The Next Generation

There are officially no children 👶 in our family. The last of the next generation, my niece, graduated last night. *sigh*  It is bittersweet. Remember in my Father's Day post I said kids don't come with manuals? They don't, but my sister did a great job. She has always been a hands on parent. Even when she had health challenges of her own, she showed up for them.

Monday Musings

Monday's used to bug me.  I used to hate getting up and dragging back into the office.  Then a few things happened. I realized if I changed my outlook I could change my attitude. I began to focus on what I liked about my office.  That made me look forward to going.

Father's Day

One thing losing my mom has taught me was to embrace the people in your life while they are here.  I used to be angry with my parents for not being more like the TV 📺 parents. You know like in a Brady-bunch-Cosby sort of way.  At least until I became a parent. Most things you get come with a manual that tells you what to do. Not kids. There is no class on how to be an awesome parent. It's trial by fire 🔥.  I would always say "I'm never going to do this when I am a mom" or "I'm going to always do that when I'm a mom." It did NOT work out that way.

The Paper

It's just a piece of paper. 📝It really doesn't mean much but it means everything.  There have been 3 years of cat and mouse. Three years of random text messages, sporadic emails and silence. More silence than anything.  When you move, I move like a chess match. Each move strategically played.

No one wants to be first. Someone has to be first. The unspoken conversation that hung in the air like a thick fog...dense...hard to wade through....because no one wants to go first.

Is this thing on...

Well...I don't have an excuse.  I just haven't been inspired.  I am still around.   Still loving my job....and as much as I LOVE the DMV....umm this cost of living is a beast.  So umm yeah...I am keeping my job but relocating back to ATL...working remotely from Atlanta, flying back to DC once a quarter.  Sigh.  I am happy...because I have missed Atlanta.

Happy Holidays

Hi, Bloggers.


I haven't really been blogging....not for lack of trying...so many unfinished drafts.

Anniversary

This year is easier than last year...and last year was easier than the year before....and I hate that. 

Refreshed

Good morning, Blogland.

I was sitting here looking over my archives and I realized something.

Up for Air...dating chronicles

Good morning, Bloggers.

Yes I am still here.  I haven't felt inspired to write lately.  Let's see what's going on in my world.
I am dating. STILL.....  Why is it the guys start out good then fizzle?!?!?  Maybe it's me.  So let me tell you about the recent crew:

Values

What do you value?  I heard this question posed in a movie and it made me think, what do I value?

The object invoked has disconnected

I just need to get away from my thoughts.  Some days I think I am ok, then I get a reminder that I am mentally fragile.

Indigo

I was living in Atlanta in 2009.  I had seen her at different poetry events around town.

Franchise Player or Nah

So I have found another new blog....Freckles .

Empathy...I get it now

One of the most fascinating blogs I have found is written by a Grady Doctor in Atlanta.

Day 23 Hobbies

23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.

PS to my STUCK Post

The Stuck post was kind of timely in a weird way.  Celine Dion's husband Rene is dying..and when they interviewed her,

Ahhhh....it's 1991 again

I was transported back to 91 again this weekend. I debated whether to write about this. So Back in 1991, I was in love with "Philly". At that time, I was active duty and was stationed on a ship that went in the shipyards in Philadelphia.  I met Philly a little before that (sometime in 1990) when I was stationed in Norfolk and burning up the highway between PA and VA since that is where my mom lived.  So while I was stationed at home, we became inseparable.

Day 22 Visions

22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?

Day 21. Superwoman

21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?

Hmmm...ESP Extra Sensory Perception.  The first thing I would do would be to use the ability to communicate with spirits and talk to my mom.

Day 20. I remember that....

20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.

Hmmm  Let's see....I had a pretty terrific childhood.