go so fast? (sigh)
I woke up this morning with a "to do" list a mile long. My weeks are so busy with work and teaching, that I'm lucky I get supper made and my preparations for the next day done (so I don't have to worry about it in the morning). Thus, my weekends are jam packed with things that need to get accomplished (i.e. cleaning, laundry, preparation cooking for meals the next week, bookwork, etc.).
I am really enjoying the DRV-DishNetwork however. I'm looking forward to sitting down tomorrow afternoon, painting my nails (a guilty pleausure) and being able to watch Oprah in record time because I can zip through those commercials! Yeah!
Now, you may ask, why aren't I going to be watching the SuperBowl or go to any SuperBowl parties?
1) The Cowboys or Vikings aren't in it
2) We weren't invited to any Bowl parties
3) I just want to veg in my jammies, paint my nails, and relax!!
Will I watch the game? Maybe. Who do I want to win? The underdogs, of course!
I'm going to need to get my things prepared for the upcoming week (yoga lesson plans, clothes bag packed, etc.) but other than that, I think I'm going to give myself permission to veg.
Yep! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Winter Woes....
Well, I just went through a liteniny of woes on my Yoga blog, but I'll list an entirely different set of woes here.
Where to start - I have my computer back after having memory installed due to my wonderful new little printer using up so much memory.
The computer guy says, "it's not the printer" - but your antivirus program (Norton) is using a ton of memory, and it's not even a good program - it catches only 1/2 the viruses out there." Huh?? Just what I wanted to know.
That, and I STILL can't print using my accounting program as it is an antiquated program that won't work with anything out there! Fabulous!!!
He suggested going out and getting the Office Home and Student version of Microsoft Word (I'm running Works, which NOBODY uses anymore) and install it ($150 later), as well as uninstall my Norton to free up some memory (of which I have TONS of new stuff installed) and install a FREE awesome antivirus called AVG.
Ok - I'll get right on that when I have tons of time.
Yesterday was just an average day until I went downstairs to get a package of hamburger for homemade pizza I was going to make later in the afternoon. Hmmm, want to venture a guess what I found when I lifted the lid to the freezer? Yep! Water! Our freezer bit the dust! So, yours truly had to package up what was salvageable and toss it out in to the -10 outside (the ONLY time you'll hear me thank the subzero temperatures!)
After hubster threw a conniption fit, he went to town to buy a new freezer. All well and good. He comes home and says, "well, we now have a $780 freezer that doesn't work." Huh?? Seems the plastic didn't hold the lid down well enough. The wind took the lid and lifted it and sprung the frame on the lid "somewhere between town and home". Well, doesn't that just bite??!
They are going to reorder us a new lid, but in the meantime, our meat is out in the snow, the new freezer is downstairs, unusable and I'm cranky! How do you like those apples?!
It's just a freezer - I know that, and it's only meat- albeit a freshly butchered steer of a month ago. ~(insert unladylike snort here)~ I was growing attached to those t-bone steaks dernnit! Oh well, it's not like we don't have a feedlot full of the critters!
I went to Church today to learn that my best friend's cat died this morning. Pooh was a good kitty. I said a prayer for him.
I came home, did yoga, and life was better.
Tommorrow is Monday. Oh joy!
Where to start - I have my computer back after having memory installed due to my wonderful new little printer using up so much memory.
The computer guy says, "it's not the printer" - but your antivirus program (Norton) is using a ton of memory, and it's not even a good program - it catches only 1/2 the viruses out there." Huh?? Just what I wanted to know.
That, and I STILL can't print using my accounting program as it is an antiquated program that won't work with anything out there! Fabulous!!!
He suggested going out and getting the Office Home and Student version of Microsoft Word (I'm running Works, which NOBODY uses anymore) and install it ($150 later), as well as uninstall my Norton to free up some memory (of which I have TONS of new stuff installed) and install a FREE awesome antivirus called AVG.
Ok - I'll get right on that when I have tons of time.
Yesterday was just an average day until I went downstairs to get a package of hamburger for homemade pizza I was going to make later in the afternoon. Hmmm, want to venture a guess what I found when I lifted the lid to the freezer? Yep! Water! Our freezer bit the dust! So, yours truly had to package up what was salvageable and toss it out in to the -10 outside (the ONLY time you'll hear me thank the subzero temperatures!)
