Ramblings of Bored Housewife: One, Two, Skip a few, Ninety Ninety, One Hundred.....

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: One, Two, Skip a few, Ninety Ninety, One Hundred.....: Okay, missed a few days.....open house visit with my daughter to her first choice college. Then just recovering from that visit and trying ...

One, Two, Skip a few, Ninety Ninety, One Hundred....

Okay, missed a few days.....open house visit with my daughter to her first choice college. Then just recovering from that visit and trying to get over the bug we brought home.

So, with that I'm going to skip a few of the questions as they don't really pertain to me in my current life situation.

So, my best friend in life - that's the question that I will chose to answer today - Who is it??

Well - we've been friends for over 25 years and of those, we've been married for almost 23 of them.  Yes, my best friend is my husband.  He has been my rock, my shoulder, my constant, my ear, my heart, and my strength for years.  He is who I go to when I need to talk, when I need to cry, when I need my ego boosted, when I need reassuring,etc.  And the best about this relationship is that I can say with 100% certainty that I am the same for him.  

We look forward to growing old together, to having grandchildren come visit for us to spoil, to traveling the world together, to being together as our bodies (but hopefully not our minds) fail us.

Our 22nd Anniversary - still together after all these years.

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: New day, new question

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: New day, new question: Are you a Lover or a Fighter? That's the 11th question in this challenge. So, am I a lover or a fighter?? I love a good fight!?! Those t...

New day, new question

Are you a Lover or a Fighter?  That's the 11th question in this challenge.
So, am I a lover or a fighter??  I love a good fight!?!  Those things that I do love, I love passionately.  And I will fight for with every fiber of my being.

What are you, a Lover or a Fighter, or do you Love a good Fight?

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: So, what is today's blog challenge??

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: So, what is today's blog challenge??: What do you dislike the most about yourself? This is the question to be answered today - I dislike my quick temper. I snap, I scream, ...

So, what is today's blog challenge??

What do you dislike the most about yourself?  This is the question to be answered today - 

I dislike my quick temper.  I snap, I scream, I know I have a temper and it can be bad.  I have tried to work on it and some days my tongue hurts from biting it.  

So, if you look at yourself, what do you dislike?  That's usually easier to answer than the question - What do you like about yourself.  It is much easier to criticize oneself than to complement.  You don't want to come across as conceited when figuring out what you like about yourself, but know that there is no way to come across as conceited when criticizing.  

So take a minute today, go look in your mirror, smile at yourself and find one thing that you DO like about yourself.  If could be as simple as liking that tiny freckle that is 2 inches below your right eye towards your ear. Just find something, I guarantee it will make you feel better.

Took a few days off over the weekend

Question for today - What do you like the most about yourself?  

What do I like most about myself??  This is the question for today??  Shesh, could it be an easy one?  No, of course not.  Why would I get an easy one today??  So, - today - I have to look at myself and answer the question.  

I like that I have freckles, I like that my hair is a unique shade of strawberry blonde, I like having blue eyes, I like my smile, I like my nose, I like that I am short.  

Okay - that's the physical aspects that I like about me.

I also love my appetite for reading, love my curiosity for the answers when presented with a question, and I absolutely would hate to lose my ability to love life.

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: Hearts Broken, Scarred, and healed

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: Hearts Broken, Scarred, and healed: Have you ever had your heart broken? Have you ever broken a heart? Well, to be honest, if you haven't had a broken heart or haven't broke...

Hearts Broken, Scarred, and healed

Have you ever had your heart broken? Have you ever broken a heart?

Well, to be honest, if you haven't had a broken heart or haven't broken a heart....you are either really young OR you are living in a very guarded place either figuratively or literally.

Those of us that truly live, that feel, that are - we have had our hearts broken, we have broken hearts and we've also probably stomped a heart or two in the dirt because it was just necessary to continue life.

If you heart has never been damaged, just wait, it will be if you are allowing people to get close to you.  And if you are afraid to have your heart hurt, stop being afraid.  It WILL get hurt, but you know what - the right person will come along and it will be healed and that will be the best experience you will ever have.  

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: What does your name mean? Why were you named what ...

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: What does your name mean? Why were you named what ...: What does your name mean? Why were you named what you were named? These are the questions for today - well, would have been yesterday had I...

What does your name mean? Why were you named what you were named?

These are the questions for today - well, would have been yesterday had I not had a migraine that took me out.  

What does my name mean - Well without giving my full name - My name in definition only is 'Lady Pure'.  The Origin of my name  - Aramaic and Greek. 

Why was I named what I was named?  Our family has a tradition of naming our children after relatives.  I was named after 2 of my great grandmothers.  I too named my own children after relatives, great grandmothers and great grandfathers.  The biggest reason that I was named what I was named - I was a girl - I would have been 'Supplanter Strong Power'.  My mother had 2 names picked out - one for a girl and one for a boy.  

So, have you ever stopped to think about why you were named what you were named and what does it mean?  Does the meaning match your personality at all?   The history of names is interesting at the least.  

Take five minutes and look up the meaning and origin of your name.  And then if it is completely off of who you are, have a good laugh.  I usually do.

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: Fears and Phobias

Ramblings of Bored Housewife: Fears and Phobias: ↑Neuse River Bridge, NC ↓Emerald Isle Bridge, NC What is your phobia/fear? Tall, Long Bridges over water are a big irrational fea...

Fears and Phobias

↑Neuse River Bridge, NC
↓Emerald Isle Bridge, NC

What is your phobia/fear? Tall, Long Bridges over water are a big irrational fear of mine. I also have a fear of heights. But it isn't encountered as often as the bridge fear being that I live where I do.......so close to the NC Coast- the bridges I've pictured are the Neuse River Bridge here in New Bern. The quickest way to Bridgeton is over that bridge. And the one below, is the bridge into Emerald Isle - not a long bridge, but a tall bridge with only one lane per direction.


I know, it is an irrational fear, but it is a fear of mine. I will drive over bridges such as this one if I have to, but if I can find an alternate route I will. Last spring, I went to Williamsburg, VA for a great weekend with a friend and drove some back roads so I could avoid the Hampton Roads Bridge/Tunnel. I took a Ferry instead. Going down to The Isle Of Palms, SC last March for a mother of twins convention found me driving deserted back roads to avoid the bridges. 

I also have a fear of heights, but with a few steps backwards can usually fight that one.



So,what fears or phobias do you have?  Are you afraid of spiders, snakes, thunderstorms, grass on bare skin??  Think about it, it is rational or not. And when you do, imagine me driving over my bridges - knuckles white as I have a death grip on the steering wheel - breathing slowly in and out - and if I am alone - Singing at the TOP of my LUNGS to anything on the radio.