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[HannahBanana]

April ~ Thanks! I was trying to come up with a username that I actually liked (rather than something I just had to settle for), and I wanted it to include the word "blessed" in it somehow, so I tried a few different combinations, and thankfully, "SoAmazinglyBlessed" was available.

And wow, an essay exam on four different novels? Yikes! I know this will make me sound like the slacker that I am, but that's the sort of exam that I just would've skipped back when I was at the residential college that I went to. Heck, I wouldn't have even read the books. I'd have been too nervous to even start them. But enough about me and my bad habits. I'll pray that you end up getting an amazing grade on that exam. You deserve nothing less than that.

Oh, and I'm doing pretty well, thanks. I saw my therapist today, and she guilt-tripped me for not having gotten a job yet (though she was doing it out of her best interest), so I've got to try and find one by next week, if that's at all possible. I found one job in my local paper that sounds perfect for me, though. It's for a position as a baby photographer for this company called Growing Family, and if I get it I would be taking photos of newborn babies in the hospital and then uploading the photos to the family's GrowingFamilies website. I really hope I get it! I love babies, and it would be so amazing to be able to spend time around so many newborns. In fact, do you think you could pray that I get this job? I'd love it if you could. Thanks.

Other than that, I'm not doing much this week. Though I did get a few books out from the library today that I'm excited to start reading. And on the week of the 19th, I'm getting together with a friend for coffee (though we haven't scheduled an exact date & time for that yet), and the 22nd is my birthday. So I've got some fun stuff coming up, but that's not until later in the month.

 

[Jo1]

Jo,

ooh did i hear you're starting birdwatching? if you have any questions or anything talk to me, i've been birdwatching my whole life, my family is really into it. this past weekend we had Baltimore orioles in our backyard which was exciting, i took a lot of pictures and had so much fun watching them! here's a picture of an upside-down one:



then tomorrow i'm going birdwatching up at a marsh on Lake Erie. should be nice. last week when we went we saw a whippoorwill!!!! and a screech owl.

Lynne

oh wow thanks so much yes i will pm you for help. im excited about it and just thinking today whether to post on here if anyone could give me any advice!anything that would help. we are gettin a pair of binoculars each. saw a baby bird today well it swooped and hit dave(my husbandd) so think we are on right track. have you any advice for us as beginners?many thanks love JO
bless you love Jo

 

[Jo1]

oh wow thanks so much yes i will pm you for help. im excited about it and just thinking today whether to post on here if anyone could give me any advice!anything that would help. we are gettin a pair of binoculars each. saw a baby bird today well it swooped and hit dave(my husbandd) so think we are on right track. have you any advice for us as beginners?many thanks love JO
bless you love Jo

oh yes thats a lovely picture too.

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

Hi everybody, how are you all doing?

I'm not doing that great for once. I've been on anti-depressants for about 2 months and they made me really happy until this week. I don't know if my body's getting used to them or what but I'm feeling a bit down. I'm not too depressed or anxious yet but I also haven't felt this bad since I've been on them. I can still function but everything just seems more of an effort. They made me feel so good and happy, it actually felt like I was in the clouds so this is a shock to my system. Anyway, that's enough complaining. I don't normally like going on about myself especially when things aren't great.
I've got a chapter to read in my C++ textbook and then I must attempt to finish the assignment.

 

[Jo1]

Hi everyone.
hope your doing ok. sorry tlb that your not doing so great hope the assignment thing goes well.
Hananh i pray you get the job for baby photographer that sounds really good,
im not too bad, my friend lost her job and she is really down, im so concerned for her.
i posted myself on here yesterday twice! oh well.
suppose i just get lonely at times particulary when i come back from being away. saw a friend today though which does help.
anyway god bless you all.
Love Jo

 

[Mask]

Hello everyone. How we all doing today?

Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit depressed TLB. Is there something that could be causing you to feel bad or is there no particular reason for the low? Could it be hormones or something? Maybe tired? I hope it isn't your medication! Whatever it is....I hope it leaves quickly and you start feeling good again! .

