Never had a chance to complete yesterday’s journal prompt. Will do together with journal prompt 8 (and possibly 9) if I don’t have time today.

My husband and I sat outside last night relaxing, listening to music and enjoying each other’s company in front of a fire in our fire pit.

I do my affirmations in dry erase markers on my bathroom mirror.

Progress not Perfection!!

I’m worth it!

And yesterday, I spent an hour shopping before I spent the evening Netflix and couch. So, I REALLY enjoyed my me-time. 🙂

Vegged on Netflix today..  very relaxing!

I spent an hour outside in the pool!!! I turned my music on and just floated around the pool!!!  Totally relaxing and just me time!!!  Loved it!!! 🙂

Took an  hour to plan our next vacation … its not until next summer … but planning is fun!

I spent a very pleasant couple of hours doing nothing but reading a book. It’s been a long time since I have had that much time to just sit and read!

I dream of becoming a dog walker when I retire! I don’t have the energy now to work 10 hours, walk my dogs and then others.

I have been doing stuff around the house most of the day.

Breakfast – protein shake

Lunch – leftover chopped Greek salad with chicken

Dinner – going out, not sure where yet, but my husband and I are going to the mall. This will be the first in probably 4-5 years that we’ve done this.

You’ll notice I didn’t answer the question for myself, either. These are the questions that I ponder when I think about what makes me happy. I know, despite how much I’m stressed by my “career” that a “job” (the do-you-want-fries-with-that kind of monotony) would make me crazy with boredom. I need that.

But I have many times contemplated a…[Read more]

I made myself a wonderful lunch yesterday of peanut chicken! Had a very busy day so fell asleep before reporting in. On to todays task!

so you need to figure out your bliss and you’re asking us? you realize that’s crazy right?

But, here’s a few questions to help:  would you do one of your hobbies full time (career direction change)? would you work with people or by yourself? would you work FOR someone or for yourself? (assuming you can’t really visualize winning the lottery);…[Read more]

Thank. You.

Sometimes the best mirror is what a friend sees when they look at us versus what we see when we look at ourselves.

I’m not sure what ONE THING would make the rest of life easier. There are so many flippant answers –  I often say, I need a 50’s housewife to cook and clean for me. So I hired a cleaning service and solved it myself. And I rent versus own a place where I have to take care of exterior maintenance (which I despise).

I think the rest of life would…[Read more]

I wanna spend 8 hours hiding under the covers. But, I got up and came to work. This was actually a victory after a disastrous day yesterday where the whole office heard me shout on the phone. Then I hung up on a coworker (but it was better than getting more nasty, honestly). Then there was the mediated discussion with same coworker and my boss. At…[Read more]

(Why do you have me think this close to bed?)

What is the ONE thing I can do, such that by doing it, everything else becomes easier or unnecessary?

plan my meals & eat what I plan?  Develop a schedule or routine?  I think a schedule/routine would assist with the meal planning & eating on a schedule; that way it’s no longer 2pm before I realize I…[Read more]

I’m so happy we have this support & Nikki, you’re making a wonderful Foodie home!  Thank you!!!

Sent in laws back to Indiana, started reconstructing our lives without them here, totally forgot to eat anything until 6pm….

Philly cheesesteak innards, 7 tater tots & 2 pickles

spent an hour plus on the phone with an advocate for my daughter; cross fingers, eyes, toes & legs that she does send me the info we talked about.

In the tub & about…[Read more]

Um, does forgetting to eat & making up for it at dinner count?

i early need to get a handle on the emotions…… By the time I realized I needed to eat due to not eating earlier, I hit the nothing sounded/looked good.

So dinner was the meaty, cheesey innards of a Philly cheesesteak, 7 crunchy tater tots, & 2 pickles.

Scheduled eating wasn’t…[Read more]

Free write all done!