My life on an unexpected path

Write a List

Posted on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by Dede

Writing Assignment #2: Write a list: Things I’ve learned in 55 years

Life always brings the unexpected
Sometimes those unexpected things are great
Sometimes those unexpected things come close to destroying your life
If you eat too much and move too little, you will get fat
Every place has something offer, no city, state or country has a corner on the best place
Not every person has something to offer.
Psychopaths do exist and they will comfortably and happily without remorse destroy you if you don’t recognize them. http://www.psychopathfree.com
It’s never too late to learn new things but if it’s a language, begin as young as possible
Daughters will continually surprise and amaze you
Just because someone has been your friend for over 25 years doesn’t mean she will be there when you need her
Books are the greatest invention because they allow you to go anywhere with anyone
People today want the same things that people throughout history have wanted: love, happy and healthy children, financial security, friendship, community, happiness, good health, peace
Driving through west Texas is a long and boring trip
You only get out of life what you put in
Nothing changes if you don’t change anything
Words change meaning when spoken according to tone and intonation of the speaker.
It’s always good to have an alternative life plan
Pets always love you and never judge you
Day go by slowly but the years fly by
The only constant in life is change

I forgot to add links to my other blogs. I tend to start a blog and forget to write. Check them out and let me know what you think. The first is based on the character Demelza from the Poldark book series and the second in a book review site.

http://livinglikedemelza.com

http:/www.daphnesbooklist.wordpress.com

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Writing 101

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Dede

Prompt 1: I write because

I write because I feel compelled to do so. I don’t remember a time in my life that I didn’t write. I’ve always loved to read and as a young girl I would lose myself in books. Then I would try my hand at writing my own stories. I remember pretending to be a radio DJ reporting the news. I wrote my own newspaper as a girl. This was all done at a time when it was all done freehand. I didn’t have a typewriter and I had no idea computers even existed.

I write because I believe there is a story waiting to be told, but I haven’t figured out quite yet what that story is. The ideas always seem to come when I am drowsy and too tired to write. I am positive I allow the distractions of the day to act as interference. I love to write but I am afraid to write. I am afraid to let the words flow, for the story to come. I hope writing 101 helps me breakthrough that fence, those fears and actually pursue writing.

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Blogging 101

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Dede

Prompt 1: Who I am and why I’m here

I am an ordinary woman who has been through some experiences that are anything but ordinary. Some of them have been great and others have been challenging to the point that I didn’t think I would survive. I have chosen to blog publicly because I hope that my experiences might help others get through times that are anything but easy. I also hope to connect to others who have ideas and encouragement which will help me to continue to move forward from a life unexpected. I have had blogs before and ended up deleting them because I found myself just venting which I decided was best left to a private journal. I currently have two other blogs. One is a book review blog, because I love to read and the other is based on life lessons I am learning from one specific character from a book series.

A few more specifics concerning who I am. I am about to celebrate my 56th birthday. My life looks nothing like I expected. I am divorced and currently unemployed. It seems 30 years of stay-at-home wife and mom work doesn’t make for an easily employed future. I was determined though not to live my married life in expectation of divorce. Had I done so, I would have been much more prepared for the life I currently live. I love to travel and learn new things. In my alternate universe I am a successful writer.

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Mouth Drop.”

I wish I was responding with a grand story of college acceptance, a marriage proposal, a lottery win or something wonderful. My jaw dropping moment came when I received a phone call from a man identifying himself as Detective Stewart. He was searching for my husband (now ex-husband) but refused to tell me why. He simply stated your husband is not the man you think he is. Once Doug came home, I gave him the message and pressured for an answer to why this police detective called. When he finally confessed you could have knocked me over with a feather. Doug confessed to having spent the last 5 years being a peeping Tom. He had been spying on college girls at apartment pools and masturbating!! And now a girl had caught him, identified him and taken his truck tag number.Talk about a jaw dropping, tears falling moment. I can attest that a broken heart really does create physical pain. I hope and pray no one else responding to this prompt has to suffer the heartache and humiliation of this type of discovery.

Peeping Tom really?

Quote• Posted on September 6, 2015April 3, 2023 by Dede

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Forever Young.”

I wouldn’t want to drink from the Fountain of Youth. I like that every stage of life offers new and different challenges. However if I could have a rewind button so I could make better and wiser choices then I would do it in a heartbeat. Billy Crystal talks about having a do over in his movie City Slickers. His friend is caught having an affair and Billy’s character tells him he’s got a do over. He said he could do over his life. Well that is a more likely possibility for a man. A man can get a new younger wife and have more children and be a better father and husband. How many times have you heard a man say he’s a better father this time around. Well women don’t get that option for a lifetime. We have a specific window of time, which is rather short that we can do that. If we have the misfortune to marry a man who replaces us during a mid-life crisis, we can’t do over those years. So while I wouldn’t like to be young forever, I would like to rewind to some specific points in my life and do them over, so the life I have now would be different.