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| Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | | 6:14 pm |
Saying goodbye to my Grammie
After an extended absence from lj, I've popped in to share some very sad news... On Tuesday night, my beloved Grammie passed away - quietly, comfortably, and surrounded by family. I was so glad to be there with her as her life ended, and yet my heart was breaking as I watched her go, knowing I couldn't do a darn thing to stop it, not even delay it for a minute! It was bittersweet, but I am peaceful with the way things happened. There will be a visitation tonight at Clements funeral home in Hillsborough, from 6:30-8pm. Anyone who would like to stop by is welcome and would be appreciated, but please don't feel pressured. I'll have my family there, and I won't be lonely. And I already have received so many well-wishes online, that I can feel my friends' love and compassion, even at a distance. :-D http://clementsfuneralservice.com/index.php/services/details/shirley_bradford/Grammie enriched my life more than I feel I can express right now, but I hope to make some posts about her as time passes and I am comforting myself with my memories of her, rather than being able to simply go downstairs to her apartment for a visit. Love to all, Cheryl Current Mood:  sad | | Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 | | 5:52 pm |
For my friends who found meaning in "Comes the Dawn"
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters, by Portia Nelson One I walk down the street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost.....I am helpless; it isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Two I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I am in the same place; but it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out. Three I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in....it's a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. Four I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. Five I walk down a different street. Current Mood:  calm | | Friday, January 9th, 2009 | | 2:40 pm |
Cheryl's Theme for 2009
In the great tradition set forth by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) cspowers, I have chosen a theme for this year: "The Beginning of the End of the Chaos!"Basically, the places where I have the most difficulty in my life seem to be the same places where there is a lot of chaos. I'm thinking that if I make a point of looking for chaos, I will find the roots of my troubles, and then, hopefully, start to replace some of the chaos, little by little, with order. And it's the "Beginning" of the end, because I think that imposing order over chaos might be a *very* long process. But it starts, in earnest, right frickin' now! :-D Happy 2009, Everyone! :-D Current Mood: hopeful | | Friday, October 17th, 2008 | | 3:26 pm |
Yes We Carve!Anyone feel like carving pumpkins? And, no, it doesn't *have to* be a Barack'O'Lantern. I just thought these were cool. :-) I also support and appreciate non-partisan and Republican pumpkins (just not *quite* as much) ;-) | | Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | | 9:12 pm |
wow
I just heard on Discovery Health that the Duggar Family is expecting their 18th. child. | | Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 | | 1:51 pm |
| | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 | | 1:22 pm |
| | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | | 10:33 pm |
This evening, as I was leaving Curves, there happened to be an ambulance in the parking lot. As I walked by, I revisited my thoughts of, comparatively, how utterly trivial my work (and by extension, my life) *feels* right now. You never hear: "He's coding! Someone get the part-time, temporary web developer in here, STAT!" Well, hardly ever. ;-) | | Thursday, September 4th, 2008 | | 1:18 pm |
Your tax dollars at work ;-)
Your result for The Heart Test... Healer's HeartYou are 80% Independent, 30% Idealistic, 10% Intimate, and 80% Indulgent! 
