Happy New Year!

I thought the movie was pretty good. It wasn’t great but it was good. There are a few scenes that I thought were a bit silly. When Edward grabs Bella and runs in the forest - that was a bit silly. I think producers messed up on that one. Edwards fast run just looked silly. Maybe he should have had a run like Clark Kent in Smallville- where you can’t actually see the legs moving.

So I started reading the book today and I like it so far. I read the first chapter and I like that it’s more detailed than the movie. Not a surprise but glad Twilight the book is better. I was told by several people that the book is way better than the movie.

It’s interesting reading a book after you have seen the movie. Instead of imaging my own characters I imaging the actors in the movie. Everything that was in the movie is already in my head so I don’t have to make anything up unless I have forgotten the way it looked in the movie or a part of the book was left out.

So here I am- probably the last person on Earth that hasn’t read the books. I am excited to find out all I missed and can already tell that it will be a good book. So I better go read ;o).

At this point in our financial state piano or cello lessons for me are out of the question. My daughter is taking piano lesson and my son is taking bass guitar lessons and that is as much as we can afford right now. I am thrilled that my children have the opportunity to do things that I wish I could have done as a child. My turn with come one day and even if it doesn’t I can be happy with what my children where able to have.

I have decided that I would try and learn the guitar instead of waiting for my turn to learn the cello or piano. My husband and my kids (both kids know guitar basics) have been helping me learn the basics. I have been teaching myself cords and slowly but surely I am learning an instrument.

I actually have two friends that are guitar teachers and I don’t know why I didn’t think about this before. I can get tips and learn at my own pace. I may never be a Jimmy Hendricks but at least I can learn to play an instrument. One day I hope that because I learned to play a stringed instrument it will help me learn the cello as well.

When I actually do get back to blogging- like I am doing now- I feel like I am accomplishing something and don’t usually have a lose for words. My life has been very busy lately so my biggest challenge is just getting on the computer to begin with.

What I really need to do is get back to my blogging schedule. I had a good blogging schedule going for a while but then the kids school started and that always seems to be when my other obligations become difficult to manage. It’s the same story. I don’t know that it will ever change.

I am discovering that I can only  manage certain amount of responsibilities well. As much as I would like to believe I can do it all, I can’t. Actually I can do it all but can’t seem to do it all well. I hold a lot of hats and the ones that are closest to my head are the ones that get the most attention and are most securely in place. The hats that are way up there seem to be just teetering and are about to fall off at the slightest hiccup in my life.  I usually try to pick the hat back up and place it in it’s previous compromised and neglected position but it usually falls off again and again.

I suppose if I were more organized things would be managed better. But learning to become organized seems to be just another hat on my head. It’s way, way up at the top.

The moral of the story is to never give up and keep on trying. Or maybe it’s keep things that are most important to you in balance and don’t worry so much about the other stuff? Or maybe the moral is don’t wear too many hats? Ok, I don’t know what the moral is, I am still trying to figure it out for myself ;o).

The teenager is now in 11th grade. I can’t believe she only have two years of high school left. We have been looking into college information. I am trying to impress upon her the importance of planning ahead. We went to college night the other day and I think that really gave her better insight into the importance of planning ahead.

The boy is almost a teenager and he is doing really well in all of his subjects so far. There are some things we need to work on this year. His weakness is reading and writing so we will be doing a lot of both to help him catch up.

The toddler is almost four. I started doing more “preschool” stuff with her. So now she gets to do school when brother and sister are doing school.

The last two weeks I haven’t been able to ride much but I am hoping I will get some riding in this week.

There are more things happening in my life of course but I am running out of time for blogging. Till next time!

So what have I taken away from this experience?

1. Like with anything, there must be a first time. It’s important to learn from your first experiences and improve yourself.
2. Think of mistakes as opportunities for improvement. No one becomes an expert overnight. Mistakes can teach us if we allow them to.

I was supposed to be on the 10:45 slot and was told that I would be called at about 10:40. So I am sitting there waiting, and waiting. 10:45 comes around and I am thinking well maybe they are just running behind today. So, I wait some more and then it’s 10:55 and I am thinking there must be something wrong.

I thought to myself “Did I pay the phone bill?”. All kinds of things went through my head including, “Did I even give them my phone number?”, and “Maybe they decided they did want me on the show.”

After checking my email, I realized what had happened. I did give them my phone number but some how the wrong phone number was recorded or I gave them the wrong number. So, when 10:40 rolled around they did try to call me but it was the wrong number ;o). Is that funny or what?

I have to be honest, I was really looking forward to my first radio experience being behind me. But, I guess that is not how it was supposed to happen. I do have another opportunity to though, next week same time, same place. I really appreciate Debbie giving me another chance to make my radio appearance.

If you are interested in hearing the show I never showed up to -you might find it humors. They mentioned me several times.

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On The HomeStretch is an internet radio show featuring issues that impact women over the age of 35. I was asked to talk on the show about the benefits of blogging. The show’s host is Debbie Alan, not be be confused with Debbie Allen the 1989 “Fame” star.

Debbie Alan, the radio host also hosted the internationally syndicated, “America’s Dumbest Criminals” TV show and was also the original host of New Channel 5’s “Talk of the Town” show in Nashville, Tennessee.

This is a new chapter in my online experience. This will be my very first radio interview. I am very honored to have been asked to be on the show and now I just pray I won’t screw up ;o) .

The show is on August 20th @ 10:45 CT