Happy Hour Chatter

Once in a while I receive a request to "repeat" a blog post. This is one of the repeat posts that I hope you all enjoy the 2nd time around. It was originally posted in May of 2008. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Greetings Everyone, I received an email about 9 years ago from a far-away-friend that touched me to the core. It was entitled "Life's Lessons." I printed it out and tucked it away to read when I needed some inspiration. I ran across it awhile ago and, not surprisingly, it touched me as much now as it did then. So, to my friend Lee - wherever you may be, thank you for sending me something so beautiful and for thinking of me. Be well My friend. Life's Lessons Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be; your ...

Goodness Gracious.....it's the time of year that the ghouls, goblins, and monsters come out and play their trickery on us poor unsuspecting folk. I've always enjoyed fall - many of you know that by now (I keep saying it enough). With Autumn, comes the holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Although Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite Holiday, Halloween holds a special place in my heart, mainly due to one person - my friend and coworker Bob Holzworth. "Sniper Bob" - as he was affectionately known by his co-workers - LOVED Halloween. Bob started planning for this event months in advance. He scoured the thrift stores looking for the "perfect" costume to wear, decorations for his yard and his home, and material with which to build his "spooks." He was known to have decorated - and undecorated - his yard every night because he "didn't want vandals to destroy his handiwork". His Halloween parties (in celebration of his...

I'm covering all my bases and posting yoga information on this site as well. Due to instructor illness, yoga classes have been cancelled for tonight, Tuesday October 27, 2009. Students: Information has been emailed to your email accounts on file, posted on Twitter, www.newsdakota.com (local announcements) and also www.betterlifethroughyoga.blogspot.com I appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience. PS: The 1st night of the November session is Thursday, October 29th. Namaste' Sherry

I have happiness in my heart today. I get to spend the day with my lovely family for the 9th annual Schulz Oktoberfest! Every year my siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews,and great nieces/nephews spend a day in October gathering together reminiscing of days past with our childhood memories of Mom and Dad, life on the family farm, and sharing stories and tales of "the good life." We share food, drink, laughter. I'm proud to witness the love we have for each other. To share in the laughter of happy times, to share the grief of lost loved ones (Mom, Dad, and Earl) through shed tears, and to celebrate the future of our family as we watch the young ones play together and make the start of their own 'shared memories of family'. Pictures are taken for prosperity sake to document the passing of time and the growth of our lives and family. Whomever can make it, does - as there is no pressure to attend. And we miss those that cannot attend due to living out of state or life ...

I got up early and hit the gym for turned out to be an awesome workout. I had the place to myself so I didn't have to wait for machines or weights. I even spent 15 minutes in the sauna! LOVE feeling the heat! The usual errands had to be done - the weekly trip to Walmart - then home to clean house. I am definitely not a fan of housework, but if I don't do it, certainly no one else will. The best part of today is the sun! It's out! We haven't seen sun around these parts for a looonnnnnnnnng time. It's amazing what it does for the disposition. Tomorrow is supposed to be super nice - temps in the high 50's - so I'm thinking I may go running outside and let the fresh air shake the cobwebs loose from my brain. Namaste'

Every once in a while someone says something to me that causes me to beam from ear to ear.   I was recently told that my blogs are a source of sunshine and laughter.    Imagine that.  I wouldn't have thought that my writing about my every day trials and tribulations would be of interest  but it seems that I have been mistaken.    I like writing, I always have.  My high school English teacher said I had a gift for words and encouraged me to pursue writing further.  I always thought she was slightly off-center, but maybe she was on to something.  I should have taken heed.   I've kept journals since high school.  Almost everything that has happened in my life has been written on those pages.  The good, the bad and the ugly.     In times of great heartache, it was liberating to let it all out on to the paper and not worry about being judged about what I was...

