Motivational Monday #2

" Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results." Willie Nelson (Born April 30, 1933.)

Happy Monday readers! It's thats time again, Motivational Monday! The above quote is my basis for todays blog. I have learned from experince if you speak good things into existence then you will have a much better day. It took me a while to realize this. I mean, how can just saying " Today will be a good day" actually make it a good day? It seems too simple, but it helps! Most of us dread Mondays so we wake up on Monday and say "Ugh, here we go again." If you wake up expecting it to be a crappy day, chances are it probably will be. But what if you wake up and say " Hello Monday! It's another beautiful day alive!" Think about it. There are 53 (If I counted correctly) Mondays in 2012. So if you are someone who wakes up dreading Monday you are, more or less, wasting 53 days of your life this year! That is almost 2 months that you spent in a foul mood. Unbelievable when you look at it that way. So I want to present you with a challenge! When you wake up each day, get up and say "Today is going to be a great day! I have the ability to make it happen!" Do it everyday, not just Mondays! Also, if at some point during your day something trys to ruin your good mood, stop it! Don't let it, you have control over your mood. Say the quote from Willie Nelson to yourself and move forward. Handle whatever comes your way with a smile! I want to hear how it works out for you! Start now, and even do it next Monday as well, then contact me on my Facebook page and let me know if starting each day with a positive attitude has helped improve the outcome of your day! I look forward to hearing from each of you! I wish you all a great Monday today and know that if you see to it, you can have it! :)

Here is a link to my Facebook so you can all LIKE my page and let me know how this challenge is going for you : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-no-she-didnt/212208255556419

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Audrey

Giveaway Alert!

I am excited to offer you my first giveaway! I figure this will be a good way to help get the word out about my blog and get my readers some amazing products! First, let me start by showing you the goods..

Here is what you will get if you win my giveaway! See anything you like? Let me give you a run down.

- Ever heard of Jessica Alba's "Honest Company"? All the products Jessica and her company offer are all natural, non-toxic, biodegradable, and pH neutral! I am including a full size Honest dish soap, full size Honest shampoo & body wash & a full size Honest conditioner! I use almost all of these products on myself & my babies & love them! These are just a few of the many products Jessica offers over at the Honest Company. To check out this awesome company visit http://www.honest.com/ .

-Who doesn't love Bath and Body Works?! I know I am obssesed. In this giveaway I am including a full size Fresh Picked Watermelon anti-bacterial gentle foaming hand soap, a full size Scentportable clip and go fragrance unit in Passionflower, and a Carribbean Escape Pocket Bac.

-A full size Isabella Buxom Lip Polish from Bare Escentuals (plump those babies up just by wearing a gloss) and a mini Flawless Defenition Mascara in Black.

-A 0.8g Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Radium.

-A .25 fl oz of Juice Beauty's Green Apple Sensitive Peel. Not only is it Antioxidant packed, but its free of Parabens! It reduces break outs, discolorations and fine lines all while healing and hydrating your skin!

-A 0.23 fl oz Weleda Pomegranate Firming Day Cream. It is certified natural facial care. :)

-A sample of Jack Black Pure Clean Daily Facial Cleanser with Aloe and Sage Leaf.

-A 2 fl oz of Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion for all skin types. It's lightweight and I (with my oober sensitive skin) can use it!

-A MyGlam brush holder along with 3 great eye brushes and a cute little pink make up bag perfect for the purse!

How to Enter:

1. Follow my blog here in Blogger! Just click the Follow tab on my page and follow the directions. This gives you one entry into the giveaway.

2. Like my Facebook page! Just click here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-no-she-didnt/212208255556419 . This gives you another entry!

3. Share my Facebook page on Facebook with your friends and post the link to your share on my Facebook page. This gives you another entry!

4. Have your friends Like my Facebook and comment on my wall that you sent them! That's a entry for each person that mentions your name!

So there are 4 ways you can get your name in the pot for this great giveaway! If you have any questions please feel free to ask! So let's begin, in the words of Effie Trinket...

                                     "May the odds be ever in your favor!" :)

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Audrey

* I am not employeed or affiliated with any of these companies. I just have a love of these products and want to share! Enjoy!

Motivational Monday #1

Happy Monday Readers!! For some reason Monday is a dreaded day; why? My main reason is because my family time is ending and it is back to the grind stone! :) (hehe) I assume that is most people's reason, but also Monday seems to be pretty rough on us. If anything un pleasant is going to happen, it happens on Monday! Grrr, But this is how I deal with Monday...it is what you make it. You're attitude controls how you feel and act. If something gets you down, you can choose to dwell on it or move past it. Let's face it, most of the time worse things could be happening. This Monday I want you to make an effort to get past any rotteness that comes your way. A good way to do that is to focus on something in particular. Forget about what is happening to you and see what you can do to cheer up someone elses Monday! So here is my basis for todays blog!

