Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

July 8, 2011

Grateful-

Filed under: Gratitude — gardener @ 11:16 am

Today has been an odd day-   I’m not sure exactly why- but I’ve been feeling highly stressed.    I know there is a lot going on and my ‘to do’ list seems to be a mile long- but in spite of everything happening around me- I’m feeling grateful.

  • I have people in my life who love me and who are there for me to love and support me no matter what.   That means a great deal to me.
  • I’m glad that I’m able to limit my time around those that are- lets just say ‘energy vampires’.
  • It may seem silly- but I’m grateful that my little guy JJ actually enjoys getting a bath-  He makes me laugh out loud when he tries to bite the soap bubbles in the water and how he runs around like his tail is on fire once he has been dried.
  • Adventures and fun times that I have planned this month and the people I’m doing them with.
  • I’m happy that certain things that I’ve been working on seem to be coming together and now the decision has to be made- and the hard part starts.  I’m grateful that it has been somewhat clear what I need to do and can’t wait for the challenge.

One Step at a Time

Filed under: Home,Life,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 10:07 am

There is so much going on in our household at the moment that lately I’m having to remind myself to keep breathing- It’s just busy busy with lots of fun activities and adventures in the making, but we’re also in the process of wanting to make some changes in our household. We have laminate floors throughout the bedrooms and when we bought it I liked the color but now I don’t. I’ve been looking at the BestLaminate.net laminate floor in hopes of finding something new- plus I’ve also been looking at new colors to paint our living room. There is a list of what we’d like to do since we made the decision to stay here and it looks like we’ll get them done one at a time, although I do find myself wishing I could wave a magic wand and have it all done at once.

Create a New Cupcake Recipe (101 in 1001 Days)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Food — gardener @ 9:03 am

One of the items on my 101 in 1001 days list was to create a new cupcake recipe. I have been experimenting with cupcakes quite a bit lately and have become quite obsessed with them, so new recipes are a given.

The new recipe is an Orange Creamcicle Cupcake that I hope will be a huge hit amongst those I love and others. It’s a orange-vanilla cupcake with an orange-vanilla cream icing and orange curd filling.

What’s your favorite cupcake and why?

Making Lists-

Filed under: Holidays,Shop til ya Drop,Techy — gardener @ 7:59 am

I know that it’s July- so this is going to sound somewhat crazy to some of you- but I’m already starting to think about Christmas. Since this year we won’t be home- my buying will be scaled down compared to the years we are at home, but I’ve got my eye on several ideas for my brother- one of which is a garman golf gps. He is a HUGE golf fan and plays as often as he can so I know this is something that he would absolutely love. The great thing is- I can order and have it shipped to mom and dad’s and he can open it there Christmas morning. I’ve got it added to my iPhone Christmas list application and in the next few months will start my ‘official’ shopping.

In case you haven’t guessed- I LOVE Christmas!

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