Good Riddens and Thank You!

I can only speak for myself as i do not have rights to speak for anyone else. 2014 has been a hard year of ups, downs, in betweens and alot of homework and exams. I say good ridden to the passing year and hope that 2015 will be more positive and hope that my own spirit can help to uplift some of those negative and cynical people i have had the utmost pleasure of knowing. I know my spirit dropped a little over the past year and i can not get that time back to change the way i felt, but i do know that in 2015 i aspire to be a better person, help those i can and give kind words to those who are negative in hopes that my positive attitude can help change their look on life's problems.
I am only one person, but i was taught to believe that the simplest things in life are the the ones most people take for granted and the ones that can mean the most when done by a stranger. A simple smile is contagious and can cause someone in a frumpy mood to smile without even realizing it. This is my goal as the door begins to close on 2014 and opens to new milestones and opportunities. my hope is that i will always be in contact with those people i have met that truly understand who i am and what makes up my person. I am no saint and i do not claim to be but i was taught to help those people in need and to do what i can to change the negative situation/person into a positive one. I wish all my friends, family, acquaintances and fellow bloggers a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I hope 2015 bring you many joys and positive things. always remember the god will always out weigh the bad no matter have heavy the pile feels...

Thank you to all the people who have ispired me to be a Better me. 

IPad's and children...... ugh the parents ultimate dilema

As a parent of a 6 year old, i have recently been introduced to the major Ipad fanatic obsession my daughter has with the Ipad and technology in general. Children have a complete infatuation with technology these days.
Not so long ago, i was six years old and there was no such contraption as an ipad, as a six year old, we played outside, played with our barbies and tonka trucks. We played hide and go seek, spot light, double dutch and hopscotch, with no wants of staying inside playing when we had the option to go outside to play.
So now I'm having this dilemma with my six year old who is addicted to the Ipad, She is completely infatuated with Mine craft, if she isn't designing and building things on mine craft, she is watching your tube videos of other people designing things on mine craft so she can try and make them the next time she is allowed to play mine craft.

I know this isn't 20 years ago, but am i overacting about how much my kid wants to be playing on technology? I'm all about the learning and her using her imagination and creativity to build her skills, but i feel like that's all she wants to do now, since she started school. They have technology Tuesdays at school, where they have BYOD (bring your own device) day, this sounds so futuristic to me, because i never thought it would happen this soon.

 I wasn't expecting my 6 year old to be asking Santa for an Ipad, that's what i expect from a teenager. Nope, sadly mistaken i was when i learned that my six year old has asked Santa for an Ipad and a Pink PS3 Controller or Christmas, and nothing else; no dolls, art supplies or clothes; just technology. When i asked her what else she wanted for Christmas, she told me Nothing, cause she can do everything on her Ipad.

I limit her time to ONE hour a day on technology because i want her to be creative in other ways, am i being to hard on technology, should i let her embrace it a little more? I have no idea what to do to justify my own mind and how to let her embrace technology and how to function without it. At the rate technology is becoming important, Ill have to buy her an Iphone  when she turns 8...

Technology Dilemma!!!!! And it begins!!!!

Christmas Cheer a thing of the past!

I am an extremely cheerful person at Christmas time, I love the holidays! everything from pulling out the Christmas decornations the end of November, to spending a full day, sipping on wine, decorationg my house and then a full afternoon, fluffing my tree (if I don't have a real one) adding the lights, ribbons, bows, then the ornaments. I never put the tree top on until tipsy eve (December 23rd) and that job is for my daughter. my family usually hosts a family get together and just before guest arrive, we have a few relaxing moments and place the tree topper.

I find myself being less cheerful around the holidays in the last couple years, my mood is easily altered by the people I am surrounded by. I have noticed since I have left the safety of the town I grew up, my little piece of heaven on earth, people in the city are so rushed and busy. Barely anyone has the time to be polite and no one has time to say "Merry Christmas", I don't know what "merry xmas" is.

It boils my blood right down to the core, that people have left Christ out of "Christmas". I'm not trying to give a religion rant, because everyone is titled to their own opinion, this is just mine! I'm not an avid church goer, yes I attend a service on holidays, and maybe I have wander away from the ways I grew up, being from a very small town, I went to church every sunday, was a server in the church and the Anglican Church youth group was a big part of my simple life.

I guess to some, I lived a secluded simple life, but I don't see it that way, I see my life growing up as full of life, love, faith and family. I learned from a very early age, that you get what you deserve and you treat people how you would like to be treated. I learned that holidays such as Christmas and easter were to bring families together and spread the good feelings of love, belongingness, support and most of all Joy.

Today, people are too busy to spend quality time with each other, to be happy with the simple things like friends and family. too busy competing with each other about who makes the most money, who's kids are better at sports, who's dog is cuter, and too busy buying things instead of making time for the things that matter the most.

Shopping for Christmas gifts is a joy for me, I like to walk around, browsing at the Christmas displays , buying presents that are meaningful, not worrying if something cost $5 or $50. My family and friends don't judge me buy how much their present cost, but how well it fits their personality and it shows how much I know them and how much they mean to me.  Christmas brings me great joy and it makes me so sad to see people wasting the holidays being cynical and Scrouges. Haven't they heard that if you pass a smile to someone you pass by, that person ends up passing it to someone else with out even noticing, I feel the same way about saying Merry Christmas. Who ever the dumb jerk that shortened Christmas to Xmas, needs a good dose of good faith to haul the Scrouges stick outta their A**.

