Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays!! I hope that you have a safe and wonderful holiday this season. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and spend time with friends and family. It is a time to share a meal with those you love and be thankful for all you have and your health. I think in this day and age, people are so stressed out when the holidays hit that they can't enjoy it. I remind myself that this is time for me to be happy and rejoicing with my family and not stressing enough we have enough dinner rolls. We often get too caught up in the preparations that we miss the conversations, the time spent with family, and the laughter of the small children. After the dinner, you are too busy trying to clean up and never get a chance to sit down and enjoy a piece of pie. This is the year that I vow to myself to enjoy the holidays without the stress and without trying to please everyone in the family. I hope that you value time with your family for the holidays and I will chat with you soon~

Carmen

Extremely Grateful!!!

I am so grateful for all that God has done for me and my family. I am inspired to blog about gratefulness. I am grateful for so many things and I some times have to remember to tell people how grateful I am for them being in my life. Oftentimes, we don't take out the time to tell people how we feel in a positive way. We are so negative that we are not allowing any positive things in our lives. I have stopped judging people and their lives and lifestyles-we are all different and we all have some thing different that we chose for our lives. If we were all the same, life would be very boring. I hope that during the holidays, you take out the time and reach out to those who you don't speak with often and let them know how grateful you are to have them in your life. One positive message leads to positive changes and positives attitudes. I am grateful that you are reading my Blog.

Be Grateful,

Carmen~

Labor Day Weekend!!

I am the selfie person when I am finished with makeup and hair and even when I am in a great mood. I want to wish you all a Great Labor Day Weekend. Be Safe!!!

Carmen~

Being Carmen Bailey!!

As I get older, life changes in many different ways and trying to keep up with other people is not something that I do. I have undergone many changes in my life and I am ready to make changes in the lives of others. I have decided that since I am not married nor to I have children, I need to give to those who do not have families and volunteer. I think that we should all volunteer in our community so that we can assist the future generation to value life. I see so many children that need "real" mentors and people to look up to besides these celebrities and reality stars. We have to do our part because their was someone doing their part for me as I was growing up. Let's do better with raising a new generation of loving and giving people.

Until Next Time,

Carmen~

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Friends!!

I was talking with a co-worker about the fact that I don't speak with my so-called friends that often and I realized that some of my friendships are over. I had a  friend and she is no longer a part of my life, so I took the title Best Friend from her and I gladly give it to my mom. My mom, sister and a few relatives have been so supportive of me when my so-called " Friend" was no where to be found. Life changes in so many ways and I always thought we would be friends forever, but she changed and I walked away. I am happy for her and very happy to move forward in my life. Friends are supposed to be there for you and share in both the joys and pains that you encounter and vice versa. I have always been the better friend to others and in return, never quite received that from my friends. I have one good friend who is always there for me and I am the God mother to her sons and they have been the best support for me. I teach my niece and small cousins to be a good friend, but make sure that you are friends with someone true-someone who will share your joys and pains with you. Make sure that your friends are a reflection of you. I don't take my friend duties lightly, but I do not keep "unwanted friends" in my life either.

Carmen~

Loving My Life!!

Life is great!! I just celebrated my birthday and it has been a great year so far even though we still got a ways to go. I decided to live my life and enjoy it no matter what. People are too concerned about other people and trying to keep up with them and life is too short for that. Think about how to be happy in your life in this moment, not tomorrow, not when the bills are paid off and not when stuff happens. Life is in the moment and we all should be enjoying it each day. I am wishing everyone a very Happy New Year for 2015 and I hope that you have a great and happy year.

Carmen~