I consider myself blessed to have the mom I have.  Sure we have been through some rough spots, but what family doesn’t.  My mom, has always and will always do anything and everything she can for us.  For me specifically, she chose to stay at home with my baby instead of getting an outside job because I was uncomfortable leaving him with strangers.  Sure, both myself and the baby’s dad pay her what we can for watching him but it’s no where near what she could make  at an outside job.   She loves us with her whole heart, and so unconditionally!  She is more than just my mom….she is my friend!

I love my work.  I love the people I work with, I love the daily challenges and I definitely love the feeling of job security.  Being a single mom completely changes the outlook on life for me.  Before, I got up and went to work so that I could pay bills of course….but it got old.  I didn’t want to do it anymore, and I even tried to think of ways I could get out of it all together.  Now, with my little baby depending on me, everyday, for everything he needs, it actually gives me the drive to do the BEST I CAN!  I feel like I am constantly working, and missing out on a lot of the things with him that I otherwise wouldn’t have missed if I could be home with him everyday….but, that’s just not my life right now.  And I think, as he gets older he will appreciate all that I have done for him.

What really makes a friend anyways?  Should a “friend” really be categorized as someone that will do anything and everything for you at the drop of a hat?  I personally don’t know if I agree with that.  What if you needed something and your friend can’t do anything to help you?  Does that make him or her less of a friend?  I think a friend is someone that WOULD do anything and everything for you at the drop of a hat…but obviously in everyday life, its not always that easy.  When my best friend needs to borrow money, or needs a ride somewhere of course I would love to help….but if I don’t have the money, and I can’t exactly wake up my sleeping baby to load him into a car to run an errand, I don’t think that should drop me off the best friend list.

Not only is it important to use a good lotion on your skin both before and tanning and after tanning, but what you use in the shower on your skin is also important.  I personally use an exfoliating body wash.  The purpose of this is to gently remove any dry skin.  How does this help tanning.  Well, just think if it this way.  If you go tanning, everyday, and you don’t use the proper lotion before tanning, you will burn.  If you don’t use the proper lotion after tanning your skin will dry faster and begin to flake off.  If you don’t ever exfoliate your skin, than all that dry skin is what is getting the exposure to the tanning rays, and eventually will flake off…..resulting in what????  NO TAN!

What are some good things to know about tanning.  First, if you are fair skinned to begin with (like me) than it is very important to start of SLOW!  I know I know, I thought I could handle a few more minutes than I was recommended to go in for too, but trust me….they knew what they were talking about.  Also, it is very important to use a good lotion on your skin both before and after tanning.  I personally use a lotion that has 7 bronzers in it, basically they are components that help produce a better tan, and faster in my opinion. 

I’ve never been the type of person that liked having a hugh group of people that I called my “best friends”, in my experience, the larger the group, the less fun, the more drama and the more losses.  I used to have about 4 friends that were my “best friends”.  Even for me, unfortunately, it was a few too many.  Gradually, the group shrunk down, one by one, until thankfully there was just 2 of us left.  Now though, I have one best friend and I know she would say the same, and it’s great.  We tell each other everything, we trust each other with everything, and for us….our friendship survived out of that “group”.  Which not only makes our friendship more important, but it just proves that we never needed a bunch of people in the first place.

I was so happy the day I was told that I was going to be given the position I have now as the Accounts Payable and Credit Department Representative.  I had worked in accounting before, but I soon found out that it is never the same no matter how much experience you have before going into the position.  I remember being so nervous before the interview.  Was I qualified enough? Was I dressed up enough?  Did I have the right personality?  Then, I walked in…met Mikki, who is now my boss and fell completely comfortable with everyone that I met and everything that she said I would be required to do.

Yeah, this is probably not something just anybody would think to write about, but I consider myself an authority on this subject because I happen to be what I believe to be one of the last natural blonde’s in the greater Las Vegas area.  Big question, “do blondes really have more fun”?  Uh, the answer is irrelevant.  I doubt the color of someones hair will affect whether or not the will enjoy having a drink with friends, meeting new people, trying new things, etc.  Next question, is there really such a thing as a “blonde moment”?  Where did that come from anyways, since when does the color of your hair have anything to do with your intelligence? 

What happens before the baby comes.  Well, aside from the frequent visits to the OBGYN to check on the the little guy/girl, the only eating healthy or in my case “semi-healthy” foods, eliminating all caffine, alcohol, Mcdonald’s products…..being exhausted from being kept all night because the fetus has the hiccups, this could continue for some time.  But, no matter how hard you try to stock up on diapers, and clothes, and get the room all set up and organized…nothing can really prepare you for what’s to come once the baby is born.  All the diapers disappear within days, the clothes are all grown out of within weeks and ther room that was so perfectly set up and organized is now in shambles because it’s no longer important for things to be organized….the only important thing anymore is that little person you’re holding in your arms.

It is definately never a good idea to teach a baby to “blow rasberries”.  Sure it may be cute at the time, but eventually they will start doing it when it is time to eat and what do you get, usually a face full of baby food, a chance to change the outfit you probably had a difficult time picking out in the first place, and if you’re really luck….as I tend to be, I get all kinds of food in my hair.  So really, it is cute, and it is worth showing them how to do it in the first place but definately don’t bother getting ready for your day until AFTER the baby is fed.