Nick of Time

This is a song that I have loved for a long time and relate all to well to it, many of us can.

Nick of Time-Bonnie Rait

A friend of mine she cries at night and she calls me on the phone
Sees babies everywhere she goes and she wants one of her own
She's waited long enough she says and, she still he can't decide
Pretty soon she'll have to choose and it tears her up inside
She is scared
Scared she'll run out of time

I see my folks are getting on and I watch their bodies change
I know they see the same in me and it makes us both feel strange
No matter how you tell yourself, it's what we all go through
Those lines are pretty hard to take when they're starin' back at you
Scared to run out of time

When did the choices get so hard, there's so much more at stake
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Scared to run out of time

Just when I thought I'd had enough and all my tears were shed
No promise left unbroken, there were no painful words unsaid
You came along and showed me how to leave it all behind
You opened up my heart again and then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in in the nick of time
(Love in the nick of time)
I found love, darlin', love in the nick of time
I found love baby, love in the nick of time

I Guess Its Been A While

Its been a while since my last post. Life is hectic these days. I have been back on 2nd shift for about two months and its a lot busier!! I am excited to have three days off again however so the extra work is worth it. I am looking forward to football season coming up, it just seems like that time of year is the best. Other then that there is nothing new going on my life. I just spend time with family and friends which is nothing new. Some good days some not so good days but thats life. I will put up another post when I come across something worth while, we'll see when that is!

Just the way im feeling

I ask myself what is the point of dreaming? Dreaming sets you up for disappointment in life. I am coming to grips with the fact that the fairy tale that I live in my head will never come true. I have my career goals that I may or may not accomplish in life but thats it. I have expectations that are set too high for my life. I am trying to deal with that day by day. Life just is what it is!

Reflection

I recently came across a quote, " Friendship is like a violin, the music may stop now and then, but the strings will last forever". Such a great quote! Take time and reunite with an old friend. I just got back from Nashville and spent some time with a couple of old friends. Even though we don't talk everyday, when we get back together its like we just pick up where we left off. Take some time, sit with an old friend and look at old pictures together. Me and Chasity sat for about two hours looking a pictures from the past and laughed until our stomachs hurt, it was so refreshing. It was a reminder of all the great memories that we had and made us look forward to the memories that we will make in the future. Call up an old buddy and do some reflecting on the good old days!

Take The Time Out!!!

I am so blessed to have such great friends whom I can pick up and take a quick road trip, go to a movie, a random dinner, have girl talk, make great memories and have good laughs. I recently went on a road trip to the ATL with a long time bestie and got to build a relationship with a new bestie, its doesn't get any better. And not to leave out the guys, my friend Adam drove all of OMG Girls ( Ashlee, Emily, Quenna and myself) as we have been nicked named to Wha Bas for the comedy show a couple of weeks ago. It just let me know how blessed I was because he is such a good friend who is all about his friends having a good time and is always looking out for you. Im going to Florida in a couple of weeks with more girlfriends and can't wait, because once again, I get to spend good times with great girls. I get down b/c I am not dating anyone and oh well, at least I have good friends to hang with. This is going to be a great summer with more trips and good times with friends and family, I can't wait!

Friends Are Important

Family is real important but so are friends! They are there for you through hard times, and good times. I'm very blessed because when I stop and think, I'm rich with great friends. I recently spent time with a life long friend. No matter how long we go with out speaking, when we get back together its like we haven't missed a beat. With the invention of Facebook, I am able to keep up with many friends. I have seen time and time again where people sacrifice friends for romantic relationships.....what a shame. When that emotional relationship is done, they frequently look around and realize that they have abandoned all of their friends. Don't be that person!

Rattle Snake

This story explains so much!

An Indian was on a mountain top in the dead of winter. The Indian came up on a rattle snake. The rattle snake asked the Indian to carry it down the mountain because it was deathly cold. The Indian replied with, no I will not carry you, you will bite me! The rattle snake pleaded with Indian saying, I promise I won't bite you, I will die up here if I don't come down, please take me to the bottom of the mountain. The Indian finally agreed to take the snake to the bottom of the mountain. The Indian put the snake in his coat and took the snake to the bottom of the mountain. When the Indian got to the bottom of the mountain, he sat the rattle snake on the ground. The rattle snake immediately bit the Indian. The Indian said, I thought you said that you wouldn't bite me!!!!! The rattle snake replied...... you knew I was a rattle snake when you picked me up and you knew I would bite you, but you carried me anyway!

The point of this story is, if you know its a rattle snake, its gonna stay a rattle snake! If the warning signs are there in the beginning, pay attention to them! Its very rare that people really do change! And things never change!

Taking A Break From Being Clever

John Mayer whom up until this point is a musical artist that I had a lot of respect for recently made some really off color comments about black women to Playboy magazine. Mayer eventually apologized publicly in Nashville of all places for his comments. He said that he needs to take a break from trying to be clever. Obviously Mayer was trying to be funny and he wasn't. Here is a perfect example of what happens when somebody attempts to be someone that they are not. If you have to put that much effort into being funny, or to win peoples attention you are eventually going to say something really stupid and look like an idiot. So the lesson of this story is be yourself, because when you are not........you are going to look like the idiot, and people are going to start at you in bewilderment!

Its All Temporary

I have decided that there is no point in letting things bother me. All things and situations are temporary! The BS at work, the crap your man puts you through, people being fake etc. I see people getting worked up about various situations......... who cares its just temporary! Im appreciating the good things in life. I don't have a baby of my own, but I get to hold and love baby Charlie and all the other babies which makes me so grateful. I don't have a man but I have an amazing family that loves me. I have the girls, we are gonna have a great time friday night, just hanging out at the jewelry party. When I need my inspiration to love myself I just turn on Beyonce or Dave Matthews and its all good! As Madea says; look in the mirror, smile at ya self....... TING!!!!!!!

Importance Of Friendship

True friendships are so important. Over the past several months I have had several friends go through some type of heart breaking situation. Its hard because I want to be the type of friend that I want to be, however I have realized that I have to be the type of friend that they need me to be. At the same time I have to take care of myself and my own feelings. In the past I have invested way to much emotion and time on what I thought were friendships. People will take advantage of you if you are always there, i.e. only call on you when something goes wrong but when its good you don't hear from them. Im over that, im no longer the one. I have also decided that I will no longer beg someone to let me be there for them either, if they don't want it then thats their loss not mine! However to all of my real friends out there, im there for you no matter what, through what ever. I recently had a co-worker thank me for attending his fathers funeral, it was extremely cold this particular day and he was sorry for the inconvenience. I told him that it was not an inconvenience because I know that he would be there me at the drop of a hat! Its such a great feeling to know that I have people that I can call anytime of day and they will be there. It was when my grandmother died when I realized which friends would "inconvenience" themselves to be there for me. It was a surprise and a let down all at the same time. It was a good lesson learned, even though Friendship is important, be careful with expectations, expectations of people lead to disappointment.

Keep It Moving in 2010

Keep It Moving is what I plan to do in 2010. There are promotions that need to be made, money to be made, life to live, fun to have, love to give, relationships to me make, and much more. If you want it, buy it. Take full advantage of being with family, and friends. For my friends out their that are stuck in a relationship with somebody who aint trying to do nothing.......keep it moving! For my girls (and you know who you are) if you have a man that you need to finally get rid of...2010 is the year.......keep it moving, like Beyonce said......to the left to the left! Make life productive in 2010, KEEP IT MOVING!!!!!!!!! I won't even have time for a water break, im gonna be moving so fast!