I cannot believe that I have now posted 444 times. Dude, that's a LOT!
Thanks so much to all of you for your support and kind words after my last post. You all mean the world to me. By the way...did you notice the "Nice Matters" award on my sidebar? I was given that by In the Gutter. Wasn't that sweet of her? I haven't received an award before and I was extremely touched. Thank-you!
In other news, I received a fantastic phone call from my nephew, W. He called to thank us for sending him a gift card for his birthday. That was so sweet! I LOVED talking to him. He's now 9. I can't believe it. He's getting so big. He's definitely not a little boy anymore.
I will be away from the computer from tomorrow morning until late Sunday night. We will be going to Chicago. We will be seeing the Blue Man Group Friday night and Wicked Saturday afternoon. We are extremely excited about both events. We will get into Chicago early tomorrow afternoon and will not leave until early afternoon on Sunday. I can't wait. I'm not even packed yet. Sad, I know. Usually, I'm already done; but I've been so busy these past few weeks that it doesn't even seem possible that our trip starts tomorrow. I worked this past Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. then again from 5:15 p.m. until 11:15 p.m. It was one LOOOONG day and I'm so glad it's over.
I have now finished reading the Tori Spelling book, and the Alison Sweeney book. I'm currently in the middle of Valerie Bertinelli's book. Very interesting read. This will be the first vacation in about 6 years that we won't be taking computers with us. I am also not taking any books with me which will also be a first. We are just going to enjoy ourselves and chill for a bit. We both need that after this past month.
I guess I really need to get busy packing. I hope y'all have a great remainder of the week, fantastic weekend, and amazing Labor Day holiday.
By the way, as you can see, I'm in the process of updating and changing around my blog design. Please be patient, I'm not done yet. :-) I've also decided that I am no longer going to be adding labels to the bottom of my posts. I've realized that I don't really go back to look at my old posts. Maybe I need to. Do y'all use my labels to get to an earlier post? Let me know and I may have to bring it back. Thanks!
Until later...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
It's Been a While
Okay, time has just slipped by unnoticed. I guess I just needed to take some time, chill, take stock, and realize what's most important to me. I've been keeping myself busy reading and recently watching the Olympics.
I've come to realize the following things:
1) Reading is definitely the one thing that keeps me sane and relaxed no matter what's going on.
2) I've learned all I can from the family I was born to and it's time for me to move on and stop living to meet their expectations and demands. I need to live up to my own. I know I've said this before, but it seems that I mean it now and I'm ready to actually live up to this.
3) The family I've chosen is becoming MUCH more important to me than the family I was born to. AND I seem more important to them than to the family I was born to.
4) My grandma will ALWAYS be my rock. She always has been. Growing up, she was the ONE person I knew loved me unconditionally. She was always there for me. She was always on my side.
5) I've realized that both of my parents are extremely selfish. They don't care about anyone but themselves. They're under the impression that everyone else needs to bend over backwards to meet their needs and fit into their schedule.
6) It's NOT up to me to keep my family together or close. I'm the child in this scenario. It's the parent's job to make sure everything runs smoothly and stays close or at least help keep it all together. Not mine! It's way too much in this family for me to do alone.
7) I'm done!
I've been hurt enough and I don't have to put up with it. The saddest part is that I'm still hurt by all of it. So much so that I could rattle off the things they've done to hurt me or show me that I'm not as important to them as G. That's sad and PATHETIC! I really need to figure out how to let it all go.
I've decided that I'm not going to be the one that is ALWAYS calling. I'm going to back off and let them call. See how long it takes them to call me. I started this last Friday. Mom called Sunday saying that she missed talking to me every day. That's right. I called her every day. What's worse, I called her more than once each day.
This past weekend also proved to me that Mom can have a good birthday without me having to be there. We were going to go up there, but with everything going on; with the way she's treating Grandma (which is the way she treats me), I decided that I was going to take care of me and do what was best for me - which was to stay home and not give in to my mom's selfish ways and demands.
