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February 26, 2011

Rainy Days

Filed under: Life,Travel — gardener @ 6:36 am

Earlier this week the forcast for the weekend was sunny skies for both Saturday AND Sunday. I have a birthday party to attend tomorrow afternoon and was actually looking forward to walking the couple of miles to the persons house. I figured I could soak up some Vitamin D and have a great chat with another friend, who will also be attending the little Sunday afternoon birthday gathering.

Yesterday I checked the weather again- rain, rain and yes, more rain for the weekend forecast. It could be worse- like freezing AND rain, so I won’t complain, although I’m still hoping and praying that tomorrow will at least afford us dry weather to and from our friends’ home. After all, the exercise is a plus and Lord knows I need to kick the exercising up a notch or two.

Since tomorrow isn’t here- I can’t really say what it will bring. Today- on the other hand, has brought the rain that was promised. Marcel is working and I’m home alone with the critters. I’ve made a huge pot of chicken soup and I think I’ll actually spend part of the afternoon curled up in bed reading or maybe I’ll even write a few letters.

It’s one of those great ‘do nothing’ kind of days.

Wait and See

Filed under: Life,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 5:36 am

While we were on vacation this past holiday season- Marcel told me that he was planning to stop smoking. When I asked him when, he couldn’t really give me a date, but said that he would definitely be doing it this year. I didn’t say much, because I figured it was more of a wait-and-see type of thing.

Several weeks ago we were at a restaurant for my mother-in-laws 75th birthday celebration. Someone mentioned smoking discount backwoods cigars and asked Marcel if he’d ever tried them. He said he hadn’t and what surprised me was the fact that he told everyone that he was stopping this year. It was unprompted and strictly from him. That was the first time since he mentioned to me that he was going to quit that I actually thought maybe he means it. I guess all I can do is wait and see, but I sure hope he stops.

February 21, 2011

Loving that Vitamin D!

Filed under: Gratitude,In the Neighborhood,Life — gardener @ 10:50 am

This morning when I woke up I was thrilled to see the sun streaming through the window. The days have been so grey as of late that I’d almost forgotten what it was really like to have a day filled with blue skies and sunshine. I almost didn’t notice the cold temps. Truth is, I didn’t care about how cold it was; all I cared about was being able to take JJ outside and spend some time soaking up Vitamin D.

Since Marcel had the day off today- we also picked up a few groceries. I ended up spending more than I anticipated, but the house is now re-stocked with healthy foods, with the exception of the chocolate bars that Marcel bought.

Dinner was left-over minestrone soup and momentarily I’ll put on some make-up so that I’ll be presentable when Desere gets here. I’m not worried about her seeing me without make-up (she’s seen me without it often enough), but since we’re going to the movies tonight, I don’t want to scare the masses.

I’m hoping that tomorrow brings us more of the same in terms of sunshine so that I can spend a little time outside soaking up a little more of that Vitamin D. It has definitely given me some extra energy!

February 20, 2011

Is That Sunshine I See?

Filed under: Gratitude,Home,In the Neighborhood,Inspiration,Life — gardener @ 9:39 am

For the past two days I’ve been keeping a close eye on the weather here and they have said that today and tomorrow would bring rain and possibly light snow. I honestly don’t mind the rain on the days that I can stay inside in my PJ’s (like today) and since I haven’t seen any snow this year, I wouldn’t mind that either- as long as it found a way to stick around for a few days.

Not so surprisingly, neither was the case today. It has remained around the freezing point today- maybe a little higher with grey skies most of the day. Now, as I sit here with the laptop in my lap and me stretched out across the love seat, I noticed the afternoon sun shining on the wall. Looking outside, I see a pinkish glow to the sky in the west. It may sound odd- but for some reason it makes me smile. Little things, my friends- little things.

February 19, 2011

Forgiveness

Filed under: Food for Thought,Inspiration,Life,Quotes- Soul Food — gardener @ 10:33 am

As I’ve gotten older (and I like to think wiser), I’ve realized the importance of forgiveness.   I also have noticed that those that fail to see the importance- those that carry around anger, hate, hurt and resentment of things that happened in the past, are in some ways still allowing that moment in time control their life.    I’ve also noticed that for some people, lack of forgivness has manifested like cancer in their lives and forgiveness is something they are incapable of.   They spend so much time thinking about how they have been wronged and victimized that they fail to recognize that they are the ones missing out.

Years ago Marcel and I had a conversation about how he couldn’t comprehend how I forgave me ex-husband for the things that he did to me.   He said they were inexcusable and I would agree, they were.  I explained to him that I didn’t do it for my ex, but instead, I did it for myself.   It was something that I carried around and it kept me from living in the ‘now’.

