Against The Rocks

Morning, Afternoon or just Hello.  Okay so I've been having a meltdown for the last few days.  I have OCD, two autoimmune diseases and I'm currently being treated for depression as well as my anxiety.  I need to come up with an acronym for that so I don't have to repeat all of it.  So back to the meltdown.  I've been job hunting since before my last day of work, which was June 9.  I've applied for everything I can find that doesn't require a degree.  I've applied for administrative assistant, entry level data entry clerks, document assistant, and anything else I think I can do or know I can do.  No responses.  Never in all my days of working, did I think I wouldn't be able to get a job.  I think everyone see's that I'm 61 and they go, she is going to retire soon.  Lets find someone that will be here longer.  I get that, but retirement age is 67 in order to draw your full social security.  I can retire at 62, but what I would get a month is not going to pay all the bills even with Norman's social security.  I have signed up to do surveys, testing products and I just signed up to do research studies.  I'm not sure what else I can do.  I have to have a remote job for now anyway, because Norman needs help during the day.  Although his physical therapy is working miracles this time.  He is able to stand for a few minutes without holding on to the walker.  I wish I had known we could have done this sooner but he had already gone through physical therapy but  it didn't work.  Things are a little different this time.  I think he knew I was about at my wits end.  I am constantly running different scenarios through my mind which is the OCD.  Things like what am I going to do if we can pay the rent, buy groceries, pay the utilities?  I have reached out for assistance from Texas Health and Human Services and hopefully I will hear from them next week. We have an appointment with another Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor for next week.  We just got the referral to the Neurologist.  I will arrange that appointment today or tomorrow for next week or whenever they can get us in.  Between the anxiety and the OCD, I stay in panic mode which is not good.  I'm trying not to freak out because of the thoughts that keep going through my head.  So I'm currently doing what I have been doing almost everyday since the 1st of June and that is looking for a job.  Its going to get to the point that there isn't anything and I will probably wind up retiring.  That's okay, but I will still need to do something to add a little bit of income.  Of course, I am applying to become a notary which I think I mentioned but not sure.  My mind runs a thousand miles an hour.  I have to take a sleeping pill at night just so I can get some sleep.  I know this post is a bunch of whining and I guess I needed to do that and I like it that my friends don't mind.  Have a great day! Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

 I sometimes feel like I'm walking around in a fog or a dream and I keep trying to wake up or get out of the fog.  I've shared the issues I have since I don't know when they started.  I have two autoimmune diseases, anxiety, PTSD, depression and I'm very OCD.  The PTSD just showed up in November of 2020, when I crashed my jeep, totaling it.  Depression has occurred in the past but only once was I on medication.  Fall of 2021, I was prescribed a sleeping pill, a pill for depression and one for anxiety.  The autoimmune diseases have been around since 2014.  Stress has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.  When I was in 8th grade, my sister decided to marry a dumbass, he was also a pedophile.  I have worked in the same profession for over 35 years.  It is a stressful job, but it is well worth the work and the hours.  You actually feel like you have accomplished something at the end of the day.  There are bad days just like any profession and sometimes, more bad than good. I've made a lot of friends over the years and it just shows you that you've done something right in the end.  In the last week we have set up our new Primary Care doctor.  We were able to get Norman set up with weekly nurse visits and physical therapy twice a week.  We are still looking for a dermatologist for him and the physical therapist wants him to see a neurologist as well as he thinks there is more going on than just the discs in his back. Yesterday for me was exceptionally off.  I felt like I was crawling out of my skin and for 95% of the day I kept my jaw clenched because I was so close to an anxiety attack, I was afraid not to clench my jaw.  Not that it would have helped. I'm almost to the point that I don't want to leave the house for any reason.  Actually, unless we have prescriptions to pick up or getting my granddaughter, I don't leave the house in my vehicle.  I do/was walking every day but have had a hard time getting started again, after my back regrouped.  Last Thursday as I was driving us to the new doctor, I had at least 4 anxiety attacks because I didn't know where I was going and it was all stupid because I didn't push start on the directions, because I was afraid we were going to be late.  I know stupid is as stupid does!!! Earlier this week I had another attack.  They have not ever been this bad and they just increased my medicine for the attacks.  Part of the problem I believe is that I have been unable to obtain new employment.  Because of my OCD, I have bad thoughts about why I'm not being hired.  Or is one of my previous employers giving me bad reviews or is it because I'm old.  I have never considered myself as old and still don't but I guess when you look at it from an employer's view they might go “they are close to retiring”.  I know they cannot discriminate because of age, sex, religion, etc. There are currently OCD trials going on for a potential medication to help.  I never noticed the thoughts I was having until I saw the ad for the medical trials.   However, my anxiety is worse than having OCD.  When I have an episode, I can't concentrate, I can't breathe and I shake.  They don't usually last very long, but the triggers can be anything.  Like going someplace I have never been, entering a place where there is a large crowd of people, a bunch of people talking at one time or really just anything.  It's not paranoia.  There is no describing the feeling if you have never experienced or seen someone have an anxiety attack.   Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

So if you have listened to any of my other episodes, you know I struggle with my weight constantly.  I had a gastric bypass in October of 2003.  I weighed 323 pounds I think that was the highest.  I was a size 34 at the time.  The weight did come off quickly.  By the end of 2003, I was down to a size 24 or smaller.  I lost enough weight that I was down to 161 by March or April of 2004.  That is also when I developed food allergies.  A couple of my friends that also had lost the weight by gastric bypass gave me bags and bags of clothes.  It was weird looking through the clothes.  I would pick out things that were too big.  I would try them on and then was amazed that they were too big.  I still saw me as the person that weighed over 300lbs.  The strange thing about me weighing that much, was that neither my arms nor my legs were obese like some people that you see.  My life changed immensely, except for two things.  1) I couldn't see the change in my mind and 2) I still don't like to shop.  I weighed every day in the morning.  I know a lot of people say that is just a number and that is right, but when you have always been laughed at or made fun of because of that number, it has a lot of impact on your life.  So I always put too much emphasis on weighing but I can't stop that.  The highest weight I have been since the surgery was 269.  I lost back down to 172.  Recently I've gained back to 234.  I'm slowly losing that off again.  Walking, Jogging and running is my new passion and I've tried to start that back on a normal routine.  I'm currently in a size 18 in shorts, but an extra-large in shirts but that is only because I don't like my body being squeezed by my clothing. In 2005, I had just started trying to find smaller clothes that fit me correctly and I believe I was down to a 14 in some things, 16 in most and I was comfortable with my body then.  However, the man I was dating during that time made fun of me for being overweight.  I didn't know that until my mom told me he would make faces when I sat in his lap.  When you lose weight as fast as I did, your mind doesn't have time to catch up to your body.  I still don't look at myself in the mirror and I don't know that will ever change.  So for anyone out there that is losing weight quickly, I guess my advice would be to train your mind to match your body.  I do try to do that still to this day.  I felt good the first time I put on a leopard print dress and wore it with black boots or when I found a pant suit that was a size 14 and fit me really good and I felt pretty.  I've not felt that way a lot.  I've always used jackets and sweaters to camouflage my body.  I think part of that was a defense mechanism so I wouldn't be laughed at or made fun of or whispered about. I guess the biggest thing I want to share is to be proud of what you accomplish with weight loss.  Take time to get your body and mind in sync.  Don't be afraid to move out of the comfort zone with clothes and with hiding your new body.  It wasn't until 2019 that I was able to have the excess skin removed and some liposuction to remove some fat around my sides and my back.  That was worth it as well.  I will get back to the size 14; it's just going to take some time for me to get there.   Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

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Just some fun before she returns to school next week.  Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

Hello darkness, my old friendI've come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin the sound of silence That first chorus of that song has haunted me over the last few days.  I'm not sure why or what is causing it to play on repeat.  Every dream in the last week has had that song playing over and over in my head/dream.  I was told that the story behind the song is a blind man, who was Garfunkel's best friend in college and had a sudden on-set of blindness.  However, Paul Simon actually wrote the song.  I'm still trying to figure out why it has been playing over and over in my head.  Maybe it is because I'm stressed and having anxiety over the whole job search thing.  I was approved for my unemployment and that is some stress relief, but that is not going to carry us through the month of September. I read something this week that said maybe I'm looking to hard or have too much I'm trying to do at once in order to see what might be waiting.  I can identify with Darkness.  There have been times in my younger years where when I dreamed there was only darkness and a voice would talk to me, but I could never see the face of the man talking.  I was never afraid of the man speaking and he was not evil or dangerous.  I always believed he was trying to teach me something or show me something that I needed.  Going to therapy is not something new to me.  I've been several times and it was needed for different things.  It's funny how every time you go to see a therapist they always ask the same questions. “Do you ever think about hurting yourself or killing yourself?”  My answer is always the same.  “No I could never kill myself because it would hurt too much.”  Pain is physical, mental and emotional and usually at the same time.  When I was doing research on my OCD and the symptoms, one of the things I read was that picking at injuries and keeping them open is a side effect.  It is almost automatic for me.  I've been so stressed and going through menopause again or continuing, and so I have a lot of open places on my back.  I wake up to blood on my gowns or on the sheets or the mattress.  The pain makes me feel.  I know that sounds stupid, but it does.  I'm trying to control it which totally defeats the term OCD.  In the last few days, a lot have healed enough that I can't open them back up, which is good.  I've also bought some scar cream to help me get rid of the scars and hopefully it works.  I'm not sure that is part of the darkness in my life or not.  I've been laid off once this year and fired once this year.  I was so stressed out working for the company I was fired from that I had to start taking something for depression and anxiety.  Sleeping pills help me to stop my brain for working overtime or at least slow it down.  I am not a cutter and never have been, but the research I did on the OCD showed me a lot.  I guess the darkness could be considered my depression I'm suffering.  The other thing that is causing stress and is no one's fault is the health of my husband.  We have doctor's appointments on 17th to see what if anything can be done to help him walk again, Also to see if we can get some help for him or for me so that I don't have to worry so much about him.  If he can't get better he will wind up in a wheelchair.  Wow! This post has turned into something that I wasn't really planning.  Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

