tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89461457298625527542024-03-19T00:34:38.311-04:00Reality BytesHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-13859344181123382262018-06-18T14:39:00.000-04:002018-06-18T14:39:14.517-04:00Lobbying for "Asks"
My trip to Washington, DC, as a board member and
representative of the Florida Panhandle Chapter of the AFSP (American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention), was enlightening and empowering. I'm
still processing much of the trip and the massive amounts of information that
we learned at the Advocacy Forum prior to our lobbying at the Capital.
In the process of our "Hill Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-73998390997829915582018-04-29T21:23:00.000-04:002018-04-29T21:45:22.793-04:00Confessions of a control freak
My job title is manager. It’s what I do. I manage things. I problem solve. I figure it out. And at work I’m really, really good at it. Basically I’m a self proclaimed control freak. Except I’m one that is learning control, especially outside of the work realm, is often an illusion. Or a form of manipulation.
Recently my alanon sponsor told me “figure it out” is not a step. The thing is, I’m Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-40927932063626950492018-03-12T13:16:00.000-04:002018-03-12T13:16:06.424-04:00Follow the Bubbles!As we all know, the written portion of learning can be a lot different from the actual hands on section. This is especially true in learning to SCUBA dive. It's one thing to intellectually know what to do in case you run out of air, its something totally different when you are under water and your air flow ceases and you have to fight panic and do what you learned in the classroom.
Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-17361131359159137732018-01-17T13:10:00.000-05:002018-01-17T13:18:13.776-05:00Greener Grass - Real or Fake?The grass IS greener on the other side of the fence! But it might just be fake....
Last week while I was out on a property that I manage I was watching our landscape company paint the grass. Yes, you heard me, they were painting the grass green.
You see, it is winter here and the grass is dormant, but this community is at the beach and is a higher end resort community. Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-78836651074492565502018-01-16T10:30:00.000-05:002018-01-16T10:30:19.571-05:00Word of the Year (2018) - THRIVE!2018. This year is starting off somewhat different than other years. For one thing I didn't write out an unattainable list of resolutions. Things that I will forget by mid-March, if not sooner. Instead I created a vision board, divided up in categories such as health, spiritual, family, travel, finance, career, etc. and with photos, quotes and goals on how I want each of Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-27483414668627010202017-10-31T13:08:00.000-04:002017-10-31T13:08:46.556-04:00When a Tiny Project Keeps Growing...and Growing...and Growing!Currently underway is a huge sealant and painting project at a community that I manage. One that will last several months long. One thing I've noticed is that as they complete one section, the sections next to it, that I thought looked fine prior, now look in dire need of a coat of paint.
The exterior paint job has also highlighted some areas in the Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-72070793338243515252017-10-29T20:24:00.002-04:002017-10-29T20:26:58.310-04:00Braces - The Process for a Great SmileWhen I was around 30 I decided to get braces. My top teeth were nice and straight, but the bottom ones were crooked. I debated getting them as I thought if I've gone this long without braces, then what's the point. Thankfully someone else I knew had braces as an adult and reminded me that two years of braces, even as an adult, were well worth the next 50+ years of nice Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-3938670365888693662017-10-29T19:18:00.000-04:002017-10-29T20:36:27.328-04:00Hearing God - "Am I Enough?"So God has been speaking to me all day. But not quite what I wanted to hear. No "you are enough" confirmations, no "I'm going to take away your addictions or desires," no free passes of "I'll overlook your excess spending because it's the lesser of the evils," no "it's ok to go searching for guy validation because you feel bad." No direction, no guidance, no easy buttons. Nope, all He keeps Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-75992412908817137612017-01-14T15:04:00.000-05:002017-01-14T15:04:24.522-05:00Black Dog, White CouchIn Georgia we had a large, beautiful Cape Cod style home, surrounded by three acres of shady wood-lined trails. The over-sized, overstuffed dark brown, living room furniture set we had went perfect in it. Then we moved to the beach where I immediately fell in love with the white slip covered style furniture. But with perfectly fine brown furniture, two kids and a dog, I held offHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-42900708215920311262017-01-14T14:35:00.002-05:002017-01-14T14:35:42.848-05:0030 Day Sugar Free Challenge - Day 14After my last post about the fuel you put in your body, I started a 30 Day Sugar Free Challenge. Decided to include alcohol in it as well. Then inadvertently it included caffeine as all my caffeine comes from sugary Starbucks lattes or sodas. So anyway, here I am 14 days into the challenge. Doing good, no knowingly cheats. Have been very careful checking nutrition menus, Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-14467706856993338472016-12-29T13:43:00.000-05:002016-12-29T13:43:13.097-05:00What Fuel are You Using?While I'm not entirely sure where my love of cars came from, I was begging my parents to let me look at cars in the car lots by age 10 and playing with Hot Wheels way before that, I do know my grandpa taught me a lot about them. He was fanatical about caring for his cars.
While there were many car care tips, he always said there were two things that were indisputably the two most Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-287855727262103532016-09-08T12:42:00.000-04:002016-09-08T12:42:23.939-04:0010 Tips for the Path to Wellness/Recovery/WholenessAugust 21, 2016
From my time volunteering in Celebrate Recovery, Gwinnett Detention
Center, NAMI, at church and now with the AFSP I've been asked what
works. While I wish I could say I've always followed my own advice, here
are the things I think can make the biggest difference.
1.
