Monday, September 5, 2011

My Review of Chuck Captain Awesome T-Shirt

Originally submitted at NBC Universal Store

Everybody loves Chuck's awesome new brother-in-law, Devin. Now you can share your appreciation too in the new Chuck Captain Awesome T-Shirt. Product Details: Heather90% Pre-Shrunk Cotton, 10% PolyesterMachine Wash ColdNon-Chlorine Bleach When NeededTumble Dry MediumDo Not Iron DecorationImported


AWESOME SHIRT!!!

By McDaddy Tree from Western Carolina on 9/5/2011

 

5out of 5

Sizing: Feels true to size

Pros: Great Color, Washes Well, Comfortable, Quality Materials, Just overall awesome, Versatile, Figure Flattering

Best Uses: Sleepwear, Great for all occasions, Travel, Casual Wear, Outdoor Activities, Going Out

Describe Yourself: Stylish, Practical, Conservative, Trendy, Comfort-oriented

Was this a gift?: No

I love this shirt...wore it once already and got comments on it day 1. It is so comfortable and stylish. Love the simplicity of it's awesomeness.

(legalese)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

I am the cashier...

I used to see my timidness and my calmness and ability to be nice and civil and non-confrontational all the time as a sign of weakness but as I stood at the top of a pole perplexed and angered at a situation in which I could not figure out I brought myself to peace and calmed down.  A lesser man just explodes and lashes out.  I've come to realize that it takes a very strong being to remain in the state of mind that I'm in.  Sure I have moments of rage and such but they are generally quite short and to the point and then over.

As I said though for a LONG time I saw these strengths as weaknesses and I really wish I would have seen them as what they are.  They have built such a strong character within me and it's been amazing.  It has also been a hard road to just not lash out like I've wanted to so many times in my life.  Sometimes it's made my "insides" hurt to hold things in but that's just how I grew up.  Unfortunately the whole holding it in thing has overlapped into other aspects of my life which isn't always good but it's how things have gone.  Now though I'm trying to learn the difference of what aspects of life this indifference and lack of backlash needs to be.  Sometimes it is good to "let go" because if you don't you will be that cashier.  I don't want to be that guy that just one day explodes.  It's not me.  It's not who I am.  I really do need to learn where to hold back and where to sometimes just let go as to not explode in the wrong situations or at the wrong people.  I don't want to lash out against the ones who love me and whom I love.

I need a healthy mix.  A slight bit of the "cashier" and a slight bit of the "customer."  Especially with so much stress in my life.  Don't get me wrong I love my life but there are many aspects in it that cause stress but with all the good things come the bad.  I love my family and my job isn't too bad and I have lots of friends whom are amazing even if I don't get to see them that often.

My job is obvious as to why it stresses me out.  Besides the everyday stress I'm also going out for a promotion at work that I have already been passed up twice for.  I just want to move up in my company and make more money so I can better support my family and so I can one day get off government assistance.  It's stressful worrying about these things.  Also I would like to move into a larger place someday.  A place with three bedrooms.  A cozy place. A place to truly call home.  It is so stressful to worry about these things all the time.

So as you can see the two biggest factors of my stress somewhat tie into each other.  So the many moments that fill my life with joy are even more precious to me.  Life takes too much from us and I need to learn to enjoy more of these moments.  The moments that my kids are going to remember like me playing with them, taking them on special trips, going camping and hiking and just everything we do.  They seem to know how to melt my stress away...as well as enrage it.  I love them.

Now that I have come full circle away from what I was originally writing about I do believe I shall come to a close.

Much Love & Peace

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Taking ME back...

I've recently been inspired to blog publicly.  I do have another blog but it is more like a diary but I need somewhere else to vent.  After being introduced to and watching a few videos and reading a few blogs of Loren Feldman I've had some things going through my head and I've just felt that I needed to start putting me out there.  As Mr. Feldman mentioned at Blog08 FB and Google and whomever else doesn't care about who we are.  We are nothing but numbers to them  Nothing more than a statistic but in a blog we are who we really are and we are able to speak our piece.  I'm not out looking for that piece of the pie that everyone yearns for.  I don't care about having a million followers constantly replying on everything I write.  Maybe just a few whom really matter. I used to have that yearning and it's not healthy for the most part.  It's like having a million friends on FB or G+ which is impossible to keep up with.  I'm ready to "cut the fat" in my life.  I've already started by deleting a few accounts of stuff I don't use or don't need anymore.

Also I need to start getting back out into the world more (a.k.a. - nature) which I do some of but not nearly enough.  The family loves going and it is also a perfect time of year to go hike to a good swimming hole and rewarding ourselves with a nice cooling swim before heading back.  It will also be helpful in my diet/workout regimen.  And I can't wait to go camping soon...it won't be here soon enough.

As for now this will be it.  Time to get back to "cutting the fat."  And to watching tv and making some music.

Much Love and Peace