I love to do projects and I am lining them up right now! I bought material at JoAnne Fabrics for 5 aprons! But that aside, I have begun a new project and CSI will just have to take 2nd place for awhile. Ever since the job at the church has become passe I have been frozen. Add to that the actual diagnosis of Dementia for my husband and I am just in a zone. I don't really have any friends to do anything with that is unrelated to my 'daily grind' life. I love coming to Madison and working for S, it takes me out of the smallness of my life but it still has some fierce limitations. I was made to travel and pop in on folks and investigate little shops and do projects alone and with others. I miss scrapbooking at Judy's. The delight I used to take in packing up and driving there over hill and dale, unloading and immersion began. The day passed, I may have gotton stiff from concentrated efforts but no matter. Lunch was always special and the limited social ambiance was perfect for me. Touches to and from others but no one absorbing me. Sigh!
I have need of diversion and of expression of my talents. Church calls for some of my talents and living with others calls on others, serving and teaching are indeed wonderful things to do. I do not regret this time spent but oh how I want to dance in the creativity of my soul. So...I have said all this to tell you that I purchased a huge funny looking scrapbook album with a frivolous picture of a thin woman in a car on the front and it is to put my desires and likes and tastes in with some poetry and prose in between. Dogs to Dishrags it will be me! So I challenge any readers who get to a place of unrest to do this very thing. You do not need a special format just follow your heart and collect many magazines to peruse and cut to smithers. My advice is to do two at once. The kitchen and the heart if they are somewhat seperated. I am gathering all the recipes that sound like they would taste wonderful or benefit my friends and putting them in a 2nd album. Joy is creating this. I wish I could teach this as a class for boosting creativity and finding out what direction to go next. It helped me in the past when I was frozen or discontented and I am awaiting the curtain to rise this time also! Happy creating to us all, God made us in His image and He is the best at creation! Aprons and books or potroasts and curtains, it is all the same...just begin and flow in the direction it takes you! Yeah!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
I love to read blogs!
Tonight I spent awhile chasing rainbows as it seems finding blogs that spoke to my heart so I thought I should post a few for you to check out and see if you like them too.
Blogging is fun and it is a way to touch people when you just cannot take the time, effort or find a way to reach people outside your sphere. It is also a way to stretch your limits and jostle your views and opinions, experience new things and find like folks who stimulate you.
Good hunting!
Blogging is fun and it is a way to touch people when you just cannot take the time, effort or find a way to reach people outside your sphere. It is also a way to stretch your limits and jostle your views and opinions, experience new things and find like folks who stimulate you.
Good hunting!
What a week of work and exploring!
In my search for money to pay the bills I have had an interesting week. Suzanne and I have kicked around the idea of doing a family home day care but with all the drawbacks I have decided not to do this and told her today to go forward with her plans and I would continue to look for a position that met my needs.
I cleaned for Peggy in her trailer home. It is starting to look better and shape up. She bought Jenna's Whirlpool washer and dryer as theirs died a sudden death. They both work and so laundry is in the process...I did 12 loads last week at my house and then delivered them folded to Peggy. The kitchen is now taking shape. Not the best shape but there is now a table and they can eat or sit and coffee there instead of eating in the living room. We rearranged the living room and made it more attractive. Dave is dead set against getting new carpet but the stuff they have is wrinkled and bunched, smells like dog and mold and basically will never let them feel good about the house. Peggy wants to just save money and surprise Dave while he is at work someday but I am encouraging letting him change his stubborn decision and let him think it was his idea. We start with prayer...
We shopped and with $169 we bought food and supplies for making meals for 2 weeks. A day of chopping and sauteing and stirring and voila -freezer and fridge are now full and they are enjoying the meals. Their vacuume broke so Jenna is going to try to fix it. I am always overjoyed that someone likes to take things apart and fix them. I hate it and really never remember how they go back together. So viva la difference! We are making a silk purse out of a sows ear!