Most clients as part of their relocation policies provide household goods move.  What is a household goods move?  It is the packing, loading and shipping of all the goods in a transferring employee's home.  There are things that the moving companies cannot move and things that are not permitted per the policy.  Also, there is usually a weight limit.  When you are explaining the relocation policy to an employee and spouse or just the employee, this is one piece of the program that you want to make sure you go over.  One of the first things I usually mention is that depending on the time of year, the movers may need more than a couple of weeks to get your goods surveyed, packed loaded and move to the new location or stored.  Summer is always extra busy because families are trying to get moved prior to school starting in the new location.  Most employees want to get their kids to the new location and settled so that they can make some new friends before starting to school.  From about Mid-April to September, is the busiest time of year for professional movers. When going over the policy regarding the household goods move, I always pointed in the policy, where it mentioned the movement of household goods and explained that they needed to read what was allowed and what was not.  There were also specialty items that could be shipped with approval from the client.  Such items were taxidermy, pool tables, foosball table, Ping-Pong table, gun safes and other items that aren't considered to be normal household goods.  There were also items that you don't think about when moving that aren't allowed, for example, chemicals, ammunition, wine, liquor, fuel and perishable food.  Wine collections or liquor collections can be shipped by specialty movers at the cost of the employee.  Otherwise, it's going to be a great block party!There is also a service called Discard and Donate that a lot of clients allow the use of by the employees, as it reduces the weight of the household goods shipment.  It can be really handy if you have collected items over the years and don't really want to keep them, but haven't had the chance to get rid of them.  Ideally, it is best to place the order for the household goods movement at least 4 weeks in advance unless it is summertime or close to summertime and then you want to place the order as soon as possible.  Don't wait until you sell your home to request the household goods move.  There could be the chance the movers cannot accommodate your move date.  One other thing to think about is this, if your home doesn't have enough allowable goods to fill an 18 wheeler, they there will be other household goods on the same truck.  Most drivers do not take just one load.  The goods are delivered in the opposite direction they were loaded.  If your goods are loaded first, you will be the last delivery.  You will receive a delivery window for your goods, once the truck is loaded. If you are moving to a downtown/metropolitan area, 18 wheelers are not always allowed.  So a permit is usually needed and this is a cost that the client normally picks up.  Also, if the area doesn't allow room for an 18wheeler, then a shuttle truck/van would be needed.  The relocation consultant goes over the household goods move, but the order doesn't get placed until the employee is ready.  The employees are reminded that the closer to summer the more time is needed to meet their move date.   The employees start date in the new location drives a lot of those pieces..   Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

Sweat Band Waist Trainer 7/27/23 So anyone that knows me or has known me knows that I have struggled with my weight all my life from about 8 years old.  I know you think that is really young, but it was always pointed out that I had to wear a half size larger than my sister.  Half size?  Yes. When I was young, we were sometimes bought dresses that were alike or similar and mine was always X size larger. So if she got an 8, mine was an 8X.  Now no one understands the effect that has on a child when they were told they were too fat to wear the same size.  Anyway, that is the past.  The best thing I have purchased in the last few years is a waist trainer or sweat band.  I bought it from Amazon and on the band itself it says “10X Sweat” and I love it.  When I first started using it was in 2020 after I was laid off.  I started out walking for 20 minutes every day or at least 3 times a week.  I built up to a mile in 20 minutes and I just slowly increased that time and distance.  When I lost enough weight that I had to buy small shorts, I also bought this waist band.  I love it because it supports my back and helps to pull everything in to where it needs to be.  Amazon has several that they sell.  I moved and couldn't find the one that I had been using so I bought a new one.  It was pretty good but bigger than I thought it would be and didn't give me the support I needed.  I was able to finally find my older waist band and have been using it now for two weeks and I can already tell the difference.  My back doesn't hurt from walking and I'm slimming down some more.   Weight Loss GummiesYou can't be on the internet or tiktok and not see ads or posts about weight loss gummies.  Most of the gummies that are advertised, I can't afford.  Why would you offer a product and charge 60.00 a bottle?  Anyway, I've watched the videos by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw and Oprah, and I've seen the differences in their bodies now that they lost the weight.  I've even seen the show where Dr. Oz promoted gummies.  After reading the back of these bottles of different gummies to see what the ingredients were, I couldn't really see anything different.  So I went on Amazon and bought what I thought was an equal ingredient gummies.  I bought two bottles and was very motivated to take them as they directed on the bottles.  I was so excited to see some difference in my weight.  The ones I bought were put out by Toniq and they are simply labeled “Apple Cider Vinegar + Keto BHB Salts; 60 gummies in each bottle and you take two a day. I was religious in not missing any and I can honestly say that I didn't lose any weight but I did get indigestion every time I took them because of the amount of apple cider vinegar.  Now I know what you are thinking that I should have spent the money on the ones that the celebrities were advertising.  Truth!  But how many people can spend 60.00 a bottle knowing it is going to take more than one bottle?  Now I haven't given up on the gummies.  I've actually bought a bottle that says it is the one Shark Tank promoted.  I have started those and as soon as I finish the bottle I will do a review on those as well.  I'm going to review any weight loss product that I buy and will share it here.  I've tried a bunch over the years and some worked and most didn't.  Hopefully, someone will get some use from this post.  Have a great day!Thanks!  Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

I started working in relocation on January 28, 1985.  At that time, I didn't really understand what it was, but it didn't take long for me to catch on.  The name of the company was Equitable Relocation which no longer exists.  It was gobbled up by a bigger relocation company, which is not unusual in this industry.  When I started, there were no computers.  Everything was done by hand and a file front was completed as things were done and received.  I remember that the only inspections we ever ordered was a pest inspection and then well/water or septic if there was one on the property. In the last 38 years, relocation has changed.  Clients are more attuned to their employees and their needs.  There's not just one single policy.  Now you can have 2, 3 or more. Sometimes it depends on the client and the type of business.  I have worked on many clients that have the normal policy.  Normal policy would be some kind of lump sum or allowance, temp living, home sale, home purchase, spousal assistance, and house hold goods move.  This is a full relocation policy for homeowners.  Renters would typically get the same except for home sale and they would get rental assistance and lease cancellation reimbursement.  Relocation Management Companies are hired to make sure the client's employees are taken care of and that the policy is followed.  Most Clients' don't have the man power to handle or watch over the relocation policy for their own employees and that is why it is outsourced to Relocation companies.   Relocation Management Companies or RMCs meet with the clients and after finding out what the needs of the client are, they help put together a policy.  Now most policies have particular ways things must be handled and if the employee doesn't follow they could be penalized or lose some of their benefits. Policy is put together for renters and for homeowners, and the client submits the first move.  Now while the policy has been put together, the RMC is assembling a team to handle the client. Depending on how many moves that are anticipated, usually determines the number of team members to handle the client.  There is usually a consultant that will be the main contact for reaching out to the employee and to the point of contact for the client.  There is also an associate consultant who assists the consultant with placing orders for services and keeping the database up to date. The associate consultant also helps when the consultant is off.  If they are a good fit with each other is runs like a well-oiled machine. Client policies can range for the full services to maybe an allowance and movement of the household goods.  If they are hiring college grads sometimes it can be just an allowance.  Basically clients are looking for a relocation company that can get its employees from Point A to Point B and take the stress from the employee so that they can concentrate on their new jobs and keep the family from stressing out as well.  That is the part of my career I truly enjoy; helping a family get from Point A to Point B. You work on some clients for years and so it is possible that you move a person and the family more than once.  I have several friends from just that sort of thing happening.  It is truly a rewarding job and it can be calm one day and total chaos the next day.  I often refer to relocation as a black hole, once you are in, there's no getting out.  It is a very rewarding career.  I will probably do this until I die. Full notes provided with subscription Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

