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Post by pamelaj on Nov 11, 2009 10:19:14 GMT -5
Lassy, you're not to far from me. Don't you just love hiway 7 in the winter? Im at the other end of it and its ALWAYS closed.
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Post by Susanne on Nov 11, 2009 15:59:19 GMT -5
23. - you've been shot at!? And you put it on 23 in your list? You're amazing.
This is a fun topic though. Everybody is so good with their words and funny! I don't know how you girls do it.
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Post by JC on Nov 11, 2009 16:48:20 GMT -5
lol yes I've been shot at. It was kinda funny because I had no idea what was going on. Everyone around me dropped to the floor and I was just standing there looking around. Eventually my brother grabbed my arm and pulled me down. I was probably about 8years old.
*sigh, life in the hood... lol I should be a rap star. HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
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Post by sunshine78 on Nov 11, 2009 19:41:00 GMT -5
HOLY CRAP.
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Post by cherry on Nov 24, 2009 8:06:58 GMT -5
25 New Ones cos I'm so boring that I have to learn to love myself again 1. I'm highly intelligent but come off as a bimbo because of my bad memory. And also because I'm the only one who says I'm clever 2. I laugh at everything 3. I love historic novels, Philippa Gregory is the shizzle! 4. I'd love to become an emergency and short-stay foster carer 5. I have a hugely diverse ethnic background but can only speak English and have no sense of culture except of my home city and country 6. I love reading but only read crap, trash, food labels and kids books 7. I think I was mean to live in New York, I actually feel homesick for the place 8. This year was the first time I had gone swimming since puberty, with hilarious results! 9. I claim to be be a Catholic but am STILL technically Mormon and haven't been to church in years 10. I'm like an armadillo, hard and acerbic and suspicious on the outside, smooshy and romantic and a sucker on the inside 11. I can't seem to grow up, in the worst way 12. I miss my granddad more than is healthy 13. I fall in love with everyone 14. I think I should have been everything... singer, vet, politician, dancer, park ranger, doctor... 15. Jack of all trades, lazy bastard master of none! 16. I have what is considered to be a model figure but have only begun to feel comfortable in my own skin 17. I was the most unattractive kid in school and in our family, so I find it hard to accept compliments and attention 18. I'd love to live in Sweden for a while 19. I love my height, 5'9", 5'10" on a good day! 20. I cry over animal cruelty more than anything in the world, 21. I feel too old for most things already 22. I have long piano fingers but all the musical expression of a loofah 23. My hands are really big! 24. Therefore Uma Thurman is my hero 25. I am the shyest but most chatty person you'll ever meet. Which can be quite puzzling for new people.
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Post by hellsbells on Nov 24, 2009 15:08:18 GMT -5
Cherry, I applied to do occasional weekend Foster Care at the end of last year and di the course in January. Unfortunately I was told 'Yes, we think you have a lot to offer but maybe not right now' and was a bit gutted. Then my health issues really took hold and I felt it wasn't appropriate to go back to it until I can get things resolved so I'm not tired/grumpy/moody when trying to look after a kid in need. But I will go back to it. My childhood wasn't idlyllic, but there are so many kids who need a bit of a break and I want to to do what I can to help. Go for it! I went through Social Services.
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Post by pamelaj on Nov 24, 2009 17:09:59 GMT -5
OK Cherry, i'll be boring along with you....
1. I am a HEAVY smoker(but wish i could quit) 2. I never graduated from High School till i was 23 3. I get jeleous from other people's success as i feel im not that successful 4. I suffer from anxiety so bad that everytime i get the slightest inkling that there's something wrong..ie..cold, cough etc. I fear im dying(i have chest pain now) 5. I love my children dearly but sometimes wish they had remotes to shut them off for a day or so 6. Im addicted to reality TV 7. I sometimes check my temperature like 10x a day to make sure i dont have a fever 8. Its hard for me to be happy as i live in fear everyday 9. I can drink a 12pk of beer and still not be drunk 10. At least 2x a week i vow im going to start being healthier 11. Im a home body and only go out if i have to but once i do, im smiling 12. The only time i am truly feeling as there is nothing wrong with me is when im at my sons hockey games 13. Is anyone else as bad as me? 14. There are however days where i do feel on top of the world and altho few and far between, i look forward to them 15. I hate being alone 16. I can bake like i've been doing it since birth and sometimes will make a whole cake and eat it(today it was shortbread cookies) 17. I spent a year in a foster home 18. I love the smell of rain 19. I like to act like a kid but feel im not allowed to 20. Im not always this depressing 21. I dont get along with my oldest on 6/7 days a week 22. He has mental issues and needs help 23. Im addicted to Diet Pepsi 24. Most days i smoke more cigarettes than i eat food 25. Sorry so bad...maybe just letting it out will help
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Post by Susanne on Nov 25, 2009 10:21:47 GMT -5
Not a good day today ey Pamelaj... It is raining plenty over here btw, you would love it :-)