Then it was T. Stamman meeting week so Peggy and I made taco salad for many with volunteer donations as was on the list of needs. It turned out well as usual but Tom left early due to a sudden snow storm in Minnesota. I sat in the office during the service and did my resume for a job in Reedsburg that may be the one for me - Church Secretary at the Methodist church is needed and so I feel qualified. Now they not want me but it is in and I looked mighty good to the ladies in the office. I also put an app in on line for Kwik Trip and went in to meet the manager at the store nearest me. She is willing to work with my schedule in Madtown. Yeah! The money is not the best at these jobs but maybe staying near home would benefit me. I want to help Peggy get her home in order and start to develop self esteem. I also want to help her kid Nick to learn to read so he will not follow in the path of n'ear do wells that have gone before. He has potential and why not invest???
So I have ideas and a direction. I want to try to keep Jack at home for now and see if he can get stronger and keep his thinking skills at the level he is at now. I think the chiro and vitamins and Jenna keeping on him to exercise a bit have kept him alive this long now maybe we can do it awhile longer!
My main goal is to get the credit card habit licked and off my back and my credit record and to be able to enjoy the work I do and the time I have. I want to build a few bonfires, have a party, plant a small garden, paint the bathroom and scrapbook again. Is that so bad? No. I can do it!
Lord help me do it please!
I cleaned for Peggy in her trailer home. It is starting to look better and shape up. She bought Jenna's Whirlpool washer and dryer as theirs died a sudden death. They both work and so laundry is in the process...I did 12 loads last week at my house and then delivered them folded to Peggy. The kitchen is now taking shape. Not the best shape but there is now a table and they can eat or sit and coffee there instead of eating in the living room. We rearranged the living room and made it more attractive. Dave is dead set against getting new carpet but the stuff they have is wrinkled and bunched, smells like dog and mold and basically will never let them feel good about the house. Peggy wants to just save money and surprise Dave while he is at work someday but I am encouraging letting him change his stubborn decision and let him think it was his idea. We start with prayer...
We shopped and with $169 we bought food and supplies for making meals for 2 weeks. A day of chopping and sauteing and stirring and voila -freezer and fridge are now full and they are enjoying the meals. Their vacuume broke so Jenna is going to try to fix it. I am always overjoyed that someone likes to take things apart and fix them. I hate it and really never remember how they go back together. So viva la difference! We are making a silk purse out of a sows ear!
Then it was T. Stamman meeting week so Peggy and I made taco salad for many with volunteer donations as was on the list of needs. It turned out well as usual but Tom left early due to a sudden snow storm in Minnesota. I sat in the office during the service and did my resume for a job in Reedsburg that may be the one for me - Church Secretary at the Methodist church is needed and so I feel qualified. Now they not want me but it is in and I looked mighty good to the ladies in the office. I also put an app in on line for Kwik Trip and went in to meet the manager at the store nearest me. She is willing to work with my schedule in Madtown. Yeah! The money is not the best at these jobs but maybe staying near home would benefit me. I want to help Peggy get her home in order and start to develop self esteem. I also want to help her kid Nick to learn to read so he will not follow in the path of n'ear do wells that have gone before. He has potential and why not invest???
So I have ideas and a direction. I want to try to keep Jack at home for now and see if he can get stronger and keep his thinking skills at the level he is at now. I think the chiro and vitamins and Jenna keeping on him to exercise a bit have kept him alive this long now maybe we can do it awhile longer!
My main goal is to get the credit card habit licked and off my back and my credit record and to be able to enjoy the work I do and the time I have. I want to build a few bonfires, have a party, plant a small garden, paint the bathroom and scrapbook again. Is that so bad? No. I can do it!
Lord help me do it please!
Monday, April 7, 2008
What if I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 5 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments...what is it?
1. Produce: Sweet Potatoes
2. Bakery: Scones or healthy bread
3. Meat: Turkey or Fish
4. Frozen: frozen veggies like for whatever I wanted to cook that day
5. Dairy: Organic plain Yogurt
If I was to listen in on your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?
