Do you were wonder why your life is the way it is? Why you keep making the same mistakes over and over again. What am I suppose to learn? I didn’t think this was the way my life would be. When I was a child I had big dreams. I thought I could accomplish anything, then real life set in, Responsibilites! Why was I in such a hurry? The grass was greener being grown up, now I wish I was a kid. If I could tell you one thing - slow down you don’t need to grow up so fast you’ll have responsibilites soon enough. Just be a kid before you wish you were!

I want to start off, I really don’t have any where to send this letter. I guess I just want something to represent my goals without saying them out loud and the possibility of getting laughed at or if I fail the I told you so’s, I have gotten all my life and I have decided I am sick of them. My 2009 goals for all to see and me to know.

1. Finish my book, I have been working on for 12 years - it’s about time.
2. Learn how to coupon
3. Get out of debt, one step at a time
4. Keep better records so I can track that debt.
5. I want to give more then I take this year. Be a better person!

Thanks for the forum for me to get this off my chest.

Signed, Author, Coupon guru, Out of debt, Organized, Me

I am thankful for the chance to write it and let my feelings out without having to say them aloud to her myself. Here is my letter:

To the one girl who stole my heart,

It seems a long time ago now and so many things have changed between us but to this day I still feel the same for you. Things seem to start and stop with us like the ever changing wind and never seem to go in a steady direction for long. I long for things to finally settle down and maybe we can figure things out and make a life together. I replay that part when you stole my heart everyday in my head because thinking of you makes me so happy. I can not wait for the days that I come home to see you and spend all the time I do not have with you. Although I have chosen a different path then what you would have liked and I am far from home it does not mean things can not become what they are meant to be. I miss you dearly and I have sacrificed many years of my life to a greater cause; I wish I could give those years to you instead. Hopefully in time the butterflies I get in my stomach when I come to see you after being away from home will be a daily occurrence. I miss you and care deeply for you; I can not wait to see you again.

 

My stolen heart

I have been trying to find the right words. I think the only time you can call is when you need something. You always start off “Need a favor” I had forgotten how inconsiderate you have been over the years and with the current developments, it all came flooding back. When you moved back into town you only knew us when you needed something and it is that way again. I think you are so selfish and only think about yourself and I am not going to take it any more. I said “I am done with her!” then after a few days, I got thinking what if God said He was done with you (me)?
I am trying but you make it so hard and it may take time to heal these wounds on my heart!

Dear Mr. John Goodman (president of the National Center for Policy Analysis),

While it is true that here in the US, anyone who can get to a hospital emergency room can get medical attention, this does NOT constitute health insurance.

I call on that one.

If, however, you spend eight years (as I did before being hired at my current job) with that kind of “health insurance” and feel it is “good health care”, I’ll take my snark and go elsewhere.

Up for the challenge?

Sincerely,
One of the formerly un-insured

Dear Co-Tenants,

I really appreciate how several of you have taken the time to make sure that those of us living on the same wall as the front door are entertained late at night. In the past few weeks, I have been privileged to hear about why a few of you did – and did not – like the new Batman movie. I’ve been able to hear all sorts of juicy details about various sex lives, including somebody who seems to have screwed half of Seattle and about a quarter of Portland, as well. Also, I really enjoy knowing that at least one person in this building seems to appreciate their mother enough to call her at two in the morning (does she work nights?). Although I find it entertaining, I imagine that whoever it is who keeps locking his lovers/friends out of his apartment doesn’t find it quite so amusing – you probably have a reason, after all – and I’m sorry that you’re going through such a tough time currently.

With all that being said, I recently found out that, apparently, some people like to sleep at night. I’ve even heard that some people get up early in the morning and appear to have issues with being jolted out of their sleep an hour or two before having to wake up for the day, due to the free entertainment that some of you have so lovingly provided for us. There are also others, I’ve been told, who have problems falling back asleep when they wake up. Your entertainment, such as it is, apparently deprives them of any amount of decent sleep. It makes them cranky. (How ungrateful…)

Thusly, I can only think of a few options. Those of you who like to entertain us at such hours might consider either making the freak show vastly more entertaining OR perhaps consider stopping with all this. Keep it to yourself or write a comedy show… just quit foisting it on the rest of us. I’d hate to think you’re wasting valuable time and energy entertaining those of us who, frankly, don’t a crap.

Yours Truly,

A Concerned Co-Tenant

I love all the beautiful colors all around.
The wind as it catches leaves and they glide to the ground.
Big piles of leaves to jump in all gathered into a mound
God’s artwork abound!

I was frugal when frugal wasn’t cool! I think I have heard a song something like that. My mom says “the poor children didn’t ask to be frugal and take them out and do more.” It isn’t about being poor it is about doing the best with what God has entrusted you with and I love frugal tips and ideas. I belong to a group of fellow frugal friends, I have learned from the best of them and here is a great site and my favorite  Frugal Village and tell them The Letter You Cannot Send- Sent You!

I just realized my life has been in your shadow. Trying to be who you are, because in others eyes you are perfect. I feel I am a square cookie cutter trying to make a round cookie perfect and flawless like you. You sing beautiful songs and always get praise. How I have watched and admired you wishing I could be you but when the light shines on you, I am the shadow lying on the ground moving along with you, faceless and quiet. Others step on me and don’t notice because I am just a shadow of you.

Sister’s Shadow

Dearest,
To say I miss you would be a lie. For you can never miss something that’s never gone. And so aren’t you from me
I see you in the moonlight. I see you in the rain. I see you in a million places you have never been.
In the sound of voices blending. In black and ivory key. Within my heart, you are everywhere to me.

You will not, cannot be mine.
I will not, cannot forget you.