know if you are interested in hosting a home show.  Take a look at your calendar and let me know a date that is good for you.  Then, call or send an email to msjewelrylady@gmail.com, and we will set up your home show.  Please keep in mind that this promotion does not apply to catalogue shows.  I am, however, setting up a Hostess Mania to correspond with this promotion.

Hostess Mania                                                                                                                                                                                         

I need at least six ladies to participate in the Hostess Mania, but more are welcome.  Here’s how it works.  Each hostess will take catalogue orders for two weeks.  Then, we will all get together for a fun night of fellowship.  Each lady should bring at least $100 in orders and one friend.  However, if you bring $350 in orders, you will get the 50% hostess benefits.  Each hostess will receive the $25 credit for having her show on the originally scheduled date and the $25 credit for having $100 in advance orders.  On a $100 order (with the regular 30% hostess benefits), that’s $80 in free jewelry!  On a $350 order, that’s $225 in FREE JEWELRY!!!!  I would like to do the Hostess Mania on January 9th so I will need to know who my hostesses are pretty quickly.  Please call or email me at msjewelrylady@gmail.com if you are interested in participating.  On January 9th, we will not do a full-fledged home show.  We will go over the hostess benefits plans, I will explain the Golden Guarantee, I will answer any questions you have about my business, then we will have some snacks and play in the jewelry!  I will also have a small gift for each hostess. I am excited!  I think this will be some very fun girl time.  I can’t wait to hear from you!

Merry Christmas

I hope that all of my readers had a wonderful Christmas today.  I know I did.   It’s been a rough few months, but Christ didn’t come so that we can dwell on what’s going wrong in our lives.  He came to give us eternal life, and along the way, he gives us many many blessings.  

Today, Jonathan’s family and my family had Christmas dinner together at my mom and dad’s house.  Mr. and Mrs. Moral are rarely in town for Christmas as they are serving in the mission field overseas, so their presence this Christmas makes it a memorable occasion.  It was a feast.  My mom had a spiral-sliced honey ham, green beans, hashbrown casserole, pineapple casserole, vegetables and dip, roles.  I  brought asparagus casserole and apple dumplings (thank you Anne for that idea!  I found the recipe in a cookbook from Livvie’s school).  Mrs. Moral brought egg roles and a sweet and sour sauce that were delicious.  And believe it or not, Jonathan made a triple chocolate cake with peppermint filling that was scrumptious.  I was impressed!  My honey can bake!  Our multicultural Christmas was absolutely perfect.

Sometimes I think that I wasn’t cut out for this Mommy thing.  I LOVE being a mom, but I suck at it most of the time.  I lost my patience with Olivia a few times today, which wasn’t exactly what I wanted to happen on Christmas.  I have this silly idea that we can have a day that we are just happy, that my nerves don’t get tested, and that she doesn’t have to get in trouble.  She’s a good kid, actually she’s a great kid, but when we’ve been together for a while, she starts to think that Mommy doesn’t need any Mommy time, and I truly value my short moments to myself when I can just breathe.  She started in on me at 8:30 this morning, and it barely let up all day.  “Mommy, get me this.  Mommy, I need that.  Mommy, help me with this.  Mommy. . . Mommy. . . Mommy. . . Mommy.”  I wanted to change my name by noon today!

Now, thinking back on the day, I am so mad at myself that I am in tears.  I should be hanging on her every word.  I should help her with everything with which she needs help.  I should play with her every time she asks.  I should pay attention every time she calls my name, Mommy.  Tomorrow is a new day; it’s not Christmas, but it is a new day.  I am going to work on that everyday until the end of the day that I look back and could not have done anything better.  My fuse is definitely not as long as it once was.  This parenting thing just wasn’t meant to be done by one person alone.

Once it was all said and done, Olivia did not have to spend Christmas 2008 in her bedroom (which I threatened several times), she got MOST of what she wanted (that’s another story), and we both learned a valuable lesson in patience.  Best of all, we merged the Cross/Smith and Moral families for a very meaningful Christmas celebration.

Merry Christmas all!!

Premier Birthday Club

I am rolling out a new program for 2009.  It’s called Megan’s Premier Birthday Club.  If you want to be a member of my Birthday Club you will receive the following:
 
1.)  Half off one item on the week of your birthday  (this can be the most expensive item of your order.)
2.)  15% off the rest of your order the week of your birthday
5.)  One specially priced offer the week of your birthday (the 15% off will not apply to this item, it will already be discounted more than 15%.)
3.)  A $25 coupon towards free jewelry if you book a home show the week of your birthday
4.)  A $25 coupon towards free jewelry if we do a one-on-one Premier opportunity meeting the week of your birthday.
 
The week of your birthday means the seven days from Sunday to Saturday that includes your birthday.  I will not be able to honor these specials outside of that week (simply because it will be hard to keep up with; so to keep it simple, I will have to limit the specials to that week.)

To join the Birthday Club, simply send an email to msjewelrylady@gmail.com that includes your name, birthday, mailing and postal addresses, then you are a member!  I am excited about the Birthday Club and can’t wait to hear from all of you.

Men, you can enter your wives.  I’m sure she won’t mind.

And the Turmoil Continues. . .

In my past few posts, I have written about some turmoil in my career.  As it stands now, the turmoil continues.  I have been praying for God’s will in my life, and I believe that all of this is happening because God has something better for me.  However, in the meantime, it’s all made me feel like much less of a person.  I’ve had my character questioned and criticized, and am beginning to question it myself.  I HATE that feeling, even though  I know there is always room for improvement.  “He’s still workin on me, to make me what I oughta be.”

