I finished my bachelor’s degree in 2002. I started my college career shortly after high school, and I took at least one class (almost) every semester, with a break of a few years in the middle. All in all, it took me about 21 years to actually get my degree. Along the way, I took […]
Archives for May 2012
A Brief Status Update (2)
May 15, 2012 by 4 Comments
When last we left Betsy, she was contemplating her three goals for 2012. They are: 1) stop eating sugar and get the diabetes under control 2) write every day 3) pay down that debt! So, how am I doing? I think I’m doing pretty well, although there’s definitely room for improvement. 1) stop eating sugar […]
Working In The Garden
May 13, 2012 by 3 Comments
So I was out working in the garden today. I had a ton of weeding to do, as you can see from the picture to the left. In fact, I was afraid the garden was mostly weeds, but I was pleased when I found many plants I’d planted as well. The weeds were just more […]
Wisdom from SIMS
May 8, 2012 by 3 Comments
Oft times I find myself the object of ridicule or friendly good-natured mocking for my devotion to my SIMS (I play SIMS 3 and have most of the expansion packs). Say what you will, but those little bundles of computer pixels sure can offer up a lot of good advice about living life. Don’t […]
Living Our Story
May 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I think that each of us has a story that we tell ourselves about ourselves. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I think we tell ourselves a story of who we are and how other people see us. Then we live within the plot line of the story we’re telling. If, for […]
Compulsive
May 3, 2012 by 10 Comments
April was a very interesting month around the Palatial Horvath Estate. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. One thing I learned in April is that I’m still a compulsive overeater. I was not magically cured by three months of more sensible eating. Go figure. As of the time of […]
