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I have been slammed at work and and not on here but for a second the last few months. Sorry this is late starting up, with that I proudly present.... THE ANNUAL MHH CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE!
Fall is here and with that, the start of the holiday seasons. Time to start decorations, cooler weather and thoughts of the fun ahead. I will be running the annual card exchange again this year. I am not on here as much with work keeping me busy but I will reply to you message as soon as possible.
This will stay open until Oct 31 (FIRM) so I can get the list together and sent out to everyone the first week of November. You will need to have your card in the mail no later than the first week of December. We need to make sure everyone gets them in time for Christmas. Remember some are to sent out of the states so please be sure they are sent out earlier and with the proper postage. They pay a lot of money to send all of their cards over here so please be respectful of that and get their cards out in time.
* Communication is key. We all know holidays and times are tough, if things come up and if you, at any time, have to pull out, let me know.
Please send it to me in a line format so that we can copy and paste, esp foreign addresses b/c they are written differently than we do in the states.
I am back in this year. There were a lot of problems with the card exchange for 2013 and I chose not to participate in 2014. I missed it so much and was really happy to hear from everyone that it went well last year.
welcome aboard all. Thanks for your patience I will reply to everyone but it will not be immediately.
im a pretty superstitious person at times, with certain rituals that I have implemented in my life that allow me to survive in my own skin being a human in this world..some of these practices and customs were created and come from a place when I felt isolated and desolate during my personal lifes circumstances and aided in my survival..possibly getting me through the most powerful changeling times allowing me to land on my feet..
I was given a blanket and a dolly when I was a little girl and I cant even remember what for yet my oldest memory is my parents using that specific blanket to comfort me and used to rest the left over finger I had cut off while it was healing at night time..this blanket has stayed with me for 42 years and has been under my pillow forever giving me still comfort and peace after all these years..it is something I feel very strongly about, superstitious you could say, and it has to be under my pillow..i have included over time a native medicine pouch and pieces from both of my children’s blankets to complete its purpose of my night time customs..
I walk all the time with specific crystals in my pocket, representing the attributes I believe protect me and allow me the balance when I am surrounded in settings that could sometimes leave me with anxiety..these specific stones give me a sense of peace and when I forget them, its a mental disaster that I have to rise above to my higher ground and remind myself that with or without these stones I am beyond ok, and just incase, I have a stash in my purse..
i have the same thing with my specific jewelry that I wear, never ever taking off certain pieces that represent different things to me that I feel lost without..call me crazy, its simply how I roll..i have a crystal necklace that I have owned since I was a teenager that was my first amethyst crystal with a garnet stone that I wear proudly and ritually too..my husbands parents came to visit us here in Michigan the first year he had moved here and brought with her a necklace to give to me as a gift..it was made when she had Eran all those years ago by her grandmother and gave each of her children spouses the necklace as a token, an offering in my opinion..for me personally it was a sacred moment I shared with my mother in law when she honored me with this piece..to me, it was as if she gave me a piece of her son, while giving me the blessing of our being together, and to this day I have never taken it off and were it in a very customary way..
so while Friday the 13 to some might be a day of bad luck, and as superstitious as I am, I don’t feel unlucky at all..in fact, when you add the numbers 3+1=4 it is attached to the energies of the ARCHANGES which is divine intervention with the most wonderful beautiful attributes that cancels out anything negative..Friday in the Jewish religion is the beginning of the Shabbat which the sacred time of the week being again something so beautiful and positive..so the combination alone allows me to get past my egos reasoning for superstitions and make the best out of a day I might consider to me so treacherous..
so happy beautiful FRIDAY THE 13..may you find the bliss in your abundance, the gratitude in your heart, the blessing in the rituals and customs that keep you sane, and the ability to create something positive and glorious in what some view as the negative aspect of superstation using it to better serve you in a higher way, than to bring you back to fear and lower levels of thought and feelings taking you on a downward path..i wish you all a beautiful day, filled with love, light and positivity that outreaches all your limitations..peace love faith hope
The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has been rolling out new rules over the summer at various airports globally as well as domestically. My friends who have been traveling out of Orlando have already been reporting long security lines and we haven’t even hit the holiday travel season yet. At my home airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor, I have yet to notice long lines, but I have noticed some changes to what they are screening in the carry on bags. Here’s what you need to know before your next flight. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Air Travel, Mousellaneous Mondays, Uncategorized and tagged airplane travel, airplane travel with kids, airport security, airport travel on October 30, 2017 by kim051172.	
By now, I’m sure everyone has at least heard about the unfortunate incident on a United flight last week where a man was forcibly removed from a plane. I’m not going to get into what was wrong with that particular scenario, but being a frequent traveler and travel blogger, I read people’s comments on social media and quickly realized that the casual traveler knows very little about overbooking and denial of service. In addition, it’s not always easy to find information about a travel company’s policies to find out one’s rights if that happens so I hope the overview below will help.
First, know that overbooking doesn’t just happen with the airlines. Hotels do it. Rental car companies do it, too. Companies in the travel industry have learned over the years that they can count on a certain percentage of no shows and cancellations. Then, they sell more seats or rooms or cars than they have available, gambling that there will be enough cancellations or no shows to cover it. Sometimes that happens; other times it can turn into a nightmare for a traveler who has very little recourse.
Since this is such a huge topic, today I’m just going to cover airlines. Next week, I will cover hotels and then the following week I will cover rental car companies so be sure to check back for more information. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Air Travel, General Travel, Mousellaneous Mondays and tagged air travel, cancellations, overbooking, oversold, traveler protection, traveler rights on April 17, 2017 by kim051172.	
I’m going on a cruise in a few weeks and once again, there’s the question of do I need travel insurance? Unfortunately, it’s not a simple yes or no answer because so much depends on what coverage one already has, where one is traveling, how much money has been spent, and more. Here are the questions I had to answer for myself before determining whether or not I should purchase travel insurance. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Air Travel, Cruises, General Travel, Mousellaneous Mondays and tagged family travel, travel first aid, travel illness, travel injury, travel insurance on August 15, 2016 by kim051172.	
As my family boarded our flight today, we noticed that there was a child sitting in my husband’s assigned seat. Because we had booked my husband’s flight separately and later than my son’s and mine, my son and I were in the window and middle and my husband was in the aisle one row behind us. I paid extra for his seat (I get free priority seats and he doesn’t) and my plan was to ask if the person in the aisle seat next to me if he would switch since it was only one row, but if he wouldn’t, it was no big deal, my husband still had a seat he could live with. It was on an aisle toward the front of the plane so we were good. Yet, as we got to our seats, mine and my sons were empty, but my husband’s had a child in it. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Air Travel, Mousellaneous Mondays and tagged airline seats, traveling with children on April 18, 2016 by kim051172.	
As I was flying to Orlando a few days ago, I saw a family traveling with lap children. It was a lovely family, a dad, a mom, and two adorable daughters. Unfortunately, due to lack of information, airline controls, and planning, both parents’ nerves were frazzled before we reached 35,000 feet. Hopefully these tips will keep others from having to go through what they went through. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Air Travel, Mousellaneous Mondays and tagged lap child, lap children, traveling with children on November 23, 2015 by kim051172.