Scary...but true!

Okay, I haven't been here much...for one simple reason. Well, two, really!

I'm on Facebook AND Twitter. I usually post all my daily stuff there. So, please...follow me over there.

If I have pics and long stories, I'll post them here. If not, I'll be at one of those two places.

Facebook: look me up under my email oriconailin@elp.rr.com (Heather B)

Twitter: oriconailin

*smiles*
Heather

PS---If you can't find me on Facebook and want to request to be a friend...email me. Sometimes it's hard to find me. *smiles*

Feeling really down

I guess sometimes life just isn't fair. I'm a sensitive person, I always have been. I'm also very sentimental.

Lately, I've been feeling a bit down. But, today, it all really hit me. I've been quite ill for some time. I've been struggling to get better. I miss being able to do things I love because I'm sick. On top of that, I've got problems with a couple of friends. One won't talk to me anymore and one said some very hurtful things that will stay with me forever.

I admit, I'm a pretty solitary person. Other than JP and my immediate family, I have few friends. I have several acquaintances, but really no one to go out with or do things with. The few I have live far away and I can't talk with often. So, it really hurts when those I care about basically aren't in my life anymore. It's really hard for me.

I guess I'm just wallowing in self pity tonight. I don't usually do this, but it's gotten the better of me. I don't know how to drag myself out. *sighs* Oh well, I guess life just isn't fair sometimes. I guess I'll have to live with it.

HL

Song titles as answers

Passed on from San Nakji's blog...here are my answers.

Rules:
1. Put your iTunes/Ruckus/Napster/etc on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag however many friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.




IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
The Ghost of Christmas Eve (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)


WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd (Handel's Messiah)


WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
The Chess Games (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)


HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat (Cats: Original Broadway Soundtrack)


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Larger Than Life (Backstreet Boys)


WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
O Holy Night (Josh Groban)


WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Into The Sunlight (Hunchback of Notre Dame Soundtrack)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Javert's Suicide (Les Miserables Concert Soundtrack)


WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
God Help The Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame Soundtrack)


WHAT IS 2+2?
Don't Wanna Lose You Now (Backstreet Boys)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them (Handel's Messiah)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
What If Jesus Came Back Like That (Collin Raye)


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
He Lives In You (Lion King: Broadway Soundtrack)


WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Christmas Bells, Carousels, and Time (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)


WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Past The Point Of No Return (Phantom Of The Opera: Movie Soundtrack)


WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Positoovity (Little Mermaid: Broadway Soundtrack)


WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
You And I (Michael Buble)


WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
King Herod's Song (Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack)


WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Don't Want You Back (Backstreet Boys)


WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I'll Be Home For Christmas (Josh Groban)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
The Moments of Happiness (Cats: Original Broadway Soundtrack)


WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Save The Last Dance For Me (Michael Buble)


HOW WILL YOU DIE?
For The Sake Our Brother (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)


WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
The Music Box (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)


WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
The Call (Backstreet Boys)


WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Breath of Heaven/Mary's Song (Ultimate Celtic Collection)


WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Freedom (Michael W. Smith)


DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Oceano (Josh Groban)


IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Lascia Ch'io Pianga (Hayley Westenra)


WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Preiset Dem König! (Amy Grant)


WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Gethsemane (Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack)

To San Nakji and The Archivist

Hiya everyone!!

San Nakji, you owe me an email buddy! Don't make me send out the troops to get you! I just miss you very much and have been looking to hear from you. *HUGS* You know how I feel. Much love for you, I mean that. *more hugs* (PS---I have a few more animal pics for the group if you'd like them. And I need some help with a video!) (And all you evil or gutter minded bloggie buddies...it's a video of me singing in church...nothing more!)


The Archivist, aka--KS, DUDE...send me an email!! I know you tried to call today. I got the voicemail. Unfortunately, I was unloading a truck when you called. And, even if I could have answered, you wouldn't have heard me anyway! I'm the new "silent partner" at work. No one can hear me...so I don't answer phones right now. In a few weeks, I should have a bit more normal voice. SOOOOO, will you EMAIL me because every email I have for you doesn't work anymore. And since the phone number I had for you doesn't work either, AND, you took down your blog, I have NO way of getting ahold of you.

So, it seems like this is my only outlet to get ahold of some of you guys. I don't know what else to do. I miss everyone, but all my communications have gone un-noticed, ignored or bounced back to me as invalid. So, come on y'all...help a poor, voiceless girl out!

Much love to all of you!!

Heather

PS--SN and KS...y'all BETTER answer this! Or else! (yeah, okay...*real* threatening, huh? You know what I mean! Write to me! *smiles*)

Well, there goes the audition

Hiya everyone!

