Universal Truths, Part 1

1. Find what you love to do and make a career out of it. The days go so much faster and you enjoy them more than if you are merely getting through the day to earn a paycheck. The odds of winning the lottery aren't that high folks, and the winners don't always live happily ever after, either.



2. Be yourself. I can't tell you how many years I tried to 'fit in' and be normal. Screw that. When sales people try to sell me something by saying how popular it is or how quickly it's selling out, I laugh. I like what I like, not what's 'in'. I know what music I like, what people I like, and what I like to do. Don't get me wrong, I don't go out dressed in purple velvet daily. But I will be wearing fuzzy purple socks under my work attire. And I am planning what my next tattoo will be. And I will be blasting music I love on my car stereo. Probably singing along. Maybe getting the words wrong. Laughing and then going back to singing.

I found a phrase last year and it is so true "you wouldn't worry so much about what people think of you, if you realized how often they didn't"



3. Surround yourself with great people. A strong network of support is vital. People to talk to. Even to just say 'hey, you crossed my mind today, love and miss you'. It means so much. To the sender and recipient. I know a lot of people who did not have an easy start of things. I like to use the phrase 'raised by wolves'. The thing is what you make of NOW. And how you treat people. People don't mind so much if you make mistakes, but they do mind when you're being an @sshole. Apologize for both.

Is this thing on?

By the time I get to sit down and write, I've forgotten what I was going to write about. Maybe I should just text my email so I don't lose my train of thought.
Pathetic!

Ducks VS Sponges

It's days like this that make me wish I had thicker skin. I have never been able to let things roll off my back; just absorb everything. Lately it's been worse. I'm not sure if it's all the infections/pain/bugs I've had, or my buffer is wearing thin again. Everything is upsetting me, but it seems like all the news heading my way is far from cheerful.

A woman in SC killed and drowned two of her children. I read a story about how the last/third killer of two teen girls was finally executed. His stay in prison was longer than one girl's whole time on Earth. Stories such as these make me long for Old Testament Eye for an Eye justice. Lock that woman in a car and toss it in a deep lake or river with no chance of escape. Rape, torture and leave the killers for dead.

I'm sick of reading about the evils humans do.

2010 is more than halfway over

So far I've made a few dresses, altered a few costumes for theater camp, made a ton of pickles and started p90x a few days ago.
Work's still good. Attitude's still good.
Hanging out with friends and family as often as I can squeeze in.
Major renovations on the yard.
Plans to hit CT this fall with the kids.
Took them upstate to see grandma already.

Losing and Finding Yourself

After too many health scares, my own and my loved ones; I've decided not to put off anything I want to do (within reason of course).
I am back sewing. I am back cooking. I am back tinkering with vintage sewing machine. I got my domain back. I'm going to rebuild my website. Maybe not commercially, but at least for fun and to document what's going on.
I've learned how to make jam. Next month is pickles!
Quilting is on the list. So is cake decorating.
And I'm going to balance it all with family, work and friends.