April Fool. Sort of. Somehow, someway I have managed to find myself going to Las Vegas with my mother -and her friend Blia -for this vacation. We're going mainly to see "Paris" -it's our way of going together. (I did think about trying to get to the real thing -do that just go and see the Eiffel Tower and come back thing but that was going to cost just a little bit too much.) I wonder how it'll live up the real thing ...I'll have to be sure to ask the ladies as they've both been.
I'm getting picked up in about 5 1/2 hours and I probably should be trying to get a little bit of sleep but I'm too restless to sleep.
Am I excited? I don't know.
I'm nervous though my mother's health is holding steady. And we packed all of her medicine -even stuff that she may not need. And we're both going to be watching the salt. And we're both going to be eating salads and fruit. I think that this is maybe going to be a kind of ...way to reinforce that she needs to keep taking care of herself. So she can travel -even if it's just within the U.S. She's worked hard and I hope that means she can handle it....and has a good time to boot. And it's a good thing we'll have time apart because we both need our space. (Another thing I get from her...my sense of independence.)
And I love that SHE is excited. My parent's do love to travel (yup, that's where I get it from) and I think it's cool that they take solo trips. (I wonder if there would be somewhere I could talk Pop into going?)
It's nice making your parent's happy.
It's nice making other people happy.
None of us are rolling in the dough so we will be doing things on the cheap. I was thinking that that I really would be spending a good 8 hours a day at the pool ...but probably not (and I am going to be sure we're putting on lots of suncreen because to get sunburned would just suck.)
I am glad that my mother has been very eager to reassure me that we'll all have plenty of time for ourselves ...so I guess I better do some reading about free, fun/interesting things to do in Vegas.
I can't believe it's already time for the trip..! OK, I guess I'm getting excited. But one thing at a time. First, to deal with the airport and getting seats on the flight.
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And this has been serving as a welcome distraction from the apartment search. A very welcome distraction.
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