Credit. ::sigh::. It can literally make you, or break you. Credit card companies LOVE to prey on young people by sending them credit card offers in the mail, then young people take them up on the offers and end up going into debt and ruining their credit all because they just dont know the real responsibility of having a credit card. Its a lot of work. Once you get bad credit it is incredibly hard to fix. Here is where bad credit loans come to the rescue. For those of us with bad credit, we cant get credit cards, home loans, auto loans and a multitude of other types of loans and services ALL because of our credit. Badcreditoffers.com is here to help us with ALL of that. It is an extremely comprehensive website that offers all sorts of great information for those who happen to have bad credit. They also offer all sorts of bad credit offers. Everything from credit cards to credit repair..to personal loans. If you have bad credit, make sure you check this site out and get on the road to complete credit recovery!

The duplex next door to us is empty and Soda and I have been very curious to know who will end up living there. He mentioned it one of his friends and his friend jumped on the opportunity to move in next door to us. So, now, there is a huge chance that his friend is going to be living next door to us. Im not too sure what I think about this. Its hard to explain the kind of person this guy is, but I guess there are good things and bad things that will come of him living next door. We arent going to have to worry about playing music up loud or late at night, or what time we come and go and everything. BUT…I have a strange feeling hes gonna be trying to come over here unannounced all the time, which, I am NOT cool with. I dont even let my mom come over here unannounced lmfao, much less anyone else. Well, I guess its better than that ol coot Mrs Mcgrady from next door buying it and renting it out to someone. Then that would mean she thinks she has some reason to be over here and..she doesnt. Ugh. Oh well!

Lets face it, you guys. Every body needs money. We are living in a society where the middle class is slowly being shoved out the back door before anyone can even realize it! Its a pitiful situation and it disheartens me more and more everyday. Most people literally live paycheck to paycheck, and thats a tough way to live. I know that I definitely live paycheck to paycheck. I get paid every two weeks and when I get paid, I know Ive gotta make it STRETCH or else I will find myself in a bind.

Well, there are services out there that are really dedicated to helping people like me and other people who are forced to live paycheck to paycheck. Payday loans are a GREAT way to help yourself out. You can visit this really cool website called paydayloanrescue.com and learn all about them and how they can really help you out when youve found yourself between a rock and hard place regarding your money situation. I know that I have had to fall back on payday loans more than once and I am so very thankful for it.

I havent talked with yall about celebrities for a long time. I dunno if you guys are aware or not…but im a total celeb drama addict. I read perezhilton.com EVERYDAY. Well, mostly everyday anyway. One of my favourite singers, Miss Amy Winehouse, is someone who I am becoming increasingly worried about. She seems to seriously be spiraling out of control. There are a lot of celebrities who are spiraling out of control, and lets face it…there are a lot of PEOPLE who are spiraling out of control. The main difference is that everyday people dont have their spirals plastered all over US Weekly and every other magazine, website and TV show. Its really a sad situation. I feel bad for Britney Spears too. Not in a way where I feel bad about the situation with her and her kids, because she doesnt deserve those kids…but I feel bad that she has allowed herself to become this. A shell of someone she once was. Its really a tragic situation. Very tragic.

I have a friend who is considering lap band surgery and is in need of a doctor who performs central florida lap-band surgery. Weight loss is a pretty big issue for a lot of people in this country, and some of the procedures practiced to help us lose weight can be very dangerous. Thankfully, now, there is a safer way. JourneyLite Lapband Surgery is an adjustable gastric band that is designed to help you lose excess body weight. I have heard a lot of horrible stories about other types of weight loss surgery like stomach stapling and gastric bypass. JourneyLite Lap-Band surgery is a MUCH MUCH more safe alternative. If you are even considering some type of weight loss surgery, like my friend then please thoroughly research your options.

Ive been having leg pains ALL DAY. Theyre like “growing pains.” It sucks. I took some tylonal but then they came back. Ahhhh!

This morning Soda  and I watched the movie “Philadelphia” and I loved it. I remember seeing it a long time ago…but I was way too young to understand anything it was about. But, needless to say, I cried like a baby through the whole thing.

I really dont have a whole lot to write about. Soda and I are thinking about getting a piece of land and putting a modular home on it. So…ive been checking out all the modular homes. Some of them are SUPER nice and id be very proud if we were able to get one for ourselves. Oh yeah..I totally forgot that I didnt blog about the RING my fiance got me.

