http://archive.aweber.com/mjschraderMJ Schrader helps your inner rockstar shineTue, 01 May 2012 04:30:51 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/N.Evk/h/Stressed_Desserts_Backwards.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Stressed = Desserts Backwards Right? 2012-04-24 17:50:23-04: I changed the theme here... It was supposed to be part of the introduction to the new business, but that kept getting delayed and why I kept thinking ... I write a post soon... Desserts... Three flavors of ice cream are in freezer.  It's been a while since I had that many flavors... yet each [...] Read more... Tue, 01 May 2012 04:30:51 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/ISF.A/h/Austin_Women.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Austin Women 2012-01-07 12:53:28-05: We visited the Oasis that had the most beautiful sunset I've seen in a while. Hard to enjoy sunsets surrounded by houses and trees, so this "straight line access" was wonderful. And inside was a group of 7 women all rockstars, all business owners working towards improving relationships, the world and their inner selves. Read more... Luna and I 2012-03-27 13:28:06-04: Please say hello to Luna, my English Cocker Spaniel. She has been an almost constant companion for 12 years, even as I write this she is sleeping just a few feet from me. While she may not understand why I work on the computer, she does stay with me while I do. People who meet her quickly [...] Read more... Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:30:45 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/DUN9w/h/Silent_Social_Media_Loud.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life Silent Social Media, Loud Restructuring 2012-02-26 15:03:03-05: Today at 2am I wrote on FB that I would be silent on Social Media until mid-week.  Well, that was good in theory.  Yet within 15 minutes of waking up this am, I realized that would not be possible, I will be off Social Media until at least Sunday. Please understand I will miss you, [...] Read more... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:30:41 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/H2MkA/h/Friendships_and_Standing_Up_For.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life Friendships and Standing Up For Myself 2012-01-07 22:25:05-05: Friendships have been on my mind quite a lot recently. Seems my friendships are in flux right now. In 2010 I lost some ones who had been my best friends prior. They did not accept that I changed, so they no longer speak to me. But I guess that means our lives changed too much [...] Read more... What is Your 2012 One Word Theme? 2012-01-09 19:27:20-05: Ok, in the last post I talked about my one word theme for 2011. Before I tell you my word for 2012, do you understand the one word theme? It was something I read on Mari Smith's blog years ago. But the basic concept is that for many of us it is pretty hard to [...] Read more... A Week of Tears Answered My Questions 2012-01-23 21:51:29-05: With one statement she brought me to tears. It wouldn't be the last time I cried that weekend, nor that week.  And for days it seemed tears were always on the edge of spilling over. Accidentally stepping on a ball the week before, smashing into a wall so hard it left bruises on my shoulder, knee [...] Read more... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:30:39 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/9rHAc/h/I_Choose_to_See_the_Good.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life I Choose to See the Good 2011-12-01 21:57:00-05: Yesterday I told you about the ex-boyfriend. While it felt good to see him again after a year (to the day), and even kiss him, it felt pretty crummy to keep trying his touches appropriate. It felt good that he said he'd like to see me again, and even sort of make dates, but if [...] Read more... Which Story To Tell…. 2011-12-20 23:28:26-05: To speak, or not to speak.... that is the question. Perhaps it is not which option is right, but which option is the best for the most people. In the Wrath of Khan, Spock dies... to the words of "The good of the many outweigh the good of the few or the one." Yet while [...] Read more... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:30:31 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/KCgl6/h/It_Was_An_Awesome_Weekend.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life It Was An Awesome Weekend 2011-11-18 12:01:19-05: It was an awesome weekend. 5 words. It seems like so little, yet they mean so much. I don't care if is true or not. Part of me is the cynic, the doubter, the woman who is not used to hearing such. He is referring to a weekend long ago, a weekend that showed me [...] Read more... Self Respect Clarity 2011-11-30 13:41:06-05: In order to make people happy I have compromised. I have agreed with things because it would make someone else happy or at least not mad. Even if this meant I didn't enjoy it, I could tolerate it because the other person was more important than me. The problem is that often they did not [...] Read more... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:30:43 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/KvRNs/h/Courage_for_Change.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life Courage for Change 2011-10-09 21:03:22-04: Change is not something easy to do. Yet, how else can we grow? So here I sit, looking at some changes in my life.  