Make a difference Monday

Welcome to make a difference Monday! Here's where I share stories of giving back, volunteering, and making our world a better place.

I love playing piano and have done it all my life. It's fun and nerve wracking to play for others. Wouldn't it be cool if I played at a hospital or a retirement facility? There's lots of research behind music as a therapy and there's nothing better than live music! I'd never do it for money but I'd love the opportunity.

If you know of any nonprofit in oklahoma city that could use my gift, please let me know. Also, what's your favorite way to give back? I'm looking for guest posts to expand the make a difference Monday love. Please stay tuned for weight loss Wednesday!

Serious Sunday: Vent Edition

 

Welcome to Serious Sunday: Vent Edition. Please excuse me and my theraputic ramblings. Writing is a form of therapy, after all.   Hands down, the worst decision I have ever made is to buy a condo in Denver. This is something that I actually regret and I don't usually regret my stupidity. I just learn from it. I bought it when the housing market was hot and the price was high, too high. (Stupid #1) I couldn't stay in it since the geologist got a job in Oklahoma City but I also couldn't sell it because the bubble burst. (Stupid #2) I found a management company to rent the place for me. They can't seem to keep a decent tenant in there. (Stupid #3) The management company is complaining about the HOA not fixing the stairwell landing and keeping caution tape up around the unit. (Stupid # 4) The current tenant is breaking the lease and causing us to pay court fees. (Stupid #5) I'd go live there again but I just accepted a new job in Oklahoma City that hasn't started yet and the geologist would need to find a job too. (Stupid #6) Originally, this was purchased to be our home. Now that we can't live there, I don't want it but can't afford to sell it. (Stupid #7) Short sale is not an option either since we have a good credit score and don't want anything to taint our hard work. (Stupid #8) I loathe every single detail about this debacle. Having to deal with three organizations and tenants that can't keep it together is more than I wanted. Doing all of this from a distance is a major hurdle.

  Dear Lord, Please help me deal with this headache. I need your patience, wisdom, strenth, mercy, grace, and everything else that you have to offer. This test on our finances and patience is wearing us thin and stressing us out. Please help us get through this trying time. Amen   Dear Sweet bloggy friends, Do you need a place to rent in Denver that is a one bedroom/one bath and has a panoramic view of the Rockies? Please call Echo Summit and help a hapless blogger out. Thanks for all your encouragement and support!  

I need a beer. Please stay tuned for Make a Difference Monday.

Serious Sunday

Its a serious Sunday. I believe this blog to be an entertainment blog, especially with all the fun photos I post. I also have used this blog as a form of therapy and at times find that I still need assistance with stress relief. "Don't be afraid of failure"Have you heard that phrase or something similar? I most certainly have. My question to the universe is, how can I be afraid of failure in the midst of feeling like a failure?There I said it. I feel like a failure. I spent three years studying and working on an MBA in Finance. Once I graduated, I couldn't find a job with my degree but I already had one and knew that I would be moving within a couple of years. Then I moved. The best job I could obtain was a customer service/sales job. What was all that work for? Why do I have to pay a mortgage sized student loan payment with a baby paycheck? My boss keeps telling me that my paycheck can be better if I sell more. I'm not impressed, interested or motivated any longer. After securing this job, I continued the hunt; actively and aggressively looked for a new job. I was ignored by every company. I paid hundreds of dollars for a streamlined professionally written resume and found nothing but more sales jobs. I found a placement agency that is looking for work for me and has sent me on some interviews but still nothing has transpired. I can't do it on my own.I can't find a job with a placement agency.I need a miracle from God. If God can erase three of my sister's medical bills, couldn't he also erase student loans?Dear Lord, I know you have a plan. I know its your timing. I know that I am getting tired of the depressing view in my life. Please come. Please show me your miracles. Thank you and Amen. Dear Bloggy Friends,Please come back tomorrow, where I promise to be more positive for Make a Difference Monday. Thank you!