I was watching Joel Osteen tonight.  It just happened to be on ABC Family after the movie Cars, and he was talking about praising God for the outcome, while still in the midst of the situation.  Basically, you praise him for something before it happens.  His quote was, “The harder it gets, the closer I am to my victory.”  I wrote that down because I didn’t want to forget it.  I’m confident there’s a victory at the end of all of this.  It will happen in God’s time.  I’m just gonna praise him in the storm.  Nobody can take away my praise.

I have a whole heapin lotta stuff for which to praise Him!!!!  The accountant in me wants to start a bulleted list right here, but then I’m afraid I’d leave something out, so I’ll talk about one thing that is a huge blessing to me.  My life group!  Man, what an awesome group of people!  We had our life group Christmas party last night.  We feasted on royal red shrimp shipped from Gulf Shores, a fried turkey, all kinds of side dishes, and some wonderful dessert.  Our fellowship was full of laughter.  We had a wonderful night.

Then, I don’t know what I was thinking, but I brought all the girls Livvie’s age home with me for a Christmas sleepover.  We made gingerbread cookies and decorated them.  That was fun.  The girls bickered all night though.  I guess that’s typical at that age, but a little more than I could handle alone.  I was seriously outnumbered, and kids are so different then they were when I was growing up, so aware, so opinionated, so socially conscious.  They were all very curious about why we live in an apartment ( it’s a 900ish sq. ft. townhouse with two bedrooms and two baths) and where was Livvie’s dad.  One even said, “You look like you should live in a big beautiful house with stairs.”  Huh?  What does that look like exactly?  All of that surprised me because Livvie is completely oblivious to social status.  She just doesn’t care.

Livvie is an organizer.  She wants to organize everything and everyone.  She had a plan that they would all make two cookies each while wearing Christmas pajamas and listening to a Christmas CD.  Then, they would all gather around the tv and fall asleep watching a Christmas movie that she had preselected for them.  That went over like a lead balloon.  Some of the girls did not agree with her choice of music or movie and were very vocal about that.  They were also very adamant about where and with whom they wanted to sleep.  ugh.  Never again.  I tried to talk to Livvie about being bossy, and that maybe her friends would enjoy coming over more if she tried to be a little less of an organizer.  Hopefully, it sunk in.

Well, I am tired, and still haven’t watched today’s service online.  (With six kids and having to keep the Fusion Babies, I was unable to attend service this morning.)  I will do that now and then go to bed.

Ready for this Adventure to End

Since my last post, my career life has taken another turn for the worst.  I am now more confused than ever about where God’s plan is taking me.  That being said, I have completely put it in his hands.  It’s a very peaceful feeling.

Tomorrow is a pivotal day.  With one outcome, I will be absolutely sure of His plan.  With the other outcome, I will still be confused.  I am sure there are other outcomes that haven’t even crossed my mind.  Lord, grant me wisdom and courage.

I can’t sleep.  It’s 4 am, and this is the third time I have been awake.  After publishing this post, I will make one more fruitless attempt to sleep through this night.  If you read this post before 9 am, please say a prayer for me, and for God’s will carried out in my life.

Attention: Men

Still got Christmas presents that you need to buy for the women in your life?  I can help.  Whether it’s for your wife, girlfriend, mother, or daughter, Premier Designs has the perfect piece of jewelry that is just right for her.  I am still taking last minute orders.  I will help you decide on which beautiful pieces are right for her, then I will order, gift wrap, and deliver wherever you wish. 

Best of all, Premier Designs jewelry is covered by a lifetime guarantee.  Anything that happens to the jewelry due to manufacturers defect is covered under the guarantee, and Premier will replace it for the life of the jewelry.

So,  where do you sign up??  Just send an email to msjewelrylady@gmail.com.  I can’t wait to help you with your Christmas shopping!!

By the way, be sure to contact me by Monday, December 15th to avoid extra shipping costs.

An Interesting Turn of Events

As my loyal readers know, however few you may be, I’ve had a little turmoil in my career lately.  Just two weeks ago, I was so dreading going to work that it brought me to tears.  I published a blog post about listening to God, and being obedient to him as I let that situation play out.

I’ve also had this issue with my neck going on for the past couple of years.  I have alluded to it a couple of times in my blog.  It’s the origin of most of my problems at work, which is why the work thing was so discouraging.  No matter what I did, I couldn’t rise above it alone, because I need a doctor to figure out what is wrong with my neck before I can correct the other issues.

Last week (which seems like a month ago for some reason), these two inter-related situations took an interesting turn of events.  After having a very heartfelt conversation with my supervisor, he finally got what I had been trying to tell him for two years.  “Hey, I hurt, and it’s affecting my ability to do my job.”  I just needed someone to be compassionate enough to give me the time I need to get a diagnosis and a treatment.  After two years of prayer, God finally gave it to me.  I am now on medical leave under FMLA, and am already making progress toward healing.  My job is not in jeopardy.  My relationship with my boss is on the mend.  And, I am finally getting time to really focus on solving this problem.  God is so good.

I went to see a doctor at UAB today.  He gave me hope about my situation that has been absent for months now.  He says that I have significant nerve damage in my left arm and hand, and that he believes there may be an injury to a group of nerves called the brachial plexus that originate in the neck but are mainly located in the shoulder/thoracic area (if I understood him correctly.)  No other doctor of the seven I have seen, has mentioned the brachial plexus!  I am excited.  A new idea!  This doctor, will of course, start a new round of tests to look at my left shoulder.  I don’t know what the treatment will be, but I don’t care.  I am just ready to get back to the pain free life that I had before all of this began.

Ironically, I am enjoying life as a stay-at-home mom.  I always thought that I was a working girl, that I would be bored at home.  Bored?  No way!  I have been able to spend so much time with Livvie, and do things that I love to do such as stamping and making cards. I’m taking some time to rest, and I’m loving every minute of it.