Hey guys, thank you for all the fabulous vacuum advice. I never expected the outpouring of quality information I received. I was fairly confident in the yellow ball Dyson before I wrote the post, but you guys validated my opinion in a big way! Thanks to each of you for saving the co-vacuuming existence of my marriage!
O-R-E-C-K that Phil recommended has been on my list for years as well as the Rainbow recommended by a few folks, but I think I’d rather send my kids to college than make the Rainbow purchase! Thank you for your help and I’d love to sit by each one of you in the high school cafeteria as Giant Idiot pointed out!
Onto another issue, I want to know more about you and your attitude on life.
Are you a glass “half-empty” or a glass “half-full” person?
I’m half empty but working on half full…I’m reading The Life You’ve Always Wanted and it’s really good! By the way…I have a Rainbow (an old one) and it’s been awesome but I am in need of a new vacuum so I am going to look into a DYSON!
Kim P.
http://www.journeytohannah.com
I have a silly question…why are your husband’s blog dates off? It says the beginning of June…silly, I know…just curious. :0)
By: Kim on June 25, 2008
at 7:48 am
I think I see the glass half full most of the time. Of course, there are occasional times when I play the victim role but not very often. My granddaddy once told me “I just choose to not complain about what is bothering me ’cause I never know what is bothering others.” He made that comment after I asked him how his knee was because I noticed he was limping. I told him I didn’t even know his knee was bothering him and he answer with the above quote. I thought then and there-I want to be more like him. He was truly the most inspiring christian I knew and the same still today even though he is not here. Just like George said in his message-”Joy is a choice” and I believe that!
By: Marla on June 25, 2008
at 7:53 am
I’m usually a glass half-full. But for the last few days I’ve been suffering through a kidney infection and my doctor told me to drink as much water as I can. I drank that glass also.
By: pbjinabowl on June 25, 2008
at 8:13 am
Depends on my hormone levels on any given day. Trust me! You’ll understand some day.
I’m doing more and more of the “let go and let God” thing (which is difficult being a type A control freak) – so I’d have to say 1/2 full (most of the time).
By: Starwoodgal (aka Jamie) on June 25, 2008
at 8:13 am
I’m a half full, but my glass is leaking kind of person. This whole time I was sipping through a straw when I should have been gulping it, ya know?
By: Kristen on June 25, 2008
at 8:26 am
As Cortni so astutely pointed out yesterday I do not get many comments on my blog. Since she knows me so well I have to say I am only half-full when I have more than 3 comments and half-empty when it is 3 or less. Thanks for pointing that out Cortni you are really something else.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 8:32 am
I’m half full…
There are days were half-empty days meander into my life. Honestly!!
But I go back and remember who gives me the fullness and water to quench my thirst.
By: Heidi on June 25, 2008
at 8:54 am
I think I naturally lean toward half-empty, but I’m learning to choose to see it as half-full.
By: juliepersinger on June 25, 2008
at 8:58 am
I’d like to say that I am half-full… what’s funny… and I am just being honest… is that it’s REALLY easy for me to be half-full when it comes to encouraging others and really having faith that God will move in their lives… but it’s not so easy for me to be half-full when it comes to things that I struggle with and pray about. I am… however… working on choosing joy no matter what
By: Rachel on June 25, 2008
at 9:27 am
I would say I am a half-full person most of the time, but lately have been very half-empty…don’t know why. Weird. Thanks for the question.
By: Jason Gordon on June 25, 2008
at 9:28 am
You probably know where I stand on that….but more importantly, your picture reminded me of water purifiers.
By: kc on June 25, 2008
at 9:32 am
more….
since you got us on this consumers report kick….I can’t help but to think of which water purifying system is the best. WE use a Britta…but I’m not extremely pleased.
By: kc on June 25, 2008
at 9:34 am
Sheesh, and you had to actually link to GI and give him a Technorati point!
I try to be a “glass half full” but it depends on the day I guess. I think sometimes my glass has a leak in it.
By: bradruggles on June 25, 2008
at 9:34 am
Well normally I am a half full kind of person, but Giant Idiot has made feel so bad I think I am becoming a half empty type of person. I learned my lesson. I won’t be joking around with him anymore.
By: cortni on June 25, 2008
at 9:43 am
All I know is the picture that you posted of the glass of water has too much water in it to be either half full or half empty.
By: 5th Street on June 25, 2008
at 9:50 am
I also recommended the oreck…
By: Christina Schmidt on June 25, 2008
at 9:59 am
5th Street and Idiot you are just to critical-you guys need to get more demanding jobs!! Can you feel the love that pours from the keys. I sit back and read your smart comments and its time to defend my friend!!! I don’t have a blog and don’t care about any kind of ratings!!!! You know I love you both and you say you call it like you see it-well that is what I am doing!! I fully expect retaliation.
