Happy Birthday to Me!

Well, this past week I had another birthday. My birthday's never go quite the way I want them to. This one was no different.

It wasn't the worst - it wasn't the best - it just turned into a very stressful day that didn't quite end the way I had hoped for.

All is NOT lost though --- because on Saturday I went clothes shopping! Yay! Nothing like a new spring wardrobe to cheer a gal up and until the credit card statement rolls in...I'm a happy camper!

Why do I bother?

I sometimes wonder why I keep running into people that don't want to leave their safety zones. I seem to run into these types of people on a regular basis and try as I may - I will never understand it.

I have a friend that I have known for years. She wants to do missionary work over in Africa, but I can guarantee you in ten years she will still be sitting there talking about how much she wants to do it and she won't have gotten over there yet.

I've encouraged her, helped her find information on going, even suggested that she start small and try some volunteer work in our local area, but each time she will have an excuse as to why she can't do it.

Her first excuse was that she had children, so of course she couldn't leave them. Only now they are all grown and at college so she is by herself.

Then it became that she didn't have the money to go - only her church wants workers to go over there --- so all she would have to do is show up on the day of departure and she could be on her way ---- so now her excuse is that she wants a man to go with her.

The current reason is that she wants to find her soulmate and he will want to go - and so they will go together....if she ever finds him.

My latest arguement to her was ---- what if she is suppose to meet her soulmate over there and she won't meet him because she never goes over there?

She couldn't answer that one right away, but did finally say she was dating someone and maybe he would be the one to go with her....

Wanna bet in a month or so - she has another excuse?

Why do I bother?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A New Year and a new beginning. Easy to say, but the reality is that we usually fall right back into our old routines before we even get to the bottom of our bottle of champagne. Hopefully, for us all, this will not be the case time, but the odds are rather stacked against us....for now though...let us enjoy the idea of future possibilities!

Fall - my favorite time of year!

Although we are having a bit of a heatwave at the moment - Fall is still my favorite time of year. I love the colors of the changing leaves, the feel of the air when you get up in the morning and the smell of the air at night when the stars are out. As mentioned before - in another life I was a pilot and last night as I stood outside staring up at the stars - a small plane flew by overhead. It was just about this time of year when I was learning to fly at night - and as I watched it fly over, I longed to be up there with them. Maybe...one day...I will return to the skies, but for now - it will just have to wait.

How can it be September?

Well, here it is September already. I'm once again working through the holidays. It's getting kind of old, but hey, it's a living! On September 5th it will mark the 11th anniversary of when I first solo'ed an airplane. It is really making me want to get back in the air again! Flying is something that gets in your blood and then when you can't do it - you have withdrawl symptoms until you reach a point where you just don't want to think about it anymore. But as I've been decluttering my library the past couple of weeks --- I've been running across all the books I bought on the subject when the passion was there and I couldn't wait until the next lesson!!!! I think I'm ready to spread my wings again....now if only I could win the lottery so I could afford it!!!!!!

And...I'm back...

Well, May came and went and now June is approaching its end as well. Here, it has all been one big blur. I've had four days off since June 1st. Amazing how work often gets in the way of life. Anywhoo, decided it was time to report in and let the world know that I am still here. So world - I am here! And now...since it is late...I am going to bed. To all a good night....

And...I'm back...

Well, May came and went and now June is approaching its end as well. Here, it has all been one big blur. I've had four days off since June 1st. Amazing how work often gets in the way of life. Anywhoo, decided it was time to report in and let the world know that I am still here. So world - I am here! And now...since it is late...I am going to bed. To all a good night....

This blogging thing is harder than I thought!

Well, my plans to record my life observations by blogging appear to have failed miserably. Seems like it should be so simple --- think one's thoughts and then type them onto the screen via the keyboard, click "send" and your done. Easy right? Alas, not so easy here. Some days I just don't seem to have anything to say. Other days I'm too tired or its been a bad day and I'm too grumpy to give life observations that don't reveal how much of a cynic I can trully be. Tonight is one of those nights when I'm really too tired to be thinking clearly - yet I'm too wired from the day, to get to bed and get some sleep. So here I sit - Conan O'Brien in the background and my dog waiting for me to take him out for our "potty run" - knowing I need sleep and wondering if anything I am typing here will make sense in the morning. Guess the sooner I get to bed...the sooner I'll find out....