I was a preemie and an opps baby! There was 16 years age difference between my oldest sister and I and 6 years (almost 7 years) between my next sibling. So my experience with the outside world during the first five years of my life was very limited. I was home all day, everyday with my mom. Babysitters were my older siblings and life was very protective and simple.
So going to kindergarten was a traumatic experience for me. I was a shy and quiet little person. I lacked self confidence. In addition my red hair brought me a lot of unwanted attention.
And as I progressed through my school years I lacked confidence and the know-how when it came to PE or teams at recess. I was always one of the last, if not the last one, chosen when it came to teams. It did bother me a bit but not like it probably would most kids.
And then along about my sophomore year in high school I made a new friend. Someone who loved life and loved to laugh. One of my best friends I'd have for life, Shelly was and is a sweet person. Hanging out with her made me feel good. She taught me to have confidence and I'm sure she kept me on the right track with making good choices in high school while many of our classmates chose alcohol, sex and drugs -we chose to have simple fun-eating and playing tennis or at worse driving around on Friday or Saturday nights. This fun gave me confidence. Shelly was a farm girl, just like me. She was number 13 out of 14 kids in her family. She wasn't very athletic but yet she would get out there and participate in PE-which motivated me. But more than anything Shelly taught me how to not care what others thought or said about me. I grew in high school to have confidence and make right choices because of one of my best friends.
Shelly and I became a force in PE! Those farm skills helped make us a team in the various PE activities! We could hold our own with the male members of our class and it was fun to compete. I was no longer the last one chosen. Often times Shelly or I were chosen to be team captain-and as long as we were together we worked together, competed and had a blast. Yes I went on to get A's in PE (while other girls who stood around and watched did not)!!
There always has to be the "last one chosen" but how you deal with it or how you let it affect you says a lot about your character. My character as an elementary student was that of being clueless! I was just doing my own thing. And it took a good friend to teach me that being chosen last or not being the best was okay. She always taught me to do my own thing and be my own person. And I have to say to this day being the "one not chosen" or the last one chosen is God's way of bringing me to much better things! There are better things ahead than being "chosen" for whatever it is going on in your life right now. Just wait and see....
Positive thought of the day: Let go and let God. His plans are so much better than what we think we want or need!
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
The last time
I love the following poem! As a parent life is so busy and crazy as your children grow up that you often don't notice how things are changing-the "lasts". And even when your kids are adults and they grow farther and farther away you don't realize the "last times" in life. But this is okay, because if you have the opportunity to look back and reflect and remember those "last times" it means you are truly blessed beyond words-you are a parent and you have been given one of the greatest gifts of all-a child or two or three or more! I have been blessed beyond words and I look back on those "last time" memories from all three children and smile with tears, but smile! I have those "last times," others have not been given such blessings. Love you three!
you will never be the same.
You might long for the person you were before,
When you have freedom and time,
And nothing in particular to worry about.
You will know tiredness like you never knew it before,
And days will run into days that are exactly the same,
Full of feedings and burping,
Nappy changes and crying,
Whining and fighting,
Naps or a lack of naps,
It might seem like a never-ending cycle.
But don’t forget …
There is a last time for everything.
There will come a time when you will feed
your baby for the very last time.
They will fall asleep on you after a long day
And it will be the last time you ever hold your sleeping child.
One day you will carry them on your hip then set them down,
And never pick them up that way again.
You will scrub their hair in the bath one night
And from that day on they will want to bathe alone.
They will hold your hand to cross the road,
Then never reach for it again.
They will creep into your room at midnight for cuddles,
And it will be the last night you ever wake to this.
One afternoon you will sing “the wheels on the bus”
and do all the actions,
Then never sing them that song again.
They will kiss you goodbye at the school gate,
The next day they will ask to walk to the gate alone.
You will read a final bedtime story and wipe your last dirty face.
They will run to you with arms raised for the very last time.
The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time
Until there are no more times.
And even then, it will take you a while to realize.
