So National Novel Writing Month was a bust... probably because I knew I didn't want to be writing the story I was writing.  I mean I liked it well enough but it just wasn't catching my imagination.  I think I'll put it on the shelf for a bit and concentrate on what is in my head... again.

It's Halloween Again?

I KNOW I'm not the only mother out there who pulls together Halloween costumes for the kids 10 minutes before they need to get to school/party/go trick-or-treating.  So why can't I learn my lesson and INSIST on doing this year after year?  I've made kick-ass costumes in the past - why don't I just do it again?? No I MUST make it as stressful and uninspiring as possible! At least I'll get candy.

Good Advice

I apologize for not knowing who wrote this but I got it in an email today and it was too good not to share!

1. Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue. 
2. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. 
3. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. 
4. Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker. 
5. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. 
6. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. 
7. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. 
8. Never buy a car you can't push. 
9. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
10. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. 
11. Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late. 
12. The second mouse gets the cheese. 
13. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. 
14. Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live. 
15. You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. 
16. Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once 
17. We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. 
18. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. 

Where to Start?

I found this old unpublished rant and thought it fits pretty much wherever.  So here you are...

Everyone wonders where they should start when they are trying to START something.  So where do I start? There is so much I want to change.  Well maybe not so much change, maybe rediscover.  I think my frustration with my current self, is that inside I still want and desire the same things that I've always wanted.  Just because I'm a divorced single mom doesn't make me any different that the woman I was when I first got married.  Now granted I'm more experienced and definitely older but I let myself get lost along the way.

Is it possible to not lose yourself along that path?  I see lots of successful women who juggle career & family, some who choose to stay at home with family, some who chose to not have a family.  Why can some of these women seem to handle their choices so successfully when I... don't?  I look at my family and I honestly cannot imagine myself without them - that fantasy where I get the time machine and can go back in time?  No matter how many times I imagine it I always end up going back to after all of my children were born.  So what is it that has made me feel like, along this path that I've chosen to travel, I've also chosen to lose myself? Whatever it is I don't like it.

I'm not happy.  There's a lot I want to change.  So starting today - or yesterday if I want to be technical about it - I'm going to change.  Hmm, although the more I think about it, the more that "change" isn't the right word for it.  Maybe I'm going to let myself be a better me. A happier me, the me that I still am.  Somewhere in all this... lostness.

Best Friends Day!?

I saw randomly online that today is Best Friends Day. I wonder if that is true.  Hmmm I wonder if we really need a Best Friends Day?  I could probably use one since I'm a terrible friend! Well not really - but I'm horrible at staying in touch with people, returning calls and just getting my butt out the door if I'm invited somewhere.  I think half the sentences I've ever said start with, "Oh I'd LOVE to but..." SIGH.  So while I'm lamenting my complete lack of friendship skills go and say "Hi" to one of your best friends.  I'll get around to it too.

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A truly inspirational story! Had to share this!

Mindless Thoughts: The Night Before Christmas - new

Mindless Thoughts: The Night Before Christmas - new: "'Twas the night before Christmas And wasn’t it grand The old man St. Nicholas Was taking a stand He looked all over the world And saw no..."

You've got to check this out! Another gem by Jim Sparks