Praying that you get the job God wants you to have Hannah!

How's the birdwatching going girls? We have a lot of beautiful bluejays and robins in our yard all the time. We get some pretty hummingbirds whenever I have potted plants hanging up outside. They are amazing birds!!

Thanks April, I am feeling better after posting my "stuff" ! I feel pretty good lately so when issues come to my attention, I would rather deal with them, when I'm feeling good as a posed to when I'm feeling rotten. I can think/analyze thing through better when I'm up, then when I'm down. I don't want to just forget about things that God has brought to my attention...I would rather start dealing with it...though I'm not sure yet how to deal with it ! Oh we are weird beings, that's for sure! How's the exams going??? Done yet?? Did you give up that horrible caffine pill yet!!?? By the way, how have you been feeling, have those weird symptoms gone yet? That doesn't sound good to me. Please try to ween yourself off of those things before they hurt your !!! Take care of yourself.

Well I got more house work done today and even had time to visit with a friend for a few hours! I've must have done 6 loads of laundry!! Most were hubby's gross/muddy fishing clothes...bleck! He will be so surprised to see how much I've gotten done. I don't know how long this will last though? Hopefully for a good while. I've just decided that only I can take control of my life...even if it is in small ways, like making myself get off my butt and just do something.

It was supposed to be 24 degrees out today...not sure if it made it to that high or not, but it was nice to have the warmer weather!! Awesome, bring it on!

Have a great evening!!

 

[Soulwings]

Hannah- Best of luck with getting the job! That would be absolutely amazing - you must let us know what's going down with that. It does sound like it would be loads of fun, though. What books did you get? (*drool*) And going out to coffee is probably the most fun thing to do with other people... it's so peaceful and lovely to chat with a dear friend over a deyummilicious drink. I've gone out to coffee with one of my best friend, Sam, from campus, quite a few times this semester. It's always nice just to take a break from school and all, and chill over coffee.

Tracey - I hope that you feel better soon, too. It could be that the dosage needs to be increased, but I don't know. Sometimes meds just don't work for as long as we would want them to, but that is only because you've not found the right one yet. I had to try out a whole bunch before we went off the beaten track and time-traveled to a med used 30 years ago. Haha. Hopefully you won't have to do any of that though... maybe today is "just one of those days." Even stable people have bad days once in awhile. I hope that that is just what it is.

Mask - I need to take some of your motivation to do some of my own work! I've got clothes to put away (two laundry baskets worth :-O) and I really need to get out to the pasture and muck out the barn, and trim my goat's hooves, and get my friend to come and shear my sheep and teach me how to vaccinate them. Ack.

My finals are over! - well, at least, the two "real" finals. All that's left is the breakfast/movie final, for poetry - although that is a little tougher than it sounds, since we each have to get together stuff for submitting our poems and show my prof that we've done that, and also tell why we chose to submit to the journal that we chose. Eek! But... today's final, psych, was HORRIBLE. I'm afraid that I failed it. :-( There was one section that I knew I was going to be shaky on, and I was thinking that there would be about 12 questions in that section (out of 120), and it turned out that there were forty-two. FORTY STINKING TWO!!!! *cries* By halfway through the exam I just wanted it to be over, and I didn't care what grade I got as long as I passed. That's not like me at all, and goes to show just how desperate I was. Haha. :-S

The caffeine pill symptoms have gone away, although I'm still using them - we're down to one a day now, until Friday - that will be the first day I won't use any. I've had over 2000mg of caffeine pills since last Wednesday... something tells me that that isn't good. Heh... :-S

And now I've got a cold, so I feel rotten, because due to my 30 year old antidepressant I can't have any decongestants or cough suppresants, and when I get a cough, I get a cough. I've been told jokingly that I sound like I've got tuberculosis. Jokingly as in, I don't have t.b. but I closely resemble someone who does. More times than I can remember I've had to leave class because I couldn't stop coughing. Ugh. And guess what? I'm getting a cough.

