Make the Weekend Rock Linky #1

I don't know about you, but after a long week of working hard, I'm looking for ways to spend my week end that are rejuvenating. I love to cook - do crafts - garden - hike - go places - do nothing - read...

What do you like to do? This party is an almost anything goes - other parties are welcome! Share up to FIVE posts! There are just two simple rules:

Do not link to a site that has items for sale (i.e. etsy, eBay, etc)!
Visit other bloggers! See what fun things they have going! The party runs from Friday to Wednesday - spread the word!

This is our very first week - so lets make it rock!

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I am Grateful

While perusing on facebook I saw a meme with this quote:

Don't wait for things to get better

Life will always be complicated.

Learn to be happy right now, 

Otherwise you'll run out of time.

It's Amazon Prime Day!!

What is Amazon Prime?? Well it's like a cyber black Friday in the middle of the summer! If you aren't already a prime member (saves a LOT on shipping if you shop as much on Amazon as I do!), I suggest you check it out - then check out all the deals you can get. But hurry - it's all over tomorrow!

Opportunity

I've been in a funk. I'm sad and stressed and sick to my stomach. I need a respite.

Last year at this time, we had four cats. I love my cats. I truly am the crazy cat lady. In October, my buddy, Bucky, went into congestive heart failure and we had to say good bye. The middle of June, Shidd got sick. The vet couldn't figure out what was going on. Then one day, he went for his morning walk and never came back. Shortly after Shidd was gone, Mrs. Black started declining. For two weeks we've gone back and forth to, is she going to die or is she getting better. Trying to work with the vet to figure it out, but rapidly running out of money from vet bills!

My job is stressful. I'm finding myself not keeping up - being disorganized - not following through. All things that simply are not me. I'm finding myself counting the days instead of the years to retirement (955).

I don't want to do anything. My blogs have gotten behind. My training business sits waiting. I cry all the time. I simply want to hibernate until it's all over.

So why am I telling you this? Because today I vow to move forward. To put one foot in front of the other and move beyond the circumstances. Today I will work harder at taking care of myself and not just everyone else. Today is my day.

Life isn't always the easy path. Those rough trails build our character. They lead us into place we might not otherwise go. And, as Albert Einstein said,
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity".

Today I claim it.

Finger Towels

My husband and I are sitting here talking about finger towels.

Me: We need to have those little finger towels in the bathroom so when people wash their hands there's something to dry them with.

Dennis: huh?

Me: You know. When people wash their hands they need to have a place to dry them besides out bath (body) towels. That's all that' in there right now.

Dennis: People use our towels to dry their hands?

Me: NO! Well, maybe. That's why we need finger towels!

Dennis: huh?

Me: You know! Those little towels that you set on the sink top so people can use them to dry their hands.

Dennis: That's your department.

Me: huh?

Letting Go

In October we had to put my big yellow cat, Bucky, to sleep. It was so hard. This week we've said good bye to another furbaby - Shidd.

Shidd was formerly feral. He's lived with us for a little over five years and was an awesome cat. He'd come in for the evening and we would have conversations. He loved to talk.

The last month he's been sick. The vet couldn't figure out what was wrong. He'd start to get better, then relapse. I tried everything I could think of.

Monday morning we let him out for his  morning walk and he never came back. In all the time he's lived with us, he was never gone more than 12 hours. In my head I believe he went off somewhere to die. That's what cats do. But in my heart I'm struggling with letting go.

I keep going to the window to see if he's come home. I walk through the back calling, just in case he's hiding somewhere. But there's never anything there. When I think about him lying somewhere alone, I cry. When I think about the fact that I will never see his sweet face or talk with him again, I cry.

It's so hard to let go sometimes. I'll miss you Shidd.

(Almost) Anything Goes Blog Party #3

Yep - It's an anything goes party. Well, almost anything. Please do NOT post any adult content or items for sale. This party is for all women, young and old, with or without children. Please post things that are fun, relevant and non-offensive (negative posts will be deleted!)

Come on in and find something to inspire - and share your amazing thoughts and ideas!

 A BIG thank you to the folks who partied with us last week! 

So are you ready to go again? Do you have some fun Fourth of July decorations to make, or an inspiring story to share? Bring it here!

The party goes from Saturday through Friday

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