Big Bag or Sling
What kind of bag do you carry? Something big with everything but the kitchen sink inside? or Something small with just enough room for a credit card, phone, and a lipstick?
Personally, I am a big bag carrier! My friends laugh at me and make fun of me all the time for the large bags that I carry. But guess what? I always have what they need. A tissue, extra bottle of water (mini size), Advill, pen, highlighter, or dental floss.
Today while shopping, I found a fun new spring big bag! I looked at the cute little slings, but I have no idea what I would do without all my little extra supplies. You never know what you might need!
Big bags are for me!
Excitement is in the Air!
The doorbell rang...I wasn't expecting anyone...then I see it, the big brown UPS truck in the drive way...that can only mean one thing, my Amazon box is waiting for me on my door step!
I open the door and there it sits. The brown box with the happy little smile! I can hardly wait to open it and read my new books!
I had a take a break and read a few of my new picture books! Fun, Fun, Fun!
I have to confess something!
I started the blog and the Slice of Life Challenge for ME! Something that I have been wanting to do for quite a while! Something I felt would be enough, a place to write every day, a place to reflect, a place to just be me. I wasn't worried about and didn't really think about the comments and the thoughts that others might have about my writing. I was writing for me.
Here is my confession, I enjoy the comments and the looks more than I ever thought I would. I find myself checking in to see how many people have read my post and how many comments I get each day. I don't want to care about this, I don't want to be drawn to this, but I am!
What someone has to add or say about what I write matters! How many people read what I write matters! Writing is something we do for more than ourselves! What we write matters to more than just ourselves.
First Sign of Spring
I saw my first Robin yesterday! I wish I would have snapped a photo. She (maybe he) was a beauty! She perched on top of the clothes line post and sat there proudly! She was plump and confident! Sitting there looking left and right and then, I felt as if she might be looking right at me sitting in my chair.
My first thought was of Granny D. When Granny was still living we had a "thing!" We would keep our eyes peeled for that first sign on Spring, that first Robin to make an appearance. Then we would call each other to say, I'm first, I saw the first Robin. I loved to be the one who made that call. It was OK coming in second, but oh, to be first was the best!
I wonder if I would have been first this year. I wonder is my visitor yesterday was sent by my Granny! I wonder, I wonder! Spring is here!
Dinner with a Friend...
Got a text from a friend she was stopping by around 6:00 to pick me for dinner out! How fun! It's been a week since we last saw each other. We text back and forth through out the week, but a lot has happened in a week, we need to catch up she says!
We just spent the last two hours eating and talking and catching up. I can't believe how much happens in a week. We both had lots to tell and one story lead to another and then another.
I love surprises like this! Good conversation, Good Friend, Good Food!
Silence
It's Saturday afternoon and I am home alone, sitting here in silence. Relishing the sounds of clocks ticking from various locations around the house. I can hear at least two, maybe three ticks all just a bit behind one another, soothing as they take turns making their own unique sound.
I'm enjoying this silence, and now a new sound is added to the ticking of the clocks, and that is the stroke of keys on the key board as I am writing this post.
It's not often that I find myself surrounded by silence. I usually like to have the TV on or some music playing, something to liven up the joint! Something to bring energy to the house. Not today! Today I am enjoying the silence. Today I am taking time to ponder, taking time for me, taking time to enjoy Silence.
Second Post of the Night.
This is my second post of the night. I labored over the first post, poured my heart and fears and worries into it, but then decided to just hit SAVE. I don't really know if it is something that I can or should or even want to publish!
I feel better after writing it, and so maybe that's all that needs to happen. It's off my chest, it's somewhat out of my mind, I put the words to paper, it's just not public!
For now, that's OK! For now, I feel good with that! For now, it's saved for another day.