Remember HALT. If you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired then halt
(stop) and fix what you can. The more Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-77746161986181562852016-09-08T12:39:00.000-04:002016-09-08T12:39:32.023-04:00Judgement and GraceAugust 19, 2016
Four very drunk, totally naked women (around my age), drinking vodka
and orange juice and being loud in one of my community pools,
belligerently refusing to get dressed or leave is how I started my day
at 7:30 this morning.
Honestly now...one of your first thoughts is what
is wrong with those women, or some other judgemental thought. Am I
right? I know it was mine, right upHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-37268001303305065472016-01-17T23:49:00.002-05:002016-01-18T00:31:52.867-05:00Our AnchorThis year I started a devotional book called Unpack Your Heart. Though only three weeks into the new year and this devotional, I highly recommend doing it.
The lesson this week is called Soul Room and the memory verse is Hebrews 6:19-20 "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-50229806693903817782015-12-19T22:48:00.002-05:002015-12-20T11:42:06.602-05:00Star Wars: Rey & The ForceStar Wars: The Force Awakens opened in theaters this weekend and we went and watched it in 3D. It was great, but one scene especially gave me chills and resonated deep within me. Don't read this if you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to read spoilers.
In the scenes prior Rey admits that she thought that Luke, Jedis and the Force were all myths. When she met Hans, she was Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-45240786294752175482015-08-25T23:03:00.000-04:002015-09-10T19:39:59.574-04:00Never Give Up!
Tightly hugging myself to try to stop the uncontrollable
shivering and shaking, I stared across the desk in the windowless bare
room. The person on the other side of
the desk was shooting rapid fire questions at me in a flat tone of voice as she
noted my answers on the writing pad in front of her. The majority of my thoughts centered on how
she was trying to trick me Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-29650460743285012442015-03-22T22:34:00.001-04:002015-03-22T22:34:34.463-04:00Burn PreventionFriday night before my yoga class I sat in the dry sauna for a bit. It's typically pretty hot, like nearly take away your breath hot. But this time it had been turned up to the hottest level possible. It burnt my nose just to breathe, and I ended up getting a cup of water to sip on. The edge of the paper cup was super hot to the touch, but that water, each little sip, was Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-21106355811289012552015-02-10T20:18:00.005-05:002015-02-10T20:45:06.794-05:00Let it Go, let it Go!Ok, first off I have to admit I've never seen the movie Frozen. But you'd have to be hiding under a rock with no children in a 1,000 mile radius not to have heard the song. I have let life and the drama and stress it brings push me to all "go" and no "no." Sometimes we just have to let things go. Before Frozen came out we had AA give us the phrase "It is what it is" Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-47242450372067701632014-11-11T22:13:00.000-05:002014-11-11T22:13:46.455-05:00Deciphering Contracts (and the Bible)The last couple of weeks have been super busy with preparing for end-of-year contracts. A big part of my job is to review and renew contracts each year, as well as answer questions regarding current contracts and association documents. Several times lately I ran into obscure meanings or phrases that were not clear as to either who was responsible or what exactly they were responsible Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-45318689985135352852014-09-12T23:23:00.000-04:002014-09-12T23:29:14.700-04:00Golf StoriesToday I went golfing for the first time. In preparation I did go once last weekend to a driving range and then to a puttering course yesterday. But today was my first time actually playing on a golf course and started with a bang at Burnt Pine, a private course designed by Rees Jones. While my game, if you can even call it that yet, leaves much to be desired and much, much to beHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-33947182544560342642014-09-07T21:35:00.002-04:002014-09-07T21:36:55.915-04:00A Calling?When I was 9 years old I heard a missionary speak at church and felt God was calling me to the mission field, at that point I was thinking Peru, as he was a missionary to Peru and had a great slide show that just captivated me.
After graduating from college I went on to New Tribes Bible Institute (Waukesha, WI) in pursuit of missions training. During that time frame I spent a summer livingHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-17835612012677689532014-09-07T20:36:00.003-04:002014-09-07T20:36:46.538-04:00The End of My 90-Days Probation PeriodSeptember
6, 2014, work probation period finished. 90 days, on my own officially in my new
job position. Just a few steps away from my old desk, yet worlds away
inside my new office.
Cheers!! Here's to tons of meetings, contract
negotiations, never ending email, climbing high condo roofs, seeing
incredible views, digging/dirt under nails with irrigation issues, water
leaks, great Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-37694561525277886542014-06-30T22:30:00.001-04:002014-06-30T22:30:21.952-04:00Dog Leash - Mean or Caring?Tonight I was walking Barkley back from the beach and kept him pretty close to me as he has no fear of vehicles or any traffic in the road. A huge box truck came up behind us and I pulled his leash up tight and clicked the safety on, as soon as the truck passed I clicked the safety off and he tried to take off toward the truck. I shook my head and told him, "silly dog, that truck Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-83113634472847511212014-04-22T21:52:00.002-04:002014-04-22T22:03:11.768-04:00"Playing" God and Baptizing Cats
Recently we crossed paths with a homeless, hungry, scared addict at Wal-mart. She was given some money for food and our phone number if she wanted more help. Last night she made the call. But in the midst of mega drama, her hiding from her pimp or boyfriend or whatever he is, him supposedly beating on her as she was trying to get away, us trying to find her at Wal-mart to take Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946145729862552754.post-83434423118672418062014-04-22T21:16:00.003-04:002014-04-22T21:16:46.983-04:00In Memory of Master Sgt. Hoyt Amos, my American Hero Granddaddy
(Retired) Master Sergeant Hoyt David Amos
3/12/1921
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4/15/2014
Hoyt
David Amos 93 of Marietta died Tuesday April 15, 2014. He was the
second of 10 Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337563856668493664noreply@blogger.com0