I am in a hurry a lot, and I try very hard not to be rude about trying to get where I am going. However, I don’t understand why people drive UNDER the speed limit. I also have trouble on the interstate when I am going 10 over and someone comes at me like a freight train. What is up with drivers now days? They need to seriously, STOP driving stupid!
No matter where I am it seems there is someone going to slow, going to fast, pulling out in front of me, cutting me off or flipping me off. When did we all become such bad drivers?
I think some of it has to do with technology. I think the GPS and the cell phones and the iPods with car adapters are causing a lot of distraction in the car. These are the things that should be banned for teenage drivers, their friends aren’t nearly as dangerous a distraction! This technology has been banned in other states, and I have a feeling, based on my personal observations of stupid driving, that Georgia is not that far off from this being a law here.
I also think some of the issues with Georgia driving is that there are New Yorkers and Southerners driving in the same area with two completely different driving styles. This would explain the fast and the slow. However, there has to be a way to meet in the middle! Can’t we all be the Midwest and go 5-10 over the speed limit?
People, overall, need to pay more attention to signs, and their speedometer. I think people get so caught up thinking and doing what they do in the car that they are not aware of their driving. We need to heed the warning of this quote, “The natural impulse may be the brake sharply for that little kitten, but the Mac Truck behind you might make road kill out of both of you.” The trick is knowing there is a Mac Truck behind you… drive smarter!!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Seriously, STOP 11
Getting married may be the happiest day of your life… if you are part of that lucky 45%. However, I know that there will be other great days. Like the day you graduate, the day you have a baby, and the day you find an amazing pair of Italian shoes for 99% off. Ok, so maybe that last one is just one of my amazing days. But regardless of your definition of the happiest day seriously, STOP spending exorbitant amount of money on weddings.
As far as weddings go you could say I am an expert. I am sort of like the girl from 27 dresses that can’t commit, but I am so organized that everyone wants me in their wedding. I have been in at least two a year for the past three years. I know it isn’t 27, but I am on my way! With this experience I have learned that you can spend a little and enjoy the day just as much. The $5,000 wedding I went to had a bride that was just as happy as the bride at the $50,000 wedding. Brides and Groom’s everywhere need to remember that this is their happy day, and it is not about impressing the guests.
The keeping up with the Jones’ mentality has leaked on to the wedding circuit, and movies like The Wedding Planner and TV shows like Whose Wedding is it Anyway and Don’t Stress the Dress have not helped matters any. People, WAKE UP, not all of us can afford a $5000 wedding dress. Not all of us are meant to wear Vera Wang. It is just a fact of life… deal with it! You are not going to have J.Lo’s wedding because you don’t make $50 million a year… it is common sense!
Weddings need to get back to the reason the people want to be together. When did a relationship become the wedding? I think the brides and grooms need to all take a step back and decide what is important to them. A large party? Or a future investment? Suze Orman once said, “People need to start thinking within their means to have a dream marriage, not just a dream wedding.” I couldn’t agree more!
As far as weddings go you could say I am an expert. I am sort of like the girl from 27 dresses that can’t commit, but I am so organized that everyone wants me in their wedding. I have been in at least two a year for the past three years. I know it isn’t 27, but I am on my way! With this experience I have learned that you can spend a little and enjoy the day just as much. The $5,000 wedding I went to had a bride that was just as happy as the bride at the $50,000 wedding. Brides and Groom’s everywhere need to remember that this is their happy day, and it is not about impressing the guests.
The keeping up with the Jones’ mentality has leaked on to the wedding circuit, and movies like The Wedding Planner and TV shows like Whose Wedding is it Anyway and Don’t Stress the Dress have not helped matters any. People, WAKE UP, not all of us can afford a $5000 wedding dress. Not all of us are meant to wear Vera Wang. It is just a fact of life… deal with it! You are not going to have J.Lo’s wedding because you don’t make $50 million a year… it is common sense!
Weddings need to get back to the reason the people want to be together. When did a relationship become the wedding? I think the brides and grooms need to all take a step back and decide what is important to them. A large party? Or a future investment? Suze Orman once said, “People need to start thinking within their means to have a dream marriage, not just a dream wedding.” I couldn’t agree more!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Seriously, STOP 10
Time management is a skill all people need to learn. When making plans we need to know how long something will take before making more plans. If we are poor time managers we become those disrespectful people who show up late. As one of the punctual ones who is perpetually 5 minutes early, seriously, STOP being late!!
I was taught that it was disrespectful to not appreciate someone else’s time. I was also taught that I should be early to everything if possible so that I make sure I have time to get there. As a result I am rarely late, and if I am it is for a reason. I do understand that there are some good excuses, and that everyone needs to be cut some slack from time to time, but what these people who are always 10 or 15 minutes late? There is no excuse for that except that they are bad time managers.
I have a friend who is constantly running an hour late. I am not sure how she hasn’t been fired from her job, which she is typically only 30 minutes late to, but she has somehow survived. When I make plans with her I tell her to be there at least an hour early. Why can’t she just manage her time and be respectful of mine? It is a fight we have had countless times, and she knows how I feel, but she literally can’t stop.
I am begging all of you people like this to think of others and be less selfish. It will not hurt you to be on time. You will actually be less stressed and happier. Don’t be like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland who was constantly chanting, “I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date! No time to waste or hesitate, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” Keep your very important dates happy by respecting them and showing up when you agreed to!
I was taught that it was disrespectful to not appreciate someone else’s time. I was also taught that I should be early to everything if possible so that I make sure I have time to get there. As a result I am rarely late, and if I am it is for a reason. I do understand that there are some good excuses, and that everyone needs to be cut some slack from time to time, but what these people who are always 10 or 15 minutes late? There is no excuse for that except that they are bad time managers.
I have a friend who is constantly running an hour late. I am not sure how she hasn’t been fired from her job, which she is typically only 30 minutes late to, but she has somehow survived. When I make plans with her I tell her to be there at least an hour early. Why can’t she just manage her time and be respectful of mine? It is a fight we have had countless times, and she knows how I feel, but she literally can’t stop.
I am begging all of you people like this to think of others and be less selfish. It will not hurt you to be on time. You will actually be less stressed and happier. Don’t be like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland who was constantly chanting, “I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date! No time to waste or hesitate, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” Keep your very important dates happy by respecting them and showing up when you agreed to!
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