Non Confrontational

Sometimes it is not good to be non confrontational. When a situation affects you more than the other person and you stay silent to avoid conflict, no one wins. You lose because the situation does not change and the other person loses because you harbor ill feeling towards them. There is always a nice way to say what is on your mind and bothering you. Being honest while being kind can easily be done. All you need are the right words combined with the right tone. 

New and Improved

After a long day in surgery, my sister is now new and improved. All parts are working and it is now full steam ahead. The surgery went well and she even looked great right after it. We had been warned that she might look a bit grotesque and prepared ourselves for tha, but she looked as pretty as always. Today will start the recovery and healing process. By next week I am sure that she will be back to normal but at a slower speed and will work her way up to full throttle.

Waiting

This just might be the longest day of my life.......

Check List

I have a running check list in my head. It contains all of the things I need to.It scrolls all day eliminating the things I have done and adding on the new ones. It is a 24 list as it never sleeps. I wish it would take some time off and let my head rest.

Food Plan

Yesterday I ate dinner at a Chinese buffet. It was one of the best I had been to. I went in there with a strategy. Since I had been there before I knew the layout which was a big advantage. I decided on my "food plan" earlier in the day and went on the attack as soon as I arrived. I did a quadruple play and mixed things up a bit. I started with the veggies, cabbage, bok choy and okra. I am not usually a veggie person but the way they cook them is fantastic. After the veggies, I got one piece of each sushi choice which came out to be 18 pieces. Yes, eighteen choices of sushi. Mind boggling. After I was almost full, I rounded back to the delicious buttery veggies. I gave myself a few minutes to regroup and had jello, mango pudding, a rainbow cookie, butter pecan ice cream and a creamsicle.  I was at 100% full capacity but not overstuffed. It was great.

Refurbished

I took a chance and bought a refurbished laptop. I already have a desktop and a tablet so I was not in dire need of anything too crazy. After years of owning only Window's products, I decided to get a Mac. The prices of new ones were too high so I went with refurbished. It cost less than $150 and I am writing on it now. It is as fast as can be and I so happy with it. My travel laptop moves like a snail so now I can take this one on vacation. I think I did pretty well with this purchase.

Three C's

Day after day I am still reading about celebrities and media people who are being accused of misconduct. While I feel bad for the victims, they did have a way out. It was their choice to accept the bad behaviors of others. Most of us in their situation would have done the same as it is human nature not to rock the boat if we are afraid that we will be the one to fall off first. That is where the three C's come in. Comply, condone, complain. Since the beginning of time, women in Hollywood or the media knew that they had to comply with the shenanigans of male superiors or they would not advance in the industry. The men condoned the behavior because if they stood up to it they would look weak. After many years, all it took was one voice to complain loudly enough that they were heard. One was joined by two and three and four until a symphony began to sing. Now the cockroaches are scattering as the light is turned on.