The best kind of resolution is the one that lasts for more than a week, a month or a year... It's the kind that • changes your life • by consistent application. Here's to our second year of living on a PLAN, working together in commitment toward our goals and never giving up on the resolution we made 2 years ago to get there.
Happy New Year! and to my husband, I love you very much!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Bad Trends
I'm always observing social trends and the affects they have around us. Some trends are incredibly useful, while others... are definitely pointless.
Sometimes people my age do things that I'm not sure I understand. Some of these people are referred to as "hipsters". If you're not quite sure how to identify the hipster style, this chart can help:
Others who may not be hipsters also sometimes enjoy these styles because of their over-infusion into our culture I guess. As all teens and twenty-somethings tend to do, everyone wants a style that makes them stand out. However, partaking in fads makes you blend in! Oh the irony. Anyway, I've picked up on some faddy trends of late. The more I see them the more I wonder how much longer these things will be trends, such as...
Mustaches. Mustaches on everything: jewelry, tshirts, fingers under your nose. Why? I'm really not sure. I don't know that I could wear a mustache necklace and be taken seriously anywhere. It kinda says 'I want to look like I'm in a 1920s barber shop quartet'... and while those are cool, subconsciously mocking it isn't really as cool.
Skinny Jeans. Oh Lord. While these may look alright on rail thin women, they are questionable on men and everyone else... and most of the folks I've seen wearing them in public look like the two above. They can't be comfy! They certainly aren't flattering.
Ugg Boots. Ugg stands for ugly, it's in their name! Everyone and their brudder has a pair of these, typically worn over the bottoms of jeans. I'm not sure why they're so popular, but they do live up to their name.
Ugly Purses. If you glance by the handbag sections of most department stores, you'll find seas of bulky, ugly shoulder bags that look like filled diapers! They seem to be getting bigger and bigger too, and they're always shoulder bags and not slings, which would be killer on one shoulder if you fill it up as it intends.
Duck Face. This moronic expression can be seen ALL OVER Facebook. I'm not sure why this has become trend but it's rather ridiculous. Many people (girls and guys) apparently find that making this face makes them look better or more attractive somehow by pulling the cheeks together and adding an attempted innocence to their glance. It's pretty annoying. "Punch me."
There isn't really a good way to conclude this. Of the people I know who read this blog, none of these things really apply. So I guess it's useful to be aware of these stupid trends for some reason.
Sometimes people my age do things that I'm not sure I understand. Some of these people are referred to as "hipsters". If you're not quite sure how to identify the hipster style, this chart can help:
Others who may not be hipsters also sometimes enjoy these styles because of their over-infusion into our culture I guess. As all teens and twenty-somethings tend to do, everyone wants a style that makes them stand out. However, partaking in fads makes you blend in! Oh the irony. Anyway, I've picked up on some faddy trends of late. The more I see them the more I wonder how much longer these things will be trends, such as...
Mustaches. Mustaches on everything: jewelry, tshirts, fingers under your nose. Why? I'm really not sure. I don't know that I could wear a mustache necklace and be taken seriously anywhere. It kinda says 'I want to look like I'm in a 1920s barber shop quartet'... and while those are cool, subconsciously mocking it isn't really as cool.
Skinny Jeans. Oh Lord. While these may look alright on rail thin women, they are questionable on men and everyone else... and most of the folks I've seen wearing them in public look like the two above. They can't be comfy! They certainly aren't flattering.
Ugly Purses. If you glance by the handbag sections of most department stores, you'll find seas of bulky, ugly shoulder bags that look like filled diapers! They seem to be getting bigger and bigger too, and they're always shoulder bags and not slings, which would be killer on one shoulder if you fill it up as it intends.
Duck Face. This moronic expression can be seen ALL OVER Facebook. I'm not sure why this has become trend but it's rather ridiculous. Many people (girls and guys) apparently find that making this face makes them look better or more attractive somehow by pulling the cheeks together and adding an attempted innocence to their glance. It's pretty annoying. "Punch me."
There isn't really a good way to conclude this. Of the people I know who read this blog, none of these things really apply. So I guess it's useful to be aware of these stupid trends for some reason.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Blessings In Code
My boss here at ARS has been asking about Jon working his website coding abilities here every time she brings up needing more developers. I told him she wanted him again last week. They had a phone interview about working freelance, on his own schedule whenever he wants and she hired him over the PHONE! She must really like him. He is quite likable :•)
So he accepted! He may be working in my office or remotely, depending on the project. He starts this Thursday with a half day on a test project so she can assess his mad skills. I'm pretty excited. I think this will be good.
So he accepted! He may be working in my office or remotely, depending on the project. He starts this Thursday with a half day on a test project so she can assess his mad skills. I'm pretty excited. I think this will be good.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Dreams, Business & Stupid
I've been meaning to write some lately between the business of things. Holidays, finding a new car, etc. So here's a few topics of late...
Dreams, Oh My
Jon and I have had dreams about having children this week. We don't take that as a sign telling us it should happen soon.. I think it's just the whirlwind of almost every other one of our friends have started families lately. Like there's maybe 4 remaining childless married couples left that we know. Anyway, Jon's dream was very realistic, while mine was utterly frightening. Remember the "Chucky" movies? Ok - I had a newborn boy who had a look about him reminiscent of Chucky. And he was talking back to me! as a newborn! making fun of me and teasing me about having to breastfeed him, oh my God! Ok it is kinda funny, but at the same time the utter notion of "I am NOT doing this!" was freaky to me. I can't imagine the weirdo dreams I'll have when we actually have one on the way. Yikes!
