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August 20, 2012

Gratitude- Monday August 20, 2012

Filed under: Gratitude — gardener @ 12:39 pm

Monday’s bits of gratitude.

Today I’m grateful for:

1. Waking up to another sunny day- only with cooler temps.

2. Coffee with one of my neighbors that I’d only met once before today.

3. Walking a mile further than my original goal.

4. Zucchini and chicken- fresh off the grill.

5. Moments of relaxation after a busy day.

Patience

Filed under: Inspiration,Life — gardener @ 12:32 pm

I was browsing online a few days ago looking for specific things that I needed for my company and at the same time I was emailing with a friend who asked if I needed Gneil federal labor law posters to hang. Since I am a one person company, I guess that doesn’t exactly apply to me- but who knows what the future may bring.

I’m in the process of doing some 2013 goal setting and it could prove to be a great year!! Now to just keep my plans moving forward and have a little patience.

Back in the Saddle

Filed under: 5k Training,Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 12:25 pm

Today I started back really working towards my training for a 5k- and really paying attention to my own health and eating well. Don’t get me wrong, on the whole I DO eat well most of the time but I could see a few bad habits creeping in and I honestly wasn’t feeling good about them, so I knew that ‘thinking’ about it wasn’t going to change it. I knew that the change had to come from me- so I came up with a plan for myself that I’m committed to.

I am not delusioned in thinking that it’s going to be easy, because I know it is going to have its struggles just like everything else worth having, but I’m ready for it.

Smart Idea

Filed under: Food for Thought,Home,Life — gardener @ 10:25 am

Two months ago- I found out that of my neighbors wives passed away suddenly. I don’t know them very well, but I do know that they are elderly and they have no children. It has been a difficult transition for him, knowing that he’s alone- even though he will say that she was much better off passing away because she’s no longer in pain. I heard a few days ago that he’s considering donating property to charity when he passes away and is working on getting the proper paperwork in order. I think that’s a really smart thing to do- instead of allowing it to become property of the State once he passes.

August 16, 2012

Catching Up

Filed under: Life — gardener @ 12:05 pm

It seems like when I took the little hiatus from Facebook- I also took a hiatus from updating here.    My head has been filled with cobwebs and sorting through massive amounts of ‘junk’, but through that I’ve also been able (surprisingly) to get a few new and exciting things in the works with my business.    I’m making some goals and it looks like next year is going to be not only a fun, but also busy year!  I’m looking forward to it!

In the meantime- I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen- whipping up a few new recipes that I created after drawing inspiration from some of my favorite food blogs-  and I need to update the cookbook I have for my recipes.

I’ve been thinking about a food blog for years-  and I think I may just make one happen-  we’ll see.  I have a domain that I’ve owned for years now, maybe I need to use it.

 

 

August 3, 2012

August 3, 2012 – Gratitude

Filed under: Gratitude,Life's Little Hiccups — gardener @ 6:00 am

I’m taking a little hiatus from Facebook (and many other things at the moment) but one thing I didn’t want to do was get away from my daily gratitude.   I’m going through something very personal at the moment, but even in this time of uncertainty- there is still so much to be grateful for.

Today I’m Grateful for:

  1. Being able to spend some quite time alone with my thoughts to think about everything that is happening.
  2. The friendships that I have with those who have recognized that something is amiss and have checked on me and offered an ear if I need one.
  3. A good nights sleep.
  4. Knowing that in everything is a lesson to be learned- even though we don’t always see it at first.
  5. Unconditional love.

Welcome August

Filed under: Life — gardener @ 5:49 am

It’s hard to believe that we are already three days into the month of August. My birthday month flew by with great speed and even now- looking back, I’m finding it hard to remember where the days and weeks went. It was filled with some wonderful moments and even more wonderful people and I’m grateful.

August has me thinking and reconsidering a lot of things- making a few new goals- and adjusting others. At least the weather is perfect outside- and in spite of the migraine I’m feeling today- I know that good things are happening all around me. I’m grateful for that.

I’m also grateful knowing that in a few short months- we’ll be heading home for the holidays. More great times await.

Planning

Filed under: Life — gardener @ 5:40 am

In addition to all the other planning and goal setting I’ve been doing- I’ve also been entertaining the idea of making some new investments for our future. I have been looking at various options, including researching the best annuity rates that would give us the most return in the investment time that I’m looking for us to invest in. Marcel isn’t remotely interested in learning about these things- and leaves all the research and decision making up to me. I still discuss it with him- but he trusts my judgement and instinct and knows that I wouldn’t make a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants decision. After all- it’s my future too.

July 27, 2012

Welcome Rain

Filed under: Home,Inspiration — gardener @ 8:21 am

I love balance- not only in my life- but in everything around me.   We’ve had GREAT weather this week-  amazing, in fact- but the blue skies are now cloudy- and it’s begun to rain.   I don’ t mind.   In fact, I’m sitting outside on the covered verandah as I type this enjoying the smell of rain and the feel of the temps dropping.    It also means that I won’t need to water the plants tonight, as Mother Nature has that covered.

Balance-  It’s so important isn’t it?  In all aspects of life.   I can tell when I find myself getting out of balance and know that it’s time to start being more aware.   It’s a great thing in my eyes-  an inner compass so-to-speak and as long as I pay attention I know I’m where I need to be.

 

A What?

Filed under: Life — gardener @ 6:22 am

This morning I called Marcel at work to ask him about some reflector vests that we have in the car. I could tell that he was distracted, so without asking I knew he was busy, which was logical, since he was at work. I could hear someone talking in the back ground and asking him about a ball joint being broken and what it would take to repair it. Since I was pretty certain this was way beyond his realm of job description, I got the answer to my question and said goodbye.

When he got home – I asked him about it, and he told me that the conversation I heard part of was going on in the midst of everything else and that it was totally non-work related. At least they knew what they were talking about- as I had NO idea!

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