Follow your Intuition -  January 2023 started over in a blast.  Our lease was up in February or March, so we had to look for a new place.  We found one and wound up moving at the end of the month and we are so close to my daughter and son in law now.  I love it.  I've been watching my granddaughter since school is out.  We have so much fun.  How am I able to do that?   Always follow your intuition.  It usually will not let you down, it may take a while for the evil to present itself, but it won't be long.  I should have listened to mine.  I started to work for a pet travel company in November of 2020.  This was during the midst of moving and then I totaled my jeep and the first time the job was offered to me, I turned it down and I wish I had just let it go.  However, we needed more income and my unemployment had run out, so when it was offered a second time for a couple of thousand dollars more, I took it.  Some money was better than none or so I thought. There was once a brick and mortar building for the business, but Covid shut that down.  According to pictures she actually had quite a few employees.  When I started with her there was just me and one other girl.  The other girl was only there about two weeks before she was fired.  She was fired, because she called the owner/manager an alcoholic.  I cannot affirm or deny that about the manager.  However, she did accuse me of drinking on the job.  I had been working there about 3 or 4 months when a return customer was coming back to the states.  The manager told me to use the pictures I had from the trip over and that they didn't need another crate.  I did as I was told.  The morning after the flight, the manager called me and said that I had cost the company $5k, because the crate was too small for the last flight and they had to put him in a bigger crate.  I was told that I would be written up because of the error.  I replied to her and said that was fine, but that I would not sign it and that I would write a rebuttal.  So at this time, let me explain that I was given no formal training.  I was thrown into the business, given a notebook to read and that was the extent of training.  If she needed me to do something she would share her screen, show me one time and then I was supposed to understand and be able to do it.  I'm a pretty quick study, so I was able to do some of the things.  Let's move forward, during the next few months, I made a few other mistakes, but not as much at the $5k. I have 35+ years of relocation experience with humans.  With people if you make mistake it's not going to kill them.  It got to the point, that I never knew if I was going to be greeted friendly or be accused of some mistake.  She monitored all the emails coming and going.  All phone calls were recorded so that she could monitor everything that was said.  There were several mornings that I was called or messaged way before hours of operations or on the weekends or in the evenings.  There were a lot of Saturdays that I wound up working because of an issue.  There wasn't a lot of balance between work and life.  It was so bad with the micromanaging that none of us wanted to send an email or make a call because we knew she would call us and tell us what we did wrong.  We earn a week of vacation once a year.  I completed my first year and she asked me not to take the whole week at once.  I did as requested.  For the remainder of the show notes - listen to the podcast. Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1246568/supportHey there listeners! I hope you liked the episode! We would appreciate your support. Please click the link!Thanks, Laura

The Evil Inside Omgosh!  Where to start?  The past has a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it.  Anyone who has known me for long knows, I've struggled all my life with my weight.  A few of my friends, well actually I guess a lot of people know I struggle with memories from when I was molested.  Normally I can watch shows on TV like SVU, Law and order and it doesn't bother me most of the time.  However, last night we watched an episode about an adopted girl finding out that her biological mother was raped and she was the outcome.  The mom was 15 when it happened and didn't remember a lot of what happened, but slowly it all came back.  And just like that, all the memories flooded my mind.  I'm not sure why it upset me, because I really thought I had made peace with what had happened.  My molester is dead and I was doing really good. That is not the only thing that has me running from the evil inside.  Since May of 2020 my, our life has been turned upside down, like many people.  Everything was going fine, I organized my day with not having a job outside the house, adjusted to being at home, worked hard at trying to start a business.  I started a podcast, a website but the other thing I was proud of was that I started exercising, running and losing weight.  I fight my evil twin on a daily basis.  She like to eat, not exercise and tells me its okay to be overweight, fat and not healthy.  I guess she has be trapped.  I don't know how to fight her.  Every day, I start with determination to not overeat, to exercise more, drink more water and just to stay on track.  Every day I weigh and that number just keeps going up.  Since November of 2020, I have gained 50 pounds.  I' m on antidepressants and I'm just so tired of fighting everything.  I'm doing three different things to make money.  Norman has basically become disabled.  We are looking to see if he can get disability to go with his social security.  I know we will be fine but I'm just tired.  I know I can get this going, I just need a little bit of help.  I just need that one break through that give me that boost, that small step up the ladder.  I've been trying to remember how I got started, how I took that first step to running, to getting my exercise going, to jump start my life every day.  Stress eats away at me, my body and my mental health.  I don't want to give in, I want to crawl back to the top.  I miss my relocation job before COVID, but just the income.  If I had that we would be fine and the stress would probably drop some.  So I'm pushing forward, trying to start and if it takes a new start every day until I make it two days in a row, a week , a month and a year, I will succeed.  I will defeat the evil inside.  Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEPerfectly Posh my site for selling PoshWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

This is the first episode of Season 3.  We should probably start with what's been happening and where we hope we are going!Since my last episode of season 2, there have been some major changes in the house.  We adopted a dog for our dog Sugarbear.  The new dog is a Jack russell/beagle mix named Shiloh.  My husband wrecked his truck and we are down to one vehicle.  My granddaughter started school this year.  My husband injured his back at some point and has not worked since August.  He had back surgery in October and has been doing physically therapy since then.  His last official day as being employed is 31January.  I have currently been at my job for over a year.  My best friend from Florida works there as well and we have a good time.  She will complete her one year on 1FEB.  With all that being said, the loss of my husband's income has affected us drastically and we are in the process of filing bankruptcy.  There was no other way around the situation.  I am trying to sell Posh which is lotions, anti-aging products, masks, and many other items.  I am also selling crocheted blankets.  When do I have time to do all of this, I don't but you do what you need to do in order to survive.  We renewed out lease where we are currently living and they promptly raised our rent once we agreed to extend our lease.  I love my fulltime + job but right now it is driving me nuts.  We are busy and trying to train someone to help takes more time than just working crazy hours and doing it myself. Also due to the pandemic and the wreck I had I am just now getting back to exercising and you can tell I haven't been.  I've gained back over 30 pounds in the last year so I'm trying hard to get back to where I was so that I can move forward.  I know the pandemic has affected everyone in some way or another.  I also know that there are a lot of people that are now battling depression.  I had to start taking something for that myself.  Its life though and you just have to learn to persevere and move forward. We would love to find a sponsor for the podcast.  This season will be about weight loss again and me sharing my goals with that.. Also I will share about the blankets and the posh.  Please tune in and if so lead, please donate to our podcast to stay on the air. Have a blessed day!  Come back and keep listening share with your friends.  And as a reminder, I don't have a flippin' filter to keep me from saying whatever comes to mind. Thanks,  Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Perfectly Posh my site for selling PoshDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Recently I learned that the person who molested me at the age of 14 died.  I thought when that happened I would feel some kind of emotion.  I would feel some kind of justice, but I didn’t really feel anything, nothing, nada.  I know this is going to sound bad but I was truly disappointed that I didn’t feel something, some kind of emotion.  I realized that the hate I felt and guilt I felt had diminished.  For years I wished him dead and even recently hoped his death would be painful.  My only thought now is the world is free from the evil and hopefully the damage that he caused to several families can be healed.  You can feel evil when you are in its presence and I tried several times to ignore that feeling when I was forced to be at the same place that he was in/at, family functions. After I was married it was easier but that evil feeling was still there, just not as strong.  I have felt that same evil a couple of other times.  Once when my dad died and once when my daughter was small and a man came to the door of the house we were renting, to invite us to his church.   I don’t know if I can explain it or describe the feeling.  It’s just a feeling that crawls over your body and makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck.  It’s been a long year since COVID put me at home, which was March of 2020.  I started my podcast in August of 2020. It is/was a personal journal. This has been m therapy for the last 9 months.  There were days that if I had not had the podcast as an outlet I would have lost my mind.  I’ve shared a lot over the last 9 months and I plan to keep podcasting.  I just feel like I want to try a different kind of podcast.  I haven’t fully decided yet what I will do, but as soon as it is ready I will be sharing with everyone and until then I will still be recording and sharing on this one.  I’ve enjoyed doing this and it is a lot of fun.  I like being able to share.  Thanks to everyone that listens, downloads and shares.  Have a blessed day!   Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Growing up, I never thought of myself as being overweight until someone called me “Fatty”.  Once that happened, my whole perspective changed.  I was very self-conscious about how I looked and what I wore.  As a teenager, I wore shirts that hung loose and jeans.  Nothing I owned fit tight, was ever tucked in or belted.  As I started high school, my clothes became darker and the funny thing is I probably weighed 150 pounds which is where I’m trying to get now.  My clothes were always solid no prints and never any stripes.  My clothes were dark blue or black.  Sometimes I would have a white sweater or a white peasant shirt, but that was very seldom.As I started to lose weight and to drop sizes in clothes, I started venturing to other colors. Colors like Army green, light brown, dark red and a couple of white shirts.  The other day at Wally World I was looking for some extra summer shirts.  Before the weight loss started I bought shirts that were 3x and 4x and was happy when I got down to a 2x, but not I’m in larges and mediums and they look so tiny.  I’m the smallest I have been since 1982.  I still see myself as a 300lb person.  Being overweight is not just physical.  It is emotional and mental.  Some people that are overweight walk like an obese person.  They walk heavy or sitting down heavy if that makes any sense.  But I was never like that and my arms were never big.  Some people that are overweight are not always overweight all over.  I don’t know that even if I weighed 125 if I would see myself any different.  The last time I weighed 125 I was a sophomore in high school and my hip bones were they only thing that held my jeans up.  I know this won’t make any sense to a person who has never experienced being overweight.  There are some people that are overweight and it doesn’t bother them.  They wear tight clothes and two piece bathing suits and never even blink an eye.  I was never able to do that and I still don’t wear a bikini.  I wear a two piece but it has a long top. To me that means they are comfortable with their bodies and I am not and not sure I will ever be.  I still do not look in a mirror at myself and I don’t walk around naked even in front of my husband.  I know that some of this sounds silly, but for me, it is a matter of not wanting to be noticed.  A lot of people gain weight to keep attention away from them.  Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn’t.  I think I continue to gain weight because of being molested.  That way I didn’t draw attention to myself.  This is something I continually fight. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

