I know I am not "normal". I have known that for quite some time now. I spent years trying to be "normal" - years trying to fit in with the other "normal" people. Somewhere in adulthood I gave up on that though...over time it just seemed less important to be "normal" and more important to [...]
Tag: life
I think I need a time-out…
I am not sure where the semester has gone, but with only four weeks left I am wondering how time managed to fly even those days when I wasn't having have all that much fun. I don't know that I fully understand time. It never seems to cooperate with what I want. When I wish [...]
OH CRAP, SHE’S UP!
My dear friend Barbara sent me an email last week which included the following statement: Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning the devil says, "OH CRAP, SHE'S UP!" Oh yes...I do believe I have become that kind of woman and I find it quite comforting. You know [...]
7 more hours…
Oprah sent me an email. Well, not Oprah herself - her network sent me an email. Oprah still has yet to realize how fabulous a friend I could be to her. I don't know how many really tight gal pals she has in North Dakota, but I believe I would be a top choice for [...]
Rated X
Tony Horton calls his extreme workout P90x - I think he labeled that workout correctly - it is extreme. I like the use of the "x" at the end as a magnifier. This week Fargo/Moorhead is getting a bit "extreme" - engaging in its first Extreme Makeover build. My team started yesterday right after the [...]
Do you water the grass?
Someone said, "Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet." Should I worry that I understand this explanation all too well? I just keep muttering to myself that this level of stress cannot last forever. It will either be the death of me or eventually dissipate. I am [...]
When it rains, it pours.
When it rains it pours - sometimes literally. The thing that takes all the glee out of a good old-fashioned downpour is the fact that it poured while I was gone and my sump pump unceremoniously expired in my absence. Not good. The carpeting and most other things on the floor in my home's lower [...]
THE NEW FORTY 