So while you are living in these times,
remember there are only so many of them
and when they are gone, you will yearn for just one more day of them.
For one last time.
-Author Unknown-
The Last Time
From the moment you hold your baby in your arms,you will never be the same.
You might long for the person you were before,
When you have freedom and time,
And nothing in particular to worry about.
And days will run into days that are exactly the same,
Full of feedings and burping,
Nappy changes and crying,
Whining and fighting,
Naps or a lack of naps,
It might seem like a never-ending cycle.
But don’t forget …
There is a last time for everything.
There will come a time when you will feed
your baby for the very last time.
They will fall asleep on you after a long day
And it will be the last time you ever hold your sleeping child.
One day you will carry them on your hip then set them down,
And never pick them up that way again.
You will scrub their hair in the bath one night
And from that day on they will want to bathe alone.
They will hold your hand to cross the road,
Then never reach for it again.
They will creep into your room at midnight for cuddles,
And it will be the last night you ever wake to this.
One afternoon you will sing “the wheels on the bus”
and do all the actions,
Then never sing them that song again.
They will kiss you goodbye at the school gate,
The next day they will ask to walk to the gate alone.
You will read a final bedtime story and wipe your last dirty face.
They will run to you with arms raised for the very last time.
The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time
Until there are no more times.
And even then, it will take you a while to realize.
So while you are living in these times,
remember there are only so many of them
and when they are gone, you will yearn for just one more day of them.
For one last time.
-Author Unknown-
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Holiday time!
Yep, you read this blog title correct! Today was one of my mom's most favorite days of the year! Besides the fact that it is the day before her birthday, April Fools day was a day where my mom could have fun. I mean good, clean fun. No one was ever embarrassed or anything like that-she just loved to laugh and play innocent, fun jokes. From what she told me she learned this from her dad and her brother Joe and sister, Anna, who also both loved laughter and were as fun loving as my mom. They sounded like a very happy family.
April Fool's day was always a day of laughter. We were never afraid of the pranks, just ready and on guard! Mom would play small innocent pranks on us. Turning on the windshield wipers, radio and such in our car so when we went to school and would turn the key to start the car things would be be blaring and be on in full force! Or one time it was vaseline on the stick shift of our cars. The 7Up bottle would have plain water in it instead of 7Up! A surprise when you are expecting the sweet taste of soda pop! Or it was cold coffee in the Pepsi bottle-that one got my brother. This was back in the day when we had glass bottles of half open pop, with the lid on them to keep the fizz, sitting in our fridge! Mom once made liver in brown gravy over mashed potatoes-this looked and smelled exactly like her minute steaks! Yum!! Not a fun discovery but still all done in good humor. If you didn't like liver it was not as much fun, if you did you enjoyed the meal! I too loved the simple jokes of April Fool's day. But having willing participants makes or breaks this holiday.
Never were my mom or my April Fool's day pranks done to be mean or with harm. It was good clean humor....vaseline on your car door handle-yep, did that one to my brother! It was simple fun!
But as I said willing people or those who didn't get upset by these innocent pranks makes or breaks the holiday each year. I can't honestly remember the last time I played an April Fool's day prank on someone. My heart just is not in it any more. But I do remember my mom fondly every year on April 1st and do this with a smile and remember all her fun and how she liked to laugh.
Mom would be 90 years young tomorrow!! I'm so glad four years ago I road tripped over to see her. I took her out for Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza-her favorite. We had ice cream, another one of her favorites and we spent time together, talking, laughing and enjoy and celebrating her day-it still makes me smile. Three years ago I also road tripped over to spend mom's birthday with her-her last one here on earth. We stayed in her room. She slept a lot. I went and got the Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza and there was ice cream as well. As in past years all her birthday cards were hung so she could see them all and enjoy them. I am sooo glad I took the time and spent mom's special day with her-many of them. She loved to celebrate her birthday and April 2 holds nothing but great memories for me. I made my first communion on mom's birthday, which also happened to be Easter that year too. It was a big celebration for us! I know she is celebrating her birthday in heaven tomorrow with all those she loves. And I try to celebrate here on earth, just as she did for 87 years. But heaven help you today as I'm sure she is still playing her innocent pranks because today is her birthday eve....April Fool's day!
