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So, since we decided that Southern California is where we want to be, I applied to several schools in that area, and got hired at an excellent school. My husband was also subsequently hired at the same school for a different subject.

I feel as if our lives are going to change for the better, and I’m very excited about it.  I hope that things continue to get better and that we’ll be very happy in our lives from this point on. Because, I have to admit the last several years have been a complete mess and  I’d rather not dwell on the negatives right now, so lets focus on the positives.

Jobs = stability = money = contentment

As of a few days ago, both my husband and I were offered teaching positions in a great private school in Pomona, California. We were very happy of coarse, because with the economy being the way it is, it’s been really difficult for people to keep jobs, let alone find jobs.

But, now it’s back to packing up the little bit we just barely unpacked, having my husband find us an apartment in the area (around the school) and having him fly back to Indiana, and then we’ll all drive to California together.  We’ve then got to get somewhat situated before the school year starts and the chaos begins.

I hope he finds an apartment soon, because that will make things much easier for 0ur son and myself  if we come to a home that is already established.

I also have some friends asking around about good apartments in the area, as well as asking around about daycare/babysitting for our son for a few hours a day, when both my husband’s work hours and mine overlap and we’re not able to watch him for that short while.

This will be the first time since my son was born that I’ve had to work outside of the home, and it’ll be my first time leaving him with someone else. I have a certain amount of anxiety about this, but at the same time, I’m telling myself that he needs the social interaction with other kids and we need to earn a living to get a foot up on making a big change in our lives.

I sure hope I find a good daycare/babysitter and that things will go smoothly.  But, time will tell!

Sometimes when life seems to have problem after problem, it’s great to just keep the faith and expect that at some point the bad things will turn to good and things will improve.
Case and point- last night, I got a phone call that changed things for our family from bad to good. The result of this phone call, will make us have to make a few changes, but at the same time it will be a welcome change from the chicken with its head cut off, running-around that we’ve been doing lately.  But, we will all benefit in many ways.

It’s important for someone going through a hard time not to give up. Life is most certainly hard (at times), but it has got to get better, if you keep on trying.  The one who is dealing with bad news and just sits back and doesn’t try to improve their situation is at a huge loss.  They possibly could have changed the outcome if they would have just put forth some much needed effort, and who knows what could have taken place?

So, the next time you’re feeling down and see that there is no way out of your current situation, look around you and realize that things do improve. You just need to work on it. And they may take longer than you expected, but as long as you keep the faith, something GOOD will eventually happen.

I recently saw the photo of a good friend, on one of the social networking websites and I realized how good she looked after a little pruning.  It made me think to myself, “When was the last time  I colored or cut my hair?”

I think something about a woman makes her want to always look good, and nearly stop at nothing to get it done. A fresh cut and color does just the right thing to make a person feel refreshed, renewed and ready for a change.

Due to the current economy, tons of stores are offering coupon deals for these things, as well as major discounts for Summer clothes, since it’s nearly at an end. This is the time to gather up the pennies you have lying around the house, and use it for something useful. Buy yourself some new clothes, and get rid of the old raddy outfits you’ve been wearing for years.

Did you ever sit around and realize that most women get prepared to go out, by taking a shower, blowdrying their hair, possibly flat ironing their hair as well, putting a full face of makeup on, and then wearing their nicest clothes, as well as spritzing themselves with their favorite perfume’s before going out?

And what do they do when they want to stay home and rest with their spouse and kids?  They just wear the nastiest, biggest, most-unattractive and quite frankly hideous clothes they can find around the house, since they deem them as comfortable.  The thing is, don’t you want to keep on attracting the one you love? Don’t you think that if you look good, smell good, feel good, you’ll be a happier more joyful person to be around?

So, while you sit and ponder the accuracy of my statements, surf online for something new to purchase and go out and get it! Within reason of coarse!

Often times, we get busy with life and lose contact with friends and family that we care for.  It’s not so much that we’re not interested in keeping ties, it’s more that we’re preoccupied with whatever issues are surrounding us: kids, money, marriage, health, work, college, etc.

But, there is always a real need for people to keep in touch and keep the ties strong, even if things weren’t always perfect, or if the relatives/friends have moved away, or some other circumstance has come to pass.

It surely is nice to get a phone call from someone you weren’t expecting a phone call from. Case and point, a friend of mine called me yesterday to check up on me, having recieved an e-mail that we got to Indiana safely. She wasn’t able to call earlier, but she got a chance to call yesterday. We did some catching up and it felt great.

I decided later that night that I would call all the folks that I cared about, and if I ran out of time, I’d finish calling people tonight.  I waited until the house was quite, and my son was asleep to make those important phone calls. I called almost everyone on my list yesterday and have yet to call a few today. I hope to keep in contact with all those folks that I care so much about.

It’s nice just to be able to pick up the phone and call somone you care about. Saying the words made famous by Stevie Wonder, “I just called to say I love you.”

You never know, it may make someone else’s day, let alone your own!