Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Hello all. Well, not a whole lot has changed since my last update. I am still working towards all of the goals and everything that I wrote about in the last post. Work is going well too! I have been a pretty happy girl, lately. *Smiles*.

One thing that is new is that I am now taking TWO different trips out of town this year and I am UBER excited for them both. *Smiles*. I actually knew about one of them the last time that I blogged but not the second one. Tehe.

The first trip that I am taking will be to Indianapolis, IN for THE COLOR RUN in late July with family and my best friend, Kate. It is just us girls. It will be Momma, Holly, Kate, Kailey, Kaycie, and myself! I am SO EXCITED! This is going to be a blast. Seriously. We are staying in a hotel and making a full weekend out of it and I could not be happier about it. Yeys! I have always wanted to do one of those things and now I AM! Yess!!! This is going to be EPIC.

The second trip that I am taking will be in late November or early December. Hubby and I are going by ourselves. We are getting a hotel and going down to visit my brother in Lexington, KY for the holidays. He is going to be having Thanksgiving and Christmas kind of all in one and the entire family is heading down there but hubby and I are going a day early and again, making a weekend out of it. It should be fun. I always love family time and I miss my brother and Morgan. It should be great! Plus, I have never been to this city before, so I get to see something new. I think it will be great and hubby and I will get to relax and spend some time to ourselves. I'm excited that I actually get to go two different places this year! Yey! Lol.

Other than that, everything else is pretty much the same. I am still going to try to write in here and keep you all updated. I know that I used to do this a lot and a lot of family and friends were able to keep up with my life that way, so... I am trying to be better about it. Hubby and I are still planning on buying a house in either 2016 or 2017 but this has caused a pretty TIGHT budget as far as finances are concerned, so.... I am blessed that we were able to work it out so that I can still go on these two trips! Again, YESS! Lol.

One other thing that has been annoying me lately is I just have been overwhelmed by people's rudeness lately. It is astonishing. Seriously, I have felt like everyone either ignores me completely and doesn't give two craps about me or they are just plain RUDE any time that I try to talk to them. I hate it and I have had it. So, I am going back to the old philosophy of "treat others how you want to be treated" and so... if someone ignores me or is rude to me, they better expect the same in return! That is all I am saying. It just seems like an epidemic in this world today or something. I mean, even at restaurants and basically any type of customer service, I have been experiencing this as well. It is time to bring back kindness people! Where has it gone? It is sad really! However, I will NOT be taken advantage of because I choose to be nice. So, look to be treated in the same manner in which you treat me! It is only fair! Lol. But, in all seriousness, this is just horrible and makes me sad! Really.

By the way, Hubby and I were thinking of changing cable providers and possibly going with DirecTv. Any thoughts on this from anyone? It will save us money but I have never had satellite before, so... IDK! Opinions?

Also, I have NONE of my favorite shows on right now and I am missing them like crazy. Thank God I only have like two weeks until some of my shows start coming back on. Goodness! I miss Pretty Little Liars the most! Lol. It is awesome that my Hubby is into the show as well and we have discussions about it. I am excited! Come on June 11th! Hahaha. :)

Anyways, Love you all. I will update as I can. Peace! <3

Heidi

Life Is An Amazing Journey

Ok. So, it has been FOREVER (it seems) since I have blogged on here. Sorry about that. I have just been so busy lately. There is A TON to update you all on. Let's start with the basics.

First off, I am going to try to start blogging more and being more active in social media in general. I feel like I don't have many friends anymore and like I am just a total "home body". In some ways, I am okay with this, and in others, I just feel like I need an output to be able to vent. So, here we go! Back to blogging! Lol. It's funny, I used to blog all of the time on Myspace and it was wonderful. Not sure why I haven't picked it up here as much. Haha.

Anyways, things at home are great! Hubby and I are doing wonderful. We actually did adopt another dog since I last posted (or rather kept him, Lol). He is actually our toy poodle's baby (Aniya). His name is Miles. He is a total sweetheart. So, that makes three dogs, two cats, and a bunny for now anyways. I say that because we are seriously on edge with one of our cats. She is causing damage to our home, which at this point is still a rental, and is just plain DEFIANT and annoying. She poops EVERYWHERE and will not listen. Gah! So, we may be getting rid of her soon. I am pretty much at my wits end with her.

