What if you just didn’t care what anyone thinks about you or anything you do….
What if you really did live in your own little world?
And if you lived in your own little world,
what would that look like?
What would you look like?
What would you be doing?
it’s a new dawn it’s a new day
‘The standard of success in life isn’t the things.
It isn’t the money or the stuff –
It is absolutely the amount of JOY you feel.’
~abraham hicks
i’m chucking the resolutions this year.
i’m choosing words this time around.
just words.
bloom
love
energy
unfolding
let’s see where those take me.
2023 started off with a bang – as all new years do…
the promises of grand plans…
the excitement of a fresh start.
Although the year might not have been all I planned,
2023 turned out pretty fabulous.
there was…
healthier eating…
21st birthdays spent in the car, at the park, eating vegan birthday cake…
(delicious, by the way!)
finally capturing the elusive hawk…
(even if it was the tail end)
and signs i am loved…
there was…
the joy of a cousin’s wedding…
the realization i have great kids…
the realization eating healthy is for the birds…
(seriously, it’s all about balance! 😉)
fabulous 1st birthdays!
and fall favorites.
there was loss.
but there was also new adventures…
(pivot!)
beautiful connections…
and love.
goodbye 2023…
thanks for the memories.
Hello October!
Dave would like to plead his case that ginger cats be just as celebrated (or even MORE celebrated)
as black cats during this season of all things Halloween and witchery.
Point 1 – October starts with O… which is also the beginning of orange, which is in fact, the hue of our dear gingers. Although, we do prefer the term ginger, as it gives the true sense of our posh nature.
Point 2 – Gingers are a perfect color match to those utterly ridiculous pumpkins humans set out as a decoration. So on the off chance one of those pitiful decorations “accidentally” gets knocked off the steps, we will gladly sit in their place. Everyone will comment on what an ingenious idea it is to use a godlike creature to add a splash of color. You can thank me later.
Point 3 – Gingers compliment the colors of those falling nuisances you call leaves. Just imagine the photo shoot you could get if you could persuade a ginger to be a part of the obligatory autumn pile-of-leaves photo. Your instagram would probably go viral.
Point 4 – Black cats are simply overrated.
I don’t know about you, but I’m convinced.
a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
~proverbs
hi!
my name is leo and i am three whole months old.
i know that’s not a lot of time to know everything…
but one thing i do know… is that i love my grandma.
and i especially love when my grandma sticks a camera in my face.
good times.
celebrating 85!
i wish everyone had a father who watches gunsmoke with his beagle by his side and his cat at his feet while simultaneously doing a sudoku puzzle.
bob just might be a national treasure.
hello 2023!
this is it.
this is the year i figure out who i am…
and who i want to be.
to imagine the life i want to live…
and go live it.
this year is all about me.
that’s right… i’m going to be selfish.
i’m going to do all the things i love and see what sticks…
hopefully it’s not chicken shit on the bottom of my boots…
but you never know…
i’m going to find out what really speaks to my heart.
i’m going to not care what anyone else thinks.
i’m going to love me.
i’m going to be happy.
i’m going to skip.
i’m going to be glad.
i’m going to be easy.
i’m going to count my blessings.
i’m going to look for reasons to feel good…
and i will find them.
and i will know my path by the fun of it.
On one of my many books-to-read lists, sat The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
I got it off a “books everyone should read list,” which is funny because this book has been on the banned book list.
I am never for banning books. However, I do understand a parent’s concern with a coming-of-age story like this, where there is sexual content and drug use. The truth is, teenagers have sex and do drugs, or are, at least, exposed to both.
I don’t think the book glorifies either, I just think it’s a depiction of the life of a teenager named Charlie, who has some issues and is just trying to find his way.
My thoughts…
I loved that the book is written in diary-like letters. I loved Charlie’s insight. I loved Charlie.
His story felt real…
and complex…
and sad…
and hopeful.
“Dear friend,
I feel great! I really mean it. I have to remember this for the next time I’m having a terrible week. Have you ever done that? You feel really bad, and then it goes away, and you don’t know why. I try to remind myself when I feel great like this that there will be another terrible week coming someday, so I should store up as many great details as I can, so during the next terrible week, I can remember those details and believe that I’ll feel great again. It doesn’t work a lot, but I think it’s very important to try.”
and she was 