Archive for the ‘General’ Category
August 16th, 2010
Thomas and I are visiting churches right now. I didn’t actually plan on visiting other churches once we stopped working in the youth group at our (old?) church, but once we stopped serving, it seemed like the right time to explore the area. I’ve been at the same church since I was 14 or 15, which was 14 or 15 years ago (yep…pushing 30). So far, we’ve been pleasantly surprised at the caliber of churches in our area, especially the one we visited this past Sunday. I have never felt so welcomed or wanted standing in a room full of mostly strangers. I think we’ll hang out there for a few weeks and see what happens…
June 29th, 2010
So much for that “at least once a week” thing.
Spent last week at North Myrtle Beach, SC with my family, just like I have every summer for as long as I can remember. Thomas and I had a great time, but several of my family members frustrate me with their juvenile behavior. Seems to me that by the time you reach a certain age, certain behaviors should no longer be in your repertoire. Maybe it’s just because I’ve been mature for my age pretty much since I was born. Who knows? Family’s one of those things you can get too upset about. You love them, and they’re always going to be there, so I guess I should just get over it.
Now back to real, non-vacation life. I feel like we’re all in limbo right now…neither here nor there, but hovering in mid air trying to figure out where to go next. I’m kind of sick of it. I’m sick of waiting for something to happen and ready to just make something happen instead. We’re all trying to think of ways to make a little extra money in our spare time. Coming up with some interesting ideas. I’m anxious to see what becomes of all this brainstorming. My mom and I are thinking about crafting more (knitting, sewing, making decorative hairpieces) and posting our items on Etsy to see if they’ll sell. I’m considering joining or starting an errand running service to make some extra cash. Just an idea.
Anyway…I’ll post more as we make some decisions and actually put some of these ideas in play…
June 7th, 2010
Lots of changes right now.
First, as of the end of May, Thomas and I are no longer leaders in the youth group. We decided a few months ago that it was time to move on, so that’s just what we’re doing. I’ll post more as we figure out what’s next for us.
Second, after living with my mom for a year, Thomas and I are going to try to find a cheap place to rent…hopefully a house or duplex instead of another apartment, but we’ll see. My sister is currently 6 months pregnant, and wants to be able to move back home if needed, so we’ll be making room for her and my soon-to-be-born niece, Laila Rose.
Third, I WILL blog on a regular basis…let’s say at least once a week regardless of how much I think I have to say. I’m working on just speaking my mind here and not worrying about how people who read my blog will respond. Wish me luck on that.
More soon…I promise…
January 7th, 2010
I’m not making New Year’s resolutions this year. Resolutions are too easy to break. What I’m making are some permanent changes.
First, I’m doing my Wii Fit exercises at least 5 days a week. I used to be really good at working out on a consistent basis, but lately (like the past 3 years) I’ve been terrible at it. I have a friend and my husband to keep me going, so I’m going to stick with it this time.
Second, Thomas and I are getting in better financial shape. This part of the plan is already well underway, but this is going to be the year that we say goodbye to all our debt and save up a down payment for a house. Tough goal, but we’re determined.
Third, I need to work on my attitude. I have been very negative lately, and I need to stop it. So if you see me being negative, tell me to knock it off.
Last. I need to cut out the non-essential activities in my schedule and just focus on what’s important. Part of this plan is already in place…deadlines and such. Part of this is also DOING something important…something to actual help someone…something to make a difference, if only a small one. I’ve been wallowing in self-pity for too long, and I really have nothing to complain about.
So that’s my plan for 2010…no…for the future, starting now. I’m not living the life I should be, and it’s all because of me. So it stops now.
October 11th, 2009
I realize all I’ve been posting lately is worship sets. This post is my lame attempt at correcting that. Life has gotten crazy again, and Thomas and I have been insanely busy for the past couple of weeks…completely by choice though, so I guess it’s okay. Now I’m wishing that I had taken full advantage of my free time back when I had it. I wouldn’t be nearly as behind on sleep as I am now.
Every spare moment I have has been spent knitting since I’m doing a craft fair with a friend in two weeks. I want to have as many knitted products as possible so I have a greater chance of selling as many knitted products as possible. My hands are holding up pretty well…so far, anyway.
I’m really starting to look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, not because of the holidays themselves, but more because I know I’ll have some time off work and will be able to rest at least a little bit.
Oh…and I’ll be updating my template again. Thomas updated Wordpress for me, and I have to do a little tweaking to get the themes I like to display properly…
August 24th, 2009
Until about five minutes ago, I had all of my posts from this site being imported on Facebook. I decided to stop because I found that the more people I know could potentially read what I write, the less likely I am to actually speak my mind…not because I care what they think, but because I hate feeling like I have to constantly defend myself…not that I can’t or won’t defend myself, but I’d like to have a forum that is mine. Hyperballea is MY forum. If you would like to discuss what I’ve posted, please feel free. But I’m not writing for you…I’m writing for myself.
June 23rd, 2009
I know you guys will believe it when you see it, but I’m going to start updating my blog. I think the reason I haven’t been writing is either because 1) I’ve never really been comfortable expressing myself openly or 2) I sometimes feel the need to censor myself so as not to offend anyone or hurt anyone’s feelings. I’ve decided that it’s not my problem if I offend anyone on here. It’s my blog, and if I somehow offend you, you no longer have to read what I write. I always thought I was a person who didn’t care what people think, but apparently I was wrong.
So I’m going to give this blogging thing another try and not worry so much about what I write this time around.
March 31st, 2009
Thomas and I celebrated our two year anniversary today. Thomas took the morning off, and we went out for a lovely breakfast. After work, we had a potluck dinner with our friends from Bible study. It’s been a great day. I can’t believe two years have flown by already.
In other news, I realize that my blog updated have been (very) few and (extremely) far between. I think I’ve been tweeting all my random thoughts lately instead of blogging about them. Perhaps I should go through my tweets on a daily basis and see if any of them need to be expounded upon.
If you see more frequent updates, that’s probably what happened.
November 15th, 2008
Just a short blog post to announce that after lots of thinking, praying, contemplation and consideration, I am now officially an Avon representative. I don’t want anyone to feel obligated to order anything, but if you are interested either ask me for a catalog or visit my Avon site at http://youravon.com/alleaingram.
September 23rd, 2008
For so long it seemed I was down just about every day. Now it seems to be every other day. One day I’ll feel fabulous, the next I feel like crap again. I suppose I should be thankful for the improvement, and I am thankful, but it gets really frustrating on the days I don’t feel so great. There’s nothing different between yesterday and today except for the way I feel. Nothing bad has happened. I actually got 8 hours of sleep last night. I haven’t had a whole lot to do today. I get to hang out with friends tonight. Really I should be in a pretty good mood today.
I guess that’s one of the mysteries of depression. There often isn’t a rhyme or reason to it. It just happens sometimes. Thank God for little steps in the right direction. Three months ago, I didn’t think I’d ever see an end to this, and now I feel like I’m really close to overcoming it completely.
Actually, after writing all that, I’m in a much better mood. Just needed a little perspective, I suppose.