"All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own." Edwin Markham born April 23, 1852

That quote can be interpreted in so many ways. If you are having a less than plesant time in your life, have you ever stopped to consider how you've been treating others? Ever heard "treat those as you wish to be treated"? If you send bad vibes out to others, do you expect to have a pefect life? If you do, I'm praying for you. Another interpretation for me is maybe you don't treat others badly, but perhaps you dont consider what they're going through either. "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." Plato. What if one kind word from you could turn someones day around totally? You never know what someone else is dealing with. So what you spilled your coffee in your lap on your way to work, someone else may have lost their job completely, and in this economy that is devastating. When I've had a rough day and I notice on someone else's face that they seem down and I say something to lift them up, the look on their face just lifts my spirits. Living here in Florida has sometimes been such a struggle, but the people who's lives we have touched have always come back to touch ours.

I read something yesterday that was so great to see. "Do not be afraid" is written in the Bible 365 times. So, once for each day of the year!! Wow! It's a daily reminder that God doesn't want us to worry about the day and what we cannot control. That brings the Serenity Prayer to mind. Who is familiar with this prayer?

This prayer will always be my favorite. I mean come on! Just read it! If we say this prayer daily I think it could help us all get through our Mondays. If at anytime on Monday you feel down or anxious and just "over" this day, stop and think about the Serenity Prayer, or consider what someone else could be going through and perhaps it will shake you from your funk. Say to yourself, "this too shall pass" and get over it! Tomorrow will be better, if you have the mind set that it will. So I leave you with one last quote.

"If there is one thing I've learned about life...it goes on." Robert Frost

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Audrey

The Voice...

Finally!!! There is light at the end of the tunnel! Two words : Rae Lynn. I have been contemplating whether or not I wanted to continue to watch The Voice for the past two weeks or so just because Rae Lynn was still in the game. I began questioning whether or not it was rigged. Because let's face it....Jordis was a much better vocalist. It is a show about finding the voice right? I have felt that Rae Lynn was being carried by the simple fact she's cute and was playing off her likeness to Miranda Lambert, and we know Blake was eating that up. I am not saying she doesn't have talent. She does. After her performance last night I was impressed. She isn't exactly my cup of tea, but she can work the stage and I enjoy when she sings instead of that twangy thing she does with her voice. It literally hurt me to listen to her sometimes. I literally have a sore throat after tonights eliminations because I screamed as loud as I could when Blake saved Erin. I didn't think he had it in him, but I could tell the decision was not easy for him. I have gained respect for Blake with his decision tonight. I wonder if he texted Miranda for her opinion before he had to make the decision? I do feel after America didn't save her and after her performance tonight maybe it said something to Blake. It showed she wasn't America's choice and isn't it our show? I think we will see her in the future. I don't think Blake is going to let her go that easily. I think it was the right decision. Weigh in...were you a Rae Lynn fan or no?

                         Farewell Rae Lynn...for now...

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Audrey

                                                                         

Let me introduce myself...

I have always wanted to blog about the things I love, my opinions, etc...but I have always made an excuse for why I didn't just do it. No more excuses! This blog will in no way be grammatically correct (sorry Mrs. Brand) and I will try to steer from any profanity (although in my head, it wont be so clean, hehe). I plan to lay it all out on the table no matter what we are discussing; no holding back!  That is why I decided to name my blog "Oh no she didn't!" I will be honest here and say what I,and perhaps what all of us, are thinking. I am a blessed wife and a mother of two, Alivia who is 5 (going on 21) and Quentin who is 2. I am only 25 years old. I say only now, but on my birthday I had a quarter life crisis and cried for two days straight! I am half-way to 50! Where did life go? And where is it going? I was born and raised in Alabama, where I met my husband, Joshua, and married him March 1. 2008. In February of 2010, after my husband was medically retired from the military, we picked up and moved our little family to Florida in hopes of becoming financially stable. What a ride it has been! I feel like I have aged beyond my years here in Florida. I definitly was not prepared for what life here would be like. Did I mention we were given the opportunity to work in Florida from my family on my dad's side? No? Well, yes, thats how we got here. I am beyond thankful for the chance to better my childrens lives, but I guess I came here looking for more than work. But its seems work is all we found. I have been struggling to get my Real Estate License in order to pull a bigger weight around the house and help out more financially, meanwhile my husband works 3 jobs and we hardly see him. Time with him is beyond precious and I realize everyday how blessed we are to have him. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure his family is okay. Ahhh, there is so much more to say about this lil blog and the author (me!!) but way to much to fit in one post. If you visit me again, and again....and again, you will get to know more about me and my ramblings. Thank you for reading and I hope to see you soon.

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Audrey