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I am not participating in this recession!

 Posted: October 28, 2008 at 12:43 pm | by
Filed under: Articles of Interest, Off the shelf - what I am reading, About Me

I don’t know about you but I have been on information overload with the economy and the election - it is never ending!  You know it is bad when my MIL is screening calls because she can’t stand another political call (DC is the WORST place for tons of calls!)

Anyway, I have spent a lot of time contemplating how I feel about all of the events.  How I will vote.  How I will grow our business.  How will our family be impacted.

I have also gotten a lot of signs that things are going to be just fine.  Yes, we are in a tough economy in transition.  Things are going to change (we all hate change :) ).  But we are going to be fine.  Remember, no one actually DIED from buying Target brand shoes over Jimmy Choos!

Back to the signs..

Sean recently went to a networking event where everyone wore pins that said “I am choosing not to participate in the recession”.  LOVE THAT!

I heard a snippet of a story on NPR yesterday (B was screaming so I missed the rest :) ) that talked about how many Native American cultures consider being rich as a negative thing.  You aren’t sharing enough.

The sermon at church on Sunday was about tithing and reworking your budget in todays economy so it DOES work (ie. 86 the Choos).

Then I saw this video from Toilet Paper Entrepeneurs which basically explained HOW you make it through these down turns.

So the way I see it..we are going to be just fine.  The signs are there.  

Just think of it as a Diet.  We are all cranky the first week, then things get a bit better but it takes some time before you actually don’t CRAVE McDonalds.

THEN

  • You realize you have more energy from less.
  • You can run after your 2 year old a bit faster - heels are hard to run in anyway :)
  • Your mind is clearer.
  • You can’t ever imagine living the way you ‘used to’. 
  • Life was more complicated anyway with all of our ’stuff’!

It is time for the change.  Don’t run from it.  Embrace it with open eyes and smart decisions and you will come out of this transition just fine..and maybe even smarter and more confident than before.

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Why Boys like Organic Pumpkin Farms

 Posted: October 8, 2008 at 10:16 am | by
Filed under: Adventures in Mommahood

BUGS!

1. The pumpkins actually have BUGS on them!  Since there are no harmful pesticides these guys have worms and slugs and all sorts of other crawly things.  B was a HUGE fan!

2. You get to use LOPPERS!  Yep, these bad boys are still attached to the vine - SUCH a boy thing!

Ill help!

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