Traci's Little corner of the world

Useful Dog Tricks performed by Jesse

2010-12-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

Best Card Trick Ever

2010-10-23T20:19:00.000-07:00

Best Card Trick Ever

2010-10-23T20:18:00.000-07:00

Best Card Trick Ever

LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS.mp4

2010-05-13T16:11:00.000-07:00

Breakfast at Ginger's- golden retriever dog eats with hands

2010-05-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

Solid Potato Salad - The Ross Sisters (1944)

2010-05-07T11:55:00.000-07:00

2010-05-07T11:44:00.001-07:00

I don't remember this because I was just a baby but I saw this video and I wanted to share it. I have never heard of Rick Monday but he did a brave thing by saving the American Flag that day from almost getting burned.

I'm still here

2010-05-01T14:24:00.000-07:00

Wow I just realized that I haven't written in here for a long time and thought todays was a good time to do that. Just wanted everyone to know that i am still here. There hasn’t been much going on here just the same old same old. We had a little block party a couple of weeks ago which was fun and I got to meet two cool people. One is into rock and roll and the other lady has a cute little dog named Gary who I hope I can see again soon. Anyway I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy May Day and I don’t know about you but the weather here isn’t that bad as of yet. I went for a walk and got a little hot and now I changed into pants instead of shorts this is crazy weather. Let’s see I got a new Ipad and it is sweet. I got it a little late because stupid UPS didn’t deliver it to my house and the peopke they delivered to wasn’t home so in the meantime I was calling Apple and having them do this investigation to find out where in the hell it went and on Wed night the neigbor who got it bought it down here I think they were on vacation and that is why it was so long since i finally got it but I finally did geet and i am loving it. I also joined Netflix and so far I love it I only had two dvd’s that skipped and I’m thinking that it was because they were old movies because the movie I just saw was a new one and it worked fine. Let’s see so far I have seen What’s eating Gilbert Grape, Benny and Joon and the Time Traveler’s Wife which wasn’t all that good. The other two movies were awesome and now I am waiting to get Lucas. I have also been reading a lot too. Well that’s all I can think of if I think of anything else I will put it on here. I will promise I will try and keep this blog up to date more often.

2010-05-01T12:22:00.001-07:00

I thought this was a cute video that i found on You Tube.

2010-04-29T18:07:00.001-07:00

Funny joke

2010-03-22T17:42:00.001-07:00

WE ALL NEED A GOOD LAUGH ONCE A DAY....HERE IS YOURS FOR TODAY.......

A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership.

Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left.

"Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-95, pushing the pedal even more.
Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a State Trooper, blue lights flashing and siren blaring.

He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120.
Suddenly he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this!" and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival.

Pulling in behind him, the trooper got out of his vehicle and walked up to the the Corvette.

He looked at his watch, then said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday.

If you can give me a new reason for speeding--a reason I've never before heard-- I'll let you go."

The old gentleman paused then said:
"Three years ago, my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper. I thought you were bringing her back."

"Have a good day, sir," replied the trooper !

My first video of my dogs

2010-03-09T20:04:00.001-08:00

One more blog

2010-02-28T18:58:00.001-08:00

Here is the link for my other blog http://traci-ilovemusic.blogspot.com/

More blogs for your pleasure

2010-02-28T18:52:00.000-08:00

I have created two new blogs that you can take a look at if you so desire. They are TVandmoviemayhem.blogspot.com

Five (5) lessons about the way we treat people

2010-02-25T12:32:00.000-08:00

Five (5) lessons about the way we treat people

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor

Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student

And had breezed through the questions until I read

The last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the

Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,

Dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question

Blank.. Just before class ended, one student asked if

The last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely, " said the professor. "In your careers,

You will meet many people. All are significant... They

Deserve your attention and care, even if all you do

Is smile and say "hello."

I've never forgotten that lesson.. I also learned her

Name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American Woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway

Trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had

Broken down and she desperately needed a ride.

Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.

A young white man stopped to help her, generally

Unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man

Took her to safety, helped her get assistance and

Put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his

Address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a

Knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a

Giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A

Special note was attached.

It read:

"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway

The other night. The rain drenched not only my

Clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.

Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying

Husband's' bedside just before he passed away... God

Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving

Others."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always Remember Those

Who Serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,

A 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and

Sat at a table.. A waitress put a glass of water in

Front of him..

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and

Studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the

Waitress was growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on

The table and walked away The boy finished the ice

Cream, paid the cashier and left.. When the waitress

Came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the

Table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,

Were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had

To have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The Obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a

Roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if

Anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the

King's' wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by

And simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the

King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did

Anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of

Vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the

peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the

stone to the side of the road. After much pushing

and straining, he finally succeeded. After the

peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed

a purse lying in the road where the boulder had

been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note

from the King indicating that the gold was for the

person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The

peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve

our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a

hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who

was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only

chance of recovery appeared to be a blood

transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had

miraculously survived the same disease and had

developed the antibodies needed to combat the

illness. The doctor explained the situation to her

little brother, and asked the little boy if he would

be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a

deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save

her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed

next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing

the color returning to her cheek. Then his face

grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a

trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the

doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his

sister all of his blood in order to save her.

Now you have choices.

1 Delete this email, or

2. Forward it other people.

I hope that you will choose No. 2 and remember.

Most importantly.... "Work like you

don't need the money, love like you've never been

hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching."

Funny Video

2010-02-20T19:49:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ALIL7T764

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T08:52:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I already openeed all of my presents and here is what I got:

Under the dome by Stephen King
Scribblenauts a ds game
Betty Boop calendar
Michael Buble Crazy Love CD
Julie and Julia DVD
Harry Potter and the half blood prince
Touchmaster another DS game
Usa Today puzzles DS game

I also gave my parents a $100 visa gift card and they were very surprised. What did everyone else get?

Update on my DSI

2009-11-05T12:40:00.000-08:00

I got my DSI on Tues and I am loving it!!! The picture aspect is cool and so is being able to play games and listen to music However the only thing I cannot do is get on the internet and that is because the router is blocked somehow and in order to get it unblocked I will have to contact Linksys which is the manufacturer of the router and I don't have the phone number and I am not going to have the geek squad come out and fix it so it looks like I won't be able to use it for being on the internet but that is really okay becuase I have two games that I love and I am going to get more plus there is a way to buy games on my ipod touch and I can use the internet on that. I just wanted to write and let everyone know what I found out.

Birthday

2009-11-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

My Dad left this Morning to go to MO to be with his mom because his dad isn't doing very well and he isn't expected to live much longer so we celebrated my Birthday yesterday so today is sort of bittersweet. I got everything I wanted and I was able to spend yesterday with my Dad which was nice. We even had cake and my Mom made my favorite dish for dinner. I got Tempted, Green, Supernatural season 4, a couple of CD's and I am expecting my DSI to come tomorrow. I have no idea on what I am going to do today except deposit the checks that I got from both sets of grandparents I might go to a Movie I don't know but it willl be okay because it will be just my Mom and I for now because I don't know when he is going to be coming back home.