 I take any task assigned to me very seriously.  Working in relocation whether it is pets or people, there are a lot of moving parts.  No matter what you do for a living there are always things that can happen, but in people relocation, missing something or making an error on paperwork, doesn’t cost a life.  In pet relocation, if it is not correct an animal’s life is at stake.  I am very diligent about doing things in order, correctly and making sure I check everything before I complete paperwork.  I didn’t have a lot of a training curve when I started this job either.  I felt like after being shown once maybe twice I was supposed to have it down. So I really try to make sure I’ve followed the guidelines and do a good job, so when an error is pointed out, I do get upset.  Some days it just doesn’t seem to matter how hard I try, things are not correct.  There is a new person learning to do the same position as I am doing.  He has been here about three weeks.  It really aggravates me when you ask someone a question and it should be a yes or no answer and you get a dissertation.  I also don’t like it when there are different rules for different people.  I’ve seen that many times over the years in corporate America.    It sucks when you have those people that are treated differently and you are doing the same position and have the same job title.  I hate having to go back and clean up files after someone else has screwed them up.  I’ve been doing that in relocation for most of my life.  You clean up after someone and then they get all the recognition and praise.  I really just want to scream sometimes.  Sometimes I just wonder if it is worth it!  But then reality hits.  I have to have a job.  Money is not everything but without it you can’t have a roof over your head, food on your table or clothes on your back.  Someone once said it is just a job.  That is true, but when my daughter was about 3, the manager at the company I worked for told me that I could not let my personal life cause my work life issues.  I guess I took that to heart.  I try very hard to keep them separated. I worked my way up in the relocation industry from secretary or wait that an administrative assistant now to a senior consultant making good money.  I’m very detailed oriented and I am very good at remembering what someone tells me to do.  I make notes, keep examples and follow guidelines when I’m learning something new.  I started that after that manager stated that I had to keep work and life separate.  I’m very good at time management.  I believe you lay out your day and you work to accomplish each and every task until it is finished before you quit for the day.  If that means not taking a lunch or working a little late, than that is what I do or was doing.  Just like with every job, an email or a call can change your schedule in a heartbeat.  I guess I’m just too old school.  I believe you do a job, you do it right and you don’t make excuses.  If you screw up, then you take the responsibility.  However, I also believe if you were following the directions of someone else and did exactly what you were told to do and there is an error, then that error belongs to everyone.  Then again, I’ve always been very responsible.  I’ve never tried to blame someone else for my error, if it was truly my error.  People are just different now.  I wasSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

I'm just sharing with my new goals for the Month of May - on May 1.  We are going to be making some changes to the podcast.  I'm a going to try to go back to three a week,  it will be a little more work, but I need to get some income from the podcast.  I do this for fun, but its not free.  Also I weighed this morning and I'm back up to 177 which is 11 lbs more than what I weighed in November so my goal for May is 5 pounds and I will be going back to do Keto.  Thanks for listening to my podcast, please keep sharing, downloading and please support us!Thanks,LauraSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

All my life I’ve heard the phrase “I’m my own worst enemy.”  I never truly understood that as a teenager or a young adult, but today I can tell you that is true for a lot of people and I am one of them.   For most of my life I have fought an ongoing battle with myself because of my weight.  Just as I started to feel like I was in control, I had a wreck and now six months later, I’m still having issues that keep me from exercising and I’ve gained back 9 pounds.  I can’t run/walk/jog the 2.5 or 2.75 miles that I was doing in the first part of November.  I’m stress eating and like I said I’m gaining weight and my body feels awful.  I know 9 pounds doesn’t sound like a lot, but to someone who fights their weight on a daily basis that is almost the end of the world. Now to add to the stress of the weight, I still feel very inadequate when it come to my job.  I don’t feel like I have a true grasp of everything that has to happen to move people’s pets.  Part of the stress in this is knowing that if I miss something or forget something it could be catastrophic. Also, for the first time in over 30 years I am being written up for something that I don’t feel like was totally my fault.Of course then we come to the podcast.  I’ve had a few supporters which is awesome and I’m so thankful for those few.  I think however to grow more I need to make some changes to the program and see if I can pull in more supporters.  Maybe, instead of changing this one, I start a new one.  This one is my therapy.  I want to increase my listener base and I’m still hoping for that sponsor that is willing to sign a contract and pays on a monthly basis for mentions in the podcast.  Today, one of my close friends reached out and asked how I was, had I received any job offers/leads and how was work.  My reply was simply, “I’m good.  Work is work and no leads/offers and I guess I’m where I’m supposed to be for now.”  Her response, “For Now.”   She still works for the company where I was laid off. I know that God has more plans for me, but some days it is more than I can handle.  I don’t even like leaving the house now.  I cry a lot and for no apparent reason.  My anger flares up and is uncontrollable some times.  I can’t stop worrying about what’s going to happen when we have to move again.  Do we rent and not try to buy?  My brain never shuts down.  I feel like I have let everyone down in my family.  I constantly try to control my appetite, make money, do the best I can at my job and be a good person.  I go to bed every night feeling like a failure.  Then to make matters worse, I don’t sleep good at all.  I know I have shared many times about my addiction to antacids.  I was doing well!  I was down to three bottles a week from 14 a week.  No I run out before it is time to buy groceries again.  I eat them and then I hate my inability to refrain from eating them.  It is the same with food in general.My other daily struggle is dealing with pain.  I have two autoimmune disorders one of which is fibromyalgia.  I’m fine most of the time during the day but at night when I lay down that is when the pain is the worst  My left side is where the pain  is and I don’t understand because it was the front right of the car that had all the damage.  So shouldn’t it be my right side with the pain from the wreck?  I can take pain pills and I can drink alcohol to help ease it at night, but that is not something I want to do.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Hey everyone,   Just sharing some updates on my fitness and life in general. Finally made it walking a mile last week .  That was the first time since the wreck in November.  Still having issues with my left knee and hip.  Next step is an MRI and I don't want to pay out that money. We are going to be changing up the podcast some.  Try to do a simulcast in Spanish maybe.  Maybe some true crime stories.Also trying to figure out what is the next step in life.  It is busy in pet relocation, just like people relocation, summer time gets busy.  Please listen, download and share with family and friends!  If you would like to support us, please click on buy me a cup of coffee. Have a blessed day!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Fairy tales that start with Once upon a time are not really fairy tales of love and happily ever after.  They are tales of distress, entrapment and normally some horrible outcomes. Some of the outcomes are death, life imprisonment or suffering cruelty at the hands of someone with more power or more money.  Power and money don’t always belong to one person.  Sometimes one will possess the power and another possesses the money.  Occasionally those items are both controlled by one single entity.  Evil exists in all places in this world.  Sometimes it is so bad you can feel it when you walk into a place or up to a person.  It is a feeling that you can’t wash off or back away from.  You have to leave and get away as far as possible from the person or the place.  I’ve felt that a few times in my life and I should have gone with my gut feeling.  There is always hindsight in those situations.  What do you do?  How do you act?  How do you get away?  I’m not sure I have those answers.  In one such situation, it was only after several weeks of heartache and problems, did I finally find the courage to say no and leave.  Sometimes the cruelty we suffer at the hands of another person is not physical but mental.  That is the cruelty that is the hardest to recognize and the hardest to break away from and most of the time there is guilt felt by the victim and not by the abuser.  There is no hero on white horse to come save the fair maiden.  There is no hero to slay the dragon and sometimes, with no hope insight, the fair maiden will decide to make the ultimate sacrifice instead of enduring the abuse.  Sometimes with the sadness and despair become too much, the victim doesn’t see any other way to get away.  They will take the poison, plunge the dagger into their own heart, or jump off the ledge.  They don’t have any hope left.  They’ve waited and waited for someone to help them.  They don’t know how to ask for that help or where to find the help that they need to escape.  As a last resort, they believe their only hope is to seek death by whatever means that might be for them.  Breaking a glass, using a knife, taking the pills, drinking the poison, jumping off the ledge or in some cases they attack the abuser hoping they will get angry and kill them.  It is a sad and bleak day when the news has to be broken to a family that their loved one has died either by their own hands or at the hands of an abuser.  Suicidal thoughts are not as uncommon as some people would think.  There have been a couple of times that I have thought about it, but I’m too much of a coward and could never do it.  There are people that are past the point of caring, hoping and feeling or they feel too much.  If you are someone you know has those thoughts or you know they need help, reach out to them or call someone to get them some help.  The suicide hotline is a toll free call:  800-273-8255.  If you feel like you are in a situation where you can’t win or get away and you think the only way out is death, make the call.  If you can’t make the call because of the situation, get a message to a family member or a friend.  Go to someone you do feel you can trust.  And if someone tells you to get a restraining order against your abuser, remember that is just a piece of paper.  It won’t stop anyone who is hell bent on hurting you. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Life or death?  Those two words have a lot of meanings separate or together.  Sometimes one person can hold another person’s life and death in their hands.  It is said that over 150,000 people die roughly a day across the world.  How does that break down?  That is 6,250 people per hour, 104 people per minute and 1.74 people per second. Let that sink in?  How many people do you know that have lost someone.  Over the last year, lots of people have lost love ones to the Covid 19 virus.  So let’s take this one step further.  How many people die each day at the hands of another person, like being murdered?  400,000 homicides per year, 1096 homicides per day, 18.2 homicides per minute, .30 people per second are murdered.The question now is how many of those go unsolved.  How many unsolved murders are there in the world, in the United States, in Texas and in your city?  It is estimated that there are about 250,000 unsolved murders in the world and that number increases by about 6,000 a year.  According to Project Cold Case there are 15, 050 that are unsolved for Texas.  So how long does it take before a case is deemed a cold case?  That is defined by the agency.  A cold case is a case where probative leads have been exhausted. That could mean a case that is only a few months old can be deemed as a cold case. The oldest unsolved cold case in Texas, took place in Denton, Texas at the campus known today as Texas Women’s University in June of 1948 and is yet unsolved.  Many of those familiar with Carpenter’s case speculate that she might have been a victim of an unidentified serial killer. Known as The Phantom Killer of Texarkana, the serial killer attacked eight people, five of whom were killed, in the Texarkana area in the span of several months in 1946. Interestingly enough, Carpenter did know three of the victims of this serial killer. To date, the Phantom Killer has never been caught or named.Serial killers have always been an interest to me since the movies about Hannibal Lecter who is totally fictional.  So how many serial killers have been identified in Texas?  There are at least 17 that I have been able to find and we are going to be exploring those over the next few weeks and other unsolved murders and ghost stories.  My niece’s murder is considered a cold case.  I will try to do one on her case but I’m not sure I can as it causes lots of emotions and heart ache.    Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

