Where Do You Stand on Regret?

My opinion is that we shouldn't regret things that we did, or do in our lives.  I've always felt that everything happens for a reason and we go through life learning from these things. If I were to regret picking up my first cigarette at 18, or taking my first drink at 22, I wonder where my life would be at this point. It sure wouldn't be where I am now.  If I were to regret ever meeting my previous partner, I would never would have met my beautiful step-daughters.  

This topic always takes me back to The Butterfly Effect. The lead character in the movie changed one thing in his life because he wasn't happy with it, in turn disastrous consequences took place - all due to this one thing being changed.   If we were to change one thing in our lives, how different would our lives be today?  Very!  I would never have met my current partner, Ryan.  

If you think that at this point in your life you're doing something you shouldn't do, then don't do it; But if you did, learn from it and move on.  If you remove one piece of the puzzle it will never be complete - don't remove pieces from your life.

 

New Microwave Installed!

Ryan and I had been living without a microwave since the end of November and it was driving us nuts!!!  To make matters worse, we had paid our monthly home warranty payment of $45.00 and then had to pay a $55.00 service fee for the repair man to come out and fix our microwave.  Then he ends up telling us a part needed to be ordered.  Here it was, January and we still hadn't received a reply, and we called them on December 3, 2010 mind you. 

In either case, I called and bitched them out last week and they gave me a cash out of $182.00 for the cost of the repair and we went and bought a new microwave at SEARS.  Considering that it was a holiday yesterday, we didn't expect to have it installed until later this week, but a gentleman from SEARS came over and installed it.

I swear, I will never go a month without a microwave ever again!  But don't you like our new over the range microwave?  :-)

Bloggin' vs. Facebookin'

 
It feels like so long ago when I ended Peter's Daily Blog on MySpace, that I didn't realize how much I actually missed it.

We go on with our daily lives Facebooking, not realizing that our life is being shared daily with our friends and family. There are times we wish to reflect on the past, the good times especially, and before you know it, it's gone. We share things with people we don't know in the physical sense, yet they are there to listen. We share things with the people we love, yet they seem to forget.

Countless times I have attempted to remember what I've posted on Facebook and what I've told the people I love or the great discussions we've had. And it's difficult to go back and reflect on all the good that's happened in our lives, or all the drama that's made us laugh. In order for me to go back I have to keep clicking that "older posts" link, without a date, without a tag, without no way of searching for that special moment I wanted to remember forever.''

Instead, I've decided to keep track of my most important memories and my most important laughs through a blog, in hope that I can go back and trace the good or the bad that's happened in my life. In addition, the joy of talking about, celebrities, politics, religion and world around us. I hope that you will follow me on this journey and enjoy it with me.

Feel free to comment on my Facebook and/or my blog as you've continued to do.