In other news, Lol, Hubby and I have come up with a complete financial plan / savings plan in order to budget and put money back for a house! I am SUPER excited. We plan to buy a house around 2016 to 2017 (depending on loan companies and such) and to be debt free by then as well (minus my student loans). It's crazy to think that this actually feels like a reachable goal at this point and it motivates me like NO OTHER! So happy with my life and with the direction it is going. I know I complain that I don't have many friends but the ones that I do have are amazing and my husband will always be my best friend. They are all that I need. Life is amazing when you work hard and MAKE it that way! Ya know?

Things with my stepson, Evan, have been great lately, as well. He is getting so big. We are actually going to be getting him for a few weeks this summer due to holidays and such, so it is going to be great! I am super excited. He has come such a long way but still has a ways to go. He will be in Kindergarten this year as well. Time sure does fly! I love my little man. *Smiles*.

Work is just CRAZY lately. So many changes but I think that is for the better. More responsibilities but more pay! I am a happy camper there! Lol.

I am also going back to school starting this August (Fall 2013 Semester) and will be done after spring semester 2014. I am SO HAPPY about this I could SCREAM! Finally! Lol. I only have 5 classes left and then I am done, I just have had issues with financial aid and such in order to be able to get back into school and finish it.

The plan is that once I am finished with my associates then I will enroll in USI here in my local town and finish my pre-law / sociology degree. Then, once I have those two degrees finished, I will go ahead and go to law school once I am ready! No rush! Since we are buying a house before I go to law school, we plan to rent the house out to someone while we are away for three years at Law School and renting a house. Then, once I am finished with Law School we will move back into our home! *Smiles*. This is all provided that I do not find a way to take online law school classes while working as a paralegal. I am going to be looking for a job as a paralegal ASAP once I have my degree. I cannot wait! The main reason I am saying “no rush” on Law School is because of Evan. I want him to be older first and able to decide if he wants to go and live with us or stay with his mom while we are away. I WILL NOT take that child’s father from him at such a young age because I would feel selfish and horrible. So, therefore, we just wait until he is a little bit older. He is already almost 6, so… we are good! Lol.

Basically, in light of recent events in the news I just wanted to take this time to remind you all that life is AMAZING! Always remember that. Life is really looking up and heading in the right direction for once for hubby and I. Hope you all have a great weekend! Love you all. Peace!

Heidi

You Live And You Learn

Wow. You know, some people really just don't know a single THING about life and how to be an ACTUAL adult in this world. It is just plain sad. So, hubby and I were helping out some friends for the past, oh I don't know, 6 PLUS months and they were living with us. We are talking about a married couple. These people didn't work for a majority of the time, however, the male had a job for a few months of the time that they lived here. Anyways, you would think that the least they could do is keep my house clean and be respectful, well.... NO! Obviously this was too much to ask. You would not believe me if I told you all of the details, but trust me, it gets pretty bad. Anyways, I guess some "friends" really are just out for themselves and don't care who's toes they step on in the process. You know, they wanted to be treated like "roomies", well... sorry, but roomies pay rent and half the bills. Roomies don't sit in PJs all day and only come down and socialize to eat and then go back to being cooped up in the room all day and smelling like trash. No no, they were nearly GUEST in MY Home. That is where thier fallacy lies. I just finally had it at the end. Everyone that would come over would complain about how dirty my house was and how I don't EVER live that this. And... thats exactly right. But, I am no maid and I am certainly NOT these people's parents so I refused to pick up after them, escpecially when it was my paycheck and my hubby's paycheck that was putting the roof over our heads and paid all the bills. Forget that non sense. THEy were the reason I didn't keep the house work up and I just could not take it anymore. Let alone, the landlord was getting upset and said it was time for them to go. Haha. It was time for the boot.

Anyways, just needed to vent. These pieces of trash are out of my life for GOOD and I could NOT be happier. If they were ever "friends", they would not be acting the way they are and disrespected my house the way that they did. Friends don't take you for granted. Also, if they appreciated what they had, they wouldn't have waited til the last minuted to finally GET jobs and take us seriously about getting out on their own. They would have wanted to help bc of the burden they were putting on us. Ya know? Honestly, what was I thinking? I am just too damn nice at times and I end up getting screwed, but not any more. NOPE! Back to to good life in my CLEAN home with my amazing hubby who doesn't treat me life crap like her's does and who actually is supportive and loving and is there for me. I could not be happier and I love my life so much. This is prolly the best decision I have ever made. *Smiles*. No more being taken advantage of.... no more! Tehe.