So Since March of 2020 Most of the world has had portable jobs working remotely. Not saying that everyone was able to work through the pandemic, but a lot of people with office jobs were sent home and were given the tools to work remotely.  Some of us got used to working from home and are not looking forward to having to return to the work place.  I currently have a job working remotely.  The only way I will have to go back to an office is if I have to get another job for some reason.  The only reason would be for money.  I have my podcast and really want to make it work and get an income coming in for that.  I need to find sponsors and the fees need to be by the month.  I think the fee structure needs to be based on pre-roll, mid roll or post roll.  Depending on the sponsor and how they want it set up. You get mentioned in every podcast and you pay a set fee.  Other people have portable jobs but are still doing the same jobs they had inside a corporate office.  Those people will probably eventually return to a corporate setting.  However, if leases could be broken, the businesses could save money on overhead for having a physical office.  They could just revert to having a small office with a conference room and a small kitchen area to entertain clients.  If all corporate offices reverted to that set up, what do you think would happen to all the office space around major metropolitan areas?  Would/could those areas be turned in to housing for people? Just think about the possibilities?  It would however only work if corporate giants didn’t take it over and make the rent so high that no one could live there.  Could it be turned in to stores?  Eating places?  Probably not, but they might be able to convert them to other useful spaces like medical offices, specialized schools, or maybe special homes for children that are taken in to foster care or from abused homes or maybe a shelter for women or children that need a temporary escape.  I don’t really think we need all of that office space.  We’ve proven over the last 12 months that we can make it work outside an office setting.  I’m sure that there were those people that could not handle working from home.  I’m also sure that there are those people that learned to be more productive and balance work/life.  I was one of those.  I found a way to take care of the house, work the podcast, exercise to a healthier life style and take care of my family while working.  It can be done and that is really the lifestyle I’m looking to keep.  I pray every day for help to come for my podcast in the way of a sponsor, a bigger audience and a break through on the program itself.  I’m seriously thinking about starting a second podcast and doing stories.  I have several books/stories that I have written and I think it would be good, but it would have to be from an author standpoint as I’m not any good with voices like in Audible.  I’m not sure what tomorrow holds for anyone.  I’m not sure where the podcast will go, but I do know that this is something I’m supposed to do whether it is a personal journal or true crime or romance stories or just whatever.   Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

So I’m not sure who watched it, but a remake of the Equalizer premiered after the Superbowl this year.  The first time The Equalizer appeared on Television was in 1985 and starred Edward Woodard.  He was a former Covert operations officer and the show ran up 1989.  Just like the new series, he obtained his clients from placing an ad.  However, in 1985 it was in the Newspaper.Denzel Washington made the first film, The Equalizer and it came out in 2014 and it was based on an American Vigilante.  He was a Former Marine and worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency.  Now the name of the Equalizer in both the first series and the movie was Robert Mc Call.  Both were excellent shows and I love it when the underdog wins in these shows with the help of a “Ghost” so to speak.  The new series stars Queen Latifah and she is excellent in the show.  I believe she is ex-CIA and Chris Noth from “Law and Order Series” plays her ex-boss and is trying to get her to work for him.  But she says she can do more good on her own.  Her name in this series is Robyn McCall and she is every bit as good as the guys and she has a family in it which makes it a little unique as I don’t remember the guys having a family.  Queen Latifah has some catchy come backs when she is scoping out the criminals and working with her peeps.  One, who is a hacker who McCall helped avoid a life sentence for hacking the police department.  However, he married the other peep who has a special skill as a sniper. And says he traded one life sentence for another.  Robyn McCall gets her clients the same as the men who played this part; however, she has an ad on the Internet. It is an awesome show and I highly recommend it.  Check it out!  I can’t wait for the next episode.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAgainst the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Brachycephalic, Aggressive Breeds and TemperatureEveryone loves pugs, Pekingese, and French bull dogs, but those dogs are actually restricted breeds when it comes to flying.  Snub-nosed dogs and cats are considered Brachycephalic which can lead to severe respiratory distress. Brachycephalic means snort headed.  They are all cute dogs and cats and a lot of people don’t realize it can be an issue when you decide to relocate or take a job in another country. A lot of the airlines have list of restricted breeds that are allowed to fly. Common examples of snub-nosed dogs and cats are English Bulldogs, French Bull Dogs, Pugs, Pekingese, Boston Terriers and king Charles spaniels, Persian cats, Scottish Fold cats, Himalayan, Bermese and British shorthair just to name a few.  Aggressive Breeds is something else that is restricted on airlines or what the airlines consider to be restricted.  Some countries even prohibited certain breeds from entering. Germany no longer allows Pitbull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire-Bullterrier or Bullterrier.  You can transit through the country, but not stay. You can usually call or google the airlines to see what the restrictions are for flying dogs, but most if not all have restricted breeds.Temperature is something else that has to be considered when shipping pets.  Most airlines have guidelines as to how cold and how hot it can be to ship your babies.  Airlines often require an Acclimation disclaimer or letter filled out by you and your vet with the max/min temperatures that are allowed.  Also, it includes the entire trip if there are layovers.  All the reasons above are why you need to contact World Pet Travel prior to making reservations to ship your babies to a new country.  They can tell you upfront what, when, where and how it is done. Don’t wait until it is too late to get your baby on the flight.  Call them when you first make the decision to relocate and let them help you get your baby there.The website is www.worldpettravel.com  They have 23 years of experience.  Trust them with your furry family members.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Today, we celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary.  Never in my life did I think I would say those words.  I actually never thought I would get married until I met the man that is my husband.It was truly by God’s intervention that we met.  We had a small wedding, western themed.  My daughter was my maid of honor.  His brother was the best man.  We had his brother perform the ceremony.  It was a nice and small wedding.  We were surrounded by family and friends.We had three cakes.  Grooms cake with peanut butter icing, the wedding cake with three different flavor layers and as a side note, a maid of honor cake. My daughter always referred to herself as the princess, so we did a German Chocolate with a Cinderella carriage on it. It was a special day for her as well.  Our wedding was at a small country church where my husband’s mother was a member.  The reception was in the family life building/gym.  Our wedding wasn’t fancy but it was perfect for us. We tried to involve our kids.  His sons were part of the wedding party and my daughter was my maid of honor.  My niece played the piano.We didn’t do formal attire as I stated, it was western themed and clothes were reusable – so money wasn’t wasted on a dress that I would never wear again.  Not that a wedding dress is wasteful, but money wise it was not within the budget and it just wasn’t me.We also had a short travel by car, honeymoon.  We both had jobs to get back to and things that needed to be done. Honey I love you with all my heart, body and soul.  I have no regrets other than I wish we had met earlier in our lives.  Here’s to the next 35 years – to make it to 50 years of wedded bliss.Love you Honey! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAgainst the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

