5 Reasons I Quit Blogging

I quit everything.

Once again, I was thinking about how to share myself as The Energy Doula .  It comes into my mind every few months, so I give it my all, plan, prep, post and fall flat on my face. Was I scared, ashamed, confused, embarrassed? Probably.  So, I turn to food and eat my feelings. At least I'm in the realm of safe, normal, and non-important.

This time I was thinking about what platforms I'd like to use and would I actually be able to commit myself in creating and posting something daily or even weekly?  It's never worked before.  I have an Instagram account called Glo. Energy. Daily.  I have opened and closed and opened again, but can't seem to commit myself to a certain subject matter to produce and post in a consistent matter.  I would like it to be a place where I share my spiritual, physical and emotional growth.  Talk about my knowledge and talent in the healing arts, high vibrational tools and foods,  and simple affluent living from affirmations, my BIRTHWRITE programs and THE INCREASE PLAN.  Both, are programs, classes, lessons, coaching and support that I have designed and ached to teach people but have never known how.  Even after paying over $3,000 for my own business coaches, I have nothing to show.. so I quit.

I have started and quit 4 direct sales businesses, 3 websites, 5 Facebook groups, 2 online business, 4 classes in midwifery, which was my hearts greatest desire for 3 years. I quit after one year of homeschooling.  I went to study education in college knowing I wanted to teach my own children at home. But I Quit.

 I have quit every food and exercise program I have ever started.  I started to write a book in 2014, and now I have chapters and outlines for half a dozen books, but no angst to complete them.   I have plenty of excuses why i quit, and so I will share some of the reasons, I abandoned this page and quit blogging.


#1  I don't plan posts

I can plan entry topics, but when it comes to actually writing I find I want to talk about something different or as in this post talk about too many unrelated ideas, that ramble on about my side thoughts, which doesn't translate into easy enjoyable reading. So, I quit.

#2  I hate proof reading

 I enjoy random writing, if you ever saw my personal bedtime journal you would start to wonder, probably worry about what is actually going on in my mind. Although I speak English,  I am American. I received a traditional American education and lack some English grammar skills. It literally takes me a hours to write and proof- read.  I hate it.  So, I ask someone to help, and they hate it.  My grammar and writing is so spastic and chaotic, my editors want to tear their eyes out and choke on cotton balls. So, I quit.

3. I had NO New Material

I started this blog when it was the popular young mom thing to do before the plethora of social media platforms today. I had no following and I didn't care.  I just used it to write my daily doings. But, on social media I can give your daily updates with pictures and quick captions which appease the quick paced minds of this generation.  Additionally, the super bonus blessing of live videos. Who cares about your grammar in those things.  Around baby #3, I'd been there, done that. Moved to a foreign country, feared for my life daily and figured there's nothing new in mommyville worth sharing. I figure if people wanted valid information to read they could find what their looking for on the other popular pretty blogs. So, I quit.

4. I have No Photography Skills

I would love to invest in the tools and skills to take jaw dropping pictures. Five years ago,  I realized I needed to stop stealing other peoples pictures from google and take my own.  Unfortunately, my pictures sucked. I assumed my non- existent audience doesn't actually want to take time to read my frequently too long post full of bad english without pictures. Instead of paying for pictures, learning a new skill, and getting more comfortable with the growing technology and powerful platforms of advertisement and networking.  I just quit. Then, I learned to lost ALL the pictures from this blog from 2007- 2012. Heart- broken.  I really should just make this a photo-less blog.  Are those things real?

5. Too Many New Platforms

 Could one actually read a blog which it ended in.. blogspot.com?  I knew no one would take me seriously. So,  I paid for a domain, never wrote a post for the entire year.  I tried SO many different ways and places to get my words written, my pictures taken and my sometimes message given.  I either was inconsistent or couldn't figure it out.  I do have a brand new empty blog somewhere. I would love to start new and fresh, but the fear of the unknown and falling flat of information kind of scares me. Must I fail again.


BUT.. I want to write.

I want to show I can do something consistently.  I want to finish my books, or at least one.  I want to document my weight loss and happiness journeys without so many hashtags. This time instead of giving all my kisses away to my kids, hubby, and strangers, I want to give some kisses to myself.

Prove to myself in 2018, I can start something, I can see positive results, I can help people and I can  finish something.  That'd be great.

