Skip to main content

There's a Monster Coming

Did you see that?

A monster is coming. I've set traps.

I drink a lot of water. It acts as a moat. But the monster swam it.

I ate a healthy apple. Satiate the appetite. Somehow, the monster knew I missed breakfast.

I had handy dandy snacks in the car. To tame the beast. Unfortunately the monster was only momentarily deterred.

When stress came, I blogged far away from food. Monster followed me.

It had conversation hearts.

I thought of my friends, the ones I will blog to. The monster cowered.

I teased a few friends on daily mile. Taunting, the monster showed me a cupcake.

I wavered.

My hubbend left me for a week to take care of ill parents. The monster hovered over me.

It had the conversation hearts and the cupcakes together.

But, I had to finish my post. I had to finish commenting on my friends' blogs. Miss THANG came home from ballet. It was time for dinner.

The monster is melted. For now . . .

Labels:

Comments

  1. RoxieFebruary 12, 2010 at 7:08 AM

    You Monster fighting Rockstar you!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    Great post!! You keep fighting!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. CorlettaFebruary 12, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Keep the good work up mama! I too thought about my blogging buddies during a difficult time. I love it that we are "here" for one another.
    ** I've got you babe...dun dun dun dun...I've got you babe..... :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. ....February 12, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    Keep fighting that monster - you can do it!

    He might whisper sweet nothings to you now & make you feel sort of good for a brief moment...but that moment will quickly be gone & you'll be much happier without him. :)

    Have a great weekend,
    Lynn

    ReplyDelete
  5. F. McButter PantsFebruary 12, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    Damn Monster! Sweet Victory for you! Thanks for the comment. Your doing great.

    Looking at your blog. I think I'll be back! Good stuff. Like your style.

    ReplyDelete
  6. BEEFebruary 12, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    im still here
    just had 2 snow days around here and i couldnt get to my computer
    how have you been doing

    ReplyDelete
  7. BEEFebruary 12, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    yea i know i totally have to sit there and remember not to say anything lots of times cuz you are right they just stop and lose focus
    im only back for a day then i wont have a computer again this weekend
    yuck right
    i was in a funk T.O.M sucked the life outta me lol but im back and better than ever :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. liveLAUGHsing.February 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    HAHA (: way to beat that monster! this reminds me of those commercials.. umm.. you know.. the one's with the HUNGER MONSTER? (:

    ReplyDelete
  9. lorFebruary 12, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    great post!!!! I have met that moster recently and he is a tough one to battle!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. JourneyBeyondSurvivalFebruary 12, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    Wow! Thanks for commenting guys! That's really nice to see. Especially when Hubbend is gone. Extra validation makes up for missing his brand of southern sugar. :) Which-ya know-helps me tame the MONSTER.
    @Roxie- your comment made me smile so big my cheeks hurt.

    @Lisa "One Mom's Weight Loss"- my dukes are up!

    @Corletta- That song will never be the same for me. And I like it that way! :) thanks for being someone that pops in my head.

    @Lynn "Actual Scale"- I will. After your sweet nothings reference, I think I will carry mace. After all, I'm not one to get seduced!

    @BEE- well then, I will just have to enjoy what we got of you today. I'm so glad his therapy went well. I'm glad you're out of the funk. I found out one blog friend was hiding in a funk, so I hunted all of you down! Don't mind me. Just tell me "Nunya Bidness" and I'll go away.

    @anotherFATgirl- I don't watch TV. Please don't tell me I'm plagiarizing some commercial! I have Hulu. They should really broaden our social horizons on Hulu. I feel like such a dork sometimes. No relatable commercials ... ;)

    @lor-Thanks! I hope you win! Let's trade battle tips sometime.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Martine (email: mdally@internode.on.net)February 12, 2010 at 7:11 PM

    Those monsters, they are universl. Some days you cope better then others but you survived another battle. Well done and thanks for commenting on my blog regularly, it is good for my soul ! Keep up the good work. Martine (Australia)

    ReplyDelete
  12. kathyj333February 12, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    The @#*! likes to sneak up on you when you're alone. I watch a lot of addiction recovery programs, and isolation is key to falling off the wagon. Don't be alone. We're all here for you.

    ReplyDelete
  13. TAMMYFebruary 13, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    That monster lurks around here too! He's pretty powerful sometimes!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I reply to comments in email. Email me at

journey . beyond . survival at gmail . com
if you'd like me to reply.

Popular posts from this blog

It's Here

We got the moving truck rather unexpectedly. It's more expensive than Mr. Survival planned, so we're doing a lot of lifting, cardio, and squats. No. We're not doing the bootcamp in a trailer. We ARE moving things to the new garage, since we can't move in yet, but they're being kind enough to let us dump in a storage manner. Sorry. I'll have to beg your forgiveness and promise to update you. Eventually.
7 comments
Read more

I Found True Happiness

It feels like I've become a detached voice, writing but not feeling on this blog.  I'm living a lot of things that don't fit neatly into my bloggable ownership file. Even now, I've spent an hour with this tab open to write a new post and I've done absolutely everything else possible.  For once I can't put a finger on what I'm feeling.  I don't fit into any definable box. On one hand, I'm spending an hour in therapy with Chickadee and another hour round trip three times a week. Mr. Survival is fighting off unemployment blues. We cannot shake things up and have me go to work. I'm not going to go to FitBloggin'11 . But, on the other hand, Chickadee is STANDING in the stander for minutes instead of seconds! Chickadee is grasping things momentarily for the first time in eighteen months. I'm so in love with Mr. Survival it's unbelievable. We are tighter as a family than we ever have been. I'm stressed and frustrated.  I...
16 comments
Read more

Flying With Concrete

Today I wanted to write about my dreams. Full of hope and bliss and fulfillment. Yeah, I sound about as light as a bucket of cement. Ready to fly away. Hang on, while I toss out the top of the pile. Maybe that will help me find my lofty aspirations. Nope. Thing is, I'm remembering today that I'm afraid of heights. Really. Once Hubbend made me climb up three stories of scaffolding. Broke it all down for me and left me no other choice. Made me feel irreplaceable. Yes, we must remember that I am crazy friends. Leave it to me to feel important by being told to go up a towering structure of death. I did it though. And I even wired a speaker while I was up there. But I'm still afraid of heights. So. Do you wanna help me out today? For every comment that tells me something someone wants to be able to do that they can't do now I will do one minute of exercise. Really. Because of my child care situation, it will have to be tomorrow morning. So have at it. ...
67 comments
Read more