Meeting Bambi

Last week James, I and his friend went "fishing" about an hour away from home. We got to the place and there were a lot of people on the main spot so we decided to go wonder up the river and woods areas. The deeper we went the more muddy it got. At some point I decided to take off my shoes and just step in the mud. I figured a nice mud "bath" would go well for my feet...LoL. Soon after James did the same.
The experience of the mud on my feet was interesting. It felt squishy, soft and cold, sticky and actually enjoyable. I carried my shoes in one hand, the bag on my shoulders and had NO fear of getting dirty...haha
We never found a good spot for fishing and the river curved around so we decided to head back. We put our shoes on and instead of going back the same way decided to cut through the high grass field. At first the grass was short and it gradually became higher and higher. I felt like I was in a jungle , there was no selected path, we had to make it ourselves. I was following James (shortly behind him) when I stumbled upon a baby deer to my right. He would have probably missed it, but I was looking at my feet and what I was stepping on or in...
At first I jumped up because I was not expecting to see anything but grass. I froze for a second as I processed what I am seeing in front of me. As soon as I realized it was a deer, I expected it to get up and run. The baby deer did not even know we were there. It was sleeping, curled up in the high grass, cool to the ground. I had my camera, I took it out and moved some of the grass. It heard me move the grass so it looked up at me, i took the picture. It was not afraid of me. It just laid there on the ground, innocent, probably expecting to see the mother. We left it alone and kept moving.
When I got home I wanted to research if it was typical for mothers to leave their babies unattended. I was worried that the baby might have been abandoned. It turns out that mothers leave their young ones in high grass areas for the daytime, while keeping an eye on them from far away. If they see that their young one is in potential danger they will moved them to a different spot.
It was an interesting day as I realized this was probably going to be the closest I would ever get to a deer in my life. I wanted to pet it, but I was not sure if the mother would leave it. Some animals in the animal kingdom do that, because of human scent.

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Walking in LOWE's

Yesterday James and I took a walk through LOWE's while we waited for his cousin to get off work. We were walking around the home supply areas (kitchen, yard, laundry,driers). There were some cool designs that appeared to be practically effective. James and I discussed the house arrangements where we live now, particularly the kitchen area. The way we have the kitchen area is very ineffective in space and design. When cooking we are looking for available space to place the items we need to use as well as having space for the tools that are to be used for cooking. I passed by this cool island that can go in the middle of the kitchen and looked something like the above picture. I don't know how much it cost, but according to James my "taste" was pricey...lol (he also liked the design) and said that that is something one would see in an expensive house...another words something that we would not be able to afford!
Since when does practicality cost "millions"? Do we have to buy and design garbage to sell it cheaper and be impractical? This is something that exists within the current money system.
As I walked away from the kitchen counter top I "wished" I had the money to just see something and buy it. And to know that the item I buy is practical, efficient, and lasts.
In the current money system that is not possible, because items are deliberately made to NOT last, to NOT be practical and to NOT give many options for buyers because that which is practical may cost you off the ass. Of course it is the nature of the system we have accepted and allowed as ourselves.
In an Equal Money System we as humanity will make sure that everyone has the money to afford that which they like as a design, and be sure that every product is practical to the user.
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At the club...

I just listened to Katie's video about "Who Run the World"  http://youtu.be/ia9BbJg4Bs8
I found myself crying at one point because her words stand out strong. It is interesting I am watching this video today because yesterday I went clubbing for a friend's B-day and I totally see all the girls in there the way Katie is referring to in her video.
The night began quiet. I was supposed to go there with a friend whom I made plans with because I did not want to go by myself. From past experiences going to meet the b-day girl to a club is like she is not even there... because there are many other people to accommodate throughout the night. I got a phone call saying that my friend has made other plans and was going to meet me at the club later. At that point I already knew she was not going to make it. I was sad because again it is proven to me that I cannot count on people to stand by their words. I decided to go alone because I wanted to dance and enjoy the crowd a bit. I drove there, the place is in a bit of a deserted area so I parked on the street and ran my ass off to the club. I entered the front where they check Id's and immediately saw the other girls that were around me. The 10inch hills, the almost nothing clothing....and my first thought has always been...how can someone ACTUALLY dance in this attire? I mean, are you here to dance or show off what you are wearing? I was wearing flats (because there are comfy to dance in), a dress shirt/top and shorts (with leggings under b/c it was kind of cold outside). I felt pretty comfy...:)
Anyhow, throughout the night I danced almost non stop for like 3 hours, I was sweating a lot. I found a guy that was NOT about grinding on me but actually wanted to dance....and it was enjoyable. I also was 50% responsible for one other guy getting kicked out of the club because he was bothering me and this other girl. He was definitely intoxicated more than enough and was getting a bit too close and touchy for my liking and her liking. So needless to say I had a lot of fun going and do not regret my decision on going alone.

