What I say someone else is thinking so don’t judge me.

I hate cleaning up it’s a chore that must be done in order to live in a comfortable home. Let me start with the bathrooms which are the nastiest. I live with 2 men one grown and one lil and they both don’t know how to pee straight. I see pee stains on my toilet when I lift it up and I hate that they can’t hold thier stuff and pee with some type of aim. When I clean the toilet I soak it and then clean the rim under the rim and on the bottom of the toilet. Then I clean the sinks because those are full of toothpaste stains that have dried up. Then their are toothpaste stuff on the mirror WTH so they can’t even use the spin brush correctly. Now after cleaning the bathrooms I straighten all rooms because I must live in order. After putting away every car that is hidden under my bed in the hallway and in strange places (behind the door of the bathroom) I then vacuum all rooms. I have to take my vacuum and get in the corners because hair and other stuff get’s into the corners of the room. I usually taclke the kitchen last because their is food in the sink dishes in the dishwasher that smell awful and the stove looks horrible from the grease that sometimes does not get wiped off even where the knobs are. I have a small house so I can clean my house top to bottom in about 3 hours. I think that’s good in order for me to clean I must have music it keeps me going and I clean better. Now if only I can keep my car as clean as I keep my house then life would be good.

This was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s
five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the
rules…

• Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
• Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
• Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
• Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
• Link up your post at allthingsfadra.com.
• Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

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I don’t usually post on Fridays but I just wanted to say Happy Friday to you all. I have been so blessed by all my readers and when my 1 year anniversary of my blog comes up I will be doing a nice giveaway for all my regulars and another giveaway for all my new readers. That will be coming up in December so get ready for it. I wanted to take you into the weekend with my favorite song this week. Despite all the foolishness that has happened this week we have to believe. Life has knocked me down where sometimes I did not believe and gave up but I somehow still kept some type of faith. “To succeed you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality.” ~Anita Roddick

Enjoy your weekend

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I am sure everyone has heard about the Troy Davis case. If not here is the story. Do you believe in the death penalty? I don’t know if I agree or not with it. I am on the fence because at the end of the day seeing that person pay will give some type of satisfaction but on the other hand it won’t help bring your loved one back. The hatred you have for that other person consumes you and you start rejoicing in the death of another person and that’s not good. Frankly I prefer if that person is tortured like in the movie Unthinkable. As I was writing this post I got an update from WSBTV that said the board denied Davis clemency. I don’t know if he did or not but in my opinion why did it take so long for them to come up with the evidence that he did not do it. This should have been investigated a long time ago when he was first put on Death Row. I am not God so I can’t say if a person did it or not but I will say that if he did not do it then he will be alright. People will believe what they want to believe no matter what and you can’t change that. I pray for both families involved.

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This weekend was good. Saturday son had a game they lost….again. I am not liking this at all but I have to be supportive for the kids. The team mom had a little attitude I guess because no one wanted to volunteer for anything. Don’t get mad at me because I already volunteered. I spoke to her twice and she did not speak back, then at halftime she came and asked if I had Tylenol I said for who she said for her son. I said oh now you want to speak to me. She apologized said she had a hard week that’s not an excuse but I let her get a pass cause I would never want to be team mom. I don’t deal well with a bunch of women it’s bound to be too much attitude and I have enough of my own. Saturday evening I went to go get some lemon pepper wings and they had a special called the stimulus package. Pretty good deal 10 wings, large fries, and a large drink not bad for 5.99. I may need to try that.

Sunday was home repair day my hubs uncle (who builds houses) came over to fix some things. We had some blinds that needed to be put up and some painting plus a wall that needed to be repaired. Good to have someone who knows all those things saves us a ton of moolah and I do mean a ton. If we had the money our house would look like a magazine. That evening we entertained guests we don’t get many but I do like to entertain I actually enjoy a nice evening of good food, wine, and fun.

How was your weekend?

