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January 13, 2009

Happenings...

One of the things that I am doing this year is learning to play piano. I currently have a 61 key Yamaha at home, and just recently found out that I am extremely limited in playing the pieces that I want due to the lack of a high F (just for the piece that I want to learn now.) And I am completely aggravated because of this.

So... what did I do about it? Or in this case GOING to do about it?


My Piano 

I'll have it by the end of next week. I can't stand making the decision to finally do something and be limited in what I am able to do. At least now I'll be able to play that friggin' high F. Pooh on that!For those of you who do not know... that is a Yamaha YGP (Yamaha Grand Piano) 535 complete with all the bells and whistles that I need. An added bonus is the Educational Suite that comes standard with it. On the display screen in the front, the keyboard will actually flash the score to the music (stored in the piano, but you can get more online) complete with lyrics and show you the keys to play. It will break the music down hand by hand and also wait for you to push the correct key sequence. Now... keeping true to form - Doesn't that sound JUST LIKE WHAT I WOULD BUY? So... ignore the previous post that said I had curtailed my spending habits. No serious... I used a portion of my bonus for this. And it was less than you might think though still pricey. I have plenty of money left over to go to the responsible things in life...lol. Besides - What fun would I have?

Anyway, I received an email from a friend yesterday, and I figured it was worth sharing here. Just to invoke the thought process.

A Paradox of Our Time

Today we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgment.
We have more experts, but more problems; more medicines, but less wellness.
We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch tv too often and pray too seldom!
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years.
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet our new neighbor.
We've conquered outer space but not inner space. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less; plan more, accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals.
We build more computers to hold more information, to produce fewer copies, but have less communication. We are long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships.


More leisure and less fun; more kinds of food but less nutrition; two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses, but broken homes.

That's why I propose, that, as of today, you do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a special occasion.

Search for knowledge, read more, sit on the front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.


Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods and visit the place you love.

Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment, not only about survival.

Remove from your vocabulary phrases like "one of these days" and "someday." Let's write that letter we thought of writing," one of these days."

Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them. Don't delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life.


Every day, every hour and every minute is special. And you don't know if it will be your last.

Makes you think huh? 

January 12, 2009

2008 In Review/Moving On

I’ve thought long and hard to decide if I was going to continue to write on this blog. At one point in time it meant a lot to me to share with family and friends what was going on in my life. I’d like to get back to the mindset where that is possible. 2008 was just a year that I would prefer not to revisit.

 

Where was I then?

 

I’ve spent the last few months trying to put things in perspective. I’ve changed the way I view and do a lot of things, but the major thing that I have done is curtailed my spending habits. I’ve become a coupon clipper, dollar store shopper, and a “freebie” whore. To all the digital designers out there who spend their time and energy into creating such wonderful gifts – to that I am truly thankful.

 

One of the things that I have started doing is journaling. I know… it’s ironic. I can’t even update this blog, but manage to write in a journal. It would be so much easier to type, but there is something about writing that is soothing. It’s very therapeutic. Plus what I write there is more on a personal and spiritual level, and I do not think it would be appropriate to put on here. This should be for everyday life, and I’ve always stated that.

 

The past few months have basically been a whirlwind for me. The kids starting school, work responsibilities increasing, struggling busting my ass off working two jobs… and feeling little to no satisfaction. With the gas prices being what they have been and the summer months electric bills… somewhere down that road the money that I make didn’t mean shit. I really haven’t “struggled” this much in a long time, and I have to admit it has been a humbling experience.

 

1 year ago, you could not have told me anything. I knew it all. Life has its way of laughing at you, and it turns out I knew nothing. Not one bit of anything. And so many people hurt because of it, but most of all myself. Somewhere between part A and B, I lost track of where I was supposed to be. Who I thought I was no longer existed. I just “was”.

 

So… Where I am now?

 

I’m looking forward to 2009 and the changes that I will be making. I’m looking forward to spending time with my girls, taking more pictures, working towards a healthier lifestyle, learning new things, meeting new people, and just general peace. That’s it. Nothing more. Anything else will just be an added bonus. I have no expectations from anyone except myself, and that’s all that I ever should have.

 

So… moving forward, this blog has been emptied of most of the old content dating back from 2006 with the exception of the pictures. I will be replacing those within the next week!

  • "Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return." Mary Jean Iron

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