Personal Essay

I have submitted my personal essay as of last night. I submitted the one I initially wrote, but I seem to think now that the second one I wrote yesterday evening would be a better example for this assignment. I mentioned in one of my posts to another student about the Z's blues and this really relates to the issue. What was so funny at the time became unsettling within me after absorbing it for a couple of days. I don't know how many students in our class suffer from sleep deprivation, but I guarantee it is no fun. It affects everything from the time you wake up with the alarm to the time you take the meds at night, waiting and waiting to drift off to "Z" land. Ms. Smith, if you read my post I left two different essays of which both are true. The latter one is the best. As for all my fellow members in the class, I hope you never have this issue. It takes control of you and finding control of it is a struggle.

Valentine's Day

My only thoughts are today of taking the time to make sure your valentine knows how you feel about them. If it is your husband, cook him his favorite meal, or just take him to dinner. I find doing the reverse sometimes earns more attention from him on the next special occasion. On the other hand, if it is your girlfriend or wife, take them some flowers or candy. Dinner to their favorite place is always a winner.

Last night my husband and I shared a nice Valentine's dinner with my mother, who is a widow, and my youngest son without a steady girlfriend. It made both of their nights I believe. Although, my husband and I would have liked dinner alone, we enjoyed making someone else's day special.

So everyone that reads my blog I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day!

My Tuesday

Well, my car buying venture kind of got shot down today. The dealer and I do not agree on the value of my trade nor do I agree with the notes they want to give me. So, I guess buying a new or better car will wait a while until I am in a better situation. Anyways, I am a little disappointed, but I tend to look at the brighter side of things, at least I have a car and a stable job to keep making payments. Enough of that for now. Other topics of interest have taken over for the time being such as my Reading Journal for class and critiquing my first draft of which I hope my fellow group members find interesting to read and offer great advice to improve it. I guess that is all for now. I have duties of a wife to fulfill as in cooking. What's for dinner I ask? A mystery at this point. Let you know how it turns out.

Decisions

I finally decided on a topic to write about. It is hopefully everything a memoir should be. Scene, summary, and reflection. I think I definitely wrote enough. Three and a half should be plenty. As for the car buying I talked of in my last post it is yet to be decided. I looked on line and then thought about my finances and decided I better stick with the true American automakers and buy a cobalt sport edition. I am just waiting now to hear from the finance folks. I will update you later. You know how long they can drag this process out and if you do not have "perfect" credit it can take longer. Wish me lots of luck! Later guys.

Car Shopping

Today I have decided it is time to trade in my car for some new wheels. What to buy and from where? Everybody has a sale these days. You cannot drive up in a car lot unless you are feeling like a fresh piece of meat to some vulture. It is crazy. The economy, may be the problem. From my own personal experience most sales people are out to get a sale and then they do not follow up with the sale no matter what the economy is. I have a 2006 Grand Prix right now and since I have had it, the steering shaft has gone out six times. Now, I call that a lemon. The dealership graciously replaces it each time because they stand behind GM parts and that is wonderful, but sometimes they tell you that you need an alignment and a set of new tires. The alignment and the set of tires could not be done until I replaced the tie end rod. That is what I get for buying a certified pre-owned vehicle. Anyways, I think I will buy a Nissan or a Honda vehicle this time. I hear that they carry a higher re-sale value and are very dependable. I will let you guys know how this saga turns out.

Troubled

I started out today oversleeping my alarm and made me late for work. I worked until I breaked for lunch and then tried to finish reading before English class today. I left class and headed back to work until about 3:30 and then I had to leave to get an echiocardigram done because my doctors cannot figure out what is causing my blood pressure to go up and I have headaches. I have made many visits to my regular physician, visited the ER room twice, seen by ENT specialists, today the heart test, GYN doctor tomorrow, and finally on Wednesday I see a neurologist. I think I have covered my bases. Somebody needs to figure out why I am having these issues now at 43 when I have raised all my children and have always been healthy as can be and now? On top of all this today, my son asked if his girlfriend and two little ones can stay the night when I have so much homework to do. God help me is all I can say. Today, Ms. Smith says that you need that quiet time when no one will bother you and I have come to the conclusion I need a place close by where I can go for an hour or two or just go to Noel Library. It's quiet there. I am open to suggestions.

Breath of Fresh Air

Sometimes, do you just feel like you should just pack a bag and just drive somewhere away from it all? Well, I do and I think it is good for the soul and mind, to just release yourself from whatever responsibilities you have even for a short hour or two. Workouts used to do it for me, but as I become older I feel more and more confined to a routine and just need a breath of fresh air so to speak and release myself for a while. No husband, children, family, just yourself and wherever your car stops. Try it once. It is great. I do not get to do it often because of work and responsibilities, but I long to do it as often as time permits.