After hubster threw a conniption fit, he went to town to buy a new freezer. All well and good. He comes home and says, "well, we now have a $780 freezer that doesn't work." Huh?? Seems the plastic didn't hold the lid down well enough. The wind took the lid and lifted it and sprung the frame on the lid "somewhere between town and home". Well, doesn't that just bite??!
They are going to reorder us a new lid, but in the meantime, our meat is out in the snow, the new freezer is downstairs, unusable and I'm cranky! How do you like those apples?!
It's just a freezer - I know that, and it's only meat- albeit a freshly butchered steer of a month ago. ~(insert unladylike snort here)~ I was growing attached to those t-bone steaks dernnit! Oh well, it's not like we don't have a feedlot full of the critters!
I went to Church today to learn that my best friend's cat died this morning. Pooh was a good kitty. I said a prayer for him.
I came home, did yoga, and life was better.
Tommorrow is Monday. Oh joy!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Seriously contemplates...
..smashing the heck out of my new printer with a rubber mallot!
Geeeez!! My other printer died. I had it for 7 years and it was a wonderful little printer, it just ran out of ommmmph!
Get a new printer with some bells and whistles, and now my accounting software doesn't want to play nicely with my printer,or vice versa! Of Coursseeeeeeeeeee, it's tax season and I need to get my stuff to my accountant.
I've been working with this dang thing off and one for the last two days and I'm no more ahead today than I was on yesterday.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Geeeez!! My other printer died. I had it for 7 years and it was a wonderful little printer, it just ran out of ommmmph!
Get a new printer with some bells and whistles, and now my accounting software doesn't want to play nicely with my printer,or vice versa! Of Coursseeeeeeeeeee, it's tax season and I need to get my stuff to my accountant.
I've been working with this dang thing off and one for the last two days and I'm no more ahead today than I was on yesterday.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
A Heat Wave,
Well, it is a regular heat wave out there! It has warmed up to -10 below zero!!!! (How sad is that?!)
The bright spot in all of this - is that this weekend we are actually supposed to go ABOVE zero for a change, actually hitting the 30 above mark. Woooo Hoooo! Break out the shorts and flip flops! (Kidding, of course).
I'm psyched for today though. It is my 1/2 day at work - which is a wonderful start to the 3-day weekend. I am picking my wonderful mother-in-law up at noon. She hasn't been out of her house for 3 weeks nor has she had her hair done for 3 weeks. Now, we as females, can appreciate how we feel when we get our hair done - especially after three weeks! When I told her that I would take her to get her hair done if she could get an appointment, she JUMPED at the chance! (laughing).
She called me yesterday and had the following plans already laid out: 1) Her stylist could get her in at 9am - the first appointment of the day. 2) Her stylist, Jane, would pick her up on her way to work. 3) After she got her hair done, she would get groceries at the market. 4) I could pick her up at noon 5) We could then go to lunch at The Pantry 6) I could then take her home and then do whatever I needed to do! LOL What a WOMAN! (Gotta love one that has a plan!)
I actually have a massage scheduled today - an hour of pure heaven! Jen, if you are reading this, take your Superwoman pills cuz I have some kingsize knots in my shoulders!
Anywho, it will be GREAT to destress this weekend.
Life is what we make it. Always has been. Always will be.—Grandma Moses
The bright spot in all of this - is that this weekend we are actually supposed to go ABOVE zero for a change, actually hitting the 30 above mark. Woooo Hoooo! Break out the shorts and flip flops! (Kidding, of course).
I'm psyched for today though. It is my 1/2 day at work - which is a wonderful start to the 3-day weekend. I am picking my wonderful mother-in-law up at noon. She hasn't been out of her house for 3 weeks nor has she had her hair done for 3 weeks. Now, we as females, can appreciate how we feel when we get our hair done - especially after three weeks! When I told her that I would take her to get her hair done if she could get an appointment, she JUMPED at the chance! (laughing).
She called me yesterday and had the following plans already laid out: 1) Her stylist could get her in at 9am - the first appointment of the day. 2) Her stylist, Jane, would pick her up on her way to work. 3) After she got her hair done, she would get groceries at the market. 4) I could pick her up at noon 5) We could then go to lunch at The Pantry 6) I could then take her home and then do whatever I needed to do! LOL What a WOMAN! (Gotta love one that has a plan!)
