Preoccupied

I haven't forgotten about my blog! It's actually one of my home pages. The past few days I've been preoccupied with organizing deviantART accounts and running around Ft. Rucker to get as much done as possible before Mario leaves for training. Only two days left. Eventually I'll bring this blog back to my original purpose, advice oriented. In the mean time I'll continue using it as a casual, but continuous update on what's going on with me.

Impossible

Well, I thought I would be able to juggle everything this month for NaPoWriMo, NaBloPoMo, Script Frenzy, and travling. Unfortunately there's no way that I'm going to get it all finished within the month. It's already the 11th and I'm way behind on everything. I'll do what I can along the way, but I'm not going to stress myself out over it. There's nothing in the world worth exhausting yourself over. Hopefully next year life won't be so hectic and I can tackle it a little more effectively. Either way I'm going to do my best to update this blog frequently. As always if you'd like a little more exposure for your blog just let me know, there's plenty of ways to contact me.

Have a wonderful day!

-Salley

Memories

The power that our memories can have over us is unparalleled to any other experience we encounter. Something you see on television or something you're told about from a friend will never have the same impact that a first-hand experience offers. Perhaps this is why so many have to go through emotional pain/joy in order to understand it. A person who's never had their heart broken can't truly fathom the pain it brings to lose someone you love simply by watching a movie, like Titanic. Although the movie may bring anyone to tears, it pales in comparison to the outcome of a personal loss. On the other hand, our good memories are precious commodities. If it weren't for the good times in our lives the heartache's could ruin us.

So what is it I'm trying to reach out and say to you? If you've gone through emotional pain and it feels like the world is closing in, don't give up. Once you hit the bottom all that's left is going back up. Life does and will get better as long as you allow it to. Fighting against hopes of happiness is a torture no one should put them self through. Life is difficult, it's designed that way. Having to put up with a shitload of pain in life doesn't mean you have to give up or become a complete ass. It's not my desire to share my own turmoils, but please have faith in my words when I tell you I've felt emotional pain, I've hoped for everything to end and I'm sitting here now telling you that nothing in life is worth facing death by your own doing. Death is unavoidable, enjoy what life you have.

I sincerely hope that if you are in that place where life has no meaning, this brief blog will let you know that you're not alone. You don't have to feel alone. And yes, I am writing this because my bad memories came to the surface and I felt sorrow, but I'm also extremely happy to be where I am today. My past is just that, past. Life is about living in the here and now. That's all we're really able to do. As always, if you need a shoulder to lean on or an ear to talk into, please contact me! I'm here to offer what I can to any who are willing to take me up on it.

My love is going away..

Today my husband is packing for his training. His flight will leave at 0600 tomorrow morning. I'm already feeling lonesome! This will be our longest time spent apart from each other. He'll be in training for two months and during that time I won't be able to see him at all. Of course, I realize many Army wives have dealt with a deployment and survived. This just isn't something I'm accustom to. When we met we were both military, I'd go where he'd go. Now he's going somewhere and I can't go with him. It makes me want to reenlist so I don't have to be away from him again.

My dad says I'm being overly obsessive. Maybe I am, but shouldn't people be in love so much that they never want to be apart? We've been married for two years and I love him now the same as I did then. Well, with a few twists, turns, and bumps along the way. It's incredible how love does make you partially blind. Now that I know he's going to be gone for a while there's not a single bad thing I could even fathom he'd ever done during our marriage. However, if you go back a month I probably cursed him every chance I got! Amazing how the idea of distance makes your heart grow so fond.

So Much

Things have been a little chaotic today. As I've mentioned before we're at my husband's parents house and today a lot of the family came over for dinner. Being around children all trying to get the attention of the adults nearly drove me crazy. It's safe to say that I'm not ready for children just yet.

Right now I'm experiencing my childhood all over again by hanging out in a chatroom. I'm officially getting nothing done tonight, but I'm smiling. I guess that counts for something.

-Salley

Writing Writing Writing

It amazes me the amount of projects there are out there for writing. Just today I've come across another three projects: NaNoFiMo, JulNoWriMo, and NaNoPubYe which includes announcements for various other projects like FebNoWriMo. This is writing insanity! Needless to say I'm determined to tackle as many of these projects as humanly possible. If only I could get past my sparkly-thing-like distractions. Every time I decide to get on my computer I start going off in a million directions. As I type this I have nine tabs up with something I want to tweak on each. What happened to the times when our only concern in life was whether or not we could get our parents to spare some cash in time to catch the ice-cream man before he turned the corner. Ah, the simple life. Well, back to writing.

-Salley

Dining Out - Pros & Cons

I love the fact that as an adult we still play dress up and have "tea party's" with our friends. We all enjoy going out to eat at a nice restaurant once in a while. The process for doing this includes dressing up and fantasizing about which yummy dish you plan to eat. Sure we don't wear jewelry that's half the size of our head or attempt wearing a slip as a dress--well, I hope no one does. And yet we still have this fantastical idea that we're royalty of some sort, beckoning our waiters to tend to our every whim. It's the one time that you're able to get practically anything you want without a consequence. Well, anything that's available in the restaurant.

Tonight my husband took me and a friend of ours to Don Pepe's in Newark, NJ. Mario and our friend used to work at the restaurant when they were teens so it was a little walk down memory lane for them. This was my first time eating at Don Pepe's and the food was sensational. Unfortunately, there was a group of people sitting at the table beside us who--as they were getting ready to leave--complained about how much money they had to spend when they could have gone to fill in the blank instead. Immediately Mario shook his head and said when he was a waiter he knew when they complained about the price the tip wouldn't be anything to brag about. Fortunately 15% is part of the bill for tips at most high-end restaurants so the waiters would at least make the minimal tip.

What I don't understand is why this group went to a 3.5 star restaurant if they're tight on cash? Honestly, if they didn't want to spend that kind of money they didn't have to go to the restaurant. Going there and complaining just interrupted our enjoyment in being there. Everyone makes their own choice in life and people should stay within their limitations. Don't go off and do something then complain about it. I guess some people don't grow out of the whining phase.

April Frenzy + Encouragement

Well this month will be especially chaotic. As some of you may already know April 1 kicks off Script Frenzy and NaPoWriMo, not to mention the continuous NaBloPoMo. So what's all of this mean? I'll be insanely busy for all of April, unemployment seems like a good thing at this point.

Last year was my first year to participate in NaNoWriMo and I have to say, I'm hooked on this concept. Being forcefully encouraged to put your ideas on paper is awkwardly appealing. Perhaps it is the knowledge that there are others who are feeling my pain or the feeling that something is expected of me. Either way today (technically yesterday) kicks off the chaos. I'll do my best to keep up with everything, wish me luck!

Since I've inadvertently joined the band-wagon of NaBloPoMo this is my first article for April. For NaPoWriMo I'll have my poetry on deviantART available at this link. As for the script, I'll be writing it when possible and only plan to share it when I've completed the script. I'm very protective of my potentially profitable works.

Are you participating in one of the above mentioned events?
Don't feel overwhelmed! We're all going to be pushing through the same chaos and it's supposed to be a form of entertainment. If it does become too much don't be afraid to take a day off and play catch up if you need to. Avoiding burn out is just as important as accomplishing your goal.

I wish you the absolute best of luck and would like to extend an offer for some additional exposure if you're interested. Those of us who are seeking exposure from participating in these events have to do our part to help our fellow writers gain exposure as well. Leave a comment or send me an Email with your blog information and I'll list you as someone I support!

Take care everyone and I'll be back tomorrow to keep up with the expectations of NaBloPoMo.