Not Throwing in the Towel… YET

I know, I know; it has been a minute (or almost a year) since I last posted on my blog. For a year or so before that, my posts dwindled from once a week to once a month. What can I say, I have no excuse, it just hasn’t been a priority. Traditionally writing here has been my therapy, a way of working things out by jotting them down. It isn’t that I haven’t needed therapy but I think the things I have needed to work out over the last few years I didn’t want to share on the internet! You know what I mean? Believe it or not, I am kind of a private person.

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I Appreciate You!

In the middle of November, I did my annual trek south for the winter. I never planned on becoming a snow bird; it just kind of happened. I have been coming to Florida for at least a month each winter for the last 4 or 5 years to help take care of Mother Fran. When she passed away in October, it dawned on me that I didn’t have to go south, however, I realized that I wanted to!

In the past, I hung out with Mom each day, playing cards and doing puzzles. Once a week or so, we would hit a local park, beach or nature preserve to enjoy the scenery and the sunshine. I had lots of family time but I didn’t interact with any Floridians.

I would like to meet this Floridian! Image by PublicDomainImages from Pixabay
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Shades of Grey

If you had to pick just one color of the rainbow to love, which color would you pick? Do you have an absolute favorite or does it depend on the day? Does it depend on the season? Does it depend on your mood?

I know this seems like a silly question but it might help me figure out if we can be friends.

Image by Daniela Dimitrova from Pixabay
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Playing Offense

If you look deep into your heart, into your soul what is it that you truly want? Seriously think about it. I will wait.

I just read that opening line again and a song lyric popped into my head. “Tell me what you want, what your really, really want” by the Spice Girls. YES, I had to look that up! Sorry… I digress!

How many answers have you come up with? One? Three? Five? Zero?

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

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Mother Fran

The unthinkable happened this week, Mother Fran took her last breath and left this earth. She left behind 1 of her 2 sisters, 8 of her 9 children, fifteen grandchildren and twenty seven great-grandchildren. She joins her parents in heaven along with her husband, sister, son and daughter-in-law. She died quietely in the car on the way to the beach. She played cards the night before (I bet she won) and walked to the car under her own power. Mother Fran died on her own terms.

Doing what she loved best
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Moments of Joy

Do we get smarter as we get older? Do we get wiser? I have no idea. I do know that as I age I get more comfortable in my own skin. I don’t care what anyone thinks of me and I like myself just as I am. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t accept some improvements but if I were to die today, I would be content walking through the pearly gates of heaven.

My kind of heaven… Image by Fanny TenDyke from Pixabay
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The Cost of Inaction

Have you ever gotten your car stuck in the mud? Your first instinct is to put your foot on the gas and get the heck out. If you are lucky, this might work but more often than not, it only makes the situation worse. The tires spin and spin but the car doesn’t move, and you end up digging a rut that gets deeper and deeper.

When stuck in a figurative rut, you just keep spinning your wheels, unable to make the changes necessary to get things moving in a positive direction. Often, the problem is that we think we need to make radical changes to get out of the rut and this scares the bejeebers out of us.

The rut is no fun… Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay
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Are You Science Phobic?

I graduated from SUNY Binghamton back in 1988 with an Undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Concentration in Human Services. Somehow, I managed to complete 4 years of higher learning without ever taking a science course. Several years later, my interest in healthy eating was growing and I decided to take “Introduction to Nutrition” at UMASS Boston. No one told me a nutrition class was not about health but about the science behind our food. I was in science phobia mode for much of the semester and don’t really remember learning anything about living a healthy life.

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Never Stop Reading!

I have loved to read since I was a kid. Amazingly enough all of my siblings are readers as well. That is just one of the many things I inherited from Mother Fran. I used to read mystery novels and the occasional romance novel. When my family gathers together, it is not uncommon for each of us to have a book in hand. Reading gives you something to do, when you only have a few minutes, when you are bored and when you are relaxing overlooking the lake.

Image by Bibliotheek Bornem from Pixabay
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I Have Lost My Voice

When I was a kid, my Dad used to call me “Mouth”. He had a few nicer nicknames for me but that one stands out. I had a lot of words, talked fast and basically never shut up. I yelled when upset and excitedly told anyone who would listen everything on my mind. I remember fighting with a sibling and getting yelled at by my Dad. I wanted to know why he only yelled at me and not her; his respone was “you are the only one I hear”.

He has a lot to say and is loud too! Image by InspiredImages from Pixabay
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