Ok, here's my list 1. I have my head full with 'life questions' pretty much all the time 2. I try to meditate to get it more quiet in my head but I always fall asleep halfway 3. Currently my biggest question is how I can be grateful for what I have in my life and want something that is not there (yet) at the same time. Doesn't that contradict each other in the essence? 4. I dream to be a yoga teacher and feel serene and balanced all the time 5. I also dream of being the singer of a band and impressing everyone with my magical voice. 6. #5 will always stay a dream as my voice is good enough for a family party but that's it and I hate staying up later then 10:30PM. 7. I also dream of giving personal development trainings and being able to give people insights that will help them develop themselves. 8. It so happens that I share this dream with a colleague and yesterday we decided to create a communication training together and then see where it leads. She is coming over next Friday after work and we'll get started! 9. I never dream of having kids but I am in the middle of fertility treatment and I do hope to be blessed with a baby of my own. 10. Since this summer I am the foster mother to my 8 years old cousin (niece? - I never know: the daughter of my sister-in-law.) 11. I knew this would be a major change to my life and still under estimated it big time. 12. I feel guilty for sometimes resenting my cousin/niece for being annoying and consuming my time. 13. These feelings only pop up when she is not around. She is actually very sweet and adorable so as soon as I see her my feelings of resentment are gone and I can act as a responsible adult toward her. (phew) 15. I clearly have some issues to work out for myself so I am considering to visit a psychotherapist. 16. There are periods in my life when I feel very calm and happy and it always coincides with meditating every day (and so sleeping more...). 17. As soon as I feel good, I drop all the things I do to make myself feel good and soon spiral back down again. Only to be motivated at the bottom to re-start with everything that clearly was doing me good. 18. I wonder why am I only motivated by pain and depressed feelings and not by feeling good? 19. We have a cat, she's Grey and loves to sit on your lap to be cuddled and hook her nails in your leg for gratitude. 20. My favorite food is grilled sweet corn 21. When I'm tired I do not manage to stick to the endo-diet and mainly binge on white bread with loads of butter and chocolate sprinkles. 22. My favorite color is purple. My boyfriend's favorite color is purple. My cousin/niece's favorite color is purple. Guess which color is on the walls of our living room? 23. We are not always that harmonious. 24. Cleaning and laundry are not part of my dreams. 25. I'm addicted to compliments and feeling appreciated. I should really learn to love myself more. 26. My biggest trap is to feel sorry for myself and blame myself and/or the world for the injustice that has come into my life but to hide this under an act of being all cool and collected. 27. This then 'justifies' me feeling angry with others and not trusting anyone. 28. I had to get used to my boyfriend letting me do my own thing for 100% as I was in the habit of asking approval for everything I wanted to do. 29. I love the fact that we have a garden facing south and I can sit outside as soon as the first rays of sun appear. 30. My life has changed a lot over the past two years and although it has not been easy with getting sick (endo and Pfeiffer's disease and fertility issues), losing 2 friends shortly after each other, moving house, getting a new job and a foster daughter, I love where I am right now.
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Post by pamelaj on Nov 25, 2009 16:11:33 GMT -5
Kudos to you Susanne for taking in your NIECE..lol. It takes a big person to do something like that. Dont worry about feeling guilty#12. I sometimes resent my own for the same thing.
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Post by cherry on Nov 26, 2009 13:46:13 GMT -5
You guys aren't boring at all! I love learning all the little ins and outs. Gives me something to drag up and tease you about later
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Post by sunshine78 on Nov 30, 2009 5:23:00 GMT -5
22. I have long piano fingers but all the musical expression of a loofah HAAAAAAAAAAAAAahahahahaha, that's great. I feel you on this one. With a loofah. ;D
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Post by JC on Nov 30, 2009 12:22:44 GMT -5
I love reading these. It's fun to get to know everyone. It sounds like we're all a bit down though. If I wrote another one right now it would be pretty damn depressing. lol
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Post by cherry on Nov 30, 2009 14:45:35 GMT -5
Yeah I think mine can be defined as the happy and sad lists. A long time of a partner finding every fault and magnifying it to disaster levels whilst telling you that the stuff you like about yourself is worthless can really mess up a mind. Word. With a loofah
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Post by cherry on Nov 30, 2009 15:17:04 GMT -5
Cherry, I applied to do occasional weekend Foster Care at the end of last year and di the course in January. Unfortunately I was told 'Yes, we think you have a lot to offer but maybe not right now' and was a bit gutted. Then my health issues really took hold and I felt it wasn't appropriate to go back to it until I can get things resolved so I'm not tired/grumpy/moody when trying to look after a kid in need. But I will go back to it. My childhood wasn't idlyllic, but there are so many kids who need a bit of a break and I want to to do what I can to help. Go for it! I went through Social Services. I work for our city council so I inside jobbed myself an application pack. It's too salesy for me though, all about attracting carers, but I'm already attracted to the prospect of making a kid's life better, so now I want the hard facts so I can prepare. I'm excited but like you not in the right place for it so I've set myself a bench mark of 2 years to get myself into a good headspace for it. The fulfillment would do me the world of good but I wouldn't be good for a kid with the quietness and need for space. I think I will go for local authority and social services. I'm not going back to university to train for primary teaching as I have come to hate the lack of control teachers have, so this is the best thing for me. I think I could really make a difference.
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Post by hellsbells on Dec 1, 2009 14:08:57 GMT -5
Me too hun. They once told me you don't get rewards, you get very few thankyous, but just the idea of making someone else's life better for even a few hours or days, if not permanently, is reward enough
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