Monthly Archives: March 2017

Gratitudes March 19-25, 2017

  1. Sun Mar 19, good meeting, pleasant sunny day, good conversations, good walks, progress at work, helpful info from internet.
  2. Mon Mar 20, early to class, progress at work, good meals, inspiring music and info on internet, good walk, productive shopping trip, helpful lady at eye doctor’s office.
  3. Tue Mar 21, progress at work, helpful info from internet, conversations with co-workers, good meals.
  4. Wed Mar 22, well rested, picked up glasses, conversations with co-workers, progress at work, good meals, helpful info on internet, prompt help from others via phone.
  5. Thur Mar 23, sunny day, good walks, cheerful help from co-workers, progress at work, good meals.
  6. Fri Mar 24, good hearing aid adjustments, good walks, progress at work, cheerful hep from co-worker, conversation, good meals.
  7. Sat Mar 25, well rested, sunny day, good walks, progress at work, conversation with co-workers, productive shopping trip, helpful info on internet, cheerful help from retail workers.

WHY GRATEFUL?

  1. Even when I am having a case of the blues, I can still find good in life.
  2. I have a roof over my head, food in my refrigerator, and a bed to sleep in.
  3. I am staying sober today and not smoking cigarettes.
  4. I have a relationship with God.
  5. I have a good support system.
  6. I have family that loves me.
  7. I have a job to pay my bills.
  8. A.A. and my church.

Simplicity

A cup of coffee.

Three hungry cats.

A bite to eat for me. A few cans for them.

Clean clothes.

Job. Let’s see if I go to the right one today.

Choir tonight.

Choosing some music to listen to in the car.

Found my eyeglasses case.

Claimed the cinnamon roll that caused the argument and ate it.

The sun is shining!

Simple

I am usually eloquent but today it’s down to basics.

Friends who care if you are struggling.

Those  who give advice.

A hug.

A supportive email.

A phone call.

Forgiveness for me and from me.

Trying to see the humorous side of a situation.

Trying today not to be so self centered. There’s a world out there and on the way to sign our taxes we saw interesting things. Who knows what I’ll see today if I’m not staring at the ground.

New shirt from Drug Mart. Better than the cinnamon roll anyway.

 

 

SPRING

There is still snow in spots and the wind was was cold when I took the dog out but the air smells like Spring.

S Strong daffodil blooming in the snow.

P Pup sniffs the air and can smell the changes.

R Runners have emerged from their Winter caves to run bare legged in the sun.

I Free ice cream cone at Dairy Queen today. I’m getting twist.

N  New clothes reflect the colors of Spring.

G Growth Flowers are waiting to blossom. Plants are waiting to burst through. I grew so time to check the intake and exercise output.

Find someway to welcome the day for the day brings the season.

Gratitudes March 12-18, 2017

  1. Sun Mar 12, sunny day, progress at work, conversations with co-workers, good walks, conversations with family.
  2. Mon Mar 13, early to work, progress at work, conversations with co-workers, sunny warm day, good walks, help from neighbor.
  3. Tue Mar 14, early to work, progress at work, conversations with co-workers, new hearing aids work well!  good meals, helpful info on internet, good chapter in Angel book.
  4. Wed Mar 15, progress at work, good walks, good meals, laundry completed,
  5. Thu Mar 16, sunny day, good walks to and from work, presentation went well, good meals, helpful info from co-workers.
  6. Fri Mar 17, good walks, sunny day, progress at work, cheerful help from Dr. Choi and Dr. Yim, good class, good meals.
  7. Sat Mar 18, good walks, progress at work, inspiring talks from internet, productive shopping trip.

A wicked week

Pressures from around me and even within me. It was a week of snow and changes in plans. Meetings that left my head spinning. Frustration. A general feeling of defeat but gratitude was there.

Grateful to say, H snow I won’t go.

Grateful to recognize I am not feeling well and I need to rest.

Bananas. Cinnamon bread toast. Gatorade.

Getting a whole book read. Starting one written by an acquaintance.

Greetings from my laptop wrap me in hugs.

Grateful I am feeling better.

Grateful I’m a few steps closer to handling my sister’s financial change.

Grateful the TV is working. I can be happy reading but Hubby needs his electronic friend.

Advantage to being sick is less laundry. I lived in PJs.

Ousting the negative persona who took up residence here the last week. Goodbye-Weary, Dull, Mad, Feisty, Martryann, Pessimisma, Confusionista,  and Maniacia.

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day ♥
  • Huge celebration in Butte America
  • …first time in years that St. Patrick’s Day is on a Friday and a weekend…
  • …preparing for crowds of revelers, even transferring inmates from the jail to make room for people having too much “fun” LOL
  • Irish population in Butte is (per capita) more than Boston!  They say it’s true :)
  • Went to the VA this morning for GPa’s eye doc follow up…
  • …while we were there a man in the waiting room was totally unresponsive to a nurse and soon all of the docs from ER ran to help him and half a dozen medical people came to his rescue and took him to the ER.  Hope he is okay.  Prayed for him.
  • Loving the beautiful tulips Cathy gave me…interesting colors of pale peach, orange, pink GPa said we can plant the bulbs.
  • Happy that my sister is enjoying her new wall tv :)
  • Spring is just around the corner ♥

100%=50-50

I’m feeling so- so which is  50-50 mathematically.

The  odds are in my favor that I will continue to improve.

The amazing body which resets to normal.

Finding enough get up and go to get up and go.

Cleaned our room so cable guy can exam the modem.

We should be millipedes for all the socks we have yet I would be grateful for a pair. I will settle for two that resemble each other.

Hubby is cleaning downstairs. (50-50)

He is putting things away . (High percentage of chance I won’t find them but I’m glad he is helping out.)

Out TV isn’t working (It’s the cable box.) I’m contented he is distraught.

I choose to be happy.

Here’s to a 100% happy day for  you!

 

Snow day

The snow came down with authority last night. (It asserted that Spring is not yet here. I, Winter am King!)

Dance of Spring is Friday (We will wear our scarves instead of waving them.)

The snow is over. (Can you dig it?)

No more snow. (Shovel it!)

Snow day for me.(Ironic that I’m feeling nasty.)

Thankful for the bed and books and emptiness of the day to restore my body. Tea and toast. Broth and jello.

Memories of snow days past when the house would be filled with homemade soup and the smell of baking bread.Fun and games that filled the daylight hours. Every house had a snowman. Cardboard for sledding if the snow was right. Skating if the ice was thick. Snow days are days of memories.