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November 23, 2010

Screeching Halt

Filed under: Health/ Fitness,Life's Little Hiccups — gardener @ 7:11 am

When we arrived home- we hit the ground running and haven’t stopped. I will admit that I was feeling a bit overwhelmed a few days ago, but I had places to go and people to see, so kept moving on.

Yesterday that grinded to a complete halt when I started feeling like I was coming down with something. By yesterday afternoon I was feeling as though I’d been hit by a truck, and today I’m waiting to find out if I can see the doctor. I guess this is my body’s way of saying it’s time to slow down.

I’ve been sick more this year than in a long time. I’m not sure why, but I’m definitely wanting to change it.

November 19, 2010

Hello, Are You There?

Filed under: Shop til ya Drop,Techy — gardener @ 2:47 pm

I noticed before Marcel and I left for our trip home that it seemed as though our telephone batteries were having issues holding a charge. We have two cordless phones in the house, one of which is on the charger at all times. I noticed after using each one of them that my talk time on a full charge had dropped from what was once five or six (maybe even more) hours to less than two. On the list of things to do when we return home will be either buy batteries or new phones. We’ve had the phones less than two years, and I wouldn’t think that they would be worn out already.

Trying Almond Milk

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 2:43 pm

Several months ago a friend of mine told me that she’d been drinking almond milk instead of regular milk. Until that point, I’d never heard of it, but I love almonds and thought if I ran across it I’d give it a try.

I actually forgot about it until two days ago when I was walking through Wal-Mart and saw the familiar Blue Diamond symbol in the milk section. Tucked away between the dairy and soy milk was vanilla almond milk. It was a little on the pricy side, but I really wanted to try it, so I grabbed the half gallon container and put it in my shopping cart.

I’m one of those people that when I buy something new, I want to taste it at the first possible chance, so as soon as all the groceries were in the house, I opened it and poured myself a small amount in the glass. For some reason I expected it to be sweet- maybe it was the vanilla part that threw me off, but it wasn’t. I actually really enjoyed it and have been adding it to my steel-cut oats in the mornings. It has great health benefits and is much lower in calories than most milk- at 40 calories per cup, I could get used to this.

November 18, 2010

Simple Decisions

Filed under: Home,Shop til ya Drop,Techy — gardener @ 8:26 am

We didn’t make a decision on the computers yesterday while shopping. Mom wants laptops and diddy wants a desktop. His reason behind it is because he’s a creature of habit and some habits die hard.

We looked at home theater systems while we were there as well, since mom and diddy are considering an upgrade, but our main mission was computers. I thought we’d make a purchase yesterday, but that didn’t happen because there was still a question of whether it would be two laptops (my recommendation) or one desktop.

I was actually pretty sure that diddy wasn’t going to budge on the desktop thing, when this morning they started talking about getting the laptops. I guess some things do still surprise me. We don’t have them yet, so there’s still time for them to change their mind. I’ll keep y’all posted.

First Things First

Filed under: Home,Life,Memories,Sands of Time,Travel — gardener @ 8:22 am

Yesterday we had three things on the agenda for our first day home. The first was to get some shopping done for some food and other things that I needed. I usually don’t travel with shampoo, deodorant or anything like that and just pick it up when we get to our destination. Since those are necessities, that was at the top of our list.

Mom and diddy are also in the market for a new computer, so part of our time was spent between two stores looking at computers and trying to find the most for their money. The decision between laptop and desktop is also on the table and yet to be decided. (I think we’re making progress though.)

Another thing was that I needed to go to the cemetary to Carol’s grave. It was hard- really hard and I found that I just wanted to run out of the cemetary. I couldn’t seem to allow myself to cry freely- I’m not sure why. Instead, I walked away and went to the other part of the cemetary to visit my grand and great grandparents graves.

When I was done, I got back in the van and mom told me that last week my cousin died. She couldn’t bare to tell me yet another person had passed away this year. Jerry had been sick for many years and I’d planned to see him while I was home. I guess God had other plans. I can’t wrap my head around the loss that has happened this year. I’m going to work through it though, a little at a time.

I’m SO happy to be home.

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Filed under: Home,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 8:14 am

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November 15, 2010

Moments of Gratitude

Filed under: Gratitude — gardener @ 6:33 am

I few nights ago I had a meltdown on the phone with mom and sometime during the course of the conversation I apologized to her for feeling as though I’m negative. She assured me that I’m not a negative person but that I’ve been tossed some pretty negative situations lately and they’ve all had an effect on me, maybe even more than I know.

It really bothers me to think that I’ve allowed any of the poison dished out by others to seep into my soul and become part of who I am. I know ” I ” am not a negative person, but I also know that being around negativity often is toxic and can seep into your life before you realize. That’s what I felt was happening, and probably another reason this vaction couldn’t be happening at a better time.

I want to spend more time focusing on the ‘great’ things in my life and not the insane things that others do that I have no control over. That’s sometimes easier said than done- but practice makes perfect, right?

If all goes according to schedule- tomorrow at this time we’ll be in the air and headed home. Before we go- I want to kick off the vacation with a few moments of gratitude.

Today I’m Grateful For:

  • Meeting the work goal that I set for myself earlier this year.
  • Being blessed with wonderful friends.
  • Feeling truly loved for who I am- faults and all.
  • Not having to cook on our last night home-  Soup from my mother-in-law.
  • Moments of silence and an unexpected project that I wasn’t expecting.

November 14, 2010

Moments

Filed under: Holidays,Travel — gardener @ 7:56 am

It’s a rainy Sunday here in the land of never and I find myself sitting here with a Starbucks mug from Germany filled to the brim with none other than Illy espresso. I take my coffee with a dash of milk, since I like a little creamy flavor when I drink it. I also love Coffee-Mate, but I don’t use all the time, although I plan to buy some Pumpkin Spice this coming week.

Marcel’s family has stopped in today to say their goodbye’s to me. He’ll see them a little later on today for dinner, but I won’t. We had a nice visit, and it was nice that they wanted to wish me a good trip.

In a little while, I’ll print out all the flight information and tuck it away neatly in my purse. My camera batteries have been charged and are waiting in their bags for Tuesday to arrive. I have a few last minute things to do, but the most has been done. Now all we have to do is wait.

In the Genes

Filed under: Health/ Fitness,Life,Memories — gardener @ 7:49 am

I was lying in bed last night and my mind was wandering all over the place. For some reason, my great grandmother McCormick came into mind and I couldn’t help but remember how even at close to 100 years old she looked much younger. My grandmother, who died at 72 was also mistaken for someone much younger. In fact, most of the men she dated were at least 20 years younger than her.

Mom is now 63 and also looks younger than her age. I like to think that at 43, I look younger than some that I know who are even younger than I am. I tend to think that you don’t need the best wrinkle cream if you’re blessed enough to have good genes, and let me tell you- we definitely do in our family. If I can look as good as Grandma McCormick did at her age, then I’ll know I’ve done something right.

November 13, 2010

Getting Out

Filed under: Travel — gardener @ 4:54 am

Marcel will be home from work in an hour, which means I’m going to have to get a move on if I plan to go out with the dog, and have a bath along with washing my hair before he gets here. I’m getting out today for the first time in almost a week and I have to say that I’m ready. I’ve had a pretty nasty cold and ear infection and I’ve been staying inside in hopes of getting rid of it before we fly, and it looks like I may make it.

Just three more nights of sleep and then we’re off! I’m SO ready. Please say a prayer that our luggage arrives safely (and on time), plus that all of our flights are on time and without problems.

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