I told her on Friday that I was no longer going to be calling her while I'm driving. That was usually when I would call and talk to her. Always! She doesn't like it when I talk to her on the phone while I'm driving, so it gave me the perfect reason to stop calling all the time. I also told her Friday that I took her phone number out of my speed dial so I wouldn't call automatically when I get behind the wheel. That's always what I did. It was just automatic. When we talked on Sunday, she said she had a really good birthday.
That's the last time I talked to her.
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I've decided to do a 100 push-up challenge. It's a six-week program that will have you doing 100 push-ups by the end of the program. If you'd like to know about the 100 push-up challenge I've started, check out my other blog here
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I've been doing a LOT of reading lately. I'm actually in the middle of 4 books right now and I just finished one yesterday.
I'm currently reading the following:
The Meditteranean Diet - This is all about the science behind eating like the Meditteranean countries. Very interesting and eye opening. I really need to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into my diet.
sTORI TELLING - This book is amazing. I'm really surprised at all the things that have been said in the tabloids and actually finding out the truth behind them. I have to say, though, that the problems I have with my mom are not quite as bad as those Tori has wtih hers. In some regards, they are extremely close, thought. My family, like Tori's, is all about the non-confrontation and not talking about our feelings or anything else of importance.
Labyrinth - I'm about halfway through this book. Incredibly interesting. It goes back and forth between the present and the past. I haven't figured it all out yet, but the girl's name in the past is Alayce while the girl in the present is named Alice. Alice has dreams about Alayce. In these dreams, it's as though she is Alayce. Very good read. Three Secrets, Two Women, One Grail. I'm looking forward to getting back into this book.
The Historian - this book is written in the first person. It really draws you in. It's about a girl who is on a quest, reaching through the past five centuries, for the historical Vlad the Impaler. Very interesting read.
I've really been sucked into autobiographies of stars lately.
I've just finished All the Days of My Life (So Far) - if you like Days of Our Lives or if you just wonder what the life of a soap star is like, this is a great book. I read it in 3 days.
I've also started Terri Hatcher's book. I actually started this a while ago, put it down, got involved in school and work, and haven't picked it back up again. I really need to rectify that. The book was very interesting up to the point that I put it down.
I'll probably finish the Terri Hatcher book before the rest on the list above. After the Tori Spelling book that I'm reading right now. She's really got me hooked. That's what I get for listening to a co-worker that her show is great and shows her as a "real" person. She was right. I've watched all the damn episodes since then and now can't put down her book.
I also have Wynonna Judd's book. I'll proably read this one after I finish Terri Hatcher's. I've really been wanting to read them. I really haven't been in the mood to read romance novels lately. I guess I've just read so many of them, that I needed a break. I also like to learn new things and felt I have been stifling myself by sticking to just one genre of reading especially when I really like to read about a LOT of different subjects.
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Oh, I almost forgot. I bought a digital camera online. I LOVE it! It's a Casio EXILIM . I love this camera. Wait, I already said that. I wanted a cameral small enough to fit in my purse or pocket. It seems that whenever I found something I wanted to take a picture of, I didn't have my camera with me. Our other camera is bigger, bulkier, and heavier. This camera is perfect for me and for what I want to do with it. I've been taking pictures like crazy! I've deleted about half of them, but that's okay, too. I've gotten some REALLY good shots (for me).
I need to figure out how to download them and post them to my blog so you can see them. I think I've been visiting TysGirl's blog too long. She got me thinking that I should take pictures of what I love. Mine are no where near the quality of hers (and no, I'm not just being modest). My camera can't even do half the things hers can do. Actually, I don't know what it can do. I read the booklet, but only half of it even made sense to me. I don't need to take gorgeous shots. As long as they mean something to me. That's all that really matters.
I hope y'all are doing great! Have a great remainder of the week. Happy Hump Day!!! Until later...
k
I've come to realize the following things:
1) Reading is definitely the one thing that keeps me sane and relaxed no matter what's going on.
2) I've learned all I can from the family I was born to and it's time for me to move on and stop living to meet their expectations and demands. I need to live up to my own. I know I've said this before, but it seems that I mean it now and I'm ready to actually live up to this.
3) The family I've chosen is becoming MUCH more important to me than the family I was born to. AND I seem more important to them than to the family I was born to.
4) My grandma will ALWAYS be my rock. She always has been. Growing up, she was the ONE person I knew loved me unconditionally. She was always there for me. She was always on my side.
