Thursday, January 21, 2016

Operation Attempt to Organize

With the start of a new year comes all new things. New Goals. New Planners/Calendars. New journals. New Year. New Start.

I started the year with the mindset to get more organized. With our move, elevator install construction, followed by the holiday season I felt like things were everywhere and going in all directions.

I am a planner. A pen and paper kind of girl. I finally set down and watched a webinar I had paid for back in August (see things were crazy!) on making my own printables. I have found many different ones that I thought would make life a little easier but none that completely filled all my needs and wants.


After watching the webinar I started to make my first of I am sure many different printables that will help life get a little more organized and pulled together. I might eventually share some of those with you.


Another thing I did, after seeing my sister's new planner, I went out and bought my own Happy Planner at hobby lobby. I'm hoping to keep this planner going all year long. I tend to get new planners, fill them out well for a little while, then move on to the next one after not using a planner for a couple of months.  


 The happy planner also has stickers you can use to fill in the planner. In a way my planner is half way scrapbooked if that even makes sense. I am using the "to do" stickers and the "appointment" stickers but I am also adding my own twist to keep up with life.


One way is adding extra stickers along the way... Note the birthday stickers!


New printables, new planner, and hopefully a more organized pulled together year is in my future as I attempt to organize things around me to make sense of the craziness.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

To Blog or Not to Blog...

I've gone round and round about blogging again or not and I couldn't decide for a while. I have several different blog sites I've used in the past for different things. I quit blogging for different reasons, some of which I'm trying to put behind me and other I'll just get over but in the mean time I will try this blog thing again. I have decided to use not only this blog but the other for different areas.

If you are looking for random rambling and a little life thrown into the mix you can find it here!

If you are looking for accessible adventures I will be blogging about them on the Adventures with Colin and Heather Blog. I will work on updating trips we have taken and the accessible parts of them not only from the the past but also for future trips.

If you are looking to work on goals you can check out Heather's 101 in 1001 days. My current list ends in March 2016 so I have LOTS of updating to do as well as starting on my new list!

If you are looking for craft ideas (or ways I have turned ideas into reality) you can turn to Crafting with Heather. I've started posting various projects I've completed and there are plenty more to share!

Lastly, if you are looking for tried and tested recipes you can find them on my family food blog in Clegg's Kitchen!

Remember, I haven't blogged in a while (only a few post in all of 2015 and mostly none since 2014) so I will have to get back into the swing of things! But we will get there, right!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Favorite Flavor of IceCream

 
This is actually a fairly easy one for me to answer... However, in my world there is ice cream and then there is soft serve frozen yogurt... And I have a favorite of each....
 
 
First... The yogurt... Yep.... The Country's Best Yogurt... TCBY's White Chocolate Mousse! And if you must know it requires a waffle cone and peanut butter chips!
 
 
Followed by my favorite flavor of ice cream... Cookies 'n Cream! And it must be Blue Bell!
 
 
And since this is my blog and I can answer the questions the way I want I will share my favorite ice cream treat...
 
 
Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich!!! Yes, a little piece of Ice Cream Sandwich goodness!!!
 
 
Now, What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Saturday, September 14, 2013

5 Random Facts and Selfie Photo(s)

I had to look back for selfie photos of me... I take a lot of selfie photos with Colin but not many that are just of me.
 
April 2012 in Washington D.C.

I looked back through some of my pictures and found a few that I took of myself... And I promise at the end of the challenge I will take a selfie on the day of the post!

June 2013 in Alaska

Now for 5 random facts about myself...

May 2013
1. Most of you probably already know this... Because I think my only readers... If I have any are all people I know personally... But I am #2 child in a line of 7 kids... And yes, we all have the same mom and dad! All my siblings are my best friends and have helped shape me into who I am today!

June 2013 - With T-shirt Colin's brother bought me
 2. I was once in school to be a Physical Therapy Assistant... But I dropped out... And then I tried X-ray Tech for all of two seconds until I didn't get into the VERY small program.  It's all good though, I have since gone on to get my Bachelors in Business and I'm almost done with my Master's in Health Care Administration. So don't be afraid of changing majors! But I am forever thankful for my hardest classes ever of Human A&P 1 and 2 and my medical terminology classes because they have helped me tremendously over the last 10 years since I took them.
Sept 2012 & July 2013
3. On that same note, Colin's doctor thought I was a new PT or tech at his spinal cord injury rehab hospital when I was going through my training because I had such great form and medical knowledge.