Okay, enough complaining, haha. *sheepish*

I think I'm going to go read for a bit, after feeding the girls (2 sheep [mother and daughter] and a goat). Hugs to all!! ♥

 

[HannahBanana]

Tracey ~ Sorry to hear that you're not feeling your best. I hope that you and/or your psychiatrist can figure out what's going on with your meds and why they all of a sudden have seemed to stop working.

Good luck with your C++ homework. Programming languages have always seemed so interesting to me, though I've never been willing to put in the hard work to learn them. It really is like learning another spoken language, except instead of learning how to say different sentences, you're learning how to put together lines of code.

Jo ~ I hope you can get to feeling less lonely soon. And heck, at least you have us, right? I know that I'm always here if you need/want to talk, and I'm sure that many of the other people that post in this thread would say the same thing. So you definitely have some people that care about you and love you, even though you haven't ever met us.

Oh, and thanks for the prayers. They're much appreciated.

Mask ~ You're an inspiration. Seriously. You get so much work done around the house, and yet you don't even get paid for doing it. I think that's a great trait to have, and I wish I could learn to embody it myself. What's the secret to getting yourself motivated when there isn't even any reward involved for completing the work? I know it just sounds like I'm "buttering you up" but I'm not. I've said these exact same things to my mom, and my I had no ulterior motives in saying them to her either. I'm just at a point in my life where I'm used to being praised and rewarded for all the good work that I do, and I'm beginning to realize that in real, adult life, that doesn't happen as often as it does when you're growing up. So I'm really starting to wonder how (if at all) I'll make myself do the things that I used to do only because I wanted to be praised (laundry, dishes, vacuuming, etc.). So feel free to share any secrets you have for this young procrastinator.

Also, thanks for the prayers. I really hope that God hears them (from you, from Jo, and from April) and decides to intervene in my life as a result. I really, really do!

April ~ I'll definitely keep you up-to-date with the whole job "sitchyation" (no idea what sort of accent that's supposed to be, but oh, well). Thanks for the prayers.

As for the books, I'm on a Christianity kick right now, so I got four books from that section of the library: What God Can Do, by Deborah Mathis; The God Factor, by Cathleen Falsani; Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer; and The Bible For Dummies. (Yep, I admit it. I'm too lazy to read the entire Bible myself, so I wanted a "Cliff's Notes" type of summary of it. But, heck, that's the sort of person that I am, and if God doesn't like that, then tough beans! )

And I think that getting together with friends for coffee is heaven too. Just having some time to slow down and actually catch up with people...it's so great. I'm especially looking forward to this because I haven't talked to this particular friend since my freshman year of high school. So we have a lot to talk about! Especially since we used to be best friends from age 6 to age 13.

As for me, I scheduled my road test today, and I will be taking it this coming Monday at 10:30 AM eastern time. So if you all could at least think of me then, if not actually pray for me, I would not be able to thank you enough. If not, then I'm sure I'll do well anyways. Thanks.

 

[Soulwings]

Hannah - I hope that your road test goes swimmingly! I'm sure that you'll do fine. My thoughts and prayers will be with you, as I'm sure everyone else's will be as well. I've not yet taken my road test ( ) but I'm planning on doing so later this summer, after I've slept off the effects of the semester. The books sound really interesting too! And - random trivia - but my dad is close friends with a retired professor from our uni whose daughter started the whole "____ for Dummies" series. Isn't that cool? Hehe.

I'm feeling really rotten right now... I hope I feel better by Thursday or else things are going to be horrible as far as the "final" goes...... bright spots though, I get to talk with my fiance (via IM or perhaps even Skype [internet phone]) on Thursday and Friday nights. That will be lovely, especially since I get to see him on webcam. ♥

I think I am going to go take a hot shower, and perhaps go read in bed for awhile. And pop some tylenol on the way, since I'm stiff all over still.......

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

Hannah - all the best with your job and road test. I'll be praying for you. I only read a few pages and didn't get round to doing any of the assignment. It's supposed to ve in next week so I could work on it over the weekend, I'll see how I feel. My motivation for studying is at an all time low.

