Staying Safe Walking from your Car

I hope that all of you got a lot out of the first two blog from my mother, my self defense guru. Here is another great post on the importance of staying safe and keeping aware while walking to and from your car in parking lots. I hope you enjoy.

How many of us go to Wal-Mart, park the car, get out, walk in and a few minutes later, have no recollection of any of it, especially where we parked? I was waiting for someone one time in a parking lot and I thought it would be interesting to people watch. I watched mostly women to see how they behaved while walking. Most of them had no clue! They walked with head down, no keys in hand, paying no attention to what is happening around them. So those are some of what-not-to-do things. Let’s talk about better alternatives. The first thing I do is park in the same aisle every time. This takes away the confusion when you leave the store. You do this a few times, and automatically you head in the direction of your car. On your way to the car, you should have your keys in your hand. Don’t intertwine the keys between your fingers though. If you do that and hit someone, your hand will hurt more than the bad guy will hurt. Just keep your car key ready to use. That key, by itself, is a good weapon. Pay attention to who is parked around you. If you see someone out of place (in other words, a guy is sitting in the car next to you and he seems to be fidgety, sweating, looking all around him) you might want to go back into the store and wait for him to leave.

More on parking lot security later. Have a safe day!

Life is too Short

Life is way too short to be unhappy. You live longer once you realize that any time spent unhappy is wasted. I got some bad news last week.  My uncle past away on Monday from a massive heart attack. He was only 59. It made me take a step back and think about all the things in my life that I take for granted and all the things in my life that I have put on hold because I have been too busy to get to them. I can’t stress enough that you only get one life to live and to make sure that you live to the fullest. One of my favorite quotes by Abraham Lincoln reads, “and in the end, it not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years.”  You never know when your time will be up. You have to life for today not yesterday nor tomorrow. You never want to have to “what if”. Follow your dreams and make sure that you tell the ones that you love just how you feel about them. Never be afraid to show someone how you feel because you might not get the chance later. I have made a vow to never go to bed without saying I love you to my daughter and giving her a kiss goodnight. I always say I love you to my family when I get off the phone with them. We are all very close and I never what them to doubt the way I feel. Turning 30 this year has been a big change for me. I am not getting any younger and I want to make sure that I have no regrets when my time is up. I have dreams to fulfill, adventures to go on, and many memories to make.