I actually have a massage scheduled today - an hour of pure heaven! Jen, if you are reading this, take your Superwoman pills cuz I have some kingsize knots in my shoulders!
Anywho, it will be GREAT to destress this weekend.
Life is what we make it. Always has been. Always will be.—Grandma Moses
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Frozen Tundra!
This is ridiculous! I’m a pretty patient person – I can withstand most anything and find the positive side. To be quite honest, I’m having a tough time keeping a positive outlook right now.
I’ve been staying at my sister Peggy’s house since Sunday morning. T went to the main farm on Sunday morning and immediately called back and said, “if you hope to go to work this week, you’d better pack a bag – I’ll be back to get you in 15 minutes so I can follow you in to town” – which he did. Good lord were the roads nasty!! In the short time that he had been gone and returned, the roads had drifted in – to the point that if he hadn’t been blazing a trail for me, I don’t think I’d have made it.
Peggy has been most wonderful! She has opened up her house to me and we’ve had so much fun! Monday & Tuesday a good friend of hers – Kathy - also stayed (her roads weren’t any better than mine!) and we had a regular slumber party. We ate, we drank, we talked, we didn’t get much sleep! (hahaha). It was good fun.
The only bad part, of course, is having to deal with the additional snowfall and the cold temperatures (-30 below this morning!). I got up at midnight, 2:00am, and 5:00am to start my truck. Bless the poor thing! It growled, it wheezed, but it started!
I’ve been taking Peggy to work this week. At least she hasn’t had to deal with trying to get out of her garage or ally. Her wonderful neighbors came through with the snow blower yesterday and cleaned out her walkways so at least we didn’t have to shovel.
Last night we picked Blaine up from work and brought him back to Peg’s for supper. What a man he is! He had me in stitches! The way he states things or his actions while speaking remind me so much of my father. Peggy and I just look at each other and smile. Dad would have been proud of his grandson.
T called and said that the roads are plowed and I can get home. He hasn’t been home since Sunday morning either. He was going to go home and clean out the yard. I’m sure it was a mess! Poor guy has been out in this crap every day trying to keep the cattle fed and watered, and the machinery running. I’m sure he’s tired, hungry, and longing for a long hot shower and warm bed. Though the main ranch has a house where he and Bill stay, it’s pretty slim pickins over there and doesn’t have the creature comforts of home. He already gave me a grocery list a mile long! (LOL)
I’m going to go home tonight I believe, unless the weather takes a turn or it’s drifting out in the country. As much as I love staying with Peggy and keeping her company, it will be good to be home in my own bed, with my husband, and my cat Boris!
I told Peggy – don’t change the bedclothes just yet though, never know when I’ll need to stay at the “Inn” again!
Until later,
Signing off from the Artic North!
I’ve been staying at my sister Peggy’s house since Sunday morning. T went to the main farm on Sunday morning and immediately called back and said, “if you hope to go to work this week, you’d better pack a bag – I’ll be back to get you in 15 minutes so I can follow you in to town” – which he did. Good lord were the roads nasty!! In the short time that he had been gone and returned, the roads had drifted in – to the point that if he hadn’t been blazing a trail for me, I don’t think I’d have made it.
Peggy has been most wonderful! She has opened up her house to me and we’ve had so much fun! Monday & Tuesday a good friend of hers – Kathy - also stayed (her roads weren’t any better than mine!) and we had a regular slumber party. We ate, we drank, we talked, we didn’t get much sleep! (hahaha). It was good fun.
The only bad part, of course, is having to deal with the additional snowfall and the cold temperatures (-30 below this morning!). I got up at midnight, 2:00am, and 5:00am to start my truck. Bless the poor thing! It growled, it wheezed, but it started!
I’ve been taking Peggy to work this week. At least she hasn’t had to deal with trying to get out of her garage or ally. Her wonderful neighbors came through with the snow blower yesterday and cleaned out her walkways so at least we didn’t have to shovel.
Last night we picked Blaine up from work and brought him back to Peg’s for supper. What a man he is! He had me in stitches! The way he states things or his actions while speaking remind me so much of my father. Peggy and I just look at each other and smile. Dad would have been proud of his grandson.
