To those of you who help me

I have really had an up and down week this week. Sometimes you just aren't sure you can get all the demanding things done, let alone stay sane during them all. I was overloaded with many things to do, places to be, multiple projects and deadlines at once as well as information overload, expenses and not to mention my share of frustrations, sometimes to the point where I just wanted to come unglued.  Amidst the chaos, there are many things to be grateful for. We just need to stop and really reflect on them.
Sometimes there are just those people that you come in contact with that make life easier to bare, that make you less frustrated, or help you forget what you were frustrated about. Sometimes we take those people for granted and sometimes they don't even expect a thank you. But I want to take this time to simply stress how important it is to thank these people before it is to late. You may truly make a difference to them.
I want to thank John at Nissan for his exceptional customer service, for getting to my vehicle asap, diagnosing the problem, fixing another person's mistake, replacing a missing part, him and his service people's time, washing and vacuuming my car and sending me home reassured with a $0 bill.
I want to thank the tow truck manager and state farm for picking up the difference of the mistake they quoted me in mileage on the tow bill.
I want to thank the Fletcher's manager for agreeing to pay my difference in tow bill when my car died in the intersection for the part that they accidentally knocked off while checking my air filter that caused my car to die and have it be towed.
I want to thank God or the Universe for the car troubles that may have put me in the right place at the right time to avoid something catastrophic that could have happened in my life.
I want to thank Jesse at Discount tire for matching prices on tires for me and finding the best deal for Steve's tires possible to help ease our already hefty bill to buy 6 new tires between us.
I want to thank my mom for coming to my rescue once again and helping with my son without a second thought.
I want to thank my friend Amy for the ride to pick up my car so I didn't waste extra time waiting for a courtesy vehicle or arranging another way to pick my car up. And for helping me with my computer issues. :)
To Melinda and Judy for helping me with Drew and his rental and easing both of our weeks!
I want to thank Ali for having me come present my book to her literature class and over the last few days becoming an advocate for my book sales and helping me to get some contacts at local schools that she has connections with.
Thank you  Meisha for agreeing to take my new catalogs and scents to her work to collect orders for me! :)
I want to thank Ashley and Alexandria for always knowing when to text or call at the moment that I need the pick me up the most!
I thank my husband for remaining calm this week in the midst of my crazy schedule and late nights my frustrations and roller coaster moods! You were amazing!
I am sure there were a lot more people that I could and should be thanking right now, and to anyone who has helped me in the past a big thank you to you as well.

I will go out and put a little sunshine into some one's life today, because though they may seem like small gestures to the person who is doing them, they may make a total difference to those who are receiving them.

Turn of events

Sometimes no matter how hard you try and plan for your day to go one little switch and your whole day can go another way. I set out this morning to do a little work helping my mom in her closet then my plan was to do paperwork, BPO's, look up houses for people and follow up with banks on short sales, while taking breaks to do laundry and put away stuff from our weekend trip.
1 text changed that all. I dropped what I had planned to show a couple houses for rent over an hour from my home. Neither were a winner in his mind, but a blessing in disguise in mine.
Life is about making money to live on to have what you need and want, but it is also about making the most of your time and energy and today I was grateful that mine including stopping to spend a little time and bringing a little sunshine to a friend in the hospital. And knowing that whether it was a big or little impact making it is important because we never truly know how much time we have left.
Today i count my blessings for my life, my health and my happiness that i am in control of creating every day, because we truly create our own happiness in the midst of tragedy, or disaster. We chose our reaction.
2 situations, one that involved a previous Broker's niece and fellow Realtor's son who were killed in a car crash this past weekend at the young age of 22 and another a friend of friend who himself, wife and 1 month old baby girl were struck by a car walking through an intersection this morning (all still alive but with multiple injuries.) -remind me that when I am gone no one will remember me for how clean my house was, whether I got all my laundry done, if I got everything done on my list but they will remember my attitude, my smile and how I impacted their life.
So i believe today I accomplished my goal, whether I crossed a single thing from my list or not. And if tomorrow never comes would i rather have know the last dish was clean or that I spent it with the family and friends that I love.