Today I came to the local coffee shop to eat lunch with my wonderful mother-in-law and some friends from church. I decided to stick around and get on the Internet for the first time in weeks... I clicked on my blog (that I haven't updated since August...) and read some of the posts. It reminded me of how much I loved blogging... even with only nine posts. I remember how relaxing it was to write out my thoughts and clear my mind a little. So I am going to try to start up again. It's not a New Years Resolution or anything like that... Just gonna try it out again.
Since it is the 2013 now... Everyone is posting lists about 2012 and so it seems appropriate for me to post a list about 2012. Specifically lessons I have learned!! Here I go:
- There are things you should not buy the cheap, off brands for, even if you are tight on money!
- Kitty litter... The purpose of it is to clump and to mask the smell of nasty kitty things. Off brand litter from CVS does not do these things and she may as well be doing her business on the floor.
- Dish washing liquid... When the dish has gone through the process of being washed and dried it should NOT still smell like the food that was in it before. A bowl that smells like spaghetti doesn't mix well with cereal!
- Our parents weren't crazy or making things up!
- This is a direct quote from the hubby! One day we were cleaning and after a while we still had a list of to dos! I told him, "Having your own house stinks! (kidding) You gotta clean it, pay for it, and the laundry and dishes never stops!" His response was, "Maybe my mom wasn't crazy or making things up when she was always saying she had a lot to do!"
- Holidays as a married couple are amazing, but there is no making everyone happy!
- I think that one explains itself... Remember to be understanding everyone. (:
- Having a wedding and a trip to Haiti in the same summer is super awesome and super crazy at the same time!
- 2013 is going to have big shoes to fill... 2012 was the best year ever!
- There are still good people left in the world!
- If you don't know it, I work at Kohls. During November and December we are crazy busy with customers Christmas shopping!! It is insane! I love it because I love being busy, but it is also sometimes frustrating because the rude in the customer seems to come out around in this time! I had one lady throw the contents of her wallet at me for asking for a second form of identification. My friend had a lady yell at her for the 86 cents she owed and refused to pay it. It seemed like every customer complained about all the Christmas shopping they had to do, like I was making them do it? And I could go on and on... But there are still good people left in the world.
- One man needed assistance with the cotton candy machines we sold. We were swamped and he was going to need to wait a minute. I went to explain to him that it would be a bit before someone was with him and was prepared to apologize up and down because normally this doesn't go over so well... He stopped me and said, "It's okay, I know you are busy. I will go wait." I could have kissed the man. It was so so sweet!
- One day it had been busy like usual and I asked the lady checking out how she was. Normally I get a "good" and then they ask aboud coupons or complain about their day. She said, "I am great! How are you? Are you exhausted? You look like you have been working so hard! I appreciate it!" I almost cried. That small little talk was such a big blessing!
- Last week we were very busy and had a lot of call outs and our manager was feeling very under the weather. My drawer was running low on change and there was no one to run and get me any. The customers in my line heard me talking on my walkie and each of them gave me all the ones and pennies they could without me even asking. They counted out twenty and thirty pennies so I could refill my drawer. How sweet is that????
- Lastly, the customer behind the customer who threw her wallet contents at me. She told me she was sorry that happened to me and that she hoped my day got better! Those words meant so much!
- I love blogging! That's my last lesson on my list, but I am sure I learned a lot more!
Well, I must go. My cute husband just got off work and is about to head to his second job. My poor man... He works too much! So I am off to spend as much time with him as a I can! I hope to blog again soon! Life is better when you are bloggin'!
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