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Contentment: Love it When Things Come Together
Today as I’ve worked in the house, sipped coffee, fixed breakfast, did some planning, updated the list, paid Mom’s bills, and did my exercising – I’ve noticed a new bright feeling. It’s hard to put a name to it but can best be described as contentment, happiness, and a feeling of “not being so behind” and more of a feeling of accomplishment or getting closer to doing what I’ve intended. Let me describe what I think is causing the feeling: By nature, I’m more of a laid back, introverted, melancholy type always in prep mode for something bad to happen (because sometimes it did) and I’m way too aware and…
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Taking Some Time to Myself, A Jewelry Project, and another Shopping Haul
Good morning. The new VLOG is up and you can see it HERE. In this vlog I’m enjoying a rare day off, spending time with the dogs, doing some projects, fussing with my camera, opening up my weekly shopping haul and sharing the Melaleuca products I bought and sharing the website. What a fabulous day. A rare jewel of a day in this period of time in my life. Thanks for all the congrats on the new grand baby set to arrive in March of 2024. And all the prayers and well wishes from my having a bout with diverticulitis. I’ve been on a liquid/soft diet for two and a…
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Choosing Happy and Finding THAT ONE THING that Makes Your Day Feel Worthwhile
I have this “Choose Happy” hanging in my laundry room, where I actually spend a chunk of my time. It spoke to me yesterday. This week we are in now is THE last week of quarter end, year end. In a normal quarter end it is bad enough but year end is quarter end on steroids x 2 and multiplied by life’s curve balls = the reason why I call it “impossible”. Normally impossible is not in my vocabulary. But the month of January is very persuasive in thought and action and is convincing me otherwise. Regardless, I have fought with myself nearly every day but as I near the…