Good Karma

When I left my other place, I left it in a warm light and not an ounce of anger or hate. Well, it paid off this week and I'm extremely grateful. So, when things look bad, unhealthy, your reaction to it can make the outcome happen. My reactions was to work my damnedest to make sure I did not sink to the other persons level and be as kind as possible. I lived in fear at this place, fear of touching anything, even my own stuff that I kept in the kitchen. But making sure I did everything I could to stay sane and live in harmony even thought I was thrown into a horrible and abusive situation. It's not about forgiving, it's about making sure how you react is as healthy as possible. No one is perfect, but using your head in the mitts of a mess really counts.

Motorcyclist

Okay, I'm pretty sure I've written about bad behavior from motorcyclist in the past. I understand you may be on vacation and trying to enjoy a nice ride in the mountains or along the coast or your favorite road. I beg of you, Please Please don't leave your common sense at home... I had a few close calls due to groups of 5 and up on my last road trip and you almost got a bunch of people killed. You know that yellow paint on the road, it is there for a reason. If there is a double yellow line, that means it is NOT safe to pass at all. If there is a broken yellow line on your side, it is safe, but use caution. If there solid line and a broken on the other side, it means you can't pass and the other side can with caution. Blind corners are just that, BLIND. If there is a double yellow line and its on a blind curve, STAY where you ARE... It is not safe to pass. I was passing a family in my passing lane on a blind curve and double yellow line (2lanes west, 1lane east). The passing lane is for everyone on the west side ONLY. I'm sure this sounds boring, but IT WILL NOT KILL YOU to WAIT until it is safe for you to go again. Anyway, I'm passing a family car and I'm coming around the corner and there are 5 (five) bikes in MY passing lane coming at me. 4 got over in time, 1 well, the truck he was passing used the shoulder. Other wise I would have had my airbags for dinner. There was NO place for me to go. I had people behind me, couldn't slow down, family to my right. I was in it all the way. You better give thanks to the guy in the truck... 98% of you deserves zero respect from me. You're careless, selfish and dangerous. You do not have any right to ruin me day because you MUST pass who ever is in front of you when the roads are CLEARLY marked UNsafe... The 2% are my friends who NEVER take those chances. I do not care if you're the ceo of Acme.com or some dude down the road. You better think twice about making those moves because you have NO clue what is coming at you or what is in the road. There could have been a herd of elk and they Don't move for anyone. So, I beg of you, Please Please Please don't leave your common sense at home when your on your bike. What you do affects everyone around you, including your family at home... Be safe...

Grocery Stores Could Help Out Too

This morning, I was looking through the grocery store weekly advertisements and noticed something interesting. At a glance, I noticed that there was more junk food then healthy food. So, I counted each food item, which included everything from beer, cheese, bread, water, meat, frozen foods, etc... Here are the numbers that I found when I counted the food items in three papers.

The first paper had 128 food items, of which 47% was healthy food and 53% was junk food*. Of the 128 food items, only 34% was very healthy food**.

The second paper had 114 food items, of which 48% was healthy food and 49% was junk food*. Of the 114 food items, only 45% was very healthy food**.

The third paper had 111 food items, of which 41% was healthy food and 59% was junk food*. Of the 111 food items, only 32% was very healthy food**.

So, maybe the grocery stores could do more to help people eat more healthy foods. I was shopping a couple of weeks ago and looking to see if my healthy food would be on sale and the only sale items I could find was junk food. I wasn't happy, I even asked the worker nearby why healthy foods aren't on sale more often and he had no answer. So, maybe if everyone asked the manager of their favorite store to see what it takes for the store to have more healthy foods on sale more often. Good luck on that quest and with those requests...

* soda, ice cream, processed meats, chips, candy, frozen dinners, beer, sugar juices, boxed prepared meals, etc...
** unprocessed meats, fresh & plain frozen veggies, eggs, milk, water, whole wheat breads, org juice, etc...
The healthy foods had some processed foods like cheese, yogurt, healthy (based) chips, breads, some (healthy based) frozen dinners, and (healthy based) soups, plain pastas, etc...

2 Weeks & Time to Reflect

Well, I've been in my new place 2 weeks and my housemate and I are getting along beautifully. We laugh a bunch and give each other shit over silly things. One of the cats is my best bud and the other who I've nicknamed "Ghost" is getting used to me. Instead of going behind the couch to get to her bowl, she is now going in front of the couch. She still hisses at me when I look at her too long, but progress is being made. I got to paint my room this weekend, something she had planned to get done, but it was nice to do. Now all I need is a job! :D

It did take me 4 or 5 days to come down from my stress I discovered I was in after I moved. I lived in fear and didn't even realize it. I was afraid to touch anything in the kitchen, even my own stuff to cook; which meant I lived off of cereal, toast and granola bars for 4 days. It was a controlled detox and I lost a couple pounds and not something I suggest others to try. I was emotionally exhausted from all the energy I spent to stay sane and level headed and the limited diet did not help at all. I kept a bunch of water in the room and just spent hours on the net looking for my next place to live. I made no phone calls in fear she would over hear me. I was afraid to even see her or even be seen by her.

I'm extremely thankful for my new place and the freedom to help around the house, the freedom to cook, and the freedom to breath!