Am I Wrong?

As I read the other blogs in Woodland/Yolo County, I see how people have strong opinions and how they stand by them. I, on the other hand, have very few strong opinions. I feel so middle of the road. I have an annoying part of my brain that sees the other person/groups side of the issue. It frustrates me that I cannot have a deep belief about anything.
There are things that do frustrate me. I have a deep disliking for political figures that waste taxpayer money. I believe that they have a commitment to be “stewards of our resources”. I trust these people to take care of matters that I have very little time and energy to get personally involved with. I want to trust my elected officials. Is that wrong?
I hope that my ability to empathize will help me in the future when I have completed my R.N. training. I know it helps now in my job. People appreciate the fact that I try to understand how they feel and anticipate their needs. I do hope that I can learn how to deal with the users of our society. It is such a fine line between helping people and enabling them.

Moving Right Along

My office is closer to reality! All of the bedroom furniture is in storage, (thank you Scott and Laurel!) I will get it to Amanda when I have time. I have started moving all of my scrapbooking stuff and office type stuff into MY NEW OFFICE! I can't really get going until I have the electrical outlet fixed and move the internet wiring.
Jason is pretty sick, he called in sick yesterday and for tomorrow. He never calls in sick. He didn't even make the Willow Oak Fire calls today. So you know he is sick.
As for the WW, well today went down the toilet. Too much stress and too much weakness on my part. I did walk around the parking lot on my break today, so at least I burned off a couple cheetos (yes I had cheetos today, I am going to WW hell!)

A Fresh New Day

The wedding happened, I lived. I see all the stumbling blocks that she has ahead of her. I hope that somehow she figures out the right things to do. It has been very quiet in our house the last couple days, kinda like when she left for boot camp. I never imagined that 2 months after I picked her up from the airport after being separated from the Navy that she would be getting married. I wonder is using the marriage to escape me, maybe I was too controlling. Well, I did my best to help her make the right decisions and it pains me to watch her make mistakes, especially ones that could have easily been avoided.
Well, today is as good as any to get back on the wagon. I have been sick, not exercising, and although not binging, I have not followed the WW plan all that great this last week. Today is a new day. This weekend is Mother's Day, Amanda and Aaron will be coming and everyone (our family, my parents, my grandparents) are going to the Elk's Club for brunch. I would also like to move out Amanda's bedroom set, if not up to her new house, at least to storage. Then I want to go to Ikea and pick out furniture for MY NEW OFFICE!!! If I can't have a daughter, I can at least have an office!

Today changes my world...

My 18 year old daughter dropped a bombshell on my yesterday. She told me she is getting married. Today. She has made some poor decisions in her life. This one takes the grand prize. It is not that I don't like the young man. It is that she has a track record of changing boyfriends like some people change their clothes. It is that she will not be covered by my health insurance anymore. It is that she will be moving to Yuba City when she just started a good job in Woodland. It is that she needs to finish her high school diploma through adult ed and I fear that she will give up on that once she moves. It is that she won't even wait to save a little money to have a decent ceremony, or pay for a deposit on an apartment, or even pay for her own car insurance. My husband has elected to not attend the ceremony. I am going because I would regret it if I did not. The event however, hold as much excitement for me as an impending execution.