FYI… sound like me? ~Nathan

Achiever

Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You feel as if every day starts at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. And by “every day” you mean every single day—workdays, weekends, vacations. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal fire burning inside you. It pushes you to do more, to achieve more. After each accomplishment is reached, the fire dwindles for a moment, but very soon it rekindles itself, forcing you toward the next accomplishment. Your relentless need for achievement might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an Achiever you must learn to live with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the energy you need to work long hours without burning out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes you to set the pace and define the levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving.

Competition

Competition is rooted in comparison. When you look at the world, you are instinctively aware of other people’s performance. Their performance is the ultimate yardstick. No matter how hard you tried, no matter how worthy your intentions, if you reached your goal but did not outperform your peers, the achievement feels hollow. Like all competitors, you need other people. You need to compare. If you can compare, you can compete, and if you can compete, you can win. And when you win, there is no feeling quite like it. You like measurement because it facilitates comparisons. You like other competitors because they invigorate you. You like contests because they must produce a winner. You particularly like contests where you know you have the inside track to be the winner. Although you are gracious to your fellow competitors and even stoic in defeat, you don’t compete for the fun of competing. You compete to win. Over time you will come to avoid contests where winning seems unlikely.

Responsibility

Your Responsibility theme forces you to take psychological ownership for anything you commit to, and whether large or small, you feel emotionally bound to follow it through to completion. Your good name depends on it. If for some reason you cannot deliver, you automatically start to look for ways to make it up to the other person. Apologies are not enough. Excuses and rationalizations are totally unacceptable. You will not quite be able to live with yourself until you have made restitution. This conscientiousness, this near obsession for doing things right, and your impeccable ethics, combine to create your reputation: utterly dependable. When assigning new responsibilities, people will look to you first because they know it will get done. When people come to you for help—and they soon will—you must be selective. Your willingness to volunteer may sometimes lead you to take on more than you should.

Analytical

Your Analytical theme challenges other people: “Prove it. Show me why what you are claiming is true.” In the face of this kind of questioning some will find that their brilliant theories wither and die. For you, this is precisely the point. You do not necessarily want to destroy other people’s ideas, but you do insist that their theories be sound. You see yourself as objective and dispassionate. You like data because they are value free. They have no agenda. Armed with these data, you search for patterns and connections. You want to understand how certain patterns affect one another. How do they combine? What is their outcome? Does this outcome fit with the theory being offered or the situation being confronted? These are your questions. You peel the layers back until, gradually, the root cause or causes are revealed. Others see you as logical and rigorous. Over time they will come to you in order to expose someone’s “wishful thinking” or “clumsy thinking” to your refining mind. It is hoped that your analysis is never delivered too harshly. Otherwise, others may avoid you when that “wishful thinking” is their own.

Intellection

 You like to think. You like mental activity. You like exercising the “muscles” of your brain, stretching them in multiple directions. This need for mental activity may be focused; for example, you may be trying to solve a problem or develop an idea or understand another person’s feelings. The exact focus will depend on your other strengths. On the other hand, this mental activity may very well lack focus. The theme of Intellection does not dictate what you are thinking about; it simply describes that you like to think. You are the kind of person who enjoys your time alone because it is your time for musing and reflection. You are introspective. In a sense you are your own best companion, as you pose yourself questions and try out answers on yourself to see how they sound. This introspection may lead you to a slight sense of discontent as you compare what you are actually doing with all the thoughts and ideas that your mind conceives. Or this introspection may tend toward more pragmatic matters such as the events of the day or a conversation that you plan to have

Nathan Stout

 I’m barely managing a monthly post but I am getting as much in as possible when I do.  Here are highlights.

End of June was Lay family Reunion!!  SOO fun, No major family Hiccups, just some good clean fun!!!

Sister MaryAnne wasn’t going to be able to make it to the family reunion. . .2 days before the event my wonderful husband Nathan used his sky miles for a ticket from Georgia to Salt Lake so she could drive out with us. (Birthday present for me ) at Round Table Pizza meeting room We Surprizingly Showed MaryAnne off!! …It was an Excellent Reunion, Molly and I teared up :.) All 7 Siblings and Mom & Dad were there!!!

1st of July Had a nice date day with Nathan. grandma Lay watched the kids while www went to see Twilight Eclipse, and went to the mall to get ZAGG skins put on the iPad and my 3G my touch phone at the mall, had my rings inspected and cleaned, shopped at Gymboree are at Sbarro shopped at charlotte russe, and topped it off with yog…urtstop for frozen yogurt with fresh raspberries on top. Made it back in time to tuck kids in bed.

2nd of July Sierra was in a parade for irish Dance.  We have never gotten so much candy or toys and popsicles a t a parade as we did in that one!!!  She had fun and we had piles of candy and frisbees to give to  her at the end of the parade.

July 3rd (becasuse 4th fell on a sunday)  Party  we spent at Aarons and Alices, we did waterballoon sling shot fights, ( My fingers smelled like over 200 rubber waterballoons, too bad noone else in the house can tie them like I can!) and many attendees got all decorated in their glow stick attire.  of couse we lit up the sky  and had a blast.  we have learned that Aunt Suzie is NOT allowed to play with fire.

