Sometimes Life just Gets in the Way
Even though life is definitely better than the alternative of not living, sometimes just day to day living gets in the way of our doing what we want to do. That is what has been happening to me over the past few months. As I have struggled with accepting that I can [...]
An Interesting Day
Southern beaches are a wonderful place to relax. You can kick your shoes off, walk along the beach, wade in the shallow part of the water, or just lay back and enjoy the sun. They can also be a little messy at times. Sometimes they are interesting in yet very different [...]
A Day I Will Never Forget
It is no secret. I am in my forty’s. I’ve lived in the south all of my life, so maybe I have lived a little more sheltered life than some. I grew up helping my family with their business. It was just a small service station and garage. Because of those [...]
Back to School Memories
NOTE: This was originally published on my former blog.
Dear Jay,
My youngest started high school this week. Yes, I’m getting old, but my memories today are from when I was much younger. Way back when I had my own first days of school.
As I drove him to school and having to run my air [...]
Dear Jay, The Beginning
NOTE: This was originally published on my former blog.
Dear Jay,
Today, you have been on my mind. I went back and looked at the reply you had sent me last. Immediately all sorts of thoughts came pouring to my mind about my days growing up in the south. I know you must have had [...]
Dreaming of a Lazy Saturday
NOTE: This was originally published on my former blog.
Life is so busy that I am craving a lazy Saturday spent just having fun. You know the kind where you do not have a list of chores to be done or errands to run. The entire day is spent just following the moment. [...]
Wandering Thoughts on Life
I have often said that real life keeps getting in the way of what we want to do. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, so even these real life interruptions are necessary. Even though logically, I can see that they are bound to happen and even though my brain [...]
Wanting to Lose Weight Fears
Wedding bells or other special events seem to increase the desire to lose weight in many people. As a morbidly obese person, just day to day life makes me want to lose weight. Instead of losing, I just keep on going as I have for the past few years. I’m not losing and unfortunately [...]
It is Time
It is time to quit waiting on others to do something and to do it ourselves. Instead of waiting on the government or a charity to bail out a friend or even a total stranger, it is time that we step up and help them ourselves. It isn’t a new idea. In [...]
Food Memories
Growing up, there were certain foods that were part of every get together. If it was just the weekly family get together, we had a certain set of foods. If it was a holiday or some other special occasion, we may have a different set of foods. There were some foods [...]