Another song kicking around in my head

Sometimes I don't listen to the words in a song.

If the beat is good, then I'll tend to just move with the music.

If I don't know the lyrics, I'll just hum along.

But as I started to watch a show on Netflix to pass the time, the words of this song grabbed me.

It's been a long road
Getting from there to here
It's been a long time
But my time is finally near

And I can feel the change in the wind right now
Nothing's in my way
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna hold me back

'Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star

I've got to have faith in me and that I will survive with grace and honor.

Inspiration from an unexpected source

As I was in the car the other day I heard a song that touched me.

The words spoke to me.

What I read on January 1, 2013

I don't do resolutions.
I typically make changes as I see fit.
No matter what part of the year we're in.

2013 is a year of change

I have been absent for the most part during the 2nd part of 2012.
Ever since we moved in July.
Our lives have been busy.
Getting the kids settled and getting into a new routine for a family of four.
But things don't always work out the way we envision them.
What I've found true in the last 6 months is that I can only control me.
I can't truly control the kids.
I can't really control the Hubs.
Every person has to decide how they'll act and treat others.
Needless to say, life has thrown me some curves these six months.
BIG curves.
That being said, I'll be back to a family of three soon enough.

Let the chaos begin

We're home!

The drive back from my hometown was uneventful.

Since coming home 2 hours ago?

Our Christmas tree is now up.

Yes.

It's up!

Let the Christmas chaos begin!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I am thankful for:

• Being able to drive out early and safely to my hometown.
• Being able to spend Thanksgiving Day with 80% of my family and their families.
• Being able to talk and laugh all afternoon.
• Being surrounded by people who care about me without any reservations 
• Being able to eat whatever I wanted without ANY guilt. 
• Having nieces and nephews that my kids totally enjoy being around. I didn't have to talk to my kids but twice during the 6 hours we were at my sisters.
• The continued good health of my parents. My father had quadruple bypass surgery including a pacemaker in August. My mom takes care of my dad by herself.
• Being successful buying enough gravy (we didn't hand make it this year) and in making enough smashed potatoes for the crew.

I had an absolutely LOVELY afternoon with my family. It was so heartwarming to be surrounded in an envelope of unconditional love. It was glorious and I relished in every moment.

I hope each and everyone one of you had a terrific Thanksgiving surrounded by your loved ones!

Working then driving

Tomorrow I've got to work.

I'll be up around 5am to log in to tackle the mountain of work that's still in my work to-do list.

I worked until 9pm tonight and there are 44 tasks that I still need to complete.

And there is a bunch of stuff that I'm sure will come in -- last minute!

My positive spin on Sandy

I work in an industry that was affected by Hurricane Sandy.

My workload at least doubled starting October 29th.

For 2 solid weeks I worked. That's right folks. I worked 14 days in a row.

My arms and fingers were fatigued by the sheer volume of work.

Thankfully I made sure to take a number of stretching breaks during the day so no carpal tunnel symptoms occurred.