In This Time of Need

Yesterday I came across a news article on CNN.com about one man who killed his family and then himself in Southern California. Why? Because of the horrible economy and how he could not find a job for months. My heart broke. It seems like everything is going wrong, and many people feel there is no hope. I personally went through the hardship of looking for employment for about two years before I finally found a job where I am currently working for about four years now. I can feel the people's frustrations of not being able to find a job. For those are actively looking, you WILL find something. Things will get better. In fact, I believe that once we hit the rock bottom, we learn from it and move up.

I want to share something that may inspire you to think positive. My sister in law Ninotchka "Nino" is truly amazing. She is the one who started this blog, www.thehappyblog.com. Go ahead and read, hopefully, this will remind you why we should appreciate little things and be happy no matter what in life! Enjoy :-)

Morning Person? No way!

Lately I have been having a difficult time to get up in the morning despite the fact that I make an effort to sleep earlier. Luis, on the other side, has no problem getting up bright and early. I would protest and throw the cover over my head whenever he turns on the light in our bedroom. Even with the ceiling light on, I remained fast asleep at least for a while. I would wake up to look at what time it is. When the clock shows like 6:30 or 6:45 am, I groaned and forced myself to get up. There are some days where I am tempted to sleep in, and forget about work. However, I knew there are some things at work that are time sensitive. Great. Eventually I got up and dragged myself to take a shower. I have never been a morning person, like, ever in my life. I recalled several times while I was growing up where my dad would get angry and pull the sheets off my bed. He would sign furiously, "Get up now!" He absolutely hated it when I slept in late, like, until 9 am or even later until noon. To him, it is a complete waste of a productive day.

However, I can assure that since last several years, I have improved at getting up early. Still, no matter if I get up early, I am still NOT a morning person. Like, at all. My mind barely functions properly in the morning. Give me tons of iced tea (not coffee, yuck!), and life will slowly return to my body ;-)