5) I've realized that both of my parents are extremely selfish. They don't care about anyone but themselves. They're under the impression that everyone else needs to bend over backwards to meet their needs and fit into their schedule.
6) It's NOT up to me to keep my family together or close. I'm the child in this scenario. It's the parent's job to make sure everything runs smoothly and stays close or at least help keep it all together. Not mine! It's way too much in this family for me to do alone.
7) I'm done!
I've been hurt enough and I don't have to put up with it. The saddest part is that I'm still hurt by all of it. So much so that I could rattle off the things they've done to hurt me or show me that I'm not as important to them as G. That's sad and PATHETIC! I really need to figure out how to let it all go.
I've decided that I'm not going to be the one that is ALWAYS calling. I'm going to back off and let them call. See how long it takes them to call me. I started this last Friday. Mom called Sunday saying that she missed talking to me every day. That's right. I called her every day. What's worse, I called her more than once each day.
This past weekend also proved to me that Mom can have a good birthday without me having to be there. We were going to go up there, but with everything going on; with the way she's treating Grandma (which is the way she treats me), I decided that I was going to take care of me and do what was best for me - which was to stay home and not give in to my mom's selfish ways and demands.
I told her on Friday that I was no longer going to be calling her while I'm driving. That was usually when I would call and talk to her. Always! She doesn't like it when I talk to her on the phone while I'm driving, so it gave me the perfect reason to stop calling all the time. I also told her Friday that I took her phone number out of my speed dial so I wouldn't call automatically when I get behind the wheel. That's always what I did. It was just automatic. When we talked on Sunday, she said she had a really good birthday.
That's the last time I talked to her.
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I've decided to do a 100 push-up challenge. It's a six-week program that will have you doing 100 push-ups by the end of the program. If you'd like to know about the 100 push-up challenge I've started, check out my other blog here
*************
I've been doing a LOT of reading lately. I'm actually in the middle of 4 books right now and I just finished one yesterday.
I'm currently reading the following:
The Meditteranean Diet - This is all about the science behind eating like the Meditteranean countries. Very interesting and eye opening. I really need to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into my diet.
sTORI TELLING - This book is amazing. I'm really surprised at all the things that have been said in the tabloids and actually finding out the truth behind them. I have to say, though, that the problems I have with my mom are not quite as bad as those Tori has wtih hers. In some regards, they are extremely close, thought. My family, like Tori's, is all about the non-confrontation and not talking about our feelings or anything else of importance.
Labyrinth - I'm about halfway through this book. Incredibly interesting. It goes back and forth between the present and the past. I haven't figured it all out yet, but the girl's name in the past is Alayce while the girl in the present is named Alice. Alice has dreams about Alayce. In these dreams, it's as though she is Alayce. Very good read. Three Secrets, Two Women, One Grail. I'm looking forward to getting back into this book.
The Historian - this book is written in the first person. It really draws you in. It's about a girl who is on a quest, reaching through the past five centuries, for the historical Vlad the Impaler. Very interesting read.
I've really been sucked into autobiographies of stars lately.
I've just finished All the Days of My Life (So Far) - if you like Days of Our Lives or if you just wonder what the life of a soap star is like, this is a great book. I read it in 3 days.
I've also started Terri Hatcher's book. I actually started this a while ago, put it down, got involved in school and work, and haven't picked it back up again. I really need to rectify that. The book was very interesting up to the point that I put it down.
I'll probably finish the Terri Hatcher book before the rest on the list above. After the Tori Spelling book that I'm reading right now. She's really got me hooked. That's what I get for listening to a co-worker that her show is great and shows her as a "real" person. She was right. I've watched all the damn episodes since then and now can't put down her book.
I also have Wynonna Judd's book. I'll proably read this one after I finish Terri Hatcher's. I've really been wanting to read them. I really haven't been in the mood to read romance novels lately. I guess I've just read so many of them, that I needed a break. I also like to learn new things and felt I have been stifling myself by sticking to just one genre of reading especially when I really like to read about a LOT of different subjects.
