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 |   This stuffed Beanie Baby dog came tagged "tracker" which fits my search for knowledge. |
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Here are words I like to write All day long 'til it is night. Words go up and words go down When complete approve the sound. If you complete my little rhyme, Things will come your way in time.         
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| Wednesday December 20, 2023 Noon Prompt: "Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality." Write about this in your Blog entry today. I wonder what life would be like if Christmas was celebrated in January. The cheer, comradery, and hospitality would set off the new year in a good place. Instead, we wait all year for the event. Many people I talk to see their families and extended families twice a year, ie: Thanksgiving and Christmas. The family reunions are filled with laughter and always good food. Why does this happen so seldom? Physical distance is a huge reason. We didn't grow up and live in the same town with our relatives nearby. In my parents' generation, it was expected that grandparents would live out their days in an offspring's home. That habit is being revived as families combine resources and live together for financial reasons. I live with my daughter, son-in-law, and two of my grandchildren. It is a wonderful arrangement. I benefit most in that i don't pay separately for anything except my cell phone. It is a great financial arrangement for my daughter's household as well. I am safe and secure with the knowledge if anything goes wrong if I fall or something, there is always someone near who can help right away. The other facet of holiday hospitality is demonstrated in the workplace. Parties and u like Skkecret Santa, midnight mass, and anticipation of Santa's arrival are on the holiday agenda. People, in my experience, are more open and caring at this time of year. Maybe it helps sweep out any bad karma from the past year. Or, maybe it is through gift-giving that broken relationships are mended. Whatever the occasion during Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or whatever the celebration, I am mighty happy to participate in every minute of it. Memories are the key to a happy senior year's life. |
| Tuesday December 19, 2023 8:00 pm Prompt: Holiday Food Most family or holiday gatherings are centered around food. What do you think of food during the holidays and does food affect your feelings about the holidays? We have some traditional meals for a few holidays. On St. Patrick's Day, we have corned beef and cabbage. On Easter we have ham. On the Fourth of July, we grill hot dogs and hamburgers. On Thanksgiving, we have the traditional turkey and all the fixings including stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, candied yams, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin & apple pie for dessert. For Christmas, we bake a honey spiral ham as well as a turkey. Christmas Day is so relaxing. We try to eat by 1 pm then graze the rest of the day. Even if it is an ordinary day, our family visits always include food. On someone's birthday, they get to choose dinner that day. In 12 days I will choose homemade spaghetti, salad, and toasted French bread for my birthday dinner. tracker |
| Monday December 18, 2023 1:05 pm Prompt: expressions of love. In what ways can people express love and appreciation to others in their life?; Every contact each day is an opportunity to express appreciation and love. On WdC it is mostly appreciation primarily through email. Thank yous for ordinary things like a review up to appreciation for going out of their way to help me. We currently have wonderful Santa Elves assisting me with anonymous appreciation notes to my Secret Santa. i have a list of those who are participating with the help and will thank them with appreciation. Love can be tricky, Not with family. That is a no-brainer. We kiss and hug in my family freely and unconditionally. There are a few I have met here where I use the salutation of love. I tend to express love by buying something a person wants or could use, That is just the way I roll. Whether it was something for a yellow case person who needed basic goods after moving due to an impending divorce to surprising our wonderful Lilli with a physical gift I sent her from her WdC wish list. You never know who or what will come tomorrow. Today it is a new member I took under my wing for NaNoWriMo, sponsoring her writing. Our email exchanges are more and more loving. Writing to check on my health. Responding in kind, I wanted to buy this person a little WDC pin which cost $1.74 but $60 to ship. I will work around that because I want to express both love and appreciation. I start out loving and appreciating people I like and become friends with. If it works out great. If not, any appreciation gifts were given for the right reasons and don't play into the downfall of a friendship. I really love the person drawn for me for my Secret Santa person. I think people come in and out of your life at times when one or the other needs a hug or understanding of a situation. As that reason for becoming friends is no longer foremost, the underside may rear its ugly head and the friendship tank. It doesn't mean you love and appreciate the person emotionally but something comes up that spoils it. That all as part of this prompt may not fit exactly, but something I want to get off my chest. In summary, I am a person who expresses love and appreciation at least one or more times each day. Since I have not read my email yet, I am confident those who have checked in with me will get some sort of acknowledgment that they are appreciated. It is no big deal to me because it is just the way i roll.. |