August 2013 Chicago Bean
4. When I say I want some Mexican food it really means I want chips and salsa and queso dip! Yep, I usually fill up on those before I even get to the actual Mexican food.
June 2013 Canada
5. I can count on one hand the times that I have ever worn make up... I don't wear it at all. I won't even know where to start. I grew up being told I was beautiful so I didn't ever feel I needed it to feel beautiful... But I don't think there is anything wrong with those who wear makeup.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Outlet through blogging... and a challenge!

I am not the writer in the family at all. But I have found that putting my thoughts on paper is an outlet of sorts for me.

While I have my other blogs where I write about the adventures Colin and I have and my 101 things on 1001 days blog I still wanted to be able to have another place... A place for things that aren't adventures and aren't on the 101 list.

So I decided to bring this blog back to life... I thought I would do that through a blog challenge!

While most blog challenges have rules and regulations you need to follow I decided I would find a list of blog post suggestions I like, then blog through the list... I don't have to follow a certain order or a certain calendar/day requirement to post. This would allow me to write without putting the pressure of keeping up with current life or the constant feeling of being behind on blogging.

So here's the list...
-Self-Portrait and 5 random facts about yourself.
-Favorite Quote(s).
-What makes you happy?
-Best Childhood Memory.
-Favorite movies you never get sick of watching.
-Your last random act of kindness.
-What's your dream job?
-Biggest Pet Peeve.
-What's on your life list/bucket list?
-Daily Routine.
-Last book you read.
-Something that you miss.
-Do you have regret?
-What's on your iPod?
-List 10 things that make you awesome.
-What's your biggest accomplishment?
-Why and when did you start blogging?
-Where are you happiest?
-List 5 blogs you read on a regular basis and why?
-What do you collect?
-What's your biggest fear?
-What do you do when you're home all alone?
-Do you have a hobby?
-Describe your most embarrassing moment.
-Describe your location.
-What's your favorite food?
-List 3 online friends you've never met in real life but hope to soon.
-What's your guilty pleasure?
-What's your favorite time of year and why?
-What's your favorite flavor of ice cream?
-Self-Portrait and explain what you liked the most about this challenge.

Happy Blogging time!!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Is there an app for that?

Do you ever have so many things running through your head you don't know what to do with all the information?

I think someone needs to make an app that allows you to hook your headphones up to your phone, stick the headphones in your ears, then put everything running through your mind down in writing.

That would be AWESOME!!!

My head/mind always seems to be racing with various information. And I think it does it's hardest running while I am trying to fall asleep or sleeping. It would be interesting to see everything that runs through my mind while I'm trying to sleep.

If blog posts, to do list, journal entries, thoughts, ideas, processes and so on could get down on paper as much as they run through my mind that would be so cool!

I think someone needs to make an app for that!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Trying the new blogger app

So I just downloaded the new blogger app on my iPhone and thought I would give it a try...

So...

Testing

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Catch me some at my 101 things in 1001 days blog

I owe this blog a nice big update. And one of these days I will get around to it!

But until then you can catch up with my at my 101 things in 1001 days blog, leave me a comment if you make it to my other blog.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Life lately

** I'm making this post through an email on my phone so please excuse any weird spacing, spelling or grammar errors!**    

So I worked some on my to do list but did not finish it.

On thursday the 28th, I was having a not so good day. I was not having much luck in the job hunt.

Here's one of my many tweets from that day..

"In other news I'm gonna watch cartoon movies all afternoon to remind me of childhood day of no worries except for which friends to play with"

I knew I had enough money to make it through the middle of may and maybe through the end of the month is I stretched the money just right.

I had started not only looking for jobs in the mobile area but everywhere including back home in Jackson. I had sent mom and dad both messages asking if I could move back home if I got a job in Jackson. I was planning on going home that weekend and already planned on stopping by several places about jobs.

Then I got the call... When I least expected it (as a friend kept telling me)...

Express pro (the temp service I have been working with) called to tell me about a job.

The job was with pilot catastrophe (and yes I had to look online when I got off the phone to see how to spell catastrophe), the company works with damage from the storms. They wanted to direct hire me and not go through the temp agency. I was told the starting hours of 12 hours a day 7 days a week because of the high claim volume. (this was the day after the horrible tornadoes that ripped through the south) Pay starting at 11 an hour for the first month, 12 an hour the second, and 13 an hour the third and beyond. Making overtime after 40 hours.

The catch... It was Thursday at 4:45pm... The job started the next day with training from 1-5 and starting the 12 hour days on Saturday!

What to do... I still had my job with regions so I went that night to work and debated on when to quit that job. I ended up quitting the next night after training. 

