Attitude is Everything!

One of the things I have been thinking this week is about attitude.  It affects everything.  Your attitude is how you deal with trials and how you respond to all situations.  This week I have had a couple of conversations about this and how I am perceived. 

So this is how I normally deal with situations.  There were times when I was going to school full time and working full time and I felt like I couldn't survive.  I had breakdowns and cried.  Many times I thought I wouldn't make it through.  Guess what I did.  Now I know that what doesn't kill you only makes you realize what you can get through and what your strength is.  Another quote my old boss used to say "they can't take away your birthday." So anytime something crappy happens I think it is not going to kill me and I will always have my birthday.

Another thing that I always think is I don't want to be the bitter, negative, nothing goes my way person because I can't stand those people.  I want to be positive and look for the best in everything (not that I always do).  So look at your attitude and look for the positive because you can always get through it.

My dream about the Jonas Brothers and how it affected work.

There are times in my life when I realize that I am a blond and do really stupid things.  So here is the story of how I made myself look really stupid at work.

So last week I was talking to my co-worker Kendra and was telling her about this new fascination with the Jonas Brothers.  I was saying how I felt that they were like my brothers friends who made me laugh.  She made the comment that it sounded like I thought I knew them.  This kind of startled me and I realized that I am not like the twelve year olds who would cry if they saw them and live and breath the Jonas Brothers.  I have already done this with N'sync.  Oh boy was I fan.

So this weekend I was thinking why did I have this sudden facination with the Jonas Brothers.  Well, guess who had a Jo Bro dream?  ME!  In the dream I have a vague memory of hanging out with Nick, Joe, and Kevin.  I also remember them being fun and thinking they were way funny.  So this is why I had the attachement to them last week.

Now for the funny part.  Today, Kendra was talking about how her little sister this weekend thought that Joe Jonas phone number was posted on the internet and that they should call him.  I died laughing.  So I told Kendra I had something to tell her over IM.  So I went back to my computer and then proceeded to tell her the story of my dream.  Well, needless to say I wasn't IMing Kendra, I was IMing my boss.  How funny is it that today I admitted to my boss that I had a dream about the Jonas Brothers.  Luckily, she thought it was funny.  So the lesson to learn here is don't dream about the Jonas Brothers and to make sure you email, IM, or text the right person.

I was going to try and add music but don't know how.

Its the Time of Year for.....

the flu and flu shots.

So normally I take the approach of not getting a flu shot.  This is for many reason.  Some of my reasons are everyone else gets one so I don't have to, I need to lose weight so being sick is fine, I am a wimp and hate shots, and do I really want to put the flu in me and maybe have side effects.  This year is different.  At work they have a program where we get a discount on insurance if we do certain things and getting a flu shot was one of them.  So here is the story of my first ever flu shot.

Oh great.  I just got the email saying flu shots are today.  Okay.  When is the last possible moment I can go and get it done.  Well maybe I should just go now and get it over with.  I hate this.  I don't want this dumb ass shot.  I can do this.  Maybe someone will go with me.

"Hey Kendra, I am really wimpy and would you come with me to get my flu shot?" I say as nicely as possible.

"You need me to come hold your hand?" Kendra says while laughing at me, "I am not getting one but I guess I can come with you."

We make the long trek down the elevator one floor.  The lobby is set up with tables and the scary medical people are lined up waiting to inflict the worst pain ever.  There is a medical smell that fills my nose and I know I am in trouble.  I restlessly fill out the necessary forms while Kendra kindly cracks jokes and makes a little fun of me.

Now it is my turn.

I sit down and the first thing out of the medical personnel's mouth is "you look nervous." Oh really?  Why would I be nervous?  It is just a little shot full of the flu virus and lets be honest I don't do well with anything medical.  Just ask my Aunt Julie. 

She then proceeds to ask me the questions on the list. 

"So you have never had a flu shot before?"

"No, I rather be sick then get this shot."

She and Kendra laugh.

"It will only be a little prick."

Yeah right I think.  A gigantic needle is going to pierce my arm.

"Afterwards you can have sucker, " she states.

"I will go and get you one." Kendra volunteers.  She is being very supportive even though I am pretty sure she would rather be on the floor laughing her head off at me.  I know if it wasn't me getting the shot that is what I would be doing.

"Look away."

Where would I look.  At the gigantic needle being punched through my skin as you insert the flu virus and H1N1 into my body.

"Okay, all done." I look over and she is wiping blood that has gushed from the wound.  "You are a bleeder."  Oh great just what I don't need to know.  Then the bombshell drops. "You will need to stick around the lobby for at least the next 10 minutes.  Since this is your first flu shot we need to make sure you don't have an allergic reaction."  What the hell?  I thought this was just a flu shot not a you may die because you are allergic experience.  Luckily by then I have a sucker and it makes me feel somewhat better. 

Needless to say I didn't have an allergic reaction but I will say that I have not been 100% since then.  I think this is to be expected since they injected the flu into me.  So there is the story of my first and hopefully last flu shot.

The Famous Touchdown Run of Ike Ditzenberger

People are amazing.  Here is a video of Snohomish Panthers who were losing a home football game to the Lake Stevens Vikings.  They decided to put in  Ike Ditzenberger, who has Down Syndrome.  Yes even High School boys can think beyond themselves.  The question is can we?  What little things can we do that can change a person's life?

