Gosh, time certainly passes quickly whether you’re having fun or not. It used to be when I was a child the time would creep by — allowing you to take in everything – it seemed like the days would never end. I remember thinking as a child how cool it would be just to be tall — not to have to physically look up to grown ups. Now I am one, a grown up that is, and I often times wish I could retreat to my childhood and gaze upward into the loving eyes of a parent and know that things would be ok – they would do the worrying for me and I could go back to a carefree world. I think we all sometimes wish for our childhood back and wish that we could take those little snapshot memories and be absored back into them, making the world melt away.
It doesn’t seem like nearly a week since I posted, but I’ve been so busy with something called life that I just haven’t had the time or energy to come here and write. I’ll spare you all the details, but will share what’s been holding me hostage.
- The grandfather of a very dear friend of mine passed away last week. She was not solely a granddaughter to him, but rather the person that has cared for him the last several years of his life. Losing him was extremely difficult for her…….and for me, as she is one of my dearest and closests friends.
- Another friend of mine is dealing with non-hodkins lymphoma and has been undergoing chemotherapy for a couple of months now. She came down with pneumonia last week & her chemo has been suspended until she can recover from pneumonia. She’s a sick girl and I just felt I really needed to be with her.
- And yet another friend found out she had to have surgery abruptly last Friday morning. She had a hysterectomy a few years ago b/c of severe trouble and they inadvertantly left a portion of one her ovaries intact. That portion has now become consumed with cysts, tumors, and lesions from endometriosis. Her blood work came back abnormal and extremely high in counts indicating ovarian cancer.
Life doesn’t always play nice and it doesn’t always work out like we want it to, but we have to work through it and make the most of what we have. It’s in times like these that I really am aware of what the important things are in life. Love, friendship, happiness just to name a few.
On a more positive note, I did manage to have a few moments at some point in the last few days to totally clean out and reorganize my kitchen. I pulled everything out of cabinets and drawers, went through it all, sorted out what could go to goodwill and what I’d keep — then I reorganized the entire kitchen after spending several hundred dollars at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I love that store and it surely loves me after all the $$ I spent there. I wish I had taken before and after pictures of it all but my mind wasn’t really on it at the moment — I think it was somewhat theraputic, as crazy as that may sound to some of you.
Let’s see….. what else? I bought myself a new Fossil pocketbook (or purse to some of you) and billfold to match. They’re red — and I love them. I’ve never had a red pocketbook before but I just wanted to be different and a little sassy. People noticed it at work today and several wanted them – it made me feel good about my purchase. If you care to see what the pocketbook looks like, just click here.
Not much else to post about tonight. I’ll leave you with a picture of something that was held up in the email filter at work today. I had to laugh at it and I just know that you guys will be so happy that I’m sharing it with you! The subject line on the email read, “Hedge or Bush”. I immediately thought it was something to do with George W., but alas, it wasn’t and it was hilarious & disgusting at the same time — or so I thought. Enjoy — or go poke your eyes out!
ICK! Certainly makes you wanna make sure your manscape or ladyscape is well groomed huh?
I shudder at that actually, but relish in the fact that I know I’m not alone. So there! 
