Writer's Workshop - Irriated

Tell us about the last thing that irritated you.

This has not been a good week for me. 
I'm in a perpetual state
of irritation.
And while I'd love to go into detail
about everything
and everyone
that's irritated me,
I don't want to loose any more friends,
so I shall just list you
all the things 
that have lead 
me to my state of despair. 

Hurt 

Disappointment

Isolated

Starting to feel like I'm 12 again.

Alone

Left out

Excluded

Crushed

Ignored

Brushed off
Pitied
Being a single mom
Not being listened to
Not being considered
Left out of decision making process
Being made to feel unimportant,
under-appreciated.
Lonely
I've lost my sounding board
I've no one left to turn to
Desperation
Depression
Frustration

Yup....

I'm irritated!!!

ABC - Best Halloween Costume

October 2nd - The best Halloween costume ever.

I love Halloween.

It's probably my favourite holiday.

Yes, even surpasses Christmas.

For years I'd dress up

and Scott would roll his eyes at me.

For years he'd wear his Leafs jersey

and claim he was dressed as a hockey player.

But he's totally into Halloween now.

We've had many fun costumes.

A few years ago,

we even won tickets to Paris

for the best couple.

But I have to say,

the best costume

was Ethan's first Halloween.

I wasn't sure where to order a costume

that would get to Dar in time,

so I had one made.

My little chili pepper!

52 Weeks of Happiness - Week 30

Meet Butch.

He's Ethan's new pet.

We met Butch two weeks ago,

and he was half the size he is today.

Yikes!!!!

He's part boxer and part ridgeback.

Now you're probably thinking,

Butch is not a very original name.

Well...

let me tell you,

there is a story.

(Isn't there always?)

When we decided to adopt Butch,

we knew we needed a name.

I thought I could help,

so I offered Wrath 

as a name.

It was denied by Scott and Ethan.

But I did not give up.

I also suggested

Rhage, Vishous, and Tohrment.

(BDB fans - see a trend?)

Scott caught on

to the fact I was suggesting

Brotherhood names,

so refused them all.

I never got a chance to offer up

Blay or Quinn.

But then,

I remembered

Butch, the Destroyer.

Leaving out the Destroyer part,

I suggested Butch.

It was only later

that Scott realised that

Butch was also a Brother.

But by then,

Ethan was already telling people

his new puppy is named 

Butch!

Happiness is a new puppy.

ABC - Poem

September 27th - Make it funny: Roses are red......

Roses are red,

Pink, yellow or white.

Yes I love my vampires,

but that doesn't mean that I'll bite. 

 

Writer's Workshop - Fire

Tell a story (based on truth or fiction) where someone is playing with fire - literally or metaphorically --- and probably shouldn't be.

I have a bad habit.

When we go to restaurants,

I like to play with the candles.

I take a toothpick

and burn the ends.

I know,

not very smart.

Even at home.

when the power goes

and I have candles burning,

I like to play with the wax.

When I was in university,

I went to a restaurant with some mates.

It was a nice one,

and hadn't been there before.

A few years later,

I started working at a pre-school.

There was a nice restaurant nearby.

It looked familiar,

but I couldn't put my finger on it.

After going there for many months,

I had dinner there one evening

and was talking to the manager. 

It turned out

this was the same restaurant 

I had been to years before.

But it looked a little different.

The manager told me

it had been redecorated after the fire.

So, my mate and I finish dinner.

I put my napkin on the table

and the wind blows.

You guessed it,

right into the candle!

Yup,

I almost burnt the place down!!!

You'd think I'd have learnt to be more careful.

Unfortunately not.

There's just something about candles

and hot wax....

ABC - Good Friend

I've been feeling low and down lately

so today's prompt

really touched me.

What makes a good friend?

For me,

a good mate possess the qualities 

I would expect from myself.

Loyalty, love, humour and sensitivity.

And bringing a bottle of wine 

to every event is a plus.

With Scott away,

I'm feeling lonelier than ever.

I have good mates,

but have found myself 

questioning some over others.

All my mates here are incredible.

They have been super supportive

with Scott away.

They want to make sure I'm ok.

It makes me feel loved.

And shows me they are in fact

not just good mates,

but great ones too.

I also have a couple of mama mates.

There's a group of mamas

I "met" when I was pregnant.

While I don't often think I have a lot in common with them

I feel loved and special.

And that makes a good friend.

Lately,

I've come to realise,

I really have nothing in common

with many of them.

I'm not sure if it's loneliness,

age,

or self pity,

but I'm not sure if many of them think

of me as a mate.

I do,

however have a couple of them

that are incredibly supportive.

And despite never having met them

I think of them 

as some of my best mates.

So,

did I answer the question?

A good friend

is someone who's there for you,

who doesn't make you feel unwanted,

who listens to you

even though they may not be able to relate.

And I'm glad to have some of those

in my life.

Nightingale - Dawn Rae Miller

I have been waiting

for months for the release 

of Nightingale.

I thought this day

would never come.

And there's not a vampire

in sight.

Nightingale is the second book

in The Sensitives.

In the first book, 

we met Lark.

I fell in love with her,

and Beck.

They were characters you could love.

Well, 

Miller does not let you down.

I've actually caught myself

refering to these characters 

as real people.

At the end of Larkstorm,

Lark left Beck

in hopes of saving him.

Now back home with her mother

and sister-in-law,

she struggles to keep control of her Dark Magic,

her love for Beck

and, well,

her sanity.

But she must prove to be a strong descendant

of Caitlin Greene.

And soon Lark looses her sense of self.

Has she turned Dark?

Does Beck's Light still reside in her?

Is someone trying to control her?

Is she fated to kill the one she loves?

And who can she trust?

See,

just like a real person.

Utterly confused.

And in need of someone to help her.

Now....

we just have to wait 

months

before learning her ultimate fate!