Also, I now have FMLA at work on a long term basis due to my IBS. I had a colonoscopy recently and it was normal but I have IBS. I am now on medications. I get FMLA three days a month as well. Gah! I am just glad that I taking my health seriously now. Ya know? Time to get better. It sucks really.

Well, I just wanted to do a quick update and let you all know what was going on bc I have been getting a lot of questions about all of this lately and what exactly happened in my house. Bottom line, if you ever want someone out of your home, talk to your landlord, he or she will HELP you. Haha. Love my landlord.... love my life... more updates later. Hopefully I rememeber to do this more often now. Haha. :)

Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease, Heidi Hardin

Everything Changes

So, there have been a lot of changes in my life lately. I just thought that since it has been nearly four months since my last blog, I would take time to share them with you all. Haha.

First off, the last time that I blogged I was about to enter or had just started my Fall 2010 semester in college at school. Well, the semester is now over, the final grades are in, and I am proud to report that I have gotten all As this semester. That means 4 As on my transcript and I could NOT be happier about that. It was hard, I am not going to lie and pretend that it was easy, but it was TOTALLY WORTH IT. I now know that no matter what, I can do it. I did all of this while working a full time schedule at my job as well. Not that I had much time for anyting else, but I DID IT. Thats all that matters. Way to go, right? Um... well... sort of.

Even tought I am totally and completely proud of myself, I keep having to ask myself at what expense did I achieve this goal of straight As. I feel like I have given up SO MUCH! Basically, in the past four months, my apartment has been destroyed by my animals in one way, shape, or form. I think it is because I am hardly home long enough to spend that time and attention that I need to tend to it. Ya know? It literally is one thing after another, and I feel like I lost my closest friend. She doesn't even care about me anymore and now I know this. I tried, she tried, and yet... I look at my phone everyday and she hasn't made the effort to keep it going and maintain communication. Now, I am a firm believer that it goes both ways, but believe me, I have tried and I feel like it is her turn. And, that makes me sad. Literally, my heart is sad. I thought this was my best friend, my "bestie" forever, but I guess people change, as sad as that is and as much as I don't want to accept it.

You know, I don't want to start drama and I am not saying anything bad about anyone, I am just using it as an example of yet another way my life has changed recently. It's sad. I miss her... I wish things could go back to how they were. Truly. But, is it possible? I don't know.

What I do know is that I love my job, I love how wonderful I am doing in school, and I love my life at home and my family. I even get to see my stepson, Evan, more often now because the little bugger finally turned 3 years old. Haha. In fact, for Christmas, we are getting him almost a full week. I'm so excited. Yeys!

Bottom line, in spite of all of the changes going on in my life recently, I am still UBER happy and love my life. Not to mention that we did finally get rid of Abby, the Mastiff, and I feel like I have more control over my animals and my apartment now (even if it is one thing after the next, it would be MUCH worse with her still with us. Trust me). It's a good feeling. Life is SWEET! Love you all.

Mrs. Heidi Hardin

P.S. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! :)

Take Time To REALIZE

You know, I really wish some people would just take some time, think about their actions and choice of words and realize how they come off to others and make other people feel. I have been getting a lot of this lately. Too often, I am hearing "I didn't mean it like that" or "this is what I meant to do/say". Well, you know what I think about it? I think that I only socialize with adults and adults should be old enough and mature enough to understand that people aren't always going to like that you have to say or how you feel and that the best thing you can do is stand your groud and be HONEST. I would say that most of the time, when I hear these phrases, people really DO mean what they said or did, they just... are too worried or upset about my opinion to tell how they really feel and be truthful. Well, if I am can be as honest of a person as I and not bullshit around the bush with people, I kind of expect the same in return. I am just TIRED. Flat out.

Physically, Emotionally, and any other way you can think of. I am tired of feeling like I have to "tolerate" my friends and, inside, getting upset because of their actions or words and having to hear excuses. I am also tired of people who are PARENTS (and should therefore be GROWN) getting mad at how I treat them, whenever they won't take the time to THINK about how I get treated and maybe how I treat them in just in return and a result of THEIR own actions. Ya know?