It only take one person to start the epidemic to bring the Cheer of Christmas back to the world, that's what I want to do. I want to be the magical elf to do that, I want to pass along the good cheer and joyfulness I have in my life and myself onto those self proclaimed Scrouge's out there... take the time to adjust your cynicism and try to say Merry Christmas to a random person everyday through the holidays, try to pass along the joyful feeling of reconizing our beautiful holiday and let go of the anger of having to spend so much money on technology, Ipads, laptops, cellphone, computers ... Relax a little and enjoy the little things that so many people are taking for granted. Embrace your family, friends, and most of all you time. Time is the best gift you can give to anyone

 

The True Meaning Of Christmas
by Brian K. Walters

In todays' day and time,
it's easy to lose sight,
of the true meaning of Christmas
and one special night.

When we go shopping,
We say "How much will it cost?"
Then the true meaning of Christmas,
Somehow becomes lost.

Amidst the tinsel, glitter
And ribbons of gold,
We forget about the child,
born on a night so cold.

The children look for Santa
In his big, red sleigh
Never thinking of the child
Whose bed was made of hay.

In reality,
When we look into the night sky,
We don't see a sleigh
But a star, burning bright and high.

A faithful reminder,
Of that night so long ago,
And of the child we call Jesus,
Whose love, the world would know.

 

I still have the Christmas Cheer ..... Do you???

How Technology Has Changed in my short 28 years

OK, so I'm not really that old, I mean I'm only 28, but technology has changed drastically since I began using it when i was little. I remember watching CBC television ( with the metal rabbit ears stuck out the back of the t.v.) and after a certain time in the night, the screen would turn to horizontal colored lines and there would be no reception until the next morning when CBC came back on the air. Television has come a very long way since then, I mean i don't ever watch live television anymore, since i got Bell Fiber Op I record every show i am interested in, and it records automatically and i never have to turn my TV on everyday and wonder if i missed my favorite show, when i do get the time to turn the television on, my shows are all there recorded and sectioned off by title and date.

Television is only the beginning; Computers, Telephones and the Internet have skyrocketed to new and almost unbelievable places. 

Computers went from a big deep square box(Monitor) with a bunch of cords that were connected to a long rectangle box (CPU) that had to be stationed in one single place and they had Floppy disc drives. Kids of today wouldn't even know what a floppy disc looked like. Floppy discs have gone to that old age place with 8 tracks and tomagachi pets. These days, we still have desktop computer systems, but we also have Laptops for every type of person to use (gamers, businesses, students) there are so many options. I mean there are even tablets that you can take anywhere that can fit in your pocket, and so many brands that its too hard to keep track. Times are changing so quick that every 6 months there is a new improved product on the line.

Telephones went from connected to a cord in the wall, where the phone cord use to be stretched so far, you could spend hours on the phone, trying to untangle the cord, then came cordless phone, i know right there was unlimited possible places you could use the phone from around your house and in the yard, it became a game, "Can ya hear me now"? House phones are almost a thing of the past. 
Cellphones: 

I was 16 years old when i bought my first cell phone, it was the size of a cordless phone and the antenna pulled up so you could get the best possible reception. Now there is this cool contraption called a Smart phone. Yes, its super smart, you can use it to call, surf the Internet, check email, write notes , keep your calendar up to date, play games, creep Facebook,Skype, there are endless possible things you can to with a cell phone. There are so many brands and providers, and the technology is changing at such a pace it could make your head spin. Well that's what it does to me. 

We all like to feel like were up on technology, but i honestly don't think any of us can say that. Technology will always be a few steps ahead of ordinary, everyday people and with it changing so frequently, before we know it we will be living in  world like the Jetsons, flying around in space crafts. Who knows maybe soon enough we will be!

The Easy way Or the Road less Travelled

Just like everyone else, I have had many trials and tribulations in the years of my short life. When I became 21 years old, I was blessed with the most precious gift of all, and she changed my whole life, but most importantly my outlook on Life. I knew when Sara was placed in my arms, everything had to and was about to change.

I use to always take the easy way to everything, just like most teenagers and young adults, but being just out of college with a certificate in Automotive Service Technician, and a new baby, makes for some pretty tuff choices. I made a choice to take the opportunity to go back to work and get some experience in my field when Sara was only 6 months old. That was Hard! To get up and leave your baby every morning when it feels like your missing out on all the cute new things that the baby is doing, like rolling over, first steps, first word, that's really hard on a new parent, mother especially.

I trekked on in my journey of gaining experience in my field, after a year and a lot of great friends and family helping me along the way, I had gained enough working experience to complete my first 2 blocks. Now just so you know Block Training is for Trades Workers, who are constantly building and learning new skills.

I was so excited to have the opportunity to go back to school and complete my block training, I planed an early vacation, so I could spend lots of time with Sara. Then a week before my training started, it hit me Square in the Face, I have to leave Sara, I will be gone for 16 weeks... I was toast, I had not desire to go anywhere, I just wanted to take the easy way out and say "No I'm not going anywhere, ill work anywhere, I just can't leave her".

That's when the adult kicked in and the mother, provider, and caretaker gene kicked in and I chose the Road less travelled and chose to do what was right; I chose to complete my block training and suffer through those 16 weeks so I could get back to my family and my Daughter.

It was because of Sara that I chose many unknown things in life after that, things became easier and I felt a lot better about the choices and decisions I made for myself to make a better life for my family.

I chose the road less travelled and I found myself at another crossroads only a year ago, where I took the unfamiliar road again and now I am a better person, with better friends and a very supportive family because of it.



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
                            And that has made all the difference.                          

-Robert Frost-