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21 Thursday Jan 2016

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this morning I took some pictures of the orchid… it is lasting amazingly well… 

  
sure does brighten up the living room…

have been doing a bit of reading on orchids and discovered that the roots hanging out of the pot were not as healthy as I thought… apparently they might need to be repotted…

  
snow fell off and on during the day in those big huge flakes again… so peaceful…

when I got home I took a few pictures of snowflakes on the mailbox…

  
but I didn’t take any with the camera… too lazy to dig it out so just used the iPhone…

opened up the sliding door for the first time in months so I could get a shot of the snow on the chair and table on the deck…

  
really enjoying the longer light each day… 

final picture of the day was of the skyline as the sun was going down…

 
the extra light certainly brightens my day… 

sparkly…

20 Wednesday Jan 2016

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last night as I went past the window on my way downstairs I spotted the bunny making a trip through the garden…

it was too dark to get a picture so I just stood still and watched… hopped and stopped and hopped some more… at one point it stood up on its hind legs to have a good look around… such fun to watch… then it hopped out of the yard…

tonight, as I drove home huge snowflakes were gently falling… it was so beautiful…

just looked outside and spotted the diamonds in the snow, sparkling like crazy… 

winter can be filled with such stunning beauty when you take the time to see it…

  

eyes…

19 Tuesday Jan 2016

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this morning I was able to get in to see my optometrist…

  
I’ve been using ointment for weeks trying to get rid of a persistent hordeolum on my upper eyelid… besides looking bad, sometimes it is also painful…

for a couple of years I have been using eyelid cleaning pads every day to be sure my eyelids stay clean and healthy… really have to be on top of blepharitis so it doesn’t recur… 

now we are adding something else to the regime… at least once a week I am supposed to use a heated mask over a damp facecloth for ten minutes…

here’s the mask I will be using which I had to buy today…

 
great that there are all these products to help deal with this ongoing problem…

always something, lol…

serendipitous…

18 Monday Jan 2016

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took this picture of the beautiful sunrise this morning…

  
am always amazed at how I walk by the window at just the right moment to catch something so lovely… what made me look out this time and not just focus on getting down the stairs… interesting…

had an appointment after lunch so needed to get a few things done in a short amount of time…

stopped in at the credit union and after making the deposit asked about when we could meet with the locksmith to drill out the key to our safety deposit box… it was serendipitous that the locksmith was on the way there for another reason…

I waited a few minutes and when he got there and opened it, we discovered that the box was empty, as I had imagined… we had that box since 1979…

 
was hard to see George’s signature on the document… brought a few tears… never know when things will hit hard…

after a quick grocery shop, I headed to Toyota to have them check the silly remote starter… met up with my sales guy and he took me to the place down the street that did the install… they checked it out and said it was fine… they gave me a lesson in how to use it and I drove away within half an hour… need to wait in one place, double click in another, and turn the key a certain way… will see how it goes, lol…

  
was so pleased with how quickly the visit to the dealership went that I decided to take her for a car wash as she was very dirty…

was a bit nervous about what I had to do when I got there but it was easy… left her at the door…

  
went in and paid, and discovered that the cars don’t stay in the same line they started in, yikes… a nice person helped me figure the system out, I found her and drove away in a lovely clean car…

grandparents…

17 Sunday Jan 2016

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fun day…

went to the Renovation Show with my daughter… we are OK, or so said the stamp on our hands, lol… didn’t get to see Brian Baeumler, but wandered around and picked up some very helpful information…

  
had quite a good time… picked up a couple of things…

  

a gelcool pillow which makes me very happy as it will make my head feel cooler so I don’t have to do my regular flip of the pillow in the middle of the night… 

also this beautifully designed toilet cleaner brush, which looks like a piece of art, or an arrow, as my grandson suggested…

and a new Tupperware measuring cup to replace the one I’ve been using to make popcorn, which is kind of ruined, lol… exciting because they have just reintroduced it…
found a new natural system for the hot tub… will use enzymes instead of the current chemicals I put in, and way less will need to be added… 

finally picked up a paring knife which fits my hand perfectly… been looking for one that is comfortable in my palm forever…