He and I picked out a very cheap ring for my engagement ring. A very pretty one, but it wasnt hard on the budget at all, no precious stones or anything like that. He also gave me his grandmothers ring, which im sure meant a lot to him and stuff. Well, the day before yesterday I woke up to a little box with a pretty little bow on top, with a note from him that basically said he knew we picked out my ring and everything but that he felt like he wanted to get something better for me, something every girl wants from her boyfriend when he asks her to marry him. Its very pretty and im soooo excited about having my engagement ring. That just sounds so good. My engagement ring.

Ill be putting pics up on my flickr!! Be sure to look.

There are many lovers of fine art in this world. I am here to promote the home of the largest collection of fine art in the world. The Park West Gallery. The Park West Gallery conducts fine art auctions all over The United States and Canada. They are the home of pieces from artists like Yaacov Agam to Timothy Yanke. If these names ring a bell for you, then you MUST check out the Park West Gallery. Go to their website to check out artist biographies, art collection and gallery. They also have a great “about” section that features everything about their gallery. Park West At Sea, an affiliate company, conducts cruise ship art auctions around the world. Dont miss it! Check out parkwestgallery.com for more information.

Christmas is seriously beginning to sneak up on us. Ahh! Im actually pretty excited about this year..like I stated in an earlier post. One thing I am NOT enjoying this year is the amount of colds I am getting. My boyfriend and I have been laid up in bed with strep throat all weekend. It sucks! I hate it As we speak..I have a Kleenex Plus tissue stuck up my nose. I also hate taking cold medicine so..I just have to take my antibiotics and wait everything else out.

Anyway..yeah.
This year, im sort of asking for a lot for Christmas. I really, really, really, REALLY want the new Blackberry Curve 8310..the red one. My Christmas would be PERFECT if I ended up opening that phone. I also want one for my boyfriend, a refurbished one so..im hoping my mom will come through with that and ill pay her back. I will be genuinely upset if I dont get what I want this year. Does that sound selfish? I dont know. I hope not. But…I hope that I have a Merry Christmas as well as everyone else out there!!

Sometimes I feel as if we are living in the age of opportunity. I, personally, am so very, very thankful for this. Finding a means of employment has always been a hassle for me due to anxiety issues that I have been dealing with for a very long time. So, being confined to one space for 8 hours a day gets very hard for me. Up until recently, working a 9 to 5 was my only real option. However, thanks to the advent of freelance writing opportunities for bloggers…this has all changed. Now, bloggers like me can get paid to advertise on blogs. Yes, you can make money doing this. Just like me. These sort of opportunities have been a complete life saver for me. I would like to point out one particular company that I have just been lucky enough to find. Its called Smorty. This is one of the leading paid blogging companies on the internet and I am extremely thankful to be working with them now. Smorty offers great paying ads as well as offering enough of them so that you can make a substantial part time or full time income. I love it! Everyone here should go sign up with Smorty.com and see if their blog gets accepted…it cant hurt to try!

So, today is Thanksgiving so I thought I would write an entry about what I am Thankful for this year.

I have a lot of things to be Thankful for this year.
My aunt is doing well. For a while there I was very afraid that I could lose her and that another person in my very small family would pass away, breaking a very tight tie that binds us all. But, she was stronger than we all thought she would be and she fought her disease with positivity and laughter. She surprised us all, I think. I am proud of her and my uncle, and their son, my cousin. For being strong enough to deal with everything the way they have. I love you guys and I am very thankful for you.

My mom. What can I say? She is my rock. My shelter. My best friend. I am thankful that not only is she my very best friend, but I am lucky enough to have her as a mother as well. She has made so many sacrifices in her life for me. She raised me the way a good mother is supposed to raise a little girl and throughout all my life it was just us. Me and my mama, ive never needed anything else. And, I still dont need anything else. I love my mother more than anything in this whole wide world, she is my life and without her…I would be nothing.

Kelley. My best friend and cousin. I am thankful that she has turned out to be the strongest woman I know, next to my mother.  Throughout all the trials and tribulations in her life she always comes out of them with a new lesson, and a new strength. She is a survivor and I am very proud of the strong woman she has become.

Soda. We have come so far in the past two years. The way we have changed and molded to each others needs makes me so happy inside. We went from something very very bad, to something very beautiful. You love me, you respect me, I love you and I respect you. We live our lives together. Every dream I have, you are there with me. Every fantasy, you are there with me. You are my BEST friend, my lover, my partner…youre my everything! I am thankful for you…and I love you.