The End of the World

I have been spending a lot of time online, reading the news and comments that follow the articles. The cruelty that lives in this world today breaks my heart. I have read articles about parents abusing or killing their kids, celebrities being called fat, kids killing kids, kids having kids, and so many other horrible things. I have even read articles about how religion is pointless or how everyone is going to Hell if you don't believe (from one extreme to the next). 

The comments are just as bad. It seems that everything ends in a religious debate. I don't understand why we can't just leave each other alone. I believe in God and things that come along with that. I don't believe people are going to hell because they don't believe, I just don't think they will go where believers will go. Check out the movie "What Dreams May Come" and you will see where I am going with that thought. I don't think gay people are going to Hell because I believe love is love and it is something that we are lacking terribly in this world. 

If you don't believe in what I believe in, that is okay with me. If you want to hear what I believe in, let's talk. I love hearing what others believe in. You won't change my mind and I am not trying to change yours, I just want to compare our thoughts. It's called a discussion, one that doesn't end in a heated argument because I will not argue with you. If you get mad at me for something I say and decide to argue, I may possibly just walk away.

So, why can't others use this method?

The truth is, we are all human. We have flaws no matter what you believe in. One day we will see who is right. Until there we just have to try to get along. We have to show some decency towards each other. But I am not so ignorant that I believe we will all get along one day.

Which is why I think the whole "2012" end of the world conspiracy isn't so outrageous. No, I don't think it is true. I don't think the world is going to end in December, at least I hope not. I have so much more to experience in life (first kiss, falling in love, marriage, kids, retirement) I would love the opportunity to experience it all. 

What I am saying is, if the world did end this year, it's not so surprising. Not with all the hate in the world. Maybe we should be wiped out. Maybe the world should start fresh, whether by God or mother nature herself.  

I can only see the world getting worse. Though, I have seen a rise in people attending church. There was a story on the news the other day that more young people are going to church to find someone to date, instead of going to the bars. When my mom told me that my hopes of finding a worthy mate renewed. Though, not everyone that attends church is a good person. Some only go to put on a front, but that is a story for another blog.

We are destroying ourselves. We fight, we hate, we hurt. And we don't take care of our planet. It would only make sense that mother nature lash out at us and take us down. 

Much Love,

Heather

PILLOWS!

Something amazing happened today! I mean, squeal like a little girl meeting Justin Beiber, amazing! Oh yes, that great. Here is the story:

I went into walmart with my mom to get some cloth for a purse she is making. First I stopped and got vitamins. I love my vitamins, especially the gummy ones!

I am addicted to gummy vitamins. Of course my Fish Oil vitamins are not gummy because I can imagine that would just be...nasty.

So after I loaded the buggy up with vitamins me and mom were walking towards the back of the store when all of a sudden I spotted the most epic wall.

THE WALL OF PILLOWS!!

Now, I know most people would not get so excited over pillows, but my old pillows are, well, old. They are flat and I can never get comfortable. Back in September I bought a pillow top mattress thinking that would give me a little more comfort for sleep. Then today, I decided I needed more padding under my head so I bought four new pillows. They are so fluffy!

Yeah, look at those fluffy pillows! And the book that I will be starting tonight.

And maybe, just maybe, that was not the only awesome things that happened today. I also decided on a date to release my first book. March 21st, 2012. Oh yeah! Becoming will be released as an e-book that day. And then I will work on getting hard copies of the book. I am so excited. I knew this year was going to be awesome and it has proven, so far, to be just that. AWESOME!

I do have a few things to work on before the book is released. I have to read through it 50 million more times and make sure all the details add up. I have to find someone to do a cover art for me, hopefully for free right now. And I have to get the second book on its way. Then from there I will release one book a year, on the same day, hopefully for the next 50 years or so. I can't wait to get this up and running. I am so freaking excited! I do hope that everyone enjoys taking this journey with me.

Much Love
~Heather

P.S. What vitamins do you take? Do you like the gummy kind? And how many pillows do you sleep with?

