• Aging Parents,  Family,  Frustration,  Narcissism,  Uncategorized

    From Peace to Chaos

    After the peaceful hour and a half of being pampered with feet and leg massages, oils, lotions, and shiny new toes, I came home to an evening of chaos and anger. I actually wanted to go back to work, lol. My plan was to come home and have an egg sandwich with mayo – a big craving I was having. Nothing from a drive thru even remotely sounded good. I could see that the internet had been down most of the day by the camera alerts saying they were down. But I had seen them come back on and was hoping my video had uploaded properly. It had not. It…

  • Happiness,  Productivity,  To Do List

    Do Routines Bring Joy and Comfort or Do They Breed Boredom?

    Good morning! Just a quick entry here over coffee as I ponder the reality of routines and to do lists in our lives. Do they bring joy and comfort or just breed boredom and mundane life? Recently I remembered moments in time where joy was just seething from my pores. I asked God to bring those times back again. The pure kind where you enjoy every moment of the day and look forward to the next moment. And I wondered if my routine was making my life mundane, or if it was really comforting to me. Where is the Joy? In reality there have been only a few times in…

  • Decor,  Life,  Office,  Shopping

    Peace and Happiness During January’s Chaos

    The past day or two has been chaotic, but yet somehow peaceful. Most of the pressure comes from trying to pack too much into periods of time, meetings, appointments and deadlines. But several things have kept me from totally falling apart – and I did get very close. God has been listening and has been my tower, my strength, my “go to” and at night when I lay down, I totally rest in Him and ask him to just help, and He has. He has given me peace, rest, little avenues of unexpected time, little pockets of joy, little moments with friends or family, and little bits of fun with…