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Oh, I almost forgot. I bought a digital camera online. I LOVE it! It's a Casio EXILIM . I love this camera. Wait, I already said that. I wanted a cameral small enough to fit in my purse or pocket. It seems that whenever I found something I wanted to take a picture of, I didn't have my camera with me. Our other camera is bigger, bulkier, and heavier. This camera is perfect for me and for what I want to do with it. I've been taking pictures like crazy! I've deleted about half of them, but that's okay, too. I've gotten some REALLY good shots (for me).
I need to figure out how to download them and post them to my blog so you can see them. I think I've been visiting TysGirl's blog too long. She got me thinking that I should take pictures of what I love. Mine are no where near the quality of hers (and no, I'm not just being modest). My camera can't even do half the things hers can do. Actually, I don't know what it can do. I read the booklet, but only half of it even made sense to me. I don't need to take gorgeous shots. As long as they mean something to me. That's all that really matters.
I hope y'all are doing great! Have a great remainder of the week. Happy Hump Day!!! Until later...
k
Friday, August 01, 2008
50 Things About Me...
I found this meme on Amanda's blog (I Know, Right? - listed on the right hand sidebar).
1. Do you like blue cheese? yes
2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? nope
3. Do you own a gun? Nope
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I switch between cherry, vanilla, and chocolate
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? It depends on the doctor I’m going to see.
6. Do you like hot-dogs? Yep. I crave them every once in a while
7. Favorite Christmas Song? It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Iced Coffee
9. Can you do push-ups? Not very many
10. What’s your favorite meal? Bellacino’s nachos
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My grandmother’s diamond solitaire and the ruby/diamond ring H gave me as my engagement ring
12. Favorite hobby? Reading
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? Doubtful
14. Name a trait that you hate about yourself: I’m lazy
15. Name a trait that you like about yourself: I’m trusting
16. Middle name? Lynn
17. Name 3 thoughts at this moment: I should have gotten my allergy shots this week. I have a headache. Can’t wait to catch up on my TV watching.
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: Drano, blue blouse, Breathe Rights
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Coke Zero, Diet Dr. Pepper, Iced Coffee
20. Current worry right now? Whether I can or should cut my parents out of my life.
21. Current hate right now? The way my parents are treating my grandmother (goes with #20)
22. Favorite place to be? With my family (the one I’ve chosen not necessarily the one I was born into)
23. How did you bring in New Years? Watched movies
24. Favorite place to go? Ocean
25. Name three people who will complete this? No clue.
26. Whose answer do you want to read the most? Anyone who will do this
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Navy
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Nope, too slippery
29. Can you whistle? Yes
30. Favorite color(s)? red, pink, purple (to wear: black, blue, brown)
31. Would you be a pirate? Definitely you lily livered land lover
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don’t sing in the shower
33. Favorite girl’s name? Cassidy Lynnette
34. Favorite boy’s name? Kyle Chandler
35. What’s in your pocket right now? lint
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Last Comic Standing (watched last night)
37. Bed sheets as a child? Yes, but it was so long ago I don’t remember what kind. I do remember having a canopy bed and Holly Hobbie bedding
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Got my index finger crushed in a car door
39. Do you love where you live? I love the town, but I wouldn’t be upset with a slightly bigger house.
40. How many tv’s are in your house? Two but only one is plugged in
41. Who is your loudest friend? Jeremy (Yahkin)
42. How many dogs do you have? 1 Bichon Frise
43. Does someone have a crush on you? Not that I’m aware of
45. What is your favorite book? The Harry Potter series (I think I’ve read each of them 5 times already)
46. What is your favorite candy? Dark chocolate and Butterfingers
47. What is your favorite sports team? Nashville Predators; Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Amazing Grace on bagpipes
49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night? Trying to fall asleep and wondering when I would finally sleep
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? I don’t want to get up yet
If you decide to complete this meme, please let me know. I would LOVE to read your answers.
Until later...
k
1. Do you like blue cheese? yes
2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? nope
3. Do you own a gun? Nope
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I switch between cherry, vanilla, and chocolate
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? It depends on the doctor I’m going to see.
