Comparisons Make You Feel Like Poo!

“I make as much as she does; why can’t I dress like that?”

“She’s had three kids, I’ve only had one, why can’t I have that body?”

“She’s got it all together, always on time, always looking good; why not me?”

“Why, why, why???”

Ladies, does this sound familiar?  Or, I am the only one that is constantly comparing herself to other women?  Why is that we can never be good enough. . . for ourselves?

I never have a hard time thinking of all the blessings in my life: my family, Livvie, Jonathan, the roof over my head, and the food on my plate.  This isn’t a pity party about what I don’t have.  It just never fails that I find some quality in another woman that I wish I had myself.  I guess to some extent it is healthy, but to some extent, it’s just dangerous to my mental well-being.

I think that women are naturally competitive.  We want to have the most well-behaved children, the best hair, the neatest home, and the cutest shoes.  Identifying qualities within ourselves on which we would like to improve is healty.  Self-improvement is a good thing.  But at some point, I think we should all just realize certain things about ourselves that are just simply parts of our personality,and without them, we wouldn’t be ourselves.  For instance, I am forgetful. . . extremely forgetful.  Flighty as the day is long.  I realize this, and I do things to help me not forget EVERYTHING, such as maintaining a planner.  However, sometimes I forget to write things in the planner, or forget the planner all together!  So, although I do things to keep me from forgetting the important things in life, at some point, I just have to realize that being flighty is part of what makes me me, and I will never be that woman who has it “all together” (even if I do have the cutest shoes!)

Ladies, God made you who you are.  Be the best you that you can be, but LOVE yourself.

A Year to Celebrate, Cookies, and “Speciael Poeple”

It’s girl scout cookie time.  All of the pre-ordered cookies are here, so if you ordered cookies from Livvie, please let me know a good time to deliver them.  However, if you did not pre-order, I can still take orders, and they will be filled pretty quickly.  Just let me know.  Livvie and I have spent a good part of the past two days sorting cookies.  We took preorders of 316 boxes of cookies.  It’s a TON of cookies, and they are spread out all over my apartment at the moment.

On another note, Jonathan and I have been together for one year as of yesterday.  It’s been a great year, and I hope for many more.  In celebration of our year together, Jonathan took me to Ruth’s Chris Steak House.  Then we went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic at the Rave.  The food at Ruth’s Chris was spectacular.  It was my first experience at the restaurant, and I was pleased.  The movie was also pleasing.  I was very entertained.  The movie addressed the meeting of the superficial with what really matters in a heart-warming, funny, and mostly light-hearted fashion.

On the medical front, I have a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday with a doctor of alternative medicine.  I was referred to him by my neurologist.  Hopefully, he’ll have some good ideas.  Then, on Thursday, I have an appointment with a hand doctor who will evaluate whether or not to try and correct the carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands/wrists.    If he decides to do that, I think it will be the first step towards me being able to be productive in a work environment.  As it stands now, just typing this blog post makes my hands go numb and my wrists ache.  Please keep praying for me.

Now, just typing the prior sentence leaves me with sense of guilt, and here’s why.  Tonight, Livvie accompanied me to some Premier training in Decatur.  For the most part, she was very quiet and well-behaved.  At one point, my mind drifted and I found myself thinking about everything but the training at hand.  I was thinking about my upcoming doctor’s appointments, my career, what will I do if it were to change, me, myself, and I.  Then, I noticed that Livvie’s mind had drifted too.  She had pulled out a notepad and some brightly colored markers that she had packed in her purse.  She had labeled the top of the paper “Speciael Poeple” and numbered it all the way down.  Then, she just started listing people.  Papa, Mommy, Mimi, Sarah, Grant. . . on and on.  (Yes, Papa was before Mommy.) When my mind drifted, I thought all about me.  When her mind drifted, she thought all about the “speciael poeple” in her life.  I learned a lot from my daughter tonight.  In fact, she is constantly teaching me the things that I should be teaching her.  She is such blessing.  God ALWAYS knows what He is doing.  There are no “accidents.”

Premier Valentines’s Specials

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching.  What better gift than jewelry?  Here are some specials that I will be offering through the entire month of February.  These make great gifts for family members, friends, or girlfriends, or just take advantage of them to spoil yourself!!

Always and Timeless rings are great for young daughters

Buy the Always ring at 25% off for just $23, or the Timeless ring for just $16.50!!

Amore necklace

Amore necklace is beautiful in gold with a beautiful sale price of just $22.00!!

All about charm

Buy any of the Charmed, Charming, or Charrm It pieces at 25% off, or buy the complete ensemble at 30% off.

Cherish bracelet

At 25% off, the sweet Cherish bracelet is just $21.75!!

Especially Yours bracelet

The Especially Yours antiqued silver bracelet is also 25% off.

Ever After ring

The Ever After ring is on sale for just $33.00!!

Forever and Lots of Love rings

Forever is also a beautiful ring for a little girl, and is on sale for just $19.00.  The Lots of Love ring is a great choice for the pink lovers on your gift list and is also on sale for $19.00!!

Heart to Heart bracelet

The Heart to Heart bracelet, regularly priced at $33, is on sale for just $24.00!!

Love at First Sight ring

The Love at First Sight ring is one of my personal favorites.  It is on sale for just $42.00!!

Proposal ring

The Proposal ring is a beautiful rhodium plated piece, and is on sale for $25.00!!

Roma ensemble

What a great value on the Roma ensemble!  These two pieces are on sale as an emsemble, which can be bought at the wonderful price of just $29.00!!

Samantha ensemble

The Samantha ensemble can be bought at 30% off, both pieces for just $41.00!!

Sweetie anklet and Joelle necklace

Sale price for the Sweetie necklace is just $19.00, and the Joelle necklace is $14.00.

Together, Heartfelt, and Priority rings

Sale prices for these beautiful rings are as follows:  Together is $16.00, Priority is $27.00, and Heartfelt is $26.00.

Two Hearts necklace

The Two Hearts necklace is a trendy look where the toggle closure is worn in the front.  It is on sale for $29.00!!

Valentino necklace

The Valentino is reversible which makes it two necklaces in one.  That’s two necklaces for just $27.00!!

Please call me or send an email to msjewelrylady@gmail.com if you would like to take advantage of the great savings on these beautiful pieces.  I’m looking forward to hearing from you!!

Enlightened

Last weekend Jonathan introduced me to a company by the name of Investools that might change my life.  Jonathan had attended the Get Motivated seminar in Huntsville last Wednesday, and there he signed us up for an investing seminar.  He called me on Friday at 4:30 and asked me to be at his house by 5:30 to talk to someone on the phone who was going to walk us through a website sponsored by Wealth Magazine.  My first reaction was, “What has he gotten us into?!!”  I thought this was some kind of scam.  But I thought, Jonathan is an intelligent man, and I trust him.

Needless to say, we spoke to the lady on the phone and she gave us a brief synopsis on the Investools website.  I hadn’t formed much of an opinion at this point, but I was still trusting Jonathan.  However, by the first half-hour of the seminar on Saturday,  my attitude had drastically changed.  I knew that I was about to learn some info that would answer a prayer and might just completely change the course of my life.  I am so pumped about learning how to make my money work for me.

Over and over again over the last few months, God has shown me just how much he is in control.  The plan that I had for my life isn’t what He had planned for me, but the steps that I took to get to “my plan” might just help me accomplish “His plan.”  Last weekend, I learned that I already had some tools in my toolbox when it comes to investing.  I plan to use those as soon as possible, plus I am going to use every ounce of energy that i can to learn more about it.