April - I hope you feel better soon. I hope you did pass your exam. I've had a few bad exams too so I can understand how you feel, I never expect to do that well anyway so I wasn't as disappointed as you probably were.

Today I'm feeling better, not as happy as I have been but I'm also not depressed which is great. I don't know what caused me to feel like that. I've got just under two months before I have to see my doctor for a new prescription so I'll continue taking my meds until then unless I really feel bad, then I'll go back sooner. I only take the medication twice a day so there's room to take it more often.

I hope everybody is doing well and having a good week.

 

[Soulwings]

Tracey - I'm glad that you're feeling better today! That's lovely to hear. Is there any way that you could take some time off whatever is keeping you so busy, and have some "me-time"? That way maybe you'll be able to relax and regain some of that motivational energy. It helps sometimes with me; when I really just don't have the energy to do anything, I take an hour or so to journal or read for fun or go for a walk, etc. It does wonders for concentration, to break up the monotony of studying/working etc. What AD are you on?


Last night was uneventful but rather horrible at the same time; insomnia til 2am, then I finally dozed off til four, when I fell soundly asleep.... got up at 9:30... haha, I'm lucky that I don't have a final today, or else I'd be screwed! I'm also lucky that I don't have to study for any other finals, because my head is a total mess. Upper brain functions have been shut off so thinking has become rather a difficulty. Hehe.

Today is going to be a quiet day... just have to get my submissions for adv. poetry writing ready. That will be nice to have done.... And then later today, I've got my weekly nutritionist appointment. I hope "the news" there is good, but I have a feeling it won't be... I just don't want to have gained any weight, or retained any fluid, etc. :-(

Anyone want anything to drink? I think I'm going to make myself a mint mocha....

 

[Jo1]

Tracey ~ Sorry to hear that you're not feeling your best. I hope that you and/or your psychiatrist can figure out what's going on with your meds and why they all of a sudden have seemed to stop working.

Good luck with your C++ homework. Programming languages have always seemed so interesting to me, though I've never been willing to put in the hard work to learn them. It really is like learning another spoken language, except instead of learning how to say different sentences, you're learning how to put together lines of code.

Jo ~ I hope you can get to feeling less lonely soon. And heck, at least you have us, right? I know that I'm always here if you need/want to talk, and I'm sure that many of the other people that post in this thread would say the same thing. So you definitely have some people that care about you and love you, even though you haven't ever met us.

Oh, and thanks for the prayers. They're much appreciated.

Mask ~ You're an inspiration. Seriously. You get so much work done around the house, and yet you don't even get paid for doing it. I think that's a great trait to have, and I wish I could learn to embody it myself. What's the secret to getting yourself motivated when there isn't even any reward involved for completing the work? I know it just sounds like I'm "buttering you up" but I'm not. I've said these exact same things to my mom, and my I had no ulterior motives in saying them to her either. I'm just at a point in my life where I'm used to being praised and rewarded for all the good work that I do, and I'm beginning to realize that in real, adult life, that doesn't happen as often as it does when you're growing up. So I'm really starting to wonder how (if at all) I'll make myself do the things that I used to do only because I wanted to be praised (laundry, dishes, vacuuming, etc.). So feel free to share any secrets you have for this young procrastinator.

Also, thanks for the prayers. I really hope that God hears them (from you, from Jo, and from April) and decides to intervene in my life as a result. I really, really do!

April ~ I'll definitely keep you up-to-date with the whole job "sitchyation" (no idea what sort of accent that's supposed to be, but oh, well). Thanks for the prayers.

As for the books, I'm on a Christianity kick right now, so I got four books from that section of the library: What God Can Do, by Deborah Mathis; The God Factor, by Cathleen Falsani; Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer; and The Bible For Dummies. (Yep, I admit it. I'm too lazy to read the entire Bible myself, so I wanted a "Cliff's Notes" type of summary of it. But, heck, that's the sort of person that I am, and if God doesn't like that, then tough beans! )

And I think that getting together with friends for coffee is heaven too. Just having some time to slow down and actually catch up with people...it's so great. I'm especially looking forward to this because I haven't talked to this particular friend since my freshman year of high school. So we have a lot to talk about! Especially since we used to be best friends from age 6 to age 13.