Nintendo DSI

2009-10-26T09:45:00.001-07:00

I ordered myself a pink DSI on Saturday andI am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. I am so excited. I want it NOW but I have to wait. It’s going to be a Birthday/Xmas gift to myself. I had wanted one for awhile and when I played with one last Sunday at the Women’s expo it just reinforced the desire to get one. When I get it I will post some pictures of it on here and on my other sites as well. It will probably come after my Birthday but that’s okay.

We Built This City

2009-10-16T17:40:00.001-07:00

Cool website

2009-07-31T13:34:00.000-07:00

I found this website on my spark people's page. It is called operation beautiful and here is the web site. http://operationbeautiful.com/. It is a realy cool website and I invite everybody to check it out. It' all about making us women feel beautiful through words and leaving notes in public places to boost each other up. It is just a fantastic site and I hope that everyone who visits my site checks it out.

Words to live by

2009-07-28T20:27:00.000-07:00

I got this from my Mom in a email and I love it so much so I decided to put it on here.

This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
>
>Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
>
>"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
>
>My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
>
>1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
>
>2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
>
>3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
>
>4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
>
>5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
>
>6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
>
>7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
>
>8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
>
>9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
>
>10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
>
>11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
>
>12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
>
>13 Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
>
>14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
>
>15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
>
>16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
>
>17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
>
>18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
>
>19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one
>is up to you and no one else
>
>20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
>
>21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
>
>22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
>
>23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
>
>24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
>
>25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
>
>26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
>
>27. Always choose life.
>
>28. Forgive everyone everything.
>
>29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
>
>30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
>
>31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
>
>32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
>
>33. Believe in miracles.
>
>34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
>
>35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
>
>36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
>
>37. Your children get only one childhood.
>
>38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
>
>39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
>
>40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
>
>41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
>
>42. The best is yet to come...
>
>43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
>
>44. Yield.
>
>45 Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
>
Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves

Walter Cronkite Remembers His Tet Offensive Editorial

2009-07-17T19:51:00.003-07:00

Walter Cronkite announces death of JFK

2009-07-17T19:51:00.001-07:00

Another death

2009-07-17T19:41:00.000-07:00

Wow, this year has seemed to be full of celebrity deaths. First Natasha Richardson, then Ed mcmanned, Farrah Fawcett, David Carradine, Michael Jackson, and now I just heard that Walter Kronkite had died. When I find out more information I will put it on here.

This story made me sick

2009-07-17T19:37:00.000-07:00

I got this from a friend of mine on Facebok to support this cause and I am going to because anyone who knows me knows that I am an animal lover. This teenager burned her ex girlfriend's kitten as a joke. This is so disgusting that there is no words for this. I hope that she gets life but I highly doubt it. When i find more information I will post it on here.

Cops: Teen Bakes Roommate's Kitten

Police say Cheyenne Cherry, 17, burned her ex-roommate's kitten in an oven as a joke

By PIERRE BONNY | wpix.com

12:52 PM EDT, June 5, 2009

The two-month-old kitten was burned to death in an oven. (June 5, 2009)

Happy Fourth of July

2009-07-03T18:19:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Fourth of July. I am not going to be doing much of anything tomorrow after work. I do need to go to Penney's but other than that I am going to try and stay as cool as I can. I don't think we are going to go anywhere to see Fireworks probably just watch them on TV. Anyway I do hope that everyone has a Happy Fourth and Happy Birthday America!!!!!

Movie review

2009-07-03T18:18:00.001-07:00

I just came back from seeing Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale and it was actually very good. I highly recommend this movie because it is about Dillinger who was a gangster back in the 30s and it was just really good and very historically accurate although they added some parts that probably didn't happen in real life but they do that to a lot of historical movies. I saw the preview for Shutter Island and boy that looks good I think my Mom and I are going to see that one and the next Harry Potter movie which is supposed to come out on July 16th I think.

Michael Jackson - Thriller

2009-06-26T12:16:00.001-07:00

This is one of my favorite videos of the late Michael Jackson. I will post some more videos on here soon but I wanted to put this one on here first.

Carson Show- Ed McMahon

2009-06-26T12:11:00.001-07:00

This clip is hilarious. Ed apparently had a little to much to drink and this is what happens.

Carson Show- Jim fowler Animals 1

2009-06-26T12:00:00.001-07:00

Shocking news

2009-06-25T19:29:00.000-07:00

I know by now all of you have heard of the passing of Farrah Fawcett who was ill for a very long time and the untimely death of the King of Pop Michael Jackson. I heard about Micheal's death on Facebook and then on MySpace and then I went on Popeaters and it was true. I am just so shocked and sadedned right now by the news. I loved his songs and hearing that he passed away at such a young age is unbelievable. I am heartbroken for those children. I know that he had so much negative stuff going on in his life but he was an awesome singer and incredible dancer. I don't know what else to say so all I will say now is RIP Michael.

Good news

2009-06-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

I received some good news on my cholesterol. It has gone down quite a lot. I don't remember the numbers because the nurse rambled it off to fast and I didn't have time to get a pen and paper to write it down. But the nurse said that everything was in the normal range and to keep taking the lipitor and I guess I am supposed to go back in a year for them to check it again. The nuse didn't tell me but that is what I am going to do. The medicine is definitley helping and I think my exercising is helping too. It looks like I am on the right track woo hoo and thank God.

New TV station

2009-06-20T20:13:00.001-07:00

I found a new TV station called RTV (retro Television) and they have almost all of the old shows some I remember seeing some I have discovered for the first time. They have Simon and Simon on there and I was watching that one today. They also have Knight Rider which used to be my favorite show of all I used to love David Hasselhoff and I wanted that car of his. Some of the other shows that they have on that station is Alfred Hitchcock presents, Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, etc.. I am hoping they will add Get smart and Batman one of these days. Yes you read that right I loved the old reruns of Batman they are just hilarious and I watch the shows sometimes on you tube and as for Get Smart I used to love that show too. Those shows were so much better than what's on now in my opinion. One other show that isn't on this station but it needs to be is Wings. I ADORE this show. It had Tim Daly, and Crystal Bernard in it. It came out in the 90s and I am watching all of the shows now on DVD. I could go on and on about old TV shows but then this post would be way to long. BTW I used to watch KL too :-)

New website for my weight loss

2009-06-15T16:26:00.000-07:00

I have decided to put up a new website dedicated to my weight loss. If you want to read and follow my journey go to http://www.tracisweightlosschallenge.blogspot.com. Let me know what you think of it too while you are there. Thanks for looking I really appreciate it.

New website for books

2009-06-14T20:38:00.001-07:00

Here is my new website for my books: http://www.tracisbooks.blogspot.com
Let me know what you think of it.

update on exercise

2009-06-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

I am going to keep with level 1 for 10 days and I am already on day 3 so I have 7 days left before I can move on to level 2. I have ordered three of Jillian Michaels DVD's and I also ordered three lbs weights from Amazon. Hopefully they will be in sometime next week. I haven't weighed myself yet because I just started and I don't want to get discouraged. My only problems right now is that my left knee is hurting and i have no idea why so I am going to take a couple of days off and see if it works itself out. I am thinking it's because this is the first time that I have ever exercised and my body is just trying to get used to it. I know I never exercised before but since I found out that my cholesterol is high I've decided to do something about it and i am taking Lipitor too to help with my cholesterol. Granted I took PE but that was a long time ago and my body is so out of shape and I think that's why my knee is hurting.