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| Monday December 11, 2023 10:35 AM I am a night person. I often sleep in until noon, after finally nodding off around 5 AM. Today I woke up at 6 AM. I began to read and review. It felt good to get some stuff done so early. I adjusted my attitude. My best friend called me yesterday. She went to check on a neighbor she had not seen for a few weeks to be sure she was okay. The neighbor was unkind to her so she called me. If you don't have something nice to say, shut your mouth. That is the way I was trained. Poor thing did nothing wrong. The woman seems to be developing dementia and apparently did not even recognize my friend. The woman lives alone with a family member checking in occasionally. I hope they see her shortcomings and work out something for their loved one to stay safe. Focusing on one friend has been wonderful. I don't have to worry about late calls at night or other intrusions. My friend does not do crappy stuff like that. Cutting everyone else off is great. My silence speaks volumes. |
| Friday December 8, 2023 1:05 PM So, I went to my other site where I have been writing for about 18 years. Where people know my name. Where I get my feedback fix. My Entry: Thanksgiving in December The turkey needed to be cooked. We all have Covid with none or limited taste. It was delicious, I imagine. I did taste the yams a little bit. I have lost 10 pounds in 10 days. My notes: 1. Well, that stinks, and that much of a lost is probably mostly water, so be sure to stay hydrated. I guess that’s one way to lose weight. Get well soon! 2. What a way to lose weight! 3. What?? Yep, drink lots and lots of water. 4. Sorry my friend. 5. Hope everyone recovers quickly. Takes ages for the fatigue to go away from all I’ve heard. 6. *hugs* hope y’all feel better soon 7. So sorry you are all suffering. Having had two major bouts of it (and a third minor) I can empathize with how awful you must feel. Hope your taste comes back soon and that you don’t suffer any long-term effects. 8. I hope your COVID passes soon. 10 pounds in 10 days is a lot! Prayers for all of you. 9. Tracker, so sorry to hear that you and your family got the dreaded thing that is covid! I hope you’re feeling back to yourself! 10. Oh no, I hope you are turning a corner!!! 11. Hope you are feeling better soon! No wonder my expectations for my blog here are set so high. The focus on WdC is writing and reviewing, not a personal diary or blog with friends and followers. Wordsmitty posed the question about a solution. The solution is to carry on as if there were no problem. Even if others share the same feeling, it is what it is. Too often I have lifted up a torch to lead. I am forever a leader when following is so much easier. Knowing my m.o. I probably will delete all of this nonsense about blogging. It is not a requirement. It is a great outlet for working out stuff in my head that I usually don't talk about. I feel almost human today. Still a bit of yuck in my chest but so much better. I wonder about being self-centered. Why do I crave attention...from people I hardly know? Do I write for myself or for an audience? Do I really have anything important to say? My schoolwork is behind. I say I will address it first, yet here I am. Looking at a full inbox. Procrastinating. If only I was not so motivated to get my degree, I would quit...again. Who would care? Ugh. I will come back tomorrow after I have given myself an attitude adjustment. |
| Thursday December 7, 2023 12:30 AM The truth is, I am used to having at least a half-dozen or more people follow me in the interactive portion of my blog. I feel like I am talking to myself and Dave. I follow other blogs and at least note an emotion to show I was there. The only notice taken other than the ordinary is if I blog with a blog prompt. Then people are obligated to come read. It all does not seem worth the effort. Negative thinking from Covid-torn lungs resulting in a pity party. The ones missing who should reciprocate here just don't, and you know who you are. Who needs your pity or afterthoughts? |
| Sunday December 3, 2023 10:30 AM Hopefully, this lingering cough is the end of my relationship with Covid-19. I don't wish it on my worst enemy. Speaking of that, I have managed to say something I regret to yet another friend. I am swearing off friendships in favor of family and my one best friend. She forgives me if I have messed up. I continue to sabotage myself. I am cutting my losses. I am not going to give myself the opportunity to do that again because I plan to make no new friends. The one I have is enough. |
| Tuesday November 28, 2023 2:40 AM Dialing back. |
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I haven't tried it with a blog, but with book entries you can click the gear in the upper right corner of the entry and then hit Edit. Then you should be able to edit, not just the words, but also who can see it. Just change it to For My Eyes Only. 
And I find it adorable that you didn't know how to tag yet. 