Well, now for the third straight day (and the second time in less than a month), I am suffering from acute laryngitis. Back in December, just a few days before I left on my trip to RI, I got a really bad sore throat. The doctors said that I had damaged my vocal cords, not severely, but enough to make them miserable. It was because I was having an allergy and asthma episode and I sang while this was happening. I stressed the cords, and hurt my throat. So, bad laryngitis, treated with several medications, 48 hours of vocal rest, and well, lots of rest. I left on my trip, feeling a lot better, but still having a weak voice.

Now, several weeks later, I am suffering again. I haven't sung in over a month, I don't talk a lot (which is saying a lot for me), I've cut back on things that irritate the throat, like hot liquids, spicy foods, dairy, and caffeine.

I ended up with the doctor again, who says and promises, that this will clear up soon. I am back to vocal rest...as long as necessary (which he said could be about 2-3 weeks), and NO singing (at least for 2 months), and to take the medications he prescribed me.

Hmmmmpphhhhh...so, all I can do is type, write things down, and smile at everyone. LOL! This is NOT easy. It's hard to get my work done with my customers when I can't talk to them. It's frustrating because my husband and my mother-in-law have to do all my talking for me. They take all my calls, and play the "translator" for me. hehehehe I need me one of those computer thingies that talk for me! Like the thing Stephen Hawking uses!! hehehe

Oh well, but...most importantly, the audition for "The Wizard of Oz" is out of the question. I had been invited to audition for the University Dinner Theatre's production of the show. Unfortunately, the audition is Jan 25, and I am ordered not to sing at all. So, I'm majorly bummed. It would have been a great opportunity. I guess it wasn't meant to be this time around. Perhaps one of their productions next year. (I hope.)

So, that's that. I'm sitting here, with no voice, watching "House MD". Seriously, I have a major thing for that show. I think I might have a crush on Dr. James Wilson. Probably one for Dr. Greg House as well. Yes, my husband knows, and he feeds my obsession! LOL!!! Hey, he likes Jessica Alba...no problem!

Anywho, that's what's going on. I'll write more later!

Love and best wishes to you all! *HUGS*

Heather (the voiceless one)

What is this "crud"??

Oh man, for the past three months, I have suffered with some sort of "crud". It's not fun. I have had sinus headaches, sore throats, achiness, asthma troubles and the likes.

It's really getting old. I've been on antibiotics, steroid shots, inhalers, pain meds, cough syrups, you name it. The doctors keep pumping me full of stuff. I feel better for a bit, and then it comes creeping back. A lot of people I know, family and friends, have had this thing too.

Really, it could go away. I'm so tired, and sick of being sick. Hmmmm.

Where is Dr. House or Dr. Wilson when I need them? Two hot docs coming to save the day...THAT'S what I need! LOL!

:o)
Heather

Vacation, Christmas, New Years...and now back to work.

After a person has been on vacation for a bit, it's hard to go back to work. That was me today.

Pretty much from December 13 til yesterday, I've been on vacation. Well, I was in Rhode Island from Dec 13-Dec 22. Then I was fortunate enough to have the ONE day of decent travel back home. You see, the day before I left RI (of which I had to fly in and out of Boston, MA), it snowed...a LOT! I had to connect through Chicago O'Hare (which had had LOTS of snow and bad weather.) God was very kind to me and got me home safely before the bad weather hit again. I really didn't want to have to spend Christmas alone, sitting in an airport, eating BigMacs and french fries.

SOOO, then I got home, worked one day, and then my business closed for Christmas and the long weekend. Then, I was fortunate to only work a few days last week because we closed for the New Year's holiday weekend.

So yeah, basically didn't do ANYTHING for the past three weeks but play in the snow and play on the internet at work.

Then today happened...BACK TO WORK. I'm grateful though. We have been very busy and I can't explain how happy that makes me. We have been blessed a lot lately, and I can't explain it. While our economy is going down the tubes, and our country is in a mess, somehow, my little business is booming. I guess people will always need toilet paper and light bulbs, so, I'll be in business. (Thank you, Lord, for all your blessings!)

Now, this week I have to bust my butt to catch up ALL that work I didn't do the last three weeks. I also need to close out the books for 2008 and get all my stuff to my accountant. Oh happy, happy, joy, joy. (Sarcasm, in case you didn't know.)

Thanks y'all, for being so patient with me the past few months. I've basically been non-existant. I won't go into details because it really would depress and bore you all. But, life was tough and a bit unfair the past few months. I'm so glad for a new start and a new year! Woohoo!

I guess that's it for now. I'm going to attach a few pics from my RI trip. (I went to see the new TAPS office...nobody was home, but I did take a few pics from outside.) And, I couldn't leave without pictures of all the snow! So, enjoy the pics, and I'll write more later!

Much love and heartfelt thoughts for each of you!

*hugs*
Heather :o)