2009-06-09T19:50:00.001-07:00

I finished with level 1 of the 30 day shred and it is a challenge. I am so sore but I feel really good about myself. For weights I am using soup cans and they actually work. I won't be able to do level 2 until Friday because I am going to be busy the rest of the week but that's okay. I actually feel better since I have been doing this but boy it is definitely a workout. I am going to do the burning metabolism after I get finished with the 30 day shred, I am determined to do this.

weight loss update

2009-06-09T19:48:00.001-07:00

I just did Jillian Michaels burning metabolism and it is hard. I am off Mon so I will definitely be doing more of it then. After I get finished with the metabolism part I am going to go back and do the 30 day shred.

Surgery update

2009-06-09T19:45:00.000-07:00

Well I had the procedure done yesterday but the dr. made a hole in my ureters and so I didn't have the ablation done I am sorta bummed but it wasn't her fault or my fault. She told my parents that my uterus was to small and becuse of that hole she didn't want to run the risk of damagain another organ. I talked to her this morning and I also talked to the Recovery room nurse this morning too. My Dr did do a D&C on me and she also did a laprosocopy and a hysteroscopy which is a camera that she had to look inside of me. I go back to see her next Thurs and maybe she'll have another suggestion maybe YAZ. I don't think I am going to have this done again because I was really out of it last night and I don't like feeling all loopy. I am just going to take it easy today and read because I have to go back to work on Saturday and I want to feel a lot better than I do now. I just have a lot of soreness in my abdomen from the laproscopy.

Losing weight.

2009-06-09T19:44:00.001-07:00

Okay I want to lose at least 5 Lbs and I am using Jillian Micheals exercise video that is on You Tube. I am doing this because I want to get toned up and I want to look and feel better about myself too. I need to wait thought until I get the ok from my Dr.since I just had my surgery. Wish me luck.

Today's the day

2009-05-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

Today's the day when I go in to the outpatient hospital to have my ablation and I am looking forward to it but I am hungry and thirsty and I hope I can have something to eat when I come home. The surgery isn't until 12:30 but I have to be there at 10:30. I most likely won't be on the computer until tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who has sent me nice notes and well wishes.

I have a new website

2009-05-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

My new website is http://Tracislittlecorneroftheworld.

It's sortof a salute to my favorite show Gillmore Girls because the soundtrack that they had to that show had the name little Corner of the world. And I also got tired of having the other website and I needed a change. So please update your bookmarks to this new site and I hope to see all of you on my new one.

Life is fragile

2009-05-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

On Friday we went to sunset point to have a picnic and take some pictures which was a lot of fun. On the way home we passed an accident on 101 and a guy was laying on the side of the road with his head covered. He was dead. It made all of us realize just how important and fragile life is. This guy probably had a family, a job (if he was lucky), and friends. He was probably a father, grandfather, son, or nephew but now he won't be any of those things because God wanted to take him home with Him. I prayed for this guy's family and I also am going to start living life to the fullest. Don't get me wrong I am glad I have a job but to have seen something like this makes me realize that there are more important things than making money. Ever since that Friday I have been thinking just how fragile life is and then when I saw the Farrah Fawcett story that night it just emphasized what I was feeling even more. I know it sounds cliche but my life could end at any moment and ever since that Friday it has changed my life. It was a sobering experience seeing that guy laying dead on the road and then seeing the Farrah Fawcett story. My new favorite saying is "I don't know what the future holds but I do know who holds the future". Amen.

Good article I just found

2009-04-27T09:10:00.000-07:00

I just read this article and it is very interesting it talks about how what you write on the internt stays on the internet forever and ever and it has made me realize again how careful I need to be when I post something. This was written by Mark Goulston and here is the website where you can go to read the comments about this issue.

Posted April 26, 2009 | 02:55 PM (EST)

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Twitter at Your Own Risk

Maybe what goes in Vegas, stays in Vegas, But what goes on the Internet, goes everywhere and stays there forever.

Since disconnectedness causes more problems than connectedness, the good probably does outweigh the bad when it comes to social networking via Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace and beyond.

But beware (and you especially may want to tell this to your children), whatever you put up on the Internet becomes viewable to anyone, anytime, anywhere. The more immature - and exhibitionistic -your personality, the more likely you will put anything you choose, up anywhere you please. When questioned, you will reply: "Oh everyone is doing it" or (if you're really immature) "If it feels good and it's not hurting anyone else, what's wrong?"

Guess what? It's hurting you.

Why? Because anyone who may decide to accept you into their school, college or community and anyone considering hiring you, will increasingly look you up on the web wherever you are. And among the things they will be looking for are common sense and judgment. Anyone who puts up information that screams, "Look at me!" may not be someone schools, colleges and jobs believe will be able to put that aside to focus on what is important to them.

A close friend of mine used to interview just out of law school applicants for her law firm. Her favorite question: "Tell me about yourself?"

What was she looking for? Not your hobbies, friendships or family stories (if she wanted to find out about those, she'd ask specifically about them). She was looking to see if you had the judgment to realize that you're being hired to help a law firm be more successful, and looking for answers that would set you up to succeed rather than fail.

The most damaging and insidious cost of "twittering" away your life is that joining one of those sites and attracting hundreds, if not thousands of followers or contacts (BTW I am not one to speak, since I have a profile up at Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin) can give you figuratively and literally a "contact" high. And that can become addictive.

What's wrong about that? Having all that buzz about you or connected to you can make you feel like a "somebody." The problem is that in most of our jobs and even intimate relationship we can easily begin to feel less special, more like an "anybody" than a "somebody." And as several people I know have confided, "When you go from feeling like a 'somebody' to feeling like an 'anybody,' you feel like a 'nobody'." At that point you can become distracted, irritable and thinking only of your next "Blackberry fix." If the coin of the realm in life is giving our undivided (non-multitasked) attention to the people we care about at work and at home, our addiction to Twitter et al is rapidly bankrupting the quality in our relationships.

I've heard something attributed to Marilyn Monroe was that when everyone adores you, but nobody knows you, you can die of loneliness. The same might be said that when you're connected to everybody, you're connected to nobody.

8 layers of Traci

2009-04-25T17:53:00.000-07:00

8 Things I am Looking Forward to:

I can only think of three things for this one. If I think of more I will put it on here.
1. My Vacation
2.
3. Onyx my dog is getting her staples taking out on Monday.
4. Going to a baseball game on the 12th of May
5.

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Woke up
2. Took a shower
3. ate breakfast
4. Went to lunch with my Mom
5. Went to the movie with my Mom
6. Read New Moon
7. Went to dinner
8. read some more.

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
I could only come up with three things.

1. Be retired ( this is because my Dad is now retired and I would love to be but I am way to young.)
2. Have a inside job ( I work as a Courtesy clerk and it means going outside to do Carts but I did get promoted to GM so I am only a Courtesy clerk some of the time.)
3. Go to bed as late as I want to. and not feel it in the morning.
4.