6. Do you like hot-dogs? Yep. I crave them every once in a while
7. Favorite Christmas Song? It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Iced Coffee
9. Can you do push-ups? Not very many
10. What’s your favorite meal? Bellacino’s nachos
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My grandmother’s diamond solitaire and the ruby/diamond ring H gave me as my engagement ring
12. Favorite hobby? Reading
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? Doubtful
14. Name a trait that you hate about yourself: I’m lazy
15. Name a trait that you like about yourself: I’m trusting
16. Middle name? Lynn
17. Name 3 thoughts at this moment: I should have gotten my allergy shots this week. I have a headache. Can’t wait to catch up on my TV watching.
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: Drano, blue blouse, Breathe Rights
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Coke Zero, Diet Dr. Pepper, Iced Coffee
20. Current worry right now? Whether I can or should cut my parents out of my life.
21. Current hate right now? The way my parents are treating my grandmother (goes with #20)
22. Favorite place to be? With my family (the one I’ve chosen not necessarily the one I was born into)
23. How did you bring in New Years? Watched movies
24. Favorite place to go? Ocean
25. Name three people who will complete this? No clue.
26. Whose answer do you want to read the most? Anyone who will do this
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Navy
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Nope, too slippery
29. Can you whistle? Yes
30. Favorite color(s)? red, pink, purple (to wear: black, blue, brown)
31. Would you be a pirate? Definitely you lily livered land lover
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don’t sing in the shower
33. Favorite girl’s name? Cassidy Lynnette
34. Favorite boy’s name? Kyle Chandler
35. What’s in your pocket right now? lint
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Last Comic Standing (watched last night)
37. Bed sheets as a child? Yes, but it was so long ago I don’t remember what kind. I do remember having a canopy bed and Holly Hobbie bedding
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Got my index finger crushed in a car door
39. Do you love where you live? I love the town, but I wouldn’t be upset with a slightly bigger house.
40. How many tv’s are in your house? Two but only one is plugged in
41. Who is your loudest friend? Jeremy (Yahkin)
42. How many dogs do you have? 1 Bichon Frise
43. Does someone have a crush on you? Not that I’m aware of
45. What is your favorite book? The Harry Potter series (I think I’ve read each of them 5 times already)
46. What is your favorite candy? Dark chocolate and Butterfingers
47. What is your favorite sports team? Nashville Predators; Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Amazing Grace on bagpipes
49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night? Trying to fall asleep and wondering when I would finally sleep
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? I don’t want to get up yet
If you decide to complete this meme, please let me know. I would LOVE to read your answers.
Until later...
k
One More Strike and You're OUT!!!
Yes, I said it. One more strike and you're out! In case you had no clue, I'm talking about my mom here. Since I am at work, I really can't go into the latest atrocity; but know that I will sometime between now and Sunday night. Sadly, the woman didn't even do anything to me this time, but to her own mother. Which is why I'm giving her one more chance with me. After that, I'm DONE! As hard as that will be, I will try my damndest to swallow the guilt and stick to my guns. She has done pretty much nothing but hurt me for the past 5 years (always being one huge thing a year). I realized yesterday that I really don't have to take her crap. She can be who she is and I love her because she is my mom, but I don't have to put up with her negativity or dark aura in my life. I say "dark aura" because after every conversation I have with her or after being anywhere near her, I feel a huge weight on my shoulders and never come away from her feeling anything positive. It's all negativity from her.
In short, she got upset at her mom. Who happens to be living with my parents. She's making this poor old woman feel unwanted in the place she lives. Grandma will tell you that my mom's friend (who moved to town a year ago) is a bad influence and that mom kept most of her negativity in check until her BFF moved to town. Grandma has had enough. She's ready to pack up her things and find another place to live. I will definitely go into more detail later. I just needed to take the edge off a bit before I blow.
Thank God it's FRIDAY!!!
Until later...
In short, she got upset at her mom. Who happens to be living with my parents. She's making this poor old woman feel unwanted in the place she lives. Grandma will tell you that my mom's friend (who moved to town a year ago) is a bad influence and that mom kept most of her negativity in check until her BFF moved to town. Grandma has had enough. She's ready to pack up her things and find another place to live. I will definitely go into more detail later. I just needed to take the edge off a bit before I blow.
Thank God it's FRIDAY!!!
Until later...
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