Tuesday

Good morning,

The Schools here had a two hour delay, because of snow and freezing rain. So I decided to exercise as usual downstairs, and my daughter made breakfast for her boys... as she calls her brothers. I started out feeling tired and stressed about the holidays, and about them having a two week vacation. After I exercised I realized that as long as I keep taking great care of myself it makes my energy level increase and I no longer feel stressed, and tired. It is like a miracle , so I encourage all of you out there to keep with an exercise routine because it will not only jump start your metabolism it will make you feel so much better, and then you will be able to deal with anything that comes your way.

I started yoga last week Thursday evening I had heard it was wonderful for your body mind and spirit, so my friend invited me. I have to tell you it was fabulous. I was sore for two days your body gets stretched into places its not use to. I workout at home on my elliptical, and Pilate's, and bands, and weights. This just goes to show you how wonderful Yoga is.

How great it is to do wonderful things for yourself, and others. look around this Holiday season, and find out who you can be a blessing too. When you do great things for yourself, and others how magical your life becomes. Because I decided to get excited about my kids having two week vacation, we are going to have an amazing time. Retrain your thoughts and emotions today to be positive, and live your best life always, Blessings Ursula

Monday

Good Morning,
This is the last week of School, before the Christmas Break they get two weeks off of School. Today , and the rest of this week is rapping presents, and enjoying my nice quiet time while I can. Having three teens can get pretty loud, and crazy. Oh and I will be grocery shopping to fill the freezers. My kids panick when there convient food is out. I make homemade healthy meals, and they would prefer Hot pockets, frozen pizzas, frozen burritos, and anything they can warm up fast.

It snowed a couple of inch's this weekend so the my kids got to play out in the snow...which they love to do. It may snow again today the weather man said, so we will see. My Garage is fixed just in time for the snow. Life is good I just have to get my Christmas cards done.

I have to confess that I have been putting alot of pressure on myself about getting all the Christmas presents that my kids want, and stressing out about the cost of everything, and It is not working for me to feel so much pressure, so today is a new day, and I'm letting it go. They will get what we can afford with cash money, and nothing else. I want to encourage all of you to remember what Christmas is about, and don't let greed get involved. Please do not get yourself in credit card dept for Christmas... that is not what Christmas is for. We need to teach are children that they cant just focus on Material items over the holidays, we have to give back. may your day be blessed and full of love always, Ursula

Wednesday

Good Morning,
This week has been a great week. I got my spring for my garage... so the garage will be working soon. It has been nice, and quiet, and peaceful. Tomorrow I get to take a day off with my wonderful friends, we will finally all will be together, there has been so much going on in every ones life's that it doesn't always work out that we can all be together. I am looking forward to great friends, and great laughter.

Today as cold as it is the lights go up on the house, great exercise climbing up, and down the ladder in the cold. There is so much to be grateful for this time of year. I do believe in miracles, and I am so grateful for them. When you live your life focused on the positive everything is a gift, and a miracle. Look around and find out who you can make a difference with....just by being the light that you are. Allow your light to shine bright so that everywhere you go people feel it, and it changes them just by being in your presence...WE all have the ability to make a difference. Slow down and take the time this holiday time to pay attention to the people around you. set realistic goals for yourself so that you don't have to rush around everywhere you go. that is how I plan to spend this holiday season, just being grateful for my health,family, friends,animals, and the people I come in contact with. Doesn't it make you fill good when people you don't know take the time to compliment you,smile at you, and say Hi to you. I know for me it makes me feel good..so you can also make someone feel special, and loved by kind words and actions.

Make today a great day, and remember slow down take a deep breath, and relax this Holiday season, and see if it makes a difference in how you feel, and makes a difference with people you come in contact with. We do have the power to change our lives, and people around us....Be the light of the party. Peace and love always, Ursula

Tuesday

Good Morning,
The spring broke on my garage door this last weekend, I took it in yesterday for the garage door man to rebuild a new one. I am realizing how spoiled I truly am, I love being able to push a bottom, and park in a garage, and then close it , walk in the house that is the greatest thing ever, so of course this week until the garage is fixed I have to park outside like most people do. Of course it is freezing cold here -o degrees today, so I get to scrape the windshield. I have never understood why people have a garage, and not park in it.... It is great to have a garage to protect your vehicle, and it keeps it so much cleaner. Garages are for parking your nice vehicles in, sheds are for stuff in your backyard. If you have a garage, and your not using it, because of your stuff its time to clean, and get rid of the stuff, anything that gets in the way get rid of it, or get a backyard storage shed. I had my husband build me on in the backyard.

Isn't it amazing how we get so comfortable in are lives and then when something happens out of our comfort zone we freak out. I know for me I have a set schedule that I do daily, and it works for me , so when things happen that are not in my routine, I have to be able to shift and make it work differently, because when you have a family things are always going to change, and happen. The most important thing is to be flexible, like this garage situation, teachers calling from school, kids forgetting items, and on and on. Most of the time things run pretty smooth, but when they don't try not to freak out the best thing you can do for yourself is to remain at peace, and remember this to shall pass.