8 Shows I Watch:
1. Supernatural
2. Dollhouse
3. Dancing with the Stars
4. House Hunters
5. Cops
6. Wings (on DVD but it still counts)
7. Two and a Half men
8. Oprah ( when I am home.)

I know some of these are not eight but that's all I could think of. Like Liz I am not going to tag anyone if you want to do it go ahead and let me know what you come up with.

New Moon review

2009-04-25T16:53:00.000-07:00

Warning : This review has spoilers so if you don't want to know what happens DO NOT READ THIS POST.

I loved this book. The first couple of chapters up to chapter 10 was very depressing and I felt so bad for Bella but when Alice came back to tell her about Edward it got a lot better. I liked Jacob in the beginning because he was the one who was there for her and he was the one who helped her build the motorcycle and when she jumped off the cliff he was the one who found her but at the end I didn't like him because he gave the motorcycle back knowing full well that Charlie will find it and ground her even more. The most surprising part of this book was when Edward asked Bella to marry him and I am thinking to myself do it Bella. I don't blame her for wanting to become a vampire if it means being with Edward her whole life and I can't wait to start reading the third one now. There is so many questions that needs to be answered and I really hope that Mrs. Meyer will answer all of them. I highly recommend this series to everyone who loves romance. I can't believe that it took me only a month for me to read this book, it is that good.

Happy Easter

2009-04-09T12:56:00.000-07:00

I want to wish everyone a early Happy Easter. I will have to work so I don't know if I will remember to write anything on here for Easter so that is why I am doing this today. I hope al of my friends have a blessed and happy Easter. I will when I get off of work. I have a box that is full of candy from my Grandmother that we haven't opened yet but we will on Sunday.

I used my Gift Cards

2009-03-23T17:40:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Barnes and Noble so I could use my gift cards and man I made out pretty darn good. These are the books I bought:

Kiss by Ted Dekker

When Heaven weeps by Ted Dekker

Heaven's Wager by Ted Dekker

Thunder of Heaven by Ted Dekker

Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Hunted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

The shack by WM Paul Young

There you have it nine books for 60$ after taking off the gift cards because before I used them it was over a hundred dollars so this is awesome I think. I am going to add the ones that I don't have on my list for the spring reading thing. Now where do I start.....

Helping the economy

2009-03-23T17:32:00.000-07:00

I am helping the economy today and Friday how you ask? Well last Thursday I spend $90 on one pair of New Balance shoes and I am going to go on Friday to pick up my other pair of shoes and then today I went to the bookstore and spent over a hundred dollars on books that was until I used my Gift card and then I only had to pay 60 some dollars so I did pretty darn good. So that is how I am helping the economy.

Twilight review

2009-03-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

So I finished twilight just now and oh my God I loved it. I didn't like Edward at first but now I do and I love Bella, Alice, and the rest of the characters. I can't wait to read New Moon which is the second book in this series. I don't want to give to much away in case people want to read this but I LOVED it and I know the movie isn't going to come close to the book but I am still going to watch it soon.

spring reading thing

2009-03-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it is spring already but of course here in AZ it is always spring and it is just a little to warm for me. But I love smelling the blooms and hearing the birds sing and to celebrate spring I have joined a group over at one of my other blogs and they are hosting a spring fling thing which basically means you make a list of what you are going to read for the next 3 months. Here are my picks for the books that I will be reading

Fiction:

Boneman's Daughter- Ted Dekker

New Moon

Eclipse

Breaking Dawn

Showdown

Blink

Skin

If I get done with the above books I will add more but these are my first choices.

What to spend my Gift card on

2009-03-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

After weeks of waiting for my Barnes and Noble Gift cards to come in I finally got them yesterday. I have $70 worth of points because of the safety program we have at work and we are able to spend it however we want. Now I just got to figure out what books do I want. Any ideas?

Circle of Friends

2009-03-13T13:43:00.000-07:00

Since joining Facebook I have made contact with a lot of people both old and new and I realized that my circle of friends is getting bigger and bigger. I think it is a lot of fun to reconnect with old friends and I enjoy the new friendships that I have started. I know now that I have a big network of friends that I can count on and I am really thankful for that. It's not only on facebook but it is also on myspace and flickr and deviantart. For those of you who are interested in seeing my myspace page and my devianart page here are the addresses:

www.myspace.com/sunshine85022

www.bettyboop2.deviantart.com

I am going to throw in the flickr address also.

www.flickr.com/photos/tracimarquette

You can also find me on twitter too and if you want to see my photo blog head on over to apictureisworthamillionwords.blogspot.com.

I look forward to making my circle of friends even bigger.

Twilight fan

2009-03-08T19:36:00.000-07:00

Okay, I did something that I honestly didn't think I would do but after hearing about this series from everywhere including the internet, friends, Movie I finally started reading the twilight series and I am really getting into it now. The first eight chapters were slow but I have a feeling things are going to start getting good. I can totally relate to Bella so far and I have mixed feelings about Edward but I hope that will change as I progress in the book and I also like Jacob so it's going to be interesting to read what happens. So far I love how the author of this series writes these books they are so down to earth except for the whole vampire thing that is.

After each book I will write a review on here and after I finish reading this one I am going to see the movie which I will probably buy so stay tuned.

To be Continued...

Catching my breath

2009-02-27T15:50:00.000-08:00

This is just a post to let everyone know that I am still around and I am sorry that I haven't posted anything for awhile but the last two weeks have been bad with personal issues that I don't feel like getting into now.

I Just finished reading House by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti and it was awesome and very very intense. If you haven't read it you need to read it and next week I am going to start the Twilight series. I had kept putting off reading the twilight series because I didn't think that I would like it and I finally went ahead and bought the whole series because a lot of people I work with and know have read it and loves the books and the movie so I decided to take the plunge and be part of the crowd. I will definitley write a post on here about the books when I am done reading them.

I have also joined flickr and deviantart as a place to put up some of my photos. and I also have another blog over at Live Journal. I'm trying to get myself more out there and noticed. If you want to see some of my photos go to http://bettyboop2.deviantart.com, www.flickr.com/tracimaquette, and if you want to read my other journal over at Live Journal you can do that too just go to http://tracim32.livejournal.com. You can also see my photos on my photo blog on here it is www.apictureisworthamillionwords.blogsot.com. I am also on twitter, facebook, and My space. People are probably going to ask me why I am doing this posting in so many different places and my answer is that I want to add my personality to these sites and I also want to be part of this great internet community. I have also added little avatars to all of my sites that I am on and I did it all by myself and I feel good about doing all od this on my own without any help.

I am going to leave now and go out and enjoy my dinner with my parents and tomorrow it's back to work for me and my Dad is going back to MO and I hope he has a good trip because he needs that right now.

