procrastinating...

Usually...I'm 'johnny on the spot'! (or maybe in my case, 'joannie'?)But, lately I've become a...(I don't want to use this word, but feel I must)...procrastinator! Ok, there it is. I said it! I don't even like the way the word sounds, and I especially don't like that I've become one! Be it 'age' or 'fibro' or whatever excuse I can come up with, I find myself more and more, putting off until tomorrow, what I COULD DO TODAY! I can give examples, too...
Cleaning- "it doesn't smell"!
Dusting- "well, you can't write your name in it yet"!
Laundry- "you don't have ANY clean underwear"?
Cooking- "wonder if they'd mind another sandwich tonight"?
Buying Groceries- "let's see...we have bread, milk and butter. What can I make out of this for
dinner"??
Watering my flowers- "I'll water after dinner". Then after dinner..."It's sooo hot and sticky out, I
believe I'll wait til morning"!
Crafting projects- "ya know the last time I cleaned, I put that away somewhere. Now, I have no
idea where it is"!
Sending cards- "But my card doesn't say 'belated'"!(birthday)..."I'm sure they're feeling much
better by now"!(get well)
Canning veggies-(from the garden) "How many cans did you say we had left from last year? I
doubt we'll eat that many over the winter"!!
Ok, maybe I'm not this bad yet...but I can see a significant change. One that has me asking somedays..."what have I become"? Certainly, I have some work to do on my behavior. Is today the 31st???............I must call my mom to wish her a Happy Birthday! Or dang it, I may just go all out and sing it to her. But, I AM GOING RIGHT NOW to do it, before it suddenly becomes a 'belated' one! Til next time, blessings...

"Guess who's coming to dinner"?...

I'm excited! We have a guest coming for dinner tonight. Joanna has recently returned back home to Virginia, after spending two years in Budapest, Hungary, as a ESL teacher.(that's English Speaking Language for those of you who don't know) I saw her briefly last summer while she was home on summer vacation. I have not seen her since that time, so I'm excited to see her and hear all about her last 12 months in Hungary, her new job (Liberty University), and her future studies and plans. Oh, and did I mention she's family?? She is...she's a cousin of mine. But, even if she wasn't 'family', I'd still love her anyway. She's a remarkable young lady...one that I'm proud of, and proud to know!
Til next time, blessings!

more pics from Tenn...

The Smokey Mountains are beautiful...
Mom and me...(ok, nobody reminded me to take off my readers!)

Everything american made in this store...thought the name and colors of their sign was cool.

Dad can ALWAYS find someone to talk to while you shop!

You can still buy flour and cornmeal here...ground on location.

I spotted mom through the dancing bears shrubbery...

Wonderworks...a place for the odd and extraordinary. We didn't go but ate at the Tony Romas right beside the place, so I had to take a picture. Sometimes I feel as though my own house is turned upside down!!!

Score!! Zach shopping for 'manly' things...

Are the weeks growing wings??

It's hard for me to believe that today is Thursday. I wonder if somehow the weeks have wings...the week days appear to roll around faster and faster. Only a few weeks left of summer but it seems like just last week, it was springtime and we were eagerly buying flowers, hanging baskets, and planting our garden. Gosh, where does the time go?? Oh, how I wish I could bottle up some of that time and save it! DH just ask me yesterday if I was planning on having a corn shock this year for fall decoration...meaning , he wondered if I would use the fading cornstalks from our garden. I'm like, "huh"?? Is it actually time to be thinking about fall? I'm afraid it is but I don't want to give up summer just yet. I admit I suffer from the extreme temperatures, but there is just something exuberating about spending time outdoors. So many things that summer provides for me that old man winter can't!...like, homegrown food, flowers, hummingbirds, that wonderful smell after a rain shower, suntanning on the beach, swimming in the ocean and feeling the fresh green grass beneath your toes, are just to name a few. To think that all this shall soon come to an end, until next year...well, I don't want to think about it. Not TODAY, anyway. Maybe, tomorrow. Til next time, blessings!

hectic week...

Me with two of my favorite guys. This was taken outside of a place we always eat at, "Bullfish Grill"...yummy place to fill your stomach.
View of the pool from our balcony...this is where Zach 'lived' while we were there.

Mom and Dad...they're just too cute!!

Dad on our balcony reading his morning devotionals.

'Sleepyhead' still snoozing...

I am back home after almost a week in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. It was a good trip and we all had a lot of fun and many more laughs. When travelling with my dad, it's like packing a bucket of fun and taking it with you! There is never a dull moment in his presence. He works hard at making every day a 'barrel of laughs'.

Since arriving home on Friday, I've been nonstop with activity. We literally passed Zach off from one vehicle to another, so that he could take a camping trip with his buddies...kinda like a last 'blowout' before returning back to school. After getting him on his way, there was the unpacking from our trip and washing up all the dirty laundry. The yard needed mowing. The garden needed attention. My flowers were suffering from several days of neglect. Not to mention, of course, the house needed cleaning. Thank God, I'm feeling much much better!!

And this being the last week of freedom before school starts back, Zach and I have many things to do...we need to buy school supplies(yes, I've waited til the last minute!), he needs a new bookbag(deserves one after carrying this last one for 2 years!), groceries (with the planning of school lunches) need to be bought, I promised him an afternoon movie at the cinema over a month ago(then I got sick), we both have dentist appts. on Friday. I'm also thankful that we did the shoes and clothes shopping while in Pigeon Forge at the many, many outlets they have. But, still, it's going to be a busy week, I see. So, I'm going to leave you now with a few pics of our trip and then I'm going to get started on my 'to-do' list. Til next time, blessings!

Blessings...

This afternoon, we leave on vacation. It's a much needed get-away...one that I don't plan on letting go to waste. So, I leave you with wishes for a great week and many special blessings for your days, until I return on Friday.

Good days...

I like structure and prefer having a schedule, to not having one. I guess you could say that I'm pretty much predictable in my comings and goings. Recently, though, everything seems somewhat off course since my doctors 'switched up' my medications. With that in mind, I've decided to discontinue the wealthy Wednesday posts for now.
I understand that a lot of folks get a rush from the "thrill of the unknown". As for me...not so much. The unknown intimidates me, especially when it involves my brain and medications. But, the past four days have been really good...no nausea, no headache and no dizziness. I'm so thankful for this since I leave this weekend for Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Prior to that, I was not looking forward to this vacation and had given much thought to cancelling the trip. Today, I find myself getting excited, and counting the days until Saturday.(it's 2 more!!) "Bring it on", I say. "Bring it on"!
Til next time, blessings! And thank you sweet Lord, for all of mine!

The many shades of blue...

This past week was a rough one. The antidepressant was discontinued, altogether and my brain and body went into a tailspin...whew! My doctor consulted with another and the determination is that this weaning process was being 'rushed', therefore, we are taking a step(or two) back. We are now looking at 12 weeks to complete this instead of six...I'm half way there!
I'm praying the worst of the physical sickness associated with the withdrawals, like nausea and dizziness, is over, but the depression has intensified so, that I'm actually turning a different color, and it's not a shade I'd prefer to be. I've never been a big fan of blue, but at the present time..."I'm blue all over"! Please continue to keep me in your prayers as I continue the path of the unknown. I truly believe it will be worth the suffering, in the end. Til next time, blessings!