Well, not really, but it feels like it.My "word" for this year is "do". My goal was to stop thinking about things I want to do and start doing them.So.One of the things I have intended to become a part of is the book club which meets monthly at our local library. I attended one meeting a few years ago and really enjoyed it, but I never made it back. February is going to be my month to get involved.Then I found out the book to be discussed. This one.I DID NOT want to read this book. I … [Read more...]
Did I Sleep Through the Whole Discussion?
Do you ever look back on your years in high school and college and wish you could take some of those classes again?I sure do.Not Geometry-which still nearly makes me break into a sweat.or Chemistry-I have never had a need to solve one of those equations with letters and numbers since I became an adult, have you?I would like to go back and redo my history classes. I was all about the "A" ....or "B".... when I was in school but not so much about the actual learning.Now, there are so many things … [Read more...]
Odds, Ends, and Random Things
What a beautiful, beautiful day we have been blessed with!The sun is shining brightly, the snow is melting, and the birds are singing. January days like this are a gift, but honestly, they make me a bit nervous.Surely, we won't have another early spring. Remember last year? Our early spring brought stormy weather. to Southern Illinois. And then a terrible drought.Personally, around this farm, we are ready for NORMAL weather.Pearl is enjoying the morning sun, and I bet she is … [Read more...]
Recommendations, Anyone?
This post is part of my 31 Days of Transformation series. To read the rest of the series, click the tab above.I have a problem, friends. Can you help me? I am going to have … [Read more...]
Have you read…….?
Last week, while we were in Montana, we had no TV and only our smartphones for internet (which for me was like no internet because I don't like to go online much on my phone-I'm a tightwad and am afraid I'll use my bytes. or gigs. I'm such a techie!), and guess what? I really didn't miss either one.I am a political junky, but I found that I LOVED being away from all the election hullabaloo, and realized that I am a much- less- stressed person without it.I know who I am going to support and … [Read more...]