Yosa, it's been a while since I got personal on these pages!  That was your warning to vacate the premises if you don't like to hear about peoples lives!

So anyway, today was supposed to be a wonderful day of fun at the great Islands of Adventures with the kids...had I found where the heck I tuck the tickets away for safe keeping...gosh darn it...all three of them looked at me and shook their heads tut tutting at their poor mom/wife...why do I always do that?! (knocks self in head!) Those tickets expire in two, count them two days!  Oy!

And even had I found them, my little one was sick, throwing up since 3am this morning!  I'm not sure if it was the pool last night or something she ate..we had pizza for dinner and Panera Bread for lunch...anyway, she's been so sick today. I called the 'nurse on call' since the doctor's office was closed today, just in case I had to rush to the ER...after telling the symptoms and having a talk with the nurse, no need for the ER, just some bed rest, and light food, as in no spicy or colored foods.

 So we wouldn't have made it, divine providence or just me thanking divine providence as my excuse!  I promised to make up for it though.

Recently my sisters and brothers emailed then called me in a panic.  " Was I alright?"  "Is everyone OK?" They hadn't heard from me by email or phone in almost a month or more?????  I was shocked!  A month, more than a month...really?  I could not believe that!  You see, I'm always the one to keep in touch and I make sure that no matter how busy I am we all know what the other is doing, or at least how we are doing.  I'm big sister, that's my job! 

However, when life gets in between and I have to concentrate on those closest to me, without realising it, I don't communicate!  But not just them calling, my friends were too!

Within the next few days, I had IM's and telephone conversations from New York, England, Jamaica and even my local area!  It's nice to be loved!  But I really didn't realise how much I was neglecting my long distance relationships! 

I also realised that I've been doing that with JU as well!  Yep, like it or not, there's a few of you I care about around here!  Uh uh...so I've not been reading as often, even responding!  Sometimes I get on and I only have time to read and respond to my writings and one or two other blogs and off I go to the real world!

I have magazines, books, articles that I want to write, poetry that I started and haven't finished....there's just not enough time in the day to do it all!  Between work and family and friends...and here I am wishing I had a social life....if I did, I couldn't handle it!  (yeah right...somewhere I would squeeze one in!LOL!)

Are you able to find the time to do everything you have to do?  That's wonderful if you do! 

I know it all comes down to time-management.  Truthfully, I do manage my time well, most of the time, work, family comes first...me later....sad but true.  However, I've been trying to fit myself in more than I usually do and I plan to continue doing so.  Somehow I will get to all those books and write those poems and socialize more!  I will keep up with friends and most of all, I will not neglect me!