It's been a rainy/humid week but a cool front is coming our way and should clear things out just in time for the weekend.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
A Toast
"Thank you home, for allowing me to live within your walls.
Thank you for giving me shelter, warmth, and security.
Thank you for allowing me to live my life in your womb, for staying strong and sturdy, for supporting me, and for your beauty.
Thank you earth, for the land that I live on and for allowing me to steward life with you.
Thank you for allowing me to walk upon your soil, cultivate you, and live in partnership with you.
Thank you for supporting my home and my family.
Thank you... plants, minerals, and animals that dwell on the land that I steward.
Thank you for allowing me to experience your beauty, share in your wonderment of life, and for the honor of living with all of you on this earth.
Thank you for the wisdom and joy you bring to humanity.
I honor you."
taken from Daily Om.
Celebrating a year in my year my house and just finished painting the last room, so a celebration was in order. Special thanks go out to my parents and family for their endless support and help. To my friends who have been so instrumental in the past year from the very first day to now and you know who you are. I have been truly blessed and as the days and months go by I am mystified by all the signs that brought me to where I am today and it all started here. Tomorrow, I will begin working on my new altar (now that my meditation room is painted) and he will take his rightful place for I truly believe that he brought me here. As I close this blog and get ready to meditate, I am listening to "Silence: No More Longing" by Ottmar Liebert and it is a fitting tribute in which to honor this special day.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday the 13th
Very interesting to read about indeed.
I'm hoping 3/13/09 will be a lucky day and not a bad day...
besides as of 4:30 p.m., it'll be the start of Spring Break vacation!
Thank goodness for Academia!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Chasing Pavements
Totally in love with the titled song by Adele.
She won a Grammy for best new artist and a well deserved accolade indeed.
This woman rocks and her voice
is simply amazing and she's only 20!
Nice article here, which contains a few snipets of her songs.
I can totally relate to the "Chasing Pavements" song as
that's what I feel I've been doing the past year and a half at times.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Spring Forward
First of all, whose idea was it to switch back to daylight savings time so early into the month already. Spring hasn't even officially arrived! I am so CONFRUSED, and no that's not spelled wrong! Thankfully, Spring Break is only a few days away. Time for some R & R and putting some finishing paint touches on the house.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
I'm an Owl!
Actually I already knew that but this just confirmed it for me.
Let me just ask..."whose idea was it to make the change in time so early"?
I don't mind it being darker later but sure hate to loose an hour's sleep.
Personally, I think the whole thing is backwards!
It would seem that with winter you want the reverse time switch...
where it gets darker later and
in summer because of the heat you want the time change to coincide
with having less light/heat, bringing on the early nightfull and a
reprieve from the heat of the day.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Ceremony
For some time I've been wanting to purchase a drum and become part of a ceremony by way of drumming (Native American). As I near the milestone of my 50th birthday, I decided that the time was finally here and this past weekend I became the proud owner of a 15 inch Dark Buffalo Hide Drum (hand made). The creator of the drum was Deborah and she writes:
This drum skin was surprisingly dark and finished dark and somewhat translucent in nature. It has a maple frame and is made by hand requiring 6 hours to produce.
This drum also has a stick made EXCLUSIVELY for it and no other.
There were two drums to choose from and I chose the Buffalo drum or rather it chose me as Deborah states..."the drum should sing to you". Buffalo Wisdom Includes:
*Earth Creativity
*Feminine courage
*Abundance and Generosity
*Knowledge
*Hospitality and Sharing work
*Courage and Strength
*Challenge and Survival
*Giving for the greater good
*Formulating beneficial plans
In the near future, I am looking forward to joining a drumming circle. Until then I will continue to drum and find my own rhythm. Side note: Chulo isn't too happy about the drumming as he tends to burrow under his bed and hide.
Thank you to Deborah Lane/SheGoesLaughing for her gift and insight. For more information see her website.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
How Old Are You?
from an email, I got and surely the LAUGH for the day-
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING, SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD?
WELL . . . YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE. I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST.
I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA ON THE WALL, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY
WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
SOME 30-ODD YEARS AGO. COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY
THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?
UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT.
THIS BALDING, GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE
WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE.
AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL. 'YES. YES, I DID. I'M A MUSTANG,' HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE.
WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?' I ASKED. HE ANSWERED, 'IN 1975, WHY DO YOU ASK? 'YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!', I EXCLAIMED.
HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY. THEN, THAT UGLY, OLD, BALD, WRINKLED FACED,
FAT-ASSED, GRAY-HAIRED, DECREPIT SON-OF-A-BITCH ASKED,
'WHAT DID YOU TEACH???
