Outside my window...
It is a beautiful day in my neck of the woods. Currently, at 1:00 p.m., it is 52* under a clear blue sky. A few days ago we got down to 10* at night. At this time of the year we are either warm or freezing. Climate change?? You know our president doesn't believe in such a thing. LOL!
Pondering..
Oh my goodness, since I was last here we have impeached a president. Only the 3rd one in the history of our beloved United States. And the Senate decided not to have a 'real' trial but to continue to protect him and his shenanigans. I wonder what it is they are afraid of us finding out?? So he thinks he has been found NOT GUILTY when, of course, it was acquitted. Not quite the same thing. Remember OJ Simpson was acquitted and we know that most of the country thought he was guilty as hell. Now we will live though our childish president get on with 'getting even.' Sigh!! I can't wait to vote him out of office and get a more grown up man to be in charge of America. And I think, not only is there a majority of America, but of the world, will agree with me. As long as they don't have to say it out-loud and admit they were wrong.
Watching...
I have been watching some of my favorites. Like This Is Us, New Amsterdam, A Million Little Things, and Grey's Anatomy. And also getting my reality TV fix by watching 90 Day Fiance. Oh the drama of that one. I also watch Sister Wives. What are you watching?
Reading/Listening...
Since I have discovered Audible, I mostly listen to books. I spend enough time reading on my phone that I am just not interested in reading books anymore. And I have figured out how to 'quiet my mind' and really get into the books I listen to. So what have I listened to this past month?
1)P. S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern. This is a book club selection. I gave it 3 ***. It was okay. Not great, but enjoyable.
2) The Hallows by Victor Methos. A freebie off of my Kindle Unlimited account. This is one of those books that offers both the reading and the listening version. I mostly listened. A good story. I enjoyed it. I gave it 3 *** on Goodreads. Maybe I need to rethink my star system. I enjoyed this book more than #1 above. This is a legal thriller.
3)Live Simply, by Hazel Simpson. This is another declutter and simplify your life book. I enjoyed it.
My One Little word...
I have chosen a word of the year for a few years. In the past I have halfheartedly done the One Little Word. I have had the words Hope, Change, Forward, and Fight. This year I am taking a different approach to the word. I have joined up with Ali Edwards and her One Little Word (OLW) workshop to delve into my word and to keep it my focus for the year. This year my word is SIMPLE. I want to make my home simple, my diet simple, my life simple. I will share more with you as I go along. This month we are working on vision boards.
Creating...
I am creating my vision board for my OLW challenge for the month. I have torn up a bunch of magazines. Just need to figure out how to put it together.
Learning...
I am still learning and I still have much to learn. This living alone and being a widow is not a fun place to be. I am wondering if I will learn to love it someday. Only time will tell. I am an introvert so there's that!!
Planning....
This coming month of March, hopefully, will find me back in the bedrooms with the de-cluttering to continue. I have been working in the laundry room, the dining room and the reading room. Little changes with becoming SIMPLE.
What's in the kitchen...
I have about given up on meal planning. Planning for one is much harder than it ever was to plan for a family. Now, I eat what I want when I want. It is not unusual to find me eating a bowl of cereal at 9 p.m. as my dinner. Or a slice of banana bread at 4 a.m. as breakfast. I am still making a batch of those egg muffins (that I talked about in my last post) every week. Love them! Are any of you single people willing to share how you handle meal planning??
A quote to share...
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| He loves to soak up the sun |
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| My Ruby red slippers |
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| puppy tracks in the snow |
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| Aren't I the cutest |
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| Snuggling in his bed |
A final thought...
I took Charlie to the vet this week because he has a cough (which he has had since I got him) which is getting worse. Charlie came to me with a variety of health problems. One of them is a previous crushed trachea. Well, I guess my little pooch has gotten too fat since he came to live with me....and so have I....so the extra weight is pushing on his trachea causing him to cough more. We are now (and by we, I really mean Charlie) into eating less and trying to walk more. He doesn't like cold weather (and neither do I) so the activity will increase when the weather warms up. So little fatty and I are hoping you are all doing good. See you soon!