By: Marla on June 25, 2008
at 10:01 am
I’m TRYING to be a half full type of person, but sometimes it’s all to easy to wish you have things you don’t….like a job, but I do take time to appreciate the things I have. My journal of gratitude on my blog helps me put thing in perspective, when I do write in it
By: Christina Schmidt on June 25, 2008
at 10:03 am
@Marla
Where was the defense of your friend? It seemed like nothing more than hollow threats or a teacher telling the kids to be quiet with no way of actually following through.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 10:25 am
I think this depends on my mood. If I’m grumpy, I tend to think half-empty thoughts. If I’m in a good mood, I have a more positive outlook. I need to not rely on my moods so much, I guess.
By: Jenny on June 25, 2008
at 10:25 am
Oh, I am SO half empty….because I’m on my way to Heaven…. I want it to be half empty – the lower the better. I simply can’t wait!!!!!
But 5th street had a good point….the pic of the glass, that CRACKED ME UP!!!!
By: OCD-ism/Obsessive Christian Disorder on June 25, 2008
at 10:27 am
I have 4 comments. I am half-full today. YAY!
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 10:34 am
@ Marla Easy does it. You don’t want me to bring the rain.
@cortni You have to ignore him somedays. He gets his panties in a bunch and has a hard time pulling them out.
@OCD Thanks for the backup.
By: 5th Street on June 25, 2008
at 10:55 am
@5th street
What rain are you going to bring? A slight drizzle?
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 10:57 am
It is funny, 5th Street (can’t believe I’m encouraging that name) and I were just having a conversation about this exact thing on vacation last week. I called him out as an “always half empty” kinda guy. Of course to balance that, I can be an annoyingly “half full” kinda girl.
@marla
You know that you should ignore “bullies” first. However, if they won’t go away… POKE a hole in their blinkin “glass”!!!
@5th Street
Kiss, kiss. Love you Hun but you and GI are going to have to sit at the “NERD” table for awhile.
By: Chris Alexander on June 25, 2008
at 11:07 am
Look Idiot, you better stay to picking on girls, Broseph!!!
By: 5th Street on June 25, 2008
at 11:08 am
@ GI
Aww- did the wittle Idiot wake up on the wrong side of the crib today?
By: Chris Alexander on June 25, 2008
at 11:10 am
I just want to see what you mean by rain. I have read your “best” smack talk and it is dreadful. So just shut your cake hole there 5th Street or I will jam my bunched up panties in it.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 11:11 am
Chris just go away.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 11:16 am
@ GI
THAT is your response! It must be getting close to naptime for you.
By: Chris Alexander on June 25, 2008
at 11:20 am
@ GI, by us “feuding” on Paris Wilson’s blog we are just running up the numbers on ParisWilson.com So if we want to keep this up I say we take it “outside”
As for the image in the last part of your comment, I think I just threw-up in my mouth!!!!
By: 5th Street on June 25, 2008
at 11:20 am
@Chris
How else am I supposed to respond when you have resorted to childish insults as well. How about this one, Chris take a long walk off of a short pier.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 11:30 am
@Chris
How else am I supposed to respond when you have resorted to childish insults as well. How about this one, Chris take a long walk off of a short pier.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 11:32 am
@GI, your comment wasn’t that good that you needed to enter it is twice!!!
By: Chris Alexander on June 25, 2008
at 11:39 am
Chris you may be the most annoying person ever and that includes me and your husband.
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 11:43 am
I think I have a tear in my eye… that is just the sweetest thing you have ever said to me. You like me. You really, really like me.
By: Chris Alexander on June 25, 2008
at 11:49 am
Never have
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 11:53 am
my cup runs over:)
By: stephanie on June 25, 2008
at 12:23 pm
half full. that is fairly new for me too. as a child and young adult – there was barely even water in my glass. and if there was, it was muddy.
God did a great work in my heart and in my attitude, perspective. and he gave me humor – a new way to look at things.
but sometimes, admittedly, i’d like to pour my full glass on Idiots head
just for fun!
By: tam on June 25, 2008
at 12:34 pm
I’m with Stephanie….my cup runs over. Half-full doesn’t quite cut it. I love life. I love every gifted day that I get to wake up and enjoy the treasures that are around me. Any cup with Jesus is overflowing!
Sorry for the cheesy “Christian” answer but that is how I feel. I’m also sorry that your blog has been hijacked today! Ha.
By: melissa1970 on June 25, 2008
at 1:02 pm
WOW! I stirred the Giant! I don’t need to feel my comment with loads of insults. Got the focus off my friend–didn’t take much.
@Chris–you ROCK–you are making me SO proud!
The Giant should tread lightly. And, yes, you should never give a bully attention–after all–that is all they want!!
By: Marla on June 25, 2008
at 1:08 pm
ok I so want to type that I am half full but truth be known I am half empty. My husband is quickly reminding me this as I sit by him in the car headed out of town.
I will say a book by ed young jr called outrageous contagious joy was a good read. So what are you?
By: Kara prater on June 25, 2008
at 1:08 pm
@Marla please pay attention to me, please, please. Marla, Marla, Marla. Are you paying attention to me?
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 1:09 pm
Luke –You are funny!!
