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“Don’t use that tone of voice with me, young lady (man)!”

This ism stems from every mom’s firm belief that she is the only one in the household entitled to usean authoritative  tone of voice. The Privilege of the “tone” is not afforded even to the husbands, let alone the children. It is “tone” that  gives Mom her power. It is exclusively hers. To lose tone would be to lose everything.

Ok so how many of you can relate to this Momism?

Wow I know it is big in my house and I am aways saying “Do not talk to me in that tone”, or “Watch your tone”, or even “Hey! you need to lower your tone.”  but the main one is in deed ”Don’t Use that tone of voice with me young man.”

MOMism #2

“Just use your own judgement. I trust you.”

Pronounced with all the conviction a mom can muster before she leaves the kids alone in the house for the evening or, God Forbid, a weekend, this statement is a preemptive strike meant to impose guilt before anything bad actually happens.

I have been pretty successful with this one and very fortunate to not have any wild parties thrown at my home while were gone.. Yet!  But Ha.. I am hear to tell you that this particular MOMism did not work on me in my teenage years.. As soon as my mom left for the ranch on weekends… THE PARTY WAS ON!! lol..

1.) Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

2.) Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3.) Buy a Tivo (DVR), tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4.) When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ’My purpose is to________ today.’

5.) Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6.) Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did last year.

7.) Always pray and make time to exercise.

8.) Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of Six.

9.) Dream more while you are awake.

10.) Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.

11.) Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli , almonds & walnuts.

12.) Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13.) Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14.) Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15.) Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class …….but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16.) Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17.) Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18.) Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

19.) Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20.) Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21.) You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22.) Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

23.) Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

24.) Ladies – Go on and burn those ’special’ scented candles, use the 600 thread count sheets, the good china and wear our fancy lingerie now. Stop waiting for a special occasion. Everyday is special.

25.) No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26.) Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ’In five years, will this matter?’

27.) Forgive everyone for everything.

28.) What other people think of you is none of your business.

29.) Time heals almost everything. Give time, time!

30.) However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

31.) Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch with them.

32.) Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

33.) Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. God provides remember?!

34.) The best is yet to come. (in Heaven)

35.) No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

36.) Do the right thing!

37.) Call your family often.

38.) Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: ’I am thankful for __________.’  ’Today I accomplished _________.’

39.) Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

40.) Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don’t want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
 
LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH. LIFE’S A GIFT … UNWRAP IT!

 We are approaching the one year mark of how truly blessed we are and were on that day. I just hope this serves as an awareness to those that think it can’t happen to them or there child.

My son’s ATV accident Category: Life As most of you know Braden my 8 year old son was involved in a horrible accident last sunday. He had been on Vacation with his dad at the family Ranch down in the lower part of Texas. I was in Tulsa at the time and had been up there working and celebrating my oldest sons 16th Birthday. I got a call from his father not when it happened but when they were airlifting him by Helicopter from one hospital to another. It was a 45 minute helicopter ride to the Hospital in San Antonio where they were taking him. His father rode with him on the helicopter and as a mother I felt helpless. I paced and paced the floors trying to figure out what to do or how to get to him in the fastest way possible. It was the worst feeling in the world and the scariest I had felt in a long time. I am here to say that we are truly blessed given the size of the 4-wheeler he was on and that he had no helmet on. He definately had an angel riding with him that day. I also remember asking for prayers from my friends and family and I truly believe that is what pulled him through alive and well. As far as the accident braden does not remember much. Jeremy nor his mother (Bradens Nannie) saw what happened. They were feeding the goats and looked up and the 4-wheeler was sitting back upright damaged and braden was laying in a cactus bush unconcious. They rushed him to the nearest Hospital which was 45 minutes away from the ranch and then that hospital felt it was best to send him by helicopter to San Antonio which was a 2 1/2 drive or a 45 minute helicopter ride. They all took very good care of my Braden and I am truly blessed. However they removed the cactus needles from my poor babies body with duct tape but I guess that was the easiest and fastest way. He has been released from the Hospital and is home now back in Dallas and doing really well. Quite the little trooper! His side is still our biggest concern and it has to stay bandaged and medicated. It still looks horrible but much better. His entire body and face is pretty Scratched up and bruised but we are keeping the ointment on all of them to prevent scarring. He also has to stay out of the sun for awhile. But WOW! to walk away from this with no broken bones and alive is an absolute miracle. I remember years ago watching shows about letting children on adult size 4-wheelers and I almost lost my nephew who means the world to me in a 4-wheeling accident and how they had to staple his head back together. He also was lucky. He was a teenager at the time and on his size of a 4-wheeler but did not have a helmet on. Please be careful and if anything can come from this just always use caution and protect your children. I believe and hope Braden’s dad learned from this and I am sure that helicopter ride was the longest 45 minutes of his life. He also recieved several lectures from about 4 different doctors. Braden was not off on his own. In fact his dad said stay right there and just ride in that area close to us and all it took was him riding back and forth to daddy and then hitting a rut (they believe) However in my talks with Braden lately he does remember getting it to 20 mph and after that not much more just bits and pieces. Most of all it was way to big and powerful of a machine for Braden to be on at 8 years old. So everyone please be careful no matter how fun it might be for your children.

Have a seat . Relax . . . And read this slowly..

I Believe…
Just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other; And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do love each other.

I Believe…
We don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I Believe..
No matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe…
True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance….The same goes for true love.

I Believe..
You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I Believe…
That it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I Believe…
You should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe…
You can keep going long after you think you can’t.

I Believe…
We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe …
Either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe…
Money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I Believe…
My best friend and I can do anything, or nothing and have the best time.

I Believe…
Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I Believe…
Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I Believe..
It isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe…
No matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I Believe….
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe…
Two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.

I Believe…
Your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you.

I Believe…
Even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you – You will find the strength to help.

I Believe…
Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

‘The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything.’

Welcome to my Blog  in which I will now use as my Therapy.. It has to be cheaper right?

My Name is Lisa and I am 40 years old, Married and have two absolutely wonderful son’s ages 17 and 9.  They are my inspiration and my life.

I love to Travel, Spend time with my family and friends and I love to shop, shop, shop.

I am a huge social bug. I am addicted to almost everything social. I love to meet new people and share in each others lives. Online or In Person It does not matter it is all the same to me and just as fun!

Some of my favorites things are… Pretty much anything that is Pink, Peace signs, Flowers, My iphone, iphone apps, and just about any cool gadget out there cause I am definately a gadget kind a girl.

I am the owner of Southpark Florist in Tulsa Oklahoma and have had the shop now 16 years.

My background in the Floral Industry and contains complete and full knowledge of Floral design and Floral Management, Customer Service and enjoying every aspect of my job. I love my customers and I love interacting with them. When I am away from the shop I miss it so much.

My Specialties are Customer Service, Purchasing, Design, Management, Knowledge of all Flowers and Plants, Social Networking and Marketing within the Floral Industry.