Gender: Female
Status: In a Relationship
Age: 49
Sign: Virgo
State: CALIFORNIA
Country: US
Signup Date: 1/25/2006
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September 23, 2009 - Wednesday
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Current mood:  angry
Category: Blogging
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September 9, 2009 - Wednesday
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Current mood:  blessed
Category: Blogging
My daughter Michelle’s jaw surgery went real well. I posted some before and after pix. The last photo is one taken before her surgery, and the others are ones that were taken after the surgery. They cut across her sinus cavity bringing the upper lip outward and the bottom jaw they cut out the back side of the jaw, check out the difference. MORE BEFORE SURGERY PICTURES    ..  .... .. 

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September 9, 2009 - Wednesday
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May 30, 2008 - Friday
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Current mood:  blessed
When your children are young you say to yourself that you wish for them to reach 18 and become adults, and now that all my daughters have become adults, I wish for them to be young again. You give it you whole life towards your kids and then when they become adults, you have to begin your own life, and it just seems very lonely. Letting them go, is the hardest thing in my life. Chrissy (her teacher, she is actually her cousin and my niece) and Michelle, (The graduate). Chrissy taught Alex (my other daughter) when she went to the same school. Its weird that she is my niece and her cousin, but she is the GREATEST teacher of all...THANKS Chrissy !!!  My Dad, Michelle (The graduate) me and my Mom; She is an adult now, she passed her driving test yesterday, the day after graduation, I am proud of her, and she is the last of my girls (kids) to graduate.  Alex and Michelle, sometimes they act like they want to kill each, but they've been best buds since they were wearing diapers, playing barbies, and dressing up with my dress shoes and clothes, it hard to let them go, I now know how my Mother feels like. You want to help them as much as you can, but it doesn't really help them. It just drowns them, and they cannot experience adult life on their own, I become tearie eyed when I think that they no longer need me the way it was.  Be sure and check out my other blogs below; DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED !!! I NO LONGER HAVE AN INCOME (DISABLED) There are many areas of my life that I cannot change. What I can change is my attitude. Today I can accept my life as it is. I can be grateful and happy, here and now, with what I have. "I must do many things for myself, for soo long I have done so many things for my children. And now that they have become adults, I am not wholly self-sufficient. I need help, support, and guidance I receive from my higher power. When I catch myself struggling with a problem today, I will let go of it long enough to ask for help." Sometimes I become so busy starting at my problems that I miss the guidance I'm being given. When I become willing to let go of the need to do it myself, I can listen to my direction from my higher power. I become better able to move beyond my problems and start solving them. letting go, and letting God handle my turmoil, lifestyle and actions has always been the hardest thing to accomplish. "Life holds so much--so much to be happy about always. Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can be felt only if you don't set conditions."
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May 16, 2008 - Friday
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Current mood:PAIN
Category: Religion and Philosophy
true Guidance is to the-point. True Divine guidance is very direct and to the-point. It doesn't waste words, or give you ambiguous messages since Godwants you to understand its meaning clearly. False guidance beats around the bush and gives more rationalizations than an anxious sales person. False guidance peppers you with words, all tinged with fear and anxiety. True Guidance comes suddenly and completely. True Guidance often comes as a complete chunk of information out of the blue, usually in response to prayer and or meditation. One test of whether your guidance is true or false is to retrace your steps in thinking. Is there a chain of thoughts that led you to your guidance? This is usually guidance coming from the lower self-esteem. Higher-self guidance may come in response to a question you ask, but it usually doesn't have a trail of thoughts leading to it. For instance, you suddenly think about your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, whom you haven't seen in years. Is it true Divine Guidance that is trying to tell you to call that person?To find out, trace your thoughts backward from the point where you thought of the person. With false Guidance, you'll discover, for instance, that you first thought of a movie star, which reminded you of an old movie in which he starred, which made you recall going to the drive-in theater, which then brought up memories of your ex-lover. In True Divine Guidance, you think of the person out of the blue, without the trail leading up to the thought.
When the true self guides you, you'll play a different type of role. True Guidance shows you scenarios in which you make a meaningful contribution with your natural talents. "When Life Becomes a Book" wish to Link Back , just copy code below to get this Logo  "When Life Becomes a Book"  Subscribe in a reader

