These stone creations are by sassidautore.it/Facebook. The article displaying them is by Stefano Furlani of BoredPanda.com
Hallelujah
A good friend sent this to me. I hope this plays for you. It’s absolutely thrilling.
Filed under music
Thoughts on a Wednesday 1-20-2021
My diet and exercise effort have been sporadic this past week. Until I can get my act together, I won’t see any progress. At this point, I’m just trying not to fall off completely. I feel stressed, and that brings on ‘stuff-my-mouth’ behavior. There are many things over which I have no control. I will try to concentrate on the things I CAN.
I feel happy this morning because I got to chat with our son before he went to bed. There is a 12-hour time difference between Arkansas and Thailand, so it’s a bit of a challenge to have both of us up at the same time. He sounded happy, and that’s all that matters.
Yesterday I stopped by the booth my friend Carla and I share in Rags & Roses Collective in Greenwood to take a few new things and visit with the owner a bit. She showed me a couple of videos of her son doing all kinds of gymnastics with the cheerleaders for a basketball game at school. WONDERFUL! We sold some things yesterday, covering half our rent. Hopefully, this will continue!
I got a haircut yesterday, and two of my best friends in the world thought it looked good!
I hope that YOUR Wednesday is a safe, happy one.
Filed under .gifs I Love, DIET!, exercise, Thoughts on a ________
Stone Art 6
Stone art by sassidautore.it/Facebook. Article by Stefano Furlani, BoredPanda.com
Filed under Stone/Pebble Art
Stone Art 5
Sassidautore.it/Facebook. Article by Stefano Furlani, BoredPanda.com
Filed under Stone/Pebble Art
Stone Art 4
Stone creations by Sassidautore.it/Facebook, shared by Stefano Furlani, BoredPanda.com
Filed under Stone/Pebble Art
Mug Magic 6
Brooke Knippa of AP Curiosities Studio created these wonderful, creative mugs. Robertas Lisickis of BoredPanda.com discovered her and shared her work with us.
Finding the Joy
My efforts to keep hope alive continue.
Things that I have found helpful include –
- Doing one concrete thing on my to-do list for the day.
- Finding something hopeful to share on the blog.
- Playing in my art room.
- Reading
- Listening to music – I have an MP3 player, plus I listen to my favorites list on YouTube
- Learning something new on YouTube, such as a demonstration of an art technique
- Singing (I do this outside while I’m walking around our yard. I used to play the guitar a bit, enough to accompany myself back in the dark ages of folk music. I gave my guitar to our son years ago. I only croak to myself now.)
- Playing with Amber (our 95 pound yellow lab) – I’m trying to teach her ‘throw and bring back.’ She prefers ‘tug-o-war’ and run around the yard in a victory lap, shaking the toy.
- Feeling good about doing my exercises and putting a gold star on my desk calendar when I’ve finished my elliptical trainer and my yoga stretches for the day.
- Consciously mentally listing good things in my life
Life these days is challenging on a whole lot of different levels. If we really try, we can help each other find the joy.
Filed under Attitude, Challenges, Changes
Clean Digs
I finally took the time needed to clean out the aquarium yesterday afternoon, providing a huge sigh of relief for my fish. I was a couple of days late this time and their water and tank really needed my attention.
When I got everything back together – all squeaky clean – the fish checked everything out avidly, noting the differences in decorations, but mainly looking to see if I gave them extra food. They got in the corner, blowing bubbles at me and wriggling their bodies, and I caved, as usual, and gave them a bit extra.
I have decided that the AquaClear system is the best filter system for my 5 gallon tank. I use the ’20’ size. I’ve tried all kinds of things, since I was having to clean out the tank and provide fresh water WAAAAAY too often – my research baldly stated that gold fish take pride in being champion poopers and messing up whatever container they are in.
