03 | December | 2014

Hi ya peeps!! On this 7th day of my social media challenge, Wednesday December 3rd, I am thankful for #ARoofOverMyHead, #CrazyNationalHolidays and #Ravioli!! How does that all tie in?

Today is National Roof Over Your Head Day!! I love to celebrate fun and wacky holidays!! For instance – National Bacon Day!! Oh yes!! It does exist!! Today, the spirit of things is a little more sobering. Bottom line – there are too many homeless people out there (young and old) that don’t have a roof over their head or much anything at all really.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot actually. Homelessness….is a very controversial subject. Some people think we shouldn’t help homeless people because they put themselves in the situation they are in. Some people would take the shirt off their backs to warm the body of a homeless person. We all have the rights to our own thoughts and beliefs…. here are my thoughts:

Regardless of their situation or happenstance: homeless people are humans. Period. However, I personally often get irritated when someone approaches me on the street and asks for money. It isn’t because of who they are, how they dress or what they look like. It’s usually because I feel like I can’t trust them. I work very hard to provide for my family and I don’t want to hand out my hard earned money to someone that isn’t trying to make a life for themselves. Or worse, someone who is just taking our money – as an income?! Ugh… I just get so frustrated.

However, it is the holiday season and I really hate to think of anyone suffering. So on this day, that I am telling you I am so incredibly thankful for the roof over my head. So much so that I really should stay up all night and scour it from top to bottom! Ok…realistically that isn’t going to happen….the key word there was should. Sleep is going to win tonight, but Sunday… Mr. Magic Eraser, Mr. Scuncci Steam Cleaner and I have a hot date!! 🙂

Today – I challenge you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I challenge you to follow these steps:

Take the $5 you were going to spend at Taco Bell on lunch tomorrow…
Go to Wal-Mart and buy a can of Ravioli…
Go to Dollar Tree and buy 4 pairs of socks with your left over change from the Ravioli…
Drop off the socks at a local Homeless Shelter or Women’s Shelter (They need kid socks too!)
Enjoy your steaming bowl of ravioli with the huge side of basically being awesome. 😀

Today was another easy day to pick what I am thankful for. I am 7 days – a whole week – in to my challenge. Are you playing along??

QUESTION OF THE DAY: When was the last time you donated money, products or your time to a homeless or women’s shelter near you? (Hint: If your answer is never…today is the day! – You can even do it anonymously…)

I can’t wait to hear/read/see your posts!! If you guys play along on any social media sites please use the hashtag: #365smc That way I can follow along all year and give you guys some shout outs!!

Here is the link to my YouTube channel: Cat’s YouTube Channel: Obliviously Awesome.

Here is the link to my Day 7 (My Roof and Ravioli) video!! 🙂 Check it out!

Here is where you can find me:

VLOG: www.youtube.com/user/OblivioislyAwesome
BLOG: www.WAHMcat.wordpress.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/wahmcat
INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/ObliviouslyAwesome
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Obliviously-Awesome/311528022376074
PINTEREST: www.Pinterest.com/wahmcat

See ya’ll tomorrow! 😀

Love ya lots, like tator tots!!

Love, Cat

#365smc

Hi ya’ll!! Today was a very awesome day! Why, you ask? Because it’s TACO TUESDAY BABY!! On this 6th day of my social media challenge, Tuesday December 2nd, I am thankful for #TacoTuesdayBaby – also #yummy! 🙂

Every Tuesday for the last few years, my family has pretty much eaten the same thing every Tuesday. Unless I was sick or tending to a sick kiddo or some other craziness happened, I went and picked up Taco Tuesday!! It has become a ritual in my home that I really love.

It started with a few Tuesday’s here and there because it was inexpensive, tasty and easy. Then it just became…a thing. Then when I had little man it also became a ritual that the MIL (the Misters mommy) came over every Tuesday to visit her newest grandbaby. I started picking up tacos for her too. Now, I really look forward to Tuesday nights and here is why:

TacoCat is spelled the same backwards. 🙂 Ok…so that isn’t one of the reasons, but it is still some ~~useful~~ useless knowledge that you may need some day! 😉
Tacos are yummy and there are sooooooooo many options!! Corn or flour tortillas? Beef, chicken, carnitas, veggie…blah blah blah? Lettuce? Tomato? Cheese? (duh.) Sour cream? Guacamole? Or do you like street tacos with onions and cilantro? #yummy!!
All 3 of my kids sit around the table with the MIL and we always have good conversation. Nothing can beat that. 🙂
I am teaching my children the value of spending time together.
Lots o’ food for NOT lots o’ money!

It’s a total #WinWin.