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Sweetie
05-02-2006, 05:08 PM
Hey, I just wanted to let you know I feel much better and thank you for all the kind thoughts and well wishes.

I spent the last five or six days putting in over forty hours on my feet at work in a fast paced environment, kids starting soccer, have to deal with that four days a week for the next however long, got yardwork and so much shit to do, which is actually good. Distracted me, and so I didn't have much time to spend dwelling, and I feel really good. I'm rather chipper today actually, it's disgusting.

And I am so proud of myself! I wrote in pencil over ten pages of a story, which requires ten more to get the basic building blocks of the story down, a couple of those pages I've already typed up and edited, 2,000 words which read too fast so I have to go back and fill in words to slow down the pace, which means, all told, when I'm done this story it could be about thirty thousand words, and it's a short story!

I am just so damend proud, I've always wanted to get around to it, and I hope this is the start of a period of writing for me. Maddog was always waiting for me to write my story, but this isn't going to be my novel, it's just a short story designed to get me back in practice, to get my imagination working again, and all that, to remember how to find words for everyday things like actions and stuff, so, after having periods of years of reading, after having periods of interest in internet discussion, my mind needs something constantly to do apparently, I hope I am in a writing period.

I picked up my guitar, I am improving and am starting to practice faster chord transitions. Oh, how I want so badly to sit there and just be able to play, my favorite songs and then hopefully my own songs.

So, things are well, I miss some of my friends and hope to see them again, unfortunately the dog is still here and I still have to deal with it, but other than that, things are looking good.

I feel bad having felt bad about my issues in comparison with what Leesifer is going through, quite frankly, but.......I hope you are doing well Leesifer if you read this, and if you want some help with stress management, and hope or what have you, don't know if I could help, but would try if you wished.

We need some activity around here, keep our minds amused!

I'm so jealous, my mother-in-law is in Georgia for a thingy and my cousin is moving to Berlin for two years to continue her religious studies, her specialty being Judaism. I'm gonna have hook up with her over there one day, hopefully she'll dig up some family ties over there and around there, that would be so cool!

Thanks,
Peace,Luv
Rebecca

Beth
05-02-2006, 05:13 PM
Glad to hear you are doing better, Rebecca.

Sweetie
05-02-2006, 05:16 PM
My cousin showed me some pictures of her maybe soon to be husband and they went to wherever, Yale or wherever she has friends, and I got to see pictures she/he took of the Gutenberg Bible, and other old books. It was so interesting, I'm so happy for my cousin, though she was more like a sister to me for years and years.

Sweetie
05-02-2006, 05:31 PM
Oh hey, one of my husband's best friends is getting married in June and he's almost pure Scottish, his grandad has an accent so thick, but this friend grew up here of course, and doesn't have one.

Anyways, so all my boys are getting fitted for kilts and all the acroutements, I am so looking forward to the event. :lecher:

Sorry, I'm chipper and chatty and excited about the future for the moment.

Are you doing well Beth?

Beth
05-02-2006, 05:48 PM
Oh, the wedding sounds exciting. I love kilts, I think they look so distinguished (well, kinda sexy, too- on some guys). I'm sure your boys will look darling in them. It sounds like you have a nice event to look foward to!


I'm fine, thank you. Just trying to get some college applications filled and wondering what courses I want to take.

Sweetie
05-02-2006, 05:59 PM
Oho, you know, I'm kinda considering the same thing. I decided for sure that I'm going to go into business. I really want to go into psychology and philosophy, but it's just not feasible, so I'm just gonna do it. I figure whether I put in one or four years in Commerce, in the end I should end up somewhere better than where I am. Anything under my belt as far as business is concerned will just be, I think, of great benefit to me and I can build my career from there. The ladies in my family just have agile minds, especially for business, so I figure, might as well follow in their footsteps since they do so well or it's been good to them at least for making a decent living.

I'm just really wondering what avenue I'm going to take to pay for it all, whether I'll work one night a week, and weekends through it all, whether I can handle that with the kids. Gah, it scares me, work, kids, house, husband.......and a University education. Where or where would I fit a social life in there at all. Man oh man.

LOL.

What are you considering taking?

Leesifer
05-02-2006, 06:04 PM
I feel bad having felt bad about my issues in comparison with what Leesifer is going through, quite frankly, but.......I hope you are doing well Leesifer if you read this, and if you want some help with stress management, and hope or what have you, don't know if I could help, but would try if you wished.

Thanks, Sweetie.

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better too!

Beth
05-02-2006, 06:14 PM
What are you considering taking?I'm not really sure. I am thinking about trying for an MBA because I think it would help with our company, but I don't like business, although I am good at it.

I really want to go into the sciences, but I don't think that'll allow me to make money. My goal is to become capable of financial independence. I probably will try real estate school this summer and see if I can get under one of the real estate offices around. The hours might not be the part time hours that I want, though.

I am also worried about the kids and finding care for them, the house, my husband, having a social life, and school. It seems really hard to adjust to working out of the home after being home for so long.

Financing the education is another concern. I don't think that I will be able to get a grant at my age and marital status, and I really, really do not want a large loan to repay. So, I think I will try to start off with just a few credits at a time so that I can work to pay for classes as they go.

Glad to hear you are considering a business degree. Have you also considerred a couple of creative writing classes to help you along with your aspirations of writing?

The Jesus Lawyer
05-02-2006, 08:20 PM
glad to hear you are doing better. don't apologize for sharing your problems because somebody else has different ones...there's plenty of room for griping online. :)

good luck with your writing! i love writing :D

michael :)