Thursday, June 22, 2023
Questions I Never Asked My Doctor
Monday, April 3, 2023
Things You Learn ..
Grandma: Um .. yeah.
5 yr old Granddaughter: But sometimes they can smell like perfume.
Grandma: ?
5 yr old Granddaughter: Yeah, that means you're about to die.
Grandma: 👀
Friday, November 11, 2022
SERIOUSLY??
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
THIS guy!!
(I'm pretending I haven't been absent without explanation - for now.)
So look who has been showing up on social media lately - with teases about an upcoming Christmas album (possibly) and even more exciting - a new Christmas song written by him! Steve Perry. :)
He is looking good, fit, trim, and in good spirits. I hope that means he keeps popping up when I am least expecting it, the photos always make me smile, no matter what mood I'm in.
In Hanford, his birthplace. |
In his studio, the "love box." |
He titled this one "Road trip to my city by the bay." |
I still love that he has kept his gray hair, whether he keeps it short or lets it get shaggy - he's keeping it real! Cannot wait to hear his voice, THE Voice, once again,
Thursday, June 23, 2022
It's Been a While!
There has never been a time in my life where I felt the need to totally step back, take a breath (or several) and reevaluate a lot of things. Take myself out of a completely toxic and demoralizing situation for the good of - ME. Not when I got divorced, not when other things in my life seemed overwhelming or unmanageable, but this time - I needed that break. AND I TOOK IT.
Monday, May 16, 2022
So ..
I have been working on some things, keeping my hands busy and being creative is good for my mental health. There was a time when I made pot holder after pot holder after pot holder. I have been told this is a very healthy strategy. When I am having trouble concentrating or focusing on things that are bothering me, making something makes me feel like a superstar!
This blog was started a million years ago to promote my Etsy shop, and then I kind of drifted away from that and it became a personal blog. I've decided to reopen my shop with a different name, a different style, and for different reasons. Regardless of why - it is now open.
Funny, when it was open to begin with I was really into customizing my blog and attached the link to my shop at the bottom of this page. If I click on it now it will still take me to my new shop but I have no idea how to change the actual picture of the link. I've forgotten how and it seems too hard to devote time to.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Life Changes
Sometimes you have to reevaluate. Determine whether your life is making you happy, or whether you are in control or if other external forces are.
It's time for me to do this, to look at what I want, what my abilities are, what makes me happy. What do I really want to do? And it's time to take control of my life, whether it is good, bad, or ugly. I am a firm believer in personal responsibility, which includes not blaming other people for where you are in life. Everyone has choices, everyone has good and bad circumstances to deal with, and everyone decides how to react to their individual situation.
Things were feeling dark for a bit, but after working through it, I am able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The end of the tunnel may not be as close as I would like .. but at least I can see it.
There is this little girl who brings me joy - who loves princess dresses, nail polish, and fire trucks. Oh how I appreciate the time I get to spend with her. She has remained a constant, that good thing that has never failed to make me smile. There is always something (or someone) to be grateful for. A young child who has not learned to be mean or manipulative, or guarded or dishonest. In my case, a grandchild. She is pure light.So, I have that goin' for me. :)
Thank God.
Moving forward, hopefully I will make good choices, react well to circumstances, and move in a positive direction. Working on it. Because at some point you can't sell your soul for money or anything else, and I am not willing to do that. We will see where I end up but I am unwilling to carry that heavy weight anymore.