 The 5th of July Monday a neaby city had their parade, bouncy castls, a mini train, Nathan brought the kids to it.  I was able to set up a cookie lee table and sold $700 and talked about 8 people into hosting shows.   I have 5 booked and will be doing follow up calls this week.

I have been selling Cookie lee jewelry for 3 years and recently had my first few home shows where I GIVE AWAY. . .$50 pre selected COOKIE LEE JEWELRY to YOU and to each of your Attendees that arrive on time! I give away about 10 bags of jewelry at $50 Retail EACH at each SHOW. My Last Hoste…ss also earned $150 in free jewelry from her friends purchases!

July 7th  Making Homemade Butter! with the kids, took about 1 hour.  Prayer tonight, 3 year old Aurora wanted to say it, as she always does, when I usually help her she gets started by saying, “Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for our blessin’s,. . . what comes next?”, Then I help her along trying to get her think for herself. She was stumped in the middle and needed help and wispered to… me, “I don’t know the magic words.” We’re Crossing our fingers that our Magic Words work!

July 8th Aurora was diagnosed with Seasonal Allergies and an ear infection tonight along with needing steroids and inhaler for possible Asthma breathing issues. Uuugh and right before I leave with my husband for the first time for almost a Week! we are trying to use the 4 day medicine, and the nebulizer treatments aren’t completely necessary, but why now? this is the 5th ear infection in 9 months!

July 9th Aurora went to bed 1t 11:30PM was up for a few minutes at 6:30 but slept again until 9AM =) I’m loving medicine! She hasn’t slept throught the night in 8 or 9 months!

July 10th LayDBug Boutique Today at SAMS CLUB IN LAYTON Scentsy, Winder Farms(free samples) Cookie Lee, Pink Lady Creations, Watchbands, Dress Up stuff and MORE!!  I did not stay. . .I dropped off my jewelry boutght some scentsy and left to help with yardwork then went nack to clean up and donate to the Childrens Miracle network.  by the end of the day I posted this to my Facebook account  So we head out for 6 days sans kids at 5 AM and I still know there is a TON to do to get ready, but. . .I’ve been so busy all day I just want to rest and facebook for a few minutes. Am I allowed?

july 11 left for MICHIGAN  Without our kids for a week!  Left the kids in Grandmas tender care. No worries. Planning out my week in Michigan going to take tomorrow OFF! Then think of what to do next. Vacation!!! Aaaahhhhh!!!

July 12 Just went swimming. . .alone. . .so peaceful and relaxing No just sitting in the cool sunshine. . . Not a bit of stress or worry here. Great day! Considering taking a nap before Nathan gets out of business meetings. Then off to dinner and movie despicable me.

Came down with Bronchial phumonis on the trip felt and sounded HORRIBLE!  had to take meds to feel better  But enjoyed it without

July 16th  Loving my vacation!!! Lots of free time, new movies will have seen 4 by tonight. Went to Belle Isle Detroit, spent a day on tour with an agent. Got to know the area.

July 17th Ah!! It was a great VACATION! No Kids, no worries, just walking phuemonia, uti, headaches, voice problems, other than that… We got to go into Detroit to Belle Isle Look it up!, went to see a casino,once you have see one you have seen them ALL. no gambling. went on a Field Trip with the, “GO GREEN FOR JESUS.” Gro…up Saw the worlds oldest aquarium, it’s closed. Saw 4 Movies 2 in one day!     

   

July 19th Back to normal. Only today I pulled weeds My arms get all cut and itchy and I have to stop and shower before I can finish and I can’t weed in long sleeves it’s already too hot!

Exotic Vanilla
Amaretto
Bubblegum
…Taj Mahal
Raspberry Danish
Grapefruit Berry
African Mahogany
Juicy Peach
Spiced Grapfruit
Banana Flower
Christmas Tree

I’m finding another hobby, trading Jewelry for Scentsy so I can sell it on eBay but I only want the rare scents so I can make more money off them and I have to buy them at clearance prices since they are older.  Not that I need another evening hobby, i’m just addicted to selling.  I should just start couponing again.  you know if you have a fmily of 6 and each meal per person coests $1 3 times a day you would have to spend  $558.00  We don’t have a budget that can accomodate that.  let alone vacations or fast food!  So I really should coupon again.  Or stop buying jewelry so fast, replaceing it, let it sell out, buy some groceries and rebuild my stock slowly

   

 

         

   

      

Splash water Park  with Alice and Aaron, Joe and Suzie and Shana and mark,  Chuck e Cheese pizza in the evening  Grandma and Grandpa s and Danand Kathy were there too.  We gave Grandma and Grandpa their cristmas presents   Pictures from Chuck e cheeses,  Nathan and I, Zach and Sierra and Hailey and Aurora   they turned out pretty darn cute for a sketchbook!!. Home around 9:30