So enjoy the laughter and humor in today or at least laugh and find humor in something today. And tomorrow I will celebrate the life of my mom, who I miss daily, learned a ton of things from and love.
Happy April 1st :) and Happy Birthday in heaven tomorrow mom-love you and miss you!
Positive thought of the day: Laugh at the funny things in life, at yourself and because it is good for you. Laughter they say is the best medicine.
April Fool's day was always a day of laughter. We were never afraid of the pranks, just ready and on guard! Mom would play small innocent pranks on us. Turning on the windshield wipers, radio and such in our car so when we went to school and would turn the key to start the car things would be be blaring and be on in full force! Or one time it was vaseline on the stick shift of our cars. The 7Up bottle would have plain water in it instead of 7Up! A surprise when you are expecting the sweet taste of soda pop! Or it was cold coffee in the Pepsi bottle-that one got my brother. This was back in the day when we had glass bottles of half open pop, with the lid on them to keep the fizz, sitting in our fridge! Mom once made liver in brown gravy over mashed potatoes-this looked and smelled exactly like her minute steaks! Yum!! Not a fun discovery but still all done in good humor. If you didn't like liver it was not as much fun, if you did you enjoyed the meal! I too loved the simple jokes of April Fool's day. But having willing participants makes or breaks this holiday.
Never were my mom or my April Fool's day pranks done to be mean or with harm. It was good clean humor....vaseline on your car door handle-yep, did that one to my brother! It was simple fun!
But as I said willing people or those who didn't get upset by these innocent pranks makes or breaks the holiday each year. I can't honestly remember the last time I played an April Fool's day prank on someone. My heart just is not in it any more. But I do remember my mom fondly every year on April 1st and do this with a smile and remember all her fun and how she liked to laugh.
Mom would be 90 years young tomorrow!! I'm so glad four years ago I road tripped over to see her. I took her out for Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza-her favorite. We had ice cream, another one of her favorites and we spent time together, talking, laughing and enjoy and celebrating her day-it still makes me smile. Three years ago I also road tripped over to spend mom's birthday with her-her last one here on earth. We stayed in her room. She slept a lot. I went and got the Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza and there was ice cream as well. As in past years all her birthday cards were hung so she could see them all and enjoy them. I am sooo glad I took the time and spent mom's special day with her-many of them. She loved to celebrate her birthday and April 2 holds nothing but great memories for me. I made my first communion on mom's birthday, which also happened to be Easter that year too. It was a big celebration for us! I know she is celebrating her birthday in heaven tomorrow with all those she loves. And I try to celebrate here on earth, just as she did for 87 years. But heaven help you today as I'm sure she is still playing her innocent pranks because today is her birthday eve....April Fool's day!
So enjoy the laughter and humor in today or at least laugh and find humor in something today. And tomorrow I will celebrate the life of my mom, who I miss daily, learned a ton of things from and love.
Happy April 1st :) and Happy Birthday in heaven tomorrow mom-love you and miss you!
Positive thought of the day: Laugh at the funny things in life, at yourself and because it is good for you. Laughter they say is the best medicine.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Princess for an hour
Now that I'm on the back side of our Princess Prom that we hosted last week I have to say it was one of the best experiences I've ever had. Yes, it was a lot of work. BUT it was sooooo much fun to see the faces, smiles, and laughter of the girls and their escorts. Some girls had their dad, step dad, grandpa, uncle or neighbor as their "date" for the night. But making these little girls feel special and like a princess for a couple of hours was worth all the work and worry! Every little girl, big or small deserves those moments and memories where they can feel like they are special. And make the memories with their dad/step-dad/grandpa/uncle/neighbor.
