Totally March Madness

Well, I have just finished watching 9 1/2 hours of college basketball.  I think I had my fill for today!!


I wanted to post something I just found on another blog.  The blog is called, "Grandma Linda's House."  At the end of her blog she had the following saying:

everything will be okay in the end.

if it's not okay,

it's not the end.

This was exactly what I needed to read after this week of hearing we were probably going to be laid off at the end of June, to the end of the week where there might be money to keep our program going. What a roller coaster ride that I'm sick of riding on.  

Last year at this same time, half of my co workers were notified that there were going to be laid off at the end of March. Then there was another lay off.  Total of 4 lay offs, 44 people gone, 23 positions eliminated, positions and people moved around to different positions without be asked first which left 13 of us .  It was stress to the max, and something I never wanted to go through again.  Well, never say never because here we go again!! 

But at least I have Plan B.  Plan B is working on my business of Essential Oils.  doTerra Essential Oils to be exact.  I love them!  They are so wonderful and I can't wait to share them with my friends, family and strangers alike!!

If, by chance, my program finds money and I'm not laid off, then I will be glad to stay and work as long as I can. But I'm still going to be educating as many people as I can about the health benefits of doTerra Oils. 

So, remember, if it's not okay, then it's not the end.  Just the end of this post.!!

Aloha,

Stephanie

The Time has come....

Alas, Alas.  The time has come to say goodbye to my job.  We got news today that the TANF funds are being cut and so are we. 

What to do, what to do???

We have until June 30th. 

So I have to come up with Plan B.

I don't even have a Plan A. 

Can I make it on doTerra Essential Oils?   http://www.doterra.com/   or www.mydoterra.com/stephanieyamashita

At my age starting over really sucks.  I don't have clothes for an office job.  I don't have the college education to make a decent living.  Oh, Woe is Me!~ ~ ~

BUT I AM HAPPY!!

Aloha,
Stephanie

Today is My Birthday!!

Hello blog world.  Today is my birthday.  Or I should say, today was my birthday.  It is 9:23 pm so the day is almost over.

I had a great day with the hubby.  But now I know I'm getting old.  Why do I know that?  Because I bought a MoTab CD.  YUP.  sure did.  MoTab.  Can't wait to hear it.  And I bought my own copy of "Jesus the Christ." So it's time to start reading all 792 pages.  I've done it before and I cad no it again!!

Now we are watching an old EMMA with a very young Kate Winslet.  10 years ago next month, Breana and Cherie got a picture with Gwyneth Paltrow, a  more modern Emma.  I sure loved Mr. Knightly in that movie!

So, goodnight everyone.  365 more days until my next birthday.   *sigh*

Love and Aloha,

Stephanie

Tomorrow is my Birthday!!

Yeah!  I turn 29 again tomorrow!  Horray for March 13th!!  My friends at work surprised me with flowers, balloons, cake and punch!!  We also had a Health and Wellness Fair for work and I got a 10 minute massage.  Can't wait until tomorrow to go holoholo with the hubby and spend the entire day doing what I WANT!

I only wish the years weren't going by so fast. Slow down...take a break...I need to catch my breath!!  There are still so many things to do, projects to finish, places to visit and people to meet and greet.  The problem right now?  WORK!!  It gets in the way of having a truly fun and fulfilling life.  Ah....but I must work.  So I have to plan every vacation hour to its fullest. 

My next vacation is in April when daugther #3 graduates from Brigham Young University.  Wow...where has the time gone?  One week to play and party and participate in graduation for her! A little early to congratulate her.  Time is flying by and soon I will be there with bells on my toes and a smile on my face.  Oh, and a couple of tears, too!!

So, everyone, raise your glasses and toast to birthdays, vacations, graduations, kids and grandkids!  I couldn't have done it without you!

Aloha,
Stephanie

Pet Peeves

I just have to write down some of my pet peeves.  That's nicer than saying, "Things I Hate."  But really, pet peeve or something I hate, they all really bug me!   Here are a couple that I can think of right now:

1.  Son-in-Laws....Now, it is supposed to be SONS-in-laws.  If you have more than one son-in-law, you would say sons-in-law.  NOT sons-in-lawS.  This really bugs me.  Do you have more than one son?  Or more than one law?  Get it????

2.  I seen this.  Probably only in Hawaii to people use this phrase. People - it's I've seen this or I have seen this.  Get with the program!

Okay, this are the only two I can think of right now.  There will be more, later.

Aloha,
Stephanie

It's Thursday...what more can go wrong?

So, first of all, I am sick.  Runny nose and watery eyes.  Chills, then hot.  Arms ache.  And no sick leave at work.  I must have the least amount of sick leave accumulated! As of today, I have 1.5 hours and I have to take that in April.  So why am I always sick?  I attribute it to my job.  I work with kids ages 0-3.  I seems like every home I go into, all the babies have runny, snotty, gubbery noses.  Yes and sometimes the color of this snotty stuff is GREEN!!  YUCK....what more can I say? YUCK, YUCK, and More YUCK!~  The peeps are supposed to  call us and cancel if they or their kids are sick.  Most of the time, they don't call. Lucky me, I catch everything.

For my next quiz, I was going to list all the "stuff" we deal with at work and let you, the reader, pick which one we hate the most.  But the funny thing is, we hate all the STUFF~   Let me list them:
1. Head lice or Ukus
2. Bed Bugs
3. Cockroaches - B52's
4. rats and mice
5. ringworm
6. green snot
7. excrement (if I didn't spell this correctly, it's really poop)
8.  men who wear nothing but a towel
9. urine
10.  foul language, from both kids and parents
11.  STINKY, POOPY diapers
12. sticky floors
13. open sores
14. vomit
15. being locked in
16. climbing through windows
17. KPT - nuff said

Well I could go on and on, but no one would believe the rest of the story!!  Nevertheless, I love my job.  Some of the perks aren't what they are cracked up to be, especially when it results in a head cold.  Now I have to think of a new quiz.  I gotta wait till the head clears.  Please be patient.  It may take awhile.

Sniff, sniff....stephanie
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