tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64223862024-10-04T22:12:25.981-05:00Karma...the cosmic principle of rewards and punishments for the acts performed in a previous life...I must have been a very bad girl!Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-33812374030496423072014-08-09T08:47:00.003-05:002014-08-09T08:48:33.097-05:00

Windows 8.1 is here and mom and dad needed a new computer. Did I want to set them up on a totally new platform -- no I did not. However, buying a computer they are going to keep for the next eight years, I felt they needed to be on the latest OS there is. Thankfully for the simple pc user, i.e. email, Facebook, home banking, it's okay. At first glance things look radically different but when

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-89149417057558970702014-07-26T10:35:00.002-05:002014-07-26T10:41:51.715-05:00

Today must must must be a productive day. I have pulled the car out the garage and pulled the trash can in. I plan to clean and de-clutter as much as possible. Since Dad got this new illness and my crazy work scheduled, I have allowed the house to fall apart. When I was in my 20s I learned quickly that I hated to do laundry so I made sure I had enough girlie small clothes to last a month. I

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-59136898660906996082014-07-19T09:31:00.000-05:002014-07-20T00:00:36.022-05:00

This is my new motto. When bad things happen, such as WWII, the reasoning is quite sound. But in reality when bad things or just stressful things happen what else can you do but carry on - we all have to live through the tough stuff but how we do that is up to us. I want to KEEP CALM. Work has been hard over the last six months, I have had to learn Drupal, a content management system for

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-27269224820190157032014-06-12T20:47:00.004-05:002014-06-12T20:47:51.833-05:00

I have of late been teaching myself how to use Drupal. It's a content management system for websites. It has been such a struggle and fight but I am getting there. When I graduate from OU with my Journalism degree, never in  my wildest dreams did I think my world would turn out as it has. I have become rather an expert in web design, publications and now video. The only thing I can not do

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-18843264914608545372014-06-08T15:40:00.002-05:002014-06-08T15:43:02.656-05:00

I love my little guy but he has been more work than any dog I have ever known. He barks and the hateful neighbor complains to the city. He hunts all the time and tries to jump into the trees. He kisses much more than one would like but he's a great dog. He painted the fence with mud...you never know what the new day will bring with Merlin. Enough for now...

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-62083521378351091122013-04-20T08:09:00.002-05:002013-04-20T08:09:32.669-05:00

There is not enough Milano cookies in the world for this week to be easier. Dad is now out of danger and the slow heal and long hospital stay begins to wear on a person. Mom and I are trying to be smart about it and if I am with him, she stays home and rests and vice versus. But hospitals are exhausting no matter what. Dad is still on his high powered cough medicine which dopes him up so

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-23451741597807725972013-04-15T23:13:00.001-05:002013-04-15T23:13:38.047-05:00

Wow, we are four months into 2013 and I am not sure I have anything but exhaustion to show for it. Work has been insanely busy and it really doesn't seem to be letting up. I am currently on vacation but it doesn't feel like a vacation to me. Dad is in the hospital. A very slow recovery from pneumonia and a discovery of pulmonary fibrosis. We are in week three of the recovery and his spirits were

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-22326042293154210362012-03-15T19:24:00.000-05:002012-03-15T19:24:25.928-05:00

Don't get me wrong, I am happy we are having 80 degree weather but I didn't notice, did we have a winter? I am just waiting for a cold snap and that horror to rear its ugly head. I love this weather but there are few down falls to a wonderful spring your yard needs mowing sooner, weeds appear out of nowhere and I am not ready to bare my upper arms. Whimper. I am totally uninspired. I am in the

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-30887926028676838792012-03-14T21:52:00.000-05:002012-03-14T21:52:12.873-05:00

It's 9:45 pm and I still don't feel like I have been home long enough for it to be close to bedtime. I live in Oklahoma where when I get on the highway I get to drive at least 70 mph. On the drive home tonight, I40 west was dropped down to one lane -- really? one lane. It took me one hour 30 minutes to make what usually takes 20 minutes. I was not happy. Half way home I had to kick on my shoes

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-64324138264376349042012-02-14T20:08:00.000-06:002012-02-14T20:08:22.363-06:00

Okay major project, check! Finally, I am beginning to knock a dent in all the many projects stressing me out. I didn't know if I was going to make it a 45 minute presentation without really embarrassing myself but I managed to survive. I don't think I will volunteer for another presentation for a very long time. It's 7:45 pm and I am still very wired. I do feel like it is good to push yourself

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-40081576513657157762012-02-13T20:38:00.002-06:002012-02-13T20:40:06.978-06:00

Today was a whirl wind of projects that I didn't want to work on but required my attention. Since we got three to four inches of snow last night, the Commission meeting was cancelled. I was relieved that I didn't have to video tape our Director, edit the tape, and caption the video. I was going to be able to work on other time sensitive projects. Nope! The Director called and said "I want to tape

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I am trying my best to be super mellow this weekend and for the most part, I have succeed. I have only worked on my side job, which is fresh and I enjoy it. My full time job is so exhausting that even thinking about working causes a heaviness to fall all about me. Yesterday, I watched movies all day. First it was road kill - you know, the one you don't want to look but you do any way.

