Hi from Texas!
Jan. 7th, 2026 11:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crazy_yet_funI am typing this while at work, because I don't have much to do most days. I am a receptionist at a real estate company and I pretty much just sit here, answer phones, and open mail. Besides looking pretty. I was a teacher in my 20's but stopped when I had kids in my 30's. I didn't work while the kids were little, then I did some part-time gigs until they all got out of the house. Now I work a super easy and fun 9-5 job four days a week for some extra money and a reason to get out of bed and dressed in the morning. Plus, it's nice to have somewhat of a network outside of our neighborhood. I used to walk 3-4 miles a day, and was a gym rat in my 40's but I have long since let that slip away. While I am on my roller-coaster weight ride, I just try to keep everything in moderation and only eat when I'm hungry. I am trying to be content with just being average, as much as I hate to say it.I will never do a diet again.I am trying to walk the dogs more. We used to have four but are down to two, so it is much more manageable and pleasant, God rest their little souls. We havea chihuahua mix and a mostly-shitzu. They are mother and daughter, rescue pups.
My mom has frontal temporal lobe dementia and I carry a lot of guilt not being close by to help with her. My dad is 81 and does EVERYTHING for her, and she has reverted back to to acting like a five year old. On top of that, she got a colostomy a year ago and her dementia has kept her from being able to care for her ostomy bag. She went on and on and on about wanting to get it reversed, and finally beat my dad down about it. None of us(dad and three siblings) think it is a good idea, yet we are not the ones dealing with it so it is hard to give input.
My kids are scattered. My oldest son, 25, lives with my parents in Georgia and sort of helps them out (my youngest brother lives there too). My youngest son, 23, got married in April, and he and his wife tried out living in upstate NY. They had a car die, totaled another one, and couldn't afford it. Plus they hated the cold. So they are the ones that have just moved back in. I was just getting into the empty nest groove... My youngest, a daughter, is 20 and goes to college in Ohio. She's doing so well and really happy. She is a lesbian and lives with her long-term girlfriend and their trans, gay roomate and a cat.
Why am I on here? I have too much time on my hands, and I really miss the deep connections I made on LJ. I am still friends IRL with probably five or six, several with whom I communicate regularly. It is so mentally and emotionally important to have a place to put all the junk in my head and get glimpses into other people's lives. I look forward to connecting and re-connecting. Here's to 2026!
My mom has frontal temporal lobe dementia and I carry a lot of guilt not being close by to help with her. My dad is 81 and does EVERYTHING for her, and she has reverted back to to acting like a five year old. On top of that, she got a colostomy a year ago and her dementia has kept her from being able to care for her ostomy bag. She went on and on and on about wanting to get it reversed, and finally beat my dad down about it. None of us(dad and three siblings) think it is a good idea, yet we are not the ones dealing with it so it is hard to give input.
My kids are scattered. My oldest son, 25, lives with my parents in Georgia and sort of helps them out (my youngest brother lives there too). My youngest son, 23, got married in April, and he and his wife tried out living in upstate NY. They had a car die, totaled another one, and couldn't afford it. Plus they hated the cold. So they are the ones that have just moved back in. I was just getting into the empty nest groove... My youngest, a daughter, is 20 and goes to college in Ohio. She's doing so well and really happy. She is a lesbian and lives with her long-term girlfriend and their trans, gay roomate and a cat.
Why am I on here? I have too much time on my hands, and I really miss the deep connections I made on LJ. I am still friends IRL with probably five or six, several with whom I communicate regularly. It is so mentally and emotionally important to have a place to put all the junk in my head and get glimpses into other people's lives. I look forward to connecting and re-connecting. Here's to 2026!
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