What?? I'm a southerner!! :)

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
The South
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The West
The Northeast
Boston
North Central
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Long time gone

I haven't been blogging. I guess because I know no one reads me. How do you get folks to look at your blog and how do you know that you've got anything to say that's worth a read?

I've posted before about the fact that I like to read other's blogs. What is it about them that draws me in? Comedy? Tragedy? Cander? I'm not sure. I do know that those I want to read most are those that are updated each day. Who has the time or energy to update each day? I love to read it but I don't understand it. I don't have enough of a life to blog about every day AND I don't have enough time in my life to blog every day. How does that work?

The earth spins on its axis. Sometimes I think I can feel it. I've had the strangest week. I've felt all week like I was in a massive fog. I realized in an early meeting Monday morning that not only everything that others were saying but also everything that I was saying seemed to float in the air and never be absorbed by my brain. It has gotten better since Monday but I'm still feeling that the air is thick. I'm a libra and although I'm not an astrology geek, I do think that it can be very interesting to explore. Libras by nature are thinking folks. We are usually the more intelligent of the species (although I certainly don't claim to be) but because we're thinking and thinking and thinking all the time about any and every concept that pops into our heads, we get very tired and grumpy sometimes and need a rest. I guess that's were I am right now. Too much mental stimulation and my brain needs a break. Is it alright to check out for a bit? To just meditate in a quiet corner? That's what I'd love to do. If anyone would like to volunteer to come to work for me and pay my bills and do all that stuff that I'd like to ignore, just let me know. :)

Inspire Me

While I still love the idea of this blog, I feel that I've had writers block for a while. Instead of feeling fulfilled by writing down all of my feelings, I've been enjoying and really appreciating reading all of the other blogs out there. I get inspiration each day from the folks whose lives have been opened to me. A new perspective can really change you. If I'm feeling down, I can just open one of the blogs that I know will cheer me up and after reading just a bit I'm feeling so much better. Or on a day when I'm having a bit of a pitty party for myself, I can open one of the blogs where I know someone is struggling and things don't seem so bad for me after all. All in all I think that most people struggle with some of the same basic trials and tribulations but they come at different times in our lives in different forms and affect each of us differently.

So I'll write when I'm inspired to and I'll read when inspired. Hopefully I'll get what I need out of this blog thing and if you've been so kind as to read my blog I hope that I've touched you at some time in some way.

The Clan

Although I did want to highlight Rainey for her birthday, I now feel that I may have neglected the rest of my family so here they are:





Chloe Grace - miss beautiful eyes




Lacey Victoria




Whiskers & Benjamin - baby girl and her daddy (Chloe is her mom)







Aren't I the luckiest mommy ever?? There couldn't be a family of more beautiful critters around. :)

My sweet baby

Rainey Noel just had a birthday so this one is for her...




Isn't she BEAUTIFUL???

To move or not to move. That is... well ya know.

I have a job with a great company. Well, the benefits are great anyway. Our health insurance is paid (completely) and we get one Friday off each month in addition to all the other vacation, holidays, etc. I just don't feel like I belong here. I've been in several corporate jobs and always after about 4 or 5 years, I get really frustrated and want to find something new. In the past I've done that. Trouble is that I've just moved to another corporate job and I'm now deciding that maybe the corporate world just isn't for me. I did nails for 5 years right out of highschool and I remember loving that job. At the time it was very lucrative, but with an influx of salons in the last 10 years, I don't think that's the case any longer.

So, I'm thinking that something where I can be a bit more "free" is a better fit for me. I'm very right-brained but never really honed any artistic skills. (Well, other than the 10 yrs of voice lessons and a trip to Italy last summer to study painting) So what do I do? I could go back to school and finish up with my efforts in getting a teaching certificate in Elementary Ed. or I've thought about dog grooming, but I just don't know. With the extra "perks" at my current job, I'm really making a decent salary and it's hard to just give that up without a real goal in mind, but I'm afraid I've waited too long already and I'm going to pull out my hair if something doesn't change soon.

Are there career counselors out there that I'm not aware of? Some that are maybe not associated with a college? I know that you can visit a counselor at school when you're enrolled, but I can't seem to locate an independant career counselor that can help with the decisions that I'm trying to make. I have a couple of books to read. I guess I'll start there and see where that takes me.

I really believe that it's okay to be unhappy in a good situation if that situation isn't necessairly good for you.

So do I move or not move?