Last night, I was watching Dancing With the Stars. I always watch it and remember when it first came on waaaaay back in 2005. I remember thinking that the show was schmaltzy and it really wasn't going to last, but as I watched it I realized that it was just good clean fun. Okay, so maybe the ladies' outfits can be a little skimpy at times but as a reality show it's really good. I mean, where else can you watch someone with 2 ... Read Full Story
I am lucky to have co-workers that are wise. Their wisdom seems to come out when we're out having drinks which may explain some of the profound things that they say. A few months ago, a few of us were out and my co-worker told us that every morning he tells his wife that she is beautiful. One co-worker asked, "Doesn't telling her that she's beautiful make it less special when you really find her beautiful like when she's dressed up for an event?&quo... Read Full Story
The end of the year is approaching and I am right on schedule with looking back and taking stock of my life and events that have occurred this past year. There are things that I hope for in 2010, but unlike past years, I'm not so quick to throw the current year away for a blank slate. I want to really take a look back and digest what's happened in 2009. I'm hoping that I can take the events of this past year and really look at&#... Read Full Story
The past week has been a rough one. It started with disappointment and ended with a new opportunity - one which I am going to take. And, just when I think I'm finished learning a lesson, I find that there are different variations of it that I get to learn over again. Life is exhausting but at least it is never boring. I can't wait to see what the week ahead brings.
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The last entry I wrote was about disappointment and I was a wreck on Monday. But, here it is Wednesday and I'm fine. I really am fine. I was actually fine on Tuesday. See, I am learning and I'm definitely getting better living through the disappointments! Read Full Story
I have a dry-erase board in my office. At the beginning of every week, I put up a quote and around December of 2008 I put up my new year's resolutions for 2009. One of the resolutions that went up on my board last year was to become "cold and unfeeling." The events in my life at the time were causing me great disappointment and heart ache and it felt as though closing my door and crying were normal occurrences. So, I figured if I became "cold an... Read Full Story
the kind of day where you're disappointed more than once? The kind of day where you just shut your office door and cried? The kind of day when you excused yourself from a phone conversation because you were crying so hard you couldn't talk or breathe? I have and I am glad that this day is over. Read Full Story
So I have been told that I have high expectations. I don't disagree because I do - it's a character trait of mine. I expect a lot of others and expect more from myself and I doubt that even the most disappointing outcomes will ever change that. Which leads me to believe that I will always be heartbroken and I will always be disappointed. I'm still trying to figure out if this can be considered a good thing. I say this because... Read Full Story
