Getting back into the blogging scene...

I am thinking about getting back into the blogging scene. It's been a while since I've done it and I really want to get back into it. There's been a lot of things going on in my life and I feel like I should just put it all out there and save it at least for memories. First of all, I am now an ABO Certified Optician with my job! I am so happy that I passed and got it. I feel so accomplished because I finally did a program that is worth something. It feels so nice to have been through the process and actually learn your trade and then get a certification. It makes me so happy! I moved into a different apartment. I wish that I could live closer to my job now that they transferred me to our other location, but that is just going to be too much for us right now. We really don't need to think about moving at the moment. Maybe in another year or two we can start again. My husband is not working anymore. He is now going to school to become a nail tech at the Ft. Worth Beauty School. He starts on Monday and is going to be doing that for a couple of months. After he is done with school it will be around Christmas time and we are going to be going to Arizona to visit my family down there. My moms birthday is also on Christmas Eve so it'll be nice for her to have all her kids for that occasion. I am quite excited for that. Josh is going to stay with my mom for about 2 weeks after that to train with my mom who has her own nail salon. He is going to learn hands on with real customers how my mom does her business and how to treat customers and what not. Im really excited for him. It does suck though that we will be away from each other for a couple of weeks but this is going to be good for his future career of being a nail tech and then opening his own nail salon. Me on the other hand. Sigh. I am just... I don't know. Lost is not the word I am looking for. I absolutely love my job. I just feel that it might not be enough for me. I do have an interview for a wedding planner assistant and getting into that part time. I think that would be a good part time hobby that I could do to earn some extra cash. I just want a little more creativity to be brought out. More hands on. I am also considering going back to school. I would love to take a design course. I just don't know what kind. Interior, fashion, or graphic. Interior would be great because I love observing rooms and thinking of ways I could make it better or of ways that it could have been made to have better functionality. Fashion design would be awesome too. I love to draw pretty girls in dresses and other outfits and if I did that it could definitely help me piece the things I would like to make together. A fashion merchandising degree would help too if I wanted to open up my own optical. Or take over my bosses job. And then there's the graphic design degree. I love graphic design but it's just too much for me. I love but don't love sitting in front of the computer. And then there's the wedding planning thing. Maybe I'm just jumping the gun right now. I am taking and thinking things too fast at the moment. I have a whole year to think things through before I can go to school. AHHHHHH! Just so much on my plate right now. I should probably just focus on the now and slow down with thinking about the future.

Patience, little sister

I don't know if you have seen that movie but the title to this blog is from the movie version of the Broadway musical, Dream Girls! I absolutely love that movie! Jennifer, Beyonce and the girl from the Princess and the Frog were really great in this movie. BUT that is not what this blog post is about...

What this blog post is about is just updates to my normal life!

Today I had a working interview with an Optometrist's office. It went really well. I was there for longer than I anticipated. I felt like a learned quite a lot there. I did a little bit of entering some information and I did ask a couple of questions so I felt like I did try to learn the system of how everything worked. It was quite different than the places I have worked before. The machines are more advanced, the scheduling/exam system is a lot more complicated than the one I am used too so I believe that it's gonna take some work, IF I do get hired. Which I really hope that I will.

My husband got promoted to Full-Time today! That's so exciting! He's been waiting for it for a long time and I am just so glad that they decided to give it to him! He works so hard and he really deserves it. That means more hours and bonuses at the end of the month! So more money for us! Especially if I get this job, it's just gonna be perfect for us.

Then we can definitely save up quite a bit of money. We still have to pay for Josh's place ticket to Arizona for Thanksgiving. With this money, we can definitely save up and more!

My mom is also giving us one of her cars during Thanksgiving as well, which I'm totally excited for. It's a Toyota Avalon. I don't know what year it is but it's has quite a bit of miles on it, which is okay. I hear it runs like a champ and my step dad is gonna put a tune-up on it before he gives it to us! Plus, it's only gonna be about $200/mo. for I think a year, which is definitely not bad at all!

