Reality

I didn't do my blog last night.  I had such a nice productive day and the kids went to bed at 730pm.  I found myself wanting to be away from the computer and the  phone so I went to bed to watch Project Runway Finale and read my magazines.  I picked up one magazine my mom gave me.  (She gets every magazine known to man, so I take them so I don't have to buy them ;)  There were several articles about cancer.  This month is breast cancer awareness month and it is always an important month for me.  My mom is now a 28 yr survivor.  It could be her first year anniversary or her 28th year and I still feel exactly the same.  Remembering when I was a 15 yr old devil teenager who could care less about my parents.  Sept 1987,  I found out my grandfather died and my mom was diagnosed the same day with breast cancer.   The grief was so painful as I was so close to my grandfather, and finding out my mother could die of breast cancer was unbearable.  I however, do not believe I ever understood the disease much back then.  I also held in my fear, and no one ever knew I cared.  I tend to do that a lot in my life.  FYI-It isn't healthy.  I developed panic attacks and anxiety that I battle to this day.  Never have used medication to help treat it, I guess that is where I went wrong!  

Anyway, my point to this story is how important it is to stay up on your health and to get out there and exercise and eat well.  Most of us have kids that we need to be around for and all the stress in this Valley is enough to choke a horse....

Which lead to me to my next point.  I watched Real Housewives of Atlanta on Tues. night.  I have enjoyed the installments of Orange County and NYC.  But these Atlanta chicks take it to the next level of trash.  I partially blame Bravo for showing this crap during these hard economic times for our country, but these women have zero respect for money and it makes for good TV.  I again go back to looking at people who have so much and you tend to wish that you had their life, but most of these women are single and all they care about is keeping up this crazy overpriced lifestyle.  It made me realize how lucky I am in my life.  I may not be rich, but my life is good.   I have to think that living comfortably is far better than over extending yourself, getting into major debt and then having to dig yourself out at the cost of your family.  Having financial stress is a deal breaker for most families and kids can read it all over your face.   Not to mention people can read it on yours through wrinkles...and then when you are broke, you can't afford Botox.....and that would be bad.