30 Things Overheard at 12 Step Meetings:

1. Treat your mind like a bad neighborhood- Don't go there alone!
2. Ten out of ten people die, so don't take life too seriously.
3. Be profound, funny or quiet.
4. After you talk in a meeting, listen to hear if you said anything.
5. I don't need your help today... Love, God
6. Our sickness is between our ears.
7. Want to hear God laugh? Tell Him your plans.
8. Don't expect to learn about people from books; a person can't fit in a bookcase.
9. Now I can wake and say, "Good morning, God!" rather than "Good God, it's morning!"
10. When I turned myself over to God, I took my life out of the hands of an idiot.
11. When the world comes to an end, it will do so without my permission.
12. If you pray for a Cadillac and God sends you a jackass, ride it.
13. There's no one too dumb for this program, but it's possible to be too smart.
14. All I wanted was to control you, myself, and everything else!
15. My disease is an elephant. As long as I remember it's there, I won't get stepped on.
16. Try praying. Nothing pleases God more than to hear a strange voice.
17. Reality can be hell when you're only visiting.
18. God save me from myself.
19. Keep it simple!
20. We're all here, because we're not all here.
21. Constructive Criticism: I tell you what is wrong with you. Destructive Criticism: You tell me what is wrong with me.
22. My mind is out to get me!
23. I need to get the cotton out of my ears and put it in my mouth.
24. Come to 90 meetings in 90 days. If you're not satisfied, we'll refund your misery.
25. Things I turn over to God most easily are those things already fixed.
26. E.G.O. "Easing God Out"
27. God has never been a problem in my life, but I have been a problem to God all my life.
28. I know that I'm not yet the person I can be, but I thank God I'm not the person I used to be.
29. If you think you're happy, you are. If you think you're wise, you're not.
30. When I don't have expectations of others, anything positive they do is a pleasant surprise!

New Beginnings

So, I've got big news. I'm going to be moving! I've mentioned a few times that my husband and I are separated...but we're still in the same house, and we were working on things. We've decided to call it quits, for good, and will be going our separate ways. Jason had a big decision to make about what he wanted to do with the house (I left the decision up to him, because the one thing that would benefit both of us was the one thing he didn't want to do...and either of the other options would have sucked equally). He told me this morning, he's going to stay here and get roommates, and I'm going to be moving out as soon as I can afford to.

This will mean that I'm going to be crazy-busy for awhile. That doesn't mean I won't be blogging...I'll try. But I make no promises! I'll be around when I can, and I'll post whenever I'm able to.

As sad as I am to be losing my husband, and all the trappings of marriage, I'm really excited about this next step. I'm ready to move on, and I'm looking forward to new opportunities. If anyone who reads this lives up in the Portland/Vancouver area and happens to know of any jobs, let me know. I'm hoping for something that's mostly sitting (due to back problems), but otherwise, I'm wide open. Wish me luck!

WHAT kind of petting zoo???

Why Does It Also Say "No Fat Chicks?"

Wife, reading advertisement: What is an erotic petting zoo?
Husband: A what?
Wife, louder: An erotic petting zoo!
Husband, looking: That says "exotic" petting zoo.
Wife: Oh, well...that makes more sense.

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

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When it rains, it pours...

OMG...obviously I'm taking a little hiatus from this blogging thing. I have so many posts I want to write! We had this awesome thunder storm, I have pictures of my first rose of the year, the Adoptee Rights Demonstration is growing ever closer...oh so many wondrous things to write about.

But I'm overwhelmed, and it's all I can do to just keep spinning my wheels right now. I'll be back when I can.

Take care, all.