House of Furniture - Clovis, NM

The New Year is Almost Here! When the new year gets closer, a lot of people may begin thinking of new year's resolutions. For many people, the new year represents a great time to make changes in their lives. Some people make decisions to lose weight, some say they will travel more. Regardless of what people choose, it's typically a choice to improve one's health or lifestyle.  One year, I decided that I would do something that scared me. In my mind, it was going to be an activity like bungee jumping or skydiving. What ended up happening is that I got laid off from my work at the time. After a few weeks of searching, I came across a job working as a boilermaker. I ended up doing one job where I had to go inside a dark metal drum that was about 40 feet long and about 3 feet in diameter. The hole to enter the drum was significantly smaller, and that was when I discovered how claustrophobic I really was. Let me tell you, that was some fear. I began to panic, and it bec

Do You Still Have Shopping to Do? If you are anything like me, even though it's only 5 days until Christmas, you have found a way to put off some (or maybe all, no judging here) shopping until the last minute. Now, luckily, the majority of my shopping has been completed before the two-minute warning of the Christmas holiday. Still, I am going to have to brave the traffic and crowds that build up around the mall to get those items for people who gave me their wish list a little too late. Well, at least that's what I am going to blame it on, for now... The Mall: aka The Dreadlands Whenever I have to go to the mall within a week of Christmas day, I feel like I might benefit by dressing up similarly to a Mad Max villain when I go shopping. Large dense crowds and long lines can make for an excruciating experience. This year, the main reason I am having to even go to the mall is that when I went to purchase a purse as a gift for my mom, I saw that they have the same exact tote I bo

I Only Looked Away for a Split Second As parents, we do our best to look out for our children and keep them safe. The same can be said about most pet owners, as well. Sometimes, we may cross the line and spoil them a little bit... or, maybe a lot. The interesting thing about raising children and taking care of pets is that there is a dichotomy in the relationship. As mentioned before, we want to keep them safe. On the other hand, we do our best to keep our things safe from them! Pets can make a real mess of things in a very short timeframe. From chewing shoes to chewing sofa cushions, dogs have the capability to do some damage. Cats and their claws seem to think that the couch or recliner is their personal scratching post. While some people's pets behave or are docile, some can be real terrors. You may love your dog or cat, but let's face it, sometimes they can be jerks. My cat seems to think that 3 a.m. is the perfect time to tear across the entire house and across almost all

Still My Favorite Time  When I was a kid, dinner time was an event. We all waited until everyone was seated and then we had our prayer before everyone started passing the food around. There were certain traditions depending on the meal. Mom and Dad had their favorite piece of chicken so we children made sure to let them choose what they wanted. Sometime we would have various toppings and we would eat what we called "Cracker Snacks". Dad would top his crackers with sardines and I would pretend I couldn't smell them.  We ate almost every meal together as a family. We spent the time eating and talking (sometimes we got reminded that doing both at the same time was rude...) about our day. My dad worked long hours and my mom took care of all four of us children. so this was our opportunity to spend time telling each other about how our days went. I feel like it brought us closer together as a family unit. However, as we children got older and reached our teens, some of us had