Life is full of lots of lessons, so we need to allow our self and our children to learn, and grow from daily lessons. The hardest part for me is to be still when my kids do stupid things, but I have to remember I was a teenager that thought I new it all, and I had to learn everything the hard way. So It takes alot of patients to allow your children to grow and learn. We can in steal values and morals, but they are in control of there own actions. We can be here to listen and guide them in the right direction. When you keep your communication open with your children you will be amazed at what they will tell you. make it safe for them to come to you and talk about anything openly. My kids and I were sitting at the dinner table last night, it was amazing all the stuff they were sharing with me, and we were laughing, and joking good times good memories.

Make today an amazing day and remember do great things for yourself, and your family today, work on great communication with your family, and make it safe for your kids to tell you anything, without judging them...keep an open mind. Peace and Love, Ursula

Monday

Good Morning,
Today I wanted talk about how great it is to stay connected, with the ones you love. We have the ability to stay connected to friends, and family all over the world through Facebook, Email, Skype...right at are finger tips. However it can be a positive experience, or a negative experience. I choose to use this as a positive loving experience, and we of all ages can enjoy this. Sending pictures through the mail, and letters through the mail are all long gone. Now with a touch of a button we can all be connected..How wonderful is that to share pictures with people you haven't seen in years, Blogs, and things your doing on a daily basis, it is so much easier than picking up the phone, and explaining your life to everyone. Twitter is also great for little quick messages through out the day. So the bottom line is there is no excuse not to stay connected with friends and family.

Christmas Shopping is almost done we just have two more things to buy, and stocking stuffers, and we are done thank God, We are getting are tree this coming weekend, and I am putting lights on the house this week, since my husband convently never has time lol. My daughter is so excited because she gets a whole new room makeover for Christmas and she is designing it herself to be a cool hip teenage room, Life is very busy when you have three teenagers, but at least we will get it done at once...We may have to work three jobs to feed all the teenagers, but at least they will all be safe at are house, and we will know what they are doing.

Make this Holiday season the best Holiday Season ever take great care of yourself, remember it starts with you, for me it is my daily exercise in my Home gym that gives me the energy to keep on keeping on. When you take great care of yourself everything in your life starts to be in healthy balance, and of course making healthy choices of food are very important to your moods. Stay positive and don't take life so serious, live one day at a time, and create your best life today,love always Ursula

Thursday

Good Morning,
Wow can you believe it Is Thursday already,the weeks just seem to go faster, and faster to me. It reminds me of how we need to cherish every moment. Live today as it could be your last day. When you live as its your last day there will be no regrets in your life, take the time for yourself, and your family everyday. There are days I have to struggle through this, but when I make the choice to do this daily... it does get easier. It takes alot less energy to be happy, and smile then it does to be mad, and stressed out, so I encourage myself ,and you to slow down, and smell the roses, and live today, and always as it could be your last. Smile tell the people in your life how much you love, and appreciate them, treat people in your life how you want to be treated.

Life is great, full of joy, and happiness...You deserve to create it in your life, and the life's of people around you, take the time to smile at people you don't know when your out. I heard a great story of a man that just got out of the hospital, and said he was at the gas station, and this woman he didn't know smiled at him and said"HI" That meant so much to him that he went up and thanked her, and told her about just getting out of the hospital, and how great that made him feel. Its not hard to take the time, and slow down, and be nice to people. You can do it , and I challenge you to start today with everyone in your life, and see how good you feel and everyone around you. Words and Actions are powerful choose to live positive daily. Especially during this holiday season, don't get so focused on material things, that you lose the true meaning of Christmas. Focus on whats really important, and that is gratitude, and Love. Be blessed, Ursula

Wednesday

Good Morning friends,
Its Wednesday already, Wow how the weeks fly by. It is December, and all the Christmas lights, and decorations are up, and Christmas music is playing everywhere...Its starting to look alot like Christmas. We get a real tree every year, because the smell of real trees at Christmas just feels like Christmas, and Cinnamon pine cones.

I have been reflecting alot this week on how grateful, and blessed I truly am, focusing on all the positive in my life, and working on making it even better, it always starts with me, and my attitude. When you wake up everyday thinking about all the good in your life, and counting all you blessings everything in your life starts to change. It is a ripple affect with your family as well, all of a sudden your singing and dancing, instead of yelling and being mad. It is so great to readjust your thinking daily. WE have a choice daily to live the best most positive life we can possibly live. I encourage all of you to every morning spend some quiet time with yourself to be grateful for all your blessings, and starting your day with gratitude sets the tone for the whole day. Do not let any ones bad attitude effect yours...You deserve the Best.Make today a fabulous day, and anyone that is not in your Vibrational level You may not want to be around them. When you are taking the high road in your life sometimes that means that there will be some changes with friends and family, Don't be afraid of change.. when one door closes a new one opens, and that's how we grow and learn. Whatever you put out is what you get back...So please put out positive, and don't worry about what people may think about you, as long as your doing what nourishes your soul that is all you have to worry about. Peace and love always, Ursula