Homeschooling is not the issue at hand

Homeschooling Plano Family - Please watch this video prior to reading this post.

I'll wait.

I am not a news advocate and I do not watch the news consistently.  I remember when I was younger, CNN was ALWAYS ON whether I was with my parents or at a family members compound.  In undergrad, I tried to watch the news to stay informed on my surroundings.  Unfortunately, I went to school in a small town and a report came on that stated there had been robberies in an area of town that I frequented.  At that point, I preferred to indulge in my personal ignorance.  The negatives stories were to close for comfort I guess because I could identify all the locations.  I read articles but I preferred not to watch the news.  Any way, I happened to allow Fox News surface on my television after some show a week ago and the report from the above link was on.  I have recently found myself wallowing in the silence more than I prefer but after watching the video, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and was purely repulsed.

Brief Rap-up:
A mother calls the local television station to address how she believes her neighbor is scaring homeschooling parents (as a whole) from executing their duties.
(A little background...).  The mother has two children who she home-schools.  During the day, the woman sends her children to the backyard to release some much need energy.  Per the woman's perspective, her children are scared to go outside because one of their adjacent neighbors plays loud obscene music that has a high concentration of vulgarity.  The mother insists such a reaction to her children playing outside is sending a rift in the homeschooling community.  Now if you watched the entire video, you will notice that the neighbor (playing the loud music) asked for the children's play set relocate to another section of the yard - away from their shared fence.  The mother did not want to complied with that request.  The neighbor took it to the Home Owners Association (HOA) and nothing came of that.  Things took a turn for the worse and in retaliation, the neighbor began playing  music with less than family-friendly lyrics.  The woman went on to state that she has not received any other noise complaints from other neighbors.

My initial response was, "I wonder if the neighbor works during the evenings?"  My second thought was, "the title of this report is misleading because it has nothing to do with homeschooling parents."  (Oh, my favorite part of this story was at the end with the guest in the news studio).  Concluding the report, the news anchor invited a guest to provide his thoughts on the report.  He said, this seems to be an unfortunate situation with two neighbors disagreeing.  He continued by saying the report had nothing to do with with homeschooling.  That is when the news anchor continued to insinuate that the homeschooling parents are in danger of being bullied by there loud neighbors.  (I mentally shut down at that point from the direction this conversation was going in).  What a joke.

Clearly, if you watched the entirety of the video, you would agree with the man that stated this was just a circumstance of neighbors clashing.  I have heard that Fox News conducts their news in a less than fashionable behavior but I never realized how blatant and brazen this channel conducts itself.

Jump, Steve Harvey

Good evening,

Hello 2016!  I do hope that all with you is going relatively well.  It is me, the stranger, Stacy.  Since we last spoke, a few things within my revolving-door life have changed.  For one, I have transitioned careers.  I no longer work at a skilled nursing facility.  I now work in a larger health care system that is nationally recognized as a program administrator.  (One step closer to becoming the chief operating officer).  I am in shops for a new vehicle, hopefully a 2014 and above.  I do not want a car payment so I will try not to finance too much because I have to start paying my loans back starting in May or June.  Oh and I completed my Master's degree in Health Administration.  (I truly hope I did not waste  $35,000 worth of borrowed money).  So here are a few concern that I have:

• Am I fully utilizing my Master's degree?
• I will soon be 28 and still do not have anything in my name (I do have loans to my name)
• I am a loner
• I have lost my voice, self-confidence, intuitiveness, intellect, sheen, illumination etc (ALL in the matter of six months frankly, since the start of my temp career - I am super lucky)
• I have been advised to purchase another automobile because my 2004 - 121,781 mile vehicle will eventually breakdown
• I have to quit being lazy and apply for these administrative fellowships that I so despritely need
• I need a mentor that I can commit to
• I need goals that I can commit to 
• Get back into physically going to church
• I really need to stop being lazy and get fit.  I probably have gained about 15 pounds not doing anything.  The problem is that the weather is extremely chilled but I pray that this will last for one more month.

I think that is it but what prompted me to enter text on this blog is the fact that I saw a speech by Steve Harvey that spoke and inspired me.  You know, hearing something that touches the mind and soul must be shared.  Here I am SHARING... Enjoy.

Jump, Steve Harvey

From Eden - Hozier

Absolutely love this song. 

I no longer have patience.

No need to beat-around-the-bush, just straight to the point and direct.  Beautifully put.  Originally written by José Micard Teixeria

Hmm me oh my!

So I get a text from a previous love and of course I answer.  No big deal.  It was good.  Natural.  I fell into a standard routine that was normal and comfortable.  It was nice to talk...  Well chat through text.  I admit, I enjoyed it.  It felt good to be open and honest with someone who meant and still means so much to you.  It's crazy.

After being with someone else, you'd think you'd be over someone and you find out your still not.  I've come to the assumption that I'm not over him and I won't be for sometime.  Out of sight and out of mind is only a temporary thing until they waltz back into the your life again.  He is my weakness.  My Achilles heel.  My kryptonite.  I wish it wasn't like this but it is.

I want to cry!  I cannot be friends with him when my heart states one thing but my mind houses rationale but is starting to agree with my heart.  We go down this path every few months and it is getting harder and harder to resist the possibility that this may render.

Im happy for him.  You know...  He's growing up finally and planning to get his PhD in something he loves.  It's amazing how he's made a turn around.  I just hope he has a girlfriend and is prepping to get married.  This would allow me the opportunity to move the hell on.  

I want him to be happy...  Strike that, I need him to be happy but my happiness is primal.  Lord help me!

Haha I wish he and I were on irreconcilable and incompatible terms.  I don't want to talk to him over the phone or see him in person bc I will say yes to anything at that point.

I still care for him quite a bit.  It pains me to carry on like this.  I need to put my desires on hold until I finish my classes or until I get a "I'm with someone" statement.