Weds., Aug. 27, 2008~

Dear Journal~

Michiko O. here.  Hope this finds you well; I am doing okay, all things considering.  Busy working, trying to get bills paid on time.  You know:  the usual.

I am enjoying my new place, getting to know the neighbors.  I've made some wonderful friends, and for the first time in a long while, I am very content.

I pray this continues.

Haven't answered some of my e-mails; work keeps me focused, grounded.  Too tired afterwards, for one thing! LOL  I have been working extra hours; am not home much anymore.

I know I have to write Louisiana Sandusky, the nurse who took care of me when I'd been injured by that one tornado a few years back.  She probably thinks I've moved or died.  LOL  She's been so loving, so supportive of me; friends like her are very hard to find!

I just have to take the initiative, prod myself into doing it.  :)

House is a mess; I know there's stuff all over.  My friends say I'm a regular slob.  Well?  It's kind of hard to keep a clean house when you can't see, for one thing! LOL

Weather still hot, but at least the mornings are cool.  A sure hint of signs to come; won't be long before fall arrives.  Good; I'm sick of this long, hot summer already!

According to the Farmer's Almanac, and also Noaa, the National Weather Service, they're predicting a colder than normal winter for a good part of the US.  Good; I can stand to use some cooler weather!

Met a guy at work; he wants me to go on a date.  I don't know yet; I'm too shy, for one thing, and it takes me a while to warm up to people I don't know.  I will have to do some serious thinking on this.

The man's name is Kazuhiko.  Kazuhiko Nagasaki.  Good, strong Japanese name, hunh! LOL  He seems nice, but I don't know if I'm ready to commit myself to a relationship just yet.

Besides, I'm still embarrassed about being visually impaired; I still have my "poor, poor-pitiful-me-feel-sorry-for-the-blind-chick" days.  I don't want my being blind to scare him off; that would be too terrible to think about!

Well, I am at work as I write this; cigarette break is over.  I will write again soon; take care and God bless!

~Michiko. :)

Sorry if this isn't much of an entry, but I don't have much of an exciting life! LOL