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Where Does Time Go?: It’s June 2010 Already

{ Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 22:01 p } · { Out of Balance, Schedule Fun }
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When I think about all the things I have on my calendar for the first half of June, it almost makes me want to cry.  I don’t want my life to be like this.  I feel that I am at the point of asking for help a couple of times of week when it comes to my father.  This will allow me to do more work and earn money which I need.

This scenario gets me, and it has happened numerous times to me.  When it comes to one of the fun things listed on my calendar, I end up too sick to go, or I overworked myself to the point that I cannot consider attending, instead I require sleep and rest. So while I am trying to catch up with myself, while all my friends are gathered in one spot enjoying each others company. I am truly happy for them, but it would be so awesome to be sharing the experience with them.

A few times that I was too sick to attend, it was one of my favorite car shows of the season.  Now what?  How do you get that back?  Some of my friends come from other states to attend these car shows.  I don’t like having or buying “things”, instead I enjoy doing “things, traveling, visiting with friends, and seeing the world.” Meaning I am not a materialistic by nature.  There is a big difference.

I want to slow down my pace of life, so I have time to make appointments, enjoy my family and friends.  I am not able to schedule time for fun, at this point in my life. Stop and spend some time staring at the moon.  Go to the ocean for the day (is it still free to enter the State Parks?).  When my children were small, I took them to the ocean frequently.  We all enjoyed ourselves, playing in the tide pools. We always flew kites at the beach.  Now that sounds like fun to me.

Until I am able to enjoy my version of life, I will continue to search for peace, inner happiness and strength. It is not going to be an easy thing to change my mind-set but it is necessary for my sanity and the sanity of people around me (lol).

Dig deep for your inner strength ~ Think Clear ~



Time Flies

{ Saturday, September 5, 2009 @ 22:07 p } · { Schedule Fun, Your Life - What do you want out if? }
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Greetings my fellow Bloggers,

I’ve heard this saying my whole life and now I am living it = Time Flies.  It truly flies right by you and before you know it your baby is having babies, and you still have a long list of “Life Goals” you want to accomplish. The only difference is that you’re twenty some odd years older.  This makes it harder to do anything, at least for me as I a few disabilities I deal with daily.

I try not to make a fuss about my health problems, but they can hold me back from doing what I want to do sometimes.  That’s when I tend to get a bit frustrated.  This year I promised myself a trip to Europe, which is in the planning stage.  My goal is to visit Europe one more time after this time, if all goes well.  The times I’ve had the pleasure to visit Europe always keeps me yearning to return to see new far away adventures.  I am ready for a safari too.  I just need to find someone who wants to join me, oh and find some money too (lol).

It’s so easy to get in a rut when you have to care give and you, yourself, have health issues, but I make plans to travel locally every year.  Locally means within the USA.  There is so much to learn and enjoy in our beautiful USA.  I know money is more than tight, but who knows when you will no longer be here on earth, so that’s when I go to my life’s mantra which I’ve shared with “everyone” that reads my blog (which is no one -lol) “Life is short, so go for it!”  Embrace the unknown and learn from it.

Okay, I have to finish a few things so that’s it for today.  I hope everyone finds some happiness over the weekend and longer…………Later, **Think Clear**


Preparing for Travel to Europe

{ Monday, August 31, 2009 @ 22:30 p } · { Schedule Fun, Your Life - What do you want out if? }
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It’s so exciting to think about being overseas for a month.  I’ve been planning a trip to Europe for the past six months.  A close friend of mine will be part of this adventure.  We are both like little kids when it comes to the planning stages.

When it comes to planning a trip, it’s no small task to plan for every little detail.  We still have a lot to details to work out and then we have to do a lot to prepare our homes, animals, plants and everything else that requires attention before we leave.

Once I return, I will pick a location and write a little about it each time I blog, so you can feel like you were there too.

It’s Sunday night and I’ve spent half the weekend finalizing some details and sending out some inquiry emails with questions that will determine what I need to do next before I can cross some of the tasks off my to do list.  Planning a trip of this magnitude requires several “to do” lists – for sure!

I am pretty sure that I’ve shared this with you before.  If I had all the money I need to live and I didn’t have to work, I would travel and attend college for my remaining days.  I love to travel.

Well, it’s time to kick back and watch a little bit of TV before bed.  I got a lot done, but it wasn’t house work, so I’ll work on that during the week.

Night Night **Think Clear**

Planning Our Trip To Europe

{ Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @ 22:29 p } · { Schedule Fun }
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Greetings my blog friends that have no idea that I am here.  I think it’s so funny.  I write and write and share pieces of my heart, but no one listens.

Like I said in the blog I finished from last night, I took my father to the doctor today.  I am doing some things so I can take my father to his primary physician.  When the doctor asks have you done this? We can yes, and hopefully things will move along faster for us.  This helps us move a little faster in figuring out what the problem is. We know he has Parkinson’s, but lately my father is so dizzy a lot.  The dizziness occurs in the later part of the morning then he feels like he must close his eyes.  I told him that sounds like the right thing to do if it were me.  Dad wants to hear it from his doctor, so that’s what we are working on for now.