 Just because you are born in the south or living in the south does not make you a racist.  Are we good ole’ boys and girls, yes we are.  Do we enjoy hunting, fishing and outdoor gatherings?  Yes we do. I have never been a slave owner, now has any of my ancestors at least back to when they came from England.  I had a great, great, great grandfather that came from England as an indentured servant.  It doesn’t matter to me what color your skin is or where you came from or where you live or what you want your gender to be.  However, there are only two genders, male and female.  If you want to identify as a woman and you are a man that is up to you, but that doesn’t change the fact that you are a male. I say all of this because the whole world has gone on a tantrum about race, gender, religion and I’m really tired of hearing about it and seeing it on television.  Our history is just that, history. Removing statues and renaming schools, buildings, streets and parks is offensive to me because that is my history.  It is your history as well if you were born in the United States.  If you have come to my country, the United States of America to escape a country where you don’t have the freedoms that are available here, then do it the right way and become a citizen.  That means that you give up your citizenship from the country you left and you become an American.  You can’t still be Indian and an American unless you are going to hold dual citizenship and if that is what you are doing, then it probably means you didn’t leave the other country because of hardships.  If you were born in America, you are an American.   Again if you were born in America, you are an American.  You might have Hispanic ancestors or African ancestors or Asian ancestors, but you are an American if you were born here.  You can be proud of your ancestry, and you should be. If you are here to become an American, than do what you need to do to accomplish that goal.  Just because your parents dragged you here as a young child doesn’t mean you get a free ride or it shouldn’t.  If you have been here long enough to graduate from college or start college, they apply for citizenship like an adult and do what is right.  I’m tired of hearing about all the illegals that are coming here and they are getting benefits handed to them when Americans have to pay or they are fined or penalized for not following the rules.  I’m tired of working to pay for others to get benefits that just need to go get a job.  If you have a family to provide for then go get a job.  Minimum wage is better than nothing.  Pride should not keep you from getting a job doing something to put food on the table or pay rent.  You can apply for help with benefits, but it is not a permanent handout.  It is to help you until you are able to get a job that pays more. I have had to work all my life to get to where I am today.  I’m not rich and we barely pay our bills, but we have a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs and food on our table.  We do not look for handouts or expect people to just hand us things.  That is not the way it is supposed to work.  You have to work for the things you want in life.  You have to have ethics and morals and you have to obey the laws.  If you look for trouble you will find it.  If you pull a gun on someone, chances are you can lose your life or go to jail.  Those are all decisions you as a person makes Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In the almost 15 years that we have been married, we have owned, rented, owned and now we are renting again.  In all of this time, we have kind of made a mental list of what we like about the different places and what we don’t. We would like to be able to pay and build as we go but I’m not sure that is going to be possible based on our salary at this time.  However, we continue to make a list:Things we don’t like:·         No windows in the back/front of the house·         Small bathrooms·         Utility closet instead of a utility room·         No screen/storm doors·         Galley kitchens·         No separation between living and dining rooms·         Single sinks in the bathroom·         Not having a usable fireplace·         Bathrooms so small two people won’t fit in the room·         Cabinets that don’t have movable shelves or are not the right height/depth for dishes to fit·         Two garage doors·         Square footage – we need about 1800 Things we do like:·         The smaller yard because it is easier to take care of·         The shape of the rooms·         Placement of the utility room off the kitchen·         Carpet in all the rooms·         Kitchen window·         Covered back porch·         Wrap around porches·         Fenced back yard – 8-10 foot·         Double car garage·         Walk in closets ·         Lots of electrical outlets·         Attic storageWe know kind of what we want as far as bedrooms and bathrooms and work roomsWe know we like the smaller yard but we will probably have some land so I can do a rescue or have more pets.Where and when are really our major questions.  Our lease was for 15 months and that started in November of 2020.  Our other issue is how we are going to finance it.  I’m no longer making what I was.  I would actually like a piece of land that we can build on and live there while it is being built. We pray every day that my podcast will take off and we will be able to pay cash.  I try to find new ways to monetize the podcast and have a T-spring store with Against the Rocks on it.We know that God will show us what we need to do and how we are going to do it. We just have to listen. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAgainst the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Think about that word for a minute.  Everyone has one.  Its not just on a gun, although in today's time that is an important one. Trigger by definition is a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in a gun.It s also defined as "cause to happen or exist (event or situation).  For example "an allergy can be triggered by stress or overwork".  If you think about it, other words that go with trigger are: finger, words, happy, warning, point, food and there are also triggers in psychology.  Trigger foods - this effects you if you have an eating disorder like compulsive overeating.  I fall into that category as well as some others.  A trigger finger is the forefinger of the hand that typically is used to pull the trigger on a gun.  A trigger is something that causes someone to have a extreme reaction.  It can be fear, upset or anger or another emotion, especially because of some traumatic event in their life. Some of my trigger foods are cookie dough like sugar cookies or chocolate chips cookie dough.  Chips - they are another big trigger.  However, when I get upset or stressed, it triggers me to my addiction to antacids, Walmart's equate brand especially.  My anger is also triggered when people talk down to me like I'm stupid or call me an idiot and whatever the irritation is, you do not want me to start yelling.  Calling me names is a sure way to get that started.  I get frustrated and angry when I can't pay bills or even set up a budget because of our salaries these past several months. My OCD is triggered when I can't keep things on calendar especially if I don't know about them.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAgainst the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

As pet owners we are responsible to protect out pets, just like parents it is our responsibility to protect our children.  For some people, their pets are their children.  So it is really important that they are vaccinated before transferring or moving to another country.   A lot of countries require pets to be microchipped and that microchip has to be implanted on or before the rabies vaccination.  There is a 21 day waiting period after that rabies vaccination if it is the first one after the microchip is implanted. Some countries don't require proof of annual vaccinations but if you are transferring from the United States you should already have most of the annual vaccinations, especially if you have had your furry pet since they were pups or kittens.  If asked for proof of those it should not be an issue and you should be able to get those records from your vet.  There are countries that don't even require proof of a rabies but if you are going to return to the US you will need to have that to return.  So when you are considering that move or transfer,  you will need to take into consideration updating vaccinations and rabies and maybe having your animal microchipped.  There is also going to need to be an export exam and a health certificate indicating that your pet is fit to fly.  World Pet Travel  is there to guide you through all of those steps.  To get a list of vaccinations needed for your pet in the United States, you can google it or ask your veterinarian for a list. Check out www.worldpettravel.com for more helpful information.   Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

So it is no secret about how I love animals more than people.  They love you no matter what!Anyone that has a Facebook account will occasionally receive a post that has a post that you shared come up as a memory.  Well that happened today and I cried!  In September of 2020, I had to have my long haired Chihuahua put down because he was in pain and I couldn’t stand to see him suffer. The memory that came up today was from 11 years ago and we were living in Emory.  I had lost my beagle Dixie and I took Dooley from my nephew Nick.  He was so cute and cuddly, but I also had a dog that was over 100 pounds in the same house so it was very interesting.  Dooley would sit between my feet when the other dogs were running around and trying to get him to play.  It was fun times, but it was not a memory that I really needed to see this morning.  I was talking to my husband and I told him what was showing and I started to cry.  It seems I do that more these days then laugh.  Those are special memories though and some were funny as well of the dogs playing.It is funny how those memories resurface more than the really truly happy ones lately.  I have a picture of my granddaughter as my wall paper on my computer so that always makes me smile when it comes up.  I miss her something terrible these days.  We are all working and we don’t get to spend any time together.  I have the memories from the day she was born and I will never forget those and they are truly special memories.Thursday night after Norman got home and we were eating dinner and I stated that I can’t figure out why I don’t have as much time to spend on the podcast as I did before.  He looked at me and said, honey you weren’t working a full time regular job.  Your podcast was your full time job.  I just stared at him, because that was the reality.  I guess because it took me a while to get it all set up and then the restart and at that time I was doing 3 episodes a week and some specials too! Those are good and bad memories, but they show me that I can be creative and accomplish something to share with people as well.  Memories put you through many emotions.  Happiness, sadness, wonder, awe, fear, love, loneliness – the full range.  You have memories from your childhood, memories of times when you were in school, friends that you had from school and your cousins and family get together and holidays before the bad things happened and the evil invaded your life.  You make memories every day!  Every moment of every hour of every minute a new memory is created.  Emotions are a part of that process.  True sometimes we don’t like the emotions that it triggers, but memories are there to help us.  Today, I guess I needed that memory.  Maybe it is God trying to direct me to what and where I’ve always wanted to be.  I don’t know.  But I won’t ignore the emotions or that particular memory.  Enjoy those memories and make memories with family and friends as often as you can.  That might be all we have to get us through these next few months, years. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Just needed to share some emotional things that happened in the last few days.  A visit from my mom, article on my niece that was murdered, some issues at work and just some really bad, horrible moments.  I know God will get us through it, but it doesn't keep them from happening. Enjoy, please keep sharing downloading and listening! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

I shared in one of my first three of four podcast how I started playing this game called Conquest Game of Thrones and that is where I met a lot of good people and gained a new best friend or two.  I started playing almost 2 years ago and this last week, I gave my keep to one of our team members.  I was zeroed during the game a few months back and do not have the time or resources to rebuild and be competitive in the game.  Also with the new job and doing the podcast I just don’t have that much time to play.  I’m not sure if I miss it, but I do miss the family that we started out playing together because as we have merged and grown bigger we no longer have that close knit play.  We are still on Discord and have a server there, where we meet up and chat.  It is an awesome game and if you have the money to pay to play then I highly recommend it.  But if you are free to play, then it will take you awhile and the larger alliances will devour you and your keep.  I still like role playing games and I love Game of Thrones.  I am actually in the middle of watching season 7 episode 4 again.  I’ve watched this series several times and each time I see something I missed.  I also have listened to all the books but they only take you up through season 6 maybe.  The episode where Drogon saves Dani from the gaming pits and flies off with her that is the episode that ends the 5th book. If you have not seen the series or listened to the books I highly recommend them.  The books range from 36 hours of listening to 48 hours, I think.  The series follows the books to a point and I get that, because the books always have more.  Hollywood had to change up the story line a little but it is basically the same.  I will probably buy the entire series once we are re-established in a permanent home and have full time salary again.  Right now we are being a little conservative on our spending.  However, if you love a good vs evil story and like fantasy, both the series and the game are awesome to have in your collection.  HBO/MAX is free right now with AT & T depending on your plan and that is how I am able to watch the series all over again.  Enjoy!  Dracarys!  (look it up) HAHAHA.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

