Pinterest and Me – A New Beginning

 

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Pinterest and how much I like it. I’ve decided to add something fun and new to blog about. Using a “pin” on my Pinterest board and actually blogging about it.

A little background about Pinterest and I. Several years ago my friend, Lisa, sent me a message and told me that I should check out her boards on Pinterest and join myself. I looked it up and, knowing how addicted I can become with catalogs and magazines, I decided against it. Then about a year ago my Bestie, Tracey, brought it to my attention again. Oh boy! So, I thought about it. Long and hard. It took me several months, but then I did it. I joined! Oh boy, the madness had begun. LOL!!

I used to keep all kinds of catalogs and magazines around, turn the pages so they stuck out the top, so I could go back and see what it was that I wanted, or to remember that idea. When I was younger I used to even tear out the pages to keep in idea files that would forever get lost and forgotten about. Needless to say, I am a giant out-of-sight-out-of-mind person. If I can’t see it then it will most likely ALWAYS get forgotten about. This is just how my brain works. I am very, very visual in many ways.

I see Pinterest as a huge magazine, catalog and reference site. I just love it!!! I can’t throw it away like I have done with my catalogs and magazines that come in the mail. Yes, I actually have the recycle can right next to me now when I am going through the mail. I just toss it is and don’t have any more huge piles. It is my method to the madness. That is why I came up with this. At least I will be showing how I have been using some of my pins that I have on all my crazy boards.

Please keep a look out for the future posts… “Pinterest and Me”. 🙂

xo

 

30 Days – Day 16

Day 15 — The person you miss the most

I was going to say my Mother, but honestly I have to say my Cousin Jennifer.  I just never seem to get enough time with her when I am visiting, or she is here visiting me. A few days just isn’t enough here and there.

We didn’t get to know each other really, really well until we were in Jr. High School. I transferred to her school when we were in 8th grade. We would see each other at our Grandparents, Nanny and Pappy’s, during the holidays and other family gatherings, but never really had the opportunity to become close until then. After that we were together all the time.

I just know that I would love to have someone back in my life that I know I could ride bikes with, hike with, do yoga, relax at the nude beach, shop the health food store and always have an engaging and meaningful conversation.  With someone other than my Husband that is.  LOL!  She and I have a lot of commonalities.  Many differences as well, but those always make it more interesting when we are together.

I miss our hikes, our dinners, sitting and talking, her honesty, her wit, her smile… I could go on and on.  She is amazing!  When we are together there is just a comfort and an ease in my soul. This is one of the many major reasons that I want to move back to California and close to my family.  I want her back in my life more than I have now.  I miss that part of me and how I feel when she is around.  🙂

xo

In My Skin – Day 101

Weight:  183

Size:  14

Exercise: 3 Miles on the Treadmill

Today was my first day back working out since my Surgery.  I couldn’t wait!  The funniest thing was I was cracking up at myself, because I couldn’t wait.  I have NEVER liked to workout, or go to the gym.  I ended up doing 3 miles on the treadmill.  I was going to do 5 (which really I should have after the 25 pieces of salami I had), but my legs were getting pretty tight.  I felt so good when I was finished… so good!

Not much else to report for now.  :)xo

What do you write in a Blog???

Hmmmm… is a Blog where you talk about your struggles… your family… to bitch about something, what? I could tell you about my struggles with myself, but I really don’t have too many. I could tell you about my family, but where would I start and what do I say about them? Wouldn’t that just piss them off, or embarrass them? I could bitch, but well, that would just be bitching and that would be no fun. Have any suggestions for me? xoxo

My Intent for Wednesday is to hug everyone I meet. :) | Intent.com

via My Intent for Wednesday is to hug everyone I meet. 🙂 | Intent.com.

My Intent for today is to search for a site for myself and my children to volunteer for Haiti needs in our area. I have been searching for a few days with no luck. Hopefully today will be the day that I find something fitting. :) | Intent.com

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via My Intent for today is to search for a site for myself and my children to volunteer for Haiti needs in our area. I have been searching for a few days with no luck. Hopefully today will be the day that I find something fitting. 🙂 | Intent.com.

My Intent today is to try and rest with a calm heart after volunteering and sending medical supplies to Haiti today. My heart is sad. | Intent.com

via My Intent today is to try and rest with a calm heart after volunteering and sending medical supplies to Haiti today. My heart is sad. | Intent.com.

Sick to My Soul

Sigh… I volunteered at Project C.U.R.E today sorting and packing medical supplies for Haiti.  I just about cried when I watched as one woman was throwing away expired medical supplies.  The woman who was talking to my Husband at the time and explaining the procedure saw the look on my face and I think that I just about made her cry too.  It just kills me that the medical facilities don’t keep an exact inventory of their supplies and rid of them in time for others to use them.  Just kills me!  It always just comes down to the people doing the job I always say… laziness, terrible laziness.  Especially when there are so many other countries that need everything that is just getting tossed away.  I am at a loss of words.

I also donated this week, $20.  It makes me wish I would have donated before I went to Costco and spent $730 on food for my family.  That makes me really sick.  Not to take care of my family, but to think about all that we have when others have absolutely nothing and some, nobody.  My family is happy, healthy and has plenty of food and that is what is supposed to make me happy, right?  Yes and no.  The food I bought will last us for a couple of months.  What that money could have done for Haiti is another story all together.  I am going to keep giving every couple of weeks, I know the need will be there in months to come.

I was watching some of the videos tonight and also looking at some of the photos… wow… it was rough in Haiti to begin with, but now it is just devastation.  My heart goes out to all of those homeless children… thousands and thousands of them.  It is just miserable there, just miserable.

I have 4 young children of my own and am thankful that they are in warm beds, with fresh air coming in the windows and their bellies full of healthy food.  I am so, so very thankful.

xo