Reach out and touch someone...

Recently, someone I knew, took their life. This came as a complete shock to those who knew and loved him. In honor of him, I propose that...just for today, reach out to someone and let them know you are thinking about them.

Quote for the day: "Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy." ~Author Unknown.

Just Remember...

Even when life gets tough and if you are feeling despondent, just remember that it will get better. Just hold on another day. Tomorrow will be better. If you need help, don't be afraid to reach out and ask for it. Don't ever forget that so many people really care about you...

Quote for the day: Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. (Christopher Robin to Pooh) Alan Alexander Milne

Thankful that today is over...

for many, many reasons. Don't you just wish that you had spent the day in bed instead of going to work? Me too!

Five more days and I'm going on vacation. I can't wait. For six beautiful days me and Mr. That will be in Florida together. My goal is to have my toes in the water and my a$$ in the sand. It's good to have goals. :)

Grad school is going to be my friend, this I know. :)

Quotation for the day: "This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good." Author Unknown

Hot...cold...hot...cold...hot...cold

I guess I just need to get used to it. I suppose this will help me with patience as well. I don't know exactly when they started because I've been having night sweats for a year or so now...but day time hot flashes suck. My dry cleaning bill has gone up as a result of this. I'm fearful to even put on a turtleneck. ;-) Oh well, only 5 more years by my investigation. It's only been 3 1/2 months, I have a way to go. The hot flashes don't affect me in a bad way and I'm quite sure that no one even knows when I'm having one. Sure I perspire but you won't catch me fanning myself or giving it away by shedding clothes. One thing I have realized is that I have not ever noticed anyone having a hot flash unless they totally give it away. So there it is. Menopause. And I have decided to make it my new best friend. :) I think this is best.

I found out this past week that I only need 3 classes to go to grad school! I'm taking an Internet class next semester (I hope) and then reapply for grad school next fall. I don't know how long this will take but it doesn't matter. This is my path and between us I never thought in a million years this would happen. Okay, technically it hasn't happened yet but I have a goal. I continually amaze myself. Some days I wish I had this opportunity to go to grad school when I was younger. It's not just the opportunity to go to grad school but also the confidence that I can actually do this. Life is very good!

Quote for the Day: There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~ Albert Einstein

Thursday again...

Hello! It's Thursday again. It's fast becoming one of my favorite days. :) Things should start to slow down here for us at work. I have so many projects that I want to do.
I actually made dinner tonight. After three nights of eating out I decided that it was time to make dinner. I made a yummy salad that I had tried twice before. I will need to modify it to no onion next time. I only used a little bit and chopped it up finely but it is staying with me. Yuck.
There isn't much new in my life. Just hanging in there.
Quote for the day: Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy. ~Janet Long

Thursday is sweet

I'm happy that it's almost Friday, but I say that every week, don't I? I'm giving a presentation tomorrow for one of the top 3 companies. This is all good. I'm excited about it and how it will all go.

I've had a great week at work. Lots of good things happening. I'm looking into applying for Leadership Illinois. I was invited to the gathering this week to learn more about it. It looks like a great opportunity. Now I have to figure out if I can juggle it with my other commitments. Good things!

I called about the grad program and no one has called me back. I'm going to compose an email and send it and see what kind of response I get. I might need a few classes up front and actually, that will be better because next year will be kind of crazy.

Life is going very well. Things seem so relaxed. I guess you have to get through the hard times to appreciate when everything is going well.

Quote: Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Anderson

Great weekend!

This has really been a great weekend. Friday night we went to the club after the 'mean 18' and had dinner and danced for hours. There was a great band called 'Spoken four'. They were awesome. 3 hours of dancing! It was awesome.

Yesterday we played in the bags tournament to benefit the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club. Mr. That was totally awesome and he carried our team. :) We went to dinner with friends to V.Picasso, what a great restaurant.

Today we went to breakfast and generally did nothing. I did wash some windows. It was 90 today, yep, on the 10th of October so we opened the pool and I layed out for a bit. We'll really appreciate that fact that we had this nice weather when January hits.

Checking into grad school. I'm excited. My plan is to get my grad degree and then go and teach at a junior college. It looks like I won't need to take the GRE so that could be good. I stink at math. :-(