This job is one where the guy who did the hiring the day of training said it was his job to get us in the door and it was our job to keep ourselves in the door. Work ethics is everything and to keep yourself busy and get the jobs done.

Little more on the job... I work for catastrophe management solutions who is a temp type company that pilot owns. Cms is contracted out to different insurance companies with allstate being their largest client. So I'm working for allstate.

At first, I was trained as an initial call processor. Basically we get a list of claims that have been received, most have been assigned adjusters, and we call the insured to let them know an adjuster has been assigned to their claim, give contact information and then give the legal spill... "if necessary, mitigate your damages by making temporary repairs, takes photos of possible, save any damage property if safe to do so, and save any out of pocket receipts to show to the adjuster for possible reimbursement." and I get to say that to 60-115 calls a day!

On my third or so day they called three of us up to a conference room and gave us all a scare... Told us this job is temporary and this is the part of their job the hated. After they had fun scaring us they told us we were doing a good job and that our work had caught good attention and that we might be asked to do other jobs, which is a good thing, and if we were asked to accept.

With this company the more jobs you know how to perform the better off you are because you will be kept around the longest when things start slowing down and will be one of the first to be called back if they have to release people in the really slow times.

So now, I'm on day 21 straight. Thankfully the hours are not as many as they said cause 84 hours a week can be hard on a person. I've learned several other jobs and been able to help other departments and also got a good job email with my name in it sent to the whole department the day after the conference room scare.

And if you've made it this far in the post you get to hear the other good news!!

 I'm enrolled in two college classes that start may 25th!!!! They are 2 business classes of the 10 classes I have left. They are 8 week classes. I'm super excited about getting back to school!!!

Hope you've enjoyed my long and long overdue update. Leave me some comment lovin!!

Monday, April 25, 2011

Latest To-Do List

I've been sick this past week and slowly getting better but now it's time to play catch up on things I need to get done. I was very unproductive last week only getting out of bed to go to work. And went to the doc Thursday and was in bed from then pretty much until today sick.


Tonight at work I had to ask if it was Monday because we normally get off between 10 and 11 (usually right around 1030) but tonight we were walking out the door before 915. For a little while I was wondering if I had slept through Monday.


Side note: I was let go from one of my two part time jobs (the that was suppose to go permanent after my 90 days with the temp company) but one of their contract liners filed bankruptcy so out went mine and several other positions. I have enough money in the bank to make it a few weeks but I need to find something soon. I'm looking not only in Mobile but in other areas as well.


So my to do list for tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday....

- Write check to Carrie for the power bill Yes I already did this one but it was on my list I started making in my head ;-)

- Check jobs that Angie sent to me

- Check on jobs Aunt Linda messaged me about (Yea, I know this might sound funny but if I don't remind myself to check them I might completely forget)

- Fill out form to order copy of birth certificate

- Balance Check book

- Write check for JC Penny's card

- Check PO Box

- Mail: - Forms for birth certificate
- Check to BJ (no I'm not sending him money it's a check that was mailed to me instead of him)
- Utility Bills to Lauren
- JC Penny's bill

- Eat free lunch at Chick-fil-a

- Pay Victoria Secret bill @ store

- Print several copies of resume (tried using my sisters printer with my computer but they are not being friends) will probably do this at the library

- Renew books from library

- Return cable boxes to Comcast

- Massage appointment Wednesday at 10 AM

- Cancel Massage place membership :-( I'm kinda sad about this but with loss of income goes unneeded expenses.

- Move pictures from computer to external hard drive

- Clean out fridge (This makes my fridge sound nasty but it's really not... Another joy of this condo... I think the ice maker leaks water so we have a nice frozen puddle in the freezer, half frozen puddles on the top shelf of the fridge and water sitting on some of the shelves and in the bottom)

- Pay health insurance

- Move photos and video off Iphone (I have a ton of pictures from Disney and what not on my phone and I need to move them so I don't lose them)

- Post recipes on Clegg's Kitchen

- Look for ornament ideas for the Clarcko ornament exchange (Yes, I know Christmas is in December but the Clarcko reunion is the last week in July so I need to get my creative side going)

- Look more for jobs.... This is a no fun process!!!!

- Apply to LOTS of JOBS

- Go to Clark Personnel w/ resume to get in their system for a job

- Get in contact with Columbia Southern University about financial aid (I've been trying for the last week and can't get anyone)

- Update 101 blog

- List old wheels from car on craigslist

- Take all 10 days worth of my huge horse pill size antibiotic pills (Not at once of course)

- Unpack boxes of shoes (Put in closet or get together to go to yard sale)

- Bring yard sale stuff to Wattier's for their fundraiser yard sale

This may or may not seem like alot (Or just a crazy list to you) but its what I'll be doing over the next couple of days. And it makes me accountable to actually get the things on the list done!