T called and said that the roads are plowed and I can get home. He hasn’t been home since Sunday morning either. He was going to go home and clean out the yard. I’m sure it was a mess! Poor guy has been out in this crap every day trying to keep the cattle fed and watered, and the machinery running. I’m sure he’s tired, hungry, and longing for a long hot shower and warm bed. Though the main ranch has a house where he and Bill stay, it’s pretty slim pickins over there and doesn’t have the creature comforts of home. He already gave me a grocery list a mile long! (LOL)
I’m going to go home tonight I believe, unless the weather takes a turn or it’s drifting out in the country. As much as I love staying with Peggy and keeping her company, it will be good to be home in my own bed, with my husband, and my cat Boris!
I told Peggy – don’t change the bedclothes just yet though, never know when I’ll need to stay at the “Inn” again!
Until later,
Signing off from the Artic North!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
I'm Tired......
On Thursday night I was just getting home from Yoga at 8pm and it started to snow. We were in a storm warning at 6pm that night but I thought maybe it would miss us.
T was home and when I stated that it had started to snow, he shook his head and got this absolutely deflated look on his face; his shoulders visibly slumped. I felt so sorry for him. We were getting ready to crawl in to bed when he took that all important "last look" outside and saw how heavy the snow was coming down and decided he should head over to the main farm.
Enroute he called me and asked, "how bad do you want to make it in to work tomorrow?" That pretty much told me what I needed to know. At 11:00pm I packed up and drove in to town to stay with my sister Peg. The roads had already started to fill in and the "weather" had just started.
Peg welcomed me in to her home and I ended up staying Friday night as well. Although the storm had ended by 5pm, T didn't sound real enthusiastic about me being out on the country roads. I already had plans to meet up with Becky and Stacy for pizza (former employees and now good friends!), so it wasn't much of a decision for me to stay in to town and head home this morning in daylight hours.
Peg and I had made plans to go see Marley & Me, but that was soon put on the backburner when I got to her house and she said that Blaine was on his way over from the gym. My goodness, if he isn't a bright spot! He had us in stitches!! I've said it before,but I'll repeat it: I can NOT have a bad day when he is around.
They say everything happens for a reason. Good thing I was in town. Blaine had to work this morning at 7am, and Peg's ally way was so blocked there was no way that she was going to get out to get him to work. Good thing that I was there with my 4-wheel drive! I was up at 5:30am (yes, on a Saturday too!) to give him a wakeup call. Then off to pick him up at 6:30 so that we could get to Walmart (with a little time left to stop at McDonald's for an egg mcmuffin!) In case you can't tell it, he's the apple of my eye!
I brought breakfast back to Peg's and we sat and talked for a bit then I headed home to do the domestic diva routine. I thought I had all weekend to get some bookwork done, etc....but with the Alberta Clipper coming through, I think I'll head to town tomorrow at the first sign of wind. T said tonight, "good thing I don't have a way to get rid of the whole herd at once, or they'd be gone!" He's out in the crap all day long, working with the cattle and trying to dig out feedbunks, feed cattle, keep machinery running, etc. It seems like we are getting blasted one storm right after another.
And, if the wind isn't enough of a kick in the teeth, high temps for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is only supposed to be -10 to -15 below (without the windchills!).
I have Yoga Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night this week - so I need to get in to town, otherwise I would seriously consider crawling under the covers, covering my head and staying there until May!!!!!!!
Tell me again, why do we live in the frozen tundra? ~L~
Stay safe, stay warm, and TRY to stay positive!
Namaste'
T was home and when I stated that it had started to snow, he shook his head and got this absolutely deflated look on his face; his shoulders visibly slumped. I felt so sorry for him. We were getting ready to crawl in to bed when he took that all important "last look" outside and saw how heavy the snow was coming down and decided he should head over to the main farm.
Enroute he called me and asked, "how bad do you want to make it in to work tomorrow?" That pretty much told me what I needed to know. At 11:00pm I packed up and drove in to town to stay with my sister Peg. The roads had already started to fill in and the "weather" had just started.
Peg welcomed me in to her home and I ended up staying Friday night as well. Although the storm had ended by 5pm, T didn't sound real enthusiastic about me being out on the country roads. I already had plans to meet up with Becky and Stacy for pizza (former employees and now good friends!), so it wasn't much of a decision for me to stay in to town and head home this morning in daylight hours.
