CHINESE NEW YEAR 2022

SKILLS

BISON

35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park

Thanks T M

SIX DAYS

 Potty training 

day six…

SUCCESS! 

Woohoo!!!!

(I won’t share the photo!)

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

 7 hours and over 300 miles 

PRAIRIE SMOKE

Prairie Smoke.... 

Looks like Lovely Cotton Candy!

TODAYS ADVISE

 Take all the examples of the people in your life, view the negative so you remember what you don’t want to be, then gather all the positive, happy and loving… add in that amazing person your teenage self thought you would become and the good person that is currently in you. Take all that and start building the very best you. It’s a process that will last your lifetime. Be the person you want to be around every day, the person you need in a crisis, the person you love spending time with, the person you want to wake up with every day. ♥️

I believe you can become who you want to be, you already have a great foundation. Become you!

CURIOSITY

FUNNY LANGUAGE

EDUCATION

OLD TRUCKS & TRACTORS

I think I have found my next sewing project!♥️♥️♥️

SNOW

SNOWY MORNINGS

 It is snowing this morning. 

It snowed yesterday morning also. 

It is beautiful. 

It hasn't been sticking to the roads, 

but it makes all the frozen ponds look solid white. 

The wind is swirling the big flakes. 

It brings out the delighted girl in me. 

Snow makes me happy.

SELF WORTH

Is determined 

By You.

You don’t have to

Depend on 

Someone telling you

Who you are. 

SUPERSTITION

Superstition Mountains, Arizona ♥️

HOOFBEATS♥️

Cotton is his name and he's a year old yet. He's cute. Like a 500 pound puppy, he likes to play fetch. 

He lives at “Hoofbeats with Heart” which is a therapy ranch in San Tan Valley, east of the Mesa/Gilbert area in Arizona, where my dear friend Bill volunteers. 

 

They have horses, camels, donkeys, miniature Zebu cattle, goats and other assorted farm animals.

Xander the zebra is about 8 months old and the zebu is about 6 months old, he's about the size of a Labrador dog. Look them up on Facebook. 

https://hoofbeatswithheart.org/

MOVIES FROM THE YEAR

Something was said on FB about the highest grossing movie from they year you were born. I wondered what movies were released the year I was born. I googled. 

This was what I found. 

 https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?year=1966&title_type=feature&

STUCK IN MY HEAD

 I woke up with this song stuck in my head…

https://youtu.be/fLVNdjzwA_c

THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD  BE

… I'm very sure
This never happened to me before
I met you and now I'm sure
This never happened before

… Now I see
This is the way it's supposed to be
I met you and now I see
This is the way it should be

… This is the way it should be for lovers
They shouldn't go it alone
It's not so good when you're on your own

… So come to me
Now we can be what we want to be
I love you and now I see
This is the way it should be
This is the way it should be

… This is the way it should be for lovers
They shouldn't go it alone
It's not so good when you're on your own

… I'm very sure
This never happened to me before
I met you and now I'm sure
This never happened before (This never happened before)
This never happened before (This never happened before)
This never happened before (This never happened before)

CREATE THE FACT

POTTY TRAINING

Day 1

 

SQUIRREL

STEPPING STONES

Life is full of ins and outs 

and ups and downs. 

Truly rocky roads. 

And if we let it, 

life will dictate everything we do. 

Step by step, our lives can play out 

in a pattern that is set 

by circumstances and habit. 

We often get complacent 

and fall into routine; 

causing us to lose the 

excitement and thrill that 

we had looked forward to 

when life was new and 

the future stretched out in front of us. 

If we don't take the reins at some point, 

we forget that the best part of life....

is living it. 

When we stop letting the years slip by 

and we finally gain control; 

setting a new course, 

taking a leap of faith in ourselves. 

We need to press on, to continue on new paths,

one stepping stone at a time, 

picking the forks less traveled.

We need to live the life we always hoped for. 

Never again giving into the the 

regret of standing still.

Take the stepping stones of your life. 

PEEPERS

Looking for new frames.

ADULTING

ADULTING 

is a matter of taking what 

you have been given, 

using it as a stepping stone, 

on your way to building 

a life of your own. 

Complete one step 

and move forward.

 NEXT 

CARNE ASADA STREET TACOS

Home Made! Woohoo!

DIRECTION

Kennebunkport, ME

WAVING HELLO

Tonight from Bowling Green, KY

FROZEN SEEPAGE

This is so amazing to me. Maybe because I’m from the desert, but it is so cool to me. 

CRAFTY

I love having a project to keep me busy! 

