AGE

 

“Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person that you always should have been.”

– DAVID BOWIE

I CONCUR!!!

ROCK THE HIVE

 

PETRICHOR

 PETRICHOR: The smell that fills the air after a fresh rain. 

INNER GROWTH

“Real growth is about becoming more of who you already are.”

– LORI GOTTLIEB

In my forties I undertook the project of finding myself.  It all started when my children asked what my favorite ice cream flavor was, and I didn’t know. I looked at my life and realized somewhere along the way I had lost who I was. It wasn’t really about ice cream, but knowing me as an individual.

Learning to become you is tough. You have to stop listening to everything around you and focus on the person within. 

I found the things about me that had I loved, and I found gigantic wholes in myself that I had to reconstruct. 

Finding me was the hardest project I ever did. But by far one of the most rewarding. 

I also learned that you can reinvent you into a far better version of you. Becoming someone that you not only like, but whom you truly love. After all, you are the only person you have to wake up with every morning of your life. 

By giving yourself the right to keep evolving, you will learn to love the life you have.

I learned to really like myself, then I learned to love who I am. It was a game of life changer for me.

And… Rocky Road, the kind with marshmallow swirls, not the little marshmallows. This is my favorite ice cream. Followed closely by butter pecan!

KEEP GOING

 "Maybe the bravest thing we can do 

is keep existing, 

keep creating, 

even when the outcome 

is uncertain."

PD

But... I never again want to merely exist. Life is far too short. Existing is not truly living. There is no effort in existing. And I for  one want to put all my effort into living. Being a better version of me today than I was yesterday. Being kind and loving to those in my life, not just those in my inner circle. 

Be Brave... Live Well! 

YOOHOO?

 I tried my first YooHoo today. 

And to my surprise it tasted just like chocolate milk!

I love chocolate milk, even though I rarely drink it.

Then I looked at the amount of added sugar...

and I poured it right out. 

Now I know! WooHoo...I mean YooHoo!

MOVE

"If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can."

- Billy Idol I’m a firm believer in the knowledge that you don’t have to live where you were planted.  It’s a big world… LET’S GO! am

DEFAULT STATE

 Happiness is the default state. It’s what is there when you remove the sense that something is missing in life.

N R

FAST FOOD

I read this article this morning:

America’s Favorite Fast Food Restaurants by State

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-each-states-favorite-fast-food-restaurant/?ck_subscriber_id=3056517229&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=For+a+happier+relationship%2C+order+takeout+-+20322411

And I was delighted to find that YES I am a product of my environment. 

If you know me at all, you know that as an Arizona native, there is not much I wouldn’t to for a ‘Jack in the Box’ taco. I will HAPPILY drive two plus hours just to get one… or an entire bag of them!

But last nights experience taught me that my current location, here in Kentucky, is also a dead ringer… 

We don’t get take out pizza very often, but Pappa John’s is my go to (easy app, customizable options, super thin crust and it’s close to my home).

 Last night was Friday night, and the wait for my pizza order was longer than usual. As I pulled up to the pizza hub, it was PACKED! This isn’t a shop where you can enjoy your pizza at a table, it’s strictly a pick it up and go type place. So upon arriving I was shocked to see over a dozen cars parked everywhere. 

The app showed me that my order was still being prepared, so I parked by the sports store behind the pizza place and watched the show… The amount of cars in line for pick up stretched into the alley. The Smart Car delivery driver truly looked like an animated wind up toy darting in and out at the speed of light. I guess I had never picked up a pizza order there at 6pm on a Friday night before, but it was very entertaining. And showed me that, YES, Papa John’s Pizza is a Kentucky favorite. (And yes, my thin crust pizza was perfectly yummy!)

SHOWER UPGRADE

 This is awesome! I totally recommend this purchase!

And it was easy to install!!

YEARS END SURPRISE

 

We were invited to celebrate the marriage proposal of dear friends New Years Eve. It was an awesome way to end 2025 and start 2026! 

ULTIMATE TRUTH

“A purpose of human life, 

no matter who is 

controlling it, 

is to love 

whoever is around 

to be loved.”

– KURT VONNEGUT

I believe this to be the ultimate truth.   ♥️

LIVE BETTER, HEALTHIER, LONGER

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IrVHB0Hp3F0%3Futm_source%3Djoin1440&utm_medium=email&user_id=66c4bf685d78644b3aa504c9

My take aways:

*Don’t worry alone. Share by talking to others.

Stress can cause physical issues (Fight or Flight). Sharing with someone; speaking with a friend or confidant, can help lower our stress and loneliness. Thus, helping lower our stress levels and bolstering our relationship level.

 *Relationships = Better, Healthier, Longer Lives

Being in contact with others, physically (touching - like hand holding) as well as talking, makes us feel safer. Which causes less stress. Bringing us a better, healthier, longer life.

2026 Night Sky

 Celestial Calendar

http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-2026.html?ck_subscriber_id=3056517229&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026%20events%20to%20add%20to%20your%20calendar%20-%2020237381

A HAPPIER JANUARY

 https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar