Michele For President

I posted about this on our family blog but today I realized that this year I can campaign for President of the United States. I know this sounds silly but it is like a fulfillment of a dream. I thought when I was a kid, "one day I will be 'big' enough to run for President." Well, in seven months I will be 'big' enough. That is spectacular! Yes, I have not arrived spiritually but I have arrived as far as highest political office in the United States of America is concerned. If I knew there was even the slighted chance that I would win I would campaign but I am not sure that is possible. It would be an incredible ride and a story for the ages. I posted this message on Facebook "Do want to hear some great news? I am eligible to campaign to be President of the United States this year. WORNOCK 2016! Let's do this! Anyone want to be my Vice Presidential nominee?" I have a Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and a Secretary of Education so far. And you can add Secretary of Health and Human Services. This is great!

Love

I have been into these one word titles lately. I am not really sure why. But on the subject of love I do not have anything profound or even new to say. I am listening to music from iTunes on the JBL speaker that Karl got with his iPhone and I must say I "love" it. And it is not the speaker I love, it is like I am listening to music for the first time and I am falling in love with music all over again. Of course this love does not come ahead of God, Karl or other people. I guess I have not had a lot of time to listen to music that was not for church or chorus and I truly miss it. I think I may need a break after contest this year, if Spring break does not work. All that aside I love God, I love Karl, I love people and I LOVE music. There is a lot of love going around here.

When is Enough Too Much

This question has been on my mind a lot lately. I think about it when I am at church, at school, or at chorus. When have you volunteered for too much? How do you stop yourself? If anyone has the answer to the last question I would really like to know the answer. I keep thinking that I will stop and focus on maybe one thing at a time. I think school, church and chorus are not too much but volunteering to teach, sing, be in leadership, etc. can be too much because I am not a focused person. I really want to plan but then I think what if they need me at church or what if we have something at chorus I can help with. Yeah, I plan around what other may or may not need me to do. Hopefully, with some prayer and reflection I will get this all figured out.

175

That is how many posts I have made on this blog not counting this post. That amazes me. I wish I could say that all one hundred and seventy five had some great life lesson or that they were well written and profound but I know this is not the case. I am lucky if they are grammatically correct and make even the smallest bit of sense. I did get my "office" cleaned up today. You can see a bit of organization and the floor which is a start in the right direction.

I posted on one of my other blogs about anger. I have seen a lot of it this week which is not cool. I guess I see it all the time but I never really pay attention and this week my mind was very focused. No one is immune to it but the level was up this week.

Anyway, here is one hundred and seventy five posts and hopefully that many and more to come.

I am Ready for the Weekend

I am so ready for this week to come to a close. It has not been a bad week but I am ready so sit back and relax. Maybe catch up on some movies and watch some old favorites again. I do have some work around the house to do which is not a big deal but I am ready for it to be done. I am hoping to get it all done tomorrow and maybe get to rest on Saturday. Because Sunday will be a whirlwind of fun especially with dinner after church. We are not going to see much of home. But we will make it work. Good night!

Back to School

Tomorrow I head back to school for class. I am excited, nervous, etc. This will be my fourth semester of school. I know it is totally crazy. I cannot believe it has been that long. And because of school tomorrow this entry is going to be really short. I need to get to bed so I can wake up refreshed and ready to go. My first class starts at 0930. So not too terribly early but early enough.


PS I did not post yesterday because there was a fatal accident on the way home from rehearsal. We got home after midnight. Please pray for everyone involved and their families.

I Just Do Not Understand Some Things

I will keep this short but I just do not understand people. One minute they are asking for prayers and blessings, etc. The next they are calling people they do not know ugly and hateful names. And wonder why they have issues. That is all I am going to say about that but it really just bothers me.

The Adventures of an Old Young Couple

Today we went to the city. I promise you, if you were a fly on the wall you would have sworn we were an old couple. We complained about the traffic, the weather, etc. I love days like that. It makes me realize that being comfortable with each other is better than being perfect. We did have a really good time though. I even got my computer fixed at the Apple store and it did not cost a thing. That was a really good bonus. My camera had been jarred loose and it was an easy free fix. Yippee for Apple. But it just reinforces my point that I need a better computer bag, which I hope to purchase soon. Other than that it has been a slow day. Football and pizza, this evening. Church in the morning. This is the life.

It Finally Happened

My husband has finally won a game of UNO. We have played for the last four years and he finally won. He did not get to enjoy it long because I really wanted to cry. It was sort of anti-climatic after all of these years. Of course we had not played in at least a year or longer which is truly weird. In the past we played all the time. I really miss it. I hoping we will play again tomorrow. Maybe we can try Phase 10. On a side note, I read some of my old journals looking for a list I made about eleven years ago. I can completely see why I was given a bipolar diagnosis. I was high as a kite one minute and below the ground the next. I never realized how crazy I must have sounded. Good Night!

What is Real Love

I am listening to Reba McEntire and totally falling in love with her music again. I was thinking about my husband and what it is about him that I love. I love that he goes crazy over football, that loves his truck, and that he lets our dog sleep on him when he falls asleep on the couch. I love making plans with him and not making plans. I love to see him light up when he realizes we have nothing to do but be together. I guess it took almost five years of marriage to realize that real love is not what you see on television or read it in a book. It just is. You cannot make it or buy it. I thought in the past I had found love but I realize now what I found back then was not even close. He is part of the two that makes the one that is us. I hope I never lose that love.

Year Seven

I was just looking back to see when I started this blog . . . 2007. This year will make seven years that I have had this blog. I think that means I have blogging since before it was "cool." Although, I did not invent blogging. (yes, a gab at Al Gore) Seven years and you know I have no idea where they have gone. I am excited about blogging this year I am hoping to share a few things that make people laugh, maybe cry but overall help them see that they are not alone. Of course, I have been known to go on a tirade or say things that probably only make since to me. Hence the name Shelly's Southern View. I think that is what makes us all human, our thoughts, our dreams, and our ideas. Here is to a new year!