LIFE MONTRA

 

Coco Chanel ~ Champions ageless beauty and inner confidence.

“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.”

HAMMOCK TIME

Everything is blooming and growing in my yard. The tree above my hammock is covered in tiny pink flowers.

What you don’t see are the hundreds of bees. Their buzz is a beautiful hum. 

I FELL IN LOVE…AGAIN

 

She is dreaming about her first word being GiGi!

PICK A PATH

 

Your path is at your feet whether you realize it or not. 

Let’s go!!!

KEEP MOVING FORWARD

 

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”

​SJ

My dear friend Mr Lopez said that looking back shows you how your path intersected with others. If you look carefully, you will see lots of intersections. All leading you to where you are. 

Trust the process, it’s planned by someone far more skilled than you.

ALLOW YOURSELF

 “One day, I woke up and realized 

I’d spent my entire adult life executing someone else’s dreams,” 

“I’d forgotten I was allowed to have my own.”

KB

HOPE

 

“Hope is an action verb. It requires us to envision a better future, have the will [to] pursue it, and chart a path from where we are to where we want to be.”

​

– J.Z.

SKILLS

 Skills

Commercial driving Assembly Moving Quality control Frying Casual dining experience Meal preparation Heavy lifting Food safety Mowing Supervising experience Hand hygiene Boiling cooking technique Inventory management Managing hospitality teams Serving Attention to detail Mechanical knowledge Organizational skills Manufacturing Cooking Sawing Driving Baking Processing cash transactions Dietary department experience RF scanner Time management Sanitizing surfaces Pan frying Cash register Hand tools Cash handling Outdoor work Food service Tape measure proficiency Packaging Customer communication Computer skills Distribution center Dishwashing Temperature control Food preparation Irrigation Basic knife skills Warehouse Experience Grilling Computer operation Deep frying Catering Food service workstation cleanliness Microsoft Office POS systems Team motivation (leadership skill) Cross-contamination prevention Power tools Landscaping Food handling Fast food restaurant experience Shipping & Receiving Vehicle maintenance Knife skills Delivery driver experience Fine dining experience Culinary experience Packing Kitchen experience Customer service Food date marking Proper food storage Materials Handling Pallet jack Sales Order picking Cleaning Leadership Lawn care Order placement Typing Boxtruck Management Communication skills Overseeing training Restaurant experience Cafeteria experience

This was on someone’s application. I found all of it funny, but my favorite was the Tape measure proficiency!!!

BEAUTIFUL PLACES

 

The Picos de Europa, a Spanish mountain range, named the Worlds most beautiful place.  By Time Out

I haven’t been there, but in my lifetime I have seen a lot of beautiful places. I plan on seeing lots more!

https://www.timeout.com/travel/worlds-most-beautiful-places

A DAY

 It’s Monday. And it felt like a Monday. 

The work day started of at a running pace, and it never slowed down. It wasn’t a bad day, it was just a day. But by the end of the work day I was grumpy. 

So I decided I needed some diversion.

I texted my guy “I’m in need of retail therapy, I’m heading to hobby lobby. I do not have plans for dinner nor do I think I am capable of making them tonight.”

I spent over an hour wandering through the craft store. As I was getting some fabric cut, the older woman waiting her turn started chatting with me. I told her that I missed JoannFabrics. She said she did too. I told her that it feels like I lost a life long friend. She agreed. 

On my way home, the road was closed for construction, so I had to go a different way. There was a truck in the lane next to me, when out of a side road a lady pulled out right in front of the truck. He slowed down. But when she tried to get in my lane, as we were now beside each other, I honked at her. At the stop light, she rolled her window down and was saying something to me… delightfully I’m sure. 

My window was up, and the light was still red, so after looking at her as she spoke at me for a good long minute, I just smiled at her. 

She stopped talking and nodded at me. The light changed color and I left. 

I came home and sat on the floor looking at the therapeutic treasures I bought. 

John made me get up off the floor to go stand outside, where it’s cold and windy. He had me listen to a charming bird in the tree and look at our new blossoms and budding plants.

And I think maybe I was hangry and needed a hug. 

He grilled me a burger and gave me a hug. 

I’m going to be okay. 

Thanks for listening. 

DEMOLITION

 

RAMPAGE

 

Rampage are the 

Champions of the 

Luck of Irish Tournament. 

Dereck Riley lead the way with 4 goals 

& 3 assist in 4 games.

MENTAL HEALTH

 

Do you remember this little guy from Saturday Morning Cartoons? He always swept up at the end.

  I was watching something on social today about retraining your brain with positive working thoughts. The Doctor said you just have to ask your inner Google what’s working positively in your life. When you think of the good things …a good meal you had, that your car is working well, that you have an abundance of laundry soap so you won’t run out… what ever it is. Think about it then take a deep breath. Your inner Google is going to find more positive good things that are working in your favor. You just reprogramed your brain! 

Now let’s get back to the little guy at the top. Since I was a kid, whenever I had a bad thought, I would imagine this little guy in my head sweeping out the bad thought. He sweeps it right out of my ear. (I’m not crazy, I’m just working on mental health here.) Anyway, it works for me. 

The other night I woke up from a very bad dream. It was a horror show in my dream. Blood and all kinds of bad stuff, and I was the villain in my nightmare. When I woke up, I was appalled… and super grossed out. So I had my little friend sleep it up and out. And I went back to sleep. 

Today I remembered that I had a bad dream…but my little guy had done such a great job sweeping the trash up, that I don’t remember anything about it. 

Mental health, you are in charge of keeping yours positive and in a happy state!

STELLIANS

I sure wanted this one, but I passed it up!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Am512oVEJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

FRIDAY NIGHT DATE

A 50 mile sunset ride and dinner at the new Mongolian spot! A great Friday Night!

WORLD QUILTING DAY

I was 18 and a Dental Assistant when I met the sweet older couple at Dr. Parl Larson’s office. She brought me this pieced quilt top and exposed me to the love affair of quilting.

There is something so magical and reverent about selecting just the right fabrics. Planing the design. Piecing the squares and assembling all the bit and pieces to create a work of art (all hidden in the form of a cozy blanket).

My collection of future quilt fabric is lovely. But I always feel the need for more.

I have pieced and hand stitched several quilts, tied several more. 

My children grew up with handmade quilts on their beds. Now my grandchildren do too.

I loved sitting around the quilt frame with family, generations of women, sharing techniques, stitches and stories. 

I have been gifted quilling frame with gears. It’s so very fancy compared to the hardware store clamps and two by twos I learned on. 

Definitely an art worth keeping alive!

Happy National Quilting Day

HAPPY SPRING

 

THIS WORKS

Two quick breaths in through your nose….

One exhale from your mouth.

In…In………Out

Repeat 8 to 10 times, in succession. 

When you finish you will feel all your tension is gone!

It’s amazing and wonderful!

LITTLE WINTERS

 

SEASONS

 I truly love all the seasons here in the Midwest. And before Spring arrives tomorrow, I just wanted to say a-dieu to Winter. 

This was my first winter with snow that lingered. It hung around for weeks. I never thought I would tire of the frozen white stuff, but I was sure sick of seeing it after so long. 

But all in all, it has been a very nice winter. I have worn all my sweaters and boots. I think I even used scarves I hadn’t used before. And I’m now a true believer in wearing two pair of socks at a time. 

So as Winter comes to a close, and we delight in seeing Spring bloom all around us, I once more marvel at the beauty of the seasons.

I truly love where I live!