What A Downpour

Saturday was the day of the graduation. I got up early to get myself ready to go. I look outside and its torrential rain.I pack my overnight bag and hope the weather will clear up as we head north.
No such luck ,the weather gets worse.It pours,and pours and pours. May as well add a couple of more pours for you to get the full effect.
With the weather being so bad we get behind schedule and stop at a store about 90 minutes away. unfortunately i cant eat any sandwiches and lunch for me is a bag of chips. I watch with jealously as K munches into 2 egg sandwiches.
We arrive at our destination in La Ronge 10 minutes late. The parking lot is in a field which is now a mud bath. I have to squelch through the mud with high heels on. Very impractical.
We sneak into some seats at the back and are pleased to discover we hadn't missed anything. The local First Nations band were still drumming.
What i took away from the graduation was the diversity of the group. No long does you prom date have to be a person of the opposite sex. There were same sex partners, a transgender couple, a girl with her baby,and a single woman who made a statement by going alone. Not wanting a prom date. Its amazing to see these wonderful changes coming to the world.

A Winged Cupid Painted Blind

Welcome summer solstice. The beginning of Summer. I am looking forward to it.
For anyone who doesn't know," a winged cupid painted blind" is a quote from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare. Of whom i am  a very big fan.

 First adventure of the summer.
I am going away for the weekend. K's great niece has her high school graduation on Saturday and its 4 hours north of where we live. There is a BBQ and party later so we are staying overnight and returning on Sunday .Its a very pretty area with a beautiful lake. Ive only ever been there in winter, so i am excited to do a little exploring on Sunday before heading home.

I don't want to turn up at the ceremony looking like something the cat dragged in. Or since its up north, more likely what the bear dragged in. So, today ive been getting my hair done and getting waxed. Thought id better make an effort since im wearing a dress. Would of liked to of got my nails done too but not enough time before work.

On the subject of waxing.
 I walk in for my waxing and Cookie says " i see you haven't been for 8 weeks Anna."
I protest "ive been on holiday and haven't had time since my return"
Cookie says "it should be every 3 weeks"
I said" i know,i look like a hairy cave woman with a untamed mass of pubic hair"
Twenty minutes later ,Cookie has me looking smooth and hairless, with black mascara runs down my eyes, from where tears left my eyes when she waxed the pussy.
Before leaving i dutifully made my next appointment for 3 weeks.

WARNING DON"T READ IF EASILY OFFENDED
NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH

I have just received the funniest snap chat. My 16 month old granddaughter was running around without a diaper on ,while my daughter watched Love Island. My daughter was so engrossed in the show she didn't notice her poop on the floor. My granddaughter picked it up in her hands carries it to her mum and says mum,mum and drops it in her mums cup of tea. It was both hilarious and gross to watch. Thank you to my son who filmed it and didn't bother to warn his sister.


A beautiful Midsummer Poem with some enchanting music. Hope you enjoy as much as i did.

Life As A Girl

Its been 2 years since i bought a new bra. Now, that i finally have a little disposable income i decide to remedy that. I head off to Pennington's in search of new bras. Not many stores stock big boob bras.
I browse and finally decide on something to go beneath my summer outfits. So, a cream color and pretty dusky pink. I pick up my size and head off to the changing room to try them on.
 What the heck !!
They are too small ????
It dawns on me my old bras have stretched to accommodate my growing, sagging boobs
I take the two too small ones back to the assistant and ask for a bigger size. Thankfully the bigger size fits perfect
If they get any bigger ill be in need of a crane to help carry them.

Since i am at the mall and in walking distance of McNally Robinson i head there in search of a graduation card for K's great niece. However, being in my element in a bookstore. I get distracted by the books. I am sat in the corner engrossed in a poetry book when i suddenly remember i have to go to work and ive already dallied in there over an hour and i haven't even looked for a graduation card. Luckily the cards were right by the checkout and i was able to grab one before leaving.
As,i was literally flying through the door (broomstick in hand ), i grabbed a Coming Events booklet.
This morning as i drank my morning cup of Earl Grey tea i read it. I noticed an event i am interested in concerning Womens Union Education and Womens experiences in the workplace. Its a book wrote by a local author. So,ive marked it in my calendar to attend.

Who's Going To Hell -You Or Me ?????

