Newness, Oldness and Sameness

So many things have changed. Some good, some bad, and yet others still remain the same.

I’m a creature of habit so the sameness/oldness crap may need to stick around solely for my sanity. Not to mention that perfection (ha) can’t be achieved overnight!

It is a new year, like you guys didn’t already know that one.

Its still a new life I’m living here in New Hampshire. Still old/same stuff going on here in my new life, though.

G has decided to quit drinking and smoking. o.m.f.g….. Not both at once. If he actually quits the drinking thing then I have to quit smoking. Damn. Me and my ‘deals’ with the devil.

Still love my job at Best Buy. So glad the holiday season is over. Too many people, too many not being jolly. Whew. God bless the retailers, ev-er-y one of them/us!

My computer is biting the dust. I am currently running Ubuntu on it now by force, not choice. I love Linux, but it has been awhile since I’ve used it and it has changed a lot. I also can’t remember how to tweak anything or what programs to use for what now. Sad days… There was a time when that would have gotten me all charged up – you know, when I was a bored, useless, have to find something to fill my time homemaker.

Discovered that I get the hiccups when I come in from outside. Wow, didn’t know that quick temperature changes to the stomach could cause them. Strange, I’m totally dressed and don’t have my innards exposed (aka: stomach) so WTF? All I know is that I get them for a brief time when I come inside from the cold.

I am trying random things to keep my skin hydrated and me from acquiring the look I call “rode hard and put up wet”. The weather is harsh here and can age you quickly. I have not only gained 20 pounds since I’ve been here, I have also appeared to gain 20 years of aging on my face and hands…not good for the self-esteem.

My new skin care product is coconut oil. It removes makeup, keeps a barrier from bacteria off my skin, and softens it. Wow. Get this, you can cook with the stuff too!

I was really surprised that it hasn’t broken my face out. I can get near anything that isn’t sterile and it breaks out my face. Mention oil and I break out like a teenager. So far it has helped to heal up the spider bite on my face and also not broken me out. Sweet. Smells pretty good too. I put a little in a small bowl to use as lip balm. It also helps with the dry skin on my nose from all the nose-blowing festivals I seem to have no choice but to attend.

So far so good. Now to find some small containers to spoon this stuff in to so I can bring it with me wherever I go (those nose-blowing festivals are common) and my lips just adore this stuff. Its pretty awesome on my dry hands, too. My hands were so dry that you could see every line, swirl and curve of my fingertips. No need to 10-print me, just take a picture lol. Now, after two days my fingertips are much smoother.

Now that I’ve sincerely bored everyone (including me) to death with this rambling post I’ll hush. I hope to get back to normal blogging soon!

Where To Start

So much has happened I really don’t know where to begin.

It is already a new month.  Time is flying by for me.  So fast that its almost a blur.  I can’t say I like it that way, but if it were dragging by that would mean I would be bored out of my mind.

My mom passed away before Thanksgiving.  That was hard on me.  It still is but I’m doing better every day.  Fewer tears and more focus on wonderful memories.

I somehow managed to work through Black Friday.  I didn’t quite make it through Saturday at work.  It hit me – hard.

I slept off and on for 24 hours.   My body and mind couldn’t handle the loss.   I needed to shut down for a bit.

I had today off and have kept it together without having to grab extra sleep.  Even went for a walk along the ocean.  Such a beautiful day.

I have tomorrow off and again will spend it enjoying life and where I live, slow and steady so these awesome moments won’t end up as a blur.

Today is my roommate’s birthday.  He spent it sober. Its always a tough day for him because it is also the anniversary of his nephew’s death.

Instead of focusing on J’s death, G spent the day enjoying his birthday – and yes, abusing the phrase “its my birthday” when he wanted me to do something for him. 

Now I am ready to broaden my horizons.   I’m not sure when, how or by what means, yet know that it is time to start adding things to my life to enhance it even more.

Live Free Or Die

I like being busy. It keeps me active and my mind clearer. Heaven knows my mind needs to be cleaner, in more ways than one!

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I have broken my rule about watching tv and gotten myself hooked on a show called The Big Bang Theory. Awesome. Dry humor that literally has me laughing uncontrollably at times. Then again, I am so simple minded that I find the strangest things humorous.

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In the local news back home they are targeting a new skate park that has been opened in Memphis. Sheesh guys, give it a rest. Skaters have choices about helmets. I can’t imagine trying to do something like skating with a helmet on. I’m surprised that they haven’t required helmets for ice skating and skating rinks – yet. Can’t control other important events around them so they stick their noses in and try to give skate boarding yet another bad rap. WTFE.

Once again society through the media is focusing on the negative instead of the positive. Bad things happen but for a change dear media, can you start focusing on the good in life and give people hope? Oh wait, then you lose control via the beloved ‘fear factor’ so well known to be used by religious groups, parents and other authority figures.

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Been working a lot lately and loving it. I know that a job is where you go to earn money, but I have to say that I am so lucky to have a job that I enjoy. Granted some days I stress out, yet I never dislike my job itself.

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I am also enjoying home life a lot more. Things have changed around here enough that I also look forward to coming home after work. Work was my haven for a long time, and now I have two places that I truly enjoy spending my time.

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I broke down and had a checkup and got some overdue dental work done. I currently have stitches in my mouth that are driving me crazier than I already am, but didn’t realize just how bad my jaws were bothering me and other issues caused by this one silly tooth – that no longer lives in my mouth.

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My family is doing good. A few major things going on or already passed but still going good.

One child had knee surgery and is doing good now. He should be ready to rock and roll when his son is born. That is another awesome thing going on – I’m going to have another grandson!

My oldest daughter and mother of my grandson is working, raising her baby and going to school. Girl, you so rock!

My youngest daughter is shift manager at work. Way to rock sister! You and your awesome self!

My youngest son is not only skating again, but doing it more awesome than before. He is also a drummer in a band!

My mom is hanging in there. She is in a lot of pain. I can’t stand it and the nerve block had last week isn’t working. She did sound awesome when I talked to her, though. Beautiful person and beautiful mom – I wish I could take the pain away from her.

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Hope everyone else has awesomeness going on in their lives!

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