A friend of mine- who has been in a wheel chair for many years and unable to swim in public pools emailed me yesterday to tell me that she was able to swim at the condo pool where they are staying this weekend thanks to the ada pool lift. Her husband sent me a picture of her and her smile told the story of just how happy she was to have the opportunity to spend some time in the water outside of the pool at their home. Moments like that make my heart smile and from the sounds of things- she’ll be spending a lot of time in the pool this weekend and upcoming week. Yeah Christine!
May 27, 2012
May 1, 2012
Every Little Savings Counts
Marcel told me yesterday that rather that pay someone to change the oil in our car this time- that he wasnts to attempt to do it himself. So this morning I called dad for him to see what he would recommend and he suggested that Marcel try Fram extra guard oil filter. I know nothing about these kind of things- but I passed on the information and Marcel said he was going to see what he can find. Anything to save some cash makes me happy. 🙂
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April 23, 2012
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Clap your hands! Clap! Clap!
That’s me- happy and if I wouldn’t send my iPad tumbling to the ground, I would clap.
If you saw me at the moment- lying on the sofa, still recuperating from this nasty bug I’ve had, you may wonder why I’m so happy because I’m confined to the house at the moment, mostly the bed and sofa.
There is something to be said about being forced into a position of healing and that you can either allow it to make you miserable (which I was at first) or you can use your unexpected life hiatus for the greater good of thinking, reflecting and embracing the good things.
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– Whats going on right now is temporary. I may want to be up and about, but can’t be, so I can use the time for planning. Planning I don’t usually make time for because I’m too busy with other things.
-I’m enjoying the birds. They eat. They gather cat hair I’ve left behind for them to line their nests and prepare for their young. A simple thing really, but I bet if they could talk they would say thank you.
-The trees that were barren a few short weeks ago are almost in full green of new leaf growth. It’s breathtakingly beautiful.
– I have a wonderful and amazing husband. Yes, some days I want to strangle him, but I’m pretty sure he feels the same about me from time to time. It’s the ebb and flow of life, but we love each other and he’s overcome a lot. I appreciate him.
-I have been blessed with some amazing friends. Good true blue quality friendships. I’m grateful and embrace each one. I love them all and am focused on those blessings and have let go of those who aren’t real or genuine. We are all different and have our life paths. I’ve made a conscious decision to surround myself with those who encourage, inspire and want to enjoy this beautiful journey we’ve been given.
-There is SO much more.
My cup runneth over.
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April 20, 2012
The Good Life
I love it when people that I love contact me to share great things that are happening in their lives and upcoming special events that they have asked me to be a part of. It makes my heart sing to see people happy and living a great life.
I also love it when they ask my opinion on great gifts like the Australian Opal Beads that someone I love is giving to someone they’ve fallen in love with.
We all have our little times when we hit a speed bump but on the whole, life is great and we just need to embrace every great moment.
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April 19, 2012
Beautiful Moments
One of the good things about being confined to the sofa and feeling bad is the excess time I have to browse websites on my iPad. I need to catch up on emails and I’m working on that a little at a time, but it’s slow business on the iPad.
One thing I have been doing is checking out babiesnbellies for maternity dresses and other sites since I just found out a friend is expecting her first baby. I’m so excited for them and I’ve already sent several links and ideas. Life is so full of great moments.
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April 18, 2012
Fun Amongst Colleagues
I called Marcel at work the other day and while I had him on the phone, he and his colleagues were going each other a hard time about various sporting events. I couldn’t help but laugh at them. With all that testosterone floating around its safe to say they done need any progene, but it’s great to see them not only doing their job but having fun doing it.
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April 14, 2012
Allergy Woes
Last night I went to bed far later than I should have.  I was catching up on a show that a friend told me about and even though it was not knock-your-socks-off good, it was silly and light-hearted, which happened to be just the mindless television that I needed.   I fell asleep reading a Nora Roberts book on my Kindle- and at some point during the night- I turned it off and tucked it under the pillow it was resting on.   Marcel had the night shift- which meant I was home alone and no snoring to wake me.
