How was your Thanksgiving holiday? I spent the day quietly in
my apartment and then ventured out to Cracker Barrel for dinner. I even went to
Target in hopes that I could pick up 2 more of those wonderful tees in red and
white that I wore in my last post here on the blog. Can someone tell me why
folks buy more than one 72” screen tele? I mean how much tv does one really
watch?! And how HUGE does the screen need to be?!?! Does that mean you stop going
to the movie if your tv is supersized, lolol?! But I digress. Needless to say
that didn’t go as planned so I came home and crawled into bed with a magazine.
Best part of my Turkey day was getting up at 7 and meeting
my sorority sisters to volunteer at the Keith Straghn Foundation Feed the Needy
Thanksgiving Day dinner. There’s no better cure for the negative that ails me
than serving others and being reminded of how much my son and I have to be
grateful for. Another positive is I added 2 miles to my walking game. I’ve been
doing 4 miles for quite some time. It was time to challenge myself to more and I
really needed to fight the lonely demon that was chasing me! Y’all do know I’m neither alone or lonely
right? LIES, I tell ya, LIES! So I
put on my sneakers, workout clothes and hit the park. Pandora gave me a fairly decent
Boys II Menz Christmas playlist and made some strides for about 2 hours. I left
the park feeling better physically and emotionally.
If you are thinking why I was alone, well…the kid flew to be
with his father on Wednesday. Due to some transportation issues I’m unable to
travel in my car. I could have rented a vehicle but I figured it would set me
back financially form getting the EXPENSIVE repairs I need. Your probably also
thinking that I appear to have a large circle of friends and networks so why
didn’t I just spend the day with someone else’s family. I did have multiple
invites to share a meal with others. It’s really weird but the only thing I can
tell you is I didn’t feel like it. I wanted my family. My mom. Siblings. Extended
family. I haven’t seen them in a year. So the plan is to get my car repaired
and get back to my road trips home. Nothing like a country life to refresh me. Birds
chirping. Pecan trees, not palm. No planes. Zero traffic. Can you tell I’m
homesick?
Yeah after I paid the last car note installment, the Incredible
Hulk (I drive a green SUV) decided it needed major work. Until educators get
paid like the ballers we are, I won’t be purchasing anything new for a minute.
Gotta give back to the government and make sure FedLoan gets that lump sum out
my check. #FixItJesus So I survived Thanksgiving Day. I did battle a few
moments of feeling low and sad. My mom called twice and I just didn’t want to
ruin her day so I acted all perky and fine on the phone. When I was leaving
dinner, an older lady told me I needed something to cover my arms from the
chill in the air. It was something my Granny would say so when I got to my
truck I had to talk myself back from a teary breakdown.
I shared all that to say reach out to single parents and
people during the holidays. Y’all know the suicide rate goes up. It’s a time
when the enemy of our joy will try and bring us so low that we feel unloved and
uncared for. Some of us will isolate ourselves from the very people who are
concerned about our well-being. I’m so grateful that I know the truth about
myself and journey. It ain’t always easy but if the lessons I’ve learned can
help someone else keep the faith and keep pushing forward then I am living my
life with purpose.
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