I live in the middle of nowhere. Seriously, we even have t-shirts that say that. It is 150 miles to the nearest walmart. Even here, though, you can find things to do. We have a summer co-ed softball league that is fun and there is always poker at the Elks club on Friday nights. Being in a small town, there are lots of little parades, festivals and such. And if you are so inclined, we have 3 bars and kareoke once a week. What more could a person ask for?

Ain't that the truth! Espcially when you are moving from house to house like I did last weekend. All of a sudden "WHAM" everyone disappears!

I am drinking my diet dew alone right now......

Tell me he loves me and wants me even when I'm PMSing.

Road trip to Ohio

Older - my cut off is they have to be younger than my Mom (65). I'm TYPICALLY not attracted to younger men, so that range has never been an issue.

When I adopted my Angel, I took on the responsibility of raising her to adulthood. It was a job that I took seriously and loved doing. As a parent, it is only normal to put your child first while you are still raising them. Once they become adults, then you can focus on yourself. I consider myself lucky to have had the privelge of loving and taking care of her during her formative years. Now I am looking for another kind of love...

Going to bed and cuddling with my puppy. She's good to cuddle, but doesn't cuddle back very well.

That's a really hard question. I am going through the process of trying to get on disability now. I have not worked since July 2005 and I just now have a hearing date. I was denied twice and at the end of this week have a hearing to get a judge to make the decision. Mental illness is probably the hardest disability to prove. You can't show x-rays or blood tests. I am bi-polar. I worked for the same company for 16 years. For the last eleven of those, I was checked into a mental hospital almost once a year. My first hospitalization was in 1994 and I was able to work almost a year a half after that until I was hospitalized again. The time period I was able to work before crashing again got smaller and smaller until finally, in 2005, I ended up going on a manic spree again after only 3 months at work and finally got fired.

Unfortunately, while you are applying for disability, you can't work at all (at least not when I applied 3 years ago). Once you get on it, you can work part time. I think I am strong and stable enough to maybe work a few hours a week, but I don't think I will ever be able to work full time again. Since I was a pretty successful computer software analyst, that is a hard pill to swallow, but I have come to know my limitations. In the 3.5 years I haven't worked, I have only had to be hospitalized once. Pretty amazing.

Noone can tell you what's right for you. You have to be in touch enough with yourself and your illness to know what you are capable of. For years I told myself I could handle it, but it became increasingly obvious that I couldn't. I volunteer some time at my friend's cafe, but that's about all I can handle at the time.

Good luck to you!

because elmers glue doesn't last forever! Try superglue next time.

Okay, I'm confused, thought you just found that someone special. Gone already? Bummer!

Homemade chocolate chip cookies bought at a local church.

You see that quite a lot. I think they stalk each other!

Tie between my Mom and my dog. Once upon a time it was my daughter, then she turned into a teenager!

well, I've got the vodka and OJ, but missing an essential ingrediant for the other screw.

...heading southeast....

worked 10 hours, slept 3 hours, now doing laundry, while listening to the rain.

Well, it's been raining all day here in the middle of nowhere. Great weather for cuddling, but my dog just isn't very good at snuggling back. What else is there to do on a rainy day/evening?

You should share - you take the outsides and I'll take the middle!