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Bachelor Essentials
I came across this from an email I got....
Ten things every single man must own:
1. A top notch/coffee espresso machine.
2. A lamp in your bedroom
3. Swiffer Sweeper & cloths
4. A comfortable couch
5. Nice underwear
6. A key ring that can fix, cut and open anything
7. $150+ jeans
8. $200+ dress shoes
9. 300 thread count cotton sheets
10. Joy of Cooking cookbook
Here's my take...
#1. Not necessary in my book
#2. Yes, a lamp in his own bedroom and in his own place is a must!
#3. Ok, we can go out and buy this item together
#4 & 5, DUH!
#6. I already have one of those, so it's ok if he doesn't
#7 & 8. Heck, I don't even have these in my closet BUT have to admit, I do glance at shoes men wear. Nothing like a sharp dressed man and that doesn't include flip flops which do not impress me much!!!
#9. See #2
10. You betcha! Even, I dont' have one of my own...shhhh but don't tell him that!
My nephew recently got a bachelor pad of his own and I will be sure to pass this on to him! Funny though, he called my mom last weekend and she teased him and asked him, "how many women you got at your place"? His reply was, "Mimo, none... because I dont' have a girlfriend right now". Awww, he's really a sweetheart.
Ten things every single man must own:
1. A top notch/coffee espresso machine.
2. A lamp in your bedroom
3. Swiffer Sweeper & cloths
4. A comfortable couch
5. Nice underwear
6. A key ring that can fix, cut and open anything
7. $150+ jeans
8. $200+ dress shoes
9. 300 thread count cotton sheets
10. Joy of Cooking cookbook
Here's my take...
#1. Not necessary in my book
#2. Yes, a lamp in his own bedroom and in his own place is a must!
#3. Ok, we can go out and buy this item together
#4 & 5, DUH!
#6. I already have one of those, so it's ok if he doesn't
#7 & 8. Heck, I don't even have these in my closet BUT have to admit, I do glance at shoes men wear. Nothing like a sharp dressed man and that doesn't include flip flops which do not impress me much!!!
#9. See #2
10. You betcha! Even, I dont' have one of my own...shhhh but don't tell him that!
My nephew recently got a bachelor pad of his own and I will be sure to pass this on to him! Funny though, he called my mom last weekend and she teased him and asked him, "how many women you got at your place"? His reply was, "Mimo, none... because I dont' have a girlfriend right now". Awww, he's really a sweetheart.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Meet Maizie!
Maizie plays on the computer
Originally uploaded by JayJay7270
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A Peanut!
TGIF!!! Yes, that's the right time of my blog today/tonight...Central Standard time...12:27 a.m.! Early morn and still no sleep. Will dread the rest of the day as it drags....especially at work as I have a 2:00 meeting right after lunch and you know what that means.
So, last weekend my niece went on a conference trip with her college to Abilene and so being the good aunt that I am, I gave her some munchies to take on the road. Some good old fashioned GARP trail mix that I used to make in my camping days. The trail mix consists of peanuts, milk chocolate pieces and raisins. The peanuts were from a spicy thai mix and from the good folks at Planters but I forgot to tell my niece there were some spicy ones in the mix. So earlier tonight, I saw she had the half eaten bag on her bed and I asked her how the munchies were? She chuckles and tells me that the peanuts are bad that's why she didn't eat them all. I started laughing and telling her about the mix to which she replied (as she held a peanut in her hand), "I knew there was something different about you"! Hence my blog tonight! Oh well guess you had to be there.
Ok, I really need to get some sleep! Way past my bedtime and I'm working on Saturday too but thankfully no more Sundays! Good news in that they cut back my hours of which I'll miss the extra money but welcome the extra time!
So, last weekend my niece went on a conference trip with her college to Abilene and so being the good aunt that I am, I gave her some munchies to take on the road. Some good old fashioned GARP trail mix that I used to make in my camping days. The trail mix consists of peanuts, milk chocolate pieces and raisins. The peanuts were from a spicy thai mix and from the good folks at Planters but I forgot to tell my niece there were some spicy ones in the mix. So earlier tonight, I saw she had the half eaten bag on her bed and I asked her how the munchies were? She chuckles and tells me that the peanuts are bad that's why she didn't eat them all. I started laughing and telling her about the mix to which she replied (as she held a peanut in her hand), "I knew there was something different about you"! Hence my blog tonight! Oh well guess you had to be there.
Ok, I really need to get some sleep! Way past my bedtime and I'm working on Saturday too but thankfully no more Sundays! Good news in that they cut back my hours of which I'll miss the extra money but welcome the extra time!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Blonde with a flat tire
For Friday funnies...
