Monthly Archives: January 2013

A Couple of Things…January 27, 2013

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Syd in driver's seat

Syd in driver’s seat

(Originally posted on Facebook, January 27, 2013)

1. Choosing your friends wisely is only half the process. The other half is creating those relationships.  It doesn’t happen by itself.

2.  Just because you trust someone unfortunately doesn’t mean they are trustworthy.

3.  Taking a compliment is really hard!  Why is that?

4.  Sydney Rose’s driving is improving; however, consider it a public service announcement that she still hasn’t passed her driver’s test.

5.  This is by far my favorite semester of college.  Everything I’m learning is useful!  Hmmmm. Learning for the sake of acquired facts and to get a grade, is no where near as satisfying as being able to actually apply new knowledge and get results.

6.  Ventura really does Rock!  I love how our community rallies around special causes.

7.  Playing it safe may be sound, but I finally realized a couple of years ago that life is so much more fun when you take chances, and you have to actually be willing to lose sometimes; because if you don’t take  chances, you’ll never win.

8.  Girl’s Dress Night Out could actually catch on.  “She’s got legs, she knows how to use them.”

9.  I was unfriended this week. That kind of stung!  See #1 and #7.

10. Thank God I’m basically a happy person!

The Cancer Card Update…January 16, 2013

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My Wedding 1989

(Originally posted January 16, 2013 on Facebook)

Update from the cancer front.

In case you missed it. My friend got the news late Saturday night that the Path report was in. There was no invasive cancer anywhere in her tissue. There was no invasive cancer. Her doctor said, that’s it. No chemo needed.”

She told me last night, “Thank you for beautiful post on my health and recovery on Facebook. That made me cry. A Good cry.”

She also wanted to express her gratitude for the love and kindness from those who Liked & made comments. She said that the love and good energy makes all the difference and it was really appreciated.

I told her, “My message on FB was completely heartfelt. I’m glad it was a good cry. Continue to mock up being healthy, because you are!”

My friend belongs to a prestigious business community here on the Gold Coast and so I will keep her anonymous. She continues to keep a strong front for her colleagues, friends and family, especially for her beautiful young son.

We’ve been though so much together: grade school, jr. high, high school. We’ve celebrated the best of times being in each other’s weddings, and then the births of our beautiful children, a daughter for me and a son for her. But we’ve also been through the worst of times, our divorces, my mother’s suicide, very bad men and illnesses.

But let me just sum her up to our conversation we had last night. While she thanked me for that post, she was all about trying to help me solve a problem I’ve been dealing with. I love her!

She really is a big tremendous being.

I’m thrilled to know that we’ll continue to grow old together.

The Cancer Card…January 12, 2013

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(Originally posted January 12, 2013)

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to my friend  and the fact that she’s been dealt the Cancer card.  Some of you know her.  I know her well, like a sister for almost 45 years.

One can say trite things like she’s so brave or she’s a fighter, and she is, but she is also vulnerable.  We all are.

My friend lost her left breast this week.

Prayers are welcomed. But what I would love from each and everyone one of you, is to mock up seeing clean healthy tissue in the rest of her body.  Mock up a strong healthy body.  Do not mock up her fighting cancer. Do not mock up her trying to be healthy. Mock up her being healthy.

Thank you.

A Couple of Things…January 11, 2013

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In my wedding dress

Sydney in my wedding dress

(Originally posted on Facebook January 11, 2013)

1.  Did you know that I have the ability to communicate with anyone on any subject?  Kind of fun.  Just ask Staci Brown.

2.  I have come to terms that I really love men.  Which kinda sucks.

3.  There comes a point in your life where you stop bending over
backwards for that certain person and you start bending forward…so
they can KISS YOUR ASS!  (author unknown).

4.  Completing those small projects so opens up one’s ability to take on more responsibility.   Bring it on.

5.  Oh! By the way, Fuck you cancer. Leave my friends alone!

6.  Sydney Rose is about the cutest thing in the whole wide world when I
come home from work and she’s making me dinner…wearing an apron.
Trust me, I’ll capture a picture of her wearing it one of these days.

7.  I couldn’t shoot hoops for almost two weeks with acute bronchitis.
(mock up Roseanne Roseannadanna voice)  “I thought I was gonna die.”
Back to it now and getting my three-pointers back.

8.  Looking forward to starting school on Monday again; four nights a week is going to be rough (see #4).

9.  We’ve been going out a lot more “shaking hands and kissing babies”
and the response to VenturaRocks.com has been completely gratifying.

K, thanks for listening.