Peg and I had made plans to go see Marley & Me, but that was soon put on the backburner when I got to her house and she said that Blaine was on his way over from the gym. My goodness, if he isn't a bright spot! He had us in stitches!! I've said it before,but I'll repeat it: I can NOT have a bad day when he is around.
They say everything happens for a reason. Good thing I was in town. Blaine had to work this morning at 7am, and Peg's ally way was so blocked there was no way that she was going to get out to get him to work. Good thing that I was there with my 4-wheel drive! I was up at 5:30am (yes, on a Saturday too!) to give him a wakeup call. Then off to pick him up at 6:30 so that we could get to Walmart (with a little time left to stop at McDonald's for an egg mcmuffin!) In case you can't tell it, he's the apple of my eye!
I brought breakfast back to Peg's and we sat and talked for a bit then I headed home to do the domestic diva routine. I thought I had all weekend to get some bookwork done, etc....but with the Alberta Clipper coming through, I think I'll head to town tomorrow at the first sign of wind. T said tonight, "good thing I don't have a way to get rid of the whole herd at once, or they'd be gone!" He's out in the crap all day long, working with the cattle and trying to dig out feedbunks, feed cattle, keep machinery running, etc. It seems like we are getting blasted one storm right after another.
And, if the wind isn't enough of a kick in the teeth, high temps for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is only supposed to be -10 to -15 below (without the windchills!).
I have Yoga Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night this week - so I need to get in to town, otherwise I would seriously consider crawling under the covers, covering my head and staying there until May!!!!!!!
Tell me again, why do we live in the frozen tundra? ~L~
Stay safe, stay warm, and TRY to stay positive!
Namaste'
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Wind, wind, go away...
..come back....NEVER!
Uggggh! I'm so tired of the winds in ND. Especially when they blow that fluffy white stuff around and plug up the roads. T spent another night over at the main ranch. He wasn't sure he would be able to make it over there this morning due to the high winds we had yesterday and last night. (Our roads fill in with snow if someone sneezes) Cattle (in our business) are a priority and he and his brother need to make sure that they are fed, watered and that everything works alright in these sub-zero temps.
I spent the night watching a few good movies. Dedication with Mandy Moore. It is billed as a romantic comedy but it wasn't much of a comedy, and the romance was hidden. I must say that I enjoyed it though.
Made of Honor (with Patrick Dempsey) was good - that was a typical romance and closely resembled the My Best Friends Wedding, which was outstanding in my book.
I was watching the CBS Sunday Morning show today and it brought up how nostalgic American's are. How, during this difficult time, we are looking back at things that brought us pleasure and happiness. It went on to ask "what would you like to see return" from a previous time. Answers were varied from drive-in theaters, chilvary, big bands, black/white movies, etc.
It made me think about what I would want to see return. High on my list would be my parents and those treasured Saturday nights spent around the television watching Gunsmoke, Carol Burnett, All-Star Wrestling (Dad's personal favorite), and eating loads of buttered pop-corn (to hell with the calories!), drinking soda and beer (again, Dad's personal favorite). If my brother Ron and his family were home, he would make homemade fudge; I could never wait for it to harden so I could dive in and enjoy it.
The snowstorms of late bring back fond memories. I was telling someone the other day that these storms were the norm "back in the day". (Gosh, I'm sounding ancient there!). School would be called off for days because of the storms. Dad would bundle up and head out to the barn to check on the cattle and make sure the standby generator was working just in case the electricity went out. We spent the time playing cards or games, reading, or taking naps. When my brother Terry and his wife married and lived on the main farm with us, they would bundle up and make the trek up to our house and spend the days with us. Terry would help Dad with the chores and make sure the cattle were fine. We girls would make soup, bake bread, and pop popcorn in anticipation of another day "stormed in" on the farm.
Life was so good then. Life is good now - just different.
What would I bring back? Family.
Uggggh! I'm so tired of the winds in ND. Especially when they blow that fluffy white stuff around and plug up the roads. T spent another night over at the main ranch. He wasn't sure he would be able to make it over there this morning due to the high winds we had yesterday and last night. (Our roads fill in with snow if someone sneezes) Cattle (in our business) are a priority and he and his brother need to make sure that they are fed, watered and that everything works alright in these sub-zero temps.
I spent the night watching a few good movies. Dedication with Mandy Moore. It is billed as a romantic comedy but it wasn't much of a comedy, and the romance was hidden. I must say that I enjoyed it though.
