So a year ago today this blog was created. And how thankful am I that I did this? I really didn't know if it would be something I would maintain once the initial thrill wore off. Thankfully it hasn't. I still enjoy having this outlet to express myself.
It's been quite a year hasn't it? While I thought I would focus heavily on TV, it turns out I've had a lot more to write about than that. (Especially in the past few months, the amount of TV I watch has decreased greatly. There is now only a handful of shows that I absolutely HAVE to see every week. I'm sure my preoccupation with the "games" at Facebook haven't helped have they? They're also what are keeping me from keeping up with all the library books that keep coming my way that don't get read. I'm barely keeping up with the latest works from my favorite authors...)
It's been an interesting year. Full of joys and sorrows. Highs and Lows. Pain and pleasure. And this blog is going to be here to remind me of all of it.
But maybe this is all I'm really going to say on the subject tonight.
Oh wait, one more thing about the blog...it's truly been a gift that I've had this form of expressing myself. I marvel at how easy it is to do even if I'm not inspired enough to write every single day. It's all mine and all me.
It's been a long week with my travels and spending time with family. Going back and forth to FL within 24 hours (but yes, the twice in 12 hours was worse) was exhausting especially with dramatic family members, delayed flights and a cranky brother (remind me to NEVER ask him to take me to or pick me up from the airport) I'm so wiped out, I am not even seeing my sweetie tonight. I'm gong to get to bed at a fairly decent time and try to get back onto a regular sleep schedule.
There is some good news too lest I sound like I'm whining....I start that Improv class this Saturday. It's official. I'm excited to be doing something different in my life.
It sure is a change of pace to really be living in the now and not constantly be worrying about how I think life should be going for me.
My life is working at a job that I don't love while loving the perk of free flights. It's loving a man who loves me back even if he can't give me one particular, very important thing that I want from him. It's being a big beautiful woman who uses her size to be different and stand out in the crowd but yet stands apart from that crowd afraid of their judgments. My life is having a family/parents that are drama queens and passionate, eccentric characters.
And you know, I could go on and on about lots of other things (couldn't I?) but frankly, I'm too tired. I've still got some laundry to finish and some tidying up to do of my room since I've been too tired to care about putting things away.
So until next time,
Onward. With the laundry basket in hand.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them