Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
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90s! :)
wherever you are, i'm walking over. sundays i like to hike, so i'll start moving towards your direction with my snow boots (and slippers in backpack).
:)
It is hot here in the summer but, we do typically have low humidity, so it is more bearable than 90° with humidity. Monsoon does change that though, if we get one, maybe 2 months of higher humidity but, lower temps.
We had hale Thursday and 2 freezing nights this winter. That's why we live here though. Winters are our growing season and outdoor activities time. Summer is spent indoors after 10am and in the pool. It could be worse:-)
cwillie, brrrrr!
nice. i just need to climb a few mountains, swim through the jungle, wrestle some elephants, take a train, run, and i'll reach you :).
piece of cake.
(caregiving is much harder, right?)
see you very soon! you'll recognize me. i'm the one with the thousands of quotes.
this message is more for myself, but i want to write it here...
i'm sending lots of hugs/courage/strength to us all!!
some days are very hard (we worry about our LOs). some days are easier. the problems i find most stressful are the unexpected ones (example: last year suddenly i had to find new caregivers. i spent mannny days with my LOs, interviewing new caregivers) (we were very lucky and got extremely kind caregivers).
i'm lucky. i live in a beautiful place; can go hiking often, to de-stress.
my LOs are sweet. unfortunately, 1 LO is sometimes difficult/mean (especially during stressful times). when things are less stressful, my difficult LO returns to being sweet. both my LOs inspired, and continue to inspire me my whole life. :) :) i admire and cherish them.
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i'd like to say something positive, something to give us courage.
i guess it's this:
i'm a strong believer in solutions. there is always a way.
i wish us to protect our own lives. we must not let our own life drown.
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perhaps i can try an exercise:
if i were 99 right now, what would i say to myself today?
dear bundle of joy :),
you'll figure this out. keep your joy :). and when things get tough, go for a hike. listen to the wisdom of nature. there are answers there, too!!
my new slogan:
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"SAFETY DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT."
i'm doing all i can (as we all are), to set things up for my LOs, so it's even safer. i really prefer prevention, than emergency/stress.
"At this time I have issued an additional refund of $1459.54, for a total refund of $3,046.54.
This is a full refund of the cleaning fee, all guest fees, 100% of the nights you did not stay, and 50% of the nights you did stay at the listing."
Feeling accomplished! that process of reporting an unsatisfactory stay at an AirBnB was absolutely, ridiculously difficult to achieve.
Tonight I am very happy to say, that I am in a very comfy hotel, beautiful bed, beautiful shower, very comfy, even a chaise. Watching basketball, drinking a beer and overall feeling very satisfied following an excellent dinner, a couple of beers and a job that is going well. A great showing on my house last week, and another showing tomorrow, a virtual showing, someone moving from the east coast.
Yiddish, kvetch means “to press,” or “to squeeze,” whereas in English, it has come to mean “to complain.”
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research.
https://yivo.org/Kvetching-Quiz
LOL, look what I found! From 1983, so probably 40 years ago! Time flies when kvetching!
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19830109&id=bd4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=stoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1138,1416525
How are you doing?
I know most people are busy but it seems like all my old friends on here (you included) are M I A these days. Or am I imagining it? Maybe I need to be busier. Then I wouldn't notice.
I'm fine Golden. Thx for asking. :)
It is quiet here tonight.
It is a very active thread.
Maybe you were a bit early tonight. The usual 'suspects' come on later.
I re-watched a movie last night: "You've Got Mail". It has many very funny lines to recall.
"It's not personal".
"What does that mean it's not personal?"
"If anything, it should start out as personal".
"I wish I had a river that I could skate away on?" A Joni Mitchell quote.
May it go well for you.
Moving gives you the opportunity to get rid of stuff, downsize, and organize.
Wishing that I could move. To somewhere over the rainbow maybe.