Archive for Personal

Nov
3
2011

At the age of 46, the journey to finding self and what I want to be, do and have in my life now and in the future has been a very long arduous struggle. Learning how to take care of me, fix me instead of always focusing on others. Establishing boundaries of what I find [...]

Oct
21
2010

Everyday one must keep vigilant to be aware of the snakes in life. It seems as I continue on my journey of self and as i reach out to connect with others in real life, instead of the sometimes self inflicted prison I have kept myself in for so long, the more snakes I have [...]

Oct
11
2010

Maybe its just me but I have grown so weary of listening to people complain about their lives. Miserable in their marriages, don’t like where they are living, hate their job, etc etc etc the list goes on and on. Most of the things they focus on, are all aspects of their life that they [...]

Jul
2
2010

I was surprised to see tonight that i hadn’t written anything in 6 weeks. Then of course I had to think back as to what has been going on over the last 6 weeks that kept me from posting my thoughts here. Basically its because I once again had lost my equilibrium in my life. [...]

May
18
2010

Sometimes I wish I had a crystal ball that could tell me what the future would bring for me, for my kids. Then I am reminded that It’s the journey and not the destination that really matters. I’ve met a couple of really neat people lately both because of my job. It’s fun and exciting [...]

May
10
2010

Since my room mate moved out, I have been working out with Neoprene Dumbells and trying as often as I can to find someone to go with me, take power walks and be more active. Because my focus has been on strength training more so than actual weight loss I haven’t paid all that much [...]

May
10
2010

Well Mother’s Day came and went, barely a blip in my radar. I spent the day working my job from 3pm – 12:15 am. We were supposed to do dinner at my mom’s tonight and i said screw it. Just didn’t feel like going there so I grilled BBQ chicken at home and had dinner [...]

May
5
2010

It’s 1:00am and I sit here in the dark with tears streaming down my face. Disappointed, Frustrated, Furious and Saddened by my Mother and her inability to comprehend that my youngest daughters Graduation party is supposed to be a celebration of her achievements and her parents for successfully completing raising her to “adulthood” and her [...]

Apr
24
2010

A friend of mine shared this with me today and i thought it had a very powerful message in it and I wanted to share it. Which chapter bests describes your life today? Chapter 1: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I [...]

Apr
14
2010

Ok So I Know a few of you are cursing me out for not updating this since the 9th – But I’m officially on vacation from the job and I’ve been busy learning new tricks with the graphics program that I use – Corel PaintShop Photo X3. If you are ever in need of some [...]