Yesterday i went for a Chinese lunch with one of my close friends of 8 years. Its been over a year since we got together in person. Mainly due to us both having a year from hell last year. We had a wonderful time catching up and promised not to let so much time pass before getting together again.
Shes a breast cancer survivor and i was with her through all that.But, then i changed jobs 3 years ago and we no longer saw each other daily.

Last year because of my injury i wasnt able to get around. She was also off work most of last year due to being bullied. After an investigation by the labor board the people bullying her were disciplined. My friend is a very loud, outspoken person but beneath that shes very insecure and tender hearted. She always puts 100% into her job. So,being wrote up and disciplined for things she hadn't done was devastating to her.
I know the people that did the bullying and i would like to say i was shocked but it seems they both get off on an ego trip of control. It angers me when people do that. What do you gain by making another persons life miserable.

Then yesterday evening i was working with a casual worker. Im the supervisor and she is just ignoring our requests for her to help with the work. Instead she keeps saying its not her job.I said all the residents are our responsibility. This resulted in a heated argument. I then removed myself from the argument saying this is done. Then i walked away. She actually did do the work and tried being nice to me later. I was polite but im done  being friendly with her. I dont like lazy people. Shes being paid to do a job not sit around and watch TV. Anyway rant over.

A little apt music from my favourite Saskatchewan band The Dead South to end my post.

Pain Fought With Pain

Its been nearly a year since the accident. I've made a miraculous recovery. My only issues is my back pain. I keep trying things to try and alleviate it. So, on Friday i decide to try Acupuncture. I go and see an acupuncturist called Greg. He's very nice, goes through some detailed medical questions, explains what hes going to do and i am given a Chinese Medicine plan

I begin the treatment lying on my front. He starts putting the needles in the back of my neck. It doesn't hurt, it just feels like someone flicking my skin. He carries on down my spine. Then i am left under the heat for 20 minutes. It feels relaxing and after 10 minutes it feels like everything is drained from me and i am totally relaxed.
After 20 minutes i flip over like an egg ready to be cooked on the other side. This time he puts the needles into my arms,hand, feet and toes. This incurs a very similar experience with everything draining. After my treatment i feel very high and floaty. I have another treatment booked for next week.

Did it help with the pain. Not at all. Did i feel any benefit. Yes, i do feel more invigorated and more energy. I realize its likely to take more than one treatment to feel any benefit. So,ill complete the six treatments.

Moving On

It finally feels like my life is moving on. I've been discharged from my bankruptcy , my divorce is moving along. Slowly, but its moving. I've stopped beating myself up about my past mistakes. I,m just going to concentrate on me for a while. I realized i have ignored lots of friends this past year. I'm surprised many are still my friends.The problem is when i am  hurt and in pain i retreat deep into my head and i don,t want to talk to anyone. So,i am not an easy person to be around.
I went away for a month and this helped me to get my life back in prospective.

This past week i have started reconnecting with my old friends. Tuesday night K was staying overnight some place so i had no reason to go straight home after work.  So, i went to my friend Paul,s house after work at 11pm. We both love old horror movies. So, we watched a mutual favorite
The 1986 version of The Omen. We drank wine, ate chocolate and had a really fun time. It was 3am when i got home and i slept in really late the next day.
Normally, it wouldn't of mattered that i slept in late but i had arranged to go to a former Sub piglets house for lunch. He had wanted to cook me a belated birthday lunch. I really can shower and dress really fast when the need arises. He barbecued me a wonderful steak. We had so much fun visiting i was nearly late for work. He said even though i told him last year because of my physical injury i was releasing all subs of their obligations to me , that in his heart i would always own him. He said he wanted no other mistress i own him forever. I admit to being especially touched by his words
Piglet is a man of his word i know and certainly not a man i would cross or want as my enemy.

I've started doing activities that make me happy. I've started reading again. I hadn't read in a while. My head wouldn't quiet enough for me to concentrate.
If anyone is looking for a good thriller to read ive just finished The Woods by Harlan Coben. Not, his best novel but certainly one with a twist i didn't see coming at the end.
Im back to enjoying working in the garden. I filled planters with herbs,and fuchsias and impatiens. I have tomato plants growing in pots and hanging baskets adoring the front door.
I realize i dont need to plan my life and make big decisions. Ive opened a savings account and started putting money into it. For now i can just enjoy each day as it comes. If the day comes when i feel i need to make plans then i will have the money to do them.

For some reason this week im drawn to the dark,haunting melodies of Leonard Cohen. He's certainly drawing out the darker side of me. Not in a depressing way though.