I realized today when I was reading back through some older
blogs looking for a specific one that I had written after a bad date to refresh
my memory on some of the details for book purposes that my blog pretty much could be considered a diary of the last
year. I started the blog with the very
first one in February and it was about
quilts and how much I love them….thru the days and months that followed I
blogged about adventures in dating, and frustrations with people, and my take
on scriptures and being single , and pretty much daily ups and downs. I threw in a humorous twist to many, not
purposefully but if you are around me much you find that I digress when I talk
and go off into other stories and usually they are funny things that have
happened along the way……. Blogging has been like a therapy to me. A way to get the thoughts out of my head and
onto paper so that I can clear my head and prepare to load it up the next day with
stories and adventures. That’s how I see
life. As one big adventure. And it’s pretty amazing and gratifying that
it’s had so many views.
I noticed that as my life got busier and more hectic paced
that I slowed down on my blogging. Stuff
still happens to me and I have started jotting down bits and pieces of things
to jog my memory so that when I have time I can blog about them. Finding time is a little harder
nowadays. Work for one has become a big
stress for me with all the new changes and sometimes when I come home I just
can’t find the energy to even express myself.
Everyone jokes that my blogs have slowed down because I’m “in love” but
I don’t think that is really the reason.
I’m just not encountering all the ‘idiots and jerks” that I did when I
was so “out there” in the dating realm.
I maintain that there are some wonderful men and women on line….and that
it is worth the time to weed through those because you will eventually find
someone like Joe did me, or I did Joe and it makes it all seem worthwhile.
A lot of people I care deeply about are in the midst of some
pretty challenging life circumstances and I have spent a lot of time trying to
be a shoulder to lean on…thanking God for the compassionate heart he put within
me.
I have had some pretty big health challenges in the last few
months and adjusting to becoming insulin dependent has been challenging at
times. After my visit this week to the
endocrinologist and a change in one of
my medications and the side effects that come along with that I have realized how
important it is to make an effort to stay healthy and avoid the health issues
that are avoidable. I’m walking again
and kicking myself for ever stopping that routine because now I’m having to
work back up to where I was in terms of exercise and work back down in terms of
weight.
It’s like life is one big juggling act and getting all the
balls to stay in the air is a pretty big undertaking. There never seems to be enough hours in the
day to do all the things I need to do, let alone the things I want to do. Sometimes setting priorities is the
priority. Finding that balance, that
perfect mix that makes you feel happy and content is pretty important.
Sometimes it seems like just when you get one area of your
life going well, another area starts giving you trouble. For example, I used to love my job and feel sad about being
alone. Now I love not being alone but
feel sad about my job and the changes there.
Overall, I’d say I’m pretty incredibly happy at the
moment. Oh, sure there are days I dread
going to work. Who doesn’t have those
days. And some days when I am injecting
myself with insulin I have a mini pity party…then I remind myself to be
grateful for insulin. If there had been
such a thing in the 60’s my Grandmother would probably have lived a lot
longer.
As I looked back thru my year of blogging I realize how much
I enjoy life. All its ups and downs..Finding
humor in the stressful things is probably my best life skill.
This month is full of wonderful things to come. 9 days and I’ll be Mrs. Joe Swanson…Valentines
Day I will have a real Valentine this year, the 15th is Joe’s
birthday. My son Andy’s birthday is
coming up on the 28th. My
brothers Garry and Robert are February birthdays and an opportunity to blog
about them and what they mean to
me. Auditions are coming up for a play
at the Muskogee Little Theater that I am hoping to get the lead in cause it’s a
comedy about a woman in a mid life crisis that seems tailor made for me.
Dear Diary…er blog......today was a stressful day at
work. I got through it. I walked at the park on my lunch hour, got my
hair highlighted, drank 64 ounces of water, sent 3 sympathy cards, ordered my
bouquet. Tomorrow I am attending a baby
shower, going to a wrap party where you
are wrapped in a cloth that supposedly takes off inches…hey I’ll try anything
once, well most anything, checking out the giant garage sale at my Church,
keeping my walking commitment and hopefully finding time to take a nap in the
midst. Good night world.
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