Things are looking up for us and I believe that we definitely have been through some tough times. With two tires blowing out on us and replacing all 4 tires, I think that we deserve a break. I'm kind of thankful that it happened and we got through it because it really shows that we can take care of ourselves if we just have a positive mindset and look forward to the possibilities, and remind ourselves that there are so much more worse things going on in the world. Don't take anything for granted.

I hope that things will keep on this steady path to success. It might be slow but as we keep progressing, we find out more about ourselves and the strengths that we can achieve if we strive for it.

Until next time!

Adrey

Why is it so hard for me to find a job?

I had an epiphany:

If I want to become a Yoga teacher, I need to save up money for the tuition! 

I mean the tuition is EXTREMELY expensive! It's crazy! I've seen Yoga Teacher Training programs starting out from $1999 to like $2999! So crazy! But there are other options of payment as well, like I could pay an amount of $350/mo. for the 6 months that I'm gonna be there. But I don't know if I want to do that. I think I want to just pay it all off. That would be much better. 

Recently, I have been applying for jobs like crazy! I've only had one interview so far at an Ophthalmologist's office for a part time job. The interview went great and I have a working interview with them on Monday from 10:30 to 12:30. I really hope that I perform well with them because I would really love to be employed there. They seem to have an understanding of the the quality and the appreciation of their employees and that's really what I try to look for in an employer. But some places just don't really step it up. 

Today I applied for Wells Fargo for a part time teller job that I really hope that I get soon. I would definitely love to get that job as well as I'm sure it will benefit me with employee benefits and financially it'll help me become more stable. 

I really do want to stay with either company for a good long while, until after I at least complete my Yoga Teacher Training course and become a Yoga teacher. It's a long term goal that I am willing to go for! It is gonna take some time but as long as I keep my eyes on the prize, I will be rewarded!

Still looking... writing a book....

So I'm still looking for another job. I do still have my teaching job but it's just not cutting it. I love it and I don't wanna let go of it but it is taking up some of my time. I just wish that I could get more students to teach so that it can't help me pay for the Yoga Teacher Training course I wanna take next month!

But I've also been looking at other opportunities with it as well. Trying to find another part-time job for the fall so that I can help pay for it too.

It's $350/mo or $2,000. I'm going more for the $350/mo. because my financial situation doesn't allow me to just pull 2,000 outta my ass.

One of my friends just opened up a clinic in Killeen, which is a couple hours away by train. It's gonna be $21 to go there. She wants me to go and help her train her new employee's, which I am totally down to do and she is gonna give me some money to help her out. It would be awesome to do that for a couple of days and get to get some money? Heck yeah I'll do it. I most definitely need to save it for my classes. Well some of it. I still have lots to pay on as well. =/.

I asked my mom and dad to pay for it as well and my step-dad said that he would. But I kinda regret asking just because I don't want to feel like a burden. But then again, if they are helping me do it then that is awesome that they want to help me. Then I can get my certification to be a teacher and I can teach it to other people and hopefully open up my own studio! But that's just a dream of mine...

So what I'm thinking is maybe my parents can pay for 2 months, which would be August (for my birthday) and December (for X-Mas) which would totally be okay with me, just that they are helping me out. Maybe I can get my dad in Guam to help out too and pay for one of the months. Which would equal out to 3 months. And then just suck it up and save and pay for the remaining months myself. And possibly ask everyone for a donation or birthday present of some money to help pay for my classes too. What do y'all think?

Well, on another note, Josh is writing another one of his short stories or books or whatever. I'm so excited for him to do that! But the only thing I don't like about it is that he never finishes! I really hope he does this time. He is such a great writer. The best in my opinion, but that might be just because I'm biased. LOL. Jk. No really he is amazing and I hope he finishes this one!

