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Insights on keeping our balance ⚖️ in an unbalanced world. Even Seagull won't stand up |
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This current Blog ( November 1st 2023-?) is being created in Mississippi. It's a journal of my journey . My way of bringing light 🕯️ to dispel the darkness in our world. Everyday 🎵 should be Earth day 🌻. If not now when? Trying to navigate the craziness of our world and raising our 2 rescue kitties 😻! Fine-tuning my skills as a writer! I fight depression almost every day and deal with chronic pain issues. Using my faith, humor and humility. I bring experience from decades of learning spiritual guidance, using teachings from faith systems I've used to cope and learn to move forward. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Enjoy at any rate 😜! To share relevant quotes and welcome feedback as always indeed 😁! If I am not for myself, Who will be for me? If I am not for others, What am I? And if not now when? Rabbi Hillel ( The Elder) 1st century |
| Hi there 🤗 dear one's! So I posted in weekly goals and this is what I said. Another Monday and here am I! I can't believe I've posted my Namoblo each day! I started back at home Ballet and have been staying in touch with others who blog here! I'm thankful 🥰 going into this week! Thanks WDC family and have a blessed thanksgiving 🦃!  I then read everyone's comment on yesterday's entry, wow thanks I also put my 2 cents in a comment for y'all! It's kinda Majickal what we have created here. A sacred space to be able to hang out with each other 🤗🌹. That we can be ourselves in good times and sometimes s * * * t y ones too! It helps to know we aren't alone in this crazy thing we call life! I did ballet peeps 🤗 today, only made 10 minutes but oh what minutes they were LoL 😁🙏. Heaven to me indeed. I danced to a video that I thought I was renting for a couple of weeks. It was 15 bucks ( the price of a class!) It was supposed to go away but didn't ( I've had it for 3 years!) It has my teacher from Ballet Fantastique studio in Eugene Oregon. It's an intermediate class ( I never took beginning because it was at 7:30 PM and was pretty wiped after raising the grandkids!) The moves are harder but I was able to handle an hour and half of class. Now I will have to work at it harder and my muscles were really feeling it lol. I could have pushed but decided not to. Will be patient and build up hopefully every day. It made me feel alive again, that I could do it. After almost 2 years of being close to an invalid, it's like as close as possible to being born again! So it's pouring out here now! A huge thunderstorm is traveling across Mississippi right now. I put a couple of towels in front of the door downstairs in case it pushes in! It has come under the door a couple of times and we don't want it to ruin our used but very nice couch, we've been paying on for the last year!! We've been blessed to get public housing and rent is only 400. Plus electric. We've been paying 1,200 in Oregon plus electric and was bearly making it. That's the only reason we have a chance at making this move we are planning.In Oregon it was years to get on any kind of housing help. It was 10 years to get on in San Diego. When we first got here we were staying with our granddaughter and her boyfriend in Biloxi. We couldn't even get a person to talk to there. We moved to an extended stay out here and it was costing almost everything we had. I googled housing out here and found out they had an office a few blocks away. We talked with them and 2 months later we got this place!! The only furniture we had was 2 beach chairs. We bought a couple of air mattresses at Walmart but after awhile the air was coming out!! Oye and I made a go fund me and raised enough to buy a couple of beds on Amazon. We found a cat tree for 10 bucks at goodwill and a few night stands. Found a couple of nice chairs by the trash. Turns out they had fleas and it took a month to get rid of them. Somehow we made it. And will continue to. So bless you all for welcoming me into your world 🙏🌍❣️. |
| Hi again 🤠 I didn't feel too good today so rested this morning. Maxy got to go out today ( MoJo was hiding under the bed and even treats couldn't get her out!) We drove by the park and was planning on finding a big branch to bring home for them to play with. We got there and saw a brand new fence and a sign to pay now to get in. We turned around and headed home. We tried earlier to figure out a way to make an extension on the crate, for more room to add a small litter box. There wasn't any. We have a small car. We are hoping we can bring them on such a long trip and it would be 2 trips. One next May to check things out and whenever the move is. There's so many what ifs. I'm trying to be positive but life has no guarantees. We've had to give up so much many times before, we didn't expect to. Hoping my sister's sight will get better... We don't know. We aren't counting on this fundraiser, we are planning on saving everything up to make it happen. We've had to move a few times and saved on our own without help. Mostly because we were priced out by rising rents. This started in San Francisco back in the 1970s. Now she's turning 70 next month and I will be 68 Wow. We will do our best and I pray we won't have to find homes for our girls. Some nights I don't feel like writing like tonight to be honest but I'm sticking with this anyway. It's cold again and wasn't up to ballet today. I'm hoping tomorrow will be better! Blessings 🙏💞 to y'all 🙂 |
