A little about stress, put down your glass this weekend

You know those REALLY annoying emails you get from people that have a fwd fwd fwd... and they are all mushy mushy blah blah and then say "forward or your life will suck"?

I. HATE. THEM.

But, yesterday my mom sent me this little story with no strings attached and I like it, I hopeyou will too. I have no idea where it came from and I an NOT the writer, if anyone knows who is please let me know and I will happily credit them...

A little about stress...

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience; with a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'..... she fooled them all... "How heavy is this glass of water?", she inquired with a smile.


Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."

"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time we've practiced.

So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it

Wow It's been a while...

So I know it's been a while since I posted anything so I thought I would do a quickie today and a biggie tomorrow (with pics!)
I've been so busy housesitting for my gram and her dog this past week, I feel like I haven't gotten anything done. I'm finally getting caught up with cleaning, and laundry (yuck!).
Halloween is right around the corner and thankfully all teh costumes are done! Yippeee! I got my second Etsy sale (actually 2, 3 and 4 all from the same person!) I finished 2 more mini books for my store, but we have had nothing but rotton weather for picture taking, hoping for better light tomorrow or Saturday so I can get them posted.
I feel like Autumn's school is pushing too much material at us all teh time... does that happen to everyone or is it just me? All kinds of fundraisers, band instraments (mandatory and yet we have to pay to rent them?!), pictures, sports, after school activities.. will it never end?

Anyway, here's my inspiration for today at Etsy, check it out! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=fp_gg_0&listing_id=32254967
The most romantic twinkly beautiful lantern lights...