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Love my website? Yeah I know you do. I asked Christina, the lady behind my design, a few questions and she gladly took some time out of her busy schedule (did I mention she does earrings and hair-bows also link ) to answer a few questions. If you want to contact her about getting your website up and running here is her info. Visual Luxe website. Twitter @beingmrsjones  and her email christina@beingmrsjones.com.

1. What made you want to get into designing websites?
I’ve always had a passion for graphic design.  It started with making Black Planet pages, and we KNOW how long ago Black Planet was popular!  I’ve dabbled in and out since then, never really turning it into a business until after I had my daughter.  I had become a SAHM, and I just needed something to do while the baby was sleeping.  It really just blossomed from there, and took on a life of it’s own!
2. How did you come up with your business name?
I’m actually really bad at naming things, so it took a long time!  I knew that I didnt want it to include my name, because at some point, way in the future, I may decide to hire employees, or possibly even sell the business! Once I decided that, I honestly just played around with design related words, and Visual Luxe is where I ended up!
3. What makes you different from other designers?
I think that my laid back approach is one thing that sets me apart. I dont get mad if you send “too many” emails about your design, or if you need to push installation back a week, or anything like that.  I also feel that my prices are extremely reasonable. I see designers that charge 3-4x my current prices.  I COULD charge those prices, but I dont, because I want to be able to work with people at all price points.  A limited budget shouldnt mean that you can’t have a professional, quality design.  I also feel like I still have a lot to learn!
4. What is your thought process behind each design? Do you just take an idea and come up with something or does the client give you the idea?
I have a form that the client fills out, which gives me an idea of what they’re for.  Most clients only provide a general “feel” that they want for the blog, such as elegant, or funky, or chic.  They’ll also tell me what color scheme they may in mind, and I go from there!  If it’s an existing blog, I’ll read through the posts, read the “about” page, so that I can kind of get to know the client, which helps me pinpoint what’s going to work for them.
5. Whats the best part about owning your own business?The best part of owning my own business is the flexibility.  If my husband or daughter (or myself) gets sick, or hurt, I can take care of that without worrying If I’ll have a job to go back to.  I can vacation when I want.  If I dont want to work with someone, I dont have to. Everything that I make is mine.(except what I have to pay Uncle Sam.)

Christina Jones

Personal Blog: Being Mrs. Jones

Graphic Design Site: Visual Luxe

On Twitter: @beingmrsjones

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These are my thoughts and I make no apology for
what I say for my 5 minutes. With that said I am going in:

If I have I give even though I don’t have much I give what little I have. My mom use to say no one should go hungry or not have clothes to put on. I bought my daughter some bow bows as I call them yesterday and when I brought them home she said, Mommy thank you Thank you mommy I love it. She said thank you at least 5 times. It was just some bows but I realize it’s the little things that count the most. Not the toys or clothes that I buy but the simple things. I don’t get many thank you’s but I still do no matter what. My hubs I don’t know if he realizes the things that I do always saving him from negative balances because he can’t keep up with his bank account, or helping him with a paper that he waits last minute to do. No one says thank you for the simple things anymore and to me I think the simple things are what’s more important. I don’t need a gift I just want a simple thank you for the little things that I do. Whenever I buy apple slices for my son (which he loves) he said mom thank you so much how did you know I wanted some. It’s the thank you’s and the you are welcome that makes the difference to me. I love doing for others and I don’t expect anything in return but a simple Thank you. My time is almost up but I want to say thank you all for reading my blogs and reading my tweets. I know I complain a lot and I wish I could do better but I just can’t I just want to thank everyone for listening and not judging me for me. THANK YOU

his was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s
five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the
rules…

• Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
• Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
• Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
• Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
• Link up your post at allthingsfadra.com.
• Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

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Music is very important to me. I use to sing and it was always a passion of mines. I can also play the piano well use to I have a couple of trophies but can’t tell you where the middle c is anymore. When I listen to music it takes me away one person I listen to to relax is Enya. Yes Enya this is one of my favorites

I love her. The songs are so peaceful I have no idea what she is saying but it always puts me in a mood of being on a beach and just being free. Do you have the need to be free sometimes. Everyday we do the same things day in and day out sometimes I want to just sail away from everything.

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