I don’t think you are or would ever be prepared enough for the death of your spouse. I know I’m not. My mom wasn’t either even though my dad was in the hospital a long time or we knew it wasn’t good, that phone call in the middle of the night still shocks you. That was one of the quietest drive we ever made from Emory to Denton, Texas. He had a DNR and I watched him suffocate as the IV bags emptied and the machines were unhooked. My mom was mad at my dad for leaving her. His ashes were poured out almost a year after his death in an orchard. He loved working pecans. I am not looking forward to my husband dying and I know he doesn’t want to think about me dying. The wreck in November sort of changed both of us. I could have easily died. It still scares me to think about it and to see the pictures of my jeep and my bruised and battered legs. That was the first time I had a wreck. I still have anxiety when I drive especially in traffic like yesterday. We both have some medical issues; both are under a doctor’s care and we both realize we are not going to live to be 150 years old. We have discussed what we want if it comes to being kept alive by machines. If it is just the machines doing everything for me, pull the plug. He however has said if I’m not brain dead he will wait to see. I will do the same for him. We each have a DNR and medical power of attorney, but need to redo them. We also need to redo our wills. That will happen soon as we hope to have a new permanent home in the next year. Neither of us wants to rack up hospital and medical bills to be kept alive by machines. We both know our Lord and Savior and at that point we will both be ready to go. Even though we will leave the other behind, we know it will be for the best. Living only through machines is not quality of life and neither wants to remember the other that way. Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Once you make your decision to take that new job, transfer or get PCS orders, the planning to move your family pets begin. Dependent on the country of destination, requirements will vary for your pet to join you, so it is a good idea to start this process as soon as possible to prevent any delays in preferred departure date. Contacting World Pet Travel to request an estimate for moving your pets to this new country is the best first step. A travel plan tailored to your needs will be supplied to give you an idea of the cost involved as well as available routing. This estimate will also include airfare and all airline fees from departure airport to your destination airport. All countries require custom clearance any live animals arriving as manifest cargo. This process can take 4-6 hours dependent on your arrival country. Unless you are fluent in the language of your new home or have friends/family that have been through this process before we STRONGLY recommend allowing World Pet Travel to assist with this procedure to limit the time your pet is left waiting. A transportation kennel will be required to secure your beloved pet during its journey to their new home. This travel kennel must be IATA compliant for acceptance by any airline. IATA is the International Air Transportation Association that dictates what is accepted by airlines for pet transportation as well as anything else airlines. Bedding for that travel kennel that smells like home along with bowls for food and water that are accessible from the outside are required for transport. No toys or leashes are permitted in the kennel for the safety of your pet. Airlines only allow the basics for your pet in their kennel to prevent any danger of choking during transit for Nervous Nelly. The majority of countries now require microchips for identification and matching of health records to the pet. Current rabies and normal annual vaccinations are recommended and required for most countries, so it is a good idea to keep vaccinations current at all times so there is no catchup or delays due to vaccines not being up to date. Any pet traveling by air or ground must have a health certificate within 10 days of transport. Each country has their own form of International Health Certificate. World Pet Travel is able to direct your veterinarian on the requirements for this document for your specific country. For international travel a USDA accredited veterinarian is required for completion of the proper health certificate. There is also a requirement for the largest majority of countries that this health certificate must be endorsed by the USDA at the federal level. Dependent on your country, there may be a requirement for the owner to fly within days of their pet or the shipment becomes commercial. This changes the process and timeline that the certificate is completed. It is important to let your pet consultant know your plans so they can best prepare your little one’s documents accordingly. Our goal with every relocation is to be Reliable, Respected and Recognized as the leader in our industry for the best care of your family pets. World Pet Travel has transported family pets for over 23 years now, so it is safe to say they have the answers to your questions on what is needed fWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Against the Rocks - Teespring Store Teespring Store to promote productsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

I find myself getting more and more frustrated every day. I’m not sure if it is because of the weather, my not healing or just being cooped up in the house and not able to get out. I have a good life and I don’t know if God is trying to teach me a lesson or what is happening. Everything, but time is moving too slow. It seems like the days drag by and then the nights and weekends fly by. I am exhausted and deal with pain on a daily basis. I don’t take anything for pain. I take green lipped sea mussel for the inflammation which is caused by stress. Why am I stressed? There are so many reasons. · Health· Weight· Financial· Living quarters· Family· Fear· Some days it’s like there is no hope· The situation of the world· Not being able to work on my podcast like I want to · Expecting more · Just life right nowI know a lot of people are frustrated with the way the country is turning right now. We are about to experience a country none of us have had to every experience. It’s not going to matter about money or jobs. People are being herded like sheep and I refuse to join the flock. I wait every day to hear that the Covid19 vaccine is now mandatory. I wait every day for them to start implanting us with chips so they can monitor everyone more closely than they already do. I know I sound like I’m waiting for the zombie apocalypse, but it’s not that. It losing control of our lives, it’s the end of days, it’s the rapture happening and me not being where my kids are. That is the bottom line I guess. I want to live closer to my daughter and my son in law and my granddaughter. I want to be able to see them more. I feel cutoff from society some days although I don’t enjoy being around crowds or large gatherings, which really we are not having at this point. This is another fine example of sheep being herded to the slaughter.I am tired of worrying about everything. I know my younger sister is the same way right now. Everyone has their own problems and when you add in the situation of the economy and the government, it’s no wonder everyone is angry and upset with everything. Depression is running rampant and people are going to start taking their own lives. I no longer like to watch television unless it is something that is total fantasy. There are a few shows that are law enforcement that I enjoy watching, but I would rather play the games I enjoy on my phone that watch real life unfolding in front of us. The extreme cold weather that we have is the only reason that COVID19 is not the top story on the television right now. Texas hasn’t seen weather like this in years. I’ve never had to worry about the electricity going out due to the winter weather. We are starting to look at the whole generator thing more and more. We are about to pull out what is left of our camping gear to see if we have propane in case we need to heat the house with our camping stove due to power outages. World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Shortly before I got married, my husband now, said “Something you always need to remember is that verbal intercourse is just as important as sexual intercourse in a marriage.” I thought about that for long time. I share that same advice with young friends that have gotten married as well as some of my older friends that have gotten married in recent years.Marriages based strictly on sex will not last. Marriage based strictly on conversation will not last either. All couples or most couples when first married love their intimacy and love getting to know each other’s bodies. No matter what their ages, each couple learns to enjoy and know the other completely as possible. However, they can’t know each other completely without talking to each other. You have to learn each other’s desires, dreams, hopes and fears. You have to time your minds to work together just as your bodies become one with each other. God made men and women so that they would enjoy each other, love each other and grow with each other regardless of their age. When you are younger, you don’t think about what will happen as you grow older and your bodies change and maybe you don’t have that intimacy as often as you were. If you are not careful, you can become frustrated with your partner. Women’s bodies go through more changes than a man. I’ve heard it said that a man’s sexual peak is from his late teens to late thirties and that a woman’s is from her late twenties into her fifties. I think that no matter what your age and your sexual peaks are, if you love each other, you work through that and you work through those periods when you are both not maybe feeling the same about sex. I love my husband and he loves me. We try to make sure we show each other love and tenderness and to make love as often as both of us are in the mood and able. Physical and medical issues as you get older effects love making and the frequentness of how often that happens. But I also know that when we were younger we still had those times when we were too tired, didn’t feel good or just wasn’t in the mood; probably not as often as now. There is going to come that time, when verbal intercourse will be more often than the sexual intercourse. That is just a time thing, not because you don’t want to be intimate, but you may not be physically or medically able to make love. That is marriage. You love each other, support each other and care for each other regardless of the need for being intimate. Being intimate is not just the sexual intercourse part. It is the touching, kissing, and hugging, snuggling and just being in each other’s arms. My husband and I have deep conversations about all kinds of topics. We are constantly learning new things and sharing those things with each other. We promised each other 50 years along with our vows when we took them 15 years ago.We work hard; we give 100% to our marriage. We have had some difficult times but we have had wonderful times as well. I’m his third wife and I told him I would only get married once and I made sure he was that once before we took those vows. We disagree but we never yell at each other unless we are in different parts of the house and need the other one. I guess what I’m trying to say is a lot of people give up on their marriage and don’t fight to keep it. If you love someone enough to take that step, say the vows and want that World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

There are hundreds of people that move every day and most homes have a least one furry family member. People are transferred for their jobs. People graduate and take jobs overseas or they could be part of the military and get new orders to a new country. Families sometimes have to make a very hard decision on whether or not to move their pets rehome them or leave them with a family member. This has to be done usually before they decide if they are going to take the new job. Military families don’t get the option on whether or not they move and take their pets. So when that decision is made to make the move and take everyone including Rex or Fluffy a lot of planning has to begin. World Pet Travel has been doing this for 22+ years. They are knowledgeable in what the airlines will and won’t let you do and since COVID 19 a lot of rules have changed with taking pets on the airlines. Each and every country has their own rules about what is needed for you to bring your pet into that country. Sometimes it is as simple as a rabies certificate and a health certificate signed by the vet and the USDA. Yes the USDA has a website and it has a list of specifics for each of those countries. So you think, well if the USDA has a website, why do I need World Pet Travel? Well the list changes for each country and it just tells you what you need to move them to that country. Some countries require the pets to be quarantined at arrival. So that is something you have to arrange and how do you do that? You may need an import permit and you have to have specifics to apply for that permit. Where and how do you do that? World Pet Travel deals with these things on a daily basis and they are there to help relieve the stress that you as an owner would be dealing with on top of trying to arrange the move, get packed, find a new home in the new country, and make travel arrangements for the two legged members of the family. In some cases travel to a foreign country could take up to 6 months to get your pet ready to go with the different testing that is required and vet visits. World Pet Travel helps you to understand that by putting together a timeline so that you know exactly what is needed, when it is needed and what the next step is going to be. World Pet Travel makes the actual airline bookings for your pets. World Pet Travel makes sure that your pet is in the correct travel kennel for the flight and that they get checked in correctly for their flights. As an owner, you are then in a place where you can make sure your family gets checked in for your fights with less worry about making sure your pets get to theirs. World Pet Travel also makes sure that Fluffy and Rex can be cleared through customs when they arrive to the new country and then they can be delivered to you or you can pick them up once they clear customs. With COVID19 running through the world a lot has changed in pet travel and it is puzzle that World Pet travel puts together for you with ease. So when you think about that job transfer or about taking that promotion and moving to China, Australia or Europe, contact World Pet Travel and let them guide you on getting your pets there so you can have the Happiest Reunion Ever!World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

