Craving Time

Today was a big day for our little household. As most of you know I am Step-Live-In-Girlfriend-Mom (whatever you want to call me, I help take care of him 7 days a week, every other week!) to the cutest 5-year-old boy kindly referred to as G. Today was G's 1st day in Kindergarten!

Me: "What did you do in school today?"

G: "Played a lot, learned a little."

Me: "What did you learn?"

G: "I forget."

Me: "Your letters and your numbers?"

G: "Um, Chelsea, I already know my letters."

Me: Silence.

That's pretty much the extent of our convo about the "education" part of school today.

Not bad for a 1st day, I suppose...
I started dating B when G was 2.
Now he's a full-time student!
Boy, time flies...

Now--for the fun part of this post--tonight I am participating with some awesome ladies in "Me Myself and I" link-up!


1. What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? 

 

I think I would attempt to find a job that allows me to write each and every day. I want to tell stories. The stories of heartache and triumph. Stories of second chances. Stories that are just waiting to be told to the right person.

 

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2) If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the time?

Thanks to that thing called melanoma, this question was one I actually had to debate. No, I was never told I only had a certain amount of time to live, but in the beginning days, we knew the melanoma had spread to my lymph nodes; however, we did not know if it had spread to my organs. For one whole week I had to wait to hear the news that my organs were clear. (I have to experience that fear again once every 3 months. Let me tell you, it f**king sucks.) Hearing the oncologist say, "It will not kill you right now..." has forced me to live life in a way I don't think I used to live. In other words, I eat the cupcake. 

Oh, and really, when you are in a position where life is uncertain, you crave the ones you love and more time. Always craving more time...

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3) If a front page news article was written on you, what would the headline be?

 

Melanoma diva beats up that person who tells the beautiful 14 year-old girl that she needs to visit a tanning bed. OK, maybe not. But I really do hate tanning salons. 

Oh, and this wasn't a newspaper, it was a magazine, but I did end up on the cover...

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4) What is your biggest pet peeve?  

 

Just one? I have thousands! A few to mention: People who make *weird* noises while eating. It makes me want to barf. Literally. AND having to clean up someone's pee off the seat!

 

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5) What is your favorite chick flick movie?

Again, it's hard to pick just one. I am a sucker for a good girlie movie. The classics are my favorites: Steel Magnolias, Beaches, Fried Green Tomatoes, An Affair to Remember. Then there are the new(er) movies I fell in love with: Sweet Home Alabama, The Wedding Planner, Something Borrowed, and He's Just Not That Into You.

Steel Magnolias

Sweet Home Alabama

An Affair to Remember

Now I'm craving a good ol' chick flick. Maybe I can convince the boyfriend to let me borrow the tv for a while............

Happy Tuesday!