Life is What you Make it......Really?

Lots of things have been going on in the world around me. I send my regards to those who are suffering in Haiti. It amazes me how destructive earthquakes can be. Tragedies on a large scale, indeed. Some of my friends around me are dealing with personal tragedies. Health scares, relationship problems, personal demons. There is no shortage. It is all the sign of the times, I am afraid. I seriously have them in my thoughts and my prayers.

It also gives me a chance to look at my own life and contemplate how I view life and those around me. Can I personally say that I am making the best use of my life? I always strive to give Jehovah and my family my all. It can be hard to be focused on what is so important in these hard times. No one seems to be immune to difficulties. I guess it is so vital to put selfishness aside. Selfishness is the core of any trouble within any relationship, whether it be in marriage, friendship, employment. Blah, blah, blah.

We have done some remodeling at work. We switched from old fashioned manual radiograph processing to digital. Yes, it is death to the dip tanks. I hate those things. I could have gone through my whole life without smelling developer and fixer. It is the worse smell ever. We ripped those tanks out and installed shelving. It was both fun and tiring to organize all of our supplies. It has inspired me to redesign my closet. It's not a needed thing at the moment, but I will plan to do a little at a time to make the most use of my closet space.

I saw my friend Gillian yesterday. She and her husband adopted a beautiful orange cat from the pound. My new nephew. >^..^< Ha!

Anyway, I guess my realization to to stick to Jehovah. Stick close to your mate. Work hard at your job. Keep your nose clean and don't gossip. Everything you'd read in the latest magazines. Just trying to apply it. That's the hard part.

Something to make you Giddy Inside......

Oh, it's early on a Sunday morning. The birds are chirping. My husband still sleeps as I type this. Getting ready to do a little study and then some breakfast, I think. We had a interesting seminar about radiation at work yesterday. Oh, the joys of being a tech. It's making me think twice before forgetting my thyroid guard when I shoot an xray. Radiation is not cool.

Florida Winter Wonderland, sort of ........

Yesterday was the coldest day ever. We woke early to hear the tiny ping of sleet on our roof. In Florida, we get all excited when any kind of ice is formed by the weather. Except for hail, of course. That can really screw up a paint job on your car, or it could knock out your windows. I learned that sleet is the mini-version of hail. It comes down with the rain like little pellets of mist. It was weird to have it in my hair and on my face. It was fun to make the token snowman and snowball for laughs.