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Is it really 2019?!

It's hard to believe how quickly 2018 went by and that we're already into February of 2019. A lot is going on in this world, good and bad. A lot is happening in my life, good and bad. I won't get into any of it right now. I am listening to President Trump (I still can't believe he's president, lol) give his State of the Union Address to Congress. I'm hopeful our congressional representatives will get their crap together for the sake of our nation. Again, I won't go into any real detail here. So, I am sitting in my hotel room, in Kissimmee. Not too far from Disney World and yes I will be visiting one of the parks this week. Not too far from several friends. I may see one or two later this week. Not too far from where my work conference is located. All the while wishing my cat were here with me, or my niece, or even my friend (which would mean having a cat-sitter, lol). But, I do need this time away so I can get MY crap together, lol. And hopefully get my ...

Day v. Night

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My weekdays are pretty much filled with work. I spend a lot of time in front of a computer trying to help veterans find jobs or a school to go to or even information on benefits available. Sometimes the days go rather quickly. Other times, not so much! By 4 pm I am so ready to go home and tend to watch the clock for about an hour. Yesterday, by the time 3pm rolled around it felt like 4 pm. That's how slow the day was for me. When I get home in the evening, I tend to throw on the tele and my laptop. It's my wind-down time. And it is also the time of day when I am in my mind the most. I have a problem with daydreaming, fantasizing, scrutinizing, and irrationalizing my life and sometimes my mere existence. I have my cats. They are 50/50 in how they keep my stress level under control. When they get under my skin the most is when I am having an extremely off day or they want some serious attention and go about it wrong. That's when they get stepped on or I trip over them, lol! I...