Several days ago I was watching Oprah and she said that the best meaning of forgiveness that she had ever heard was:

“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.”

I love quotations, so I wrote it down, but this stayed with me long after I finished watching the show.   After all, isn’t that what makes it so difficult for us to let go of the things that have happened to us- the fact that we ask ourselves a gazillion questions as to what we could have done to make things have a different outcome?   

Let it go- forgive- accept that is, is and nothing will ever change that.   Start living today!

Living Colorfully

Filed under: Life,Shop til ya Drop,Things I Love — gardener @ 10:20 am

Last weekend when we went to dinner with Hein and Desere for an early Valentine’s Day, belated anniversary dinner, I wore heels and red socks with my outfit. I had on black pants, a charcoal grey sweater with black shoes. My handbag, socks and scarf were crimson. Oh, and let’s not forget my lipstick- which was also crimson.

I have noticed that socks with heels are the big thing right now, and I figured I could either wear black socks and let them blend with the shoes and pants or I could be ‘bold’ and colorful and wear red. I chose to be bold and colorful and loved every second of it.

A few days ago I was browsing the Kate Spade website and I came across some adorable socks from their Spring collection. I want every pair and in fact, I may order them very soon. Ironically- their motto right now is ‘Live Colorfully’ and I think that suits me perfectly.

February 18, 2011

Simple Amusements

Filed under: Life,Techy — gardener @ 10:35 am

About once a month (sometimes more), I go through all my email addresses and delete mail that I no longer need. I have a really bad habit of keeping mail even after reading it, so one of my goals this year was to stop doing that and keep my inbox ‘clutter-free’. When I go through the mail, I also go through my spam folders to make sure that nothing has ended up in the wrong place and then I delete the spam. It never ceases to amaze me at just how many natural male enhancement emails I have, and how they are certain they can help me enhance my manhood. I wonder what they would think if they knew that I didn’t have any manhood to enhance? I know- I know. It’s the little things that tend to amuse me and yes, this is one of those.

Blank Canvas

Filed under: Food for Thought,Inspiration,Life,Things I Love — gardener @ 10:31 am

I was looking at the blank canvas this morning and thinking about what I’d like to paint.   Since I had to be somewhere, I ended up not going through the motions of pulling out everything, only to have to put it away again a half hour later.  When I want to paint, I want to be able to do so without having to think about being rushed.  

I ran my errands with Marcel, came home and decided to go through my shoes.  I’ve needed to for a while and I ended up throwing away two pair and putting aside about 6 other pair that I never wear and will give to the thrift shop.   While I was sitting in the middle of the floor, I couldn’t help but think about how life is like that canvas. 

Our lives are a canvas- a flowing tapestry that is sometimes colorful and sometimes dark.   Ultimately how we paint it is entirely up to us.

February 15, 2011

Nurturing Creativity

Filed under: Inspiration,Life,Things I Love — gardener @ 9:15 am

I’ve been realizing in this little journey that I’ve been on lately that something I’ve been missing in my life is that I haven’t spent enough time being creative.   I need to spend more time with my photography, with creating jewelry and even painting.  I’d forgotten how much I love painting until I went to Paint Party Studios when I was home for the holidays.   I went twice and loved it both times.  

I’ve decided to start spending time each week tapping into that creativity and doing something for me.   I’ve found that if I don’t nurture that creative side of me, that I feel as though something is missing.   

Today I bought some acrylic paint, some brushes and canvas.   At this point I haven’t decided exactly what I’ll paint, but I can assure you that it will be colorful!

February 12, 2011

Shiny Happy People

Filed under: Gratitude,Inspiration,Life — gardener @ 5:49 am

After a pretty emotional week (which included a sick doggie); I can say that the weekend has arrived and I’m feeling a little more energetic ready to take on the world.

I guess you could say that since we’ve returned from our trip that the pendulum of emotions have been across the board and I’m determined that things will stay on the upward swing.  I know that part of it has to do with the peri-menopause (which I’ve been said to have a severe case of) and other little obstables, but I really want to start focusing on the positive, especially since I know it will make a difference in how I deal with the negative.

I have a busy day ahead of me, but I wanted to share a few things I’m grateful for.    I’m always grateful, but I know I need to take more time to recognize those little things in life that I’m grateful for. 

My Gratitude List for February 12, 2011.

Today I’m Grateful For:

  • Dinner out with friends and my favorite guy tonight.
  • Inspiration to be more creative.
  • JJ, who is feeling MUCH better today.
  • Relaxing mornings and a good nights sleep.
  • The color red, which I always tend to gravitate towards.
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