Straight From The Oval Office

Yesterday instead of putting out my blog, I snuck off to the Bush Library with a close friend.  I had only been to one other presidential library.  It was amazing.  President Bush was the president when our lives changed for good.  When we learned that we were not safe from terrorist attacks. 

The team that put the library together did an excellent job.  They handled the acknowledgement of a very sad and scary time in our world, with dignity.  My friend and I (and many others) had tears in our eyes as we read letters from people (not just dignitaries) and speeches from President Bush.

We are so lucky to have a Presidential Library in Dallas.  Regardless of your political affiliations, you need to put visiting the library a priority.  It is history.

They also have a replica of the Oval office.  Note the picture!  Me running the world.  Watch out!

DRAMA!

A friend made a comment about how I always have so much drama in my life.  She said it with love, but the comment stayed with me.  People that get all wrapped up in the drama of their life usually drive me crazy.  Had I become the type of person that I can't stand to be around?  I have contemplated over those words for over a week now and I think I have figured out why my life is full of drama.

I have a husband and 5 adult step children!  When it was just me, there wasn't much going on.  Now that I added an additional 6 people to my life, it is a 3 ringed circus!  There is NEVER a time when something isn't going on. These are adults going through their first careers and first loves. Many times I feel that I am in the middle of a tornado and the best thing I can do is to hold on.  The upside of this is I always have interesting stories, so you want to sit next to me at functions.  The downside is that there is always something going on.  It is rare to have quiet times.  The stress level can go through the roof.

When things were stressful for me before I lost the weight, I would resort to eating.  Now, I exercise.  Sometimes 3 times a day!  Exercise and my band keep my weight in check.  Love my band.

Being a parent is still new to me (almost 7 years and counting).  I am reminded of a scene in the movie "Parenthood" where the grandmother speaks of the roller coaster ride.  Up and down, up and down, she had never been so scared and thrilled at the same time.  She says some prefer the merry go round, but that it is boring, just goes round and round.

I like the roller coaster with all its ups and downs and the drama!  What a ride!

Job Search? Blind Date?

Sorry I haven't written in awhile.  I was dealing with the closing of TLCEdge and am now deep into looking for my new career.  I hate looking for a job!  I have worked in the lapbanding business for over 10 years and have loved every minute of it.  I was hoping to continue doing so but so far, no go.
The hardest part of looking for a job is interviewing.  You spend time with someone and you chat, you get to know each other, you share a few laughs and then you get a thanks but no thanks email.

Sort of like a Blind Date.
Some dates you know it won't work out the moment you meet.  Other dates, well you are hopeful.  You kind of hit it off.  You are hopeful he will call.  Then you get the rejection.  Ugh!  I hated blind dates.  Eventually, I was able to turn it around and had loads of dates, some good, some bad and was not hurt when I got a rejection.  I did meet my husband through a blind date!  I need to toughen up that muscle again.

Weight wise?  Staying the same but I do plan to tell you all about the enormous amount of exercising I have been doing on a day to day basis in my next blog.