Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Shelly's Posts

I know why I came in this room, but I can't remember why I came in this room...

So, just a question for my MS friends out there. Okay, maybe more than one question. How do you handle memory issues when you are too young to blame it on aging and your children are offering to drive you places so they can feel better about everyone arriving safely?   I think that since I have had more time to dwell on this subject with... Read moreChevron

Survivor MS: Center of the U.S.

Okay, let me just say I love this show with Jeff Probst. It is about outplaying, outwitting and outlasting your opponents, who are total strangers from all different walks of life. Pretty neat, since it is a game of strategy, psychology and building alliances with people who you don't know from Adam.   Let me start by saying that I would... Read moreChevron

If life is a highway......I just hit a median

Okay, this is my second attempt at this, because after 2743 characters typed in my sharepost yesterday, it ended up in cyberspace somewhere so I have to start over, but I am not complaining....   Starting over stinks, especially when I drop an almost full bottle of coffee creamer on my freshly mopped kitchen floor, due to lack of hand... Read moreChevron

Spring break! (with very little "spring")

Wow....I never thought it would get here. Teaching kindergarten day in and day out, just hanging on to those hopes of times of solace. I can say with pride that "I made it!" to spring break, which means a week to recover, rest and rejuvenate my mind and body.   Don't get me wrong--I love teaching kids. Unfortunately, this year has been... Read moreChevron

These legs were made for walkin...weren't they?

I used to be an active person. Playing volleyball, walking, riding my bike. I even bought a thing on TV called "The Bean" which was basically, well, a huge, blow-up bean-shaped ball to do crunches on. These days, that is the only thing I feel I am capable of, if, that is, I can get it from the basement where it sits and collects dust.   My... Read moreChevron