The AquaClear system is a 3-piece system with the large part of the filter hanging outside the tank, giving the fish more room to swim around unimpeded. There is a block of foam, a charcoal filter bag, and finally a ‘bio bag’ that fit together to filter the water. I think I average once a month now on cleaning out the tank – a MUCH better thing than once a week!
I smile every time I go past the tank, with the happy fish and sparkling clean water…
Filed under Family, Housekeeping - Maintenance
Mug Magic 5
Mugs created by Brooke Knippa, AP Curiosities Studio. Article by Robertas Lisickis, BoredPanda.com
Mug Magic 4
These wonderful mugs were created by Brooke Knippa of AP Curiosities Studio. The article showcasing her work was by Robertas Lisickis of BoredPanda.com
Hope 6
Dog Waits 8 Months To Find A Home, Gets Adopted By Caretaker On Christmas
Meet Hiccup, We’ve Given Him A Home For Christmas
These signs of hope were provided by Inga Korolkovaite of BoredPanda.com
Back in the Saddle
“I’m back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again” ~ sung by Gene Autry
I earned 2 stars yesterday for exercise, so I’m feeling ‘back in the saddle again of daily exercise :0) When I finish getting some blog posts up, I’ll head for the garage and my elliptical trainer. I’m hoping that both the scales and my tape measure will show some progress by the end of the month. One can hope!
Speaking of that, I’m really trying to find good things lately in an effort to not be buried in gloom. My husband was doing a bit of the ‘whine and cheese’ bit last night, and I gave him a pep talk about concentrating on the GOOD in our lives, rather than the bad. He saw my point, particularly when I was able to give him several examples that were personal to us. I really think this is important for our sanity and general health.
One hopeful thing is that we might be able to get the COVID vaccine eventually. I read a thing online saying that people 70+ could start getting it Jan. 18th at one pharmacy locally. I called, discovering that they weren’t taking names to add to their list right now, since the list was several hundred people long. She suggested that I call back the 1st of Feb. to see if they had opened the list again. The fact that we MIGHT be able to be added to a list in the next month or so is good news.
Yesterday I took a bunch of new products to the shop where I share a booth with a good friend. I rearranged everything and am hopeful that someone will take a look, like what they see, and take something home with them. :0)
I hope that you are having a good Thursday.
Stay safe and well.
Filed under Attitude, exercise, hope, taking care of yourself, Thoughts on a ________
Punny
Filed under Funny Signs - Humor, punny
Hope 5
13 Years Ago Today We Found Her Hiding Under A Christmas Tree At Lowe’s. We Decided To Take Her Home “Just For The Night” To Feed And Warm Her
She’s been lying about not being fed ever since.
This Is Cyrus, My Girlfriend And I Adopted Her Today. She Was Surrendered The Day After Christmas For Being “Too Much Dog”
We took our new pup to a park for 30 minutes and played some tug-of-war, and she’s been like this for over an hour. Guess she’s the right amount of dog for us.
I Don’t Have Room In My Place For A Christmas Tree, So My Mom Made Me This Wreath With Built-In Lights And All The Ornaments From When I Was A Kid
Neighborhood Kids Were Using This Lady’s Yard For Sledding Without Asking. She Responded By Blasting Xmas Music Out Her Window, Putting On A Santa Hat With A Beard And Joining Them
Thanks to Inga Korolkovaite of BoredPanda.com for these examples of why we can still hope.
Old
One of my favorite quotes is, “To me – old age is 15 years older than I am.” ~ Bernard M. Baruch
Filed under aging, Favorite Quotes
Mug Magic 3
These super creative mugs were created by Brooke Knippa of AP Curiosities Studios. Thanks to Robertas Lisickis of BoredPanda.com for sharing them with us.
Diet Woes
I learned yesterdaythat, without a doubt. I am an emotional eater. When I’m upset, I can’t seem to stuff in the food fast enough. I’m much too old for this kind of reaction. We didn’t even have anything really upsetting happen – I was just thrown off my new diet and exercise regimen – and I went the other direction with a vengeance.
