So that puts me in the not young adult age group doesn't it? Unless you talk to my Mom she often says to me well you're still young and you can do those things. The thing we were discussing the last time it came up was my bright robin's egg blue nail polish, which I LOVE, by the way. Recently I added bright orange to my collection and today I ( Read more... )

I have been quiet. It seemed the lesser of all the evils to just be quiet. I've been ANGRY. We all know that is best to keep hot headedness off the web. Long ago I was taught that if one didn't have anything nice to say it i better to say nothing. I've been trying to wait out what has put me in this funk. I've been doing all the right things. ( Read more... )

I am still struggling daily with what feels right in my heart and outside forces. I say constantly that I don't care what people think. The truth is that I want to learn not to. I work at it everyday. Its harder then I thought it would be to truly separate myself from all the incredibly negative people in my inner circle. Especially when they ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to blog about my continuing journey into the world of adoption. But I have to be honest with you all. I've been scared. There has been a considerable amount of backlash, to the announcement, from various people. One person has chosen to deal with this by refusing to speak with me after being told, that this was my plan. I ( Read more... )

Hot button issue no? So lets discuss it! What do you think free speech is exactly? After all the USA was founded on this as its guiding principle. What does it mean? Are you sure you know and understand the concept? It's not a catch phrase you know. In a broad sense it means that we all have the right in this country to have whatever ( Read more... )

First I want to thank those of you who read my previous post and gave me some new things to think through. You all are amazing with your great ability to manage listening and giving advice when needed even when I don't think I want it. My family would probably say I am intentionally secretive in some cases I would say that's true. I guard my ( Read more... )

Just when I think I've gotten past something it comes back with a vengeance. Things in my life are far far from perfect. But I am mostly content. I've worked hard to get here. About four years ago something happened around me that made me stand up and take notice of the person I was becoming. I didn't like her much. My dad is the most positive ( Read more... )

Life has kept me from blogging as much as I want. But that doesn't mean I've forgotten. So where were we. Oh yes that maze of humiliation that is any type of public assistance. Let's say for a minute that you've actually gotten through the screening process and been deemed eligible for some type of benefits. Don't breathe a sigh of relief yet ( Read more... )

I enjoy my love my social media connections. They allowed me to make new friends and reestablish some old ones as if no time has gone by. It's a great way to see pictures of everyone's kids or pets In my case it's even allowed me the opportunity to have contact with some cousins I hadn't heard from in years. I've watched and been part of ( Read more... )

I'm a little bit late with this but, technology always seems to fail me at the worst time. That doesn't make this any less neat. I know I'm to old to use neat as an descriptive word. I often wonder if anyone even reads my blog. I will confess to you now that I don't write it for an audience. In the same way that I kept journal after journal as ( Read more... )