Category: Life & Stuff

Finding friends in the unlikeliest of places

From an early age, you are drawn to a certain bunch of people who usually stay life-long friends. Even when you graduate from high school, you all manage to keep in touch. Well, for most people I’d like to think this to be true. And for the most part it is. But for me,,, I’ve had my disappointments time and time again.

To say that I have trust issues is putting it mildly.  I’ve been so many people’s scapegoat  for their own misfortunes instead of owning up to their faults just to make themselves look like angels in their family’s eyes, that they didn’t care how it would make me look to those who knew us.  Mind you, only one friend ever came forward and apologized to me.  I’ll never get that from the other.

Then there was that website I used to volunteer write for.  Longest 2 years of my life.  Sometimes I feel that I wasted my time on there, but then I wouldn’t have found out that I can write.  And write well.  Being dyslexic was hard during my school days.  And sometimes it still is.  Diagnosing myself with the problem at age 14 was the biggest light bulb moment of my life.  I no longer felt stupid.  That there was a reason for a lot of things.

I actually wrote and published my first ever book.  And yes,,  to those of you who have a copy of it,, I’m still working on the sequel.  LOL.  It’s something I thought I’d never ever do.  But with the love and support of awesome friends, I done it!!

Only one friend growing up, that knew me very well, was there to support me.  She knows who she is.  There’s no words I can write to let her know how much I appreciated her standing by my side.  OK, well, not literally standing next to me,, that’s impossible as she’s on the mainland, LOL.  But you get my point. 🙂

All the other friends are those I met later in life, and most of them are online friends.  People I’ve never met, and may never get to meet in person either, but I know they’ve been there for me every step of the way.

And even like the past, being drawn to certain people, it does happen again.  But this time it has a different feeling.  It’s doesn’t feel like those who are only pretending to be your friend, this time it’s with people who genuinely care.

I’ve made friends with the most unlikeliest of people thanks to Facebook (and later on Twitter).  We’ve cried together, laughed together, even laughed until we cried together. They are the friendships that I’ll hold dear.

So being one of the biggest Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit geek out there,, I’ll leave you with this quote from Bilbo.  “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” 

Until next time.

K  ❤

Some thoughts for today.

Well, today is a little change of pace.  For one, I’m still hurting from my Tae-Bo from yesterday.  Mind you, I should have done it again today so I wouldn’t hurt so much, but I don’t want to over do it.  So Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s it is.  Mind you I skipped out on Monday.  I know,,, shame on me.

But I’m watching what I eat more.  Like today,, I had my cuppa tea.  Yes I had my sugar in it.  I don’t care, I have to have sugar in my tea,, that’s just how it is.  Then for brunch, I had a pancake with very few chocolate chips, fried in a pan sprayed with coconut oil.  Apparently coconut oil is much healthier and better for you, so I’m on a great start.

When I feel a craving, I’ll most likely grab an apple or a banana.  I haven’t touched any cans of pepsi in 3 days.  Again, another brownie point for me.  Mmmm, brownies.  Hmmm, should I?  🙂

Most likely chicken for supper (or dinner as others call it), with veggies.  We try not to eat much starch in a run of a week, so that should help with me getting in better shape.

Then there’s the topic of my sequel.  When will it be done?  Well, you’re guess is as good as mine at this point.  I have friends on Facebook and Twitter who are always there urging me on, and being so supportive.  Mind you, I’m working on other things besides the sequel.  So that seems to be a tad bit distracting at the moment.  I know I need to start staying off social media like I said I was going to do as of January 1st.  But as you can see, I’m still doing the same nonsense.

I think what I’m going to have to do is just turn on the TV for some background chatter.  I figure that’s the only way that I’ll get things done (housework and the like) when I say I’ll have it done by.  Maybe I really need to give myself a deadline to have the sequel published.  I figure if I don’t, it’ll never get done.  And I’m right back where I started.  Kicking myself in the arse for not pushing myself to get things done.

I want to have a best seller written.  But I’m not going to do that if I’m constantly online, or being distracted by something.  That’s my goal.  To write something that’s best seller worthy, and even something that will be made into a movie.  I figure if the author of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY can do it,, then so can I.

Have I read the books??  No.  Do I plan on it?  No.  I’m sorry, but I’ve heard too many things about it that it just doesn’t peek my interest.  Will I go see the movie??  Not the least.  Again, not interested.  I’ve seen the previews at least, and it does nothing for me.  I guess I’m not into that type of movie.  I’m more action, suspenceful, on the edge of my seat type of gal.  If the first few seconds of a preview doesn’t get my attention,, then it’s one I’ll most likely pass on.

I think this is the most I’ve written in one sitting, than I’ve written in a long time.  And for now, I must head off.  After all, I have to start my day eventually. LOL!

Until next time.

K.  ❤