Hard Labour

I love this quote in a personal capacity and as a midwife:

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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Seneca (B.C. 3-65 A.D.)

Another Quote

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“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.” –Helen Adams Keller

Discussions I have had with many people all relate that separation and divorce is worse than a spouse dying. Mainly because death is final and with a live spouse there is always the possibility or hope that the spouse might return and you also have to cope with seeing them and knowing that they don’t want to be with you and the kids. The last thought I had last night was that the Drin I knew and loved is dead and I have to deal with this new Drin. I don’t know if this is exactly a healthy way of thinking about things, but it certainly is helping at the moment.

Hugging Myself

To cope with everything I am making sure that me and the kids do a bit of FLYing to keep the house and our lives in order. One of the messages in my email today was about hugging myself. This made me feel sad, but also resolute that now is an important time to take care of myself. It would be easier if we had enough money to pay for groceries before Tuesday next week…

Off the FlyLady Wagon

Found in my email:

> My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

Lost my Contacts

I lost my ICQ contacts on Trillian. Had to track down my Buddy list and put it back on. Didn’t like not being able to see when my friends are online.

Reminder

I must remember not to do silly things like change an account name in WebHost Manager which then affects all the working scripts and SQL databases.

I have my new computer. It is absolutely fabulous apart from me following some instructions in the box about overclocking. I assumed that if it was in the box then it must be okay. I did get a feeling I was flirting with danger, and a quick trip back to the shop was the result. Now if only I could figure out why the floppy drive isn’t cooperating…

Testing Zempt

Fabulous! Just testing out Zempt for offline publishing. Hope it works like a charm.