I am relieved to know that all of Hollywood is not selfish and shallow and materialistic. I just watched 3 episodes of Home Sweet Hollywood (reality show about Tori Spelling and Dean Whatever-his-name-is and of course baby Liam). Yes this week's episode they threw a $20,000 birthday party for their one-yr-old Liam, but I can't say anything since I dropped a whole paycheck on my child's 13th birthday party. I took 4 girls, a babysitter, my husband, myself, and my parents to a resort for the weekend. Extragavant, yes. But thats just what we do for our kiddos - give them those awesome memories and all the special times that we can. And I bet if you compared income ratios, its pretty similiar. I mean we didn't have Lonni Anderson, Carmen Electra, and Denise Richards and the mountain of presents at ours, but hey that's their circle of friends. I was impressed that they also did not keep all the gifts. They kept a few things for Liam and gave the rest to charities that would give them to kids who didn't have any toys. I think that is really cool. And I also was impressed that when they were house-hunting, Tori really stressed about their budget and about not getting more house than they could afford. I can totally relate to that right now!
As celeb reality shows go, I give Tori & Dean 2-thumbs-up!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Identity Crisis
So at what point in your life do you get to discover who you truly are? And what defines you? Is it just my beliefs that define me? Is who I marry & my family & friends that define me? Is it my job? My hobbies? The church I go to? How I spend my money?
I am going through a huge transition period right now. I hope my identity isn't linked to my job. I just recently had to list every job i'd had since high school on a job application & I didn't see a single one that I truly enjoyed. There were several that I liked in the beginning or had some good days but none that I truly loved. (Except for Stagedoor - after my initial homesickness freak out - but they are only open for the summer so that's not pratical.) Most of you know that I am trying to start a new career and a new life for my family in Sevierville. I do like this job - its a lot of fun & I get to talk to lots of people but I'm just not making much money. I feel like every job I like doesn't pay and the jobs that pay well I don't like or don't qualify for. My biggest wish is that SOON I find that job that fits - doesn't have to be perfect but a salary would be nice :)
I am going through a huge transition period right now. I hope my identity isn't linked to my job. I just recently had to list every job i'd had since high school on a job application & I didn't see a single one that I truly enjoyed. There were several that I liked in the beginning or had some good days but none that I truly loved. (Except for Stagedoor - after my initial homesickness freak out - but they are only open for the summer so that's not pratical.) Most of you know that I am trying to start a new career and a new life for my family in Sevierville. I do like this job - its a lot of fun & I get to talk to lots of people but I'm just not making much money. I feel like every job I like doesn't pay and the jobs that pay well I don't like or don't qualify for. My biggest wish is that SOON I find that job that fits - doesn't have to be perfect but a salary would be nice :)
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