Excited to start a new something!

DELIGHTFUL

COFFEE

 Why is coffee like an ax with a dull edge?

It must be ground before being used.

Too bad is smells so good and tastes so nasty to me.

GIRLS THEN BOYS

OCHS vs APOLLO

JAMBALAYA

 Jambalaya is an American Creole and Cajun rice dish. 

Mine has sausage and shrimp.

This home grown cook is only a tiny bit Creole, but I do like a little Jambalaya! It’s very tasty!

And I do like spicy!!!

ALL THE THINGS

 I think it’s funny that you can buy just about EVERYTHING online now. Anything you can think of, within a click and a swipe and it’s yours. 

I woke up thinking about my tennis shoes. I love them; white old school Nikes. But the laces are far too long and I’m always tucking them in. I am not a tie and untie kind of girl, so I have looked at lots of no tie laces. And this morning was the same, reading reviews and comparing prices while I was still under my blankets. 

I learned that the elastic laces work great, but only come with a pair of clasps. So I kept reading. Ended up ordering a set of new one time laces and several sets of clips. I know it is a little thing, but I am very excited to not have to fix my laces repeatedly ever again!

STAYING TOASTY

Wearing my heated blanket to bed…as the snow falls outside!

COLD

If it’s going to be this cold

I think we should have snow!

And amazing hot chocolate!

SELF CARE

It’s never to early to implement a good moisturizing routine!!!

Grammy couldn’t be more pleased!

SILHOUETTE

It’s a full moon tonight. 

As I drove home from work 

I could see just it’s silhouette through the clouds. 

It is so very bright and

So very lovely!

CUTE CHAIRIES

PLANNING THE PLANTING

SWING SWING

1 2 3

1. Human Connection

Relationships are the spine that holds our lives together, even for the most isolated or introverted personalities, without human contact we will go crazy.

The quality of your relationships will determine the happiness and productivity of your life. A strong partnership will make your life mutually easier, allowing greater productivity. The less time spent on worrying about the small details in life, frees our consciousness to focus on the big picture and change the world.

You must ask yourself are your friendships, lovers, family, co-workers adding to your life or making it harder? Like tearing off a bandaid, it’s not a nice process to remove someone ingrained in our lives, but we must be bold enough to do what’s best for ourselves, or we risk becoming emotional slaves to the negativity of others.

If this process brings someone to mind that has helped your progress, development, happiness or even sanity. Take the time to remind the ones you love and who have helped you grow, what they mean to you.

2. Positive Mindset

Happiness is not random, it is a choice, you can decide to be happy. If you’ve ever been to a third world country, one noticeable difference from more developed nations, is the people you encounter are happier. It doesn’t make much sense, but depression and anxiety are much more prevalent in developed nations.

If you have the ability to read this article on a smart phone or computer, congratulations you are better off than 98% of the human race.

Stop & think about that for a few seconds.. next time you find yourself upset that someone cut you off in traffic or you had to wait too long at a restaurant. Look to the sky, breathe and remind yourself you are blessed beyond belief.

Gratitude is the greatest happiness practice there is, so make it a daily one.

3. Flow State

Have you ever entered the ‘zone’ either at work or on a personal project, where you are so completely engrossed in what you are doing, that you lose track of time, so immersed in every detail that you produce your best work.

Finding something that allows you to enter a ‘flow state’ is an incredible creative outlet. Not only is it great for the mind, but pouring your heart into something will make you a more satisfied, happier human being. Find work, a hobby, a project that you are passionate about and get to work.

If your day job leaves you feeling blank at the end of the day, like you need a glass of wine just to recover for the next shift. Get out now.. Unfulfilling work will suck the life out of the happiest person. You deserve more. Switch off the TV, follow your passion, find your flow..and you will be on the way to being the happiest you’ve ever been..

You’ve been gifted the three secrets to happiness.. Share them with someone you love, & most importantly.. Don’t waste them! 

Fearless Soul

CAR CARE

Yes I would be that woman washing her car at the car wash 

in the 31 degree weather that feels like 23 degrees with snow on the ground! But the bird poo 

is all gone! 

Win!

Hhhhhhh

Note to self: 

Returning a text to a loved one as you are checking out at Aldis may not resemble what you had intended to say. However, it may just sum up everything!

 ♥️

STEP

NO REGRETS

Live each hour as if it is your last

Each day as if you are immortal 

Have no regrets 

SNOW BOOTS

One of my dear Kentucky friends posted this

 and totally made me laugh!

MAYBERRY AND THE MENAGERIE