I don't expect many to participate in the sin of reading a post without pictures but I'm going to write them anyways, if not here.. here.

Xoxo, Glo

Skinny Soup

I love making soups.  My sister loves Cabbage Skinny Soup.  She wanted me to remember the recipe I made from a year ago, but I just don't remember.  Here is the download of Skinny Soup.

Pretty much you throw together your poor man soup or skinny soup and it always turns out fine! Poor man soup consists of potatoes and a little more hardy veggies.  This soup was tossed with tons of randomness.  Still yummy, still colorful.

Onion
Garlic
Celery
Carrots
S & P
Garlic powder
Oregano
Cabbage
Canned Tomatoes
Broth/ Water
Small red kidney beans
Green beans
Brocolii
Saute. Boil. Simmer. Serve.

*I love to add Zucchini & Summer Squash when I have them available.
**I may add some meat protein in the beginning, or I may not.
    Sausage, chicken, bacon, or in this case a few slices of salami

Where Did All My Pictures Go?

I was looking back at my previous post on this blog.  I can't seem to figure out why for PAGES all of the pictures are gone.  Most of them were mine.  I guess that's what happens when your computer dies?  I'm so confused??

Beautiful Pictures make a Beautiful Blog.  My pictures were never beautiful but they were mine. PICTURES, Where are you??!! The WHOLE POINT of keeping a blog was to save the pictures and memories, RIGHT!?

HELP!!!!
Any and All Advice needed!

Thx xoxo, Glo

Making A Come Back

I can't really explain why I haven't written in a million years.  I also realize, I am not that great of a writer to begin with. I guess it would be better for me to make videos. We will see what I end up doing.  If anything this will become a great place for me to jot down my thought and work through my issues!

The reason for Good Morning Kisses kind of faded from my mind.  It was no longer a place I wanted to store my families memories. It wasn't the place I wanted to blog about my business pursuits.  What is Good Morning Kisses?

It was designed to be the place I send my kisses. Listing all the things I loved about home making and wifing. Sadly, when I became a student wife- not of this homemaking and improving my life stuff mattered much.

I got sucked away in trying to make money. Opening businesses, learning as much information as I could and kicking my kids to the side. Although I learned a lot.  I also got a lot and am doing a lot.  I have the desire to slow down and get focused on what really matters.

Making my house a home and giving kisses to all those deserving. So, here is my comeback to Good Morning Kisses. Where I can show my family and myself how much I have grown, and how much I learn and do is for them. Not just for me! <3

Wish me luck!

PLAY CATCH UP over the PAST THREE YEARS!
1. I had a baby in Puerto Rico, in my house.  That brings us to 4.
2. Hubby passed ALL his classes and first boards the very first time!
3. I lived in FL with the kids all alone, and I worked full time as a 5th grade teacher.
4. I also taught in PR the first year we lived here.
5. I am starting some online classes to cool my intense desire to KNOW EVERYTHING!
6. I learned WAY too much about healing energy and spiritual work. I love it and have a pretty cool business combining my LOVE for energy work and divine pregnancy! :)

Xoxo, Glo

Missing Missouri!

I realized a few years back I made a post about all the things I loved about Utah in the years that I lived there. Although, I terribly miss the wonderful things I miss and love about our past few years in Missouri, its been ONE FULL year since we left on this adventure we are on now.  I know our time there was important and essential to our growth.  I met some amazing eternal friends.  I learned lessons from friends and moms that will stay with me FOREVER and has changed the way I live now and has impacted my life for good.

Here is a small list of the things I LOVE and miss about Missouri and Branson.


* Watching my friends perform LIVE!!*
* A town full of my favorite fiddling bluegrass and country music*
* MOPS!*
* FREE Movie Tickets*
*Rec-Plex*
* Dr. Miller, my Chiropractor*
* The BEST girlfriends!*
*My Favorite Mommy Mentors*
* Silver Dollar City*

*The outlets*
*Cousins in a days drive*
* The Temple in a days drive*
*Snowy winters*
*Tarantulas!! I'm not sure why!*
Dare I say it: * Cricket Chirps*
*Skaggs health center with YOGA and ZUMBA*
*WalMart close by*
*Knowing all the back roads!*
* Driving for miles with only a few cars on the road*
* Fun Family attractions always available on hand*
*Andy's Frozen Custard*
*The Panda House*

English Teacher

In August I started teaching at a small private Montessori school here in Puerto Rico.  My homeroom is 2nd grade.  A classroom of 14 Spanish speakers.  They teach me Spanish everyday, I hope I have been teaching them some English.  It has been challenging understanding exactly what they might need to succeed. In any classroom setting everyone is learning at so many different levels.. it is difficult making sure everyone is getting all the learning needs they need personally. I do the very best I can.