Valuable lesson

2009-02-15T19:02:00.000-08:00

I learned a very valuable lesson last night and that is to NEVER clean out my hard drive again without backing things up firs and ask someone first because I accidently erased all of my pics and I had moved them to the trash and to make matters worse I EMPTIED the trash could I be any stupider? The only bright side to this is that I have my pics on other web sites so when I get Iphoto back up all I will have to do is go to hose places and right click on the pics and put them back in the files. There are some pics that I don't have on the net and I am going to have to use the external hard drive and get them back. Today sucked because I didn't get much sleep and I cried a lot because of this and other personal stuff that I am not going to go into. I work tomorrow and Tues. but on Wed I am going to Best Buy and see if they can help me find iphoto because I can't find that now either. I have looked everywhere I can think of and I don't want to put the discs that came with it and mess it up even more. If I have to buy a new version of ilife that includes iphoto then that is what I am going to have to do, I have no choice.

Happy Birthday Mom

2009-02-05T10:36:00.000-08:00

I am dedicating this post to my Mom because today is her 55th birthday. I have decided to write a Birthday greeting to her on here and she better read this :)

Dear Mom,

Happy 55th birthday to a wonderful mom who is also my best friend. Thank you for putting up with me and being there when I need you. I love doing stuff with you like going to the movies, shopping, going for walks, and countless other things you do with me. I hope you have an awesome day and I hope you're around for a long time. I hope that you never change because I love the immature you. There are so many more things that I want to say but I can't find the right words. I hope you have a great birthday and remember I love you all the time more than words can say. I feel very fortunate to have a mom who I can be close to and talk about everything with and I would not want to have another Mom because you're the best!!!!!!

Love,

Your Daughter,

Traci

5 random things about me

2009-01-30T08:44:00.000-08:00

I was tagged a while back from one of my friends on here and on Face book to write down 5 random things about yourself and I haven't done it mainly because it took me a long time to think of 5 things that are interesting but I am going to go ahead and do it now.

I love music. This is also in my last post but it's random.
I have a lot of feet problems. I am not diabetic or anything but I have plantar fasciatis or heel spurs and I have to wear insoles and sometimes I have to put my foot in this boot contraption that stretches the calf muscle.
Speaking of feet, I have medium sized feet. I wear a size 7 in shoes that's pretty normal I think.
My weakness is anything chocolate.
I love my Mac laptop. I never thought I would be a Mac user but I am and I love Mac's a lot better than PC's.

Now I am supposed to tag people so I am going to tag

Gina

Have fun with this one too.

25 things about me

2009-01-29T10:49:00.000-08:00

(I got this idea from some of my friends on face book which I am really enjoying. I am meeting new people and keeping up with the friends that I already have. Anyway what you are supposed to do is write down 25 things about yourself and then tag other people which I will do at the end so for now here are my 25 things that you may or may not know about me).

I hate clowns. It has nothing to do with the movie IT or Supernatural. I have disliked clowns ever since I was little I have no idea why.
I love music. Old, new, indie, anything is fine with me.
I am a very loyal and trustworthy friend.
I love my family. I love spending time with my parents and my dogs (yes they're family too).
I am addicted to Supernatural. If you haven't seen it you need to see it. It's the best show on TV right now and I have a crush on the stars especially Jensen Ackles ( Dean) and Jared (Sam isn't bad either)
I love watching all kids of movies.
I hate slow walking people. I mean come on get the lead out and get moving. Unless they are old and have a little kid with them that's fine but other than that it just makes me want to run over them.
I love being single.
I love God,.
I love to sing. I know I don't have the most pleasing voice but I just love to sing with the radio and my CD's. I used to be in a church choir and I loved it.
I don't like playing sports. The only sports I like to watch is Basketball and that's only becuase my Dad watches Baseball all the time so when it's on I will watch it but other than that I don't watch Baseball.
I can't stand nosy people. I know that sounds harsh but that's the truth.
I like spending time by myself.
I love to read.
I love being on the computer. Face book, My space etc...
I love playing computer games.
I love animals
I love to laugh and have fun.
I can be obsessive at times.
I am trying to look on the positive side of things especially now with the economy the way it is.
My favorite color(s) are Purple and Pink.
I love to walk and get exercise.
I am a meat eater. I love to eat meat and I don't think I could be a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarians.
I like it to be quiet when I am reading because it's easier for me to concentrate. I have a hard time concentrating when people are talking or the TV is on.
I don't like people who are know it alls. You know someone who thinks they know everything and they make you feel like you don't know anything. That irritates me.

Phew thank God that's done with, now here are the people that I am going to tag:

Gina

Kathi Marquette

Ava

Kathy

Eileen

Liz Hughes

Good luck and have fun with this.

Way to go Cards

2009-01-18T16:37:00.000-08:00

Way to go Cards!!!!

Good movie

2009-01-15T16:35:00.001-08:00

Today was a very productive day I dusted, and vacuumed my room, I signed my Mom's Birthday Card and wrapped her presents then this afternoon I went with my Mom to see Gran torino with Clint Eastwood and it was great. Eastwood was great in his role and this is one movie that everyone needs to see. I am not going to say to much about it because it would spoil it, you are just going to have to go see it for yourself.

Finally used my Gift Card

2009-01-09T19:04:00.000-08:00

I finally used my Gift card that I got from Safeway for going accident free. I bought eye drops, a birthday card for my Mom and two Movies all originally for 40 some dollars but since I used the gift card I only spent 20 some dollars. The movies I got were Memento and the Freshman. I have never heard of The Freshman but it sounded good and I have heard good things about Memento. You can give me your reviews of Memento and the Freshman but don't tell me what happens because I am going to watch it soon.

Movie Review

2009-01-08T16:57:00.000-08:00

I saw a really good movie today called seven pounds. It stares Will Smith in an excellent role. I can't tell anything about it because it would spoil the movie but I will say this is one movie that everyone should see. You will know what I mean when you see it.

my aha moment

2009-01-07T18:16:00.001-08:00

I had an a ha moment yesterday. If you watch Oprah then you know what I am talking about. My a ha moment is that I finally realized that if people don't like me or don't want to talk to me or have anything to do with me it is their problem not mine because they are missing out on having a good loyal fun friend. It's not going to hurt me or my self esteem. If you had any a ha moment(s) I would love to read what they are.

resolutions

2009-01-05T19:14:00.000-08:00

This is my first post since I have been sick and for the new year and since I don't have a catchy title I have decided to write down my resolutions so I can come back and visit this post and also to inspire my readers to make their resolutions. These resolutions I am going to keep or at least try to keep and here they are:

1. Continue being careful with my money. I have made some costly mistakes this past year but 09 is going to be my year for being financially sound. I am not going to buy things from places that aren't credible and I am going to make sure I really need that particular thing and not just buy it because someone else has it and I want it.

2. No obsessing. This is going to be hard because anyone who knows me knows that I obsess about everything and I mean everything. My poor parents are the ones who hear it the most especially my Mom and I need to stop this habit because that is exactly what it is a habit. This is one resolution that is going to be hard to keep but I am determined to try and keep it.

3. Stop beating myself up. You know that old saying you are your own worst enemy? Well, it's true and I need to start being more nicer to myself and more forgiving of myself. This is going to be another toughy but like the one above I am determined to keep this and stop this habit.

Well, these are my resolutions. What resolutions do you have for this year?