I have to say honestly that being around everyone else having kids actually makes me want to wait even longer. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I've always been pretty against the bandwagon.
One Little Business
I like having my personal blog to talk about my business with some confidentiality. I share all my public ideas and projects on the •m• blog, but here I can be a little more open. I'm really excited about its possibilities though. I'm learning a lot about what it takes to have and to run my own business, and I really, really enjoy it - even while being aware of how much upkeep and focus and organization it requires. As far as.. well everything - notes, material and price tracking, customer info, finances for sure, the physical arrangement of my workspace, being aware of marketing trends and ways to connect with people. It's a lot. I tend to wonder how other folks doing similar endeavors manage their business things.
The invent of Facebook is incredible when it comes to small businesses. Some folks bash it's usefulness or ignore it altogether.. while others abuse it for their desire for attention - but my God, it's an incredibly useful tool for new & individually owned businesses! The same for Etsy I suppose (a community of people selling handmade & vintage items), but I find myself supporting Facebook marketing more than Etsy (plus I'd rather people visit my website and not my etsy page).
Currently Etsy has no way to push your message as much as Facebook does, although they are constantly improving their site. It's just such a big community. It's hard to stand out there in my opinion, especially if you make jewelry or hair clips. However, get yourself a unique idea and/or a unique style and you've got it made. If you're still wondering what you can do with your life that you actually really enjoy or if you're thinking of a way to generate steady side income, today's technology makes it incredibly easy to establish yourself and your ideas. Look into it, for serious. PS, and it's not just for twenty-somethings ;•)
Eventually I'd love to take one•little•m part time instead of managing it between my full time job as it is right now. 2011 will be an interesting new year for us. We're planning on doing some actual advertising (via facebook at first) so I'm curious to see what that does and if I'm able to keep up.
Stupid & Funny
So in our search for a new car to replace my totaled Civic thanks to Ms Not Paying Attention in Atlanta... we've been keeping an eye out on the roads for things we do and don't want. This lead to discussion about the body style changes among newer Civics and how I think the rear tail lights looks like a sad panda haha. So we came up with this Sad Panda character, who we quote every time we see one on the road, making a "mmuuuhh!" depressed sounding voice. (We will never deny our weirdness.) The best part is the realization of this character when we discovered that you can create unique characters on the Wii, for use as contestants on our new Wheel of Fortune game. Check this out!! hahahaha.. Search through all of them, it's so entertaining, if you're a Wii person that is. They each have instructions on how to build your own new characters too. Too fun.
Dreams, Oh My
Jon and I have had dreams about having children this week. We don't take that as a sign telling us it should happen soon.. I think it's just the whirlwind of almost every other one of our friends have started families lately. Like there's maybe 4 remaining childless married couples left that we know. Anyway, Jon's dream was very realistic, while mine was utterly frightening. Remember the "Chucky" movies? Ok - I had a newborn boy who had a look about him reminiscent of Chucky. And he was talking back to me! as a newborn! making fun of me and teasing me about having to breastfeed him, oh my God! Ok it is kinda funny, but at the same time the utter notion of "I am NOT doing this!" was freaky to me. I can't imagine the weirdo dreams I'll have when we actually have one on the way. Yikes!
I have to say honestly that being around everyone else having kids actually makes me want to wait even longer. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I've always been pretty against the bandwagon.
One Little Business
I like having my personal blog to talk about my business with some confidentiality. I share all my public ideas and projects on the •m• blog, but here I can be a little more open. I'm really excited about its possibilities though. I'm learning a lot about what it takes to have and to run my own business, and I really, really enjoy it - even while being aware of how much upkeep and focus and organization it requires. As far as.. well everything - notes, material and price tracking, customer info, finances for sure, the physical arrangement of my workspace, being aware of marketing trends and ways to connect with people. It's a lot. I tend to wonder how other folks doing similar endeavors manage their business things.
The invent of Facebook is incredible when it comes to small businesses. Some folks bash it's usefulness or ignore it altogether.. while others abuse it for their desire for attention - but my God, it's an incredibly useful tool for new & individually owned businesses! The same for Etsy I suppose (a community of people selling handmade & vintage items), but I find myself supporting Facebook marketing more than Etsy (plus I'd rather people visit my website and not my etsy page).
Currently Etsy has no way to push your message as much as Facebook does, although they are constantly improving their site. It's just such a big community. It's hard to stand out there in my opinion, especially if you make jewelry or hair clips. However, get yourself a unique idea and/or a unique style and you've got it made. If you're still wondering what you can do with your life that you actually really enjoy or if you're thinking of a way to generate steady side income, today's technology makes it incredibly easy to establish yourself and your ideas. Look into it, for serious. PS, and it's not just for twenty-somethings ;•)
Eventually I'd love to take one•little•m part time instead of managing it between my full time job as it is right now. 2011 will be an interesting new year for us. We're planning on doing some actual advertising (via facebook at first) so I'm curious to see what that does and if I'm able to keep up.
Stupid & Funny
So in our search for a new car to replace my totaled Civic thanks to Ms Not Paying Attention in Atlanta... we've been keeping an eye out on the roads for things we do and don't want. This lead to discussion about the body style changes among newer Civics and how I think the rear tail lights looks like a sad panda haha. So we came up with this Sad Panda character, who we quote every time we see one on the road, making a "mmuuuhh!" depressed sounding voice. (We will never deny our weirdness.) The best part is the realization of this character when we discovered that you can create unique characters on the Wii, for use as contestants on our new Wheel of Fortune game. Check this out!! hahahaha.. Search through all of them, it's so entertaining, if you're a Wii person that is. They each have instructions on how to build your own new characters too. Too fun.
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