By: Marla on June 25, 2008
at 1:18 pm
@Kara, I think most of the time I am a glass half full person, but there are definitely situations where my glass is half empty. Those are usually financial or family!
But I am making an effort to choose JOY all the time!
Thanks guys for being so honest!!
By: brandiandboys on June 25, 2008
at 1:44 pm
Brandi, I apologize for making your blog a battle field–I am waving the white flag!!
By: Marla on June 25, 2008
at 2:19 pm
When I am at work I am half empty but i am doing god’s work I’m half full to full I enjoy doing that more and i don’t even have to get a blessing I just enjoy it but work where don’t follow the rules that I have to enforce then workis no fun
By: Andy Depuy on June 25, 2008
at 2:28 pm
Definitely half-full, probably to the extent that I get on some people’s nerves. I choose to see the good in everything. It’s really hard to do that in EVERYONE and in EVERY situation but my Mom and Grandmother really drilled this into my brain as a kid and it worked! If the glass isn’t half-full then it’s probably completely empty (because I got mad and knocked it over) and then I just lean hard on God. He will always fill your glass back up.
Great post, Brandi!
By: loridknerr on June 25, 2008
at 2:34 pm
I am definitely a ‘half-full’ kinda gal. Annoys people sometime, but I can’t help it:)
By: Heather on June 25, 2008
at 2:40 pm
goodness, this is one rough playground.
By: kristen on June 25, 2008
at 3:55 pm
My glass has a huge crack. So like most there are half full days and half empty days. So, I am learning to take both of those types of days and try to make the best.
@GI You have been arguing with someone all day!
By: pollyh on June 25, 2008
at 3:56 pm
@pollyh No I haven’t
By: Giant Idiot on June 25, 2008
at 4:45 pm
Great question. I like to look at life thinking the glass is half full. Life is too good and too short (for me) to think the glass is half empty. Realistically, once a month- I want to break the glass against a wall. But when that phase is over- it’s back to half full!!
By: Toni on June 25, 2008
at 5:10 pm
All I know is half empty or half full, someone in this house is sure to spill it and I’ll have to clean it up.
Seriously though, I waver between half full and half empty. I think I used to be more of a half empty person, but I’m slowly becoming more and more of a half full. There are days like today, though, when I think I’m all empty. It’ll fill back up eventually, it always does.
By: graceunbound on June 25, 2008
at 7:12 pm
i love the new header photo!
By: Kristen on June 25, 2008
at 8:52 pm
i’ve always been a ‘the glass is half-ful’ kind of gal. on days that have the appearance of being half empty???…i’ve found that a simple change in thinking makes all the difference
By: Kendra on June 25, 2008
at 10:00 pm
I LOVE the new header!
By: pollyh on June 25, 2008
at 10:01 pm
Most days I’m really just happy to have a glass with stuff in it.
This week’s been rough, as you may have read on my blog, but “a sad face is good for the heard.” and the sad days only make the happy days more so.
Thanks for your sweet comment!
By: Lisa on June 25, 2008
at 10:44 pm
I am a half empty and that goes along nicely with hubby who is always half full…lol.
Seriously, I am really working on changing my attitude towards things, mostly how I respond to people. Being a pastor’s wife is a hard job and being nice all the time is not always easy. So my new mantra of late is, “I choose love, I choose not to be offended by….” and that helps me keep my attitude in check, umm most of the time…lol
By: imgladyouasked on June 25, 2008
at 11:27 pm
I work in the medical field with cancer patients. They have taught me by the way they see their challenges that my glass is always overflowing, even on days when my life seems to be telling me it is empty
By: Beverly on June 26, 2008
at 7:23 am
Wish I was more optimistic, but the events in my life the last few months just seem to weigh me down. Doubt and worry are immediate responses to crisis for me, and Im praying that God will help my unbelief.
By: Kelli on June 26, 2008
at 7:23 am
definitely half full to over flowing. I try not to be a pollyanna sunshine, but I truly feel better when I look at the bright side of things and help others to do the same.
By: Brooke on June 26, 2008
at 5:15 pm
Great New Picture!
Im goona say that Im half full, but I have a lot of times that it is half empty and I hate that!
By: Jessica on June 27, 2008
at 6:45 am
Half Full, always.
My husband, Half Empty, always.
Makes things…..interesting.
By: Bwan Muffin on June 27, 2008
at 8:11 pm
Half Full, but the glass in the picture is like 3/4ths full
By: ncarnes on June 27, 2008
at 9:57 pm
I would for sure say I am a both kind of person. We work with how to get the most out of bad situations and live amongst horrible circumstances so it is easy for me to be half empty…but on the flip I see me being half full because we are constantly trying to better those situations for people…so then the cup is overflowing when God answers those prayers. I am in constant awe of what He does in peoples lives. I have no idea…what was the question again??
By: kristiapplesauce on June 28, 2008
at 2:43 pm
Oh, and yes…your new banner is fabulous!!! You look so great. Those are the moments captured that make me want to be a mom.
By: kristiapplesauce on June 28, 2008
at 2:46 pm