Life of the Party

      I've been avoiding this post for several days for several reasons. I have not made progress on losing weight, but I have made progress on picking up my step count each day. At the moment with my tennis elbow, I cannot lift weights, but I have made the effort to walk on the treadmill at least twice a week. If anything, I have gained a little weight and I'm not too proud of that. I am not gonna lose hope and faith that I can succeed. Where do I see myself in a few months?     I see myself living a healthier lifestyle. I have made a point of being more active. Any advice?

      Ladies, this is our new must read! Love, action, and vampires is the perfect mix for the perfect romance. I keep trying to find the original author, but I don't seem to be able to locate them. I was very impressed with the second book, but it is definitely in the low point of a series.      I'm still hooked in the story and cannot wait to see if Darcy makes it out. I also would absolutely hate it if the author ended up killing Darcy as a main character. Honestly finishing the book would be out of the picture if she was written out. I love short, simple books like this because it's an easy read and it doesn't take long to finish one. I was able to find the written version of this along with listening to the audible version of it too. I think switching between the two sources really helped me get into the story.     So I finally called the date that the book was written in. Apparently the story is supposed to take place in 2044. I do wonder if...

      Wow, just WOW! This dystopian book really hits the spot, providing its listeners with action, pack scenes and heartfelt romance. Will this family survive the change of a beloved sister? Who doesn't love a good book about vampires? I literally could not put this book down.     I think my favorite character is Whisper, and I cannot wait to fully see how she develops into a powerful protagonist. Overall would write this book a solid five stars and I would happily recommend anyone in everyone to listen/read this book. Sometimes authors, just know how to really captivate their audiences. 

       Fire Exit as a title just didn't seem to fit the overall story.  This is about a white man who fathered a child, but was not allowed to be a part of their life in order for that said child to claim their native heritage. This white man lives across a river from his estranged daughter, only to watch her grow up, but not have anything to do with her.     I just wasn't expecting it to be this boring and slow. I was so disappointed in the lack of character development along with the slow pace of the book. As a rule, I do not read others post about any book beforehand. I want to build my own opinion of each text that I read. In many ways, it was a collection of ramblings of a man whose life is completely shattered by his mother's dementia and his lack of involvement in his child's life. Not being able to connect with any of the characters also disassociated me with the story. Once I start a book, I finish it whether or not I like it. I did, however r...

       This topic has such a detrimental existence in my life. I hate diabetes and have had to deal with it and its effects almost my entire life. It's been a constant struggle to maintain a decent A1C level and I have truly tried to maintain numbers that my endocrinologist would be proud of.      In my youth, I had people treat me as if I was fragile and couldn't compete with my peers. I made the youth basketball team only to be dropped from the roster once they found out I had diabetes. It's different today. I remember receiving labels that caused scrutiny from my trusted teachers. They would pick apart everything I consumed at lunch. The nasty comments and frowns was enough to make me avoid eating anything while at school. I can distinctly recall a time that I had sugar free water flavoring in a bottled water and the teacher took it because she said... "you don't need all that sugar hitting you at once." I guess she felt like an idiot when my mother...

      This morning was unreal. I awoke to a massive storm that seemed to almost rock the house with each monstrous thunder clap. The pelting rain made my morning commute almost impassable. The downed trees was also something to mention as I was desperately trying to make it to work on time.  I ended up pulling over on the side of the road to let the rain pass. I hate hydroplaning and it really scares me to no end. My favorite radio station announced that it should be snowing by late afternoon.      So let's get this straight... we went from beautiful 70 degree weather to massive thunder storms only to result in snow by mid day. Yeah.... NC weather is lovely. You have to be prepared for everything. I packed a rain jacket, boots, and a warm hoodie to get through the day. We can go from 0 to 100 in a matter of hours, so having the right gear is appropriate. We are still in our kidding  season, so I can just about determine that more goats w...

      Not overly confident that I haven't heard these stories before. I was not overly impressed with the storyline of these six books, but I did enjoy listening to them on my very long commute to and from work. I will warn you though that the book should have a rating system. I would write this book possibly an "R." I was super embarrassed in chapters were scenes got completely out of hand. I ended up hitting the skip button to skip over those said scenes. I really enjoy romance books, but not books that are just overly graphic like this.     I fell in love with the original shifters so when I entered book 3, and it was a different set of characters I was somewhat disappointed. I did come to love the set of three Wolf shifters in the last three books though.      I would write this book at 3.5 out of five stars. I think this genre has just been overplayed throughout many book series and possibly cannot be stretched any further. Honestly, the last...

      OH Girl, here we go again! Did you see this coming? No, me either...     I love looking back at old journal entries and seeing what used to be "stressful" and silently giggle to myself. This time six years ago I was worried about observations and paperwork. Lord, times have changed. I was also worried about getting my foster children to all of their various appointments. I think at one time there were 5 standing weekly therapy/ family appointments between my three girls.      Reflection is the best way for me to see how truly things have changed. I only have one child to care for now and I don't think I would change that for the world. Living on a farm has also changed so many things for me personally. I yet one more being who is dependent on me to get and keep my act together. I cannot just let something slide.      This year I  have the following to check off my list... 1. Potty Training for my toddler 2. Worm the goats...

      Lonely is the person who is in a marriage but never gets to see their spouse. Lonely is being surrounded by people every day but still have that deep seek feeling of being alone. No one knows what is truly going on inside their head and no one really cares.      I think I'm at the point in my life where I'm just lonely....   I spend a majority of my time either at work or with my child. It's really weird to put it into words, and I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. We work opposite shifts and at this point my friends at work know me on a deeper level than my spouse. He sees me a total of ten to twelve hours per week, so our bond has also dwindled. We used to spend evenings together after Taylor had fallen asleep. Now, I spend that last hours buried in a book to avoid my own thoughts. Could this be depression again, but with a slightly different mask?      Don't worry....      If it gets to that point... I'll ...