What are you going to finish in 2012

http://www.jonacuff.com/blog/what-are-you-going-to-finish-in-2012/
So I found this blog post through a blog that I read on a regular basis. I am so glad I did. These are not new years resolutions. It is what I am gong to finish in 2012, I am setting myself up to finish this and I know people are going to be watching me succeed. Yes, succeed because there as no such thing as failing. So here is my list of things I will finish in 2012:

1. Reach my goal weight of 160
2. Publish my first book.
3. Finish writing the second book.
4. Become a health nut.
5. Read the whole bible.
6. Blog everyday, no matter what the content.
7. Go to church more
8. Go to the gym at least twice a week.
9. Write something everyday!
10. Be excited to just have another day to do something new.

I'm sure there is more I should add but this will just have to do for now.

I can feel it in my bones that 2012 is going to be a fantastic year. Screw the people saying that the world is going to end, this is the year that people start learning to live.

LIVE IT UP! Life is short and we can't put off our dreams for tomorrow because tomorrow is never promised.

Much Love
~Heather

P.S. What are your plans for the New Year?

Summing up 2011

I thought it would be fun, on the last day of 2011 to actually, officially start this blog! I want to start it out by summing up 2011, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Actually, the bad and the ugly are pretty much all the same. And since a ton of awesomeness happened at the end of the year I can't really think of the bad stuff. So let's just start with the big event: Graduation. My second college graduation. In March I graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Science. It sounds fantastical right? It didn't to me at the time. I was scared to death that I would go no where, that I didn't know enough to get a good job and I was feeling a little lost.

My confidence was so low that I actually applied for a management position in the retail company I was working with at the time. I knew I could get a way better job with my degree and actually have spending money instead of barely scrapping by each month. But I was afraid I would fail. I spent six months thinking my life would always be retail. Retail sucks!

In September I got a call from the college I graduated from and they had a job opportunity for me. I had a feeling I was going to get it as soon as they called me about it. I felt even better after the interview, but I applied for another job around the same time. The second job I applied for I got while I was still at the interview. I didn't really want the job but it was getting me out of retail. Then, a few days later the big call came in and I had the big time job. Now, for the past three months I have been working at BMW in the IT department. How awesome is that?

In a matter of weeks my life took a complete 180. I was stressing because I wasn't going to be able to pay my student loans because my retail job didn't pay enough and I could never do anything because what I made all went to bills and gas. With a new job I got WAY better pay. I was shocked at the pay I was starting out with, I never thought I would EVER make that much an hour. But I do. I even got a raise after about a month and a half of being there. GO ME!

Now, I have my bills under control (I just have to remember to pay them on time) and I get to go out most weekends for a little fun. I have spent too much money in the past three months though and I plan on spending a little less in the coming year.

I also started going to church and I love it! I didn't think there was a church out there for me, but I found that there is.

This year was also the year for reconnecting with friends. I spent a lot of time with two really good friends from High School and I'm planning a trip to see a few other friends sometime in 2012. They are going to wish I never came to visit. lol

This year has been about change. It has been about finding my faith again, growing up but still having fun, and learning that I am stronger than I thought. I finally realized that I am okay with myself. I want to lose weight to be healthy...and maybe to look a little better in fishnet tops and corsets. My sense of fashion doesn't go well with my weight at the moment. I have learned that there is nothing wrong with me. I am single, have been single for a while, and there is a good reason for it...I just don't know what that reason is yet.

2011 has been a great year and I know that 2012 is going to be just as awesome. I have so much planned for the new year. I have so much more learning to do and possibly a little more growing up to do. I plan on having fun and finally living the life I have hidden from for so long.

January 1st, I will post what I have planned for the new year. But I think it is important to take a moment and be thankful for everything that we have been blessed with this past year. If you can't think of anything good that happened, think about this, you lived to see another year!

I wish you all a wonderful and safe New Year!

Much Love
~Heather