Me and one of my girlfriends are starting and ending our Europe trip in Athens, Greece.  We will go to Athens, Delphi, Crete, Malta, Sicily,  Pallermo, Italy, Salermo, Amalfi Coast, Rome and back to Athens to home.  My girlfriend is 100% Maltese so we will be staying with her family, in Malta.  How exciting!  The people in Malta are so friendly and artistic.  I enjoy their company very much.

Okay, that’s it for tonight.  I have to write an email to my father’s doctor in preparation for the next step.

All the best to you and yours,
*Thank Clear*

One of Those Days (Again)

{ Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 22:00 p } · { Schedule Fun }
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It’s 8:00PM and I am at the end of my rope for the day.  It’s just life stuff, but I have more than my share of responsibilities, and I am constantly interrupted, and I mean constantly.  It drives me insane.  I can never finish a task without a bazillion phone calls. It’s gotten to the point that I don’t even want to talk on the phone anymore.  I just make my business calls and keep it at that.

It’s not fair.  I just came back from 4 days in Lake Tahoe, spending time in the forest and enjoying all the wonderful, natural beauty with a friend of mine, and my dog.  It was great and I feel like the time I spent in the forest was therapeutic.  Then I come home to piles of US Mail and Voice mails.  Next time I leave, I am going to turn OFF the voice mail feature on my cordless phone (for sure!!) – that means one less series of calls to return.  If the calls were important, they can call back.  If the call were not important, then nothing lost.

Today I felt like I was putting out everyone’s fire about every 30 minutes all day long.  I am not a fire person, so after about 4 hours, I felt overwhelmed.  By the end of the day, I just wanted to feel numb and not feel all the pressure.  I tried to meditate.  It helped a little bit, but not quite as much as I had hoped it would.

My personal “To Do List” is very long, but I broke it out into small chunks so that I could feel like I actually made some progress.  But it didn’t work out that way. I am over my personal email limit by 250 emails – I have article writing deadlines that I need to work on.  I am really good about meeting my writing deadlines, but today I was not able to devote much time to my writing.

Just before I left on my trip to Lake Tahoe ( I may have shared part of my Tahoe story already), it was determined that I have been healing since the loss of my mother.  Apparently, I still have some grieving to deal with, and so I called Hospice of Petaluma.  They are a wonderful organization!!!

Today would have been a great day to schedule fun, but I couldn’t even keep up with answering the phone.  I need to find a special place that I can go to  so I can decompress. That will be added to my “To Do List” very soon.

I hope everyone who feels overwhelmed can find a decompession place or figure out a way to feel better fast.  If it only happened now and then it wound’t be a big deal, but I deal with it too much and too often.  Just by writing this, I already feel better.  I know no one read this but it still makes me feel better nonetheless.

Good night All – May Tomorrow be a glorious day for everyone!!  ThinkClear

Tahoe or Bust

{ Friday, July 17, 2009 @ 22:19 p } · { Schedule Fun }
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Hello,  I am so excited about the fact that I am going to spend 5 days in Tahoe on the north, west side of the lake. I’ve been lucky enough to spend time in Tahoe each year since I was 6 years old.  It’s like a second home to me.

Tahoe was my mother’s favorite place to go always.  She had a little cabin where she would stay several times during the warmer months.  A couple of her friends had a place up there too, and she would bring her friends to stay with her.  She did a lot of female only trips.  I loved that about my mother. She was so independent coming from an era that didn’t really promote that type of thinking.  I think it made her marriage stronger.

When my mother passed away, I coudn’t go up to her cabin for first couple of years.  It was and still is very emotional for me.  I found out the other day that I still have not grieved the loss of my mother because I started care giving for my father right away, so it never allowed me the time to take care of myself. I focused on my father, instead.

Anyway, a dear friend and my dog are coming with me, so I’m sure we’ll have a good time. If I get connectivity, I’ll write a blog while I’m in Tahoe.   If not, I touch base with you all upon my return.

Regards and Think Clear


Saturday Night – Party Time

{ Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ 22:19 p } · { Schedule Fun }
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There was the day when this time of night, on a Saturday night, I would be on my way to start dancing the night away.  I danced so much that it kept me in good shape, along with swimming and jazzercize.  Those days seem so long ago.  Life is passing much too quickly.

I make plans to have fun and I even put it on my calendar, then something gets in the way. Like this morning, I was sick and couldn’t join my friends for a great car club event.  I am trying to let it go, but it’s not been easy today.

Oh well, tomorrow is a new day and I will focus my sights on an early morning rising, and off to the car show.  I don’t know why “they” have to start car shows so darn early…..?? No one shows up to view the hot rods until about 9am.  Okay, now you’ve figured out that I don’t like to get up early.  It’s hard for me to get up early and I am going to keep the reason why a secret – lol.

I hope everyone has a great Saturday night.  It’s 8:15pm (PDT) – and it’s almost the longest day of the year.  Be safe out there…………..and Think Clear.

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