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Let's Get Personal

Reflection

marcetheblogger

Hi All,

I am feeling a bit nostalgic today so I wanted to share some thoughts. At the end of 2017, I took a very crazy leap of faith and accepted a new position. Why was it crazy, you ask? Well because it required a significant pay cut and leaving a job after 4 years (my longest job).

I had decided earlier in that year that I would return to grad school and get a degree to work in higher education. I knew it would not be easy and I knew it would require sacrifice. I went through so many situations since making the switch and they were not easy.

Many don’t know but I had interviewed at other schools but was never offered a position. But I did not become discouraged!  I knew I wanted to do more with my life. I wanted to make an impact on people’s lives.

I was fortunate to have started my higher education career at the beginning of 2018. Since then I have moved on to a different institution and feel beyond excited for the new opportunity. I am fortunate to be working with a great team and cannot wait to see what the rest of this school year brings for me.

Travel

Dolphinaris – Cozumel, Mexico

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During our family cruise this past August, our ship docked at beautiful Cozumel, Mexico. This was our one stop where we decided to participate in an excursion. It was a family friendly activity that we all truly enjoyed.

For our last stop, we booked the Dolphinaris Experience. Due to my son being so small we opted not to do swimming with dolphins since he would not be able to participate and we were also on a budget. We booked the excursion directly on the Carnival app which was super easy and convenient.

We received our instructions in an envelope the morning of our excursion. Typically we would have received it the night before but we booked it super last minute. Once we docked, we made our way to our meeting spot where we had to wait about 45 minutes to be taken to our transportation. Our group was split into different taxi vans and the drive was about 15 minutes.

When we arrived, we were greeted by the super nice staff. We were able to watch some of the excursions that were already taking place while we waited for our host.

Shortly after we were given instructions to get ready. We had to shower beforehand to make sure we washed off any products that could harm the dolphins and water life.

Our instructor was great and we were in a small group of 4 plus the baby. The instructor explained what we had to do clearly and also shared valuable information about the dolphins. The two dolphins were named Marce and Frida. We were able to interact with them and had such a fun time.

After we were able to enjoy a buffet with an open bar before we had to head back to the ship.  The options ranged from building your own taco to a good ol’ burger or hotdog. We also enjoyed some drinks called “Sex on the beach.”  At the end, we had the option to purchase our pictures and other gift items. Tip: NEGOTIATE! 😉

Below are some pictures of our adventure.

Jena getting a kiss 😘
Dancing!
Baby John got in on the action!
Frida jump!
Splish splash!
Family, Mom Life, Travel

Family Cruise 2019

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This summer we went on our first family cruise. We did it right before the beginning of the school year as a way to close out our summer. It was a 7 day cruise leaving from the Port of Miami to the Grand Cayman Islands, Roatan Island, Belize, and Cozumel.

We flew into Fort Lauderdale a day in advance and then took a cab over to Miami. We stayed at a Marriot close to the Port. We didn’t have a car so we mostly just walked around the surrounding area to do some exploring. We ended up doing a late night Target run and were able to get some necessities for our trip that we were missing.

This post will focus on some of the items I felt were important to have on this cruise especially traveling with a family. I will do a post and share some great pictures at a later time.

Items to bring in no specific order:

These were the key items to have. The cruise ship helped with our milk supply as it was available 24/7 for the baby.

I will keep updating this as I receive feedback. Feel free to share your own tips and I can continue to keep this growing!

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Family, Friends

Who is really your friend?

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I was actually inspired to write this after a conversation I had with my friend earlier today.  She was upset about her “best friend” and a little falling out they had.  Listening to her story, it really sounded like the friendship with her so-called best friend was really just a one way relationship.  

So what does this mean?  It’s a one way street, where everything just goes in one direction.  In a one way friendship, it means one person is on the receiving end and the other gets nothing in return.  For example, you have a bad day, you know you can call me.  You need money to borrow, I can lend it if I have it.  You need a ride, someone to help you change a flat, I’m there even if it means bringing someone with me to change that tire that I definitely wouldn’t know how to change lol.  BUT…when I call you for help or a listening ear, I get no response or an excuse.  I need someone to take me to do an errand, you make an excuse.  This is not an equal friendship!!  It’s really terrible to be honest especially when you realize it is happening.  It is very difficult to accept when you consider this person a true best friend.  It is HURTFUL!!!

So what can you do?  Well how I see it you can do one of two things…You can talk to that person and explain your feelings to them and how the situation can be mended OR you can simply tell that person that you have grown past the friendship and move on.  It sounds simple, YES!  But easy to implement…probably not but definitely not impossible.  

Once you realize how much you love yourself, you won’t put up with that type of friendship.  You will notice who truly values you and learn to truly embrace those people.  Believe it or not sometimes the most toxic relationships are ones you don’t even notice and are with those you consider the closest to you.

No time for negativity! 

Embrace the positive!!

Love those who love you!!! 

Set standards and accept nothing less!!!!