As I reflect back on the past five years, I realize that no matter how bad things get, someone, somewhere is worse off.
3 years ago, we were flying high; #1 in our company with an obscene income to match, traveling the world, renovating our home to look like a high-end, posh hotel, able to help others and feeling on top of the world. Now we are living below the poverty line, unable to heat our house in subzero weather and living off of our depleted food storage...and yet...
I have a husband that loves me unconditionally, healthy children, a car to drive and my own health to help us overcome this horrible economy.
I am truly blessed.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Lessons Learned-Day Three
Some time on the second day, the 'vacation ownership' team caught up with me and my friend and talked us into listening to their pitch and tour the next morning by promising us a combined $150 in food vouchers for the resort. What can I say? Money talks.
Day three we were up and ready and down at the spot to meet our 'guide' at 7 am sharp for breakfast on the house. The guide was so anxious to please us (hoping to make a sale later) that he willingly got breakfast for all of the girls too. Of course, although they promised breakfast, it was pretty measely. Just a bagel and juice or something of the sort...but free is free and free is good.
After the pitch that seemed to go on forever and the meeting with the guide to 'crunch numbers' and pretty much facing the fact that we probably just were'nt as loving to our children as the wonderful vacation owners who loved their families enough to buy a vacation package, we got away with out $150 in gift certificiates for food at the resort.
Since I had 3 in my room and my friend had 4 in her room, we really only had about $21 each. By the time we went to Johnny Rockets and had an icecream cone, the money was gone.
We decided that although the money didn't go far, we felt more satified with the meal than when we had to pay for it. We further discussed how even though it seemed 'free', we really had to put in a lot of hours to get the free meal and also put up with a lot of irritation in trying to ward off 'the close'. All in all, we had a good lesson for the day.
Lesson: Free is always good!
Day three we were up and ready and down at the spot to meet our 'guide' at 7 am sharp for breakfast on the house. The guide was so anxious to please us (hoping to make a sale later) that he willingly got breakfast for all of the girls too. Of course, although they promised breakfast, it was pretty measely. Just a bagel and juice or something of the sort...but free is free and free is good.
After the pitch that seemed to go on forever and the meeting with the guide to 'crunch numbers' and pretty much facing the fact that we probably just were'nt as loving to our children as the wonderful vacation owners who loved their families enough to buy a vacation package, we got away with out $150 in gift certificiates for food at the resort.
Since I had 3 in my room and my friend had 4 in her room, we really only had about $21 each. By the time we went to Johnny Rockets and had an icecream cone, the money was gone.
We decided that although the money didn't go far, we felt more satified with the meal than when we had to pay for it. We further discussed how even though it seemed 'free', we really had to put in a lot of hours to get the free meal and also put up with a lot of irritation in trying to ward off 'the close'. All in all, we had a good lesson for the day.
Lesson: Free is always good!
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