I am having a sale so those of you who entered my Christmas In July giveaway can get a new design for a great price. I am offering my Classic Medium Package that is usually $50 for only $35!!! This is a great deal if you are in need of a new design!!!! Also if you are looking for something else send me an email and I will give you a great deal!
*The $35 doesn’t include any design kits or graphic costs.
**I also add a $3 Paypal fee.
Go here and fill out the order form. This sale is good through August 7th.
Work has been nuts the last 2 weeks. They let Misti go on the 30th of June. For those that don’t know Misti was my boss and also the person who hired me. We worked together almost 4 years and now I am the one left. When we were bought out last year there were three girls and now I am the last women standing. I hate that I am the one left because I feel so bad for Misti not having a job and I am worried she won’t be able to find a job. It is so strange at work to be the one that is left to hold down the fort. I really believe they wanted to keep Misti but I was the one who was doing what they needed done so I am the one left. Is crazy to come to work each day and not have her here. I am sure it will get better as the time passes but I have found that it gets lonely since I am the only girl here and it is super quiet because I am now the only one downstairs in the front of the building. There are three people in the back/warehouse but I am all alone in the front. I know in time it will be okay but it is just different to say the least.
I am not sure if you guys remember Blanca and Coco but they were two pitbulls that my friends friend owned. Long story short he couldn’t keep them so I took both of them to live with my “friend”. Well he got kicked out so Coco went to stay with Misti and Blanca they told me had to be put down. Well I never thought she has been put down. I figured they just lied because they wanted to keep her. Little did they know I wasn’t going to take her because I had no place for her and they seemed to love her. Well yesterday when I get to work my Grandma called me and said that Coco got out. I had her call the lady back who found the dog and ask what color she was because where she was found what to far for Coco to have gone. Well it turns out to be the dog that they said they put down. Lets just say I was pissed off because they didn’t need to lie about it. I am fine with them having her. It just pisses me off that they had to lie about it all. If anyone should have the dog it is me but I don’t have a place for her. Maybe in time I will get her!!!! The white one is Blanca and the brindle colored one is Coco
This post has taken me all day to right because are crazy and I have to answer them and do everything else I do. I am not complaining about being busy but even being busy the time is still dragging! I am so ready for it to be time to go home so I can watch my shows. I hope everyone has had a great Tuesday!
I have decided that I am done playing the number game. I am going back to blogging for me. I am not going to worry about how many people read my blog or how many followers I have. I would rather have people follow me that actually read what I write instead of tons of followers who don ‘t read what I write. I am also not going to follow blogs unless they appeal to me. I got so caught up in getting my number of followers higher that I forgot why I blog. If I lose some followers then oh well such is life. I am back to blogging for me! Oh and if people I write about here read it then that is oh them! I am not going to censor what I right because it may hurt peoples feelings! If you don’t like it then don’t read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am also thinking about changing the name to My Life . . . My Stories. My private blog was named that and since I have deleted it I am thinking that it is a perfect name for this blog. What does everyone think about that????
Editors note: I saw that BonniesBows on Twitter was looking for people that would be willing to promote something that she was doing. I thought sure why not. I am so glad that I did because it is a great cause. She sent me this post and told me I could use some of it or all of it. I decided that I couldn’t say any better than she said it. If you could please copy and paste this on to your blog it would be much appreciated!!!!!!!! If you want to donate or buy something to help out this family please follow the instructions in the post!!!!!!
Luke 6:38 — “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
BonniesBows has taken this verse to heart. I have decided to dedicate my ETSY store to help others. God has laid it on my heart to help one of my new twitter friends and I came to the decision that she will be the first of many.
I want to help raise money for a family in need. I am donating 20% of all BonniesBows sales in the months of November and December directly to Dana Sears’ family. Their government has let them down and I pray that God will use me to bless them.
I met Dana through twitter and was moved to tears when I read her story on her blog. As a mother, I was enraged and saddened over what Dana’s family has had to endure. As a mother, I felt a strong urge to protect her family and help them in any way I could. Dana has never asked for anything from me. She’s never complained or whined about her situation. She has merely stated what is occurring and what her life is like. I admire the heck out of her for all she is doing and has done for her sons. I encourage you to read her words here.
What can you do to help? Simple. Make any purchase from BonniesBows and 20% goes to Dana. You can also donate directly through the paypal button on Dana’s blog. Get a special something for your baby while helping hers.
*Also- please help us spread the word. If you blog- steal as much of this as you want and re-post. Twitter? Link us up! Facebook, Myspace, Message Boards- we will take any advertising we can get!