I am an ACTUAL adult, not a young adult anymore and I am ready to live my life as such. I don't have time for people who don't ACTUALLY care about me or people who are just in my life because they "feel sorry for me" or "don't want to upset me". That is how I feel and how LITTLE I think I actually mean to some people. Honestly. And, it's stupid. I would much rather have REAL friends, and trust me, if your not an honest person and can't tell me how you truly feel or feel like you have to "cover up" and make excuse and be, well... FAKE with me, then I am better off without you, honestly.

Now, don't get this twisted. I love my friends and most of my friends I am very grateful to have and I love them dearly, but I don't think I get the same in return from all of them.

Well, I have to go. But, bottom line, with school starting soon and me still working full time, it's time for me to CUT the bullshit. Don't be surprised if that means YOU. You can just ask yourself "how do I make her feel?" and take time to REALIZE on your own or I suppose just ask me. I will tell you. You all know that I will. Love you all. Time to work now. Tehe.

<3 Mrs. Heidi Hardin

It's Been A While

Ok, sorry you all. I am a completely terrible blogger lately. Lol. As in, I haven't been blogging. Haha. A lot has been going on in my life. I just wanted to give you all a quick update, so... here is goes and I will write a longer and more detailed one soon. Promises. I will find the time in the next week or so. Haha.

Anyways, we have MOVED. Yes! Finally. And for once, I am compeltely and utterly happy and content here. I mean, I have loved all of my other homes in the past but this just tops them ALL and blows them all out of the water. I mean, truly. I am an East Sider now, though. Haha. I am still adapting to the traffic. Gah! It's CrAzY!

But, I have finished reading Harry Potter. ALL OF THEM! I am completely DONE. I even read The Tales Of Beetle The Bard. Lol. There is literally NOTHING more Harry Potter than I can read (well, besides Fan Fiction, which I have NEVER been into). Haha.

I am currently reading the Last Song and am pretty far into it already. I have just been such a reader lately. I ADORE It. I Love that my life allows me time to read. Tehe.

Speaking of which, I am going to head to bed after curling up with my kitten faces and my good book. Lol. So, I will write more later. But, LOVE you all. *Smiles*.

<3 Mrs. Hardin

P.S. Bestie becomes Mrs. Delano in LESS THAN 90 DAYS!!!!!!! OMG! I am so happy for her. You should all comment her FB page and give her Love. Tehe. LOVE YOU KASSIE!!!!!! *Mwah*.

School And Learning

I just realized that I left out an important part of my life and one of the other MAJOR reasons that I am SO HAPPY lately. *Smiles*. Well, that is because I am starting school on July 7th as well as all of the other amazing turns that my life has taken lately. Haha.

For those of you who don't know, I am in school for paralegal studies but I hope to become an attorney. I want to get a degree to be a paralegal first so that I can get a good paying job while in Law School at a law firm. Therefore, I am doing an associates and THEN my bachelors and THEN Law School. I am starting back up on July 7th and not stopping until I am DONE! Lol. I'm UBER happy about this.

Finally with everything going in the direction that it NEEDS to be and that we WANT it to go, I am sleeping better at night, feeling better and healthier, and just over all a LOT more satisfied with life lately.

So... wish me luck in school! Haha. I'm doing one class over the summer and then it is at least 4 classes a semester until I am toally DONE and in Law School. I will keep you all posted. Again, this girl is ALL smiles. Ha!

Also, hubby and I revisited the discussion about adoption and in light of all of the changes lately and us having very YOUNG and CRAZY pets, we are waiting until we move to Indy for Law School before we adopt a kid, so... we are talking like 3 years or so. I can wait. Besides, it gives us time to get things calmed down with his Ex and get our pets in line. Lol. Ya know? But, it's nice to know that we have a LIFE PLAN and moving, quickly even, at getting it all accomplished. I ADORE my life and MY HUBBY!!!!!! Tehe.

Now, if I could just get some undertime when I need it from work and Hubby could get custody of his son, life would be FANTASTIC and PERFECT! Haha. I'm joking... but a girl can deam right?

Love you all,
Mrs. Heidi Hardin