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May 5, 2008 - Monday
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Current mood:  ashamed
Category: Blogging
May 2, 2008 I fell of the wagon (went into a drinking binge)and last night I've discovered that drinking doesn't mix well with my lifestyle, I've chosen to turn around and start climbing the ladder to recovery. I woke up this morning with a vision in my mind of a ladder, simpler to the one in the picture. My thoughts are to take one step at a time and put the past behind me. Also my boyfriend kicked me out of his house, I don't blame him I admit it is my fault, he doesn't like drinking, and that means the taste, and the smell of it, so now I am back to square A, because of the drinking. But today is a fresh start and a new beginning...
May 3, 2008 Sometimes the "ladder" seems to be impossible to reach, or even impossible to get to the next step. I manage to get to the second step...
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May 4, 2008 Alcoholism becomes worse over time if drinking continues, and can lead to death or other serious medical problems. Like diabetes or depression, alcohol dependence can be treated if the person is able to admit to needing to be treated.
I've been suffering from this disease most of my life, its been a constant struggle each day. I've realized that towards the end of the day I become anxious, even anxiety occurs. Fast heart rate, shaky and so miserable , all I say to myself is "Just one drink"...it will ease this misery.
In order to face alcoholism and start on the road to recovery, you should have a basic understanding of the disease and its characteristics.
Alcoholism is usually defined by the following traits:
* A strong urge to consume alcohol, known also as craving. 1 * The inability to stop drinking, once started. 1 * A physical dependence involving withdrawal symptoms including nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety. 1 * An elevated tolerance to alcohol. 1
To understand how alcoholism might be affecting your life, take a look at the statements below. If three or more of them, occurring at any time in the same 12-month period, apply to you or you observe these traits in a family member or friend, you should consider talking to you doctor or healthcare provider.
* It takes more alcohol to get "high" than it did before. * I have a few drinks to decrease my shakiness, nausea, or sweating. * I can't stop drinking once I start. * I spend a lot of time thinking about drinking. * I have tried and failed to cut down or stop. * I have alcohol-related medical or behavioral problems. * I have cut down on social or professional activities in order to drink. I have every trait listed, just about.
My favorite statement;
I have a few drinks to decrease my shakiness, nausea, or sweating. AND
I spend a lot of time thinking about drinking.
Craving: A strong yearning or desire to consume or indulge in alcohol.
Addictive: The aspect of being biologically or psychologically habit-forming.
My boyfriend and I sat up for a few hours after the alcohol started to leave my system, he comforted me and told me that he'd help me to help myself. But he said (and everyone knows this) that I have to be willing to help myself, or it just won't work. I'm not using that as an excuse, its a fact.
I just have this persistent and compulsive need for alcohol. Which basically means that I have a dependency for drinking. I feel I can tell my boyfriend everything, but I tried to hide the drinking, but he smelt it on my breath, just as my kids did. I mean...how do you hide it? the breath gives it away. But maybe I wanted to get caught, maybe its a scream for help... Anywho, I feel better about it, that I can talk to him and confide in him, and post the topic into my blog...
. My other blogs; 1. Across this bridge 2. Marketing myself 3. Struggling parents 4. When life become a book 5. Read Between the Lines 6. Internet Lifestyle 7. The Sleeping Turtle Art Gallery

May 5, 2008 The other day me and my 2 youngest girls went shopping for a graduation dress, for my youngest daughter. We tried on hats and had fun trying on different dresses. She picked out a dress, earrings, and shoes all under 40 dollars. I'm proud of her, just as I am with all 3 of my girls and including my grandson, which I miss terribly...Click on the images to make them larger to view...
"And enjoy the pictures"
This is the dress she picked out


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 Me and Michellie trying on crazy hats;




The sky is the limit...I'm on my 3rd step to recovery and I am feel great !!!
 For those that have been following along with my progress in the recovery of my addiction, I am now on 3 , my link to step 2 is yesterday (Step 2). I was thinking and Why? is it that people who are recovering from alcoholism get padded on the back when people who never touched it don't get acknowledged, Why is that?
Anywho...I decided NOT to make such a big deal about it, this will be my last ladder post.
Alcohol References;Aolcoholism search Drug addictions
The Courage To be Me Graduation Graduation search Graduation Gowns search
I just copied and pasted these posts from my Google blogs, come visit me there sometime...love all of you !!! HUGS!!!
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April 27, 2008 - Sunday
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Everyday its been a struggling with me and my addiction. Some days are just overwhelming that I've given in. Ican't explain it, other then my lifestyle needs improvement, and to search for happiness within myself. Forgiveness is the number one thing and then Happiness. Forgiveness is the mental and/or spiritual process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person for a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. Emily Dickinson: All but Death, can be Adjusted— Dynasties repaired— Systems—settled in their Sockets— Citadels—dissolved— Wastes of Lives—resown with Colors By Succeeding Springs— Death—unto itself—Exception— Is exempt from Change— Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself. It is not something you do FOR someone else. It is not complicated. It is simple. Simply identify the situation to be forgiven and ask yourself: "Am I willing to waste my energy further on this matter?" If the answer is "No," then that's it! All is forgiven.
Forgiveness is an act of the imagination. It dares you to imagine a better future, one that is based on the blessed possibility that your hurt will not be the final word on the matter. It challenges you to give up your destructive thoughts about the situation and to believe in the possibility of a better future. It builds confidence that you can survive the pain and grow from it.Choice is always present in forgiveness. You do not have to forgive AND there are consequences. Refusing to forgive by holding on to the anger, resentment and a sense of betrayal can make your own life miserable. A vindictive mind-set creates bitterness and lets the betrayer claim one more victim. There is nothing so bad that cannot be forgiven. Nothing! "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." Mahatma Gandhi
When you feel that forgiveness is necessary, do not forgive for "their" sake. Do it for yourself! It would be great if they would come to you and ask forgiveness but you must accept the fact that some people will never do that. That is their choice. They do not NEED to be forgiven. They did what they did and that is it - except for the consequences, which THEY must live with.
"The only upside of anger is the person you become. Hopefully someone that wakes up one day and realizes they are not afraid of the journey. Someone that knows that the truth, is at best, a partially told story. That anger, like growth, comes in spurts and sits and in it's wake leaves a new chance of acceptance and the promise of calm." From the movie, "The Upside of Anger" starring Kevin Coster and Joan AllenForgiveness is the most important single process that brings peace to our soul and harmony to our life.Finally..I think I learned how to create a link back for my ad to go in other blogs, check it out !!!
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