This morning when I awakened, I had a pounding headache- and I also noticed my eyes were watery and blurry.  Welcome to Spring-  I’ve been noticing an excess of pollen and it appears from the nausea and headache that I’ve had most of the day- that it has found my nose and sinus cavities.  I consider it the price of having beautiful weather and the gorgeous flowers that Spring gives us, although I do recall grumbling this morning when I woke up with that pounding feeling in my head.
Over the course of today- I’ve been busy and the headache has waxed and waned.  It’s also left me feeling exhausted, which may actually mean an early bedtime for me tonight-  That remains to be seen.
Starting next week- I’m going to start getting up an hour earlier each day. I’d like to make it even earlier- but I’ll try a little at a time until I get there.  I want to start training for a 5k- and I know that in order to do so- I need to schedule some work out time- and not make it hit and miss the way it has been.  I know I can do it- and I plan to run my first 5k this year. It’s been on my ‘list’ for a few years now and it’s time to make it happen.
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March 31, 2012
The Good Life-
I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about in spite of the occasional uphill battle and hiccup that we all tend to have from time to time that life really is good.  There have been people who have said to me that I’ve got the perfect life- and while that is far from the truth, I know that I am blessed and don’t take it for granted.
I’ve also noticed that as I’ve started really being true to myself and in doing what works for me that life has become even sweeter.   I’ve started avoiding those who prefer to focus on the negative or tend to err on the side of drama.  I’m definitely not judging them for their choices in life- I know it happens and some people prefer the chaos, but I figure life is chaotic enough from time to time on it’s own, I don’t need to have any extra additions that can be avoided, so I do.  We all have to do what works for us and that’s the great thing about life- we have the freedom to choose what works for us and what doesn’t and make concessions accordingly.
My Gratitude List for March 31, 2012.
Today I’m Grateful For:
- Each and every blessing in my life. From the roof over my head to good health.
- The beautiful people in my life who are true friends.
- The ability to finally ‘get’ what letting go of what doesn’t work is all about.
- Spring weather and new life.
- An afternoon of being ‘home alone’ and spending time with me.
- My business and all that I’m learning along this amazing journey- one of which is patience.
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March 16, 2012
Moving Right Along
Hard to believe that I’ve been on my little Facebook hiatus for one week now. I honestly thought it was going to be really hard, but I’ve found that it hasn’t been hard at all. Sure, there are some things that I miss, and definitely miss some people, but many are dropping me a note here and there to say hi. That’s always appreciated.
I’ve been getting a lot done, plus taking time to do other things that I haven’t taken much time to do – like sitting in the sun with a cup of coffee reading and exercising more. On the exercise level, I’m still not where I want to be, but I’m getting there- little by little. Life is indeed good!!
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March 11, 2012
On Gratitude and Spring
Yesterday I started a little Facebook hiatus in order to try to spend more time focused on other things that were far more pressing. My original plan was to just ‘go’ and not mention it to but a few of my closest friends and family (who I have contact with outside of Facebook), but then decided that since I get quite a few messages daily, that I really didn’t want people to think that I’d just ‘disappeared’, so I posted a little hiatus announcement. I love Facebook and most of my favorite people are there- but I’ve been spinning my wheels on a few things, and I knew that I really didn’t need the distraction- and lets face it- Facebook is a huge distraction. I don’t spend hours at a time on Facebook and 90% of the time it’s via the iPad or iPhone, but 20 minutes here and there adds up to precious time that can be better spent somewhere else – so I said adios for a while. It’s only day two and I know that it was the right decision.
This morning I woke up feeling grateful about many things. I was thrilled to look out and see blue skies (something we’ve seen far too little of lately), plus to see that my plants are starting to show a little green. Spring is definitely almost here and today’s weather is that confirmation.
My Gratitude List for March 11, 2012.
Today I’m Grateful for:
- Sitting for hours with a dear friend, drinking coffee and chatting about everything.
- The gorgeous blue skies and the way the sun feels against my skin.
- Seeing little hints of Spring everywhere I look.
- Chia seeds- my new ‘favorite thing’ and the abundance of energy I seem to be getting from them.
- Learning to let go and do what works for me- not what others expect of me.
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