Sitting by the pool, reading 'Tis by Frank McCourt.
Have any of you read this biography? I'm finding it fascinating! So many things this man talks about would still apply today, and the over all message I keep feeling is that people are never satisfied. No matter what you've got, it's still not good enough. People think they have it hard, but there is always someone who has it harder. The "have nots" look up at the "haves" and they look up at the "have it alls" and even the "have it alls" aren't satisfied.
The way that he is annoyed by every person he talks to asking him if he's Irish (because of his accent) and why people have to make that distinction. Why can't they just accept him as another American (born in America, raised dirt poor in Ireland with three brothers and a dad who left them to be raised by his mother). The embarrassment he feels for being who he is and where he's from, his poor education and how poor his family is/was. The way he's constantly looking for acceptance and afraid of everything around him and he is so very lost.
I'm finding it to be a very interesting book. I would suggest you check it out.
So..... summer seems to be going by way too quickly. It's half over already
I've been out a few times to shoot but I'm feeling largely unmotivated. I've been thinking lately that I should start working on my art again - you know - pick up the pencil and get busy. Sheesh - there are a lot of things I keep thinking I should be doing but I'm so damned lazy or tired or something.
I did find out that my iron levels are very low (again) so maybe that's accounting in part for my lack of activity and what seems like an inability to concentrate on one thing for very long. I've been so darned scatterbrained lately. So, hopefully, after a few months of iron (blech!) I'll start to feel my energy levels rising.
Last night I went through my comments and holy carp!! I cleaned out my box! I went from about 500 messages, etc, to under 100! Whew! what a load off. I've been neglecting things so badly around here lately! But I still wish to say THANK YOU to my friends and watchers! Without you, it wouldn't be worth being here on DA at all! hugs and kisses to you all! Enjoy the features!!
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AND GET YOUR IRON!!!!!!! It will make all the difference in the world!!!
I've fought with low iron before - but it's been a few years now and I kind of forgot what it feels like. The last time it was so low the doctor said something like "I'm surprised you're still walking around" LOL!! The funny thing was.... I just thought I was a little more tired than usual!
Ah well - it's a relatively simple fix, so back on the iron I go, I go, I go.
And I suppose going to bed earlier might help a little bit too!!
I would like to donate blood - but I really don't think I could with my levels being so low all the time.
I have enough money each month to pay the bills, and our house is comfortable (tiny, but comfortable)..we certainly never go short of food..and we have a lot of mod cons , but I drive an old battered car, there is always too much month left at the end of the money, and an unexpected bill would screw me up completely!!...and sometimes I grumble that I have nothing..but just lately, I've taken to stopping myself...and listing what I do have, and being grateful for that!!..some people aren't even lucky enough to have what I have...
Sorry to hear you're feeling BLEH, sis...I'm sure you'll get back to your sparkly self before too long....just be kind to yourself, and stay happy! Love you
I think we can all feel like we wish we had more but it's good to remember that we have so much more than SO many others in this world. It's easy to get caught up in the materialism and I sometimes wonder if it would be so bad if people had to take a step back from it all and learn how to LIVE.
Yeah, I'm really feeling awful this week. I feel like every day I've had to drag my ass out of bed and to work and I'm exhausted. However, I'm going to sign off right away and get to bed and hopefully sleep in a bit tomorrow. I haven't been sleeping well either due to some mystery pain in my back / abdomen. I'm afraid that I may have gallstones forming again. I had my gall bladder out a few years ago, but I'm having that familiar pain and I've read that they can grow back in your liver. I have an unrelated Ultrasound next month so I'm going to ask them to take a peek around the sore area and see what they can find. Maybe they'll turn up an explanation.
I hope you are well, Jackie dear!!