On March 31, 2021, we will have been married for 15 years. When we first met, my first response was, “Not my type.” His was, “she’s not a happy person”. With that being said, we have only been apart a few times since we met. The first was 3 days before our wedding when I traveled to New York on business. The second was when I had a hysterectomy and was in the hospital for 2 nights. My husband spoils me as much as he can. He takes care of me and I don’t know what I would do without him. He always shares special emails with me and he did that this week with one that will always stick in my mind. He gets emails called Mikey’s Funnies and one from this week was called, “25 Things every couple should know by Doug Fields”. I’m not sharing the 25 things with you but after I read them two small tiny tears slipped from my eyes. Not because it made me sad but because some of them brought back some really happy moments and some showed me that I might not tell him just home much he means to me as I should. So this podcast is dedicated to him and to let all my family and friends and listeners know exactly how much he means to me. When I was a young woman, I used to have this recurring dream. The man in my dream was never facing me or I could never see his face, but his voice was deep and musical and you could hear the feelings in the tone. It always made me feel safe, secure and most of all loved. I knew the man in my dreams was my husband, but the dream always ended before I saw his face. The unique thing about that dream is that as soon as I met the man that is my husband, the dream went away. I think it was God’s way of telling me not to give up hope. So this is our love story and we try to add to this story every day. For this valentine, I hope you cherish your husband or wife as much as I as love mine and if you don’t have that special someone yet, Well I hope God sends you that special someone soon. Be BlessedWorld Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

There are a lot of podcasts about True Crime or Crime Stories. It was something I had thought about several times. There are several accounts of true crime in my own family and the criminals were never caught so speak; never had to pay for their crimes; allowed to walk free upon the earth. Do you think they have had to deal with their personal demons? Do you think they ever think about their victims? Maybe they don’t even think of them as victims. Do you think the guilt ever overwhelms them? It is my understanding that the pedophile is on oxygen, still smokes and drinks, but yet he lives on. The thief is currently free again and lives around Dallas/Ft worth.The murderers live north of the Dallas/Ft. Worth All of them still free and have not paid for their crimes.The pedophile assault at least three females and not sure about males, but yet he still lives.As for his victims, most have moved on. One is no longer a live and one still has nightmares. The thief still lies their way through life. Still gets into relationships and apparently thinks society owes him for something in his earlier life. It may be only a matter of time, before they decide that they are trying to pay for the things they want in life and goes back to stealing and ends up on prison once again.The murders? Well hopefully someone will eventually come forward and provide proof, evidence of the people who committed the crime and life will move forward for the victim’s family. Oh the victim was no angel, but no one has the right to take someone else’s life for no reason. I believe in protecting one’s self and protecting your dwelling. The victim left behind 4 children. She never saw any of her grand kids. She would have been an awesome grandmother. I don’t know, maybe it is because of what I experienced, what I have seen and heard, but I love books about serial killers. I love the movies about Hannibal lector. I love the Pendergast novels which are about special agent Pendergast and the weird cases he takes. I love the monster hunter books. However, those are fictional monsters and not the real ones that walk the earth every day killing, assaulting, molesting, raping and stealing. I’ve never watched the series the Prodigal Son which is about the son of a serial killer, who I believe works with his dad to catch other killers. I may have to check it out. I’m not sure why this podcast came to mind last night, but all at once, I knew I needed to record this. I started making notes last night. World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Everyone who listens knows and understands that I have OCD. For people who don’t know what that is, it’s obsessive compulsive disorder. It is classed as a mental disorder. You can go listen to Season 1 episodes and I talk about it a lot. I’ve had OCD for a long time, 40+ years. Some days are worse than other. Some days there is no controlling it and those days are not good at all. I’m constantly in turmoil and no matter how I try I cannot get organized.I refer to OCD as my addiction because just like people that are addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex or gambling you constantly fight for control. Since October, my OCD has been Outta of control daily (that was the name of my original podcast).I was unemployed, husband’s hours had been cut and we knew we needed to sell our home.Having family in real estate really helped. Our realtor found us a private investor and we were under contract in no time. That’s when the real fun started. I had to start packing find movers, not to mention find us a new place to live. I also had to keep the podcast going and search for a permanent job. I had just had one dog put down in September and another was showing signs that he wasn’t well. I tried to keep my daily schedule which if you have OCD, a daily routine is important.I was walking/jogging/running every day at least 2.5 miles and I was doing that in40 minutes or less. Then I made my energy drink and started to work for the day. Since moving I have not been able to do any of that, mainly because of my wreck and trying to heal. However, my OCD does not understand that. My OCD wants a routine. We are starting to get one and it gets better every day. It is a constant struggle to keep things at bay. I know we will eventually get everything worked out and that it will take time. OCD is not patient and it doesn’t understand the healing process either. Things are really looking up in the last few weeks and I have obtained a sponsor and we are working on it together to get her more business and me a bigger following which I hope will lead to more sponsors World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Being Honest and Truth with people is very important to me. This is something I strive to always do. When you are caught in a lie, your trust worthiness drops and you fail in the eyes of friends, family and it can cost you a career, a friend, or a relationship. Engage your brain, think before you speak and use your common sense. Book smarts only gets you so far in life. World Pet Travel - We Can Move Your Pets It is not as easy as you may think to move your furry children to a new country or across country. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Just a real short update on my new job in relocation. It was tough getting started and I am no where near learning everything, but it gets better and better every day. It is a lot of moving pieces. You have to work with airlines, vets and import/export companies to help families that moving, to get their pets reunited with them. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

This is not a movie review. It is a comparison of the contents of the movie, the Omega Man movie from 1971. It is based on a book by Richard Matheson from 1954 and there have actually been three movies made based on that book. The first was in 1964 and starred Vincent Price as the Last Man on Earth. Think about the world today and the vaccine that has been created. You never know when something is going to go horribly wrong with the world. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

With the turmoil that the world and country are in right now, can you survive with what you currently have in your home? I know we could not, not for very long. This is something we have been thinking about and talking about recently because of the Facebook ads with the food for 60 days + 2 72 hour pack for 300+ dollars. When you can do it yourself. Simple things that you might need to stock up on like powdered milk, powdered eggs, water, noodles, rice, beans, canned meat, things that will keep with out refrigeration. Think about it!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Do you feel like you are trapped in your life, current situation? Is it emotionally, physically, mentally? What is holding you back? Do you have friends to talk to? People that you can share what is going on? There is always help. Praying helps! Don't let it get so bad that you can't recover. On the other side of this coin, if you see someone that needs the help, reach out! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

In this episode, I talk about my daughter and what I wish for her and for her daughter. That it is okay to be yourself, to be honest and not worry about what others think. To be happy with her self image and not be the "monster in the mirror". Its okay to want more, to be happy with what you have and to wish to be better each day and to live each day to the fullest. It is just what I wish for them as girls, women, mothers, wives, grandmothers etc. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Hey there everyone, just sharing what I am experiencing since the wreck in November of 2020. The emotional, mental, physical set backs. The bruising that I am still having/showing and finally getting a doctors appointment to realign my body. I'm having issues with my hip on the left side of my body, my ribs/chest on the right side of my body. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Podcasting - this is how I started and I'm sharing a little more of the why I started. I had to step outside my comfort zone to do this and I may not be the biggest podcaster or have 1000 downloads per episode, but this is me being creative. I'm hoping to secure a couple of sponsors this year and hopefully become bigger and better as the year goes on. Thanks for coming back to listen. Happy New Year!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

I want to thank everyone who has listened, shared and download episodes for season1. I am amazed at how far it has reached and the number of countries, cities and states. I love doing this and I had no idea what this was going to be like, if I would like it or not. I hope everyone will keep coming back and I hope season 2 will be bigger and better than season 1. Thanks everyone!God Bless and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year'sBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Just talking about how I prefer animals over people. Watched all the Budweiser commercials, cat videos, and dog videos. The dogs I've lost over the last 15 years, the people I've lost over the last 16 years and just life. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

This is just sharing some letters I received from my niece, Misty Lowder when she was in jail. She was married to Jamie Lowder and they had children Ashton, Emma, Chandler, and Landon. She was molested by the same person I was molested by, she was an addict as was I. She always held a very special place in my heart and I always tried to be there for her. She went missing in May of 2013. Her body has not been found, but we do have evidence that she was murdered. It doesn't keep me from hoping that was all wrong and she will turn up some day. Love you Misty!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)

Sharing from my devotional for today. The Christmas Gift, Jesus. Our Salvation and the true reason for the season. Merry christmasBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lsfarnsworth29)