Happy New Year

2008-12-31T13:42:00.000-08:00

2008-12-23T19:45:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

2008-12-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

I just want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I might not be able to write in here until Christmas Day so I decided to go ahead and wish everyone a Merry Christmas now.

I am still waiting to get my paycheck from the week when I was on vacation hopefully I'll get it by Tuesday but my boss said that if not by Tuesday then definitely by Friday. It stinks because I need the money and I don't have my paycheck so I am praying to God that I will get it by Tuesday. I have off on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and I have no idea what we are going to do all I know is that I have to get my paycheck and schedule on Friday or Saturday. I have to work all day Christmas eve but I am NOT SCHEDULED TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS THANK GOD!!!!!

I hope this next year is going to be better for the job market but I have a feeling we won't get out of this recession for a few years so I say go ahead and spend and help the economy get back to where it was.

With all of that being said again I wish everyone who reads my blog a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Fun Vacation

2008-12-13T09:28:00.000-08:00

I had a fun week off this week and I have to say I'm not looking forward to going to work tomorrow. Here is an overview of what I did.

On Saturday after work my Dad and I went to deer valley airport to see a B-17 bomber. I will put some pictures on here or on my other blog as soon as I can.

On Sunday I watched a movie while my parents went to the desert botanical garden which was fine with me because I wasn't feeling to good and I have already been to the garden before.

On Monday I watched another movie that a friend of mine let me borrow and I cleaned my bathroom and dusted my room so nothing really exciting that day.

On Tuesday I went to the Dr.. and then my mom and I went and got Subway for lunch. My dad had to go to a luncheon so that was nice because it was just my mom and I.

On Wednesday we went to Kierland Commons and just walked around and had lunch at the Cheesecake factory.

On Thursday we just stayed home and I did whatever I wanted.

On Friday we all went to tortilla flat which was nice and I have some pictures that I have to download and when I do I will put the pics on her or on my other blog.

Today I think we are going to go downtown and maybe go into a museum. I don't know what else we are going to do but it will be fun.

Then tomorrow it's back to work YUCK!!!!!

Movie Reviews

2008-12-08T19:05:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I watched a movie that a friend of mine let me borrow. It was Chronicles of Narnia the Lion, witch and the wardrobe. It was a really good movie. It was about these four children who go to live in the country with this old professor because of the war raids in WWII. And while there they discover this old wardrobe one day when they are playing hide and seek. At first Lucy the youngest goes through and then it's Edmund and finally Peter and Susan follow them and they end up in this other world called Narnina. There they meet all these creatures and people who are afraid of the white witch and the four children along with King Aslan eventually defeat the white witch. I absolutely loved this movie and I remember it from reading this book.

Then today I watched another movie that my friend has it was Prince Caspian the sequel to the lion witch and the wardrobe and it was good but I didn't like it as much as I liked the first one. There was a lot of fighting between good and evil but it was still good. The four children return to Narnia only to find it in ruins and the narnians are considered to be extinct but they end up fighting for Narnia and winning in the process.

Bottom line I loved the first one and I liked the second one. I am definitely going to see the third one and I'm thinking of buying the first two.

things you dont know about me

2008-12-05T11:09:00.000-08:00

things you dont know about me
Body:

What is on your bed right now?
pillows

When was the last time you threw up?

a couple of months ago

What's your favorite word or phrase?
cool

Name 3 people who made you smile today?

My dad, My Mom and eileen.

What were you doing at 8 am this morning?

sleeping

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?

taking a shower

What is your favorite holiday?

halloween/christmas

Have you ever been to another country?

No

What is the last thing you said aloud?

yes.

What is the best ice cream flavor?

rocky road

What was the last thing you had to drink?

cranberry juice and Hot tea

What are you wearing right now?

work clothes

What was the last thing you ate?

cereal, bannan, donught

Have you bought any new clothing items this week?

not really

What's the last sporting event you watched?

I don't watch sports.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

england

Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?

Anglea

Ever go camping?

Yes once and i hated it.

Do you have a tan?

no

Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
yes

Do you use smiley faces on the computer alot?

all the time :)

Do you drink your soda from a straw?

No

What did your last text message say?
I don't text people.

Are you someone's best friend?

i dont know

What are you doing tomorrow?

I don't know
Where is your mom right now?

in the kitchen

Look to your left, what do you see?

a big white wall with a picture on it.

What color is your watch?

many diffeernt colors.

What do you think of when you think of Australia?
Nicoe Kidman and Hugh Jackman

Ever ridden on a roller coaster?

Yes, I love them.

What is your birthstone?

topaz

Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive tthru?

hit the drive thru

Do you have any friends on myspace that you actually hate?

No

Do you have a dog?

yes 3 Onyx, Murphy and Tyler

Last person you talked to on the phone?

my mom

Any plans today?

Yes work

Are you happy?

I guess

Where are you right now?

my house

Biggest annoyance in your life right now?

people and a migraine that I'm tring to get rid of

Last song listened to?

I can't remember I listen to a lot of music.

Last movie you saw?

The secret life of bees

Are you allergic to anything?

Iodine soap and Doxycycline.

Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?

My crocs

Are you jealous of anyone?

no

Are you married?

no

Is anyone jealous of you?

I have no idea

Do any of your friends have children?

no

What do you usually do during the day?

work

Do you hate anyone right now?

no

Do you use the word 'hello' daily?

yes all the time at work it stinks

How many kids do you want when you're older?
0
How old will you be turning on your next birthday?

I already had a birthday and I turned 32 On November 1st

Have you ever been to Six Flags?

no

How did u get one of your scars?
I fell down a couple of concrete stairs and I hit my chin. This happened a long time ago in PA at school.

I am a bengal cat

2008-12-05T09:30:00.000-08:00

You look wild, but deep down, you're really quite sweet.
You are curious about the world around you, and you love to explore.

You liked to swim and climb trees as a kid... and probably still do!
You are confident and energetic. You are ready to take on the world.

What Breed of Cat Are You?

Christmas time

2008-11-30T19:02:00.000-08:00

Well, It's that time again, you know what I'm talking about Christmas shopping!!!! Luckily I am done yes you read it right I am done with shopping and I thank it all to the good ole internet!! I already told my parents that it's not going to be much this year and I am sure I'm not going to get a lot either this year. I have also decided to NOT put Christmas music on my blogs because I for one have to hear it all the time at work and other places and on the radio and I get tired of hearing it over and over again. The background is all decked out on all of my blogs but no christmas music.

What I am thankful for

2008-11-27T08:45:00.000-08:00

I am thankful for many reasons:

My health
My friends ( on here and on face book and my space)
My parents
My job( I am thankful that I have a job in this bad economy)
My laptop
My whole family
To God for everything else
My dogs

These are the things I am thankful for. What is everyone else thankful for?

I hope everyone has a happy thanksgiving and enjoy each other's company and all the good food.

Cooling off

2008-11-26T19:51:00.000-08:00

In one of my older posts I was complaining that it wasn't cooling off yet well now it is and I couldn't be happier. The cooler weather is finally here and I hope to God that it will stay here too for at least awhile. Today it was nice and rainy and cool and I think for tomorrow it's going to be cloudy and cool. It just makes it seem like the holidays when it's cool.

