I Love Fridays!

In honor of my new, more positive attitude, I would like to say that I love Fridays! I liked Fridays before I started working because it felt like something (the week???) had been completed, and everything would start afresh again on Monday. Now that I have my little part-time job and I have earned a couple of paychecks, I LOVE Fridays--every other one, especially. There is nothing in the world like seeing that a deposit has been made in your bank account. It is very satisfying. Along the same lines is my satisfaction and feeling of accomplishment with regard to this blog. I have been blogging for a few years now and have been trying to make my blog something that is pleasant and enjoyable to read. I also wanted to see if I could earn a little money with my casual writing, and I have. With the Google AdSense, I have slowing been building up my blog's money making ability, that is a great feeling too. Thank you for reading and you truly can make money with a simple, blog/journal.

Daily Affirmation

These days I have been feeling like that weird character  Al Franken played during his stint on Saturday Night Live. The the character was Stuart Smalley, and the skit was "Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley." With all the junk that has been happening in my life right now, I decided that I was going to continue to try to be positive. The bankruptcy looming large, trouble in my marriage and my youngest kiddo having some health problems just seem too much to bear, but I really do think a positive attitude will make things turn around. Even with the bad stuff happening all around me, there are also good things mixed in. I try to find something really great to be happy about each day. I also think that I am going to have to be the one who digs us out of this financial crap hole, so I think that staying positive might just invite an opportunity for me to change our situation around. So, in the words of Stuart Smalley, today I am repeating to myself: I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!" That's my daily affirmation, I hope it helps!

Old Ford Truck

This week I bought a 1974 Ford pick up truck. Yes, I know it is 36 years old! Yes, I know they don't make them like that anymore, but heck, it sure is fun to drive around in an unusual vehicle! Everyone has something to say about it. Never mind the fact that the truck is kiwi green and white. Never mind that the truck feels like you are steering a boat! It is just fun. I actually bought it so my daughter would be able to drive to school since she will be taking some off-campus classes in the Fall, I thought I just couldn't pass this opportunity up. Sometimes old things are cool, and right now, I am the coolest but not old!) mom in town!

"Date Night" is More Than Just a Comedy

Have you ever gone to a movie expecting to be entertained, and end up coming out of the movie having been moved in an unexpected way? That is exactly what happened to me this weekend when my husband and I went to see the film "Date Night" starring Tina Fey and Steve Carrell. I thought it would be a good laugh and that I would enjoy it and that would be it, but the film did far more than that. Near the climax of the movie when the couple was talking about their friends who were breaking up, and how the friends described their relationship as really excellent roommates, I really had to think about that. The Tina Fey and Steve Carrell couple were trying to figure out if they were more than just "excellent roommates" or if their marriage was more than that. I have been married for twenty years and lately, I have been questioning what my relationship with my husband is, and what it means. We have been traveling on a pretty bumpy and precarious road for the last couple of years, and frankly, for me, our relationship is quite like being excellent roommates. I have no desire to divorce my husband, but I also have no real motivation to be anything more than a roommate. He has become someone different than I thought he was. I am sure I am different than the person he married twenty years ago. I am much more independent and stronger than I ever thought of myself in the early years of our marriage. I used to think he was a hero; that he could fix anything, and solve any problem. What I have now come to realize is that I am the one who is strong and can solve problems and keep us together. It has been me all along. I have been let down and hurt and confused by my husband for all these years and the thing that has kept me going; kept me with him, is my faith, and my strength. I am so much more than just a housewife. I don't know what the future holds. Maybe we will get stronger and survive the current mess we are in. Maybe we will continue being excellent roommates, or maybe there will be more in store for us that will bring us closer, I just don't know. The movie, "Date Night" is a good one and there is more of a message in it than your average comedy. I'm glad I saw it!

Tiger Woods Nike Commercial

What do you think of the new Nike commercial featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his deceased father? Does it make you want to go out and buy a set of Nike golf clubs? I am not sure what the point of the commercial is. Tiger Woods has apologized to the whole world, so why is such a commercial needed? In my opinion, the ad will not increase sales of Nike golf equipment. In fact, I think the ad is a little creepy, and Tiger looks weird in it and it could turn people off to the Nike brand. I think he needs to worry less about what his fans and endorsers think, and concentrate on trying to heal his relationship with his wife and children. Maybe he should fire his handlers and just try to live out of the spotlight for a long while.