Tweeting so far

My experience with Tweeting so far...  If people have their pages set so you can not tweet to them without them following you or they will only retweet.  This is a way to scan what is being tweeted and put only what they want posted.  Again, just like facebook poeple make it about perception like facebook.  It is different and very time consuming.  Let's see how long I will last before I get bored on there...lol  :)

Twitter here I come.......

So I have finally decided to get on to twitter...yes, I have been sucked in.  I am not sure the real purpose, but right now I think it is to find out if someone pooped or went to dinner and what they ate.  Hope I will be ok on there, but may drown in a time consuming world of peoples daily activities like facebook.  Not reality, but what people want you to perceive as reality.   Let me know what your twitter account is so I can follow you all!  I am @janelstarr. Wish me luck!

Ciao,

Janel  xoxoxo

2012

2012 is a year of me evolving and growing...it has been good so far and I have enjoyed how I have evolved. (With some good advice from friends)  I can't wait for it to continue...  Also, like I said before big things are coming... (Can't say yet)  I am excited about my year and what it entails....there will be some endings coming soon that are way over due...but some great beginnings.  I always say life is an adventure and I can't wait for what adventure is coming next!  What is coming next for you this year...tell me?

Unkind people.......

Recently some situations have arised where I had to be the bigger person and walk away...a grace my mom has instilled in me.  It is a constant reminder that I only want to surround myself with good people who are kind and thoughtful.  I treat others as I would want to be treated even after they have done something that is innapropriate.  My friends have said they wished they could have been there because they know I would not do anything, but they wanted to punch them or say something...love my friends, always looking out for me! With all that being said there is the part of me that wanted to do the same...I really need to start kickboxing or something because how many years can I keep this up?  lol  *Sigh* 

Holiday with folks

Just logging a reminder how nice it was having my parents down to visit this past week.  I felt like I was always running errands or we were all running around together even though my mom & I were sick.  The last day & night was great.  We did not do much but hang out, and it was all that we needed.  All cuddled on my couch together watching a movie before heading to bed was just peaceful knowing they were there.  I do miss them & it was a nice feeling having them here.  They are wonderful people with hearts of gold and hope I get to see them more in 2012.

Wow...

Just looked at a post from a while back...just reminds me how lucky I am...here it is

What my son reminded me of....

The other day I was venting about my son, but today I have to praise him.  Everyday my son and I hug a bunch and we have specific times that we always hug on top of the extra ones in between.  We hug when he gets up in the am, before he leaves for school, when he comes home from school, before he goes to bed or anytime one of us leaves the house to go somewhere.  I know I have to remind him to pick up his shoes or put away his clothes or make his bed, but lately he has been reminding me that he needed his morning hug or I forgot to hug him when he got home from school.   I am so worried about the shoes, or the bed ,but he had to remind me of the most important thing in life...showing people you love them...and we do that through hugs.  So sometimes I need to let the bed not be made and not remind him and let the shoes sit in the kitchen where I trip over them because I am in awe of my son that I have been able to teach him the most valuable lesson in life that showing people you love them is more important than those other silly things that can wait.  That the most important thing in our life is a hug.......I am the luckiest mom in the world!

The New Year....

As I reflect on last year and focus on this year, I see I have a few things I want to focus on...  :) 
1) Being a better parent (I think there is always room for improvement)
2) Take good care of the ones I love
3) Be the most positive and enthusiatic person I know
4) Be forgiving of yourself and others
5) Have a grateful heart
6) Persistance, persistance, persistance
7) Be decisive even if it means you'll sometiems be wrong
8) Work at something I enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent
9) Start running again and eating more fresh veggies more often (I love them, just don't buy them enough)
10) Just take every day one day at a time and enjoy every minute of it