Speaking of the holidays I am 99% done with my Christmas shopping. I only have to buy for my parents so it's not that many people but I wanted to get a head start on it and I think I am just about done. Maybe two other things for my mom we'll see. My dad is taken care of though.

Got 20$ gift card from safeway

2008-11-26T19:39:00.000-08:00

At work today all of us employees got a 20$ gift card for Safeway. We got one for being accident free for the quarter. At first I was thinking I was going to use it for my prescriptions but the more I thought about it I am going to get a movie. I don't know what movie yet but I am going to use it on something fun instead of on something I have to get. If anyone has any ideas on what movie I should get let me know.

BTW for my Birthday I got a gift card from my grandmother for target in the amount of 15$ and I used it a couple of days ago and got a game for my Mac.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T18:46:00.000-08:00

I just want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. We are going out to Marie Calendars for our Turkey dinner.

I am now on Myspace

2008-11-24T17:01:00.000-08:00

Okay I am also on My space. I'm doing this to "branch out" so to speak and to hopefully connect with people I work with and with people that I don't know. Don't worry I'll be careful and smart about who I pick as my friends. Here is my address for my space. www.myspace.com/Sunshine85022

I am now on Facebook

2008-11-23T18:33:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am on facebook. I was going to join Myspace and I still might but for right now I am on facebook. Here is my profile badge that is on there.

Started a new book

2008-11-21T18:58:00.000-08:00

I started a new book by the same author of the dollanger series. The author is V.C. Andrews. This book is called my sweet Audrina and it is pretty good so far. It is about this girl who lives in the shadow of her dead sister who also had the same name of her and since I am in the beginning I don't really know what's going to happen but I feel sorry for the sister whose name is also Audrina because she is not allowed to go to school and she has to stay at home to stay protected by her parents why I don't know. When I get more in the book I will let everyone know how I like it. I have read other books by this author and I really like her style of writing and I will definitely continue reading more of her books in the future.

getting older

2008-11-20T11:20:00.000-08:00

When I turned 32 on November 1st it seemed to me and my parents that I am more relaxed and calm which is really good. I am more forgiving of myself when I make mistakes and do things wrong than I was before. I am also not so hard on myself when I am learning something new like my laptop and I am much more easy going and more laid back. I think I have finally matured it took me long enough. It is just amazing to me how I can be this calm and not stressed out about every little thing. I think I like being 32. All I can hope for now is to continue this way of thinking because not only will I be happier but so will my parents.

The holidays are coming

2008-11-19T18:48:00.000-08:00

The holidays are coming and it is at this time of the year that I don't like mainly because I work in the grocery store and it gets busy and the people get all stressed out and mean that I just don't like the holidays anymore. I can tell you one thing though I am NOT working on Christmas Day like I have done the last couple of years and this Christmas is going to be VERY slim for obvious reasons. I am also not going to work on Thanksgiving.

I also don't like the fact that two of my favorite radio stations are already playing Christmas music and it is just way to soon. I know I mentioned this already in another post but it just irks me that they are playing Christmas music already. Chris mas music will start playing in the store the day after Thanksgiving and by the time Christmas comes I am just tired of hearing it so that's why I listen to my Cd's and music on my TV.

Christmas is still my favorite holiday but it's all the hustle and bustle that I don't like. I already have a list of what I am going to get my parents but I can't go into it here because they read it.

So with that all said Happy thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Kwanzaa and if I left anyone out I'm sorry.

Is it ever going to cool off?

2008-11-19T18:42:00.000-08:00

I have been asking myself this question since Halloween. In the daytime it gets up in the 80s but at night it is nice and cool. When is it going to cool down to be at least in the 70s in the daytime? I mean come one it's almost Thanksgiving it needs to start cooling off. Hopefully by next week it will start feeling like fall instead of spring.

still here

2008-11-14T19:38:00.000-08:00

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything but I have been working a lot and I have been getting used to my new laptop which I still love. This week has been very busy for me for many reasons. I had to work 30 some hours this week and I was going to write in here yesterday but I was not in a good mood so I decided to wait until tonight.

We went to the good guys car show today and it was a lot of fun. I will put some pictures on my other blog as soon as I can edit them and pick out the best ones.

It might not be for awhile but I will get them up soon I promise. Tomorrow it's back to work for and I will probably be working another five days which is fine because I need the hours.

I am slowly getting used to my laptop. It's a lot of fun and I absolutely love it.

I had to change radio stations because the two stations that I usually listen to are playing Christmas music already. I can't believe they are already playing Christmas music I mean we haven't had thanksgiving yet. I am not going to listen to it until December 15Th. I have to listen to it at work after Thanksgiving and I usually get tired of hearing it so I try not to listen to Christmas music when I am at home. I honestly don't mind it but not now it's to soon.

I promise to not let so much time go by before I post again.

Marriage quiz

2008-11-06T12:58:00.000-08:00

I would agree with this.

You Would Be a Good Spouse 30% of the Time

You aren't really ready to be a wife or a husband right now.
Maybe you're just young, but at this point, your relationships are all about you.

If possible, take some time to be single and work on yourself. Learn how to be a good friend.
Once you can give and take in friendships, you'll be ready for a serious relationship.

Would You Be a Good Wife or Husband?

cool memory test

2008-11-06T12:34:00.000-08:00

I got this link from my Mom and I thought it was pretty cool so I decided to include a link to it. It is BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Face Memory Test. If it doesn't work I will put the website in it but I try this first.

It's here

2008-11-04T16:20:00.000-08:00

Well, by tonight we will learn who will be our next president. I am glad because I am getting sick of hearing these commercials about the propositions and the president. I am definitley going to be watching the returns tonight so I think it's going to be a late night for me and for everyone else. I just hope whoever wins they will put the economy back the way it needs to be.

I have my own laptop

2008-11-04T16:07:00.000-08:00

Well, I finally bought my own laptop on Saturday which was also my birthday. I was going to get a PC but the salesperson told us that Windows are having a lot of trouble with Vista and it won't be until the first of the year that they come out with windows 8 so he showed us the apple laptops and that is what I ended up getting. I absolutely love it and it is very easy to use. I am still getting used to it but I will get a hang of it soon I mean I only got it last Saturday. When I am away from it I miss it. It is my new favorite toy.

I am still waiting to get something from my grandmother and hopefully that will come in the next few days.

Happy Birthday to me

2008-11-01T10:42:00.000-07:00

Today is my 32Nd birthday and I am able to spend the day with my parents since I requested to have the day off. My parents are going to get my DVR box and this afternoon we are going to best buy to get my own laptop. I am so excited I just hope they have one that I like and not too expensive. I have the money saved up and my mom is going to get my mouse and mouse pad. I will be able to play games on my computer until the geek squad comes out and gets it hooked up to the Internet because I am not going to use the Internet before I get it hooked up legally. Hopefully they will be able to come out on Wed, Thur or Fri not on Tues because that is election day and I don't know how long it is going to take for my parents to vote (I voted early).

