Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

100 Days With A Purpose!


Today, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 marks yet another beginning for me...
and my family! (little do they know – hehehe)

It's the start of a 100 day countdown to a better life – for all of us!

For Andee365 it will become a test to see how much can be accomplished in 100 days! We are all working at ways to gain self-sufficiency; 
to reach that point where there is no need to depend upon others for that which we need. We need to find another house
 – perhaps to buy – 
maybe even out in the country 
where we are more free to adjust our lives to living more on our own
 and less dependent upon what others provide. 
No, we won't move anytime soon – unless we are given a miracle or two. ;-) 
But we will build up our resources, 
cut down our wastes, 
fine tune our wants, 
and – in 100 days – 
find ourselves in a better place in many ways. :)

For All My Earthly Best it's moving forward in becoming GREENER and more completely self-sufficient. This project is ongoing with no foreseeable end as it is my opinion that one can ALWAYS improve upon any given circumstance or situation. But – for 100 days I plan to increase focus on a few matters that will directly impact our environment for the better!

For SPARKnEarthlyBest it's continuing my quest to lose 100 pounds. Yeah, a year has come and gone and I didn't meet that goal. :( I am however 50 pounds lighter – so there is clear and definite progress! Ultimately I will be eating 100% whole foods and absolutely nothing commercially processed or produced. This journey will not really ever end either as all of us, until we can gain perfection, will always have some aspect of our health to improve upon. Given all that – let's just see where we are at in 100 days!

There is a Bible verse that states:

“Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled, as to Jehovah, and not to men.” Colossians 3:23 NWT

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not human masters.” Colossians 3:23 NIV

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” Colossians 3:23 NLT

However it is stated, the idea is the same: whatever it is you are doing (so not just things you do that are specifically religious in nature), do that work in the best way and mood possible (give it everything you've got and give it joyfully), just as if you were being asked by God, himself (by the most supreme being in the universe) to get that task done.

As a Bible Student I take this very seriously. 
 I realize that in this regard too, there is always room for improvement. 
 So this next 100 days as I work towards a better life by making specific, 
focused efforts in several areas of life, simultaneously 
I will do so “whole-heartedly” and “gladly” and 
with my best possible efforts 
regardless of the obstacles and challenges 
that are put in front of me!

One of the key factors that will allow me to accomplish these goals begins here: www.andee.ecomomteam.com 
and if you wish to know more on that just 
fill in the “Request Info” form and submit it to me. :)

The next 100 days I am DOING WITH A PURPOSE!

Andee365

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

049 ~ Perfect!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
(a little behind...)



One of these days I'll figure out the how's and why's of photography!
Same everything but they came out different - WHY?  HOW???

I like both of them!  I just want to know how to make sure
I'm getting the look I want, when I want it!
Is that so much to ask?

There are so many things I want to know more about:

Why do some people seem to always get all the "good stuff" in life?
Why do others seem to always get all the "leftovers" in life?
Do they each do something, anything different?

Why is it that whatever it is you think you want, 
when you finally get it, you want something different?

If you're one of those people who always gets the leftovers,
is it really possible to change things in your life somehow
so you can start getting the good stuff instead?

Wouldn't this world be wonderful if everyone was content?
Wouldn't it be nice to know that whatever you desired, you'd get?
Wouldn't we all be better people without so much stress over 
getting the good stuff,
not getting the leftovers,
being able to meet our needs 
and then some
without a lot of hassles?

In a perfect world ...
there would be no want,
there would be no pain,
there would be no sorrow,
life would be all we want it to be, 
in every way possible!

Wouldn't you love a perfect world?

Monday, November 29, 2010

041 ~ Achievements

Before I get to the pics let me explain...

This month has certainly not gone as I would have expected, nor as I planned.
It has prompted me to do some serious thinking on EVERYTHING!

Pretty much all my life I have taken care of others in one way or another.  Caring for others is something that comes to me no matter what I do to stop it or change it.  After so many years it has been my conclusion that I will always care for others, one way or another.  Therefore, I should work at developing myself and my resources in such a way as to provide that care in a way that fully feels right to me.  Doesn't that make sense?

That is what I'm working at as I grow my Melaleuca "business" and create a steady, reliable source of income that will eventually allow me to break away from being dependent upon government funds for sustenance (which is a good thing)!