So – no stars yesterday for exercise and the scales were laughing at me this morning.
I have a nice start to the day. I will do better.
Filed under Attitude, DIET!, exercise, motivators
Best Laid Plans…
I was going to get a big list done today, but my plans went awry.
I was getting ready to go out to the garage to put in my 35 minutes on my elliptical trainer. My husband wanted us to go to Walmart and get some glue, so I switched gears, grabbed our Walmart list and we headed for town. We DID manage to leave our trash at the bottom of the driveway and get our mail on the way. We got what we needed at Walmart, even though my husband was in the mood to wander around. Since we get very little entertainment these days, I tried to be patient.
By the time we got home, it was time to fix lunch, so I did that. Then I started getting ready to go to Rags & Roses to change out my products and rearrange the booth. My husband got a reminder on his computer that he was supposed to check the oil in the generator, so he went out to do that. Just as I was getting ready to go out the door, he came in, saying that we needed to get another battery for the generator. He insisted we go back to Walmart.
We took the old battery in and left it in a receptacle at the customer service desk where indicated, found a replacement battery and brought it home. We had a bit of trouble getting the new one in, but finally managed to get it hooked up and tested. Then we ran a quick test on the generator and it was good.
My husband went to put a tool back in the well house and decided he wanted to start the propane-powered gas heater in the well house to keep our pipes from freezing. (We have a small electric heater that turns itself on when it gets too cold in there, and it was on. ) He had a bit of trouble getting the pilot light lit and the heater on, but we finally prevailed.
On the way back to the house, we saw that the new pvc pipe we use on our irrigation system on one of the planters was broken in two. We thought about tackling replacing that, but we were just too tired at that point to care much.
Both of us fell asleep in our chairs.
Now it’s too late to go to the booth in town, too late to do my elliptical trainer in the garage, and too late to do my yoga practice.
SO –
I will write this day off as far as trying to get my list done and hope for more success tomorrow.
Hope 4
Didn’t Get Any Gifts For Christmas Except From My Landlord. Has No Idea I’ve Been Struggling Lately
I Planned A Christmas Surprise For My Parents, It Went Better Than I Could Have Hoped
My Daughter Was Hospitalized Over Christmas Three Years Ago. Since Then, Every Year She Collects Toy Donations For Kids Who Won’t Be Home For Christmas
Thoughts on a Tuesday 1-12-2021
Happy Tuesday!
Happy Birthday, Laufrain!!!!! Have a wonderful day celebrating YOU!
I will go to town twice today. TRIP ONE: drive trash down to the bottom of the driveway, get the mail and run errands. TRIP TWO: drive to Rags & Roses Collective in Greenwood, taking the things I want to put in to the booth I share with Carla, reorganizing the booth, and bringing some things home.
I have 2 stars on my desk calendar for my exercising yesterday and hope to earn 2 more today.
I’m planning to spend time in my art room making more magnets, plus clean up a bit so I can decide what I’ll try next. I’ve been having a lot of fun experimenting, trying new forms of art, playing with techniques, seeing what happens.
We’re having a gorgeous day with sunshine and a high of 53 degrees F. today – can’t beat that for the middle of January. :0)
I hope that you will make this a good day, too.
Filed under DIET!, exercise, Friendship, playing in my art room, Thoughts on a ________
Hand-Painted Wooden Magnets
Filed under Lewis Art
Hope 3
The Story Of How A Mysterious “Prowler” Saved His Family’s Christmas Nearly 40 Years Ago
We Spent All Our Christmas Tree Money On Adopting This Guy Instead
These examples of why there is still hope were gathered by Inga Karolkovaite of BoredPanda.com
Mug Magic 2
These magic mugs are made by Brooke Knippa, AP Curiosities Studio. An article promoting her work was written by Robertas Lisickis of BoredPanda.com
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