Awareness 22 via Jerri St John
Filed under Attitude, Cause for Celebration, Challenges, Health Alert
Unsinkable via Linda Orrell
Filed under Attitude, Health Alert, quality of life, taking care of yourself
Wild and Wonderful
Well, yesterday I called and told my friend Kay that my husband and I had decided that we would stop going to Lunch Bunch on Fridays until the coronavirus pandemic calmed down. We are in the high risk group for the virus, so we’re trying to limit contact as much as possible. This was a really hard decision because Linda, Kay, and I (plus various others) have met for lunch every Friday for almost 19 years now.
This morning I discovered that the governor of Arkansas has ordered all restaurants, bars, and gyms in Arkansas closed until further notice. (Restaurants can offer take out.) Schools will remain closed through April 17th. I also learned that we have to make an appointment if we want to enter the lobby of our bank, though the drive-thrus and ATMs will be functional. City Hall and the Police Department buildings are closed to the public, too.
I have to tell you that – as worried as I am about the virus – I’m MORE worried about the economic effects of all this, and the changes that are being made in the power of the government as we try to get through this. I hope that we are able to get a handle on testing, possible medicines and equipment that help people suffering with the illness, and protect those trying to help the ill as soon as possible.
This being said, here are things that are NOT being cancelled –
Lisa Parkhurst Blaisdell via Ginger Charles
Clive Staples Lewis from RaiseYourMind.com
Filed under aging, Attitude, Changes, Good Thoughts
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
My to-do list is longer than usual today, partly because after we did errands yesterday, I curled up under my throw in my recliner and took a nap. It was glorious, and I loved it, but I need to get my tail busy today. Luckily, my crew (see the sweet pic of meercats above) is standing ready to help me out.
It’s a beautiful day today – sun-shiny and about 55 degrees F. here. I wish I could play outside, but we’ll see how the list goes first.
I hope you can get out and embrace the day – wringing out every bit of joy that you can.
Filed under Attitude, character-building exercises
2 STAR art
This really resonates with me. I am my own worst enemy.
Even though I KNOW, it, it’s hard to change. I’m full of reasons why I cannot do something. They bubble up like a geyser. That is my ‘natural’ reaction – but I’m working to change that.
I’m trying to “START FROM TODAY” now, rather than letting my past experience dominate my attitude.
If TODAY is the start, I have a clean slate on which to write. My list of things I would like to accomplish is long, and TODAY I will get started…
Filed under Attitude
Scary Mommy Tweens and Teens via Linda Orell
Cindy Pasqualini
I am bestowing the “Champion Procrastinator” star upon myself today.
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And what did I do to win this “honor” you ask?
I’ve been planning to input our data for January onto my spreadsheets for taxes for three days now. SOMEHOW I have found things that were more ‘important’ to do…. so the pile of receipts sits.
Please don’t send me kudos for the star. I bestow it upon myself over and over, usually when I’m feeling guilty – finally.
Soon it will be time to input information for FEBRUARY and I haven’t even begun the year yet!
If YOU also have this ‘honor,’ maybe we should start a club so that we can commiserate – or cheer each other on in our efforts to put it off just one more day.
Let me know and we’ll start the club – one of these days VERY soon… :0)
Filed under Attitude
First Grade Fun Times via Yolanda Vanveen
Filed under Attitude, Funny Signs - Humor, wisdom
etsy.com*
*Even though a comma and an apostrophe are missing. I felt this was too good not to share…
Joshua Becker via becomingminimalist
Two years ago now, I made a donation to the Veterans Thrift Store in Fort Smith at least once a month, every month, in an effort to declutter our home. I made a lot of progress, but I’m trying to get started again.
This month so far we have made one donation – a whole bunch of glasses – glass and plastic – that were cluttering up our kitchen cabinets and pantry. I was truly amazed when my husband brought a 5 foot long box in from the shop to use. I was amazed when we filled it almost to overflowing! We added a trash bag with an old crock pot and an old juicer, and that it was the first donation.
I’m going to continue in the kitchen/pantry/dining area for now. Since we are eating keto now, I’ve changed the way I’m cooking. I’m going to reorganize, so that the things I use the most often are in the prime storage spaces – or, at least, that’s the PLAN. :0)
It feels good to gather things others can use and donate them.
This year I’m not going to try for any particular number of donations. I just want to make steady progress in my effort to only have things around that I use and enjoy.
Filed under Attitude, giving, Organizing/DeCluttering
All Things Halloween via Desiree Angelique Hackett
Filed under Attitude, Funny Signs - Humor
2 STAR art
I love my life.
Not EVERYTHING about it, but close.
I’m retired, so I can pretty much design my day – except when the water pressure booster dies, like yesterday.
I have given myself permission NOT to be productive. I used to make a to-do list and not allow myself to do other things until I had at least shown a bunch of progress on it. I FINALLY realized that my to-do list just grows. Most of the things I accomplish on it don’t STAY done, so they get added onto the bottom in a never-ending depressing length. I don’t get any POINTS or anything for getting these off the list, so I have changed my ways.
I now do the things that will result in bad things if I don’t on time. Those take priority for the day. I try to do the MOST important things first – the ones where I will be thrown into the slammer if I ignore them today.
I then intersperse FUN stuff – like playing in my flowers in the spring, or harvesting my veggies at the proper time, or playing in my art room. THEN I go back and do another ‘important-to-others’ thing from the list.
I’m MUCH happier since I started doing this.
Nanea Hoffman – My Positive Outlooks via Bethany Kerr
Filed under aging, Attitude, Encouragement, quality of life
Coffee for All via Michael Remillard and Martha Kirkendall-Ghearing
Filed under Attitude, Funny Signs - Humor
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