It was so much fun to see the dad's either sit and watch and enjoy seeing their daughter's dancing or see the dad's get up to dance occasionally with their daughter. No one cared about how good or bad of a dancer you were, it was just being there that counted. There was spilled punch and balloons that got away but none of that mattered. It was the time spent together that counted the most! It was a blast.
I have some special memories that come to mind when I think about my dad. They are not a princess prom, but more like simple things-sitting on the back steps talking and laughing at the antics of kittens (we both loved cats). Or working together on the farm-chasing pigs and as my dad swore at the hogs who were not cooperating he was called them a not-so-nice name. I, being a smart alec, remarked how all the pigs had the same name-my dad started laughing and the situation lightened up!! Or the time we were moving cattle and I accidentally stepped on a snake while bare footed-I know-YUCK YUCK YUCK. And as I was shrieking about the situation my dad started to yell at me to be quiet or I'd scare the cattle-we both looked at each other and started laughing as neither of us were helping either situation! It was simple fun moments like these where my mind goes back to and it brings a smile and a chuckle. There are no profound moments before a big dance or my wedding were my memories goes to when I think about my dad it's the time, usually simple, or while working that make me smile. And I am so thankful, despite being the youngest I had the time I did with my dad. While most of my siblings had 40 or 50+ years with my dad I treasure the time I did have.
So to all the dad's out there who are dad's in the sense of the word, be it biological or maybe not biological but in every other aspect-thank you for being a prince to all the princesses out there.
Positive thought of the day: It is cold and dreary and just yuck outside, but make your own sunshine-inside! Don't act like the weather!!
It was so much fun to see the dad's either sit and watch and enjoy seeing their daughter's dancing or see the dad's get up to dance occasionally with their daughter. No one cared about how good or bad of a dancer you were, it was just being there that counted. There was spilled punch and balloons that got away but none of that mattered. It was the time spent together that counted the most! It was a blast.
I have some special memories that come to mind when I think about my dad. They are not a princess prom, but more like simple things-sitting on the back steps talking and laughing at the antics of kittens (we both loved cats). Or working together on the farm-chasing pigs and as my dad swore at the hogs who were not cooperating he was called them a not-so-nice name. I, being a smart alec, remarked how all the pigs had the same name-my dad started laughing and the situation lightened up!! Or the time we were moving cattle and I accidentally stepped on a snake while bare footed-I know-YUCK YUCK YUCK. And as I was shrieking about the situation my dad started to yell at me to be quiet or I'd scare the cattle-we both looked at each other and started laughing as neither of us were helping either situation! It was simple fun moments like these where my mind goes back to and it brings a smile and a chuckle. There are no profound moments before a big dance or my wedding were my memories goes to when I think about my dad it's the time, usually simple, or while working that make me smile. And I am so thankful, despite being the youngest I had the time I did with my dad. While most of my siblings had 40 or 50+ years with my dad I treasure the time I did have.
So to all the dad's out there who are dad's in the sense of the word, be it biological or maybe not biological but in every other aspect-thank you for being a prince to all the princesses out there.
Positive thought of the day: It is cold and dreary and just yuck outside, but make your own sunshine-inside! Don't act like the weather!!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
One wild and crazy week!
It's one of those weeks, or two, where if all the things going on in this one week were spread out it would fill a month. It seems to happen like that every so often-and that's okay It reminds us to appreciate the quiet times and when you are busy time seems to fly.
Part of my wild and crazy week entails having child #3 home on spring break. I've always loved Thanksgiving, Christmas/winter and spring breaks! It is great to have one or all 3 kids home and those breaks always give me a chance to spoil, treat, bake, cook and do laundry, goof off, all which I love to do! Plus the time they are home seems to fly by, unfortunately. I should have called in "sick" one day just to hang out with him...but it's one of those weeks....but I do love having my kids home!
I like to think I'm halfway in between as far as being organizing. I go from feast to famine when when it comes to my dwelling places aka office/work space, home, etc. I love to have things neat and organized but you can only do so much in a mess and you have to live there, so there will be messes and disorganization along with the neatness. It's okay. It's life.
