Heyy! I know I'm not visiting as much as I should. That is about to change.....maybe....
I'm trying to find myself. I don't really know where I went in the last few years but now I'm approaching my Hawaiian Birthday and My baby is having a baby. Surprise! I'm not 18 anymore and need to act accordingly. Professionally I mean. Not mentally. Mentally I'll always be 21 as every adult is. Tough times ahead. what with the new grandchild and the job, But life is short. Trust me, life is very short, I need to sort my short life out before it ends. George Bernard Shaw got it right when he said 'Youth is Wasted on The Young' Don't we all wish we had hindsight?
Laters xx
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Monday, 27 February 2012
So...Let's talk Facebook and all things relating to the book of face.
Stats:
More than 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day.
Average user has 130 friends.
Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events.
On average, more than 250 million photos are uploaded per day.
Approximately 80% of users are outside of the United States.
More than 350 million active users currently access Facebook through their mobile devices.
(Stats courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics)
Makes for interesting reading I think. The world is a big place. So many opportunities await so many of us, if we care to look. Go explore the world while you are young 'cause you are a long time dead! Add that person you think you remember but can't quite place, Go search for that person you remember. You never know, you could strike up an amazing friendship! What have you got to lose?
Laters. x
Stats:
- More than 800 million active users.
More than 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day.
Average user has 130 friends.
Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events.
On average, more than 250 million photos are uploaded per day.
Approximately 80% of users are outside of the United States.
More than 350 million active users currently access Facebook through their mobile devices.
(Stats courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics)
Makes for interesting reading I think. The world is a big place. So many opportunities await so many of us, if we care to look. Go explore the world while you are young 'cause you are a long time dead! Add that person you think you remember but can't quite place, Go search for that person you remember. You never know, you could strike up an amazing friendship! What have you got to lose?
Laters. x
Life, the universe and me.
Life is coming along nicely. I have a job, my own place, brilliant kids and nearly a grandmother. What more could one ask for?! Life is swimming along nicely for me.
My kids are swimming behind me like proverbial tadpoles too. My oldest has just bought his own pad, mortgage and everything! My baby is expecting her own baby and the middle child, in her words, "is still at home and working a dead end job".
Said middle child is working a job the opposite of her field. Although I know she secretly loves it, it's still not what she has been trained for so I understand her frustration. But she's a mature young adult and I trust her to choose the right home for me when I need it.
My eldest has always had his head screwed on the right way and am proud to call him my son. As for my baby,(she's made a lot of mistakes, haven't we all?) I'm her birthing partner which is, in my eyes, the biggest compliment any child can give his/her mother.
Considering I lost my handbook (you know the one that pops out with the child?) when all my kids were born, I believe I done a good job!
They all have 'stuff' happening in their lives but they are not drug/alcohol addicts and for that, I am proud of every single one of them. I salute my children.
Laters. x
My kids are swimming behind me like proverbial tadpoles too. My oldest has just bought his own pad, mortgage and everything! My baby is expecting her own baby and the middle child, in her words, "is still at home and working a dead end job".
Said middle child is working a job the opposite of her field. Although I know she secretly loves it, it's still not what she has been trained for so I understand her frustration. But she's a mature young adult and I trust her to choose the right home for me when I need it.
My eldest has always had his head screwed on the right way and am proud to call him my son. As for my baby,(she's made a lot of mistakes, haven't we all?) I'm her birthing partner which is, in my eyes, the biggest compliment any child can give his/her mother.
Considering I lost my handbook (you know the one that pops out with the child?) when all my kids were born, I believe I done a good job!
They all have 'stuff' happening in their lives but they are not drug/alcohol addicts and for that, I am proud of every single one of them. I salute my children.
Laters. x
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Tinterwebs
An emotional day today. I'm going to be a grandmother in six months! Wow! I'm not old enough surely? If you're any of my children, don't answer that question.
But yeah, my baby is having a baby. News updates as they come.
In other news, my book is coming along nicely. I might write another paragraph then post it to Wattpad and see what others think.
The interwebs is a great invention don't you think? In the space of two minutes, I can speak to other people hundreds of miles away, post pics for family to see or (my fave) search IMDB for 'that voice in a movie you know but can't put a name to'! How did we ever pass exams in school back in the day?!