I'll try to update you on the progress but knowing me for every one thing I cross off my list I will have 2 or 3 more things to put on the list.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

to do list

I'm a big fan of to do list.. Or list in general. I make them for everything!


Current to do list is in the making..


Is it sad that I put things like...


-Check Post Office

-Change Light Bulb in bathroom

-Return stuff to library

-Hook up Internet


... on my list. These are only a few things... Things I should remember to do anyways but I'm putting on the list for a couple of reasons.


Main thing, sense of accomplishment. Well maybe not the main reason.


Somethings I put on my list cause I forgot. The light bulb for instance, I noticed it the other day (more like a week and a half ago) when I was blow drying my hair. One of the lights somehow had separated the glass part from the part the screws into the light socket and is only hanging my a thread (quite literally). But I finished blow drying my hair got ready for work and didn't think again about the light bulb cause the other lights still work and its not like I'm going into a dark bathroom as a reminder.


Back to the sense of accomplishment, there is something about the magical line through the things on your list that lets you know that you have completed something! That even if its a small thing or big thing you can look back and know how you filled your day.


So... What's on your lists?

Friday, March 11, 2011

Testing... Posting using IPhone

This is one of my favorite pictures I have taken!

When it Rains,

It pours....

Dad sent me a message back on AIM today... I asked if it ever ends. His reply was... "They used to say, "When it rains, it pours.""

It really got me thinking...

A little back story on my question to dad...

Everything in life has been a little crazy and calm if you can get a grasp of that.

Financially things have been hard for me. No great details yet but think hard and it is probably worse than you can think.

Moving on...

Yesterday I got off work (job #1) to find a flat tire. So I called a friend who called a rescue party for me to change my tire. Now don't get me wrong I know how to change a tire but rescue parties are way more fun to tell about and I would not have been able to loosen the lugs on my tire. Big E (my rescue party) is a big guy and he was standing on and kicking the crow bar to get the lugs loose. So my donut tire and I limped to work (job #2) and home. (Big E told me not to go over 60 on my spare tire, I laughed and told him I go everywhere over 60!)

This morning I headed to the tire place where I got the wonderful news (make sure you read that with lots of sarcasm dripping from it), that I need a new wheel and tire. (I have picture on my phone but can't get them on this post because I'm at work.) I somehow have dented in the inside of my wheel and damaged my tire. Not the outside like most people would hitting a curb but the inside!!! So I got a nice estimate of close to $250 for a wheel and tire and told the guy I would have to go find funds!

Back to the thinking now that you have the story... Well maybe a little more story...

As all of you know Mardi Gras was Tuesday. Mardi Gras originated in Mobile so if you could image it is a big deal down here. The office I work for downtown closes for the day because its not easy to get in and around to work. Monday when I came to work I noticed how dirty the city looked from the festivities over the weekend, knowing full and well that it would only look worse after Tuesday. Wednesday morning came with a HUGE storm. (There was a tornado in a town outside of Mobile, and flash flooding everywhere. I almost drowned my car twice in the streets downtown.)

It was suppose to be a small rain storm but it poured, so much so the streets were drowning in water. Much how I am feeling these days financially. But the beauty of it the pouring rain that flooded the streets to the point of drowning cars washed all the crud and leftover garbage away.

So yes it's raining on me, and things keep pouring in (bills and hiccups... i.e. tire and wheels), and yes I feel like I am drowning. But when all the water is gone it will be a beautiful day with a clean slate!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Where to start....

Well I don't know where to start. I have had so much happen over the last several months.

There are so many thoughts and ideas running in my head. I don't know where to start....

Part of the past few months I would like to erase while other I want to hang onto forever.

Just wanted to let my readers... If there are any... know that I am here, alive, and would post more but I'm in an emotional state lately and don't want to cry while eating my lunch at my computer at work typing a blog post.

I will try to update soon!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Chapters in my life

I finally through my hands up and decided it was time to sell my house. I wanted to wait things out for the house market to start looking up but in the process I feel like I am drowning. Between keeping up with everything here in Mobile and also trying to keep up with the house note, utilities and everything else that goes with it in Jackson is becoming hard. Not only trying to keep up with everything and making sure I get bill for everything but it has become hard financially.

