In case you have missed it.....last week.......

I decided to stick with my decision I had been toying with for well over a year.

Last week, I resigned from Mary Kay.

After 4k in debt from MK related bad decisions, spanning over a 5 year period, I decided to kiss "the weakest link" goodbye.  Between this decision and having one child coming out of daycare come this June, I will not only be okay, but will be able to start paying on that debt, small as it really is, as compared to some of the horror stories I have heard.  Amazingly, the person who got me into MK decided to stop as well the end of last year (and I had NO idea!!).  I am so very blessed that her and I have reconnected again under a more support/friendship venue.  This is the "girlfriend time" that Mary Kay *should* be advertising.  LOL I know I run the risk of losing a friend or two over this decision.  And to be honest, other than a few people, I have not come out and said.."surprise, I'm out of the pink closet".  Hahahaha   Thinking to a few, this announcement will come as a shock.

Cons of leaving:  not getting MK products at discount...

Pros of leaving:  being able to look at other wonderful cosmetics that I could use along with my existing MK I have that I wanted to keep, without feeling like some sort of cheating spouse!    Hi, family, did you miss me?  ('nuff said)   I lost money with doing MK, but what hurt almost as much (if not more), the time I lost.  If time is money, I wouldn't even know how to start repaying that sort of debt.  Feeling like I can make friends, not future customer targets.  The UPS man and I needed some space, LMBO.  No longer do I have to hold my breath, waiting on payment from customers, in turn...almost wrecking friendships.   And no more do I have to say dorky things like..."You can pay however you want...check, credit card,  Paypal, the 'husband unawareness plan', or combination of all of these!"  *shaking my head*    Oh and to add the best two to the list of pros......the sense of freedom and getting myself back.  <3

I remember when I first started MK, going to a unit meeting where we were asked to think about what would be our own personal "power song".  Well at the time I chose "Dive", by Steven Curtis Chapman.  I felt it fit at the time.

Guess what song still fits my life decisions as of late?  You bettcha.......

The long awaited rains
Have fallen hard upon the thirsty ground
And carved their way to where
The wild and rushing river can be found
And like the rains
I have been carried here to where the river flows, yeah 

My heart is racing and my knees are weak
As I walk to the edge
I know there is not turning back
Once my feet have left the ledge
And in the rush I hear a voice
That’s telling me it’s time
to take the leap of faith
So here I go 

I’m diving in, I’m going deep in over
my head, I want to be
Caught in the rush, lost in the flow,
in over my head, I want to go
The river’s deep, the river’s wide,
the river’s water is alive
So sink or swim, I’m diving in 

There is a supernatural power
In this mighty river’s flow
It can bring the dead to life
And it can fill an empty soul
And give a heart the only thing
Worth living and worth dying for, yeah 

But we will never know the awesome power
Of the grace of God
Until we let ourselves get swept away
Into this holy flood
So if you’ll take my hand
We’ll close our eyes and count to three
And take the leap of faith
Come on let’s go

I’m diving in, I’m going deep in over

my head, I want to be
Caught in the rush, lost in the flow,
in over my head, I want to go
The river’s deep, the river’s wide,
the river’s water is alive
So sink or swim, I’m diving in