So now my wonderful america is on a spend trend. It's happened once again....someone has gone and made debt look enticing.
Cash for clunkers, and now cash for clunky appliances, and for kids??? cash/discounts for clunky kid stuff. Come on America!
CAUTION!!! I think we should all take a moment to remember the generation who lived or were born during the Great Depression. Many of us still know or knew someone from that Era. One of the characteristics of this generation of people is the need to keep what has been accumulated over the years. SAVE, SAVE, SAVE. While it is good to be frugal I worry that now, this new recession generation will be caught in a bargain trap. The words "sale", "clearance", and other low price jargon catch our attention as many of us allow the fear of not getting this "deal" again rule our wallets. BEWARE this hazardous habit and think twice, or three, or five times if you have to about what you are about to do. Remember, spending money that you don't have, even if it's a good deal, is still putting you in debt.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Back to the drawing board
It's been a long time since I've been back to the blogging world, but really I'm still new to this whole thing, so I am assuming that it didnt miss me so much.
This return is a part of my "mid year" crisis.
I sometimes like to think of the year as a representation of our lives. The first few months, like the first years of our lives are full of hopes and goals, new life, and excitement. And for myself, sometimes a lot of goofing around. Indeed, we have the whole year ahead and plenty of time to get done what is needed, or start anew should we get off track of those new year's resolutions.
There are springs and summers and falls and winters in our lives. They might be quite literal to the time we have left, or they might represent a frame of mind/point of view in regards to certain aspects of those lives which we lead. Just as there is something wonderful in every season of the year, there is also something wonderful in every season of our lives. Once, while holding my son, an older woman looked at me and said, "You know, this time as a grandmother is the best time of my life. Don't get me wrong, I have such great memories as a mother, young as you are, but I love where I am right now." What an attitude to have!
It can be so easy to see the bad things that come upon us through each phase of life. Just as some people complain about the snow, or the heat, or the rain, or the cold, so too come the complaints of the things we are alotted in life.
So, I've decided that what I'm going to do is take the advice that this wise woman gave me and enjoy where I'm at. I look back with fondness on my young single adult/girlhood and now I enjoy my young, married, mother, adulthood. Right now is the best time of my life. Right now is the time to love with the precious moments as well as the frustrating. Later, it will also be another time to look back upon as I graduate through the seasons of my life.
In the meantime, I've still got the blog:)
This return is a part of my "mid year" crisis.
I sometimes like to think of the year as a representation of our lives. The first few months, like the first years of our lives are full of hopes and goals, new life, and excitement. And for myself, sometimes a lot of goofing around. Indeed, we have the whole year ahead and plenty of time to get done what is needed, or start anew should we get off track of those new year's resolutions.
There are springs and summers and falls and winters in our lives. They might be quite literal to the time we have left, or they might represent a frame of mind/point of view in regards to certain aspects of those lives which we lead. Just as there is something wonderful in every season of the year, there is also something wonderful in every season of our lives. Once, while holding my son, an older woman looked at me and said, "You know, this time as a grandmother is the best time of my life. Don't get me wrong, I have such great memories as a mother, young as you are, but I love where I am right now." What an attitude to have!
It can be so easy to see the bad things that come upon us through each phase of life. Just as some people complain about the snow, or the heat, or the rain, or the cold, so too come the complaints of the things we are alotted in life.
So, I've decided that what I'm going to do is take the advice that this wise woman gave me and enjoy where I'm at. I look back with fondness on my young single adult/girlhood and now I enjoy my young, married, mother, adulthood. Right now is the best time of my life. Right now is the time to love with the precious moments as well as the frustrating. Later, it will also be another time to look back upon as I graduate through the seasons of my life.
In the meantime, I've still got the blog:)
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