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-81022055024316778402012-02-10T19:05:00.001-06:002012-02-10T19:13:49.060-06:00

Never had I needed a week to be over as much as I needed this week to end. Three of my massive projects will be finished by Wednesday and on Wednesday I will crash. I am paying extra care to put my day job on hold for the weekend.The only work I plan to do is for my side job but forget the day job. So I took Mom and Dad to the airport then went and go a mani-pedi and now I sit waiting for

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-76167416029457662092012-02-09T20:30:00.000-06:002012-02-09T20:30:59.537-06:00

One of the things that I hate the most about myself is that I am a complete bawl baby. And to make it worse when I get over worked or on too tight of deadlines, someone can look at me crossways and I will bawl like the world is coming to an end. I want to stop crying at work, people think you are unstable.  I just want to be tough as nails and not care about anything.

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-24579405322977465012012-02-07T20:42:00.002-06:002012-02-07T20:43:21.325-06:00

Lately, work has been incredibly busy and I have been traveling all over the state. I actually like it except for today's drive, the Malibu they gave me had a super rough drive. I drove to Tulsa and back by 1:30 p.m. and was plum worn out. The flood of work won't slow down until probably May. I am not overly thrill about this but have decided that I will do what I can and the other

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-25358312109514532822012-01-27T18:26:00.000-06:002012-01-27T18:26:45.393-06:00

Today I had to go take care of insurance. Not exactly what you call fun mainly because it can be mind numbingly boring and confusing. My homeowners insurance went up $175 and I wanted to know why. Come to find out that when my roof was re-roofed three years ago, I had to notified my agent and provide some paperwork so that it can be entered into the master computer or else it keeps jacking

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-22456841843042153662012-01-26T19:37:00.000-06:002012-01-26T19:37:41.084-06:00

Bad day. Really bad day. Every time I think things are settling down, chaos ensues and I am back to square one. I don't like square one. You know what else I don't like? I don't like baked pork  chops. I made them tonight for the first time ever and nope, not for me. I've got three more in the freezer and not sure what to do with them. I am hoping the George Foreman Grill will make them

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I want to thank all the veterans who have fought and served so that I can speak my mind and live freely. To my Father,   Tommie Tallon, Veteran served during peacetime; To a family friend,   Lee DeGraffenried, Veteran served during peacetime; To my uncles,    Donald Griffith, Vietnam Veteran;    John McMurtrie, Vietnam Veteran; To my cousin,   Roy (Trey)

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-4065620451476941152011-11-09T21:05:00.001-06:002011-11-09T21:09:44.737-06:00

I know that I have been noticeably absent from my handy dandy blog. Plain and simple, I have been burned out with technology. My Facebook activity has been lacking as well.  Since I began blogging years ago, I have always written in spurts and for that I apologize. A couple of weeks ago I was hit with a respiratory infection of the massive kind and it really kicked my butt. 

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Enough for now...

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-66474552325956390022011-09-22T19:27:00.000-05:002011-09-22T19:27:52.542-05:00

It's the good time for TV again, all the shows that I watch are coming out with new episodes. The problem I have is that I am really into my book. So this means that I watch TV all evening and read all night.  I am exhausted  all day long and the cycle continues. It's kind of the fish or cut bait delima but I choose to do both. I am one book from being done with Raymond Fiest and

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My family is rocking on exhaustion right now. My 98 year old mean great aunt, fell last week at the assistive living home she lives at. The place she lived at was like Spanish Cove or the The Villages in Florida for the poor. It was really nice. But when she fell, it meant that she needed more attention than she was getting at the assistive living home. So from when she fell Wednesday night, mom

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I hate this time of year. It is the time that my body violently mutinies against me. I have be dying with extremely itchy eyes, runny nose and a headache to top all headaches. I wake up every morning in so much pain and nauseated to the point of frustration (if I am going to feel like hurling then just do it and get it over with). I would have called in sick yesterday but it was Monday and I

Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965140548069783110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422386.post-87902667499966371582011-09-08T19:22:00.000-05:002011-09-08T19:22:46.499-05:00

Tomorrow I head to Tulsa for an advocacy conference with Co-Worker Linda. Yeah, not only will the information be good but it will be nice to be able to catch up with Linda. This week has be insane and I don't feel like I have left my office for more than five minutes at a time. I am looking forward to the trip because we always have fun on road trips. I only wish that this one didn't have to

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