Laters x
Monday, 20 February 2012
Family.
How does one feel when one's baby is expecting a baby?
My baby left me/home, to go live with her dad when she turned 17. I didn't stop her, although it ripped my insides out, but she needed to find herself.
Was I wrong? I don't believe so. After all, I was giving her the freedom to choose what she wanted.
She lasted four weeks there.
Then became homeless.
Was I still wrong? Should I have taken her back?
Well, no. I still don't believe so. I may have been harsh but I believe I was teaching her the difference between right and wrong. How not to take others for granted.
Call me a bad mother or any other expletives you can come up with but I stand by my decision.
Anyway, a year and a half down the line, said child is with child. She wants me to be the birthing partner. I am over the moon, ecstatically excited about this.
Why should I be after how I was treated you may ask?
Plain and simple.....she's my daughter. She's family. I love her. That's it. Nothing more.
Someone once said.."you can choose your friends but you can't choose your relatives."
I stand by that saying. As much as anyone loves their kids, they can do emotional damage to a parent, with or without the parent's knowledge. But we all unconditionally love them.
My baby is having a baby and that makes me a grandparent. So now, do I have to look after the grandchild as well as the child? Where does the caring stop and the unconditional love start?!
Laters xx
My baby left me/home, to go live with her dad when she turned 17. I didn't stop her, although it ripped my insides out, but she needed to find herself.
Was I wrong? I don't believe so. After all, I was giving her the freedom to choose what she wanted.
She lasted four weeks there.
Then became homeless.
Was I still wrong? Should I have taken her back?
Well, no. I still don't believe so. I may have been harsh but I believe I was teaching her the difference between right and wrong. How not to take others for granted.
Call me a bad mother or any other expletives you can come up with but I stand by my decision.
Anyway, a year and a half down the line, said child is with child. She wants me to be the birthing partner. I am over the moon, ecstatically excited about this.
Why should I be after how I was treated you may ask?
Plain and simple.....she's my daughter. She's family. I love her. That's it. Nothing more.
Someone once said.."you can choose your friends but you can't choose your relatives."
I stand by that saying. As much as anyone loves their kids, they can do emotional damage to a parent, with or without the parent's knowledge. But we all unconditionally love them.
My baby is having a baby and that makes me a grandparent. So now, do I have to look after the grandchild as well as the child? Where does the caring stop and the unconditional love start?!
Laters xx
Thursday, 26 January 2012
So, I finally have a night off! It's a strange occurrence these days what with the new job and all. I enjoy it but boy, it's tough on the old bones. I'm on my feet at least 10 hours a day and those feet not only support my weight but do it on a concrete floor. So, you should all really give my feet sympathy and not me.
No-one really bothers to look after their feet but have you ever stopped to think what your life would be like without them? You feet go through a lot of trauma on a daily basis so you really should start appreciating them as soon as you are able. Mothers...spend that extra money to buy your child correctly fitting shoes. Your child will thank you one day!
I'm lucky in that #1 daughter is a beauty therapist and I have pedicures on tap. Try giving your feet a treat once a week and booking a pedi with your weekly manicure. Your feet will love you! And if you're local, I can put you in you in touch with #1 daughter.
Laters x
No-one really bothers to look after their feet but have you ever stopped to think what your life would be like without them? You feet go through a lot of trauma on a daily basis so you really should start appreciating them as soon as you are able. Mothers...spend that extra money to buy your child correctly fitting shoes. Your child will thank you one day!
I'm lucky in that #1 daughter is a beauty therapist and I have pedicures on tap. Try giving your feet a treat once a week and booking a pedi with your weekly manicure. Your feet will love you! And if you're local, I can put you in you in touch with #1 daughter.
Laters x
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
This is not my words but I associated myself with them.So, whoever the author is..kudos to you!
I don't have an amazing figure or a flat stomach. I'm far from being considered a model but, I'm me. I eat food. I have curves. I have more fat than I should. I have scars. I have a history. Some people love me, some like me, some hate me. I have done good. I have done bad. I love my Pj's and I go without makeup and don't get my hair done. I'm random and crazy. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not. I am who I am, you can love me or not. I won't change!! And if I love you, I do it with my Heart!! I make no apologies for the way I am.
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