Seems like forever since I've posted a blog - oh wait - it has been!
Let's make it short and sweet for my return.
Tended to the garden today. I'll have to post a few pics. Planted the thing about 6 weeks ago and it's ready to explode with veggies for us. Amazing.
No, I'm not going to become a farmer or anything - but I strangely enjoy digging in the dirt...which, if you know me, is so not me!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Like a fine wine...age and mellowing
Today's Observation:
I had always thought these things went together. As we age and apparently get wiser, we tend to mellow and, to paraphrase one of my favorite book titles, not sweat the small stuff.
Years ago the littlest things would set me off like a firecracker. I attribute this to several factors: youth, a hot head parent, being Italian, and a youthful superiority complex. However, being the oldest child I felt like it was always my role to 'make things right'. So I naturally settled into the peace maker role, and to be a really effective peace maker, well you guessed it - I had to mellow out and stop sweating the small stuff.
Don't get me wrong. Oh, I can outshout just about anyone. But why? In the end, does bashing someone over the head help their headache? Of course not. But sometimes it feels good to yell - am I right?
Anyway I took the long path to get here but my point is this- the book is right. Don't sweat the small stuff. And it's all small stuff.
I'm up for discussion on this or share your own pet peeves. Drop me a comment if you want to chime in.
- I have several pet peeves but at the top or pretty close to it is the way people have forgotten the contraction of 'have'. Let me state the classic example: I wish I would of done this or that. Yikes! Really? Would of? It's would've - as in I wish I would have (aka would've) done this or that. Let's try harder people. Sometimes it actually matters.
I had always thought these things went together. As we age and apparently get wiser, we tend to mellow and, to paraphrase one of my favorite book titles, not sweat the small stuff.
Years ago the littlest things would set me off like a firecracker. I attribute this to several factors: youth, a hot head parent, being Italian, and a youthful superiority complex. However, being the oldest child I felt like it was always my role to 'make things right'. So I naturally settled into the peace maker role, and to be a really effective peace maker, well you guessed it - I had to mellow out and stop sweating the small stuff.
Don't get me wrong. Oh, I can outshout just about anyone. But why? In the end, does bashing someone over the head help their headache? Of course not. But sometimes it feels good to yell - am I right?
Anyway I took the long path to get here but my point is this- the book is right. Don't sweat the small stuff. And it's all small stuff.
I'm up for discussion on this or share your own pet peeves. Drop me a comment if you want to chime in.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Playoff season begins!!
Today's observations:
- stress, very draining.
- Tax forms, only the gov't could write these things
Today marks the beginning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. A truly exciting time in the hockey world. To think that 5 years ago I would have ignored all this action! My my what marriage will do to you.
So our team, the New York Rangers, are the 8th place team going in. You know that means they play the #1 team in the first round. We shall see how long we get to enjoy this post season - at least they made it in this year!
Let's go Rangers! I'll keep the faith!
- stress, very draining.
- Tax forms, only the gov't could write these things
Today marks the beginning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. A truly exciting time in the hockey world. To think that 5 years ago I would have ignored all this action! My my what marriage will do to you.
So our team, the New York Rangers, are the 8th place team going in. You know that means they play the #1 team in the first round. We shall see how long we get to enjoy this post season - at least they made it in this year!
Let's go Rangers! I'll keep the faith!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Marching toward April
Today's observations:
As a kid, I don't remember having much of a day to day routine, other than going to school of course. But then there was play time and school activities, and friends and the world was the neighborhood.
Then we grow up, and time goes by...
Faster and faster....
Enjoy every minute and think like a kid.
- Where does all this 'stuff' come from? And where does everyone else put it all?
- Heard my husband utter words I never thought I'd hear today - "I'm just not into the draft this year". Holy cow....
- dreaming of summer veggies and grilling
As a kid, I don't remember having much of a day to day routine, other than going to school of course. But then there was play time and school activities, and friends and the world was the neighborhood.
Then we grow up, and time goes by...
Faster and faster....
Enjoy every minute and think like a kid.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
It's Spring - right?
Today's Observations:
Spring also brings water - lots of it sometimes. Our raised ranch doesn't like it much. Always seem to have water in the boiler room every spring. This year, after a few all-nighters with my wet vac I talked the husband into calling someone to look at this. YEAH! So the men showed up today and dug up the floor. Messy business. But now I have a lot of gravel and a sump pump pit and we're ready for the next phase of the job.
Homeownership - ah the joy of it all.
- snow in March doesn't last long, Thank God
- what happened to the news from Japan? Oh yea, replaced with news from Libya.
- Can our NY Rangers make the playoffs this year? Please?
Spring also brings water - lots of it sometimes. Our raised ranch doesn't like it much. Always seem to have water in the boiler room every spring. This year, after a few all-nighters with my wet vac I talked the husband into calling someone to look at this. YEAH! So the men showed up today and dug up the floor. Messy business. But now I have a lot of gravel and a sump pump pit and we're ready for the next phase of the job.
Homeownership - ah the joy of it all.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
My how quickly things change
Today's observations:
First, an earthquake (9.0) hits just off the coast of Northern Japan. Horrific enough, but then a tsunami forms and obliterates entire villages there. And now their nuclear reactors have experienced damage from the quake and the backup cooling system was destroyed in the tsunami. So now these people have to deal with possible radioactivity.
This whole scenario saddens me to no end. The sheer destructive power of these forces is incredible.
The earth's rotation sped up some number of microseconds, the axis shifted, and Japan and islands along the coast have shifted 8 feet closer to the U.S.
I'm posting a link here to some astonishing video from this tragic event - Japan Earthquake/Tsunami 3-11-11
Please help if you can. Donate, pray, and think of ways to make your part of the earth a little better for the good of everyone on the planet.
Keep hope alive....
- Nuclear power plants - I'm on the fence, but right now, not looking like a good choice
- Charlie Sheen takes act on the road. What exactly is the 'act'?
- Spring - where oh where are you?
First, an earthquake (9.0) hits just off the coast of Northern Japan. Horrific enough, but then a tsunami forms and obliterates entire villages there. And now their nuclear reactors have experienced damage from the quake and the backup cooling system was destroyed in the tsunami. So now these people have to deal with possible radioactivity.
This whole scenario saddens me to no end. The sheer destructive power of these forces is incredible.
The earth's rotation sped up some number of microseconds, the axis shifted, and Japan and islands along the coast have shifted 8 feet closer to the U.S.
I'm posting a link here to some astonishing video from this tragic event - Japan Earthquake/Tsunami 3-11-11
Please help if you can. Donate, pray, and think of ways to make your part of the earth a little better for the good of everyone on the planet.
Keep hope alive....
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Never gets old...
Today's observations:
It never seems to get old just observing their behaviors. They are fascinating creatures to me.
The sheer entertainment they get from a twist tie, or the conversations with absolutely no one out the window, it just never gets old.
Thought I'd share a glimpse into their world with this video I shot of my little guy keeping himself occupied earlier this evening. Enjoy!
Leo plays chase
- Home all day, no doorbell rings, no knocks on the door, yet in the mailbox the lovely note from the mailman - 'Sorry we missed you' - you can pick up your certified letter at the post office. Seriously?
- Parents - 'nuf said?
- Who are these people that can buy NYC apartments at 7.4 million?
It never seems to get old just observing their behaviors. They are fascinating creatures to me.
The sheer entertainment they get from a twist tie, or the conversations with absolutely no one out the window, it just never gets old.
Thought I'd share a glimpse into their world with this video I shot of my little guy keeping himself occupied earlier this evening. Enjoy!
Leo plays chase
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