What do you appreciate?

Couple of days ago on Twitter someone asked the question What makes you happy and what do you appreciate? With the hashtag appreciate after it. And I answered it with a tweet that the little things make me happy and I appreciate them.

I guess everybody is different. Some people appreciate the big things in their life, others the smaller things. I have many of things that I appreciate in my Life – big and small. My kids for instance are a big thing. That I have a roof over my head, another. But it is the smaller things in between that just sometimes make you stop and think and say thank you those are the ones that we seem to forget sometimes, a smile, a hug, a ray of sunshine, a lady bug climbing up your arm. 

I suppose I have reached the age where little things like this matter now. So no matter how much you appreciate the success in your life – the big things, stop and appreciate the smaller ones too, cause without them the big ones aren’t so big anymore.

 

Just a few things

It’s been awhile. Yes I know. Don’t yell at me. Just settle down and read.

Anyway a few weeks back my friend had a procedure done at the Hospital and I told her I would go with her and make sure all the things go right, stuff was taken care off and I did not want her to go through that alone, since she also stuck by my side when I had my Surgery done. So this was just a small re-payment for all of her help.

Well anyway I sat in the waiting room, and was going through some of the expired Magazines and one was for the Outdoors Man. So I flipped some pages and it wouldn’t fail there were ads of Male enhancement pills and some other niffty thing that supposed to help with the Outdoorsy Man sex life. But that is not it, this is not what made it so parculiar, what did it for me and got me to chuckle was, that those ads sat right next to the ” 10 articles that could save your life”. Each article describing on what to do, like when a Grizzly bear attacks you, or if your boat capsizes, nature stuff you know. So I guess it is fitting that once you survive such thing, you would want to make sure that everything is working properly, even if it is with help.

Nightlife?

I had to chuckle at midnight, at a commercial for Prilosec OTC. Yes, it showed a little flame running around between feet and telling everyone how it was making peoples nightlife hell because of heartburn. And then a woman pops up and she is all smiles and dancing, she seems to be in her 40′s and she is all for Prilosec to keep her going out at night and enjoying the nightlife.

And I chuckled. I am like, Lady it isn’t heartburn that is keeping me away from the clubs at night to dance, it’s the requirement for sleep.

I am not sure about you all, but after working all day, running for some errands, coming home dealing with kids and stuff I do not feel like beautifying myself, putting on my dancing shoes and go clubbing.  Heartburn isn’t keeping me from showing off my dance moves, it is age and sleep.

I have become one of those Adults that has to be in bed at a certain time to get her required amount of sleep, because if she doesn’t, her whole day is just thrown off. So boogying down is not an option.

On the weekends I might be able to swing it to midnight, if I get a nap before going out. It’s just too bad that the best clubbing time starts at midnight. So I would miss out again.

So yes, I have become boring and predictable. And unless the makers of Prilosec come up with a pill that changes that, I guess I won’t be scooting across the dance floor anytime soon.

Too much time to think

That is what my Daughter is telling me. She says that everytime when I come up with something, like getting family pictures taken that also include her respective boyfriend and my Sons girlfriend. Because they are also part of this family. They get harassed just as bad from me as my own kids.

I have organized my Desktop, I have started using Google online Calendar  to help me out with remembering things that I need to do and which I can easily access from everywhere. I have planned things and my daughter looks at me and says ” Way too much time on your hands”. Well what do you expect, I am resting, I am recovering and my brain has time to function correctly.

Thinking about winning Lottery number combinations, so I can continue my leisurely life.  Working from home has also come to mind. But as what? Naw, eventually it all would drive me batty.

But in the meantime till the Doctor tells me I have to go back, I will dream about my dreamjobs, and recover and come up with other wonderful plans and ideas to keep my daughter guessing and giving me that look of craziness. And enjoy it all.

Busy, busy..busy

Wow, been awhile since I’ve posted. Yes I am still alive and kicking. I just have been very busy with work and all of my other activities for the past month.

As everyone knows by now, my Son is now a fulltime Student at MSU. He has adopted to College Student life very well. And has also adopted that cooky attitute of ” I’m Mr. Hot shot now”. Talking to other Parents of College students tell me that is normal, and it will take a short period of time, before they come of that kick and realize home isn’t so bad after all.

My daughter has started her sophmore year at high school, and is actually heading down the right path already on staying on top of her assignments. Last year she slacked on that, because she had the ” I’m in High school now, and you know nothing” attitute, and by mid-year the light in her head went on and it dawned on her she needed to buckle down and do it, otherwise severe consequences would have been the result. She did it, and this year she is of to a great start. She has 3 honors classes, so we will see how well she will handle this.

As for me, well I was told I needed an Assistant to help me with my schedule today. Work is absolutely keeping me busy. My project list doesn’t get smaller, but I am sure a lot of you out there have the same problem.  After work activities are back up again.  But I just keep going like the Energizer bunny.

So hopefully soon I will have something of interest to post again. Until then friends, enjoy the small things and smile. You never know who’s day you might make brighter with a smile.