Uunconscious Mutterings

1. 365 :: days in a year


2. Tombstone :: Territory


3. Dumb :: luck


4. Intrusive :: in-laws


5. Fat :: chance


6. Axe :: to grind


7. Planned :: vacation


8. Spike :: Jones


9. Bleach :: Clorox


10. Shopkeeper :: Small business man

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Winter

Well, the ol' white stuff is getting pretty deep, and the cold is creeping into my bones. More and more, I find myself hating this weather, and longing for Summer.



I keep looking forward to retirement, when I can pick up and move to a better climate, but every time I turn around, things keep plotting against my plans. At one time, I could look forward to retirement at the ripe old age of 62...but now I have to work to the age of 65.



When I started at Polk, I could retire with full pension after five years of service once reaching retirement age...since then it has gone from 5 to 10 to 15, and is now 20 years, and the new contract will probably move that up yet again.



It is a good thing that I have a burial plot here, because the way things are going, I will more than likely be dead before I can retire.



I do love to look out on the beauty of the season, but more and more, all I worry about is falling and breaking something. Funny how that takes some of the pleasure of enjoying the season and turns it into a real threat.



I have no family here, and most of my friends, are spread out about town, and rarely even call or return calls. Everyone is so tied up with work and family, that they rarely get together any more. Which contributes to the fear of falling that I recently have adopted. But all being said, Winter though beautiful, is a season for the young, when sled rides, ice skating and countless other activities negate the numbing cold that settles into my old bones.

New Year's Resolutions 010

This year, I am going to only make resolutions I know I can keep!

1. I promise to play on the computer and waste countless hours doing nothing.

2. I promise to eat things I like, especially if they are not good for me.

3. I promise to try countless diets for one day, and then forget about it!

4. I promise to watch shows on television that allow me to zone out.

5. I promise to procrastinate...but maybe later.

6. I promise to spend too much on junk.

7. I promise to eat out too often.

8. I promise to laugh at AFHV, and not feel guilty.

9. I promise to cry when I am sad.

10. I promise to feel strongly about some things and feel nothing about others.

11. I promise to love my family, friends, and my dog.

12. I promise to worship as I choose.

13. I promise to read for my own entertainment and not because "IT" is what everyone is reading.

14. And finally I promise to try to keep my resolutions, this year.

Here is hoping you all can make and keep the resolutions that make and keep you happy.

Friday Fill Ins 2010/1

1. Last night __"talkin' 'bout last night," (Tom Petty)___________.
2. Things are gonna' be better,_ this year.
3. The funniest thing happened on the way to the forum.
4. I'm at the end of my rope...so where do we go from here?
5. He said __it is the way we always did it____________; she said __why?____________.
6. I think I've lost my mind, and it's up to us to find it.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet day at work, tomorrow my plans include work_ and Sunday, I want to watch the game!
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Procrastination

Here I sit, cuddled up on the couch under a quilt and drinking a cup of coffee, berating myself for putting things on the back burner yet again,

Tuesday, I had planned to take the car to the garage for its annual inspection, then run to AAA to renew the registration as they both run out December 31. Going down the hill I realized that all of the sudden...no brakes. I made it safely to the garage, and the nice man gave me a ride home as the repair would take a little longer than expected previously...still no problem, as I had today off and could pop down to update the registration and stay legal...ha ha ha!!

Well, here it is 7:00 PM, and the car still is not done. No way to get to AAA and I have no way to get to work, unless it is done before noon tomorrow, but the way my luck has been running, with a simple inspection turning into a $1000 repair, I am not holding my breath. But at least, there is only 29 hours left in 2009.

This year (2010), everything I plan will be expected to cost more and take longer than I expect, and, will be completed way before the deadline!

Winter

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Apologies for yesterday's bitch session, but I was in a dark place and it was cold there. Today isn't much better. but I truly believe we reap what we sow, and I need to get my head into a better place.

Today is the first day of Yule. Today we light the first of four candles and allow the light to permeate our souls and lift us up...for all my witchy friends, have a blessed and happy Yule, and for everyone else, happy holidays, whichever one you celebrate.

Winter

Every year, I hate the cold more and more. I hate shoveling snow, I hate the way my arthritis aches, I hate bundling up, and I hate the way I tend to hibernate.
I am not much a fan of Christmas, anymore, either. I don't have any family here to share with, and I am always working, and yet I never have the money to do anything.
I have always looked forward to the Christmas party with the LALA's. but this year they have decided not to exchange gifts, which was the only thing I truly looked forward to, because it was the one gift I could shop for and enjoyed seeking out the right gift.
I don't think I will even cook, or put up a tree again this year. I work second shift, so there is little time to enjoy the tree. I don't get home until after midnight, and the house is cold, so I head for the comforter, and watch a little TV, then sleep...get up, talk to Mo, feed the dog , get ready and off to work. Repeat.