Life Keeps Moving On

I must have started half a dozen posts in the last two or so weeks. I just mentally start them, like a story in my head that never sees the light of day. That describes a lot of things I think of though. I'm no longer that little girl with no brain-to-mouth filter. I stop and think on things first. Occasionally if I am really comfortable with who I'm around, I'll turn my filter off, and just let it all spill out like word vomit.

Speaking of thinking on things, there are so many times a day where I wish people would think before they speak or act. People can be so judgmental sometimes.

I know I can be, but I really try very hard to not be. I don't know what makes someone else happy. I don't know what trials someone else is going through, or has already been through. Maybe that grumpy person just found out that their significant other is having an affair with someone, or that someone they love just told them they found out that they have an incurable disease or some form of cancer that they have to go through extensive chemotherapy for.

You never know what someone else is going through, and you can't always walk in their shoes.

There was a man to-yesterday morning, who called my mom & I "fat ass lesbians." We were both dressed to go do some walking, because we do need to insert more exercise in our lives since we both work the night shifts now, although I still maintain the hope that I will be able to switch to the day shift soon-ish. So we were both tired, and we had met at my apartment so that I could change out of my uniform for work into some appropriate clothes. Not that he knew this, but still it was very rude of him. It irritated my mom enough that she posted on Facebook about it.

People today can be so open, and welcoming, and yet they are still outnumbered by those who judge first. One of my favorite verses still to this day that I hold true to my heart is Matthew 7:1-3

"Judge not lest ye be judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"

That is of course the King James Version. I'm a sucker for old words. Don't ask me why. I just feel that sometimes they sound & flow better than some of today's more modern words. Now I wouldn't consider myself one of those people who just picks and chooses what they agree with from the Bible. I usually just ignore the entire thing, and when someone starts to go off on a tangent about this and this verse, and how it applies to this or that, I usually really want to start with a whole hell of a lot of what comes from, I think it's Leviticus? Whichever book in the Bible is all about what you should and shouldn't do, for example wearing clothes made from more than one material, how to handle a woman's bleeding, etc etc.

People really get my goat sometimes.

On the plus side this week I'm off Friday and Saturday. :-) I've already made some awesome plans, and by that I mean I'll get off work Friday, go home and sleep some, and then head out to my Parental Units place and do some craft stuff with my mom. Saturday I'm babysitting three boys who's ages range from I think it's like 7/8 to 11? They're pretty cool kids though, so I'm actually really excited.

Strange that I'm in my early 20s, but feel more connected to kids than most people in my age group. I think there are about six people who are my age, not related to me, and that I can actually stand to hang around with. Which while at times others will probably think is really sad, I must disagree with them.

After all, there is a difference between being alone, and being lonely. I wouldn't wish being lonely on anyone, but I believe that no one truly is able to be with others, without being able to be alone by themselves first.

It's one of those ways I differ from a lot of other women. I don't really have the urge to be around people constantly, and I love to be by myself. I don't mind doing things by myself. Sure it is a lot more fun to do things with other people, but more than 90% of the time I like to experience things by myself.

That's really one of the reasons I'll miss working the night shift, but I would like to have more of a life, and I am looking forward to seeing the daylight more often, and having a more regular sleep schedule.

Have I shared my love of this season? Everything gets so much more festive, and I love to decorate for it! Now that I'm living on my own I can decorate for the fall, with individual decorations for each holiday. Currently I have little window sticky things on my patio window. One side has a scarecrow, some leaves, a couple of pumpkins, and acorns. The other has blood ones. Makes me smile every time I see it when I drive home and park. I am very excited to get some more of them, and since I live not paycheck to paycheck, but paycheck to four days before paycheck, I'll be looking at my local dollar trees. We now have two. :) Which thrills me because now I won't have to drive so far to get to one.

I also look forward to dressing for Halloween. My costume is the Queen of Hearts, or the Red Queen, and my mom decided that she's going to be the Mad Hatter. I already have the hat for that, because I have more than a small obsession with the Alice in Wonderland movies/stories.

When I was out walking with my mom the yesterday I asked her a question.

Do Turtles hibernate?
According to google they do. They can hibernate for up to 8 months out of the year. I learned that a good rule of thumb is that the further from the equator the species are and occur naturally the more likely it is to hibernate.
They also have periods of estivation which is where they are inactive during hot, dry months.

Crazy what you can learn with a little research. Now I know why Sam like to do it.

That's a Supernatural reference if you didn't quite know who I was talking about.

Have a fabulous day, also I downloaded the app for this! So expect more frequent updates!

-Jacq