Yesterday I had a flat tire on the interstate. So I ease my car over to the shoulder of the road, carefully, get out of the car and open the trunk. I took out 2 cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them at the rear of my car facing oncoming traffic. They look so life like you wouldn't believe it! They are in trench coats exposing their nude bodies and private parts to the approaching drivers. To my surprise, cars start slowing down looking at my life like men. And of course, traffic starts backing up. Everybody is tooting their horns and waving like crazy. It wasn't long before a state trooper pulls up behind me. He gets out ofhis car and starts walking toward me. I could tell he was not a happy camper! 'What's going on here?''My car has a flat tire', I said calmly. 'Well, what the hell are those obscene cardboard men doing here by the road?' I couldn't believe that he didn't know. So I told him, 'Hellooooo, those are my emergency flashers!'
Yesterday I had a flat tire on the interstate. So I ease my car over to the shoulder of the road, carefully, get out of the car and open the trunk. I took out 2 cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them at the rear of my car facing oncoming traffic. They look so life like you wouldn't believe it! They are in trench coats exposing their nude bodies and private parts to the approaching drivers. To my surprise, cars start slowing down looking at my life like men. And of course, traffic starts backing up. Everybody is tooting their horns and waving like crazy. It wasn't long before a state trooper pulls up behind me. He gets out ofhis car and starts walking toward me. I could tell he was not a happy camper! 'What's going on here?''My car has a flat tire', I said calmly. 'Well, what the hell are those obscene cardboard men doing here by the road?' I couldn't believe that he didn't know. So I told him, 'Hellooooo, those are my emergency flashers!'
Sunday, January 18, 2009
One of those days!
Ever have one of those days?! I had one of these on Friday. I almost lost it. I was feeling frazzled and harried but thank goodness lunch time came around and I took a quick drive to the park and back to work I went to finish out the day. I worked Saturday but am sooo glad to have the holiday off....I was living for MLK day. Today was a low-key gorgeous day but household chores beckoned as well as watching the playoffs. Go CARDS!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Friday, January 09, 2009
A Better Life
Tips for a Better Life – 2009
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2008.
7. Make time to practice meditation and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of six.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants. Eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, or issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime .
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the NEGATIVE BLUES away.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. REMEMBER GOD heals everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will.
Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often. (or email them to death)
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
A good paying job!
John Smith started the day early having set his
alarm clock (made in Japan) for 6am.
While his coffeepot
(made in China)
was perking, he shaved with his electric razor
(made in Hong Kong).
He put on a dress shirt
(made in Sri Lanka ),
and designer jeans
(made in Singapore )
and tennis shoes
(made in Korea )
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(made in India)
he sat down with his calculator
(made in Mexico)
to see how much he could spend today.
alarm clock (made in Japan) for 6am.
While his coffeepot
(made in China)
was perking, he shaved with his electric razor
(made in Hong Kong).
He put on a dress shirt
(made in Sri Lanka ),
and designer jeans
(made in Singapore )
and tennis shoes
(made in Korea )
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(made in India)
he sat down with his calculator
(made in Mexico)
to see how much he could spend today.
After setting his watch
(made in Taiwan)
to the radio
(made in Canada )
he got in his car
(made in Germany )
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )
and continued his search
for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging
and fruitless day checking his computer
(Made In Malaysia ),
John decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(made in Brazil )
poured himself a glass of wine
(made in France )
and turned on his TV
(made in Indonesia ),
and then wondered
why he can't find
a good paying job
in AMERICA!!!
(made in Taiwan)
to the radio
(made in Canada )
he got in his car
(made in Germany )
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )
and continued his search
for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging
and fruitless day checking his computer
(Made In Malaysia ),
John decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(made in Brazil )
poured himself a glass of wine
(made in France )
and turned on his TV
(made in Indonesia ),
and then wondered
why he can't find
a good paying job
in AMERICA!!!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Red Hill
This Exotic Angel plant called my name yesterday and he was on clearance for $1.00. I happily brought him home to be my chosen plant for 2009. Within the dirt are the cut up pieces of my letter for the new year that lists my dreams, hopes and desires for 2009. More info about plant here. I knew nothing about this plant when I bought it but I love the explanation which fits me to a tee in the description of home decor: eclectic.
Last night I had a ceremonial smudge which celebrates "in with the new and out with the old" that includes a letter in reference to the past year. In the the letter I offer healing and hope to myself and for others and ask for forgiveness to those that I've hurt in the past year. This is my fourth year to do so and I look forward to the quiet time before celebrating the new year.
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