21.3.10
send love and shimmers
so we have now found out that my friend's mom has breast cancer, not multiple myeloma. still an extremely hard diagnosis, but the doctor has pronounced good blood work and has said the crucial word "EARLY", so hope fills my heart as I know it does hers as well. please keep praying for/sending out healing vibes to/thinking of her and her family~~i truly believe they are helping.
on other fronts, going to lowe's today to get resources to hang pictures. i've realized that a house never really feels like a home until there is something interesting on the walls. i remember being totally unmotivated to hang pictures in my first apartment on north druid hills because the walls were a dark cherry pink. who needs pictures when you're dazzled by pure color with every glance?
but in my present living space i have what is, admittedly, the best neutral color on my walls, but it's not sparkly enough to slow the hanging of pictures.
there are only two real problems with the plan for hanging pictures that makes a trip to lowes essential--i have no tape measure, and the paintings by the greenville crazy lady on plywood are quite heavy and have no hanging mechanisms...sooooooooo...trip to lowes...wish me luck on my home improvement endeavors...
on other fronts, going to lowe's today to get resources to hang pictures. i've realized that a house never really feels like a home until there is something interesting on the walls. i remember being totally unmotivated to hang pictures in my first apartment on north druid hills because the walls were a dark cherry pink. who needs pictures when you're dazzled by pure color with every glance?
but in my present living space i have what is, admittedly, the best neutral color on my walls, but it's not sparkly enough to slow the hanging of pictures.
there are only two real problems with the plan for hanging pictures that makes a trip to lowes essential--i have no tape measure, and the paintings by the greenville crazy lady on plywood are quite heavy and have no hanging mechanisms...sooooooooo...trip to lowes...wish me luck on my home improvement endeavors...
18.3.10
life is life
i've just found out that my best friend's mother has been diagnosed with cancer--multiple myeloma.
i finished moving everything last night and felt a huge sense of relief. today has been a day of relaxation and serenity until i received the message from my friend...i am so glad that she called me to expand the enormous support network that she will have. i cannot even imagine what it is like for her to hear this news. if anyone is closer to their mother than i am, it would be this woman. her mother is a thoughtful, energetic, giving, and selfless person that has always been there for both of us--in fact, i consider her my second mother.
my friend is the strongest, most determined, most successful woman i know, and i am confident that this strength and determination will guide her through this journey and give her increased strength and wisdom for life ahead, whatever happens.
i guess the question may be: where is the balance of life? i know that the answer involves seeing the big picture, but what does that mean for the moments when we are mourning lost possibilities, doctors' determinations, and previews of what will come next? in my present situation (which can't compare to my friend's in the least), i have often wondered about this.
i feel in my deepest intuition that my friend's mother will get through this and be even more vibrant and active than she was before (a superior accomplishment, since she is so vibrant and active now!)
just some thoughts to put out there as i give my heart (as broken and unpolished as it is) to my friend and her family...
please pray, send wellness vibrations, or whatever, to her, her mother, and her family, even if you don't know them.
i finished moving everything last night and felt a huge sense of relief. today has been a day of relaxation and serenity until i received the message from my friend...i am so glad that she called me to expand the enormous support network that she will have. i cannot even imagine what it is like for her to hear this news. if anyone is closer to their mother than i am, it would be this woman. her mother is a thoughtful, energetic, giving, and selfless person that has always been there for both of us--in fact, i consider her my second mother.
my friend is the strongest, most determined, most successful woman i know, and i am confident that this strength and determination will guide her through this journey and give her increased strength and wisdom for life ahead, whatever happens.
i guess the question may be: where is the balance of life? i know that the answer involves seeing the big picture, but what does that mean for the moments when we are mourning lost possibilities, doctors' determinations, and previews of what will come next? in my present situation (which can't compare to my friend's in the least), i have often wondered about this.
i feel in my deepest intuition that my friend's mother will get through this and be even more vibrant and active than she was before (a superior accomplishment, since she is so vibrant and active now!)
just some thoughts to put out there as i give my heart (as broken and unpolished as it is) to my friend and her family...
please pray, send wellness vibrations, or whatever, to her, her mother, and her family, even if you don't know them.
16.3.10
"yours, in professionalism, nard-dog"
so weird...yesterday (the first day of spring break) i was able to sleep late and hang out in a calm space, but today really seems like the first day of spring break! even though i had to be sure to get up at 8:00 AM to meet the piedmont natural gas worker, i felt so great!
note, however, that the rep from the gas company had a window from 8:00 to 12:00, so i was up by 7:30 to make sure that they didn't mess up like yesterday, but the guy didn't get here until 11:45. at least i had the comfy pink chair and a warm westie to nap with until then. my favorite part of that whole drama (of course there is drama--it's me!) is that the guy had to do two things: (1) turn on the gas for heat, and (2) light the furnace. he called me down to the basement (ps--if anyone needs to store a body, this is the perfect place...scary!!!) to show me that the furnace pipe was broken. so the landlord said, "well, i'm sure that they left the gas on for the heat, but just didn't light the furnace--that's what i told them to do because my technician is coming this week". yeah, well, they did NOT leave the gas on for the heat, whatever all that means. so, we're all freezing again.
it was nice, however, to listen to the gas company worker make professional contacts with the construction guys across the street after he left my house. if i had known then what i do now, i would have added "doesn't follow directions" from the window (since i had it open to get some warmth in the apartment...)
seriously? once again, if i did my job like these people, i would be gone within a week...nice to know that there are jobs where you can be completely ineffective and still earn a paycheck...
note, however, that the rep from the gas company had a window from 8:00 to 12:00, so i was up by 7:30 to make sure that they didn't mess up like yesterday, but the guy didn't get here until 11:45. at least i had the comfy pink chair and a warm westie to nap with until then. my favorite part of that whole drama (of course there is drama--it's me!) is that the guy had to do two things: (1) turn on the gas for heat, and (2) light the furnace. he called me down to the basement (ps--if anyone needs to store a body, this is the perfect place...scary!!!) to show me that the furnace pipe was broken. so the landlord said, "well, i'm sure that they left the gas on for the heat, but just didn't light the furnace--that's what i told them to do because my technician is coming this week". yeah, well, they did NOT leave the gas on for the heat, whatever all that means. so, we're all freezing again.
it was nice, however, to listen to the gas company worker make professional contacts with the construction guys across the street after he left my house. if i had known then what i do now, i would have added "doesn't follow directions" from the window (since i had it open to get some warmth in the apartment...)
seriously? once again, if i did my job like these people, i would be gone within a week...nice to know that there are jobs where you can be completely ineffective and still earn a paycheck...
15.3.10
c'est ton anniversaire!!!!
okay...today is my friend matthew's birthday, which inspired me to post my FAVORITE youtube video of all time.
key phrases (and yes, i'm giving advance organizers on my blog...): "c'est ton anniversaire" and "ce n'est pas mon anniversaire" (i'm sure that y'all can use the web to find the meanings...)
and...maybe don't look at it in front of the wee ones, unless they've been sensitized to french "openness"...
key phrases (and yes, i'm giving advance organizers on my blog...): "c'est ton anniversaire" and "ce n'est pas mon anniversaire" (i'm sure that y'all can use the web to find the meanings...)
and...maybe don't look at it in front of the wee ones, unless they've been sensitized to french "openness"...
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