Whew! I Made It!

Well, this week is finally in the record books and I made it through (Thank you GOD!). Now, the countdown really begins (9 days until I leave for vacation!). I was stressin' a little because I have a list yards long of what I still have left to pickup and my head is not really into it. The problem is, I don't like to shop. Why? Because, I find it stressful. Traveling from store to freakin' store not finding what you want (or better yet, not finding it in your size) is not my idea of a fun experience. And, if I am lucky to find something, I seem to always attract the "waitI'mjustgoingtogetonemorething" freaks who, once they do bring their asses to the line, suddenly whip out a credit card! I like to get what I need and get the hell outta the store with as little drama as possible, thank you very much. Anyway, I did manage to put a little dent in my list without goinbg over my budget so I'm fine.

A while back, I made a promise to myself to try to do something kind for another person everyday whether it be words of encouragement, listening when someone needed an ear, giving a small token of appreciation, etc. It's my small way of giving back because there were times when I needed all of those things and was fortunate enough to have people in my life who could provide what I needed. And, it makes me feel good knowing that I put a smile on someone's face ot brightened their day. Like today, I was IMing with my friend, TD. We've both been going through some things in our lives and because we have the friendship that we do, been able to lean on one another when necessary. I'll define our relationship in another post but I just want to say that I am TOTALLY Blessed that this young lady is in my life. She may not know it but she has surpassed the line of friendship straight into family membership. And with me, that takes some doing because I don't have many people who I call a friend much less family. So, I picked up a small gift for her that I knew should would like and when I told her what it was, I could feel the smile on her face!

It's things like that that give my life meaning and purpose. :)