The fall of an empire . . .

So in case not everyone has heard the bad news by now, Borders Inc. has officially filed for bankruptcy. With this knowledge hundreds of Borders books, music and cafe around the world are closing their doors. On this list is a store that I have grown to love and refer to it as my second home. Borders in Logan, Utah: Store number 553 is a store that I spent every single day at for three years of my life. Although I have not worked there for a little over a year now, I still feel the sadness that previous co-workers are going through. I still feel connected to each one and I hope that they are able to find jobs quickly. I have many friends (though the one's who work there I have always referred to them as my borders family) that are directly effected by this tragedy. There are far to many people to name them all, but for all the staff both past and present . . . God bless you in this time of grief. It has been an honor working with you all. Even though Borders may be gone, we are still family. I will alway remember the wonderful memories and friends that I have made in a small bookstore on main street in the tiny town of Logan, Utah. Until next time . . . keep it real!

Flippin' February . . .

Well as usual dear blogging world, nothing much has happened so far this month. I am still trying to research graduate school and save up for the GRE's. . . Not much studying being done however. I really do need to be better at that. My life is still stuck in a circle, I do the same thing day in and day out. Getting really bored of it too. SO I have been unsuccessful at leaving my rut but I am still trying. I do keep my self pretty busy though between work, dance, zumba and Mary Kay it seems that I am hardly ever home. I spend more time in my car then anywhere else. My family is going to take a "vacation" next weekend and head up to the Cabin in Island Park. Hopefully it will be funner than last year. Last year was filled with WAY to much drama for me. So keep your fingers crossed that all will go off without a hitch. Perhaps if Uncle Dale is nice enough he will let Logan borrow his extra pickup shell so we can bring the dogs with us! I will keep you posted on how the whole trip goes. Until next time . . . keep it real!

Zumba Craze!

I know that this post is a little behind schedule, but when do I ever post ANYTHING on schedule? I decided that even though this is not a life changing kind of thing, it is still something that I can share with those of you who are interested in the goings on in my life (and even those who are not). So the first time that I went to this Zumba thing (for those of you who have no clue what zumba is, it's kind of like latin style dance meets hip hop dance for a totally fun work out) was probably 7 or 8 weeks ago. Amber got me hooked on it, I'll admit I only go once a week because it's hard because of work and other meetings with Mary Kay to go the other days. But oh man it is so much fun, I love it. In fact I am seriously considering ordering the video set and the wii game of zumba so I can do it more often. If you have not tried zumba, you have to do it! Go to zumba.com to find out classes in your area! Until next time . . . keep it real!

Another New Year . . .

Well 2010 has closed it's doors and 2011 has started. As it always seems in my life, So far in the month of January nothing seems to be different. I work, sell Mary Kay and come home. Once at home I usually sit around watching tv, movies or reading a book. I fall asleep and wake up the next day only to do the exact . . . same . . . thing. I'm really tired of being in this rut of boredom but I'm not sure how to get back out. It's hard for me because 99% of my friends are all out of state which makes visiting almost impossible. The other 1% seem unattached, to much time has passed between all the times we would spend together and now we seem distant. Sigh. Hopefully I will get out of this rut and change my life for the better in 2011. I will be working on going to grad school (so keep your fingers crossed that I get in somewhere) and preparing to start another adventure (hopefully) soon. Until next time . . . keep it real!

"Wrapping up" December. . .

Hey y'all,

So obviously it's been a while since I have been on here and thought I would share with you some goings on in my life. . . . . . November has passed and with it Bridger's 5th birthday, Logan and Mom's birthday and Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving this year was spent at Grandma and Grandpa Packers house, not much left during that month. December started and I was keeping busy with Mary Kay and Center PSR. Mary Kay finished up a quarter on Dec 15th and I was a star consultant (meaning I sold X amount in product before the quarter ended) so our directors treated all the stars to a yummy lunch at red lobster and we went to the Christmas Angels concert afterwards. It was such a fun day. Later that night I went to Sizzlers for my Center PSR christmas party and oh man that was some good eatin'. I have not really been up to much, just work, work, work and just in case I get board, work. I am really starting to get heavy into the grad school research again so wish me luck. I will probably be taking the GRE's sometime this year. Chances are high that I will take it twice, just in case the first shot is a crapshoot. I am not a good test taker so please if you have taken it, I need all the study tips I can get. I will let you know as time comes which schools I have or will be applying to. Wish me luck that I get in at least somewhere. Until next time. . . Keep it real!

Changes for the better . . .

So in case you have not heard the news by now, I added yet one more thing to my ever growing to do list. I now work as an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics. This is something that I have been wanting to do for about the last 3 years but I never had time to do it because of school. Well I finally just jumped in with both feet. I realize now that it means that I am going to be even busier than I have been (but really what else is new) but so far I am really enjoying it. For those of you who live far away and check this blog regularly I also have a Mary Kay website that you can order from (www.marykay.com/nemecham) or you can give me a call and we can chat about your wants with this fabulous product. As Christmas approaches it is time to announce all of the wonderful things I can do to make your holidays that much brighter. Call me and we can hook you (or your santa) up with some GREAT gifts ideas. I will be posting some ideas up with instructions, cost, and photo as they become available (aka as I get the time to make sure I have the things I need to put them together.) I better get going, lots to do and little time to do it in. Until next time . . . keep it real!

Wake me up when September ends

Well here we are, 10 days into the month of September. As I always see in my life nothing much has changed since my last post. I now have 6 full time clients so I am working much more but other than that . . . not much. I entered a watch band that I made in a contest for a local Blackfoot business and won so that exciting. I won $25 of in-store credit. I will have to send in another one I suppose, although if they did do the second week of month I just realized that I missed it. Oh well there is always October. My sister just signed up to be a Premier Jewelry Consultant which means that she goes around and does party's (like Mary-kay Makeup) and she talks about and sells Jewelry. They have really nice stuff and it's something that she enjoys. She will be having her first show on September 23rd, so I have been helping her out with her house. My Nephew started school on the 8th of this month (he is in pre-school) and it is really crazy to think about. He seems to like it so far. I also started dancing again (formally that is) on the 8th of this month. I now dance for Rhythm 'n' Sole Dance studio in Pocatello. We only meet once a week so I have only gone once. We will have two competitions (one in Pocatello in March and one at Lagoon in May) and a final recital (I think that is in May or June) I will have to let you guys know. I am really excited to be dancing again, the dance we are learning now is pretty cool and all I know is the first 3 sets of 8 counts. I will have to let you know how that goes. I better get going, I have to get ready for work now (plus it's payday so that is always my favorite day.) Until next time. . . keep it real!