So after having spent two of the most fucking miserable nights tossing and turning in the summer heat and humidity, I finally reached out to a friend tonight and invited myself over for the weekend.
A true friend lets you do that. And he's married to a wonderful woman who is cool with it.
Thank god for R & K and their beautifully air-conditioned house. And I'm going to enjoy my little trip into the not so long ago past as I'm going to be downstairs in my old room/area.
They both have to work and I'm OK with that as then I'll still have plenty of "me" time...because who are we kidding...I love my me time after working all week (uh, let's not talk about the 4th...I did end up wussing out on N but that's only because didn't sleep the night before) ...N was great about it. And today she said that I would have lost my mind within an hour due to how loud the kids were ...good and well-behaved but loud.
I have to get comfortable with children again at some point. I'm going to be an "auntie"! And I really can't wait.
K ended up taking some time off this week due to the pregnancy and I hope she'll be OK. Her job is physically demanding and there's no "light duty" work. Maybe tomorrow night when it's just us we can talk about that.
Anyhoo...so here I am...after having quite the adventure taking public transportation to get over here tonight. Friday night downtown Minneapolis is certainly a sight to see. And oh...I remember those days of being young and going out. And I don't miss it one bit. As long as I get to spend occasional time with friends, I'm good.
So here I am. Feeling so grateful that my friends took me in and are not letting me suffer. :P
But seriously, no air. What the fuck was I thinking?
Thanks to B, I will have it at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later...finally. So I'm downstairs and I won't lie. It's cold as fuck. R warned me and I said no problem. But damn. Ah well, I'd rather be too cold than too hot!
So it's the weekend. Woot woot. And I'm not going to sweating and roasting in what I'm now calling the little oven (not to be confused with the restaurant on White Bear Ave my parent's used to frequent. :P)
Good night.
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