John Farnham - "You're The Voice" - ORIGINAL VIDEO - HQ

This is an oldie but a classic!!! I love it.

Home away from home

I think I may have found a new home, for now anyway. I started working at a company called doba.com on Monday. So far so good. I enjoy my co-workers, and the job is OK.
We finished the basement finally! HALLELUJAH!!!! Our renters have moved in and life is slowing down! We still need to do a few things in the basement like the bathroom floor and a few little things but they can wait!
I still haven't heard from the Dr. on if my labs came out good or not. I will find out this week. I have been feeling OK for the most part but still have rough days. Today is one of those days. I am hurting, nauseous, and fatigued. There is not much that I can do about it since I am working and just started. LAME! I am putting on my strong face today and trying my best to push through! At least its Thursday not Monday right?

MRSA

WARNING:
IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH IN ANY WAY IGNORE THIS POST. IT'S FOR ME TO REMEMBER LATER!!!

So last week I started to notice that I had a red bump on my skin. I didn't think too much of it and left it be. As my week progressed so did the bump. It became red, bigger, and hot. I went to have it looked at and my Dr. cultured it and wouldn't you know it was MRSA. A very scary and aggressive antibiotic resistant bacteria. Well yesterday I had enough and went back to the Dr. He tried to numb it but since it was so infected it didn't numb. OUCH!!!! He cut it open and drained as much of the infection as he could. Then packed it so it will heal from the inside out. I had no idea it would be that painful. I see the Doc in the morning and we will see if it is improving, which I sure hope it is cause it hurts. Now for the squeamish part. Yes I took pictures and yes I am posting them so when I get my blog put into a book I can remember it. Weird, gross, crazy, dumb I know, yet here it is:

Remodel Madness

Wow what a busy month! We have been converting our basement into a rental apartment. Our house has too much space for just the 2 of us. It has been stressful, scary, has and quite an experience. My amazing husband has done most of everything from the ground up, literally. There is now a kitchen where there was an open room to begin. So we literally started from nothing and have created something marvelous! He has had some great help from his mom, dad, sister Vanessa, and his brothers Jesse and Tom. We have built cabinets, walls and tons of things to make this an amazing apartment. We have our final inspection in the morning and then I can officially say IT'S DONE!!! What a glorious moment that will be. We have spent most of today painting and cleaning so our renters can move in tomorrow after noon. Here are some pictures of the process. I will post some of the completed kitchen tomorrow or so.


Above is Phil's brothers, Tom and Jesse building the bottom cabinets. Below is the only picture I can find right now of a "before shot " Like I said, a completely empty room when we started. Where you see the chop saw on the right is where we put in a small wall to make the room more closed.

Below is all of the custom made by my hubby cabinet doors, and drawers. Did I say how amazing my hubby? Pretty amazing I do believe.

Below is Phil standing over the newly put it sink. All we have left to do at this point is touch up paint and hang the cabinet doors. Look at the before and after shots WOWSER!!! I will take more pictures when the kitchen is completely done. So for clarification the new apartment will have 2 bedrooms, 1 large bathroom with a washer and dryer and a BRAND NEW KITCHEN!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!

Miley Cyrus - The Climb - Official Music Video (HQ)

I love this song. I'm not a huge fan of hers but the song speaks strongly of life and it's obstacles. The lyrics are below. Read them as well as watching the video. I believe that words or lyrics can take on a whole new meaning when they are simply read. Rather than just watching/ listening to someone sing them! Happy Saturday!


The Climb lyrics
Songwriters: Alexander, J; Mabe, J;

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/miley-cyrus-lyrics/the-climb-lyrics.html ]

And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

Michael Jurgensen playing Black Veil Brides

This is my super cute 17 year old nephew Mikey. Check it out and for all you in Craig, he is preforming in the city talent show tonight. Contact me or my sister Devin for details. Also, isn't he super adorable~!!!!! He makes this auntie proud.

A Wonderful Qoute Laura shared with me!!

Shared by Laura Jessee Harper on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 8:38pm

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness, For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others."

Audrey Hepburn

Wow time flies!!

So I just "borrowed" this fun little blog post idea from my super cute friend Natalia. As of today 4/21/2011 Phil and I have been together for 1,851 days! We have been married for 1,616 days.
It is super crazy. Some days it feels like we have been together for ever and other days it's like we just met. Marriage is a wonderful union. It is such a great comfort to me knowing that no matter what happens or how bad I screw things up, of if I just need to talk to someone, I have my wonderful husband Philip! He has taken care of me through many medical scares, 2 bouts with cancer, depression, and anxiety to name a few. Ans he has NEVER complain once.

I love my husband for everything he is and stands for. I honestly have no idea where I would be without him. There is a beautiful song by Kelly Clarkson that reminds me of him and how we met. I am posting the video as well as the lyrics. I believe in the power of music and all the good feelings it can bring. Here are the lyrics I can't seem to find a video for this song but the words are just as meaningful! PS I LOVE Kelly Clarkson!!!



"You Found Me"
Kelly Clarkson

Is this a dream?
If it is
Please don't wake me from this high
I'd become comfortably numb
Until you opened up my eyes
To what it's like
When everything's right
I can't believe

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me
You found me

So, here we are
That's pretty far
When you think of where we've been
No going back
I'm fading out
All that has faded me within
You're by my side
Now everything's fine
I can't believe

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me
You found me

And I was hiding
'Til you came along
And showed me where I belong
You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know?
How did you know?