picked up the last few items for our taco supper, came home and finished it up… 

had quite the start this morning as I was chopping tomatoes… looked over and saw this…

 
nearly jumped out of my skin because I thought it was a spider… just the stem from one of the tomatoes, lol…

supper was gobbled up… I am so happy when everyone enjoys our meal and time together… two and three helpings were had, and the littlest one even ate the meat happily… in fact he had two plates of taco salad before he ate his usual taco… 

such fun to see them begin to try, and enjoy, new things…

as I enjoy my Sunday afternoons and evenings with my grandkids I realize how lucky I am to be in close proximity to them… many grandparents I know only get to see their kids now and again, and I am able to see them grow every week…

grandparenting is one of the best jobs I’ve ever had… life is good…

season…

16 Saturday Jan 2016

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got home a few minutes after five last night and took this picture of the front street to show the light…

  
was quite excited to realize that it was light out… we are now on the side of the season where it is brighter every day… yay… 

always feel more positive when there is more light and sunshine… I take vitamin D and usually use a SAD light, but haven’t taken the time to turn in on in the morning for the last few weeks…

took this shot focussed tighter on the trees across the creek…

  
not really sure what happened, but it came out more like a painting than a photograph…

today I have done very little… changed the bed and then planted my behind on it for the majority of the day… feels wonderful to be doing nothing, lol…

happy to be able to take the time to recuperate from the crazy hectic weeks I’ve been experiencing…

recently I have been thinking about what good shape I am in these days compared to just a few years ago… I can lift things and walk without any problems… and I have no discomfort of any kind… 

I am blessed…

inspiration…

15 Friday Jan 2016

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today I was up very early to attend an all day event with 750 others… mostly women…

from the beautifully presented breakfast for staff…

  
to the inspiring presentations by the eclectic group of women speakers…

  
to the cool headshot lounge where hundreds of pictures were taken…

  
it was an inspirational day…

great opportunity to reconnect with so many people who I haven’t seen in a while…

I particularly resonated with the comment suck it up buttercup and put on your big girl panties, lol…

the focus of the event was to believe in yourself and your abilities… and encouragement to move forward…

seems like a reminder for my life as I continue along this path of widowhood…

every forward step is a good one…

beauty…

14 Thursday Jan 2016

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this morning my beautiful colleague and I spent some time laughing about our day…

  
we’ve been working on an all consuming project but can still laugh and have fun… she is a joy to work with…

she loves flowers and has the most amazing ability to arrange them…

I picked some up last week and yesterday she completely transformed them into another lovely arrangement…

  
I can hardly wait until tomorrow when we will be in a place with very beautiful flowers…

 

I think she is going to enjoy the beauty, lol… should be fun…

routine…

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

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part of my morning routine includes fifteen to twenty minutes on the treadmill every work day…

  
the weekends are a bit more laid back, lol…

watch a morning show while I walk and sometimes check out my social media programs…

very occasionally I will walk in the evening but I find my energy level is highest in the morning so that is the best time for me…

I also try to walk a few items a week on the treadmill at the office…

am supposed to use weights on a regular basis but I’ve kind of fallen off the wagon… 

my goal is to do some weight training three times a week, even if just for a few minutes…

I firmly believe that the exercise really helps keep me well…

choice…

12 Tuesday Jan 2016

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after all that grocery shopping on Sunday I’ve had lots of choice as I prepare for each day’s meals…

during the week I usually make a smoothie for breakfast… it is easy and quick and I can spend a few minutes checking my phone before the day gets crazy… 

  
today it was spinach, black currants, banana, Greek yogurt and almond milk… doesn’t look great but was very tasty…

for lunch I had half of a smoked goldeye with the zucchini and basil soup I made last night, along with radishes, peppers and celery…

  
healthy and delicious…

for supper I thawed some shrimp and added asparagus and mashed cauliflower… 

  
as I was crushing the garlic, the press broke… had to toss it and will need to get a new one… luckily was able to pick the bits of metal out of the shrimp…

  
finished the meal off with two small Guylian chocolates…

feel happy when I’ve eaten three good meals in the day…