Confessional Friday: I look forward to being 30

by Jillian @ http://blueshelled.com . August 21, 2009 . 11:49AM

Now pull your jaw off the floor.

I’m serious.

30 is coming soon. So, for those of you that have been wondering, that makes me the grand age of 29. In the South, women don’t tell their age. Luckily, I’m a transplanted Northerner who is attempting to be Southern, but who talks to much to make that happen. I’m also not afraid of aging, which I think is anti-cultural for this area.

Recently, in this blog, my friend, QT, made the comment that I was “What? All of 23 years old?” I grinned and laughed it off. I took it as a compliment, and who wouldn’t, but at the same time, I realize that growing older doesn’t have to scare me.

Part of this comes from the realization that my 20′s never felt typical to me. I’ve already discussed that and I still feel the way I felt then.

30 feels like a gift. The opportunity to be the woman I want to be in a manner that is comfortable, rather than struggling. Instead of finding myself, I’ll be defining myself. I found a white hair on my head the other day and celebrated that I will be having white hair (which will be gorgeous with my fair skin) instead of dishwater gray.

30 is the new 20 is the new…who cares?

I am deciding who I am in the next decade.

I am so excited.

And you get to come with me. The party happens soon! Who wants cake?

Robber beat up by 86 year old woman

by Jillian @ http://blueshelled.com . July 14, 2009 . 12:31PM

In life, we have the opportunity to define ourselves in many ways. For some of us, we define ourselves by our eduction or our careers. For some, it’s our family. For others, it’s our leisure or time spent traveling.

For one man, he will forever be defined by getting his butt kicked by an elderly woman. He thought he was so smart. He came in and tried to rob her, but what he didn’t count on was her moxie. Gwyneth Davies defeated the 26-year old village idiot by hitting him four times with CRUTCH. Yes, ladies and gentleman, she was handicapped. She has trouble walking properly and she beat up a perfectly fine 26-year old MAN.

What is truly sad about this story is that the man had known this woman for a while. He worked in the village and had observed her. She recognized him when she saw him in her home. What happened to a sense of community ties? The willingness to help one another and be there for another. In my opinion, this kid (and I say kid because there is no way he acted like a man) got everything he had coming to him. And he’ll get more for his attempted robbery.

Ms. Davies noted that she’d been brought up with 6 brothers and isn’t really scared of anything.

I guess not.

Compilation of Random thoughts from last week

by Jillian @ http://blueshelled.com . April 1, 2009 . 4:30AM

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
There is nothing like having dinner at a 4 star restaurant and thinking you are big stuff and then getting home and realizing your fly has been open for 2 hours.

Sunday, March 22, 2009
I should have had my tonsils taken out 20 years ago. You know, when the doctors said “Let’s take her tonsils out.”

Monday, March 23, 2009
When you leave me alone in an office for an hour you lose the right to be surprised when I play with your expensive doctor’s equipment.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
It never ceases to amaze me how unselfconscious 7-8 year olds are. This occurred to me while I watched the center field on AJ’s baseball team pick his wedgie from the batter’s box to center field. There is something to be admired in it.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
As a child, you are allowed to complain that you want to go home when you are in class. As an adult, you are allowed to leave, but are too worried about how you might look if you finally allowed yourself to ESCAPE.

Friday, March 27, 2009
I am all about instituting the siesta in the middle of the workday. A 30-minute nap would increase productivity.