Have you ever?

Have you ever wanted to just say screw it all? I have. Regularly.

Lately I have just been dealing with a myriad of things that make me want to just say forget it...I'm done. My stress levels seem so high these days that I don't know what it feels like to calm down anymore. That alone is driving me nuts...everyone suffers...the kids...the husband...the house...me....

I feel like things are closing in on me and I can't find the door to get out. So much stuff....so little energy. It just gets to the point where I start to not care about things. I forget to do things that I am supposed to do...and I don't have the energy to do the things I want to do.

I want to find my way out of the pity party....someone please show me the door....

Clear Your Calendars!!!

It is official. Keep the weekend of January 25 2008 clear on your calendars. The first semi-annual Northern Alabama Scrapbooking and Stamping retreat is coming!!!! I am so excited to be able to host this event for all my stamp and scrap addict friends. We are working out the details right now, but the reservations have been made and we will have details in the near future to get your registration together.

The weekend will be all inclusive (food, lodging, goodie bags, door prizes). There will be classes that are included in the fee and add on classes that are available for a small fee. The rooms will be double occupancy, private will be available at a higher rate.

Hope to see you in January!!

aaarrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh

I am warning you all....vent ahead.....straight ahead....full steam!!

I was perusing one of my regular sites and came across a post about a woman in Malaysia who wanted to change her official religious affiliation. Well, in Malaysia this is obviously better said than done due to the fact that they are a Muslim nation and that is their official religion.

I was fine with the discussion until I felt that people were comparing Malaysia to the USA. They are different countries with different laws and beliefs. We cannot assume to understand how or why their country does what they do.

Here is the article (not a very unbiased source actually either) :

Misjudgment in Malaysia



And here is my response to the discussion as far as freedom of religion rights:

we as americans cannot presume to understand how the malaysian society works when it comes to laws and adherance to those laws. If those laws include processes which must be followed to change your religion then that is of no concern to us.

Why must we as a country continue to cleanse the world of societies that *we* deem as wrong? Is it our place as a nation to begin "americanizing" the entire world so that our conscience and way of life is not infringed upon? Who are we to say that their way is wrong when we are not living in a utopia ourselves?

She is not in america...she is not an american...if there are laws in place that she should follow then that's the end of the argument for me. I will not presume to know the story just because I read this article. I don't know the culture or the laws of the country so it is not my place to make judgements about what is right or wrong in this situation.

It just infuriates me when people get on their high horse about how things aren't fair in other countries just because it wouldn't be considered fair here. You can't compare apples to oranges...yet people try.