Welcome to my life..my family..my world..unedited.

I really suck at geography, so here’s something new for me to obsess over:
KNOW YOUR STATES
The graphics leave a little to be desired, but it does the job.
My first effort? 78% with an average error of 71 miles.
Try it out and leave your score in the comments!!

I decided to take advantage of the exchange of services that I have with my chiropractor (his family gets eye care, mine gets chiro care – win-win!) and schedule myself a massage along with my adjustment yesterday morning.  I’ve had a massage or two there before, but not with the girl I was scheduled with yesterday.
Now, I know a wee bit about massage therapy, from my mom taking the classes and practicing on me to having a number throughout my life. And over time, I have come to have expect certain things from said massages.
First, I like some mood lighting and I need some good music to relax to, as well as a candle or two and some good scents.  I’m really very easy to get along with, but I think a massage should have those things in order to be the best for ME.
Yesterday? Not so much.
First, she was a little abrupt when she came into the room…but that I can get beyond, no big.
But then, after I got undressed and slipped between the sheets, she took FOREVER to come back into the room! Meanwhile, it’s full bright overhead light, no mood music or anything. Instead of starting as …

You ever feel like not much is going your way?
Like you’re being left out of something, but you’re not sure what or even why?
Like nothing comes out like you mean it, like nothing you say is the right thing or even matters?
When everything you do is just not good enough?
When everything is just piling up and up and up until you feel like the weight is just going to smother you?
When there’s not only not enough time in the day, but also not in the week or month, either?
When you just need a day off from your brain?
When you realize that you can’t remember the last time you did something just for fun without guilt or worry or repercussions?
When you realize that you’ve been skimming and scanning for so many years because that’s all you have had time for that you can’t even really concentrate or read things thoroughly anymore?
Like you just want to put your foot down and scream for the world to stop for just a minute?
Like every song in your playlist is the wrong song for your mood?
Like nothing tastes good, but you’re still hungry?
Like you’ll just never, ever be right enough?
Like you don’t really know what …

Stole this meme/note from one of my friends on FB. Not sure why, honestly.I mean, really, after doing the 17 random things, 25 random things, one word….ah well, here ya go:

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Nope. My name was supposed to be Michelle, but my cousin was born (and named 2 weeks before me).
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

I think about a week ago, while reading someone’s blog or a book or something.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Usually.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Boys – 5 & 3
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Use AND enjoy it
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yep
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Nope
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
This week? Cap’n Crunch
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
dulce de leche (or however that’s spelled)
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
mood
15. RED OR PINK?
red…uh…pink…uh…red….uh…depends on WHAT we’re talking about!
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
The inability to make small talk

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Usually I miss the kids the most when I’m throwing things..
18. DO YOU …

So my mom had a psychic reading this morning.  During her reading, the psychic let her know that I am frustrated; that I am going in too many directions at once and that I need to slow down.  And that I would probably benefit from massage therapy to help me relax and get centered and calm.
Huh.
Nailed that one on the head, didn’t she?
Here’s the thing…I think there are true psychics out there; in fact I have a friend who has tendancies and her aunt most definitely is psychically talented.  I also know there are a lot of fakes and frauds out there who do more of a mentalist kind of thing.
But my mom’s reading was over the phone. And my grandmother’s death and funeral were mentioned (she died Jan. 29th and her funeral was Feb.2nd years ago) along with the stuff about me and about my mom’s job. So I think this lady probably is the real deal.
She also mentioned a young man moving to Seattle (well, a place with white topped mountains with a large body of water)…my mom was originally thinking my brother, but I instantly thought my husband.  Interesting, indeed.  She said there would be a job …