This next semester I am making things more interesting, fun, and simplified.  I love to over do and over work sometimes.  I also teach 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades.  I sure do love these students, and WOW I sure do love teaching.  I'm just afraid I love teaching my kids just a little bit more.  My kids are across the street learning all types of new things.  I know the Spanish, the relationship skills, and learning techniques are going to help them over new milestones.  I hope when I am teaching them again we can keep up the habits they've learning in school and in learning Spanish.

It's going to be super difficult leaving the school, and I'm not even sure when I will do that but I LOVE my own kids so much and this time apart from them has been difficult on my, on them, and on our wallet.

Truthfully, sending my kids to school, the school they need and being able to "afford" it has been too expensive.  From the tuition deducted from my pay, the uniforms, shoes, backpacks, lunchboxes, books, "casual days", other things the school might want, snacks time 5, and then trying to afford the gas to drive all around town dropping Adam off at school and then going to work in early morning traffic in Bayamon.  WOW!! It's expensive.

But wow, what a fun time we are having.  I've been making some fun relationships with the teacher and the students. We do some fun things.  I got to go on a field trip to Ariecibo Satellite. The largest Satellite in the world.  I didn't want to go at first because I didn't know what to expect but it was really great!  My efforts to be apart of Puerto Rico and live like them in some ways have been great!  I've learned cute Puerto Rican specific songs and chants.  I've learned the culture a bit and Christmas songs!  However, in my efforts of trying to be apart of Puerto Rico and discover the people and culture I feel like all I do is wake-up, go to work, go home, prepare for the next day and go to bed.  In reality I don't even have the time to discover Puerto Rico.  I hope in the next year or the following I can just discover the land and travel a little bit more!

Here is so a new year, and a good rest of the year teaching my classroom.  I have learned a lot about myself as a teacher, an employee, and a mother.  I AM more thrilled, confident, and excited to homeschooling my own children with the knowledge that I can create engaging, creative and meaningful lessons that will resinate and benefit them personally on their individual learning levels!!

Puerto Rico Chronicle: Beach Paradise

Today is New YEARS DAY 2014 and we went to the beach in Luqullo.  I drove past the Rainforest for the first time.  It looked so well "rainy" and I can't wait to visit it someone day soon.

The beaches in Puerto Rico are amazing, beautiful, and vibrant.  I just didn't go to the beach enough last year.  Someone told me they make an effort to go to the beach each month just to escape the craziness Metro-life can bring. Now, I completely understand the truthfulness.

I LOVE LOVE the beach!  The salty, sandy water is cleansing and refreshing to my skin.  Every part of me relaxes and rejoices once my toes hit the sand.  Lately, the colors layers in the ocean have been mystical and enchanting to me.  I can stare out in the ocean, listen to waves, and love exactly where I am and what I am doing.

The Beach is my medicine!! :) What I love most about going to the beach in Puerto Rico. We don't pack a lot because we don't need to stay all day. Going to the beach for a couple of hours is plenty for us.  We have no reason to stay out and get burnt, dehydrated, or exhausted. 1-2 hours is plenty for my growing family. Knowing we can come back any day we want to makes beach time simple and special.

We usually go to the beach only in swimsuits and lately all we do is jump in the van after rinsing off and take our swim trunks off and put on little boy undies for the ride home! Everyone is comfy, relaxed, and ready for a peaceful night.

I miss the beach already!! :)

Puerto Rico Chronicles: College Since Kindergarden

I often notcie in Puerto Rico how life will soon be in the US according to the progressive plans of the government and their programs. I understand what the medical system will turn into, the neighborhoods, and today it was hit me in the face (and the wallet) the elimination of Public School.

