Being Nice

Hey!  Gotta Minute??  Let me tell you about a project that I'm a part of!

After you read all this...You may wanna be a part of it too!

"Don't you love it when people go out of their way to be nice? Like when someone waits to hold the door for you. Or when a stranger waves you into a line a traffic. Or even when a coworker shoots you a friendly smile along with a "have a nice day." If everyone was a little bit nicer to the folks they encountered each day, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place. Operation NICE was initiated to remind you that a little NICE goes a long way. nice? Like when someone waits to hold the door for you. Or when a stranger waves you into a line a traffic. Or even when a coworker shoots you a friendly smile along with a "have a nice day." If everyone was a little bit nicer to the folks they encountered each day, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place. Operation NICE was initiated to remind you that a little NICE goes a long way."

(Above statement is taken from operationnice.com)

OPERATION NICE:

Encouraging individuals to be proactively nice.

What a great idea from Melissa Morris Ivone!

 Nice inspires Nice!

So inspire someone... inspire your friends and family!
and share it on your wall and attach a button...
What a great way to challenge your own kids at school to do the same!!


Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how!!
Let Melissa From Operation Nice know
and let her know that

IN HER SHOES 

Sent ya!!!

Monday Miscellany Randomosity

Monday Blog Hop With Carissa Graham

oh the randomness of this post...you've been warned!

Happy Monday! 

1.Bad Habits are hard to break...going to bed by a decent hour is near impossible. 

My hubs works third shift, which means, I can't sleep.

Really stinks come morning.

steamykitchen.com for picture..thanks!

2. I watched Julie& Julia for the umpteenth time. I love that movie. If you're a foodie, you will like it...probably relate to it. There are so many key points I would love to shout out, but dont want to spoil to those who haven't see it yet.  Meryl Streep is great as Julia Childs and I love Amy Adams!  I will say...I dont get the ending..if you do, please explain it to me!

3. Because of this movie...I want to travel across the big pond one of these days and see places like Greece, Italy, and France...all the romantic places...Eat cheese and bread and drink wine...what a life!

All part of my bucket list.        

4. Raising girls can be so much fun and on the flip side can be one drama after another.

 What was on my daughter's camera...such a character!

My oldest has so many great characteristics, but struggles with confidence.  You wouldn't know it, judging the above photos because her personality is very open and warm and well pretty silly...its a good way to shield what's really going on inside. Her love language is affirmation and even though, her dad and I are her biggest fans, I think as parents, we get into our own little world and forget that our girls need the "pat on the back" or the "I'm proud of you" talk. SOOO..Don't forget to tell your kids how proud you are of them and that you love em!  It builds up their confidence banks!

5.My youngest...well, she's a trip.

 She opens her mouth and there's no telling what will come.  The last comment she made was about my puff jacket(im sure there are more comments, but this is the most rememberable).  I don't like puff jackets, but for $6, it may not be a bad buy just to wear around outside or sledding.  So I got a white one since it was the only one left in my size.  One day, I went to get it out of the closet to go outside and my daughter gave me the "raised eyebrows".  That's never good.  So here's the conversation:

ME: what?

C: Um mom...No defense(she meant offense), but I dont like that jacket.

ME: OK why?

C: Well, you kinda look like that tire guy's girlfriend.  (aka...Michelin Man)

Thank you Michelin.com

 Yes, I still have the jacket and no, I will not wear it...it will find itself at the closest Goodwill.

5.I haven't done my taxes yet.  Nothing like waiting till the last minute!

6. Spring Break and Homeschooling...I'm not sure if that's possible.  

7.Karaoke is only fun when your drunk.

(I don't drink, and since this is a Church Ladies retreat where this will be happening, 

I doubt any of them will be drunk...though that would be hilarious)

8.Had the sweetest comment given to me:
In a recent conversation or venting,

I told my friend that I'm probably a bad influence on her...

and she said yes but she liked that!

Anyone else had that told to them by their BF and it was a positive thing? 

 I'm So touched!

9.I'm not sure what I did before computers.

  I must have had a lot more accomplished in my day than I do now.

10.  Really wishing that Organization was something I was good at.

Instead, I'm a pro at being scatter-brained. 

It really is a skill.

Have a blessed Monday!!!!

                                                                                                                         

Spring Break Fever

Not feeling it. AT ALL...

Motivation that is.

Im soo ready for a break, and so are the girls. We are desparately trying to get through all of our school stuff, but we would just rather do fun stuff like jumping on the trampoline and crafts and such.  We have a great week of just fun stuff we are going to do and well they deserve it.  They have worked so hard and it seems we never have time to do crafty stuff...

So tomorrow, I'm going out to buy materials and we are making purses, aprons, AG clothes..and thats just one day!  Weather pending, but I'm almost sure there will be a photo shoot  of the girls in their spring duds somewhere in the mix.

So whats your plans for Spring Break?

Staying?

Going?

Working?

oops..I did it again.

Open mouth.

Insert Foot.

Again. 

I do this more than I care to admit. 
My emotions get the best of me and I end up having word vomit.  You read that right...WORD VOMIT.

Ughh Train wreck.

ok...just wanted to vent.

Happy Wednesday ya'll

oh im not good with this...

Oh my heck.
I totally forgot to come here and share my 411!
Now im 2 days behind...so I guess lets get started!

