Land of Osbourne

1.  Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2.  When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3.  Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4.  Don't take yourself so seriously.  No one else does. 5.  Pay off your credit cards every month. 6.  You don't have to win every argument.  Agree to disagree. 7.  Cry with someone.  It's more healing than crying alone. 8.  It's OK to get angry with God.  He can take it. 9.  Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. 10.  When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 11.  Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. 12.  It's OK to let your children see you cry. 13.  Don't compare your life to others'.  You have no idea what their journey is all about. 14.  If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it. 15.  Everything can change in the blink of an eye.  But don't ...

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone. 2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire. 3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. 5. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted. 7. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else. 8. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. 9. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. 10. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. 11. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. 12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to...

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. 4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. 5. How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? 6. Was learning cursive really necessary? 7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. 8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. 9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. 10. Bad decisions make good stories. 11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. 12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after B...

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, e...

There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it.  You surround yourself with people who make you laugh.  Forget the bad, and focus on the good.  Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't.  Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living. There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it!   I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love!  I am a whole complex package.   Take me. . . or leave me. Accept me--or walk away!   Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don't fit your idea of who I should be and don't try to change me to fit your mold.   If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.

It's Monday.  Some people don't like Monday.  Take a moment to realize that, if you're reading this, it infers that since you own a computer and /or other internet device and have access to the internet, you probably live in a relatively wealthy and stable country, and are fiscally speaking, you're on sound ground for the most part.  And no matter how bad your day may seem, no matter how much that late bill payment bothers you, no matter how you might dislike starting another work week, no matter how much your morning commute might get on your nerves, no matter how much the price of gas pisses you off, remember, there are still children starving in poor areas of the world,and there are still good people dying in stupid, meaningless wars, and there are still people suffering and perishing from what in OUR world are easily preventable diseases.  And boy, all those people,they'd all just LOVE to be able to trade places with you.  Now, sip your hot mo...

Being the type of person who feels guilty over anything and everything, I was feeling guilty for not blogging, espicially after seeing so many cool blogs out there. Not that mine is cool by any means, but I established this and figured what the hell. I am still at Hunter Douglas, now at a new location, doing new things (mostly); I am in Roseville, and get this - I have a TITLE. Weird huh? No way do I feel I deserve it. I am the "Service Center Administrator". Not driving a new Cadillac Escalade or anything, but the benefits rock and I am happy. I have the benefit of a large company headquarters, but at a small location with only less than 10 employees - something I've always thought would be nice. No more stress like I had before in Customer Service (not that this is a cake walk, mind you); which is really nice for my Crohn's. Speaking of Crohn's Disease, I am happy to report I am still in remission. I am hopeful that if I stay in remission long enough, the st...

So far so good - things seem stable at work (am I jinxing myself by saying that?) For the most part I think I've got the basic functions down,  but I hate it when I make even the smallest mistake. We're moving to a different location (in Roseville, MN). Curious and slilghtly apprehensive about that. I have a lot of things I'd like to talk about but can't. Not here. Take care!

Greetings! Good news first: Previously I mentioned Hunter Douglas coming in to shut down Warren Steven, and that most employees would be let go. I was one of the VERY few who got to keep their job. I work in scheduling for installtions, measures and service calls. Stress level? NO comparison compared to what I was doing before. I enjoy working with Michelle, and so far, its all going well I think. I will officially have medical benefits next Thursday. (YAY!) Bad News thus far for 2011: Uncle Mikey died. Very very sad. :( My sweet Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) Rommy died on March 25th. He was nearly 8 years old. He wasn't ill, or  injured. The day prior, he slipped and fell on our lower deck, but got up and came in.  The following morning, he slipped and fell again, but could not / refused to get up again.  John and I got him in the lower patio door, (he weighed over 160 pounds), layed him down on the floor, gave him some love, some pets and some cuddles. We tho...

