Lean on Me

When

you step outside your comfort zone

 take on the cares of the world

try something new

and 

it doesn't work out
and you fail miserably

Do

you count on someone else

to provide you a soft spot to fall?

do they give you
constant caring and support

a shoulder to lean on

(or maybe a spot to shed a tear or two)

And

I suppose the bigger question would be

Do
you in turn

give the same to them

?

Home Sweet Home

I've been traveling quite a bit 

and
no matter where I've gone it's still the same
I've realized

it doesn't matter how nice your hotel

how interesting the entertainment

how fun the conversations

how gourmet the restaurants

when

you finally get home

slide into your jammies

fix some toast and tea

love on your pets

kiss your husband

and 

sink your head down into your pillows
in your own bed

there's such an indescribable and delicious
feeling of

'ahhhhhh'

The Dental Convention

The Dental Convention

is being held in Portland

I will be there

getting in 3 days of continuing education

seeing all the latest and greatest

meeting people

trying not to drool over 

automatic sharpeners

tasting prophy paste

(I have a thing for the strawberry cream and chocolate combo packs)

watching normally sedate, conservative people

drinking themselves into oblivion

at the after parties

~UGH~

This year I'm going with my friend, Angie

we have a 2 bedroom condo with an indoor pool

which is exactly
(after the fun day of convention-ing)

where we will be hanging out

in lounge chairs

feet up

wine in hand

enjoying our time

away

I'm 48.

48

wow

when did that happen

?

(this song cracks me up)

The Safety Dance

There is a fine line

between friendly

and
being in danger

....
As

a woman

I don't want to appear paranoid

however
take yesterday for instance

when a man approached me in a shop

continued to talk to me far beyond a greeting

made a point to get into the line I was standing in

and
then walked with me

(bags in hand)

to my car

I got a little concerned

In
the past

I have had my life threatened

 the kids unable to go outside to recess

and so we had to cloister ourselves
as a family

 I hope I'm not being sounding ridiculous

but yesterday

I found myself

with all my senses kicked into high gear

(but playing mellow and relaxed on the outside)

fingers on my mace

planning my exit strategy

feeling like a complete idiot

because

in the end

all the guy wanted to do

was
to be friendly and laugh

a little

The Other White Meat

In the event you want a 

sparkly

magical 

high protein

low fat

sandwich on whole wheat
or
perhaps a hearty rye

I highly suggest you try

unicorn

The Creative vs The Non-Creative

I know I have blogged about it before

by ''it'' 

I mean people who take my ideas
insert it as something original 

Some
say it's using ''creative license''

and to chill out

take the blatant thievery as a compliment

feel pity for someone less artsy

I admit I can't let it go

It really pisses me off

How 

can taking my ideas

  be different than stealing

a 

loaf of bread from a 

grocery store

?