I am in a conundrum

So I loved season 1 of Glee.  It was inspiring, had great music, and made me laugh.  Season 2 has made me want to turn off my TV.  I haven't laughed, thought that sex was way too much, I haven't felt moved, the story is boring and I feel crossed a line with religion.  I have come to the conclusion about myself that I feel very sensitive about religious material and think the grilled cheese crossed a line.  It just rubbed my the wrong way.  I will admit the I felt for Kurt.  When he sang "I Want to Hold Your Hand" you saw into what he was feeling.  Also, when Sue asked for her sister to pray for her I saw a glimmer of what the show used to be about.  Even as I am writing this I feel an eternal struggle and think to myself it wasn't so bad.  Finn and his sandwich that was kind of funny but is it really?  So do I turn off Glee or do I hope that the greatness of season 1 comes back?

My 112.......

So today starts the 112 goals to complete by 2012.  I will have 15 months to complete.  If anyone wants to participate in any of the activities let me know.  So here is the list.

1. Lose 100 lbs.
2. Visit the Golden Spike National Historic Site
3. Got to the temple every day for 1 week
4. Choose a place to become a volunteer
5. Read the Book of Mormon
6. Go on vacation alone
7. Go to London, Ireland, or Paris
8. Run a half marathon
9. Go to all the temples in Utah
10. Attend Education Week at BYU
11. Take the boys to a baseball game
12. Blog once a week
13. Read the whole Ensign each month
14. Learn to water ski
15. Take a river rafting trip
16. Take the GMAT
17. Apply for Grad School
18. Learn how to change a car's oil
19. Take a karate class
20. Take a self defense class
21. Make an apple pie from scratch
22. Buy a black pencil skirt, a button up blouse, high heels, and a short trench coat
23. Buy food storage
24. Get pictures from family and friends
25. Organize pictures
26. Keep plants alive on porch
27. Sew a dress
28. Get colored extensions
29. Learn how to do family history
30. Write a book
31. Build end tables
32. Learn to knit
33. Learn the dance moves to a music video or musical
34. Host a fancy dinner party
35. Create recipe for an almond pastry
36. Sing in church 
37. Take a siblings trip
38. Learn to play one song on the guitar
39. Start a fire without matches or flint
40. Paint a picture
41. Learn a ballroom dance
42. Tile my bathrooms and laundry room
43. Cook a lobster
44. Drive a boat
45. Roller skate on a boardwalk
46. Attend a political meeting
47. Make a new bedspread, pillows, and dust ruffle
48. Make a purse
49. Spend a day in the canyon
50. Learn how to throw a spiral
51. Memorize the Articles of Faith again
52. Spend an evening on the porch with homemade lemonade
53. Visit Holly in California
54. Participate in Habitat for Humanity
55. Get Hypnotized
56. Do an art project
57. Go on a hike
58. Design a skirt and make it
59. Got on a date
60. Spend a day on the beach
61. Learn Spanish
62. Attend a play in Oakley, ID
63. Buy a red dress
64. Float in the Great Salt Lake
65. Go camping at Red Fish Lake
66. Create an address book
67. Send out Christmas cards
68. Increase flexibility - splits?
69. Let Syd and Meg do a makeover
70. Go to a Yankees game
71. Celebrate my 30th birthday
72. Host a mystery dinner
73. Go snowmobiling
74. Swim 100 meters without stopping
75. Learn to flip on the walls while swimming laps
76. Milk a cow
77. Get a new phone and learn how to use all the features
78. Attend a Renaissance Festival
79. Get a henna tattoo
80. Watch all of Battlestar Galactica
81. Know the words and dance to "Oops I did it Again"
82. Discover my favorite poem
83. Learn how to make croissants
84. Learn how to canoe
85. Try speed dating
86. Dance in the rain
87. Attend a luau
88. Take surf lessons
89. Swim at donut falls
90. Make a music video
91. Paint a gnome
92. Don't eat french fries
93. Make my own vase
94. Complete top 10 hot guys list for blog
95. Catch a lightening bug
96. Finish my quilt
97. Learn the parables of Christ
98. Apply for the Amazing Race
99. Learn how to drive stick shift
100. Sit on the porch and watch the snow fall
101. Learn to shot a gun
102. Be an extra
103. Spend time in a secluded cabin on a lake
104. See Antelope Island
105. Dine at Sundance
106. Go to an outdoor play
107. Join a softball team
108. Go mountain biking
109. Swim with dolphins
110. Go to the Aquarium
111. Dress like a pioneer and got to This is the Place Monument
112. Become active

So there we go.  Items to fill my boring life and hopefully this will lead to finding myself.

112 Things to do before 2012

So when I was living with Anna Cook she made a list of goals and things she wanted to accomplish before 2011.  I thought it was a great idea and it has been stuck in my head since then.  So yesterday I was thinking I need to accomplish this but didn't know what timeline it should be in.  At first I decided when I turn 30 (Syd and Meg I am only 29 contrary to what you think) but that is only 7 months away so I decided by 2012 would be a good time frame.  The list is not fully complete because figuring out what you want to accomplish is harder than I though.  Also, I know as I progress during my time items will have to change as I change.  I am excited to start October 1st.  So I hope to have my list up by the 1st and any ideas would be helpful.