Lemons & Tidbits

When life hands you lemons, pass the tequila and salt!

I haven't written here in a while. I've thought about it but haven't done it. It's the end of January already. Wow. They say time flies when you're having fun but it also flies when your miserable... when your in a zombie like state... when your just going through the motions... yea, time just flies.

I'm not saying that I'm miserable right now. Just tired. I'm always tired, I know. But this is more than physically tired. It's mental too. I'm tired of scraping by and paying bills when I can. I'm tired of not answering the phone just so I don't have to talk to bill collectors. I'm just tired of being tired all the time. saying all that though, I'm not miserable. I have a roof over my head, I have a job and a car. I can pay some bills. Even though, I have to eat ramen noodles or make food stretch out (or go hungry,) I'm not in a bad mood.

I keep telling myself that things will get better and I won't always scrape for money or worry if I'll be able to buy food or not. I say "It has to get better at some point." I say that to myself and friends too. I tell myself "just wait until you have tax refund money, that will help out." then after that money is used up, I say "just wait for yearly bonus, that'll help." and "just wait and see If you get a raise this year, that'll help." It seems, I'm always saying 'just wait..." I'm tired of waiting..

I think when payday comes, I'm going to play the lotto regularly. Hey, who knows. I could win.. it could happen.. just as soon as I shoot those flying pigs going by my window.

Joy in the little things

Last May, I bought myself an iPad 2. Ever since they came out, I've wanted one but couldn't justify my reasons for getting one. It was coworkers who finally convinced me to splurge and buy it after I had confessed that i hadn't bought myself anything nice in a very long time. So with my early bonus money that normally would have been spent on bills and food, I splurged and bought the ipad.

I don't regret it at all. Yes, it was a lot of money but it was worth every cent. You know why? My joints. On days when the marbles in my feet would grow too large, I couldn't bother walking the short distance to my computer to check email and play on the internet. On days when my knees just hurt too much, I'd grab my blackberry and check email on that from the comfort of my recliner. I had tried to have my work laptop set up on those bad days right next to me but a laptop was not intended for laps despite its name.

Thanks to the iPad, I can check email with ease from my recliner, I can surf the internet and play games and read tons of books. I can record videos, take pictures and email them without disturbing the lazy sack of cat on my lap. even when my fingers ache, I still use the pad with ease. You'd be amazed at the amount of pressure that hurts just to type on a keyboard. But with the touchscreen capability on the ipad, I can use one or two fingers and not cause the extra pain from typing.

I can set the ipad on my lap thanks to the little case I bought. I can stay connected to the internet and spy on friends on facebook. I can even write my poems and my books on my iPad without leaving my recliner. The size is perfect for me, it's not too heavy, it's easy to use and easy to see things on it too. not to mention, a lot of fun.

For days when I ache and just want to curl up and escape from pain or daily stress of life, I have found comfort in my iPad. So thank you Apple for my iPad. My joints thank you too!