Thursday, January 26, 2012

Do you know what it is to be complacent?

Merriam Webster defines complacency as "self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies ".

My generation (not the entire generation, but a very large portion) seems to be very complacent in their own lives, even if said lives are not much to be proud of, and seems to be very complacent about politics and what is happening in our economy and the upcoming election.
I'm not going to speak to being complacent in your own life....you should know if you are complacent and if you are, you need to do something to better yourself and your situation.
I am going to speak to being complacent about politics and our economy...If we continue to not be involved in what is happening, you're not going to like where our country is at in 5 years. Heck, I don't like where our country is at now, but I can't even imagine in 5, 10 years.
If there is one thing that I would hope you do this year regarding our country, it's VOTE. But don't JUST vote, do your research. Know who you are voting for. Don't vote for someone because a supporter happened to hand you a sheet as you stood in line waiting to vote, don't vote for someone because ABC News had a lot of positive things to say about them, don't vote for someone because they appeared on the Jay Leno show and you now feel you have all the info you need about them to vote for them.
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH...know where each person stands on issues that are important. Don't be complacent...I don't what to be a 3rd world country and I hope you don't either...and I realize that might sound extreme but it's a very real possibility in the current climate.
I think Democrats and Republicans have it wrong and our current system of having Senators that make a career out of it is not what George Washington intended. But we need to do something to get our country back to the top and that starts with you and your vote.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

It's nice to see things through others' eyes....sometimes ;)

So as the title of this post says....SOMETIMES it's nice to see things through others' eyes and I had one of those moments over the weekend.
We were out to eat with my brother and his girlfriend and as we're all sitting around the table chatting. Mady, my 3 1/2 year old, says to Cara, my 1 1/2 year old, "what does a dog say sissy?" and Cara answers her with a very clear "woof, woof".
My brother and his gf both stopped and were like whoa, what was that, did they just talk to each other. Mady proceeded to ask Cara about sheep, cows, and ducks and Cara answered her each time. At the time, I was like, "oh yeah, they "talk" all the time". For a while, they've "communicated", Cara with her points and grunts, etc. but Mady always knew what she was trying to convey. But now, yes, Cara actually answered her sister with words and because I'm around it 24/7, it had kind of blown right over me.
Thankfully, I had my brother and his gf to give me a view from the outside and was able to see what great sisters they are becoming (in between the bickering and not sharing)  :)