My crazy week includes this: Taking students to the local nursing home every day to read a chapter or two of Charlotte's Web book which is part of our One School One Book program this time. I'm part of that committee so this includes working together and getting things lined up and ready. I also take care of the school website page for OSOB as well as three other web pages...fun, fun! There is always something that needs to be updated on those pages!
Kids also seem to be gone to this, that, and the next thing this week. I am going to admit this, but it is hard to keep track of what kids I'm suppose to have and not suppose to have and where they are suppose to be.
I'm part of the 5th and 6th grade musical directors/staff. It means after and before school practices as well as creating the set and costumes....what I was thinking when I agreed to be part of this! Not really but it is fun and I get to work with a great bunch adults and kids!
My team will be delivering the butter braids they sold this week...they arrive tomorrow and they have to be kept frozen or they start to thaw and rise! Plus we sold these so people could use them for Easter breakfast...we'll see how many aren't delivered in a timely manner or by Good Friday!
My dance team will be hosting a Princess Prom for girls 12 and under and their dad/grandpa/uncle as part a fund raiser on Saturday evening. I'm a bit apprehensive about things but it will be fine. And I hope a lot of fun.
And finally to end the weekend my girls are dancing at a hockey game! We have new costumes, always exciting (if the rest of my order from 8 weeks ago gets here as promised) and a pretty cool new pom dance with some awesome music!! It will be a nice way to end a busy week and head right into another crazy busy week.
BUT Easter is right around the corner and we are taking the holiday on the road again....this should be fun!
Now I just need to get through two really busy, crazy weeks and keep my sanity!!
Positive thought of the day: Yesterday's warm, maybe closer to hot temps really spoiled us. Today's strong north wind and temps in the 40's quickly reminds us how fast things can change. But I love the every changing weather. It keeps things interesting!
Part of my wild and crazy week entails having child #3 home on spring break. I've always loved Thanksgiving, Christmas/winter and spring breaks! It is great to have one or all 3 kids home and those breaks always give me a chance to spoil, treat, bake, cook and do laundry, goof off, all which I love to do! Plus the time they are home seems to fly by, unfortunately. I should have called in "sick" one day just to hang out with him...but it's one of those weeks....but I do love having my kids home!
I like to think I'm halfway in between as far as being organizing. I go from feast to famine when when it comes to my dwelling places aka office/work space, home, etc. I love to have things neat and organized but you can only do so much in a mess and you have to live there, so there will be messes and disorganization along with the neatness. It's okay. It's life.
My crazy week includes this: Taking students to the local nursing home every day to read a chapter or two of Charlotte's Web book which is part of our One School One Book program this time. I'm part of that committee so this includes working together and getting things lined up and ready. I also take care of the school website page for OSOB as well as three other web pages...fun, fun! There is always something that needs to be updated on those pages!
Kids also seem to be gone to this, that, and the next thing this week. I am going to admit this, but it is hard to keep track of what kids I'm suppose to have and not suppose to have and where they are suppose to be.
I'm part of the 5th and 6th grade musical directors/staff. It means after and before school practices as well as creating the set and costumes....what I was thinking when I agreed to be part of this! Not really but it is fun and I get to work with a great bunch adults and kids!
My team will be delivering the butter braids they sold this week...they arrive tomorrow and they have to be kept frozen or they start to thaw and rise! Plus we sold these so people could use them for Easter breakfast...we'll see how many aren't delivered in a timely manner or by Good Friday!
My dance team will be hosting a Princess Prom for girls 12 and under and their dad/grandpa/uncle as part a fund raiser on Saturday evening. I'm a bit apprehensive about things but it will be fine. And I hope a lot of fun.
And finally to end the weekend my girls are dancing at a hockey game! We have new costumes, always exciting (if the rest of my order from 8 weeks ago gets here as promised) and a pretty cool new pom dance with some awesome music!! It will be a nice way to end a busy week and head right into another crazy busy week.
