http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1 If you have to ask... Mon, 10 May 2010 03:29:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One day your life will flash before yours eyes.  Make sure it's worth watching!--Unknown   We've all heard the stories about this impending moment.  When right before it all ends, your life will flash before your eyes.  What will you see?  For eight and a half years I have pondered this question.   ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2010/05/08/was-it-worth-it/ I am the middle child.  Not tormented.  Not the "Hell-raiser"(ok...maybe a little).  Just squeezed safely between two amazing siblings I wouldn't trade for the world(just don't advise them of this.  I will never hear the end of it).  For the first six years of my life, it was me and ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2010/05/03/be-careful-how-you-word-the-question/ I recently headed south on vacation to visit the BFF Florida and get some much needed relaxation time.  There's nothing quite like waking up in the morning, pouring that enticing first cup of coffee and watching an amazing sunrise over the water with one of your best friends.  It is one ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2010/04/24/one-moment-is-all-it-takes/ You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when.  You can only decide how you're going to live now. Joan Baez A great friend took me out for dinner and drinks last night to work on my "focus".  Remind me who I really am.  Convince me, once again, that ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2010/01/31/refresh/ You wake up.  Eyes swollen.  Heart broken.  Faith shattered.  Its the morning after it happened.  You've taken a strong left hook, straight to the jaw, and are shell-shocked.  Life as you know it, or at least as you imagined it, seems over.   You replay the event over and over.  Analyze every ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2010/01/25/the-morning-after/   Life is an error-making and error-correcting process,  and nature in marking man's papers will grade him for wisdom as measured both by survival and the quality of life of those who survive--Jonas Salk   We've all seen the shows.  One man braves nature by being stranded in some obscure destination wielding only ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2009/10/23/the-survival-kit/ We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.--Emil Zatopek  We are all born runners.  Some run for the sport. Some of us for the challenge.  Yet others run to be healthy. And then there are ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2009/10/03/the-path-less-taken/ I recently had a phone conversation with the BFF Florida regarding an interesting news item on some morning show(She is always good for a blog idea). Evidently, 70% of all of the women in the United States are a size 10 or above. Now, don't misunderstand me here. ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2009/09/05/to-my-soon-to-be-ex-friends-in-the-fashion-industry/ I am creature of habit. Some close to me(oh, f*** it--all close to me)would classify me as slightly "OC". To the point where, I must admit, I actually do the exact same routine every day. Now, before you start envisioning me as the psychotic hermit who you ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2009/09/03/breaking-the-routine/ As I've gotten older, I've developed a keener understanding of right and wrong(at least that what I tell myself to try and sleep better at night). I realize that the experiences of my youth have directed me--though not always down the right path, it seems. And now I ... http://theslurpeequeen.com/blog1/2009/09/02/the-finer-the-line/