To that effort:



 Melaleuca Marketing Executive II
earned June 30, 2010


Melaleuca "Circle of Influence Award"
earned October 31, 2010


Melaleuca Marketing Executive III
earned October 31, 2010


duplicate
Melaleuca Marketing Executive III
earned October 31, 2010

Again, the same camera settings were used but somehow the results were different.  The middle two pics are the truest colors.  All three awards are in the same type of frames.

Sometime in the next few days I will be getting them up on the wall where I can see them daily as reminders of my goals.  Each month I set goals and most months I miss the mark! :(  But I am not giving up!!!  I need this in so many ways it hurts to not meet my goals on time.  

However, after listening to a few different, successful people speak about goals and dreams I've decided to work on a few adjustments for this next month.  I do still want to find at least four families wanting or needing what Melaleuca has to offer.  But I'm going to work on my perspective.  What emotion do I come across with when I'm talking to people about this?  I do need this so badly but I don't want to sound desperate or anything.  I do, absolutely, believe in this company and it's products!  So far, out of all that we've tried, there is nothing, absolutely nothing we haven't liked!  But if there was I know, without a doubt, we could return it (even empty) and get our money back!  Try that with something you buy at Wal-Mart! 

Some people don't like that they "have to" buy a minimum amount each month.  Maybe those people don't keep close tabs on their expenses; but when I was asked how much I spent each month, on average, for household products such as laundry detergent, cleansers, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, etc. I knew right away without thinking... $150, sometimes more.  That minimum needed for Melaleuca was less than half what we usually spent every month!  Most people just don't realize this!

Most people don't think about it.  They just buy these things whenever they need them.  Melaleuca actually helps you to get better organized in your spending; to plan it better so you don't run out of any Melaleuca products before your next order gets delivered to your door.  But I'm getting sidetracked...

The whole BIG PICTURE thing here is this:
EVERYBODY
NEEDS
MELALEUCA
they just don't know it yet.

It will save money!
It will save time!
It will be safer!
It will be better!
Now, who wouldn't want that?



Monday, November 15, 2010

027 ~ So Long



So long country garden...




Farewell country creek...




Goodbye long walks in the open country...




Adios wide open country spaces...




Adiau^ little country forest...




Shalom big red barn...


It's unofficially official (spoken from a reliable source but not directly from the person who knows) that we will not be moving out into the country this year.
:(
Yes, it's sad.
But, in the end of things now, it is what is best for all involved.
:)
So, we're OK with it.

For now, we stay where we are at... no savings with the budget this winter. 

Life, with it's twists and turns, goes on ~ so they say ~ and we will too!

Increased earnest effort will continue on toward growing our Melaleuca income. If we stay on target by this time next year we'll be able to move out to the country, into a nice, big farmhouse, with plenty of room for a huge veggie garden, lots of fruit trees, plenty of edible landscaping, and maybe even a good creek or freshwater pond abounding in all sorts of nutritious fare!


Friday, October 29, 2010

010 ~ What's Ahead

Reminders of what's to come...




This morning I woke to 22 degrees!  The coldest yet this season!  
Of course, being in Wisconsin, we know 22 is nothing when it comes to winter temps!  The time is coming when 22 will seem like a heat wave.  But not this morning!
Today, it is a reminder of what's to come, what's ahead in the coming weeks and months. 
This pic is from a few years ago, but clearly shows well over a foot of snow on the ground - probably from early 2007 or 2008.  I'm trying to recall when we added a window unit a/c to that last window - summer of 07 or 08 is the closest I'm getting. LOL


This is our typical winter!  Cold sets in by end of October... getting colder as the weeks pass.  By the end of December we're happy if we stay above zero for a little each day.  It's unusual to not have snow on the ground by then.  Maybe it's only a few inches but it's usually there, and there to stay.  As the new year begins the cold turns to subzero and the snow just keeps on building higher.  Nobody expects to see anything different until late March or early April.


Hmmm...


What's ahead?


Do I really want to go live out in the country, in a beautiful farmhouse, during this time of year when my one vehicle isn't so reliable?


Where will my Melaleuca business be in six months time?  Grown enough to replace all the household income lost in the last 3 months? enough to do away with the disability check? enough to afford us a newer vehicle? a better home?


Will my youngest girls have their own incomes? be able to afford their full-time ministry?


Only time will tell. :)