Determination

I am determined to turn things around, to make improvements where I can, to take better care of myself.

I am determined to be the strong person I know that I am, dust myself off from the mistakes I’ve made, and get on with my life.

I am determined to acknowledge my mistakes, learn from them, and move on.

I am determined to set a good example for my children.

I am determined to set goals and achieve them – goals that stretch me, move me out of my comfort zone, and improve myself and my life.

I am determined to get out of the situations we’ve been in and through recently.

I am determined.

Bits and pieces…

• Life got a bit hectic and terribly frustrating … AGAIN … and I’m still trying to (a) pick up the pieces and (b) get back to some form of “normal” life.  I need to get back to blogging, to being creative, to doing some things that give me pleasure and comfort.
• In the midst of everything else lately, my beloved grandmother died unexpectedly.  (Well, as unexpectedly as it can be when a person is 96.)  I still can’t believe she’s gone.
• I got a library card this past weekend – so at last I will have access to books again!  It is really frustrating to love to read and to have all of your books in storage.  At least that’s a step toward adding my favorite activities back into my life.

I am really getting to know myself these days…

I am discovering that I am much, much stronger than I suspected.  I have to be now.  My daughter is having seizures and I have to be.

I am also much more patient than I thought.  I’ve discovered that it is really a good thing in life to PICK your battles; some things simply aren’t worth the expenditure of energy!

I am sometimes rather silly, for an intelligent and generally rational person.   I went off my medicine recently because I felt better; you know what – sometimes that ISN’T the time to stop taking it!  Sigh.