Today has been a quiet, relaxing day. I got to do some leisure reading and spend time with my oldest daughter in addition to sleeping in. Ahhh, sleeping in ( Read more... )

First, thanks to everyone that has been so supportive and kind the last few weeks. I went to relieve my mother on Monday at my grandmother's. I got there around 9am and she woke enough for me to get her adjusted in bed and for her to know I was there. She said, "Some party huh?" She kissed me and told me she loved me and went quickly back to ( Read more... )

I have avoided writing for awhile. This time because I have been dealing with sadness and reflecting on my past in an attempt to handle the future ( Read more... )

Life is venturing back to normal, or at least as normal as my life gets. I LOVE the cooler weather!!! Everything feels cleaner, crisper, filled with that last burst of energy before it changes ( Read more... )

WTF ( Read more... )

Life feels thick and sticky sometimes. Right when I recommit to my workout schedule, I go and have f-ing surgery on my foot. Leave it to me to take something fairly benign and make it complicated. I got a small piece of glass in my foot last Monday night and it just kept working deeper and deeper into the tissue and Tuesday I had to have it ( Read more... )

Life is so cyclical. Things are coming around again and life is so full I can hardly stand it. The girls return home in two weeks! *does excited happy dance and squeals* I will _finally_ close on the first house I sold this Friday. I have really had to work hard and jump through a lot of hoops to get this guy financing so I feel very proud of ( Read more... )

Life is crazy busy but I am happy. I miss seeing my friends but I do feel very productive in my new "profession". I have to keep reminding myself that I will be starting a new master's program next fall because there are so many cheerleaders in this field that they have me all fired up. I am kicking real estate ass! I will close on my first ( Read more... )

Wow, so much has happened I don't even know where to begin. I will probably post in pieces to help me sort through all of the recent experiences. My head is still sifting through all that has transpired in the recent days ( Read more... )

Life is beginning to slow down which is good in some ways and bad in others. Good because keeping a crazy schedule creates little space for thought and consideration and bad because having more time means time to think too much ( Read more... )