Gah! Gotta get back to figuring out how to get more money! Wish me luck!

Monday Weekend Recap: NEW JOB! Church and Traders Village

Not saying that I'm living the life of luxury but I'm working on it.

I started a new job and so far I like it a lot. It's taking up most of my Tuesdays Thursdays and occasional Saturdays but the pay off is going to be worth it, I'm sure.

This past Saturday, I worked my first full day. It was crazy! Very busy but it was really fun. I missed working for an Optometrist. Working up the patients and all that good stuff is just exciting to me. Plus I was happy to be in a stable work environment with an amazing boss and cool co-workers. Too bad that the girl who trained me left.

It was funny too because the Doctor bought us lunch and dessert, and then Lenscrafters bought pizza so she was like, "Is it my birthday?" Which I thought was HILARIOUS! Because she is leaving... get it? Like she is getting all kinds of free stuff on her last day? Ah never mind. It was funnier in my head.

Sunday was a pretty good day as well. Josh and I got up and went to church. The previous week they talked about having a spiritual gift and we had some sort of assessment test to figure out what they were.

Obviously I got the Artistry, Music - Instrumental and Music - Vocal. That was a no-brainer. Well, this week there was a lot of singing involved. There was the choir that sang, and some other people from Lubbock, TX sang as well and it was pretty inspiring. It made me want to join their choir. But being the chicken-shit that I am, I didn't talk to the choir director even though she was sitting right in front of me while we were eating lunch... sigh. Maybe someday.

After church, we went to Traders Village in Grand Prairie... AGAIN. This time was a funner. We got to see more things. Josh's mom bought us rings that are really cute. And I had two Margarita's! They are displayed in the picture above, and that's Josh's mother. She is a sweet heart. I liked walking around with a little buzz going on, LOL. I would say that I had a pretty good weekend.

Sorry for not updating much guys. I've been pretty busy, but once my life gets settled, I should be posting more and getting back to my schedule! So please bear with me!

Friday Advice Column: Happiness for all!

First of all, thank you guys SOOOOO so much for the awards! Mostly to Justina from The Personal Geographic and Jodie-Ann from Musings by Jodie.

Hey guys! Sorry I've been out of commission for the week. Opportunities have just been knocking on my door and I'm so thankful!

I got a new job working for an Optometrist in Grapevine. It's so exciting! I love working for Optometrists. It's gonna be different from the last time I worked for one because there is going to be a total of 3 staff members, and only one is going to be working the whole day with the doctor!

The last time I worked for an Optometrist, there was 3 or four other people working so I know i'm gonna be on my toes! But that's okay. I definitely need the extra income and I know for a fact that it's gonna be a great job for me. Also the scheduling is perfect. It's Tuesdays and Thursdays all day and the occasional Saturdays! It's perfect because I won't be rushing around on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to get to work and get my husband to work. And I'll still have Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday mornings to either go back to school or take up a Yoga class! =].

REMIND ME: I NEED TO MAKE A TRAJECTORY

Anyways, back to the topic at hand: Happiness for all.

Let me tell you MY key to happiness: The two P's, Patience and Positivity.

- Patience because you need to get through the nitty gritty to get to the really good stuff. With Trial comes pain and error and eventually, when you get it right, Happiness. There are steps that people need to take to achieve happiness. You cannot just receive happiness and there you go, it's there and it will never go away because it will. You need to find happiness for yourself. Make yourself happy.

- If making people happy, makes you happy then go for it, but remember that you aren't going to make everyone happy, and that's okay. As long as you tried your hardest, then you can always tell yourself that you did a good job. Being patient is a key factor in happiness because it isn't going to come to you whenever you want. Sometimes It's when you least expect it and that's the best time too.

- Positivity is hard because not everyone can be so positive all the time. The thing with me is that I made the resolution to be happy this year. To make myself happy and try harder and not beat myself up for the things I didn't accomplish.

