Everyone I know is into Farmville on Facebook.
In a way, it drives me nuts. Just another "time sucker" as my friend Jane says.
But I do like their logo, so here it is on a t-shirt.
You can get this logo on sweatshirts, t-shirts, coffee mugs, anything. And it's all by Zazzle.com,
where I have my store Zazzle.com/creativethought, so I know it's good because I've gotten some shirts from them and they're very nice quality. The big thing I like about Zazzle is that everything comes with a 100% money back guarantee...I wish more things came with a guarantee these days!

Target Moms = zombies?

Sure, it starts innocently enough. You're newly married and pregnant, you need some things, you go to Target and find adorable baby outfits, strollers, crib sheets, soft blankets, things for "kid proofing" your home, things you didn't even know you needed.
The blessed event happens, you are a mom. You are responsible for another human being's well being, their life is in your hands. You are completely overwhelmed and over tired, and lucky if you get to take a shower every other day. Where can you go to make yourself feel better? Go to Target. You can even get your coffee there. Hey, it counts as getting out of the house. And you know, everyone needs the essentials, toilet paper, shampoo, underwear. They've got all that and more at Target. They've got things you didn't even know you needed. They've got things you didn't even know existed. That red bullseye seduces you, it hypnotizes you. When you're at the end of your rope, just throw the kid in the car and run to Target. They don't call it retail therapy for no reason. There are lots of mombies there...you know, moms who walk around with that blank stare, sucking down their Starbucks, getting a little box of animal crackers for the kid.
This will be great, you think. Your husband will come home from a tough day at the office and not only will you have some bright new plates on the table, that will hopefully distract him from the piles of dirty laundry, but wait until you tell him they had that little orange/red sticker...you know the one...the one that says clearance! Yes, wait until you tell him how much money you saved! He'll be so thrilled with you.
Once, in February, I bought two light up Christmas elves. They're about 2 feet high, and I thought they were kind of cute. But then, I saw the clearance sticker and found out they were only six dollars a piece! Wow! They had originally been almost forty dollars each! What a deal! I had to have them. I was so excited! I brought them home and set one up in the living room to show the family. My dog just wouldn't stop growling at it, and my daughter (now a teenager), said it gave her the creeps.
The elves are in the basement storage now. Not sure if I'll get them out at Christmas time.
What made me feel wonderful once are now just a painful reminder of things I buy that I don't really love or need. Take my word for it next time you're wandering around Target aimlessly...skip the elves. Put the money into the kid's college fund.
Everyone will be happier.

The Green Mile

The movie "The Green Mile" is on tonight. I haven't seen it for a few years.
It is such a good movie. I had forgotten what a good movie it is.
There are so many excellent scenes. Tom Hanks, Bonnie Hunt, Gary Sinese, they are wonderful. The interaction between them is incredible to watch. Each individual performance is so believable, you forget they're acting, and it's real. I love the movie, although it's hard to watch. Because it's sad. Like life, I guess.

Money?

Can money pay for the all the days I lived awake but half asleep?
It's a line from a song, yet it seems so true.
I'm lucky to have a job, especially the way the economy is going.
So, I really don't want to complain that I'm not "happy" or "satisfied" at my job.
Sometimes I wonder though, what would I do if I won the lottery?
What would I do if I didn't need the money for food, clothing, shelter?
What is really important to me?
Well, right now it's food, clothing and shelter for myself and my family.
I know there are other ways to be "fulfilled", I need to find some hobbies!
I have a million things on my list of things I want to do, and a million things on my list of things I have to do. And we all have the same amount of hours in a day, how come some people can accomplish so much more than others? Is it focus? Ambition? Attitude?
Some things on my list of things I want to do include:
Yoga, Meditation, Jewelry Making, Scrapbooking, Genealogy, Candle Making, Painting, Collage, Photography, learning web design, and that's just off the top of my head...(and in no particular order),
these are things I dabble in when I have spare time.
There's just so much more I'd like to do.
Should I pick one thing and concentrate on learning and doing more of that?
Sometimes I procrastinate. Sometimes I start 18 things at once, and finish none of them.
Sometimes I feel obligated to do things.
Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed with all of the things I have to do.
I guess I need to remember that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."