The Road Not Taken

I'm playing a little catch up with my blogging prompts for my class. This one asks...Have you ever been inspired by the words of a poem? Share the poem with your blog readers and tell them how you came to value its words.

The first one that jumped in my mind is Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

I remember reading and studying this in high school. I don't if it was the words, the tumultous teen years, or both, but this poem seems very representative of that time in my life. It was a symbol of choices. The choice of what path to take. Should I follow others or go my own way? Sad that I could not do both. This poem spoke to me as if to say it's ok to travel your own path. And you know what? It has made all the difference...it has made me who I am today.

What's in Your Suitcase?

Today prompt is a game of "What's in you suitcase". We are to list our necessities for travel. Well, this one is not that bad. The number one thing I have to have is my CPAP!!! I would be totally miserable and unable to sleep without it. One time Quaid and I had to spend the night in Dallas due to bad weather and it was a long terrible night without it. Next I would have to have lots of underwear and socks, along with makeup, comfy shoes, reading material and clothes of course. And I always manage to pack some scrapping supplies....never leave home without them!!!

If I could turn back time

Today's blog prompt is...If you could travel in time for just one day, where would you go and what would you do? It's a pretty deep one. There are several times in the past I would want to go back to...go back to change. Especially those times when I may have hurt the ones I loved or just plain lied because it was easier than the truth. There are several of those times I would love to change. The one thing that really keeps coming back in my mind and my heart is the day I lost my baby girl. If I could go back to the day before maybe I could have gone in and gotten seen about my increased discharge. I wouldn't have busted my butt cleaning the house, caring the vacuum up and down the stairs. Maybe I could have prevented my cervix opening up. That is my most painful memory and that is why I would want it changed. The hurt is not as raw as it once was but it is always there. Maybe changing things would take that away. But one thing is for sure...I would never want to give up my precious boy Quaid though. He is such a blessing and joy in my life. If it meant him not being here, I know I wouldn't be able to go back....not ever.

Time

The new class I'm taking, My Freedom, also includes a daily blog challenge. This is going to be great for me. Maybe I'll finally consistently post to this thing. Today we had to take pictures to represent time and travel. I snapped pics of the clocks around the house and of course one of my watch that is my most used time keeper. I wear my watch constantly...in the shower, to sleep, and to swim. I feel naked without it. Being aware of the time is important to me. I can't stand to be late and hate it when others are. Time is precious and flies by so very fast. There seems like there is never enough and it makes me mad sometimes because I waste so much of it. Maybe I need to work on my "time" management.

Here I am Again

I'm back. I am fixing to start a new online class from Shimelle called "My Freedom". I'm hoping maybe I can keep up and share my work on here. It's twofold actually...get some scrapping done and post something to this blog...good idea right?

Spring Cleaning

So I have been attempting to clean the ol' scraproom. I mean really clean. It seems I never actually scrap at home and that just stinks, I have this great room dedicated to doing what I love...going to waste. There have been so many times I get some inspiration and want to "create" but dealing with having to clean off space, dig around for supplies, or not finding what I need is overwhelming. The only time I ever crop is if I go to the lss or a retreat. I think the reason is I am drowning in crap. It is just plain sick I tell you! Sister, Dr. Scrap and I joke all the time that we are way beyond a 12-step program--we are totally psychotic. We need to stop buying more junk. There is always the "latest and the greatest" and we just have to have it. Gotta have that scrapping retail fix. Nothing makes me happier than to have some cool new papers and embellishments to fondle and "ooo and ah over". That is why I have more supplies than I could ever possibly use--in 10 lifetimes. So it's cleaning time. As much as it pains me I've got to purge. I have to get organized so I can actually create. It's a job of Titanic porportions though. Say a little prayer and wish me luck.

Ok, So I've Been Missing From Blog Land

Yep, I never finished my CHA recap. I'm not going to fret though...what's done is done. I did have the absolute best of intentions. This whole blog thing is hard for me. So here I am again. Gonna try and start this thing over. I may even try to post some pics of our great weekend in Houston. Time will tell.....