BUT Easter is right around the corner and we are taking the holiday on the road again....this should be fun!
Now I just need to get through two really busy, crazy weeks and keep my sanity!!
Positive thought of the day: Yesterday's warm, maybe closer to hot temps really spoiled us. Today's strong north wind and temps in the 40's quickly reminds us how fast things can change. But I love the every changing weather. It keeps things interesting!
Saturday, March 14, 2015
If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you
I just got a t-shirt from a 10-week workout group that I'm doing with the phrase "If it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you" on the front of it. Okay, I get it. Life is not always sugar plums and fairy dust-seems lately it is seldom, if ever, this. Most of the time it seems to be tough and stressful. I see this in almost every aspect of life lately. I get it now. Someone seems to think I need to change. I need to be challenged. I get it.
But what I don't get is why? I know, I know. God is trying to push, pull or lead me to something better. And yes, I'm probably bitching, dragging my feet, digging my claws in, all to resist whatever it is I'm suppose to be moving on to. I like change in small doses. Moderation.
But what I don't get is the challenges. I'm happy just to do my thing and putter away with life. Hills are a challenge which often give me shin splints, but it's the mountains in life that I'm not sure I can handle. Adventures are great. But the constant challenges, stress and someone not always happy with me stinks. I guess I didn't know I was here to make everyone happy-I'm not. I know, I need to meet challenges head on, okay, I try. The stress just plain is not good-it takes it's toll on a body-I'm living proof of this. I'm tired of the self-center people in life who think it should be all about them-it should be about everyone. I'm tired of the people who only want to be around for the good, hear the good and ignore or don't respond to the bad-I guess I need to make some changes-thus the challenges?
But going back to the title of this blog, If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you....I try to meet challenges head on, I deal with them daily. And I HOPE the change is for the good. Although I do get to the point at times where I question the changes. Life should be more fun, less stress and unhappiness.
Maybe I'm taking this all too literally, maybe it's just a t-shirt to motivate me to workout, get healthy, take care of myself and do more. But honestly I can't help but wonder if it is sign to plow forward into the challenges and the people who challenge me because when I come out on the other side I will be a changed person, a change for the better.
I'd better change and either hit the treadmill or go for a walk....I need the think time. I know I won't walk or run any mountains this morning but maybe the hills are enough to challenge me.
Positive thought of the day: Keep moving forward and stop looking behind. You can't drive forward while looking in your rearview mirror, it just doesn't work.
But what I don't get is why? I know, I know. God is trying to push, pull or lead me to something better. And yes, I'm probably bitching, dragging my feet, digging my claws in, all to resist whatever it is I'm suppose to be moving on to. I like change in small doses. Moderation.
But what I don't get is the challenges. I'm happy just to do my thing and putter away with life. Hills are a challenge which often give me shin splints, but it's the mountains in life that I'm not sure I can handle. Adventures are great. But the constant challenges, stress and someone not always happy with me stinks. I guess I didn't know I was here to make everyone happy-I'm not. I know, I need to meet challenges head on, okay, I try. The stress just plain is not good-it takes it's toll on a body-I'm living proof of this. I'm tired of the self-center people in life who think it should be all about them-it should be about everyone. I'm tired of the people who only want to be around for the good, hear the good and ignore or don't respond to the bad-I guess I need to make some changes-thus the challenges?
But going back to the title of this blog, If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you....I try to meet challenges head on, I deal with them daily. And I HOPE the change is for the good. Although I do get to the point at times where I question the changes. Life should be more fun, less stress and unhappiness.
Maybe I'm taking this all too literally, maybe it's just a t-shirt to motivate me to workout, get healthy, take care of myself and do more. But honestly I can't help but wonder if it is sign to plow forward into the challenges and the people who challenge me because when I come out on the other side I will be a changed person, a change for the better.
I'd better change and either hit the treadmill or go for a walk....I need the think time. I know I won't walk or run any mountains this morning but maybe the hills are enough to challenge me.