Welcome to 2011! I can honestly say 2010 was a very tough year, and I am hoping that 2011 is way better. Today is my birthday. I am actually starting to feel OLD.It sucks!  John got me the following:  Fringe Season 2 DVD Glee Season 1 DVD Pepsi - tee-shirt Design Perfume (that comes w/a little bottle for my purse) Intuition razor/bath set -mucho cool! Oreo mousse birthday cake Oreo ice cream Birthday card that made my throat cry From Jeanette: Boston Terrier figurine 30 bucks cash From Mom & Dad Toy Story 3 DVD - (I really wanted this!) In other news... 1st - our garage door opener bit the dust. What a pain in the ass. 2nd - found out that Hunter Douglas is going to come in and shut down Warren Steven - with the slight possibility that they'll keep some of the employees - damn I hope so. I can't be without insurance I had  a fantastic new years eve with John. Positive thoughts for the new year much love, April

Happy Holidays! Hope you all got what you wanted from Santa! Here is my list of loot received: Bones Season 5 (most desired item I might add) Supernatural Season 5 Design Perfume  (my signature scent, which I was wearing on my 1st date w/John and on the day we got married) Capricorn One DVD Black fleece jammie pants w/white shirt 2 pair of purple fuzzy socks Vanilla jasmine bath set Lavendar vanilla bath set Elvis Presley calendar 2 stockings full of every kind of chocolate imagineable Boston Terrier socks Rainbow socks Fabrige egg pendant 20.00 target gift card 10.00 target gift card Vanilla candle set Banana coconut shampoo/conditioner, lotion, spray, and body wash Reindeer blend whole bean Caribou Coffee Nine West purple wallet (that matches my nine west purple purse!) John's Loot (afterall,this is the OSBOURNE blog, not just April's) Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 2 2 star wars tee-shirts 2 star wars action ...

I got married in Las Vegas in April of 1997. When John and I were 1st planning on getting married, we went to the church I went to from the time I was 4 to talk to my pastor, and to begin making plans. I went and was fitted for a custom wedding dress, chose invitations, all that stuff you do to plan a wedding. As I was doing this, 2 things occurred to me. #1. Its expensive (obviously) and #2. it seems like a lot of the things you do is more about everyone else than about the event itself, which is about you and the person you’re marrying. So I took my Mom and Dad’s advise and began looking into getting married in Las Vegas. It seemed a lot more adventurous, and more about John and I than everyone else, which is sort of how I feel its suppose to be. John and I got married at “Las Vegas Wedding Gardens”, and we stayed at The Riviera Hotel & Casino. I still think of the time we had there fondly, and I hope that the Riviera is there for a while because it would mean a lot to me to ...

1st let me apologize, I know I have millions of readers out there wondering where the hell I am, I am constantly being barraged with complaints I don't blog enough. ;) In late October I was diagnosed with severe Endometriosis - numerous fibrioids, one the size of a baseball. So surgery of a hysterectomy was scheduled on November 15th. Okay, so that has been complete, and I am feeling fine, and am back to work - so all is well with the world again. No worries.  Mom and Dad are going to more "officially" retire and begin to live their dream, to travel the USA and have Minnesota as their "home base". Right after Christmas, (literally, December 26th) they begin their journey, starting at Arizona, and then moving on to Nevada. Not sure where they will end up next, but they are apprehensively excited. I am happy they are able to do this.  Crohn's wise all is well. Very strong remission. (knock on wood) I am no longer on speaking terms with my younger siste...

I know you've all been waiting breathlessly for me to update my blog ....(pause for wild applause), so here I am. Updating. John as of now is still unemployed, driving me crazy. AT least he empties the dishwasher now though. THAT is a major improvement. :) We also have added a new animal to our family. White kitten named Kashmir. Sounds so cute, so sweet, so cuddly, right. Wrong. She is the kitten from HELL. She was born on April 1st. Named her Kashmir from the Led Zepplin song. (love that song) man - she LOVES  to bite. We had to go out and purchase squirt guns (a 6 pack), and place them stragecially throughout the house. In an effort to get her to stop biting fingers, toes, anything her mouth can get on, biting Katie, biting Rommy, biting the iguana's tail, getting into the plants, climbing the screen door, etc. There is about an hour or 2 a day where she IS cute, fluffy, purry, cuddly kitty, the the other 90% of the time, she is a little shit. Hoping she calm...

Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another 'Economic Stimulus' payment. This is indeed a very exciting program, and I'll explain it by using a Q & A format: Q. What is an 'Economic Stimulus' payment ? A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers. Q. Where will the government get this money ? A. From taxpayers. Q. So the government is giving me back my own money? A. Only a smidgen of it. Q. What is the purpose of this payment ? A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy. Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ? A. Shut up and watch your mouth. Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. economy by spending your stimulus check wisely: * If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China or Sri Lanka . * If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs. ...