1. I love you too.
2. Oh Yeah!
3. Use your Walker and stand up straight!
4. It is what it is so Get Over It!
5. What's up with that?
Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 sets of clothing with you. So, what's in your bag?
1. Comfy jammies you could be seen in with Crocks to match.
2. Bra and Panties from V.S.
3. Pink lounge suit with jacket
So, what 3 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood?
1. Wash face and apply moisturizer, brush teeth
2. drink my English Tea with milk and stevia
3. think and read my bible and pray
We are going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?
1. Aviary
2. Monkey house
3. Random
You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on t.v. of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?
1. Animal Cops New York
2. Rachel Ray (any)
3. CSI Miami
4. L.A. Ink
You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?
1. Vanilla Bean
2. Buttered Pecan
3. Vanilla
We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?
1. Organizing my scrap closet oops that would take longer!
2. reading blogs
3. yard work...it is bad
4. blogging
5. exercising, shower and do nails
So, someone stole your purse...in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. What's in there?
1. Keys to church with purple light on them
2. Keys to my car and a remote (with a pink metalic flip flop on them)
3. Brown leather wallet with checkbook/Drivers License etc. inside
4. Stevia green and white bottle/migraine pills/ibuproferin
5. Kleenex pack
You are at a fantasy job fair, and asked what areas you are interested in pursuing a career in. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted, so what 4 careers would be fun for you?
1. Missionary who works with abused women
2. Owner/manager of small tea/coffee house
3. Animal cop
4. artist/writer
If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 4 things, what would you say?
1.) Journal your feelings
2.) Put men and marriage off 'til you finish school...college that is
3.) Find out who you really are and settle for no less that that
4.) Find a way to go to and finish college no matter what
Stole this from another blog but the answers are all mine!
1. Produce: Sweet Potatoes
2. Bakery: Scones or healthy bread
3. Meat: Turkey or Fish
4. Frozen: frozen veggies like for whatever I wanted to cook that day
5. Dairy: Organic plain Yogurt
If I was to listen in on your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?
1. I love you too.
2. Oh Yeah!
3. Use your Walker and stand up straight!
4. It is what it is so Get Over It!
5. What's up with that?
Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 sets of clothing with you. So, what's in your bag?
1. Comfy jammies you could be seen in with Crocks to match.
2. Bra and Panties from V.S.
3. Pink lounge suit with jacket
So, what 3 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood?
1. Wash face and apply moisturizer, brush teeth
2. drink my English Tea with milk and stevia
3. think and read my bible and pray
We are going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?
1. Aviary
2. Monkey house
3. Random
You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on t.v. of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?
1. Animal Cops New York
2. Rachel Ray (any)
3. CSI Miami
4. L.A. Ink
You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?
1. Vanilla Bean
2. Buttered Pecan
3. Vanilla
We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?
1. Organizing my scrap closet oops that would take longer!
2. reading blogs
3. yard work...it is bad
4. blogging
5. exercising, shower and do nails
So, someone stole your purse...in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. What's in there?
1. Keys to church with purple light on them
2. Keys to my car and a remote (with a pink metalic flip flop on them)
3. Brown leather wallet with checkbook/Drivers License etc. inside
4. Stevia green and white bottle/migraine pills/ibuproferin
5. Kleenex pack
You are at a fantasy job fair, and asked what areas you are interested in pursuing a career in. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted, so what 4 careers would be fun for you?
1. Missionary who works with abused women
2. Owner/manager of small tea/coffee house
3. Animal cop
4. artist/writer
If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 4 things, what would you say?
1.) Journal your feelings
2.) Put men and marriage off 'til you finish school...college that is
3.) Find out who you really are and settle for no less that that
4.) Find a way to go to and finish college no matter what
Stole this from another blog but the answers are all mine!
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