Life With Jules, and other stuff

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. What if those lemons are just pure hormonal bitterness? How do you deal with those lemons?  I find myself going through so much change right now that it's difficult to keep my emotions in check. I turned 50 this year! That's a big one!! I have lost 35 pounds since last September. Big accomplishment for me. It helped getting a kick I needed to start doing it. Still, a long way to go toward my goal.  How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. My emotions get in the way. One change I had to make for myself was titrating until I was completely off a certain medication. Let's just say while I refuse to start taking it or anything similar again, it has left me feeling even more unfocused and my thoughts just racing. I have to learn to deal with these symptoms of the bigger picture a different way. One verse in the Bible stands out... Although, I think it's more than anxiety causing the emotional upheaval at ...

It seems I fight a constant battle in my mind. I don't want to fight this battle but I do. I know it's spiritual warfare.  It sucks!!  

You know what I mean by that title. I am almost certain of this. The world has just gone crazy over the past couple of years. The virus that was unleashed on us. Locking us in our homes for the better part of 2020. That confounded election that put two people in office that really have no business being there (yeah, I said it. Sue me!). I'm not trying to get into a political debate here. We all have our opinions and views. I will agree to disagree with anyone who says our country is better now than it was under Trump. Period! Because if you really sit and take a look at what is happening - sky high prices, still under mask mandates in many places, still under jab mandates by many employers, still seeing speech censored in social media - our country is in a much worse place. And don't get me started on the unemployment numbers. Anyone who knows anything about unemployment knows those numbers don't take into account those individuals who no longer are receiving or are eligibl...

 ... on that September day? I also include one of the tragic event in Benghazi so we never forget what our government did to these poor men who only wanted help getting out of there when they were being attacked.

In about 20 days I will be leaving on my first real vacation since 2016. I am going to visit my mom for her 70th birthday and I am getting more excited to go. I have so many things I want to do on this road trip but I know I won't be able to do everything, lol. As the saying goes "so much to do, so little time." One thing I am doing is taking her to The Cheesecake Factory. The closest one to her is about an hour away so I figured we could make a day of it and visit some historical sites while there.  The interesting thing about this trip is when I return I'll be home about 2 weeks then on the road again for work. Not too far away though. We have our annual conference in mid-October. This time the entire state is coming together in one location. That should be really fun! Meeting colleagues from other regions we normally don't interact with.  I am also hoping to make a trip west late this year. We'll see. A few things have to be worked out first. If (when) I ma...

I haven't posted in a while and it seems like when I do post anymore it's negative so let me start with something positive. I spoke with a close friend that I haven't spoken with since 2013 when we last saw one another. It was so nice to hear his voice. There were reasons I haven't spoken with him, but nothing to discuss here. I didn't realise how much I truly miss him until we spoke last week. But I do. I'm sure he knows. I'm sure he could sense it anyway. LOL... I just hope we speak again soon. Our conversations are always filled with history, Bible, current events, and so much more.  On the down side, I have been so angry. I am angry with our president and the mess he has made of not just our country but Afghanistan. I am angry and sad for the Americans and Allies that are stuck in that country, left to fend for themselves against the Taliban. Angry that we don't have leadership in place to get them out! What the hell is wrong with this administration...