I just spent 20 minutes on the phone trying to explain to an individual that they were a security risk and were not allowed in to the facility.     In the course of the conversation, the individual said to me, "the application said to be honest about my crimes; I was honest and now I'm denied.  I shouldn't have put anything down and then I could come see my brother. You people are untrustworthy."     Huh?????     When I explained that the recent nature of the crimes and the shear number of crimes that came up in his background check was enough to get him denied, he went ballistic on me.    Lemme see: Mother - denied for attempting to bring drugs in to her son (who is in prison) Father - denied because he's on probation for drugs Sister - charges pending for drugs.     Do I see a pattern developing here?   Yes, I am untrustworthy and out to destroy the lives o...

Good afternoon good peoples!   I hope everyone is doing fine this day.   I'm tired today after staying up a little later than usual on a Monday night, but all is good.  I didn't have to be in to work until 8:30am this morning (flex time for wellness), so I had a little extra time to ease in to the day and shake the cobwebs off.    I did some yoga, drank some coffee, took a wonderfully hot shower and started the day with a smile.  The smile bit the dust at 8:31am!  Oh well, I had good intentions.   Today it seems like everyone wants everything yesterday.  I have had to continually fight the urge to retort "Lack of planning on your part does NOT constitute an emergency on my part."  But then someone says, "I come to you because I know you'll get it done for me." or "You are my go-to gal."   It may be a bit of sucking up on their part, but it works!  I'm not above the adage "Flattery wil...

in my eyes as last night as I said my goodbye to Wendi. I tried to be strong and I was, right up until the point where I gave her a hug and looked in to her eyes. Mine filled with tears as did hers. All I could say was, "I love you sweetpea". I hope she knows that. My brother had an open house yesterday for his daughter, inviting both sides of the family to come say farewell and good luck. It was a wonderful day filled with laughter, good food, good drink, and even better company. I was able to see four of my five siblings (Ron is in Mexico). My niece Lisa was able to attend as well. She stopped in on her way back from Fargo after running a 1/2 marathon. The following are some pictures from yesterday. This is Wendi, the guest of honor And this is me with my marathon running niece, Lisa Marie. This is the three "Schulz" girls together. Wendi will do fine, I know that she will - she's a Schulz, and we Schulz girls are pretty strong individuals - someti...

In celebration of the hard freeze, the crisp morning air, and the grace and beauty of the falling leaves upon the gentle days breeze,      Namaste'  Sherry October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came - The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The Sunshine spread a carpet, And everything was grand, Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind the band. ~George Cooper, "October's Party"

  This will be posted on both blogs...   I had an interesting conversation with some of my students tonight before class started.  We were talking about how hectic life is (becoming) and how stressful it is when "one more thing" gets added to the schedule.    I can appreciate this thought as I, too, often have to breath and take a step back to evaluate the important things (priorities) in life.    I'm going to address this as coming from the "female" point of view, as I do not have men currently enrolled in my classes.  So men, please be patient.  If you have thoughts on the subject, feel free to comment.   As women, we are the caregivers of our world.  We make sure that everyone is fed, clothed, the laundry done, homework done, the household is running smoothly, and - in many cases - we work full time jobs outside of the home.   We put others needs and wants before our own.  We are often the ...

I ran across this last night on the internet and thought it worth sharing.  I know that we've ALL felt like doing this at some point during our lives.   Enjoy the read and smile.  And.....Tag! You're it!   My Resignation   - Author Unknown   I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided  I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old.   I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.   I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.   I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.   I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.   I want to return to a time when life was simple; when all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn'...

As much as I don't like the prospect of colder weather, I do have to admit that I like the laziness of fall and winter. It's too cold to do projects outside, so therefore I stay indoors and attempt to tackle projects inside. Or not. ~L~ I have good intentions though. Take today for instance. I wanted to clear off my desk and finish up some bookwork. What did I do instead? I watched a movie. A Knight's Tale. LOVE that movie, love the soundtrack. It's one of those entertaining feel good movies that just make you smile. Of course, watching the very young and talented Heath Ledger was bittersweet. It felt good to veg out on the couch and lose myself in it. I was just talking with a friend about reading books and how I can lose 24-48hrs of my life when I get engrossed in a good book. I just don't seem to have the willpower to put it down. I have been reading a series called the Outlander series for the last 10 years (four books in the series, now there are five). I hate ...