- It is so much easier to think negative than to think positive.Society has made negativity a trend these days. Whenever something negative happens in the news, it is crazy, they blow it up, gossip blogs and all kinds of stuff. Of course everyone feels sorry for the less fortunately, it's nature to have compassion but don't let it ruin your happiness. Life is for you to take.

- If you want to be Happy, Be. That's it. No fences, no games, no nothing. Just be happy. Think Happy. Talk Happy. Move Happy. Dance Happy. Sing Happy. Love. Like Nike said, Just do it.

- Find things that make you happy. Things that make me happy are:
- My husband.
- Singing.
- Playing guitar.
- Yoga.
- My family.

- Hang on to Happiness, it's really hard to come across it but you cannot let it go because:

- NOTHING IS WORTH BEING HAPPY FOR IF YOU DON'T FIGHT FOR IT! That's the truth. You need to fight for your happiness. You can't let your happiness pass you by.

So what do YOU guys think happiness is all about? Tell me what makes you happy.

Monday Weekend Recap: Jeremiah's and Jessica's Birthday

Hey guys! Sorry that I didn't update this on Monday. I should have but I was extremely busy. First of all, Friday was a blur. My husband worked on Friday and after he got out of work I picked him up and picked up some resume's and applications so I could apply and turn them in at the City of Hurst. So that was exciting. Then we went to Grand Buffet for Joshs sister Jessica's 21st birthday! The food was pretty alright. It was pretty exciting.

The next day our roommate brought her child to us and we took her to my cousin's son Jeremiah's 3rd bday. That was A LOT of fun! We had shish-ka-bobs, sausages, burgers and pasta salad! It was all really yummy. The only thing that sucked was all the wind that went crazy when we were putting up the decorations. We had a good time, playing with the kids and eating. As always, we took thousands and thousands of pictures. It was so much fun seeing all the little kids playing. I missed my cousins and stuff so it was a good thing to see them again. The best thing about that day I think was when Alexcia was literally chasing her shadow all around the park! It was so funny!

They played at the park which was so huge and fun! There were swings and see-saw's and a huge wooden complex that was really cool too. We played with the kids and watched them slide down the slides and the joy of seeing them was just a very good feeling.

My cousin pulled out a blanket thing we laid down and talked and watched the kids run around. They played pin the horn on the dinosaur because Jeremiah LOVES dinosaurs and they were just so happy!

After that, we just went home and Maria picked up her child and we went back to my cousins house just to talk a little and then went back home.

Sunday we took my cousin to the church that we like in Arlington. I love that church, it's so fun and everyone is so welcoming and filipino but there was way more people there than when we went last time. It was crazy. It was kinda awkward because that day they were talking about Missions and Missionaries and Evangelism and we don't really like that. We like coming to church to hear about the word of God but we don't like to preach it ourselves or talk to others about it. Sure, I can say, I'm a believer but I don't want to be labelled a Catholic, Pentecostal or anything like that. I am a Christian, I do believe in God but in a general sense.

I'll get into it more later in a different post.

After that, we went home and ate a little and then we went to the Fort Worth Nature and went hiking for a little bit, just to check out the animals and get a little exercising done whilst enjoying the nice spring heat. =]. And that was my weekend!

Day 27 - A picture of me from last year and how i've changed since then

I like to think that I've changed a lot since last year. I've become a better husband and partner. Much better than last year. I have been with him since April of 2009 so our get together anniversary is coming up soon, but it doesn't really matter now since we got married. I can't believe we are going on two years now. It's been such a tough ride and I know that it's still just the beginning. I can't wait to face the rest of my life with him.

I am healthier now. I put on some weight in the past couple of months. It's really sad to say the least but oddly enough, I am thankful for it. People say I look healthier now, even though they don't see under my clothes. Now I just need to focus on toning up and maintaining a healthy lifestyle by exercising and eating healthier. So far I've progressed but we shall see more in the long run.