(Thankfully, one of Ashley's friends from church is living in the house right now. Basically renting out one of the rooms from me. This is a help because she is also paying part of the utilities and gets someone at the house so it is not sitting empty.)

Anyways, I finally decided to eliminate some stress in my life. I have been on a decluttering, destressing, closing chapters theme lately in my life and this is another chapter that needs to be closed for several reason. Some I have shared and others I'm not going to share for now.


So what do I do from here.... Work on a major to do list and get myself nice and motivated for next week. My realtor (Julia Hill - the one we used to buy the house) is trying to make things so I don't have to make lots of trips up to Jackson from Mobile. So the current plan is for me to get everything together and ready at the house to put it on the market the Friday after Thanksgiving.


Here are the kickers....

- I am in Mobile, the house is 200 miles away in Jackson.

-When I moved down here I only brought some of my stuff and have only been back to the house two or three times since June to get a few more things.

- BJ moved out of the house taking his stuff.

- Which leaves the cluttered mess that is currently in the house.

- This includes a pool table (anyone interested in buying a pool table! Is a really nice one with slate tables instead of the cheap pressed wood tables)

- I have to pack up clean up the house to put it on the market when I get home Wednesday (and I don't know yet when I will be up there on Wednesday so time may be VERY limited) then Thursday is Thanksgiving so I won't have much time to get anything done. So time will be a valuable thing.

I'll keep everyone updated on the house situation. Hopefully and prayerfully things will go smoothly for me and this Thanksgiving break will not be so stressful that I am unable to enjoy time with my family.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Where does the time go?

I keep writing post in my head or find things I want to blog about but when I sit down at the computer nothing comes to mind! Terrible!

I started my job with Liberty National Life Insurance. Things are going pretty well. Honestly I wasn't sure at first but things are beginning to look up. I finally got my first paycheck!!!

I've been having my moments of frustration over getting the divorce final. Too much of the her lawyer/his lawyer mess for me. Way more than I care for sure!

I have so many things on my to do list but can't seem to get motivation to get any of the things completed. I sure can seem to add more things to it though!

Got to run for now but I am gonna try and make myself post more soon!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Still sinking in

A week ago Sunday I was called behind our work trailer to the "conference room" by my company supervisor, Dave. Dave told me that things were slowing down and that my job position was no longer needed.

Long story short, I had only been moved into this job position for a week.

I was hired on to be the documentation specialist / historian. I was taking pictures of the equipment that came into decon that were to be cleaned.

Short version of the story, I was brought to days for a hot minute because of some miscommunication (kinda like the telephone game that was played when you were a kid). It was said I was not performing my job correctly but I was... anyways, the night time supervisor wanted to move me to logistics to better use my skills.

So when I was moved back to nights I was put in the logistics position. (The night time supervisor who wanted me in logistics went back to California while I was on days to a great job offer.)

Now, a week later, several companies have been let go including the one I worked for as well as all but 10 night shift employees.... So....

I would have been out of a job but that last week of pay would have been nice.

So here I am, standing jobless, not wanting to go back to Jackson just yet, and not sure where my next paycheck will come from to pay all my bills!

But a couple of positive things out of this....

Ashley and one of her "normals" Lisa are living in my house to help me pay the house note and give them a place to stay.

I got a job with Liberty National Life Insurance. (Yes, I have a job now! But it scares me because it is a commission only job!!!!)

I am still looking at jobs online and applied for the Best Buy down here in hopes of getting hired on for at least seasonal work so I know I will have one steady income.

So for now, I am still trying to let my quick departure from my night shift family to sink in....

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Peeking Through the Gate


Through life we will hear the saying that the grass is greener on the other side. But as we peek through the fences of life we learn that the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side. It's really just another brand of grass ;-)

Life changes on a daily basis, it might not affect you on a day to day basis but you will notice things around you that are changing.

I am not a big fan of change. But change it good!

Fall is my favorite time of the year because of the changing colors on the trees. It makes a beautiful picture of how change is good for us. God is taking life, changing its colors, letting it hide for a season to help it grow internally (spiritually), then allowing it to bloom again!

Life for me has changed alot lately. For those of you who don't know I am getting a divorce. No details needed but know I am better for it. Lots of stress has been released from my shoulders. Granted I still have things to take care of but please let's not have a pity party for Heather and say I'm sorry. God has brought me this far and I know I am not alone. I have the support of my wonderful family and friends supporting me and wrapping me up with love!

So now after a time of silence I will let you peek through the gate and into my life again. I have missed my blogging family!

BTW, Thanks mom for the idea on the title! (And yes, those are pictures of me!)