When I was student teaching a teacher said that her father, 20 years before saw the end of public school. I've ALWAYS had the desire to home school. I still do. However, for some silly reason I wanted my kids to experience the Enchanted Island of Puerto Rico, and be apart of it. I want them to have the chance to meet native friends and learn Spanish. No matter how many books I bought to teach Spanish and culture I just wouldn't do it well enough. We also can't afford tons of social activities or desired home school curriculum while we are living off student loans. With a primary size of only 9 kids socializing will be limited. There is also one library and you aren't allowed to take books home from it. WEIRD!! So, all the things I leaned on for a healthy schooling interaction for my kids is suddenly a little more challenging here in Puerto Rico.

I've been told several times you can't send your English speaking white kid to public school in Puerto Rico. First of all, its probably 90% of the public school kids are from really poor government housing families.  Which I don't judge those children but it just brings down the standard of learning.  Americans who have sent their children to public schools have told me that when they return to the states their children are 2 or 3 grade levels behind. The school usually do not have air conditioning. They don't have their have school books provided and since they aren't allowed to require the parents to buy books they don't have books. They don't have pull out programs for children who don't speak Spanish. They don't have substitute programs. If the teacher is sick, school is canceled. My friend couldn't even talk to her child's teacher or any faculty member because nobody spoke English. Which is odd for a Island that studies English from Kindergarten, I talk in English to 9 out of 10 people I meet in a day. Who is running these schools?

It's probably grater than 75% of the children on the island attend Private Schools. We figured if I can work in Private school and be able to afford three tuition's and a little extra in our time of need, we could all have a grand new experience here on the island. I interviewed at a few schools, very expensive and quality Private schools. Tuition averaged $1,000 a month. However, those schools were offering first year teachers 16K/yr. 16,000!!!!  I about had a heart attack when she told me. That was about $8-$10/hr  for a 40 hour -10 month contract. Why the heck did I pay for an education? Those public schools that are also offered so little pay make $10,000 more than these grand private schools. Private schools can just pay their teachers less, even though there are SO many private schools on the island, and SO many children attending. I mean SO many!  With that income and the little tuition discount they were offering for the 1st year I could never afford it.

I found a Montessori school that caught my attention. It was from 2 years old- 6th grade. The only school I applied to where all my kids could attend and I wouldn't have to find a daycare for the baby. I make less than $10/hr and I only work 30 hours instead of 40. However, the tuition discount for my kids was greater, and I can afford it from what they are paying. Although it takes most of my income to pay for tuition, hopefully after the first 3 probationary months I can get a greater discount or a raise. Private schools, have a hard time keeping their teachers because Public School administrators offer them more money and steal them last minute from the mini privates. That won't happen to me because we are in a perfect situation and I don't speak much Spanish.

I choose the Montessori School because I love Montessori. I am excited to teach and for my children to attend. It is a very small school.  One class for each grade level. I was happy to get the discount so we can attend school this year but there is NO WAY I could do it the way everyone else does on the island. There is NO wonder why Puerto Ricans limit themselves to 1 or 2 kids. You really CANNOT afford any more. The government plans it that way.

I paid a few hundred for enrollment, and a few hundred for supplies. Then today I went to book store, because you have to buy your own books. My Transition to Practical Life student has 2 books, my Practical Life student has 9 books/ workbooks, and my Kindergartener has 10 books/ workbooks. They are all paperback, and I could only buy them NEW. Most students have to buy a $45 rolling backpack like the Zuca (which they sell them online for $140, odd). Students NEED rolling backpacks because they have so many books to bring with them everyday, and no where to store them at their desks or miniture classrooms.

It is a blessing that I only have Pre-K's and Kindergarten because there is no way I could afford books otherwise. Our 3 grade level of books came to $533 (tax free). With my 10% teacher discount it was just less than $500. I asked the lady behind me what she pays. She said her daughter is in 7th grade and books are $800 this year. The cashier told me I was only paying $500, and that's cheap! "CHEAP!!??" He explained that two children middle school and up would easily pay $1200- $1500 for books a year. I was honestly AMAZED!! I know that we have an unusually high rent and I'm sure it'd be different if we were natives, but most everyone else pays about $500-600 in rent. Still how can they afford SO MUCH in school supplies, books, tuition, and uniforms, and go shopping at the mall every weekend. I don't get it.