As for me, I scheduled my road test today, and I will be taking it this coming Monday at 10:30 AM eastern time. So if you all could at least think of me then, if not actually pray for me, I would not be able to thank you enough. If not, then I'm sure I'll do well anyways. Thanks.

Hi hananh hope your ok. thanks very much for what you said it is really apreciated, i posted here last night again because i felt so low.
i do need to make new friends at my church. things have just been real quiet you know.
anyhow i do love coming here, and to be honest ive got more support here than my church at moment.
so you like reading, hananh. i read the odd joyce meyer book here and there. she does one called straight talk and she talks about different things like depression adn anxiety its a really good book. anyway god bless you love Jo

 

[Soulwings]

Jo - It's hard making friends at church... I agree, I get more support here than I do at church, mostly because I don't get involved there at all. It's a huge church, and although I'm in irregular email correspondance with one of the pastors, he doesn't know who I am in person as I've not introduced myself yet (heh)..... and there are so many people, and so much to do, that I'm just stumped and don't know where to begin or whether I want to or not. Arghh.

I've got a set of Joyce Meyers' books too... I haven't read them yet - I guess they're pretty good?

And yes... like Hannah said... I'm here as well if you ever need to talk. My PM inbox is always hungry for a new message.

I hope you're having a lovely day so far.

 

[Jo1]

Jo - It's hard making friends at church... I agree, I get more support here than I do at church, mostly because I don't get involved there at all. It's a huge church, and although I'm in irregular email correspondance with one of the pastors, he doesn't know who I am in person as I've not introduced myself yet (heh)..... and there are so many people, and so much to do, that I'm just stumped and don't know where to begin or whether I want to or not. Arghh.

I've got a set of Joyce Meyers' books too... I haven't read them yet - I guess they're pretty good?

And yes... like Hannah said... I'm here as well if you ever need to talk. My PM inbox is always hungry for a new message.

I hope you're having a lovely day so far.

hi soulwings thanks that must be hard belonging to such a big church. ours has about 100 i suppose including children. struggled for years though really but thats really partly to do with me and getting further healing aswell. i suppose the most disapointing thing is that you have this wonderful picture in your mind how church should be and reality is very different im afraid much the opposite.
joyce meyer books are great! yes approval addiction ive got and how to succeed at being yourself. im not great at reading a book all the way through. but just pick up bits i suppose. she is my favourie bible teacher.
hope your havin lovely day too. my pm box is always free too for you. thanks so much. love Jo

 

[Mask]

Helloooo all!! It's beautiful out again today! Hubby wants the kids to rake the yard after school today...I imagine that's gonna go over real well with them ! Thanks dear hubby....leave me to deal with all the whinning and complaining !

April, I was very surprised to hear you live on a farm and have goats!! I would never have imagined you as a person who mucked barns and clipped goats hooves ...that's just to funny!!! I would have imagined you more of a city type girl, for some reason. How's the cough? Better I hope!

Hannah, thanks for the compliments . You are certainly not alone, everyone likes to be praised and appreciated. It is true, alot of the times, as an adult, you don't get thanked or valued for the things you do (especially a housewife/stay at home mom). Sometimes I can get on the self-pity mode and let myself get down because no one see what I did or thanks me for it, they just expect me to be there and do it! It really is hard sometimes but I have to think of it as my job. Even though I don't get paid in money, I get paid in satisifaction that I am working at raising up responsible, respectable, healthy, Godly children and also being a support system to my hard working husband. Sometimes he needs me more than the kids do. Men need to be valued and needed but they need a safe place to go where they know they can be themselves and where they are loved just for being themselves. During those times that I am not being validated...I just remember that God sees what I have done and he is pleased with me.

Jo1, it is hard to reach out to others sometimes, it can be really scary but you can do it! The best way to get a friend is to be a friend to someone. If you see someone who seems shy and doesn't reach out to people either, you be the brave one and reach out to that person, you make the first step. I'm sure they would be so happy that someone reached out to them and became their friend....after all isn't that what you would want to happen to you? Do unto others...right ?