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me

(You found me)
(When no one else was lookin')
You found me
(How did you know just where I would be?)
You broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
The good and the bad
And the things in between
You found me
You found me

Yard Sale

Its official.... we are having a BIG yard sale tomorrow-Saturday. 470 w 200 north santaquin ut Please come and see if there is anything you want, need or whatever. I will also have a large selection of my custom made watch bands and bracelets. Sale will be 7an-ish to 3pm ish Call if you need directions or anything else! Google map it if you need help! I hope to see you all even if just to visit me!

Wicked the Musical - Defying Gravity (Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth)

I am still trying to find joy today. This is a great duo and this is an amazing production.

Jessica Andrews - Who I Am

I have shared this before and have called it my life's anthem. I do know exactly who I am and right now I do not like who I have become! Except that I am Sharon and Ersie's granddaughter. My father is my biggest fan, not my mom (she barely likes me). Once again I am trying to find the will for life today.

Your Hands with Lyrics JJ Heller

This song has uplifted me multiple times and today I am trying to see good things in life. That is very hard for me today. It is a day for me that I wish I was not alive! Today death is very enticing. I need so much strength and I am too tired to try anymore. I need to find a reason to live and even though I know there are millions of reasons I cannot find the strength to to fight anymore.
I had bloodwork today and I am not even wanting to know the results. This will determine if I am cancer free yet.

Divine Intervention

Today I woke up and from the beginning I was having one of "those" days. You know what I mean right? I hurt, didn't feel good was depressed because this job search crap is making me go crazy. GRRRRR.......
Well I went out to get the mail and what did my sad, frustrated eyes see? A wonderful, kind, and completely surprising thank you card from my super cute friend Laura. Among other things this card spoke of how much I have helped her? Crazy. This is exactly what I needed. It was filled with love, caring and sweet words. Divine Intervention much? Well she made my day turn a full 180 degrees.
My hope with sharing this is that you never know when your words will be just what someone needs to hear! She has been a great friend of mine for awhile now. It is because of her that today I am able to smile. I was ready to hide in bed all day. Not now.
Thank you Laura for making this amazing change in me. I cherish the friendship we have. I am blessed to have you and your family in my life. I my friends am the lucky one.

Here is the one and only super cute, friendly, sweet and amazing Laura! What a wonderful example she is to me. Thank you so so so so much! I love you and all my other friends and look forward to the next time we get to do something EPIC!!!!
(She is as sweet and kind as she is beautiful I promise)

An Unbelievable Young Singer Impresses Ellen

WOW true 100% raw natural talent! I was beginning to think EVERYONE use an auto turner! So AMAZING!!!!

Count your Blessings

I have had such an up and down week! WOWSERS!!!!! I have put in so many resumes and still have not found a job. So frustrating, however I have been pretty negative towards others and the situation. I have been much more at peace since I changed my attitude. Don't get me wrong I am still angry about this whole crapola, however I am CHOOSING to see this as a blessing. I mean why not? I have some time off, I cooked dinner a lot this week (which is not something I EVER do), And I get to relax. I am blessed, and this could be a much worse situation. I encourage everyone to count your blessings often. Sometimes we get caught up in "life" and neglect to see the good around us. I do this way to much. This is an ongoing battle that I deal with.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Some random pictures

My cute little lhasa apso Rocky! Who drives me crazy but can melt my heart too!



I love the different pattern in the clouds.

Here are some random pictures I have taken while playing with the new camera! Yes I am that weird and boring!

Katy Perry - Firework

Charice - Pyramid [featuring Iyaz] (Video)

This is an amazing artist. This song is a power song to the crap that can happen to us.

New Firefox Browser issue

How do I remove Yahoo! Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox?

You can remove Yahoo! Toolbar just like any other Firefox Add-on (also called an Extension in older versions of Firefox).

Here are the steps:

1. Click the Tools menu at the top of the Firefox browser.
2. Click Add-ons or Extensions in the Tools menu (depending on which version of Firefox you have).
3. In the window that opens, scroll until you find Yahoo! Toolbar and click on it.
4. Click Uninstall.
5. Click again when you are prompted to confirm.
6. Close the Add-ons Manager or Extensions Manager, and restart your browser.

Soul Asylum - Misery

Sad day in my life today

As you know I left my job at Prosper about a month ago and went to another coaching company Thrive. Well today I was completely blind sided when I was told I was being laid off. My afternoon and evening have been filled with stress and tears. I was laid off because the company was overstaffed. The manager made a comment during the meeting that he was "concerned" that I might not be reliable since I have cancer. I was mad and cried because this stupid cancer has taken one more thing away from me. I loved my job and hate to go.
I am angry that I was laid off because of the cancer. He said there were other factors in this layoff and I was not the only one, but the comment about me being sick put me over the edge. Last I knew it was ILLEGAL to discriminate based on that fact. I have been a stellar employee according to him. Even though this is not my fault I feel like it is. My husband is stressed out we are in bad shape. Also I have had Laryngitis since last Monday and still went to work EVERY DAY! GRRRRR....... so frustrating. Anyway I need to get back to the job hunting. Say a prayer for me please. Let me know if you know of any job openings. Call me 801-921-0166, email me: derinharvey@gmail.com, or leave me a comment. I can use all the help, support, encouragement, and good vibes that I can get!