| | Monday, August 4th, 2008 | | 1:29 pm |
 This one made me laugh out loud at work. I'd forgotten how wonderful icanhascheezburger.com is for distress tolerance -- and emotion regulation too. :-) I've been pretty depressed lately - thank goodness I have a lot of ichc to cach up on. I just hafta remember. Current Mood:  silly | | Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 | | 10:05 am |
An Open Letter
Dear Doctor, While I really appreciate you letting me stop medication A, after a weight gain of 20 pounds, I must now also stop its replacement, medication B. You promised it didn't have weight gain issues, and I believed you. I have now gained another 15 pounds (10 pounds in ONE MONTH). I lost all that weight for my sister's wedding, and now I have gained everything back, and then some. Needless to say, I will NOT be taking medication C, no matter how weight-safe you say it is. kthxbai Current Mood: sad | | Sunday, June 8th, 2008 | | 7:00 pm |
| | Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | | 11:11 am |
| | Friday, February 15th, 2008 | | 8:12 pm |
UNC Children's Hospital Charity
http://www.uncmarathon.orgIt's time again for the UNC Dance Marathon OnLine Auction. The Dance Marathon is a charity to benefit the children and families of UNC Children's Hospital, and my part in that, for about the past 8 years has been the online auction I wrote it back in my Carolina ColdFusion User Group days, with two of the other CCFUG guys, and I've been maintaining it ever since. If you wouldn't mind having a look at what's available, I'd consider it a personal favor. You can look at everything without signing up, and you only have to log in to make a bid. There's a link from the Dance Marathon website, or you can go directly to https://www85.safesecureweb.com/dmauction/dance/Thanks, y'all. :-) | | Monday, January 7th, 2008 | | 12:33 pm |
Better Days
I'm feeling much better than I was when I made my last post (a little over a week ago). I've recovered from the holidays and all the travelling. I've been working gradually on sorting out my life, and lately, I feel like I actually have a purpose and some direction. A taste of it, anyway - enough so that, a lot of the time, I know what I'm s'posed to be doing. It feels okay. :-) I've got two craft projects going, which gives me something to focus on. A corset for   And some crocheted socks for curvyart  This is my first foray into making socks with actual heels! :-) (i.e. not "tube socks") I used to be so afraid of trying to make the heel part - I thought it was gonna be really really hard. | | Saturday, December 29th, 2007 | | 10:21 pm |
A Quiet Evening at Home
There's other stuff going on tonight, but I'm tired and worn out and kinda sad. Maybe too much travelling for one week? I really gotta take better care of myself. It's okay, though - I've heard it said that tomorrow's another day. :-) | | Friday, December 21st, 2007 | | 7:09 pm |
I was just thinkin'...
I was watching the 2000 version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" lastnight on ABC Family... and they went into his backstory. And, for some reason, it totally doesn't surprise me to hear that the Grinch was, in the beginning, a Who. Just like Gollum was a Hobbit. and Voldemort was a little wizard. and Lucifer was an Angel. and Michael Meyers was a sad and profoundly troubled child. ( http://code-slave.livejournal.com/23380.html ) Anyway... I was just thinkin'. Seems to be a bit of a recurring theme. | | Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 | | 10:01 am |
Free Baby Stuff!!
I have a car-full of baby stuff to give away. If I had to say an age, I'd go with 0-10 months. There are a few "bouncy seats", a carrier/carseat and base, a bathtub thing, a swinging seat, and a few other things I shoved into the car during the stress of the move but can't remember exactly what they are. Anyway, does anyone need such things? Or know someone who needs such things? Alternately, does anyone know of a shelter or something that might have need for these items? I'd like them to go somewhere where they will do the most good. :-) Or... if there's anyone who is in the habit of donating and taking a tax deduction for it, I'll be happy to take the items somewhere on your behalf and make sure that you get the receipt. How 'bout that? :-D | | Saturday, December 15th, 2007 | | 10:50 pm |
Plea for help - EDITED
I'm helping someone move, continuing tomorrow, because only one other person showed up today to help - everyone else has the creeping crud and it totally sucks when there aren't enough people so I'm asking -- can someone help me help them move? For a little while, even, would be a great help. An hour or so? I can offer some other kind of help in return, and there *is* an adorable 1-year-old girl to visit with if you don't wanna lug the heavy crap. Please? If i sound pathetic and desperate, it's because I am. :-( I really don't want my friends to have their move drag on into the evening and the next day and especially when the weather is so poopy. The move is just a load-up, in Durham, right off 40, and then they're leaving town, so there's no load-out to worry about. And there's food to be had... we ate *real* good today. ;-) | | Monday, November 19th, 2007 | | 8:26 pm |
Meanwhile, in Bipolar Land...
Universe: "Hey, you! Yes, you - up on that cloud - where the air is thin and everything seems fascinating and wonderful... back into the PIT!!" -~-
So, that's where I've been, in case anyone was wondering where I'd gone. I've been sleeping a lot, and not so much with the answering my phone. :-(
But don't worry - I'll be back - I just hope the sudden change in speed and direction doesn't give me whiplash. And I just keep telling myself, "this *is* 'normal' (for me)."
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