Ha ha once a week, more like once a month!

I'm sooo sorry I'm such a horrible blogger! I really haven't been THAT busy, but busy enough to forget I started a blog!


Some really unfortunate things have happened in the last month and I am not going to go in to details about it all, however it has had me down. Thankfully great friends have been there consistently to listen when I needed to rant about it knowing it wouldn't change a thing. I don't think I will ever be able to thank them enough for being a listening ear and a proverbial shoulder to cry on, but I'll try so - THANK YOU - you know who you are! I'm trying to move on because surely they are completely tired of hearing about it, and I've dwelled on it too long. I have found comfort in some semi-humorous (to me anyways)quotes along the way including:

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." ~ Confucius

"For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness." ~Author Unknown
 
"The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief." ~William Shakespeare, Othello

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." ~Walt Disney

 "Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself." ~Alfred Sheinwold

If you haven't noticed I LOVE quotes and can find odd comfort in them all the time, regardless of the situation. Feel free to leave a comment with a quote that has given you comfort, inspiration, or just a smile!

On a different note I started volunteering at Dorothy O'Connor pet adoption center (docpac) last month and have met some really great people and some amazingly sweet animals! At first I was wondering if I was settling for docpac because it was the easiest place to volunteer and not "hard work" but now I know that's where I'm supposed to be for right now. I don't mind getting all slobbery or cleaning up poop because those animals may later be the warm hugs and love someone who is down needs. The precious animals there have been some great therapy for me; it's funny how calming petting animals can be! I've seen a few of my loves get adopted and it saddens me at first then I realize they are going to their forever home and don't have to live in a shelter anymore.

While I'm on the subject of docpac, they are doing a presents for pets fundraising event from November 1st to December 31st. Docpac runs only on donations and is in need of some basic supplies like:


Dog and Cat toys and beds

Doge treats (rawhide chews, nylo bones, or small milk bones)

Bleach

Paper towels

Joy soap

Tide laundry soap (HE-high efficiency)

Large and Small trash bags

Gift cards (Walmart, Sam's, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, and Petsmart)

***please no dog or cat food, all the animals are on specific prescription diet***


If you are able to donate ANYTHING even if it's only one box of trash bags or a single dog toy let me know! I will gladly meet you somewhere to get it from you! I'm making it my personal goal to collect $500 worth of supplies before Christmas. I am willing to do little odd jobs for you to help reach my goal, and to any of my family members in lieu of gifts this holiday season I ask that you donate to my goal (unless of course you were going to buy me a house, then ignore this request lol). I am more than blessed with physical things and would like to be a little selfless this holiday season!


  It's getting late and I am on an evening rotation (THANK GOODNESS) and am still getting used to being at work at 1pm so I need to hit the hay! Thank you again to my great friends....you are more than friends you are my family!!

ugh im bad at this!!!

Oh man I am a horrible blogger!!! So a real quick update because I am frustrated about some things and don't want to put something in writing and regret it later! I want to stick to the quote, "The kindest word in all the world is the unkind word, unsaid." ~Author Unknown. The person who said that was a VERY wise person!!!

I just wanted to update quickly since my October 1st deadline to find somewhere to volunteer has passed (just barely). I signed up to volunteer at Dorothy O'Connor pet adoption center here in Victoria, but I can't start until I take a volunteer orientation scheduled for October 9th. I plan on sticking to it and volunteering atleast 3 out of my 6 days off. I also plan on on posting once a week (hopefully) to get into a routine of posting. For now I have nothing more to say because I don't want to eat any words later.

OH, I did want to say thank you Julie, Tina, Derinda, Amanda, Jennifer and whoever is reading this....I almost don't care if anyone reads because it is great therapy for me to just sit and focus my time on one thing, even if its just for a minute, but knowing GREAT friends of mine read (even though its crappy) makes it that much better!!!

CHANGE

Before I start this post I just want to retract a statement I made yesterday. I said "I don't necessarily have a specific reason to blog other than just because." but I lied. I do have a reason... ACCOUNTABILITY. I need accountability for the things I SAY I'm gonna DO. I don't think I'm a bad person, but I do have bad habits. One being I just go through life doing bare minimum because it's takes the least amount of effort. Basically I'm saying I'm LAZY (yeah I admitted it...GASP!) I KNOW I can do GREAT things and make a difference, but I have to take the first step. So I'm going to.................……………………………….....................
VOLUNTEER


"Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer." ~Author Unknown


Many times I've told myself I was going to volunteer with this or that organization but never followed through, because I thought I didn't have enough TIME. Well the truth is I have PLENTY of time. I work a pretty awesome schedule of 8 on 6 off, the only downfall is it's currently a night shift so on my days off I'm a bump on a log with "shift-lag" (kinda like jet lag but without changing time zones). I don't usually have much self motivation to get out and about other than for my own selfish reasons. I feel crummy about not doing anything more with my "free" time and I'm pretty sure doing something selfLESS will help me feel less crummy, so here I am vowing to make a change! I am giving myself until October 1st to find an organization to volunteer with. I was thinking the Texas Zoo or Dorothy O'Connor pet adoption center would be good ones because I LOVE animals, but I haven't decided yet.
If anyone knows of other organizations in or around Victoria that NEEDS volunteers and can be fairly flexible with my schedule please leave a comment. I love animals and children so anything with them would be perfect!


SERIOUSLY someone PLEASE call me out on October 1st if I haven't said anything about who I'm volunteering with.


-TIERRA-

I decided to start a blog!

This is my first blog. EVER! I don't necessarily have a specific reason to blog other than just because. I'm new to the whole process of it so if there is blog etiquette I'm not following please let me know, I'm not ignoring it on purpose, I just don't know about it!
Most of my blog posts (is that what they're called?) will be a quote that expresses how I feel that day and probably some unorganized thought about it. Be warned this blog will be FULL of randomness because my life is overflowing with it!

Now on to my first post...


"Today, fill your cup of life with sunshine and laughter." ~Dodinsky

I found this quote a couple of years ago and wrote it in a little notebook, AKA my quote-book, and never looked at it again. This quote keeps popping up recently and I finally realized it's because I'm just not DOING it! I REALLY need to work on not being a sourpuss just because it's easier. I don't want to look back and regret being down about something ALL THE TIME. I also don't want others to know me as the grumpy person who brings everyone down. It's so much easier to be blah than to live with "sunshine and laughter", but I refuse to take that route from now on! I understand everyone will have down days, but I am going to make a conscious effort to find the good in anything seemingly bad. I have no doubt doing this will have a completely positive influence on my mental health, and I need that!



Ok the curiosity in me wants to know who reads this so leave a comment please and thank you!

-Tierra-