| I'm trying to concentrate y'all on writing. My sis is watching YouTube videos and was blasting Free bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd just now! She has her party of one with beer on Friday or Saturday. It's quiet, nope but she lowered it without me saying anything! I don't drink hardly ever. Next month will have a black Russian when we go celebrate our birthdays! Going to the mall to Bath and body. They have a good deal buy one and get one free! I still have some Into the Night a nice fragrance! Then we have lunch at Salutes a nice family Italian restaurant. We went back in 2019 with our Grandson Dom. When we first moved to Mississippi. A tree fell on the house the following year so everyone moved back to Oregon. We moved in 2021 drove back. I wrote a nice Google review for them and many others, across the USA. So after lunch we go to the Casino with 20 bucks each! Win lose or draw! I wish they had the Farmville machine! Only played once ( when leaving Oregon) played 5 bucks and won 200! That was a really good day! We'll have a good time this year then saving all we can to make our last move. I pray our fundraising works but can't count on it. I heard back from the Ballet studio folks and they can't wait to meet me! The feeling is so mutual! Tomorrow we are taking the kitties 😻 out. Was tired this morning but tomorrow am going to try ballet 🩰 again. Wish me luck 🤞🙏! |
| Maxy and MoJo are getting used to riding in the crate and in the car 🚗! Our granddaughter calls it our clown car! It works just fine darling! Kitties didn't meow as much, which is a good sign 😁! The crate is heavy and it takes both of us to move it with those 2! It was sunny and warm today and glad 😊 of it. Still not feeling this time change, it feels like an hour ahead of whatever they call it!!! My daughter Kim called me again and was so nice to again. She's in Oregon but in time hopes to move out. Tomorrow I'll tell you the Danish story and how my sis made em and why. Stay tuned and be safe and happy 😊 out there 🙏! I'm so tired almost didn't have it to write ✍️ maybe I'm sleep writing lol! |
| Ok y'all of course I'm tired ( not the only one I'm sure 😀!) I thought about missing one entry, but thought about y'all that are part of this too! So it also would screw up the #16 Nov thing 😕! So let's talk about my day. I was up super early and only had a small cup of coffee 🥱☕. I was supposed to fast to take my thyroid blood test. Appointment was 9:30 and my sister drove me, got there at 9. By 10 I asked if I could just take test and if nurse could see me great, if not also great 😃! They called me in did my weight BP. First time since I left Oregon it was low! Nurse told me she didn't read my message on app( I thought she did and understood what was going on with me.) Turns out the staff are over booked and don't have time to read long messages ( 4 paragraphs?) So she said I didn't need to get my blood work done until next month, it looks fine. And there's no resolution to the fact I'm under medicated and have no idea when my spine will get worse etc. I didn't bother telling her I had been depressed and overwhelmed ( my opening line in the message...) Tried to get counseling to no avail. She thought it was a good idea we are planning on moving to Virginia. That Mississippi has the worst health care in the country. That caregivers are bound to laws that prevent them from giving people the best care. So I'm supposed to see her in Dec. I left when I found out didn't need test. I got a message with the date and time if I go. I may reschedule for Jan! We are going to take kitties for another ride to store tomorrow. It was too cold and rainy yesterday and don't want them to catch colds. I will have to copy some of this and paste to my Spondylitis group, but not tonight! Going to Farmville after I share this! And go to sleep soon after. Maybe tomorrow or Saturday give the ballet a try! Thanks 😊 for being here with me ❤️🥰☮️☯️🕯️😎 |
| Entry # 15! Wow y'all halfway already! Today it was raining and cold 🥶! It was a day of blessing too. My stipend from my studies came and it was a good thing. It used to be for some the last week of the month was tight for money. Now with food going up every week, good luck getting past the middle of the month oye! So many people we speak to in the stores say the same thing. Nothing anyone can do ( Brandon Presley came close to defeat Reeves. He would have dropped the 7% food tax) I got in touch with a Ballet studio in Roanoke and we have been FB Messengering! They have students from 3 to 84! And yes they have Ballet 🩰🩰🌹😎! So I need to start practicing. It will take me awhile to get used to dancing for hour and half. Last year I started and at first did 15 minutes. Maybe 7 minutes the first time. I wrote it down somewhere here! Tomorrow have to touch base with Spondylitis losis site. A bunch of people added me to their team and sent hugs. I'm thankful for all my community friends 🙏😄. Past couple of days were challenging... I know everyone is busy writing here and I have Dr tomorrow but will be back to check out my peeps here! Have a blessed evening ✨🌆! Chow |
