http://cindy.ocliw.com finding my niche and leaving my handprint Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:23:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hadn't blogged in awhile. I guess I feel like nobody would really miss me, anyway. When I started this hobby, it was because I needed it the way I needed journaling. With my thoughts, anguish, fears, and hopes written down, safely captured in black and white ... http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/20/blogging/ http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/15/right-now-2/ Mr. W called me this morning from work and told me that he MIGHT get a 4-day all-inclusive free ride, sponsored by his work, to Washington, D.C. in January for president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. He was giddy with the possibility. But he's not bringing me. So I instantly thought ... http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/14/where-are-you-gonna-watch-the-inauguration-of-the-44th-president/ I had JUST written about how I'm "happy" with my figure despite the weight gain when the unthinkable happened to me yesterday. A friend emailed me some photos of a mutual friend's wedding (which I did not attend), and I had the photos open on my computer at work, examining the ... http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/14/mistaken-identity-2/ Remember how my coworkers are betting on my getting fat just cuz I'm married? They haven't been keeping good track of my weight. I passed by a coworker earlier in the week who likes to make verbal observations about my appearances. This time it was, "*point* You're really keepin' ... http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/12/update-on-postmarital-rolls/ Happy Veteran's Day! It's not even 10 am yet. My veteran is sitting in his hammock wrapped in a bathrobe reading the lastest of fantasy series book Brisingr. I woke up about 40 minutes ago in the spare bedroom where I'd stayed up late reading an old bestseller about ... http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/11/holiday-mornings/ We woke up to a pretty day today. To make people in less sunny November days jealous, I took this photo on cameraphone from our master bedroom window and sent it to some peeps. http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/09/sunday-2/ http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/08/overexposed/ http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/08/last-nite-2/ One of my favorite bumper stickers on my Bumper Sticker application is a black square that has this text flashing through it, line after line: "When I play 'Rock, Paper, Scissors', I always choose Rock. Then, when someone claims they've beaten me with their Paper I punch them in the face with my ... http://cindy.ocliw.com/2008/11/07/the-almighty-paper/