I am happy with my job. Well, last year I was happy with my job as you can see in the picture above. There were a lot of good times when I was working where I was working. I am thankful to have that. Although, I really hated working there towards the end of my employment there. I was being asked to do too many things for such a small pay, I was unhappy with some of my co-workers. The drama was just never ending and I am actually blog to have been let go. It was becoming such a negative thing in my life.

Now I am a piano/voice/guitar instructor for all ages and let me tell you that I am very happy to be where I am. I definitely need to work harder and more to my abilities as a musician but that will come in time. The students I have are all amazing and I can't wait to have more students!

I am closer to my family. I talk to them more now and try to hang out with them more because friends just aren't dependable these days. I do have friends, don't get me wrong. But my friends have been there in the long run.

So that's pretty much it. Just a couple more days and I'll be DONE with this! How crazy and exciting!

I think i'm allergic...

to Yorkshire Terriers! I have been at my cousins house all day today just doing laundry because we've been needing to do them for a long while. I've been telling my cousin that she needs to teach me how to make this Holiday Fruit Fluff that she made at the Thanksgiving lunch. It was AMAZING! I can't wait to make it! It just sounds so yummy and I don't really want to put up the ingredients online because.... it's a secret. =]. All you Slayers fans should know what i'm talking about. Lol. But anyways, I saw the greatest opportunity to get our laundry done AND get the recipe for that fluff thing! I'm so happy. I can't wait to make it for my moms bday! I also fixed my cousins computer because its been having this virus on it for the longest time and I got rid of it so now it doesn't randomly restart every 5 seconds. lol. Gosh i'm the bomb. =]

Gahh. Laundry is just taking wayyyy too long and i'm not loving it too much but it has to get done somehow right?

Well, while we were doing laundry, we watch that Super Sweet 16 movie with Aly and AJ. It was lame. Lol. We also had to watch these crazy hyperactive kids. OMG they are too hyper for me. It's crazy. I also applied for jobs for Josh and for myself. I printed out this stuff for school so we can get our financial aid for school and stuff. UGHH. School is so stressful. I need more money. We also went to target to buy some shower curtains for our new apartment. =].

Oh! And guess who found new apartments???

Josh and I did! =]. They are very cute too. Well we actually havent even seen them yet. ON Friday, Josh and I, after I got off work, went to look at some apartments. First, we went to the Hilltop in North Richland Hills and those were pretty nice. They had a good floor plan. We liked it a lot but it was a little too expensive. It was around 500 and unfortunately, we don’t have that kinda money. Then we looked at the Arts apartments. They were like… weird. The apartments were green and yellow. Ick. I felt like we drove into Mexico. Haha. The apartments were really cute there but too expensive and just not what we were looking for. We were really excited to look at them because on the computer. They look really cute but they weren’t the ones we were looking for. We didn’t like that the bathrooms were in the bedroom and we didn’t like that at all. So thennn we went to the Hillside View, and we really liked those! There weren’t any 1 bedroom apartments for us to look at so we looked at a 3 bedroom apartment and the leasing agent said that the 1 bedroom looks just like the 3 bedroom one without the other two bedrooms. And let me tell you, it was very nice. I like the dark brown carpeting, and the hardwood flooring. The bedroom was pretty spacious, especially since it’s only gonna be Josh and I in there, we’re not gonna have too much stuff in it. Josh also liked that the bathroom was in the hallway instead of the bedroom. The living room also was very spacious. We can’t wait to move in there. But we’re gonna wait til next weekend to go see the 1 bedroom apartment because they don’t have any that are available right now. A couple of people are moving out soon and the leasing agent is going to call us when they are done renovating the apartments so we can take a look at them. Which will hopefully be at the end of next week.

Well it's getting pretty late here so i'm gonna see if this crap can finish so i can go home and go to sleeeeeep! I'm helluh mucho grande tired!