Tracey, glad you are feeling a bit better. Maybe you should go back early to see your doctor.

Well I gotta go do more laundry...why does it never end he..he??!! I'm getting kinda sleepy but the kids will be home in 1/2 hr so scratch the thought of sneeking a cat nap! Oh well I'll get my second wind and keep on truck'n! Take care all and chat at ya all later on!

 

[HannahBanana]

April ~ Thanks. And I'm glad I'm not the only college student out there who has yet to get her license. Good luck getting yours when the time comes. Oh, and today my mom and I practiced parallel parking. Boy is that tougher than it looks! I kept over- or under-shooting it. But I'm sure I'll get better at it with time.

That's awesome that you have connections with the person who started the "For Dummies" series. I'm a huge fan of those books--guess that says a lot about me, huh? Not only am I a slacker, I'm also a dummy! I kid, I kid.

I hope you're feeling better now. I myself am not feeling my best today. I've been dealing with some persistant inner-ear pain for the past few weeks, but I haven't wanted to call the doctor because I didn't want to have to be perscribed anti-biotics or anything. And then there's also the fact that my pollen allergies are acting up and making me all wheezy, congested, and headache-y. Spring is not my favorite season. Oy...

Tracey ~ Thanks for the well-wishes and prayers. And I hear ya about the low motivation. It seems like every spring, my ability to concentrate and my wish to do well in classes both fly right out the window, and it ends up taking me forever to do even the simplest assignments. I hope you're able to get it done this weekend.

Oh, and I'm glad your meds aren't making you feel wonky anymore. That must be a relief! I'll pray that you don't start feeling wonky again.

Jo ~ Thanks, I am okay, for the most part. How about you, how are you doing today? Are you finding enough things to occupy your time? I hope so. Loneliness is tough, especially when you have nothing to do but to focus on it.

Mask ~ No problem, girl. I calls 'em like I sees 'em! Good luck with all the housework today. I hope you don't end up having any trouble motivating yourself to do it. I'm glad that you've been able to find ways to just make yourself do it, even when it's the last thing on earth that you feel like doing. That's a great skill to have, and it's one that I hope I, too, will learn in time.

And now I am going to relax in front of the telly with a glass of cool water (a must on a hot day like today), and watch "Holes" (which I got out of the library this past weekend, and which I've been meaning to watch). Have a good afternoon, everyone.

 

[Jo1]

April ~ Thanks. And I'm glad I'm not the only college student out there who has yet to get her license. Good luck getting yours when the time comes. Oh, and today my mom and I practiced parallel parking. Boy is that tougher than it looks! I kept over- or under-shooting it. But I'm sure I'll get better at it with time.

That's awesome that you have connections with the person who started the "For Dummies" series. I'm a huge fan of those books--guess that says a lot about me, huh? :lol: Not only am I a slacker, I'm also a dummy! I kid, I kid.

I hope you're feeling better now. I myself am not feeling my best today. I've been dealing with some persistant inner-ear pain for the past few weeks, but I haven't wanted to call the doctor because I didn't want to have to be perscribed anti-biotics or anything. And then there's also the fact that my pollen allergies are acting up and making me all wheezy, congested, and headache-y. Spring is not my favorite season. Oy...

Tracey ~ Thanks for the well-wishes and prayers. And I hear ya about the low motivation. It seems like every spring, my ability to concentrate and my wish to do well in classes both fly right out the window, and it ends up taking me forever to do even the simplest assignments. I hope you're able to get it done this weekend.

Oh, and I'm glad your meds aren't making you feel wonky anymore. That must be a relief! I'll pray that you don't start feeling wonky again.

Jo ~ Thanks, I am okay, for the most part. How about you, how are you doing today? Are you finding enough things to occupy your time? I hope so. Loneliness is tough, especially when you have nothing to do but to focus on it.