Positive thought of the day: Keep moving forward and stop looking behind. You can't drive forward while looking in your rearview mirror, it just doesn't work.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Freaky Friday
Well to say today is a bit weird and crazy would be an understatement. But that's better than being dull and boring, although there are times I like dull and boring!
I'm solo today when it comes to technology. And to be honest there are some things I've refused to learn or do as far as the technology part of this job. Add to weirdness of this day the half dozen or so laptops that I've seen and worked on AND the fact that our network is or was glitchy and doing an on-again, off-again kind of thing. Yep today is one of those days. On top of all of this I helped a dear friend who made it to work having a crippling migraine. She was unable to function by the time I found her in her office-vomiting, she could not drive nor deal with light, sound or sitting up. It. Was. Bad. I felt so badly for her as I've been in those shoes, many, many times. And unless you've experienced this you can only guess how badly it really is. After a couple of hours I did finally get her off of my office floor and down to her husband so he could drive her home. We made our way out to her car slowly and with a garbage can in front of us the entire way. She'll be hurting a day or two from this one. The headache hangovers are no fun either.
I've written about the perils of migraines and how devastating they can be. What you inherit from your relatives is not always good. Migraines suck, there is no other way to put it.
So for this being a Friday, finally, it is wild, wacky and crazy. But despite all of this it is quiet in other wonderful aspects! Amen and thank God for that!!
I heard this a.m. an interesting bit of info on the radio...whether it is true or not, I'm not sure? They played a tone like they do before an emergency news broadcast or weather announcement on air. And the DJ doing the news piece asked the other DJ's if the noise bothered any of them. It was and always has been an annoying sound. They played a couple of other loud noises on air also...then the news caster explained why. It seems that people who find the sounds annoying, along with loud sounds are very intelligent and artistic...now the noises bothered me, but I'm going to go with the artistic part of the explanation rather than the "very intelligent" part of the news story! But it was interesting....thus the reason why I'm enjoying the quiet of the day!
Just for the record...in case you haven't notice but today is Friday the 13th. Maybe that explains why today is a bit wacky!
Positive thought of the day: Stop a minute and listen to silence. I'm enjoying mine!
I'm solo today when it comes to technology. And to be honest there are some things I've refused to learn or do as far as the technology part of this job. Add to weirdness of this day the half dozen or so laptops that I've seen and worked on AND the fact that our network is or was glitchy and doing an on-again, off-again kind of thing. Yep today is one of those days. On top of all of this I helped a dear friend who made it to work having a crippling migraine. She was unable to function by the time I found her in her office-vomiting, she could not drive nor deal with light, sound or sitting up. It. Was. Bad. I felt so badly for her as I've been in those shoes, many, many times. And unless you've experienced this you can only guess how badly it really is. After a couple of hours I did finally get her off of my office floor and down to her husband so he could drive her home. We made our way out to her car slowly and with a garbage can in front of us the entire way. She'll be hurting a day or two from this one. The headache hangovers are no fun either.
I've written about the perils of migraines and how devastating they can be. What you inherit from your relatives is not always good. Migraines suck, there is no other way to put it.
So for this being a Friday, finally, it is wild, wacky and crazy. But despite all of this it is quiet in other wonderful aspects! Amen and thank God for that!!
I heard this a.m. an interesting bit of info on the radio...whether it is true or not, I'm not sure? They played a tone like they do before an emergency news broadcast or weather announcement on air. And the DJ doing the news piece asked the other DJ's if the noise bothered any of them. It was and always has been an annoying sound. They played a couple of other loud noises on air also...then the news caster explained why. It seems that people who find the sounds annoying, along with loud sounds are very intelligent and artistic...now the noises bothered me, but I'm going to go with the artistic part of the explanation rather than the "very intelligent" part of the news story! But it was interesting....thus the reason why I'm enjoying the quiet of the day!
Just for the record...in case you haven't notice but today is Friday the 13th. Maybe that explains why today is a bit wacky!
Positive thought of the day: Stop a minute and listen to silence. I'm enjoying mine!
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