Things I Used to Do

Here is another list about what I used to do before we were destitute and pathetic:

1. buy fruit out of season i.e.precut mango slices.

2. order books from Amazon whenever I felt like it.

3. get a pedicure once a month.

4. get my hair cut and colored every 5 weeks.

5. replace worn out clothing like underwear and socks without a second thought.

6. decorate my family room with ETSY.com originals.

7. put high octane gas into my car.

8. fill the pantry with snacks and easy to make food.

9. fill fridge with pop, juice, and Evian.

10. buy TV Guide and Newsweek weekly.

11. go out to dinner every two weeks or so.

12. go to lunch with girlfriends at trendy restaurants.

13. sleep soundly(or rather more soundly than now)

14. ate meat 1-2 times a week (now we be po' folk vegetarians).

15. took daily naps w/o guilt (now I should be looking for a job 24/7).

16. spent a helluva less time with my spouse (this one I really miss).

What does the recession cause you to miss?

Yesterdays' News

You know you're OLD when...

...you were born before Nixon died.

...listening to the radio used to be a major source of entertainment.

...you're irritated by the fact your kids cannot turn their cell phone off~never, ever.

...the recession of the late 1970's seemed easier than the current one.

...the Jeffersons was a current, cutting edge television show.

...M*A*S*H was THE funniest show you'd ever seen.

...you remember The Family Hour on television and the worst words allowed were freaking and darn.

...Michael Jackson was alive and still black.

...The Cold War was a scary smear on your consciousness.

...the word transgender was not invented yet.

...Transvestites were completely an unknown entity.

...the guy who invented Facebook was not even a twinkle in his daddy's eyes.

...a Princess phone was the coolest Christmas present for any teenage girl.

Add some of your own...............................



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dykewife said...
you saw the moon landing while in class at school.

your first experience with a computer involved punch cards.

getting a colour television made you the most popular kid on the block.

interfacing was called playing with your friends outside.

three speed bikes were high tech.

you could buy a chocolate bar, bubble gum and a pop for a quarter.

you do one of these :)

November 21, 2009 6:28 PM

Wait and See

My new life manifesto song by Brandon Heath...

I know exactly how he feels! wink

Wait And See
I was born in Tennessee
Late July humidity
Doctor said I was lucky to be alive

I’ve been trouble since the day that I got here
Trouble till the day that I disappear
That’ll be the day that I finally get it right

There is hope for me yet
Because God won’t forget
All the plans he’s made for me
I have to wait and see
He’s not finished with me yet

I never really was that good in school
I talked too much, broke the rules
Teacher thought I was hopeless fool alright

I don’t know how but I made it through
It’s one of those things that you’ve gotta do
But I always had a knack for telling the truth

Chorus

Still wondering why I’m here
Still wrestling with my fear
But oh, He’s up to something
And the farther on I go
I’ve seen enough to know
That I’m, not here for nothing
He’s up to something

So now’s my time to be a man
Follow my heart as far as I can
No telling where I’m ending up tonight
I never slow down or so it seems
But singing my heart it’s one of my dreams
All I gotta do is hold on tight

Sucks to Be ME

glitter-graphics.com

Yeah. Yeah. Everyone thinks that.

Everyone thinks about themselves.

I think at some point in every one's life they sink to the bottom. I remember doing bobs in the deep end of the pool for hours and hours in the summer.

I'd touch bottom then sprung up to jump out of the water for one cystalline second...

SPLASH! Back in the water like a fish!

I cannot see the top of the water at this particular moment.

No job. ALL ask applicant to be "fully graduated of a post-grad program" which only exists in those places that want to spend the time and money to train someone in phlebotomy and ivs and other assorted actions I was not taught in the LPN program.

Hmmmmmmm, no one ever told me~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

it was gonna be easy.

But jeezo no one ever warned of how rough things can get either.

Nothing Much

No answers to applications. I'm going to need to bet some real world clothes and go out on foot to apply in person. OY.

I HATE buying clothes. Nothing fits the right way. I have no idea what kind if clothes to get. I have a serious budget issue so I may be hitting GoodWill. I found a dress for graduation for $8 at Ross so I am sure I can find something more professional than mommy for under $100.

Everything else is pretty much the same. Spouse is racheting up the stress factor. Not on purpose. It's just how he gets.

And the days keep coming and going.

My Wierd Life

I am sitting here with a 45 pound pit bull on my left side, hogging the warm air from my laptop fan and he sleeps, barely fitting on the width of the couch. He wakes up once in a while and I rub his pink belly. He's a blue nose/pink nose pit bull so his nose is black with a bit of pink above it and his belly is tinted pink.

My spouse is in bed, asleep by 9p.m. He'll be awake at 5a.m. because I was too dumb to notice his biorhythms while we were dating. I'm opposite in the sleep/wake cycle of life.

I filled out several job applications this weekend. I'm 47 and have NO experience looking for jobs or being interviewed. My many hours in PTA, and little league board and soccer mom and classroom volunteer extraordinaire did little to prepare me socially for the working world.

As most of you know I struggled greatly in the past year when it came to keeping my mouth shut, learning from listening instead of interaction, to NOT ask questions that made me seem too intelligent or as my director saw it, a little miss know it all.

If I stay quiet people think I'm judging or stuck up, if I open my mouth they know I'm an idiot cuz I can't stop myself from saying too much or saying something in a manner many people misunderstand up here in the Northwest. My East Coast/Midwest friends get sarcasm, no one here really does. After 20 years here I understand that. I have toned it down 98%.

I think I need manners lessons. Seriously. Or deportment. Because I cannot change my entire personality, I know cuz I have tried. I know I don't fit in here very well but it's where I am. Anyone have expertise in giving one a lobotomy????

AGAIN~~WHY??

RIP

Those killed at Food Hood

November 5, 2009

God Bless and heal the wounded,

both mentally and physically.

Thanks for The Support

My friends and silent supporters,

THANK YOU!

Thank you for reading.
Thank you for the empathy.
Thank you for merely showing up.

Without your support I could not have achieved my goals.

You held me up when I needed.
You made me laugh when I despaired.
You hugged me when I was sad, defeated, and ready to quit.

This is our success. I share it with you.

Thank you for being my friends.

To answer a question or two.....
Yes, I have plans to get my R.N. and my B.S.N. This is off in the future sometime when we have funding and experience. If things go the way I have dreamed I'll be in college in some capacity for the rest of my life.

I can't answer exactly how the NCLEX questions were different from what I expected. I'd like to keep my brand new license. :P I expected what the books said. I used Mosby's review book the most but I also dipped into Davis and a friend's book. Syntax was different that I was familiar with and critical thinking was needed to answer the questions. Who knew? SNERK.

Go in a good attitude, in a calm mood, and know the worst that can happen is to flunk. No one in my class has flunked. I had a class of 23 and I'm not sure how some of them made it through first quarter let alone boards. Know your facts but be ready to read each question twice before you hit the answer.

You folks are RADICALLY COOL. Thanks a million.