The Couch Chronicles...Continued

The one that got away or in my case the ones that got away vs. the one that won't go away... I wish someone had warned, told, hinted that something unexplainable was going to happen when I turned 40.   Maybe I would have prepared or been better prepared to handle the extreme angst I feel.  Inside of my mind or perhaps my soul, a storm is brewing.  I have never been so determined to accomplish my goals and to live my life for exactly what it is...MY life.  As I sit in my kitchen this morning, in my own place, drinking my own coffee, the words of my mother keep churning in my head.  "mejor sola que mal acompañada" I will protect the innocent and not mention names since most of the ones that got away managed to find someone willing to see them for what they truly were, keepers.  Sadly, I was a catch and release kinda girl, with my eye on the big prize, looking for the trophy, the catch worth mounting...no pun intended. The ones that got away... were unbelievable swe

For the past few weeks I've seen an advertisement for a game show with two hosts. One is telling the truth, the other, a false statement. Recently in a faculty meeting, a grade level introduced each team member with a similar activity. Ideally we want honesty and truth to have significant value in our relationships and yet people discover much too often that there is more to someone than meets the eye. For example I bet you didn't know that... I'm an only child When I was 18 months old I almost choked to death I have triplets in my family My parents divorced when I was 12 I didn't live with my mom or dad during high school I can use a sewing machine Vodka and cranberry will make me happy My first experience with driving was with a stick shift My junior year of high school, I was the only girl who could play the Virgin Mary...for real I had my first adult drink at 14 years of age I, along with a few other f

Wow...it has been a long day.  Busy Friday at work, long needed walk with biologicals and close friends, very not-good-for-me dinner but well worth the fun conversation and great company.  I feel quite blessed with the humans God has placed in my circle.  There must have been at least 3 separate conversations going on at dinner today so I don't know where it came from but I heard someone say, "Alfa Romeo."  Hmmmm...funny how a word, scent or song can take you back to a certain moment in time... So on the drive home the churning of memories, ideas and thoughts started.  My mind was racing with flashes of all things motor vehicle and I knew what my next blog must be...my most memorable rides.  I added the PG to make sure certain people, aka Crazy Co-Worker, wouldn't think I was talking triple X rides...just sayin! The year was 1979 and I was my dad's shadow.  Seriously, I followed that man everywhere.  My favorite place...the lumber store...I think it was MG a

I took a little sabbatical to have an untimely, so-not-like-me semi nervous breakdown...actually I think I live in breakdown mode, a lifestyle I do not recommend.  That lifestyle leads you to believe that you can jump tall buildings and all that other superhero crap. Today is my 1st biological 's birthday.  My boy, the crazy-eyes, sweet tooth, bookworm kid I gave birth to 11 years ago.  Today's blog is dedicated to him. Dear THR, This has been quite a year baby.  We moved back to the city, you changed schools, I worked all summer, we lost someone very close to us and I made some changes to your life that may not seem right to you but they will when you get older.  After all, a man is what his mom makes of him.  So the bulk of this birthday letter will be about all the things I hope you will be, today, tomorrow and always. Pray...in good times and in bad times Be thankful and count your blessings Remember that love wins, without fail, love wins If you need advice on wo