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Hello Typepad! Just transferred all my old Vox posts over. Looking forward to a new experience!

And they say women are vain!

 

End of the Year Thoughts

It's the end of another year, and I have to say I'm not sad to see this year end. This year has been tough for my family. We've gone through a job loss, money problems, the loss of some friends, and the illness of family members. There was a lot of stress and a lot of worry, but we got through it.

Despite all the heartache of this year, we've had a lot of positives happen as well. Instead of focussing on what went wrong this past year, I choose to focus on what went right.  First, my husband was only out of work for 2 months, which in this job market is a major blessing. The job he took has more responsibility for a bit less pay, but it has a good future and we are holding onto hope that the economy will get better.

While the loss of some friends was very hurtful when it happened, as I look back on it now I realize they weren't real friends to begin with. They are people who wanted me to be someone else, and who would get upset with me for being myself. They are people who preferred to live in the fantasy world of the internet to real life, and who thrived on the attention they got on networking sites by doing and saying things that I am personally uncomfortable with, especially as a married woman. These "friends" could not understand why the internet was not that important to me, and were upset that I refused to join the sites they were involved in and never took my feelings into consideration. When I continued to stand my ground and not play the games they wanted me to play, they made me feel like I was in the wrong, and accused me of judging them. And maybe they were right. Maybe the simple act of not joining in was a sort of judgment, but if it was it was unintentional. I just have too much respect for myself and my husband to do the things they do. Eventually they stopped contacting me, which is fine. I am much better off without them both emotionally and spiritually.

The illnesses were very scary for us, especially my husband as it was his mom and dad who were ill. We still don't know what's going to happen with their illnesses (his mom has COPD and his dad has cancer), they seem to be doing better now and all we can do is be there for them and cherish the time we have with them.

One thing this year has taught me: Keep a good outlook on life, and don't let the bad things make you cynical. Life is too short to waste being bitter and angry about things that have happened. As the year comes to a close and a new year dawns, I make no claims that "this year will be better". I have no idea what the next year will bring, so I can't say such a thing. What I can say is this: "In 2010 I will keep a good outlook". Because my attitude is the only thing I can control about the new year.

It's Christmas!

Gather around the yule log, listen to some Christmas songs, and have a cup of hot cider!

In case you don't have a fireplace, here you go!

Merry Christmas!

Busy, busy, busy!

 

Time flies by when you're having fun...or when you have children. I can't believe it's been so long since I've been here. This year has been one giant blur, and all I want to do at this point is hold up my hands and scream "STOP"! Unfortunately I don't see that happening, so I guess if I want to maintain this blog of mine I just have to make some time for it.

Anyhow...I'm still alive. Life is going very well, just incredibly busy with work, school, football, band, running my youngest too and from friends' houses...you get the picture. I know I'm no busier than a lot of moms out there, but by the end of the day, I'm pretty tired.

So, forgive me for the long absence. Hopefully that will change once we get into a routine around here.

Feeling funky...

I have been so sick for the past few days. Ugh. This flu bug really kicks your butt. It started with my daughter catching it last week and bringing it home from school, then spread to the rest of us. I really, really hope this ends soon. I'm so tired of feeling bad.

Since I have nothing else to say and I don't want to whine about how bad I feel, I thought I'd share some funny stuff for Friday, care of the FailBlog

 

Fail-owned-underwater-smoking-fail

Yes, we here in Minnesota get a bit snippy when people smoke underwater ;)

 

Fail-owned-beer-wine-fail

Is this some kind of new health care reform?

 

Fail-owned-headline-fail

Who would have thought that a murder victim would not want to chat?

 

Fail-owned-town-slogan-fail

I think I will be avoiding Tisdale.

That's it for today, I'm going back to bed. To anyone who reads this blog, have a good weekend and stay healthy!

Drawing a blank, so...

 

 

Summer's End: A Poem

 

 

 

End of Summer

In the early morning hours

A slight chill hangs in the air

The sun’s fierce heat dwindling

Into a perfect, gentle warmth.

A mist hangs over the river

Leaves dance in the cool breeze

Hanging on to their green beauty

For only a little while longer

Somewhere in the distance

Smoke from someone’s fireplace

Wafts through the woods

Heralding the end of summer.

copyright 2009, Bella P

 

Hello Vox

I'm not really sure what to write about for my first post. It seems as though any time I sit down to start writing, all the brilliant ideas for a post just go pfffffttttt...right out of my head. Oh well. Since I don't have anything interesting to write, I shall post something retro (and slightly icky) that I found on the internet today.

Has anyone ever tried this?

 

7upandmilk

I'm sure I can think of other things much better to put in my Seven-Up. 

Happy Friday!