Made of Honor (with Patrick Dempsey) was good - that was a typical romance and closely resembled the My Best Friends Wedding, which was outstanding in my book.
I was watching the CBS Sunday Morning show today and it brought up how nostalgic American's are. How, during this difficult time, we are looking back at things that brought us pleasure and happiness. It went on to ask "what would you like to see return" from a previous time. Answers were varied from drive-in theaters, chilvary, big bands, black/white movies, etc.
It made me think about what I would want to see return. High on my list would be my parents and those treasured Saturday nights spent around the television watching Gunsmoke, Carol Burnett, All-Star Wrestling (Dad's personal favorite), and eating loads of buttered pop-corn (to hell with the calories!), drinking soda and beer (again, Dad's personal favorite). If my brother Ron and his family were home, he would make homemade fudge; I could never wait for it to harden so I could dive in and enjoy it.
The snowstorms of late bring back fond memories. I was telling someone the other day that these storms were the norm "back in the day". (Gosh, I'm sounding ancient there!). School would be called off for days because of the storms. Dad would bundle up and head out to the barn to check on the cattle and make sure the standby generator was working just in case the electricity went out. We spent the time playing cards or games, reading, or taking naps. When my brother Terry and his wife married and lived on the main farm with us, they would bundle up and make the trek up to our house and spend the days with us. Terry would help Dad with the chores and make sure the cattle were fine. We girls would make soup, bake bread, and pop popcorn in anticipation of another day "stormed in" on the farm.
Life was so good then. Life is good now - just different.
What would I bring back? Family.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Surprise, Surprise....
it snowed again last night! We woke up to another....4? inches of fresh powder, which would be great if we were in the Rockies skiing! It really is quite pretty although it makes travel on these country roads a bit tricky at times.
I went in to town yesterday and I felt like I was one of those monster truck drivers - I had the trucked locked in to 4-wheel drive (low, I might add) and blazed through a mile and a half of some serious snow drifts. I felt quite proud of myself! Then I fretted the whole time I was in town "how the heck am I gonna get home if the wind comes up?" Luckily, the snow plow came through and made a path down the middle of the road - which I'm sure is now filled with MORE SNOW! ~L~
I'm getting a bag packed so that I can leave it at my sisters house (Peg, hope that is alright with you?) and getting my yoga stuff prepared as well - just in case I can't get home for a few days.
I'm finishing cleaning house this morning and Boris is on my lap purring away. I'm going to fix lunch in a few minutes then tackle my end-of-year book work. Yuck!
Other than that, a little yoga and maybe read a little bit. It is a good day to say in doors I think.
Namaste'
PS: My condolences go out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston on the loss of their son, Jett. A parent's worst nightmare, I'm sure.
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I went in to town yesterday and I felt like I was one of those monster truck drivers - I had the trucked locked in to 4-wheel drive (low, I might add) and blazed through a mile and a half of some serious snow drifts. I felt quite proud of myself! Then I fretted the whole time I was in town "how the heck am I gonna get home if the wind comes up?" Luckily, the snow plow came through and made a path down the middle of the road - which I'm sure is now filled with MORE SNOW! ~L~
I'm getting a bag packed so that I can leave it at my sisters house (Peg, hope that is alright with you?) and getting my yoga stuff prepared as well - just in case I can't get home for a few days.
I'm finishing cleaning house this morning and Boris is on my lap purring away. I'm going to fix lunch in a few minutes then tackle my end-of-year book work. Yuck!
Other than that, a little yoga and maybe read a little bit. It is a good day to say in doors I think.
Namaste'
PS: My condolences go out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston on the loss of their son, Jett. A parent's worst nightmare, I'm sure.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
And at the stroke of midnight
..a new year began! The stress and/or difficulties of the last year seemingly gone only to be replaced by hope, optimisim, and a clean slate of the new year.
If only it were that simple.
Though 2008 was a great year for me, some of the worries and woes that I experienced will certainly carry over to the next. The new year brings with it hope and a sense of renewal, giving ourselves permission to wipe the slate clean and open our thoughts and minds as to how to deal with these conflicts in our life.
I think that the purpose of a resolution is sometimes NOT to follow through on them, but to examine our lives, discover what is holding us back and bring those areas of great angst to the forefront. Acknowledge them, focus on them and work on them so that they no longer become these great issues ever present in our lives.