| Hi the news is so overwhelming, and this week watched a very good movie with the same overtones. Here's the link maybe tomorrow I'll give my spin on it. War is nothing new sadly but it's beyond heartbreaking all the same. People are again protesting yet the powers that be continues. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Post_(film) I'd like to be more upbeat, but tonight is feeling like a moment of silence is more appropos. Until tomorrow Be safe and blessed |
| I wrote the following in weekly goals 😁 Well here I be y'all again 😁🐒! On my way to post entry # 13 ( once I write it! Lol 😆 ) It's been so much fun commenting and getting them back 😀! I really feel like there's family here 😸🥰! So I'm also taking some friendly advice and inspiration to write something different. Maybe a short story or longer about my time with the Children of God cult. I've been giving thought to this and am looking into how to do it. I'm at a much better space 🌌 in my life this week. I'm getting support from not only here but on a site with people who also have Degenerate disc disease. After months my pain management Dr has finally given me a better dosage and the pain is much less thank God. I'm going to try ballet 🩰 with my video class this week! Have a blessed week 🌼🪻 +*+*+ Blog 🐒 starting here! So it seems Thanksgiving 🍽️ and Christmas 🎄🎁 are back on the menu folks 😁🙏🌹! Last week was beyond rough physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The pain was so bad, it's a miracle made it through and wrote at all. I COULDN'T have done it without ALL Your Help. Your words of encouragement and beyond GOOD Vibes. Suggestions and fun replies. Super mushy but ultimately TRUE! So here's to FriendShip! And the launch of # 13! Oh it gets better it's been pouring out for hours! It's chilly too! Mississippi State hasn't been this dry from lack of rain 🌧️☔, since 1930. That's a sobering thought. I'm thankful tonight for hearing the sound of the rain And giving me a break from my horrible pain It nearly drove me insane Keeping me from the things I love and still remain To be able to dance 🩰 again and feel like myself Not like an old useless toy to just sit on a shelf To be able to laugh again like a Christmas elf To do cartoons or just draw a tree 🌴 Perhaps write a novel or be just me 😜! Anyway this just poured out have sweet dreams y'all 😘! If you can please pray, 🙏 Share,if can give 🥰🍀🎄🌹😸 https://givesendgo.com/GBBDG?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campa... |
| Not to be cheap y'all but I'm really tired tonight! So this will be short but sweet ❤️. I will write ✍️ more tomorrow . I'm sure y'all must be pretty wiped out with all the fun and writing going on here 😁! I didn't want to blow off tonights entry either! See ya tomorrow 😸! |
| I'm exhausted but full of energy somewhere inside my soul ❣️! Every day has gotten better since I started writing this crazy ole blog! People are jumping into my realm of existence and it really feels great 😃👍! I'm still learning how to tag people here and there would be a long list of names!!! Hey I just got the entry thing down for Andres! Lol I got a lot done today, a shower and washed out the kitties 😻 box. That's a chore and a half! I scoop it every morning ( Maxy starts staring me down once I get my first cup of coffee 🥱☕. If I don't start soaking the cat bowl and plate she claws the couch. A very big no no. I'm drinking as I'm getting her and MoJo fed. Then Maxy gets brushed and waits for me to wake up enough to scoop the 💩! Once a week I take the litter out, wash the box (it's a pain in the butt because of all the ridges in it!) Then dry and fill! Takes an hour to do it. I made dinner (a rarity) made potato Knishes. Last time was better but still edible! Got some great feedback here and on the Spondylitis site. Those suggestions and hearts hugs really help me so much. And doing it for others means a lot too. I was entered in a raffle and just saw WOW. Good kind souls rock! As I wrote tonight, in last night comments. I'm more thinking about writing about my experience with the Children of God. I started doing research on it like when it started and when I joined ( 1975) they had been trying to get me interested in their " Poor boy club for 2 years. This is when I worked in Greenwich Village NYC. They say write ✍️ about what you know, and boy I look back and have lived many lives! Note to Wordsmitty yes you spelled it right in your blog entry. I meant to comment that day you wrote about your trip to NY. I still will! It was an awesome writing of where I grew up. It was like going home again! Anyway y'all if I expect to make it to the monkey 🐒 bar gotta get going! Oh yeah we have to go to Walmart tomorrow ugh! Lol NABLOPOMO hug's to all 🥰🤗 |
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