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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only **  Winner of "Best Blog of 2011" for "The Quills"  . Previous winner of "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" Round 1. A big, heartfelt thank-you to all of my fans and supporters!  Welcome to the randomness, silliness, craziness, and all-around tomfoolery – what a great word that isn't used nearly enough – that is my blog. Don't get me wrong, it isn't always silly and crazy. Sometimes it's serious or sad but, more often than not, it's comical. Nonetheless, it is always entertaining. I try to see the fun in life. I'll add to it as much as I can so make sure you check back often.  Feel free to leave a comment or review to let me know you stopped by.  DISCLAIMER: If you are someone who gets offended easily, then you shouldn't go any further. I'm up-front, to-the-point, sarcastic and honest (sometimes brutally so). I tell it like it is, or the way I think it is. If you don't get offended very easily, then you've come to the right blog. All are welcome. The fun is free! My life is an open book blog. Hilarity and chaos ensue... ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| I’m back, baby! [Embed For Use By Upgraded+] It’s been a long time…too long, actually. At the request of my buddy Norb (aka Fivesixer   ), I’m throwing my hat in the ring for the 30DBC. I can’t promise that I’ll be able to write an entry every day. I’ll do what I can, when I can. And, so, I’m back, by popular demand. You’ll have to forgive me for not having all the fancy formatting in this entry. I’m just getting my sea legs back, so it’ll take me some time to re-adjust to the world of blogging.Now, on to the elephant in the room. You’re probably wondering where the Hell I’ve been. Well, that’s exactly where I’ve been: to Hell and back. I finally divorced the douchebag. You can go ahead and say it. It took me long enough. Believe me, I know. My divorce was final on December 1st. I guess you can say that Christmas came early for me. He kept the house. I didn’t want it. I got myself a nice place. My best friend (of 24 years), Jen, is also divorced now. She had nowhere to go with her 2 kids, so I took them in. She’s got joint custody of her kids, so they’re here half the time. I rescued a dog, named Bailey. She’s my baby. The ex-husband has my other dog, Jamee. Don’t ask because it’ll only upset me. I got a new job, working for a company I love. I work from home with some occasional travel. My office is in Des Moines, Iowa, so I have to go there every 6 to 8 weeks or so. Well, you’re all caught up on the craziness that is my life. And now, here I am. Back to basics. Back to blogging. I know this is a late entry, but it is what it is. I can’t promise that I’ll be able to blog every day this month, but I’ll do what I can. Baby steps, you know? Groundhog’s Day Day 2 Prompt: Do they know it's Groundhog Day? Does your part of the world have such a weather-related tradition? Are there any weather-related traditions (actual or completely bogus) you observe? Tell us about the weather conditions in your part of the world. Well, I live in the part of the world where Puxsutawney Phil (the groundhog) resides. In short, yes, we do have weather-related traditions in my part of the world that are quite ridiculous. I would like to know how Phil was able to see his shadow yesterday when there was no sun. I would also like to know how they know that he, in fact, saw his shadow. The last I checked, groundhogs couldn’t speak. Hmmmmmm…. When I think of Groundhog’s Day, I tend to think more about a Bill Murray comedy than I do about a groundhog or the possibility of 6 more dreadful weeks of winter. It gets me thinking, especially with everything I’ve been through recently. I think about missed opportunities and how many do-overs I’ll actually get in this life. Will I ever be happy? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a very happy person. I guess I worded that poorly. What I mean is, will I ever find true love? That gut-wrenching, all-consuming, can’t-live-without-him, he’s-my-other-half soulmate. I wonder if I let him slip away. No, I am not talking about my ex-husband. He was all wrong for me. I’m talking about someone else. Someone that was (and hopefully still is) my best friend. Someone that I was too afraid to tell how I felt for fear of rejection, fear of ruining our friendship, fear of the unknown. Was he the one and I let him get away or was it fate that intervened and prevented it from happening because he was all wrong for me too? Will I be stuck in this vicious Groundhog’s Day cycle, to continuously live each day questioning all of the what-ifs, whys, remember-whens, and if-onlys? Am I naïve to think that true love actually exists or is it just a fairy tale we tell ourselves to make the quest worthwhile? Do I even deserve it or am I unlovable? With everything I’ve been through – and, believe me, this divorce has done a number on me – I second guess myself a lot and question whether or not I’m even a good person. Maybe we all have this self-doubt, but don’t always voice our concerns. I’m rambling, aren’t I? For those of you familiar with my blog, you’ll know that it tends to happen occasionally. That's all I've got for now. I'll be back, though. I made a promise, and one thing is for sure, I always keep my promises. As is customary with my blog, I’ll leave you with a song. Have a good day, all…and happy blogging! [Embed For Use By Upgraded+] |
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