Really, YOU CAN!

Tis the time of year that I look around and want to update my house. This year my stay-cation was taken to spend time with my daughter and new grandbaby to help her out after her c-section. The house is currently driving me crazy, after the reno - we seemed to relocate stuff to 3 different "junk" rooms. Mr. Man's hutch is in the office and he hasn't put the china back so we have bins of china, we have bins of knick-knacks from the living room, and tools galore in the Man Closet. My spare bedroom - you couldn't really get in there and that is where my winter/fall work closet is located so it drove me crazy every time I went in there. Right now that room has a bed, elliptical, ab coaster, punching bag, Christmas Tree (in box), living room/hutch bins. The closet is also packed full of Mr. Man's things, storage is a big issue in my little house. I wanted to start getting back on the elliptical (back injury has prevented me from running, that is another blog t

While out Christmas shopping, Mr. Man and I ran into the Brighton store and right out front were these cellphone purses. I had not seen them and thought it was the neatest thing, you know I am a total novelty girl. I loved the concept but thought it was a little pricey, I really liked this   one I thought I would check out Amazon to see if I could find some cheaper alternatives. There were quite a few options out there. I started to get worried when surfing all the options, the models seemed to be young women, which spurred me to question if I was too old for this style. I decided to check it out anyway, so for Christmas Mr. Man got me the below from Amazon. Only issue is that my cell phone did not fit inside - just an inch or so too big but fits snugly so not worried about it falling it The first time I wore it...was absolutely liberating. I loved not carrying a big purse on my wrist that is both heavy and cumbersome and I usually cannot find anything in it anyways. I fe

January 7, 2020, at 8 AM, weighing in at 8 lbs 12 oz and 19 inches long, my second grandson was born, Waylon Duke. I must admit I have not been crazy about the name, tried to get my daughter to name him after my late father, to which her hormonal voice replied if I had wanted someone to be named after my late father, I should have named my son that. MMMM, promptly moved back to my lane.... HAHAH She decorated his nursery in woodland animals and they were so cute. Her baby shower cake was taken from the theme of the blanket she had picked out.  She stenciled this and some other things on his wall. His nursery is super cute Here she is, pretending to be shy before they wheeled her in for the C-section Dad went into the delivery room and had a good time playing with his new outfit - fit him pretty good, you think? And here is the most precious baby, right after delivery. He

Happy New Year! I decided to start the new year with things around the house that bring me joy.  Once again I was very blessed for Christmas and one of my favorite gifts is the oil diffuser. I got this from my work daughter, she is an amazing young woman that I do love like a daughter. My favorite scents so far are the Orange and the Lemon Grass. I love this picture because you can see the tree lights reflecting in the window and the picture makes me smile and gives me a sense of peace. Oh and you can see the new fancy kitchen that I love, love cooking in the background. Another favorite work gift was the "H" cheese board with a stand. I thought it paired so good with my beloved vintage bowl that I found at my bestie's annual Flea Market trip. My aunt had given me some orange towels that really look good with the bowl. The picture is my view from sitting on the couch. Can't really describe the joy this brings. Another source o

Went to church and wouldn't you know it, it's all about forgiveness. I don't know about you, but my pride gets in the way and I do not want to look like a fool. At what point do you stop forgiving and not look like a fool. Of course, forgiveness does not necessarily mean that you forget or continue in a toxic relationship. I do struggle with this concept, the turn the other cheek and love everybody. Loving someone that hurt you....<sigh> THAT is a tall order, do you have to be a saint to achieve this? I mean the biggest theme song of the century seems to be Frozen's "Let It Go", what does that mean? Does that mean you just become someone's doormat? Do you never stand up for yourself?  What if the wound is really deep, how do you forgive that? Am I the only one that dwells on transgressions against me? You see the wound is so great for me that I can't stop thinking about it, I think the reason is that I was clueless, I thought my world was perf

My running and exercising have really hit a slump - well, who am  I kidding? My life seems to have a hit a slump - I haven't really been working out or going to church or really anything that I enjoy. My coping skills are to retreat, I want to hobbit in my house and hide from the world, and stew, and think, stew some more, and think and analyze. Work is crazy busy (translation - super stressful), got some kind of weird shoulder issue going on, and THEN something happened in my personal life that has completely consumed me with doubts, rage, and more rage. It's all I think about, all I research, and I have spent a lot of energy on this. Luckily, my best friend sits patiently and listens to the same story and points and anguish over and over and over. Then it occurred to me, what kind of woman have I become? Am I going to stay the victim and let it ruin my whole life?  Take my joy? Life is way too short for that and besides, everyone knows that you are in control of your own joy