6 Things I've learned the first 6 months of 2011

1. Facial piercings are hideous--After watching Judge Judy and 16 & Pregnant faithfully, I now see how ugly facial piercings are.  They are  like a right of passage for the trailer park set. I had a labret and thankfully my body rejected it after a year of almost constant infections. My body was clearly telling me how low-classy it looked. I now have a lovely scar to remind me of my stupidity.
   
   

   

   When did looking like a BULL become desirable?

   
   
2. Be careful who you befriend—I've always considered myself to be a good judge of character. Well, I am clearly delusional because I have chosen some of the shittiest people EVER to be friends with. These people usually ended up stabbing me in the back. There is honestly no more room left on my back to stab so I hope these days are behind me...though I somehow doubt it.
   
   
3. Quinoa rules—This super food is now on my menu daily. I love it with my whole entire heart. If you haven't tried it...get on it!
   
   
4. No-one is more important than family—I've had an extremely rough year and a half. My difficulties have lead to arguments and friendships ending. My family has  stood by me, unconditionally, throughout everything. They are patient with me, understand me better than anyone and have the ability to put my mind at ease when it starts to turn on me. I've learned that personal problems should not be discussed or shared with anyone besides family. I learned this the hard way.
   
   

   

   My amazing family.

   
   
5. It's WHO you know—I had to leave my job due to an extremely negative environment. It took a huge toll on my health and well being. Now that I am well on the road to recovery, I am searching for a new job. I never in my wildest dreams expected it to be this hard to find full-time work. It truly is who you know in this town. And I clearly don't know a fucking soul.
   
   
6. I will not, under any circumstances email or message or text people when I am feeling down or irrational. It almost always leads to a disaster. I wear my heart AND my brain on my sleeve...whatever I am feeling, no matter how outrageous or irrational, will come out of my mouth or fingers without being edited. I've learned, once again the hard way, that I need to somehow restrain myself from rambling incessantly at times. If only there was some kind of “breathalyzer” type of unit that could prevent this. Maybe some kind of electrodes we could wire up to the brain? Hmmm....perhaps I am onto something?
   
   
   I realize I haven't written in a long time. I was thinking about ending my blog. I even posted on Facebook that I was no longer writing. In reaction to that post, a dear friend said that I don't need to put so much pressure on myself. She said I need to "just be". I can't worry about writing the perfect piece or about how many people are reading. I have to write because I enjoy it. I have to just be Stacey writing about Stacey Stuff.
   
   
   Do you still love me?
   
   
   Stacey xo