Mask ~ No problem, girl. I calls 'em like I sees 'em! Good luck with all the housework today. I hope you don't end up having any trouble motivating yourself to do it. I'm glad that you've been able to find ways to just make yourself do it, even when it's the last thing on earth that you feel like doing. That's a great skill to have, and it's one that I hope I, too, will learn in time.

And now I am going to relax in front of the telly with a glass of cool water (a must on a hot day like today), and watch "Holes" (which I got out of the library this past weekend, and which I've been meaning to watch). Have a good afternoon, everyone.

Hi Hananh glad to hear your ok. much love to you.
im not too bad today thanks after low last night!
i started tryin to draw another mandarin duck today. my plan is to try and sell them any prayers much apreciated! i posted my picture here in members art, they are one of my favourite birds.hopefully help fund the film ministry dave and me are in and a little bit of extra cash would go far. its always been my hearts desire to sell my work.yes i still feel lonely but it helps to know you guys are here. bless you friend love Jo

 

[lmarie23]

Hi Hananh glad to hear your ok. much love to you.
im not too bad today thanks after low last night!
i started tryin to draw another mandarin duck today. my plan is to try and sell them any prayers much apreciated! i posted my picture here in members art, they are one of my favourite birds.hopefully help fund the film ministry dave and me are in and a little bit of extra cash would go far. its always been my hearts desire to sell my work.yes i still feel lonely but it helps to know you guys are here. bless you friend love Jo

wow, you're getting into birding and you're an artist? we have so much in common! i love drawing, right now i'm working on a drawing of my friend using pointillism. i posted it here on CF: http://www.christianforums.com/t5312991-a-drawing-in-pointilism-im-working-on.html i also love painting, particularly in oils. i was an art major in college. oh, and i promise to respond to your pm soon, sorry. i'm just trying to decide what to say...

Lynne

 

[Jo1]

wow, you're getting into birding and you're an artist? we have so much in common! i love drawing, right now i'm working on a drawing of my friend using pointillism. i posted it here on CF: http://www.christianforums.com/t5312991-a-drawing-in-pointilism-im-working-on.html i also love painting, particularly in oils. i was an art major in college. oh, and i promise to respond to your pm soon, sorry. i'm just trying to decide what to say...

Lynne

oh wow imarie23 artist too i will go and have a look. wow thats lovely portrait. how talented you are.
bless you we do have a lot in common. i was an art student for quite a few years when i was younger. ive always been interested in it. used to copy cartoons when i was a child. i loved drawing painting nature at art school. my favourite medium must be watercolour pencils.sure take your time on pm dont worry.

 

[Soulwings]

Mask - Lol! Me a city girl! I'm not poking fun at you, it's just amusing to think that I come across like that sometimes. No, I'm definitely one for the country. Cities make me sick - too many people, too much noise, too much pollution and moral dirt and decay. I'm the type that goes barefoot whenever possible... even out to the pasture sometimes ... who still splashes in mud puddles and gets damp from the rain ... who doesn't mind wrestling sheep to help get them sheared (let me tell you, they do not like it!) ... and of course, you can't forget the hikes, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing that we can do on our property. I should invite y'all to come here for a vacation! Plus, here in PA it's usually not that bad in the summertime as far as heat and humidity goes. (Although it can get rather bad...)

Anyway, yes... life is good out in the boonies, I have to say. It's about half an hour to anywhere - and yes, it would definitely be more convenient to live in a town or a city, but I prefer this type of inconvenience. Anyway, my idea of a large town is one that's got a population of 3,000. The nearest town that's got a post office has a population of 300. Hehe.

And Mask, I salute you for doing all of that work too. I mean.... I don't know, I don't think I could couple as a wife and a mother! Don't you ever feel like there's nothing to your life but taking care of other people? I mean, I'm going to college to become a counselor, so I'll be taking care of other people too... but I'll be able to close shop at the end of a day and just spend time with my husband and books and music sometimes. Wow. I guess you're helping me see from the inside what my mum goes through every day too... although it gets better once the kids are grown up, I am sure. Soon my 'rents will get the empty nest syndrome, as soon as I marry Jarrod. (A year or two maximum.)

*snuggles everyone*