So this morning I am listening to Katie's video and remembered last night and all the previous nights of clubbing where I almost fell for that female construct because I felt I was not good enough for the guys unless looking like the "sexy" look. My motto has alway been go and dress comfy so that I can enjoy dancing. And at some points I had considered going the "uncomfortable" way, because I was curious to know what's it like. But I realize it would not make a difference to the approachment  of guys. In reality all the people in the club are so hardly druged up on alcohol that at some point in the night it becomes really irrelevant what one is wearing, how one is dancing, or what one is actually doing in the club.....it all becomes pointless and leads to a morning of stomach pain and late alcohol effects such as a hang over and not exactly remembering what the hell happened last night. WHAT A FUCKING WAIST OF TIME. So NO I am not interested in looking "eye candy" for the guys. I am interested in going dancing and dress comfortably which is "sexy" in its own terms of how one expresses. My other motto is the clothes do not make the person, person makes the clothes...(well to some extent that is). One should look at themselves and determine what clothing they enjoy wearing to a level of physical comfortability and a level of self expression. And it is all about self not about looking "good" for others.
Thank You Katie for point out the obvious!

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Kids growing up TOO fast?

In the past few months I have seen how my toddlers have become more verbal and looking for ways to express themselves.
I understand that this development occurs at their own time, however being a part of setting up the environment for them to learn and nourish their development is awesome. Every day I come up with different actives for them and games to play but the best way of learning seems to be through singing and dancing. They now are all aware of their body parts because of the "head, shoulders, knees" song. I do the movements with them and it is cute how they begin to try them out for themselves.
One issue with education in the current system is that children are forced upon learning academics in a structured way from an early age. This means that the playful methods of learning are ignored and children are forced into "growing up" faster. There is too much emphasis put into learning everything as fast as they can, because of preparing them for the world of COMPETITION.
What I am learning in my college is to prepare activities and games so that the children can learn through engaging in the play and have fun. This method however is not widely accepted especially when children begin to enter kindergarten. Creating activities takes time and extra effort outside of the work time. It seems that it is much easier to print out a worksheet and put on a movie like "Blues Clues". Unfortunately many teachers will pick the worksheets over making a fun activity. Perhaps because of lack of motivation, or because of personal issues.

A good teacher will be willing to go the extra mile to create a fun learning environment. And in an EMS that will be a must. It will also be motivational because the teacher will have themselves grounded and putting their attention into the learning of children.
Another issue I would like to address that creates lack of motivation in teachers is the long working hours and that it takes time off spending time with their families.
To create a motivational environment for teachers, the correct amount of hours should be made available. There needs to be time for planning and time for implementing the planning. The hours have to be such that no work/planning should be taken outside of work time and that spending time with the children is no more than 4 hours.
Working 9 hours with toddlers can drive a person nuts. After a certain amount of time I am "spent" and need to get away until the next day when I come in "refreshed". But why put a person into working 9 hours (and the pay ain't that great)? Because of money. It is cheaper to have one person working a long day than have 2 people come in and split the shift.
In EMS hour distribution will be fair!
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Kids Magnet...

Today I went to my mom's for dinner. There were many people invited, eating and sitting outside chit chatting. When i walked in I said "hi" to everyone, sat down, had some food. I noticed there were two girls (children from one of the families that were there). The little one must have been around 4 years and the older one around 7 or 8. They were playing "tag" before I got there. As soon as I looked the 4 year old one, she smiled and came to me. At first shy, looking at me, checking out my clothes and head band, earrings. She was talking to me but I could not clearly understand her language yet. She made it clear that she wanted to play. The older sister began running around me saying "catch me.." So I began to chase her and all of the sudden it became a game between the three of us. I had no intentions of talking to anyone there because there was nothing for me to say to anyone. So I engaged in the play with the two girls and had a blast.
Later we played the "hot and cold" game where you hid an object and the other person has to find it. We used a flower.
When they had to go (they were leaving to go home), the little one did not want to leave. She sat down on the grown by me (I was kneeling down) and would not move because she still wanted to play. Her mom said she had never done this before with other people. So I had to pick her up and put her in the car because when her  mom tried she was about to cry. I told her we would play another time, hugged her and put her in the car seat.

Interesting experience.

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