I asked on my blog survey whether anyone makes new years resolutions. I always do, though I seldom keep them.
I have a very good friend who is resolving to "bring more joy" to her life. How wonderful!! I'm so excited for her (!) and get to watch her journey as she brings closure to some issues in her life in order to leave her heart "open" for what may be in store for her next. I like the way she is doing it too. Nothing so specific that it causes her stress.
Another friend is on a weight-loss journey and "vows never to eat sweets again".
Still another friend is "going to hit the gym" every day for the next 365 days.
Sometimes the new years resolutions get so detailed - they almost become a stress in of themselves. Who needs more stress???!!!
No, I believe we need broad brush strokes in our resolutions. Resolutions that bring us joy rather than stress. Be creative with the conflicts in your life and create "FUN" solutions to the problem.
Example:
1) I vow "never to eat sweets again!" becomes 1a) "I vow to eat only as many hershey kisses as I can while tieing the laces on my gym sneakers!"
2) "I vow to hit the gym every day for the next 365 days." becomes 2b) "I vow to shake my booty like Beyonce at least once per day!"
3). "I'm going to do yoga every day" becomes 3c) "I'm going to spread my branches in tree pose when I'm doing dishes in the evening."
See?? Much more attainable goals.
For my self, I started out with grand scheme of "I'm going to get organized and clean one room a month - from top to bottom - and decrease the clutter in my life." Crap! Talk about stress! ~LOL~
I think a much better goal is this: "I will enjoy the clutter in my life. When something ceases to bring me pleasure, I will donate it to charity with a happy heart." No pressure!
Yes, I think I have this new year resolution thing down now! Acknowledge the things in your lift that bring you angst, but don't put more stress on yourself by trying to solve them in one day or week. Be creative in the resolution and most importantly - have fun!
Hmmm, I wonder if I should call the New York Times and let them in on my epiphany?! ~grin~
Happy New Year everyone!
If only it were that simple.
Though 2008 was a great year for me, some of the worries and woes that I experienced will certainly carry over to the next. The new year brings with it hope and a sense of renewal, giving ourselves permission to wipe the slate clean and open our thoughts and minds as to how to deal with these conflicts in our life.
I think that the purpose of a resolution is sometimes NOT to follow through on them, but to examine our lives, discover what is holding us back and bring those areas of great angst to the forefront. Acknowledge them, focus on them and work on them so that they no longer become these great issues ever present in our lives.
I asked on my blog survey whether anyone makes new years resolutions. I always do, though I seldom keep them.
I have a very good friend who is resolving to "bring more joy" to her life. How wonderful!! I'm so excited for her (!) and get to watch her journey as she brings closure to some issues in her life in order to leave her heart "open" for what may be in store for her next. I like the way she is doing it too. Nothing so specific that it causes her stress.
Another friend is on a weight-loss journey and "vows never to eat sweets again".
Still another friend is "going to hit the gym" every day for the next 365 days.
Sometimes the new years resolutions get so detailed - they almost become a stress in of themselves. Who needs more stress???!!!
No, I believe we need broad brush strokes in our resolutions. Resolutions that bring us joy rather than stress. Be creative with the conflicts in your life and create "FUN" solutions to the problem.
Example:
1) I vow "never to eat sweets again!" becomes 1a) "I vow to eat only as many hershey kisses as I can while tieing the laces on my gym sneakers!"
2) "I vow to hit the gym every day for the next 365 days." becomes 2b) "I vow to shake my booty like Beyonce at least once per day!"
3). "I'm going to do yoga every day" becomes 3c) "I'm going to spread my branches in tree pose when I'm doing dishes in the evening."
See?? Much more attainable goals.
For my self, I started out with grand scheme of "I'm going to get organized and clean one room a month - from top to bottom - and decrease the clutter in my life." Crap! Talk about stress! ~LOL~
I think a much better goal is this: "I will enjoy the clutter in my life. When something ceases to bring me pleasure, I will donate it to charity with a happy heart." No pressure!
Yes, I think I have this new year resolution thing down now! Acknowledge the things in your lift that bring you angst, but don't put more stress on yourself by trying to solve them in one day or week. Be creative in the resolution and most importantly - have fun!
Hmmm, I wonder if I should call the New York Times and let them in on my epiphany?! ~grin~
Happy New Year everyone!
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