Elf on the shelf!

Chippy, that's the name of our little magical elf that continues to surprise and amaze the children in my home. A great concept has been globalized for the retail industry and brought in to the homes of many for the purpose of believing further in the magic of Christmas.

A little elf sits immobile within the sight line of little ones. With a little help from magic, he returns to life when nobody is looking and relocates. Every night while the house is sound asleep, he returns to the North Pole to report to Santa the behaviors of the ones he's been watching. He has time to eat and play with his elf friends and return by morning seemingly unreal.

The one catch that enables the safety of this elf is that of a child's touch. If touched by a child, the elf loses his Christmas magic. He is no longer able to fly and in most cases will climb on the roof to be found by other elf friends to help him return to the North Pole. This fear of the unknown possibilities keep the children curious but not enough to risk being responsible for the loss of the elfs magic.

On Christmas eve he returns to the North Pole to rest with Santa and linger in the North Pole until next year when the Christmas season is upon us once more.

What a sensational gift to give to children to help even the most common non-believers begin to question what they truly know about the magic of Christmas! Not to mention, the entertainment it provides to the adults.

Thanks Chippy, for all you do!

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."

                                                                     -Charles Dickens

Quality Assurance

I think I'm going to begin recording my phone calls for quality assurance. I find it interesting that companies provide you with the prompted warning about your conversations but when it comes time to uphold their end of the bargain that you've made with them via phone, they suddenly don't have notation of it. Whether it is the price you are suppose to pay or products that you have been promised. I had tried recording names and dates and that only works in some instances. Most of the time they give you their sincerist apologies and cordially tell you "too bad". I sure would like the opportunity to play back a recording of the open-ended promises that are made when they are ever-so eager to sign you up and take your money.

Oh, and put them on hold when they call; "thank you for your patience, I will be with you shortly to hear about the money I owe you or the products you would like to sell".

"The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary."
-SAM WALTON

Excuses

Excuses my friends are like garbage....everyone has some and it always stinks! 

Whether you like the analogy or not, the truth of the matter is, if you can't own up to your mistakes you will indefinitely lose respect (assuming of course that you had any to begin with).

Relationships, Parenting, Jobs, Appointments, Special Occasions....  Have you, or have you not ever used one?

Now consider this, what do you think the other person was thinking? or even feeling for that matter.

Obligations can be something as predictable and tedious such as showing up to work on time every day. They could be keeping your plans to meet with someone. Parents, you know all about having to be there to support your kids.

MAKE TIME PEOPLE! Show up! Don't cancel, rearrange your schedule so that you are a dependable and trust worthy person. It matters to others and whether you realize it or not, to yourself. Everyone has a conscience, some speak a little louder than others mind you, however guilt lays lead upon your heart. And I dare not mention what the effects are to the person you let down.

Let's simplify the situation, take a deep breath and say to yourself, I will NOT be selfish. I will think of how my actions effect others. I will try to make an effort in becoming more reliable.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Bucket List

I think Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson had a great idea, list some things you'd like to do before you kick the bucket. Add to it and mark off of it as time goes by!

I made mine in 2008 and guess what, I've crossed something off since then!

It's okay if all of them are highly unlikely to happen, it's something to wish for. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! 


*Take out a piece of paper, you can start on a post-it but I'd recommend something larger. 


*Write down a few things that you really want to do at some point in your life. Money and time are limitless so there are no excuses for holding back.


*Keep the paper in your wallet or your purse, email it to yourself, do something so that you can look at it later. You may want to add to it at some point and hopefully cross things off. 


Remember, you may not do a single thing on that list, you may do something five or ten years from now. The point is, have it! 

"Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dreams

"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."

Henry David Thoreau

If such is the case, I'm incredibly charismatic! We all have dreams, from childhood to adulthood and beyond, it's what you do to achieve those dreams that touches your heart with happiness. Even if you try and fail, at least you try. If we continue to dream and make no efforts to make them come true then, we are left with sadness in our hearts. A feeling of discouragement or the cliche "should of, would of, could of" . We must choose how heavy we want our hearts to hang.

I say: Don't just dream, do!