Just random

Today is Tuesday, the weather is turning colder. It did try to snow last night and the temps did drop. I still had my bedroom window open and my fan on... and a cat curled up under the covers.

I wish I could get to the next stage in my life, but I am struggling. I want to find happiness and find that place that makes me smile.

Sometimes I wonder who I am or where I am going. Do I even know? Is there a clear road?

Or am I on my own to wander and make the decision as I go?

**DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING? REALLY?**

Others? And Us?

Do you think that in order to be happy we must ignore others? Is it even possible to do this? Is the goal to only let others and their opinions affect us so much? Have you ever made a hard but worth-it personal or professional decision?

I have found that when we ignore others, it does not make us any better than the next person. We can't ignore people just because we want to be someone better. Ignorance does not make us better, it makes us ignorant.  We need to find happiness, but we need to find it within ourselves. We cannot ignore those people who do not fit into our routine. We need to know where they fit in and continue to include them. Ignoring people is the way we act when we are in elementary school, not when we are adults. In school, we can burn bridges and give the silent treatment, but in the real world we need all the friends we can get, they may turn out to be enemies, they may turn out to be allies, they may turn out to be coworkers, or even our bosses. We can never predict where the roads we chose will lead, but we need to think about how we treat others before acting prematurely. It is difficult to see eye-to-eye with someone when their opinion or objective is different from ours. We each need to keep our eyes and mind open, to understand and learn.

My most recent decision to move on in my life was a difficult one because the people I worked with became like family to me, as I spent more time with them than with my own family. This pulled me in so many directions. I felt like I was letting down those I worked with, but leaving and starting over, but I also felt like they let me down by not valuing what I could do. I learned, through heartache and tears, that they will appreciate me for who I am and will accept me for what I am able to do, and will understand why I made the decision I did. If they don't, then it is their loss. I gave my all and kept chugging along, but this was a challenge for me, both physically and mentally.

I can't ignore people because they come back around somewhere else in my life and I need to know that we can still work together. Ignorance IS NOT bliss.


 

Random Conversation with a 14-year old

Last night, we were in the car, heading home. We passed a church with a lit up cross on the steeple (I think it's odd, but who am I to say...).

Anyway, he said "it reminds me of Vegas, all neon"

(mind you, he has never been to Vegas... and neither have I).

Then, he said "kinda like those drive-thru marriage places".

(WHAT???)

"Are they real? Do they really do that?"

Me: "I don't know... I have never been there and will probably never use one of those anyway..."

"Never use a drive-thru church or never get married again?"

Me: "Never a drive thru church... and who knows about getting married again. Did it once... isn't that enough?"

"Don't you want to get remarried? Don't you want a boyfriend?"

Me: "Have to have a boyfriend to get married. Have to go on dates to find a boyfriend. Have to find time to be able to go out on dates"

Okay, so this conversation took the total 360 spin-out-of-control during our 20 minute drive home.

I got out of the car, walked in the house, and really had no idea how that whole conversation even came around... except that the cross on the church was lit up.

RANDOM!!!!! (note to self - don't get yourself into captive-audience conversations that could potentially spin out of control..)

Feeling Beachie 12.30.11

This week’s statements:

1. Lately, I have been feeling a little_not in the holiday spirit_

2. I am usually a ­­­­_happy person_

3. _Kicking back in my pj's with my kitties_is always the best feeling at the end of the day

4. _Feed the cats_is the first thing I do in the morning

Feeling Beachie Friday

This week’s statements:

1. I have a love hate relationship with_my bathroom scale... and my clothes..._

2. I have been buying a lot of _magazines__ lately

3. If I hear _someone complaining about no snow_ anymore I swear I will _go nuts!!_

4. Whenever I see_pictures from my vacation_ makes me _smile and laugh_ and then I _really miss my "sister" who lives across the US from me._

Monday Listicle 12.12.11

1. What is your favorite word? CONUNDRUM and SNARFY

2. What is your least favorite word? Uhhhhhhh

3. What turns you on? A fabulous deep-voiced accent

4. What turns you off? People who just think they are "all that" and aren't

5. What sound do you love? Rain and Thunder

6. What sound do you hate? The dentist drill

7. What is your favorite curse word? "FOOPY POOPY" (*better than saying the real word that begins with an F - when I get really upset!)

8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Artist

9. What profession would you not like to do? Dentist

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Hey, thanks for coming, but ya know, you aren't scheduled for another 40 years or so.

"If your pet could talk, what would you want to know?"

WHY?????

All I want to know is WHY??????

Why... do you feel you need to eat breakfast at 4 o'clock in the morning?

Why... do you need to drink out of the bathroom sink, when you have a water dish?

Why... do you assume that if anything is laying still, it belongs to you?

Why... are all empty boxes considered yours?

Why... do you insist on teasing the fish?

Why... do you think that you are obligated to get some of any can of tuna that is opened?

Why... do you feel you need to sleep in the middle of the king size bed, under the pillows?

Why... do you need to be in the bathroom when someone is in there?

All I want to know is... WHY???????

A strange question...

Why is there such a "to do" about fruitcake at Christmas?

Why do we make it and give it if no one likes it? Something to do with excess candied fruit?

I remember, growing up, we had a fruitcake in our freezer, wrapped in foil... for what seemed like my entire childhood.

Whazzup with that????

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Question...

I have a question to ask... and I am wondering if everyone feels the same.

I have posted a poll in the column. Please feel free to answer (you can have more than one reason). I will post when the finals are tallied.

I see there are many or us out there, in cyberspace, who have one blog, if not two.

What is your reason for two?

Different topics?

Different personalities?

One public, one private?

Does your family know about your blogs?

How about your kids?

Is it your way to vent about your family in one and to show them off in the other?

Just curious. I know my reason, what is yours?

Feeling Beachie 11.25.11

This week’s statements:

1. I love when I see _The sky light up with lightning___


2. I am _so confused on what day today is.____

3. I _Did__ shop on Black Friday

4. After a big holiday meal I __try to do something different with __ leftovers

Five Question Friday 11.25.11

1. Is there a special dish you prepare that you are famous for? Nope...

2. Are you (did you) go Black Friday shopping ? If that's what you call it... does 7:30 am count?

3. What are your strangest holiday traditions? being with both sides of our family over Christmas

4. Pecan or pumpkin pie? (She actually asked "Apple or pumpkin?" I just T-giving'ed it!) Pumpkin... of course!

5. When will you put up your Christmas tree? Hopefully not soon... I think my son gets antsy about mid-December.

Feeling Beachie Friday

This week’s statements:

1. I have a ____ at ____
2. I always buy ___ that___ If___
3. I spend way too much time _____________
4. I hope that when people meet me and think about me they __________________________ 

My answers:
1. I have no shoes on at this time
2. I always buy purses that are cool if they are big enough.
3. I spend way too much time working.
4. I hope that when people meet me and think about me, they see and remember my good qualities.

Meet Me on Monday - 53rd Edition

Never Growing Old Meet Me On Monday

1. The thing that scares me the most is __________?

Walking across bridges over water or high up. Definitely scared to death of heights like that.

2. Do you like nuts in your Chocolate Chip cookies?

Nope, ooooey gooey chocolate chips, not crunchy or nutty.

3. If you couldn't change the channel, what tv show would drive you from the room?

Any news or talk show. Just can’t deal with it.

4. Pulp or no pulp in your Orange Juice?

Gotta have pulp… especially the ones with LOTS of pulp!

5. Who do you miss the most?

This is a hard one. I can’t narrow it down to just one person.