The Honeybee's Lifestyle

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  • DO BETTER

    Happy New Year Honeybees,

    As we start 2016 most of us are making New Year resolutions, creating new vision boards and setting new goals.  We are starting new savings plans, new gratitude journals and prayer list. We are hitting the gym and eating right!!

    Whew!!!  I’m tired already

    Don’t get me wrong there are a number of things I mentioned above that I am actively doing.

    Yes, I have a vision board.  I’ve had one for years

    Yes, I have a gratitude journal. I’ve had one for years

    Yes, I’m doing the weekly savings plan. This one is a first but hey, I’ve got to start somewhere

    Yes, I am setting goals.  I can’t just be wandering into 2016 all willy nilly.

    But what I will NOT do is let all of this stress me out.  There are too many other things that could do that… (I’m raising two brown teenage boys in a world that doesn’t seem to value their lives).  Just being honest!!

    My gratitude journal & vision board bring a calmness to my life, they give me direction.

    If any of these things are adding stress to your life then DON’T DO THEM.  If just the thought of creating a vision board makes your tired…..then that’s not the thing for you.  If the thought of going to the gym depresses you, find another way to drop those pounds.  I’ve been told something about… if you eat right that’s half the battle.

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    Here’s a thought that one of my favorite pastors gave us Sunday at church…..Your goal, resolution or whatever you might want to call it for 2016 should be DO BETTER!!

    DO BETTER than last year, whatever that looks like to you.  You tried to save $1,000 last year but only made it to $500…well this year DO BETTER… anything over $500 is better than last year.  Didn’t lose not one pound last year, well here is your chance to DO BETTER, if you drop 1 pound this year you did better.

    Now don’t get lazy about the situation.  You get out what you put in!!

    So at the end of 2016 if you are not happy then DO BETTER and put in the work!!!

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    What is your DO BETTER for 2016?

    Beewisdom- You Reap what you Sow!!!

  • Life’s A Beach

    Hello Honeybees,

    For the past 6 years I have spent the second weekend of October on Miramar beach in Destin, Fl.  For the past 6 years this has been my yearly time of relaxation and reflection.  This has been the time for me to recharge my battery.

    The Beach

    The trip for me started as a shopping trip. Silversands Premium Outlet Mall has it all and is in walking distance from our hotel.

    I must admit the first two years were all about shopping.  What girl doesn’t love a designer outlet?

    As my life circumstances changed so did my reason for going.  I now go to spend time with ME, MYSELF & I. And GOD!!

    We arrive in Florida Friday afternoon and we are free to do whatever makes us happy until Sunday noon when we head back to Memphis.  I have my weekend down to a science…. Food, Beach, Food, Rest

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    I cannot describe the impact that this trip has on my life.

    Being near the water, watching the sunrise, enjoying quiet time reading on the beach

    Beach Reading

    It’s the one time of the year when I’m not a mother, an employee or any other title……

    I am ME

    Sunday morning we have prayer on the beach.  This is the time where we give our troubles to God. We use a stone as a symbol of something that we want to let go of & toss it into the ocean.  We let it go & give it to God.  I’ve learned that if I truly give it to Him it’s gone.

    The Stone

    Last year the thing that I gave to God was gone by the time I made it back to Destin.

    This year I gave Him something new and I know that He will take care of it again.

    I’m already looking forward to next year.  I’m already looking forward to spending THAT quality time with God and being grateful for my blessings.

    Sunrise

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    How do you recharge? Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?

    Beewisdom – The beach is my happy place 
     

  • Love Is A House

    Hello Honeybees,

    My aunt came to Memphis for a visit.  I usually get to see her about once or twice a year.  She and her family are my only relatives still living in the Windy City.  My mom and I moved to Memphis from Chicago when I was 10 years old.  My dad passed at the early age of 32 and my mom thought moving to Memphis would give us a fresh start. 

    Now for the record I never wanted to move to Memphis.  I had a life in Chicago (all 10 years of it)

    This is the house on the South Side of Chicago where my foundation began

    Normal House

    In this house I learned the meaning of love and family.  I watched my parents as they showed me what a good marriage looks like… how a man treats a wife and how a wife respects her husband.

    In this house I developed my love for sports, especially Steeler football…thanks dad!

    In this house I learned to ride a bike and jump double-dutch

    Home Saying

    In this house I had awesome birthday parties.

    In this house I had the best Christmas’ ever.

    To me this house represents some of the BEST memories of my life.

    To me this house represents LOVE

    I have been back to Chicago once since moving to Memphis.  That’s something that has to change and soon.

    But I don’t want to go in the winter…yeah I still remember that hawk. Brrrr!!!!

    I want to go back now as an adult to shop and definitely eat.  I didn’t know it then but I was cultivating my love for food.

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    Growing up my cousins and I would spend some part of every summer in Memphis with our grandmother.  I liked Memphis. It was a great place to visit but to move…..Nope, Nada, No way!  But what choice did I have? Unlike today’s children, I didn’t have a vote. 

    As a mother I am glad that we made the move to Memphis. Honestly I would rather raise my boys in Memphis than in Chicago.

    I hope to one day take my boys to Chicago so that they can see where it all began.  They never got the chance to meet my parents but I share with them the good times that I had in this house. This is where love started for me.

    I pray that I am creating those same kind of memories for them in our HOME.

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    What was your favorite place to live growing up?

    Beewisdom- It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home – Unknown