Rest and Daffodils....

Rest and Daffodils.......

I didn't exactly pencil "rest" into my calendar, but life had other plans....and honestly, I'm glad that it did.  I'm learning that sometimes the pause is the point.

Taking a little time to feel better has been one of the kindest things I've done for myself lately.  I'm not a 100% yet (there's still a bit of lingering congestion hanging around), but I know the meds are working.  I actually have contacted my doctor to see if I can get an appointment for Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday.....  I know...I should have already gone in to see him.  Healing isn't always instant...and in my case, this is okay.  I just want to be well way before my trip in just a few weeks.  

I know my body is tired and run down which is most likely the reason that this WHATEVER IT IS, seems to be lingering.  

Rest and drinking plenty of fluids does have a way of pressing the reset button on more than just the body.  It clears the mental clutter and softens the sharp edges when you have had so much on your plate. 

In the middle of all this stillness, I have noticed that some of the daffodils are popping up.  Mine have not bloomed yet but the stems have poked out through the winter soil.  

I love how daffodils are bright and unapologetic.  They stand so tall after a good winters rest, and they have no concern for what all they have missed while the world rushes on.  They just show up full of beauty.  I think what I just said here might have been a silent lesson meant just for me!!!  

I have enjoyed the slower pace much more than I expected.  Early nights are good!  Doing Nothing can absolutely be good for the soul and I took advantage of it.  My sweet hubby was great at trying to take care of me.  I think he knew that my body needed a rest and my heart needed it too. 🌼🌼🌼 

HEALING ISN'T LAZY....IT'S NECESSARY especially when you are run down.  

With all of this said, 4 days of rest has seemed like forever and I have missed opening my computer and visiting with you all.  I'v missed conversations, the check-ins, laughter that comes from Victor each day, and just the simple rhythm of showing up.  

If any of you have been feeling run-down or overwhelmed, then this post is a gentle nudge to say it's okay to step back and rest.  

I am grateful for the messages of encouragement from each of you and for your prayers.  I'm also thankful for the beautiful, bright shining daffodils sending me a message that beauty rises quietly after a difficult season.  

I am still waiting for this congestion to pack it's bags so that I can feel a 110%.  lol. 😂

I'm looking forward to catching up with a full heart.  💛🌼

Shug...

4 Day Break

I’m going to step away from blogging for a short four-day breather. This lingering sinus infection and cold are still hanging on, and my body is kindly (and firmly) asking for a little rest. I’ll be using these days to slow down, heal up, and get back to feeling like myself again. Thank you for understanding—and for all the sweet check-ins. I’ll see y’all back here on Monday. 💛

Shug

A Hodgepodge of Tidbits

Whether it's the Olympics or football's cheering breeze, 

Romance in small moments or hearts that softly squeeze,

A platter full of cheeses, laughter in between,

This Wednesday's hodgepodge of tidbits warms the scene!

Joyce asks the Questions

We answer the Questions

Join the fun here

1. The Winter Olympics kick off on Friday, February 6th...on a scale of 1-10 how excited are you? (1= eh and 10=watching every event all day every day). What's your favorite Winter Olympic sporting event? 

I do enjoy watching the Winter Olympics as the athletes challenge themselves against the cold, the snow, and other elements that winter delivers. My absolute favorite is the snow skiing.  It blends strength, balance and courage in a way that is so mesmerizing to watch.    One wrong move and suddenly everything these athletes have worked for can leave them feeling defeated.  Yet, completing the challenges that they have worked so hard for is so rewarding.  

2. In other sporting news, the Super Bowl (American football's championship game) will be played on Sunday, February 8th. So tell us...what's your superpower?

I do love watching the Super 🏈 bowl, but mainly when my team...The Kansas City Chiefs are playing. Hmmm.  I think my Super power is that I like to make our home a place of love and I love decorating.  This was not my first answer, but I'm back correcting what I mis-read.  You ever do that?  Anyways, My super power is being a wife, a mom, grandmother, great grandmother and so on...   I'm here to help make life good for my family.  I'm not sure I do enough to call it super power, but I would at least give myself an A. 

3. Are you a romantic? 

I like to think so!!  I love holding hands with my sweetie and I love stealing a kiss from him in mid sentence.  Saying I love you MORE....saying "remember when and smiling"....  So much I could say here!!!

4. Blue cheese-yay or nay? How about feta? If you said yes to one or both, what's a dish you like that calls for one of these? 

No Blue cheese for me!  Just can't do it!! 

I do like Feta cheese and I enjoy eating it on a good salad with strawberries, cranberries and pecans.  

5. What's more important-doing what you love or loving what you do? 

This is one of those questions that sounds simple but....it could be a little tricky. 

Doing what you love is beautiful when you are able to chase a passion that makes you feel excited.  But, loving what you do is often where PEACE lives.  Loving what you do means choosing

gratitude and purpose.  When you learn to love what you do, you find joy in your work and in people.  Funny thing...  Sometimes, loving what you do is what eventually leads you right back to doing what you love.     Does all this make sense?

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

"Wouldn't it be lovely if the most beautiful thing about each of us was our heart?"  

I saw this little quote and I thought how sweet this would be.   Not an outfit, not the face, not the hair....but to be beautiful because your heart is beautiful would be the the biggest asset a person can have.  To be seen as beautiful because of the way you deal with small things or the way kindness seems to follow you.  Having a heart that people remember long after a moment passes.....after the laughter fades and the room empties....this is the gentle echo that says something good was here....someone BEAUTIFUL.  

Shug 💛

PS...I had to go back and correct my first answer to #2...I mis-read that question.  So, if you don't understand some of the comments, it's because I changed my answer.  lol. 

GHD and tidbits

 

Ahh...Groundhog Day..

The one magical morning each February when all of America agrees to trust a groggy, fur covered rodent, who enjoys giving us 6 more weeks of Winter.  I'm thinking that this was just an ordinary early morning in 1887, when the Punxsutawney Club met to discuss the day..... Perhaps they were very cold and they may have been sipping on too much Rye/Bourbon early that morning.  

Maybe the club members just needed to declare February 2nd as an important day, and suddenly a groundhog appeared.  IDK! 

They then declared it Groundhog day!

Anyways....Happy Groundhog Day to each of you!!

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Meanwhile, around here, our Heating Unit decided to stop working last Friday afternoon.  Sam called the company that installed our unit (only 4 years ago) to come check it.  

Sure enough....a certain part had to be ordered.  Isn't this the way it always goes? 

BUT....suddenly, Friday night the heat came back on!!  Thank goodness, we DID have heat all weekend.  

The service guy will still come this morning to check things out.  

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I'm still battling a cold.  I actually think it's now a sinus infection. You know...the headache kind with yucky green mucous and streaks of blood.   I just spoke with my doctor's office and they are sending me out some meds.  

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It seemed to be a short weekend around here.  We did go out Saturday morning with the family to enjoy a 10:00 brunch....still celebrating Mylee.  

We were home the rest of the weekend.....Sam slept a lot (his treatments make him very tired) and I just hung out in my comfy chair, with my computer and a box of Kleenex, working on taxes...  LOL.  

It was a good cozy weekend right here at home!  

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For dinner this evening...

Salmon and roasted veggies.

Sweet Iced tea

This is it for this (still cold) Monday morning....

Shug. 💛