Sep
26
2008
This morning I found myself incredibly angry after reading someone’s remarks on a Board I am on. This person said that she was kind of jealous that she didn’t have to a natural disaster as a reason to evacuate. Between that and a comment made about Hurricanes being “fun” during my hurricane prep, I just want to make it clear that there is NOTHING FUN about Hurricanes or evacuations.
There is nothing FUN about having to pick and choose what from your home you are going to take and what you are going to leave behind.
There is nothing FUN about leaving your home and wondering if you are going to have something to come back to.
There is nothing FUN about having to drive in Traffic, sometimes for hours, to find a place that is safe and comfortable for you and your family (be it cats, dogs, kids, or some combination there of).
There is nothing FUN about having to pour water into a toilet to flush it or taking a sponge bath because it’s the only way you can clean yourself.
There is nothing FUN about trying to figure out how you are going to see so you can get stuff done when the sun goes down.
There is nothing FUN about having to go through a checkpoint and showing your driver’s license to get to your own home.
There is nothing FUN about looking at the fence at the end of your road and noticing that the bottom of the boards are broken in towards your house and you realize you came really close to losing everything.
There is nothing FUN about having to navigate through debris strewn roads and roads without stoplights.
There is nothing FUN about going to the grocery store and realizing that you can’t get staple items – milk, eggs, veggies and meat – because everything was spoiled due to power outages.
There is nothing FUN about being so tired that you can’t see straight, but you have to keep going because there are others depending on you.
There is nothing FUN about waiting in line for Gas and being told that they have run out.
There is nothing FUN about realizing that some of your friends and neighbors have lost everything.
So don’t tell me this is fun. My life for the last two weeks has not been fun.
no comments | tags: Anger, Fun, Hurricane Ike, Paula Rants, Rant, Recovery | posted in That's Life
Sep
14
2008
I haven’t been posting much. I haven’t been doing much of anything. There have been two big events in my life in the last month and half.
Back in August, my brother Randy passed away. It meant arranging a trip to California, attending a memorial services and not getting a lot of sleep because I was busy trying to get things taken care of and share information with my family. It was a good chance to catch up with my family and in some cases get re-acquainted with nieces and nephews I haven’t seen in a very long time.
Then came Ike – hurricane prep, evacuation of my home and not sure what I would find when I came back, the actual night of the hurricane, and then several days of operating in emergency mode, living with out power and most importantly, living without my own space.
I’ve been incredibly tired for what seems a long time. I just get back my energy levels and the next crisis seems to hit. Hopefully there won’t be any more crises this year.
After Ike I would have loved to lift if not to relieve the stress, however, this would have been counter-productive in terms of recovery and not wearing myself out. In the mean time, I eat, with moderation of course, what I want; I eat healthy food; I take my vitamins, I drink plenty of water, and I get as much sleep as I can. All of this helps and gets me back to the place where I feel like moving again.
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Sep
2
2008
Month three has been completed. This month was all about maintenance since life has been more about being stressed out than anything this month. Two Hurricanes that did nothing, a death in the family paired with a trip to California and being more tired than I can remember in a long time. I’ve taken done an okay job of taking care of myself and trying not to eat out of stress.
One thing I did catch myself doing is eating out of relief – a crisis would pass and I would want to stuff my face out of relief. I felt a little strange about that, but I’ll figure out what is going on.
The cool thing that did happen was I got my new driver’s license from the State of Texas. I ended up putting my pictures side by side and was absolutely amazed by the changes that have happened over the last 6 years (for whatever reason the state of Texas has a 6 year cycle for renewal).
WEEEEEE look at me, I look like a whole different person
The other thing that is going to happen is a name change to this blog. I am switching the name from “A Year of Paula” to “Weighty Matters” because weight loss and being healthy are weighty matters in the lifes of many Americans and other people around the world. The name change will also allow me to expand the topics I cover instead of just focusing on my stuff.
no comments | tags: Expansion, Name Change, Updates, weight loss | posted in Weighty Matters