What are your Job Titles?
Ok so I am a wife..held that job for almost 13 years...almost got a demotion a couple of time(HAHA), but I should get my gold watch anytime now.
A mom...For almost 10 years.  To girls. I have more gray hair then when I had them.  Enough said.
Educator....I homeschool. I am crazy.
Daughter and Sister...Besides your nuclear family...these guys just tell you how and like it is. I like that.
Friend...many call me this, but only a handful really gets my attention
Business owner...love what I do on the side..hate the biz side of it.  Good thing I love what do.


What is your favorite color(s)?
red black and brown

You are invited to a large cocktail party at a country club. When you arrive, the room where the party is being held is already over half full of people. How do they react to you when you enter the room?
They all laugh and say...oh Shocker..Missy's late...again(emphasis on the "again")


What is your favorite drink?
Im a coffee drinker and depending on what im eating..i love coke and ice tea..but those are treats.

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
Meat thawing, veggies in the crisper that should prob be thrown out and a huge thing of bottled water..because i drink water all the time!


What is the last book you read?
Dane Sanders..."Fast Track Photography"  Excellent for any biz owner.


What was the last movie you went to see?
hmmm...Red Box count?  SALT...Prince of Persia...Grownups...When In Rome


What is your favorite movie (song)?
SOUND OF MUSIC...I have always wanted to play Maria in the play...but Im not sure if the directors would go for a Ghetto Maria...


How would you explain a Facebook in four sentences to an eight-year-old ?
Biggest. Time. Waster. Ever.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?
The ability to clone myself so I can be at 100 places all at once ; )


If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?
Late. Again.


If you were a type of food, what type of food would you be?
Spicy Mexican


If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
 Tithe...Get the debts paid off, take care of family, and then pray for how we should distribute the rest.

If you were a salad, what kind of dressing would you have?
Honey mustard!


If you were a car, what kind would you be?
It would be a jeep wrangler.


If you were written about in the newspaper, on the front page, what would the headline say?
She made it...ON TIME!


What are your annoyances?
whiners. needers, haters, organizers, crafters, drivers, cupcakers(LOL, inside joke)


At a Subway Restaurant Interview:
What's the most important part of the sandwich?
The part that didnt fall on the floor.

Well, thats alittle about me...Ill bring on some more goodies about myself tomorrow!!
Blessings, Missy

Shoes?

Confession time.  This is not my first blog...its my third one.  I had one called Cornoodling(those who know me, get it).  In the meantime, I started a photography blog.  Decided to close the Cornoodling blog and focus more on the photog blog.  I took a break from that, because honestly, I really didn't know what the heck I was doing.  I know. Blogging.  Words. Pictures. Whats the biggie?   After some time away, I really started thinking about blogging again, and got inspired by some pretty awesome stuff...but they were just blogging where their life is at.  And realized, its not about the numbers and who loves ya.  You do it. Just because you can.

So, enter new blog. IN HER SHOES.  I also got more adventurous and restarted my photo blog Arthouse.

So hopefully IHS is pretty explainable, but its simply day to day, week to week adventurous of my life as a
wife, mom, daughter, sister, best friend, Christian, homeschool mom, and whatever else my "shoes" seem to take me.  Oh, and the occasional...Look at the shoes that I got on sale!  Yea, I love my shoes too.

my recent shoe purchase, except in silver and black

Next week, I will try to post a little more of who I am..I know. The suspense is killing you, isn't it?

Blessings
♥

Monday Miscellany...Madness

So MONDAY is a hard day for us..well because its MONDAY.  I know, preaching to the choir.  It just takes us a little while to get moving.  I need to be one of those moms who takes Sunday afternoon to get the house in order for the rest of the week...but so fair, the only order we have had is our Sunday afternoon naps or shopping dates with my daughter, which I just love!

(she's becoming a shopaholic..but she gets it honestly)

So I present my brought to you 

by the lovely Carissa Graham of Lowercase Letters Blog..Great idea Carissa!

MADNESS

1. Madness started when a cement pole stepped in front of me at Wal-mart as I was looking for a parking place.
Cement pole: 1
Jeep: 0


2. Madness started when I realized that between my husband and I, we have no idea where my keys are.  Not the first time this has happened, but I'm usually the one who misplaces them...now its my husband who has misplaced them.

3.Madness is trying to start good habits and then getting tired of it after a month.
Isn't more fun to just to let it go? ; )

4.Madness is staying focused while trying to Homeschool as its getting nicer. 
Not the kids...ME!
I'm ready for warm weather, swimming, flowers and late night bon-fires with good friends.

5.Madness is gas prices.  Nuff said.

6.Madness is balance...
balance = less stress
Funny how that works.

7.Madness is Julian Michaels.  I started 30 day shred. Love the work out.  Dislike her.
Guess you dont get guns like that being nice though.

8.Madness is knowing my baby girl just turned 8 last Friday. 

9. Madness is having that 8 year old asking what Sexy is. Gulp. Really, already?

10. Madness is all the cute shirts I got at Old Navy..I gotta thing for floral. Cant wait to get some cute dresses and skirts.

11. Madness is Japan and the devastation that is taking place.
Praying that God lifts their heads and that through this, 
that they will be filled with Hope that only God can provide.

12. Madness is the dates...
NY(Sept. 11) Haiti(Jan.11) Japan(March 11).
Coincidence?

Luke 21:10-11Then Jesus said to his disciples : "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes', famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. 'Jesus says for behold I come quickly...

13.Madness is knowing that through all this...I'm blessed.

♥