Christmas

Christmas is a time for fun and a time for forgiveness and happiness. Christmas is when we have many great foods and deserts. A lot of us gorge on all these delicious foods. Especially me! I love all the good foods, even though I shouldn't eat as much as I do. Some people have problems with Christmas, because of the religious views of it. I don't think it is a bad thing to show that we care about all of it, and that we show what we believe. Maybe it may just change someones habits and make them want to be a better person. There are many things I learned at youth group that I have never heard of about Christmas. I had no idea that the original candy cane had meaning behind it. The candy cane is shaped like a J for Jesus, and it also looks like a sheperd's staff. It also has the white stripe which symbolizes the purity. The thick red stripe is for Jesus's blood, and the three little ones are for the trinity, and also the thrashing and beating he took for our lives. Another thing I also learned was that the Christmas tree points toward heaven. I thought these were really cool things that I learned at youth group, because I've never heard of it before. (I don't mean to offend anyone if they believe differently. This is just what I believe, and what I have been told. If you have a different belief that is fine, I don't judge and I don't care what you believe if it's different than my belief. That's your belief, not mine.) Religions can really get in the way of friendships or relationships, which is really sad, because everyone thinks they are right. I just like to think that we are all right, and that we will be accepted with what we believe in. Christmas isn't about fighting, it should be about renewing our sins, and spreading the Christmas cheer. Merry Christmas!

(Again, I don't mean to offend anyone. It's just what I believe in.)

Housekeeping

Housekeeping is a good thing to keep up with, because you don't want your house looking like a tornado went through it, or like a pig-sty. I know when things get stressful sometimes we don't always keep up with the cleaning. I know there is a lot going on for many people, and they have a lot to worry about. Life isn't always perfect. No one is perfect, and I hate how some people think their so perfect, or when they complain how bad life is for them. There are so many other people that have life way worse off them, I mean look at the people in Africa, that are taking all they got, and working hard, even though they may not be there the next day due to a disease or other problems. For them, housekeeping is hard, because they don't have the best of homes. It makes me sad seeing what they go through. It makes me want to do something for others that have it way worse off than me.
Housekeepers at hotels have to take care of the hotel room, and keep them clean for the next person that uses them. Some hotels don't keep the rooms as clean as they should be, and it disgusts me, because people are paying big money for disgusting rooms. I don't really like staying in hotels, because of all the disgusting things that may not be clean. I think they should have it at least decent for their customers that are paying big bucks for their room.

Manners

Manners are very important for someone to have. I think manners are very important because when people aren't using their manners it comes off as they don't care about things and that they think they're on top of the world. I can't stand people who think they are really all that. It gets annoying and to be honest, they're not all that. Just because they think they are doesn't mean they actually are, and sometimes they may just be a mean, cold-hearted person. By saying please, thank you, you're welcome, and excuse me shows others how you respect them and care about things. Manners are something everyone should have, and I believe that manners should be started in the home with the parents teaching the kids. If there are parents or others around and they use manners the kid usually picks the manners up a little faster. If the parents and others around don't use manners, more than likely the kids won't have very good manners. Manners are very, very important!