Yesterday I picked out a CD and movie that I can't get until today. We are going to Applebees tonight for dinner. It's going to be a fun day.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T11:44:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy Halloween and be safe out there tonight if you're taking your little ones trick or treating or if you are going to a party. We are going to hand out candy tonight so that meant a trip to target to get the candy and luckily we found some. We weren't going to hand any candy out but my Dad and Mom both decided to do it last night. So anyway, have a safe Halloween. BOO!!!!!

Happy Birthday Dad

2008-10-29T21:25:00.000-07:00

This is a post for me to say Happy Birhday to my Dad who turned 60 years old today. I don't know if he will read this or not but I wanted to write something on here to commentrate this milestone birthday.

Dad,

I am so glad that you were born on this day because I have enjoyed being your daughter and I am glad that you're my Dad. I know I can be a handful at times and a bit impatient but you are so patient and kind. I have learned alot about photography from you. I enjoy the day trips that we go to together and I am looking forward to going to the Good Guys car show on the 14th of November. There are so may other things I want to say but it's hard for me to find the right words. You are a really great dad and I know I don't tell you as often as I should but I love you very much and I hope you have a great birthday.

Love,

Your daughter,

Traci

P.S. When can I get my own laptop? :-)

The Simple Woman Daybook

2008-10-28T19:51:00.000-07:00

For Today

Outside my window...It is dark.

I am thinking...who is going to get voted off of Dancing with the Stars tonight.

I am thankful for.....having two wonderful parents who lets me live with them as long as I pay for rent which I don't mind doing at all.

From the Kitchen..nothing now since dinner is over with.

I am wearing....my pajamas

I am reading...Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews.

I am hoping.....that the weather will finallly start to cool off and in the daytime we will be able to have the air off soon. We already have the air off at nights which is wonderful but I want to have it cool so we don't have to have the air on. I mean come on it's almost November 1st cool off already.

I am hearing...The andy Griffith Show.

A few plans for the rest of the week......I have to go to work tomorrow and on Thursday I have to go to the dentist in the afternoon and Friday we have to take the dogs to the groomers and later in the afternoon I have to get my schedule and paycheck and Saturday is my 32nd Birthday!!!!

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you....

Dad is coming home tonight

2008-10-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

My dad is on his way home as we speak. He has been in MO the last week visiting with his Mom and Dad. It has actually been nice with just my Mom and I and of course the kids and believe it or not my Mom and I didn't get in one argument at all this past week. I feel one coming on Just kidding but seriously I am looking forward to be coming home tonight.

Some Pics of my favorite show

2008-10-23T19:22:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures from my favorite show right now. In about a hour I will be watching my winchester boys battle evil. I love this show can you tell?

The Perfect Man

2008-10-23T18:15:00.001-07:00

Blood Test Results

2008-10-23T17:13:00.000-07:00

In a erlier post I had written that I had my blood drawn and earlier this month I got the results but I didn't put it on here because I couldn't remember the numbers because when the doctor's office called me with the results they rattled off the numbers so darn fast so after trying to remember what the numbers were I went to the Dr's office today to get a copy of my blood work. The secretary or nurse or whoever she was was not friendly at all I mean no smile or hello or anything. And when I asked if that was the right date she was all snotty to me and told me that it was the last blood results but she was a total witch. Anyway here are the numbers for my Cholestrol.

HDL -220
LDL - 140
My dr. wants me to go on a low cholestrol diet and I am supposed to go back in January to get another blood test done but the nurse didn't tell me what a low cholestrol diet is so I am guessing it's a lot of vegetables, fruit, Soy, fish. I don't know if I will go back in January because I haven't really done anything to lower the cholestrol and I don't think that it's that bad anyway.

I really need to find another doctor's office because this one that I go to is not good at all and the staff is not nice at all. I mean I can understand if you're having a bad day but don't be rude to the patients becasue I for one am very tempted to find another dr.

Sorry for the ranting but I just needed to get this off my chest. I had a much better day after that. My mom and I went and got subway for lunch and then we went to Summer Winds Nursery to look for some flowers and we came back home and I watched two episodes of Supernatural and that was it. I will probably read some tonight or tomorrow. I have no idea what we are going to do tomorrow but we'll do something.

Positive Spiritual Living!

2008-10-23T09:03:00.000-07:00

Positive Spiritual Living!“For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” Issue 91 – October 23, 2008 - Published every other week.

Dear Father: Bless the person reading this in whatever it is that You know they need. Amen.If you received this message in error, or do not wish to receive the Positive Spiritual Living newsletter, please see the instructions at the end of the newsletter for removal.

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them. - UnknownSubject: Today I will be handling all ....
To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: GOD
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE
This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.I love you...P.S. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life Now.Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!Now, you have a nice day.
God"Life...the time God gives you to determine how you will spend eternity".

Three Bullets There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner. As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit and missed it. The rabbit ran away. Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and missed it. The squirrel disappeared into a hole in a cottonwood tree. As he went further, he saw a large wild 'Tom' turkey in the tree, but he had only one bullet remaining. A voice spoke to him and said, 'Pray first, aim high and stay focused.' However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better kill. He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer. But, then he saw a rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him, so he naturally brought the gun down further to shoot the rattlesnake. Still, the voice said again to him, ''I said, 'Pray, Aim high and Stay focused.'' So, the man decided to listen to God's voice. He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the wild turkey. The bullet passed thru the turkey and killed the deer. The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head and killed it. And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into a pond. When he stood up to look around, he had fish in all his pockets, a dead deer and a turkey to eat for his family. The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to God. Moral of the story: Pray first before you do anything, aim and shoot high in your goals, and stay focused on God. Never let others discourage you concerning your past. The past is exactly that... 'the past.' Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God knows our future and that God will not put you through any more than you can bear. Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors that only God has prepared in advance for you in your favor. Wait, be still and patient: keep God first and everything else will follow.A meal, however simple, is a moment of intersection. It is at once the most basic, the most fundamental, of our life's activities, maintaining the life of our bodies; shared with others it can be anoccasion of joy and communion, uniting people deeply.- Elise Boulding

I publish two newsletters 3P – Positive People Power! and PSL - Positive Spiritual Living. If you want to be added to the mailing list, please forward your email address to me and I will put you on the subscriber’s list. – Thanks!Jim Gentil – Mr. PositiveP.O. Box 340108 - Austin, TX 78734 Office: 512-261-4940 Fax: 512-261-4979E-mail: Jim@JimGentil.comhttp://www.jimgentil.com/

Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing.Get involved in what God is doing—because it’s already blessed.I honor and respect the God and the Goodness within you!

Really Good Movie

2008-10-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

Today I saw a really good movie with my mom. It was definitely a tear jerker and a chick flick and it had Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Dakota Fanning, and other actors that I can't remember their names. What is the name of this movie you ask? The secret Life of Bees and it is such a good movie about these laddies that keep bees and making honey is what they do. It was originally a book which I haven't read yet but I definitely will now. I don't want to give too much away so I will stop saying anything more about it but please go see it and take your daughters and don't forget the tissues!!!!!

And we are going out to mimmi's Cafe for dinner tonight and when my Dad calls tonight I will be able to talk to him so I am looking forward to that.

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