These changes are temporary, permanent, now, soon, and sometime in the future. Temporary If you there is a deadline for these changes to end, why not embrace them for the sake [...] Read more... 12 Current Things about Me 2011-10-18 01:01:04-04: Sadly I've been upset the past week or so, things have gotten to where they were going really cool, I was really excited about changes in life.  I was so excited that I forgot the blog post to share was going to cover Marky Mark Walberg... and how his name changed and how your life [...] Read more... The Changes of Marky Mark Wahlberg 2011-10-22 21:48:18-04: The other day, I was going to tell you about Marky Mark Walberg. When my good friend visited, we watched Four Brothers with Mark Walberg. Way back in the 1990s you probably remember a young rapper named Marky Mark. That was not his name. Yet that was the name he went by. He pushed himself [...] Read more... Why Did I Foster Puppies? 2011-10-31 00:56:18-04: There are two puppies sleeping in the other room. They are sweet, adorable and not mine. No, I didn't kidnap puppies. The breeder is giving them varied experiences by allowing me to raise them for a couple of weeks.  I mentioned them in The Changes of Marky Mark Wahlberg but wanted to explain more The couple of [...] Read more... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:31:05 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/MAfPc/h/Lessons_and_Life_Changes.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life Lessons and Life Changes 2011-09-03 20:01:31-04: Last week, I said there were lessons to be learned … What happened was bad. Sleeping that night was hard. It took 4 days before Luna would walk down that street without getting upset. But, lessons were the best thing to take... Side Note: While I live in a city with leash laws, and fenced [...] Read more... Changing One Person 2011-09-06 20:59:51-04: Here is the deal... I've been thinking about this for quite a while. The way I see it, there are only two truths in this world. Once you learn those, accept those and live by those, everything else will fall into place.  I said I would discuss both in this post, but I will only [...] Read more... One Truth, Say It With Love 2011-09-08 17:31:10-04: Love vs hate I have discussed before that my family dealt very heavily in hatred. While my parents made a choice to change, it is still there. But hatred is something that is everywhere. Look around, how many people are ready to tell you gossip, petty stories, be catty, or even downright mean. That may [...] Read more... The Lies People Tell 2011-09-16 21:15:16-04: "I don't ever post anything bad on Facebook. *YOU* shouldn't if you are going to post success things."  Thus begins a lecture from someone who has a book on how to get rich, who makes just enough to cover her Virtual assistant.  "You are lucky don't have kids" she tells me.  While I had to give [...] Read more... The Invisible Pain 2011-09-26 16:18:13-04: I was hoping the doctor fixed my ear infection in the spring.  I had a sneaky suspicion that the Eustachian Tube was still blocked, but I wasn't certain.  Now as the weather cools down I know it is.  It's like someone hits me upside the head with a brick then puts their hand on my ear and [...] Read more... Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:30:21 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/J5sx2/h/Thank_you_to_Adam_Lee_and.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life Thank you to Adam, Lee and Nicole… 2011-07-29 23:24:03-04: Thank you Adam, Lee, and Nicole.  (this list is according to date) Back in March, Michele Scism invited me to Take Action Get Profits.  Great event with fabulous speakers.  At that event was Adam Urbanski, and he talked of charging for your knowledge.  You spend a lot of time gaining that knowledge, so you [...] Read more... The Working Angel 2011-08-11 16:39:27-04: Sad, I used to write here weekly.  Now, not so much. Well, I completely re-did a website, for the major client, StomperNet.  This was a complete and massive overhaul of their existing site into the site you see now.  The funny thing is that someone said, "Don't let it go to your head and stop."   Funny [...] Read more... The Truth Will Set You Free 2011-08-16 17:34:40-04: *sigh* So I sorta, kinda lied here last week.  Forgive me. Well, Working Angel is a truth, but not the truth.  Meaning it is something I believe at this point in time, but the story is I wanted to write and didn't want to discuss the real issue.   Of course I have the option, [...] Read more... Shocking Way To Start Friday 2011-08-26 14:08:46-04: Many people know I walk every day... today was no different. Got up a little early.  Finally decided how to handle a client... The Client Story Decided how to handle a client.  This client wanted me to build a website, so I built the test site on my website.  Test sites are for looks only. [...] Read more... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:32:09 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mjschrader/JeDZo/h/Special_Anniversary.htm MJ Schrader Viva La Vida Live the Life Special Anniversary 2011-07-20 11:21:22-04: Today is a birthday and anniversary. Not an anniversary with someone, but an anniversary nonetheless. And that very same day became the Maine Coon Cat's birthday. I really do not know Lilo's birthday but the vet marked it as her birthday when she first went to the vet at 6 weeks old. (I had found [...] Read more... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:30:42 -0400