We can do this guys, WE can help this Mama take care of her babies. If it was your story wouldn’t you want someone to help you?
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Dana’s Words:
Hello, My name is Dana Sears & I am Mason’s Mom. Mason was born with Special Needs. At this time we do not fully understand the “Special” but we do understand Mason’s “needs”. Because Mason doesn’t have a diagnoses, Dr’s don’t really know what causes his issues, we do not receive government funding for Mason’s needs. In 2009 Mason received his G-tube, this is a tube implanted into his stomach to allow us to bypass his swallowing. Mason’s feeding costs are around $100 a day, that works out to $36,000 a year, just to feed him. That is impossible for a young family. Mason also needs Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Developmental treatment, Behavioural intervention & tools to help us in our day 2 day life.
Many families with Special needs Children struggle financially due to the extraordinary costs of raising our children. Our Family has gone $64,000 dollars in debt just giving Mason the bare minimums for the last year and a half. We are unable to supply Mason with everything that the Dr’s. and specialists say he needs. We have had help from Variety-The Children’s Charity, they supplied one year grant of $5000 when we were weeks away from having to give Mason over to the Ministry, we had no where left to borrow money from.
I never thought by Blogging my feelings, or our journey trying to solve Mason’s Riddle that I would run across someone like Bonnie. Bonnie is an amazing woman, to want to help my family is more than I can thank her for. I am not good at asking for help, but we are again needing some funds for Mason. We are stuck waiting to hear about our appeal to the government and waiting to hear from Charities. As the next couple of months go by we will be in need of more medical supplies again.
What will we use the Donations for? The specialists have asked for Mason to have a swing that he can use at all hours of the day. Swinging is a long acting drug in Mason’s body, better than any pharmaceutical available. Mason is the happiest when he is swinging. Over time we have purchased most of the parts like the swings, rope ladder, rings, and just need to purchase the lumber and bolts to complete it! This swing will allow Mason to use one anyone type if swing at one time and will sit in a room in our house. Also we need to purchase some more feeding bags, and a few Mic-key buttons. We go through a Mic-key button every two months, these cost just over $400 a piece. On average I spend $30-$45 a week in parking for appointments. This is a huge expense that most people don’t realize. We have one credit card, right now it’s maxed out at $1500 for just parking dues. It’s crazy.
30 THINGS ABOUT MY INVISIBLE ILLNESS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
1. The illness I live with is: Multiple Sclerosis 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 2000 3. But I had symptoms since: As long as I can remember 4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: Not knowing what each day will bring 5. Most people assume:That I am just lazy because I am too tired to go out and do anything after work or on the weekends. 6. The hardest part about mornings are:Having to get up when I just want to sleep. 7. My favorite medical TV show is:I love the shows on TLC and Discovery Health. 8. A gadget I couldn’t live without is:My computer 9. The hardest part about nights are:Not being able to sleep 10. Each day I take _10_ pills & vitamins. (No comments, please) 11. Regarding alternative treatments I:am willing to try anything that could work or take away some of the pain. 12. If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose:Visisble 13. Regarding working and career:It is hard to work but I do my best. I don’t let many people know I am even sick. 14. People would be surprised to know:How much pain I am in and how tired I am. 15. The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been: Being tired and know this will never go away. 16. Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was:Be stable and find a medication that works for me. 17. The commercials about my illness:There aren’t many and the ones I see bug me! 18. Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is:I don’t know. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t sick. 19. It was really hard to have to give up:Gluten because it is in all my favorite foods. 20. A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is:Blogging 21. If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would:Live it up! I would do as much as I could do in one day. 22. My illness has taught me:Patience 23. Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is: But you don’t look sick or tell me I am lazy 24. But I love it when people:Want to learn about MS 25. My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is:You don’t know how strong you are until being strong is the only option you have. 26. When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them:It will get better! There are people out there to help you! 27. Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is:That is it doable! Just because I am sick doesn’t mean I am going to die tomorrow. 28. The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was:People haven brought dinner to my family. 29. I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because:People need to learn that we are sick even though you can’t see it! 30. The fact that you read this list makes me feel:Good because it means more people want to learn about MS
I found out today that I won my first giveaway! Now I am sure you are wondering what I won aren’t ya…I won a copy of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. Beth gave it away when because she posted her 1000th post. She has an amazing blog and everyone should check her out. I am still in shock that I won because I never win anything. I am super excited to start this. I am probably not going to do it all in a row but work at it a little bit at a time. I can’t wait to see what I learn from this all!