These Private schools have created monopolies in P.R. I could only get my books from one book store. I could try to order some online but shipping to P.R. is very expensive and who knows if I was actually getting the right books. I also can ONLY get the uniforms at ONE store. I thought I could get some hand me down pants.. NOPE, because even the pants have a label stitched to the side. I can only buy the uniform at one place. A white (YES WHITE!! ugh!) polo with their label was $16. INSANE!! Then I need pants and P.E. shirt and P.E pants. I got each kid one set of P.E. clothes, and 1 pair or pants and 2 polos for now. That was $250 with my discount. I know that doesn't sound like much when it comes to buying school clothes. BUT WOW!! The lady in front of my had one child and he had 5 pants, and 6 or 7 polos, a few pairs of gym clothes. Their total was $688. Imagine that times 3. Just another reason I want my kids to study in their PJ's..:)

Well, I'm SO broke, I'm so grateful for helping hearts who donated to my children s school funds this year.

Thank you for seeing the value in sending us to private school, and allowing us the chance to really get a fell of life on the island. KISSES to ALL KINDS of GRANDMAS!! We are going to be fine and I'm sure we will have all out needs provided! I'm grateful for this opportunity and I am just AMAZED by the value the island focuses on the Education of their children. The teachers are getting paid CRAP, and I just hope they are teaching good enough, at least on grade level, because these parents have been paying for college since Kindergarten.

Meeting the Onion.

I was making a salad a few days ago and giving it a tex-mex feel. So, I made a pico de gallo dressing with tomato, cucumber and onion. I was using my normal amount of onion and as I was cutting it up I was having my normal reaction of irritated eyes, itchy face, and burning tears. I thought quietly to myself that maybe my food is trying to tell me something.


I've been trying to learn more about Heavenly Father's foods; the living food of the earth, and its relationship with my body. Onions and garlics seem so important to me, especially in the field of healing. They are antibiotic and anti-fungal, however when consumed raw they're so sharp, and disgusting. They also make me smell for days and I never want to kiss my husband when we eat them. I was thinking how they must be reacting in my body, even if I'm not sick. It's like taking medicine that I don't need. They are in almost every home remedy, just like vinegar which gets its healing properties once rancid and fermented.  Just like the vinegar and alcohol which are fermented material, they are designed for the cleaning and healing of the body. Doctrine and Covenants 89:7. Not to be ingested. I wondered if onions were like that too in some way.

Today, I decided to do a little onion research and came across this:

http://www.raw-food-health.net/Onion-Toxicity.html

I was fascinated, maybe it's not enough research but it was interesting to me. Sure, cooking the onion makes them so much more appetizing and bearable. Cooking downsizes the goodness and natural benefits of everything. I think these foods are marvelous and I look forward to using them for their specific design.

As a child I HATED onions, I would take them out of everything and wouldn't go near them.  As an adult, I got use to them but only as a topping for a burger. Then added them more and more in my lifestyle. I don't know very many children who love them from the beginning. I know my kids frown against them.  I think for the first time since I was a little child I allowed my body to be aware of those warning signs of the things I put into it. Meeting the onion a few days ago is a good example. I had the promptings while preparing: is this good for you? what will you benefit from it? Do you want this in your body? Unfortunately, I didn't listen and maybe because I didn't have any answers. My dinner was just okay and I ended up with an upset tummy, unsatisfied, and stinky.

As I grow closer to life, I feel so much more in tune with the promptings from the Holy Ghost. Even in all areas of my life. Maybe it's because I'm looking for them, ask and ye shall receive, right?

It's been fun, but I have SO much more to learn!

Ants Bite

I was moving plants around and cleaning up our front area. I dug my hands in the earth and it felt like I had glass pieces all over my fingers. I quickly went inside to wash the area. I couldn't see anything. 10 minutes later my fingers began to swell. Its been about 10 hours and my hand is still very swollen and there are two sting areas. One on my pinkie and one on my middle finger. My fingers and knuckles are still very swollen and pretty painful. Now that I'm starting to feel them again its starting to itch and burn on those stung areas. I saw a black and yellow centipede, like the picture,  in the ground shortly after along with fire ants. I don't know what happened but I pray it resolves soon. I hate my life on Benyadryl. I'm not sure it helped the swelling earlier but at least I was able to sleep.

Lesson Today: Wear Gloves when Gardening! DUH!


** Update: Well, they are only FIRE Ant bites and they are forming those little puss pockets finally. After a day of swollen hands they are finally starting to ITCH like crazy! I ONLY have 4 bites but man I must be allergic!**