2 be Bliss, as I dance along the road to Nirvana...

The past few days have been busy and interesting. Very interesting. Sad, uplifting, exhilarating, awkward... Mi vida...  😁😂😐😖😠😍😊😁😳 Despite his excruciatingly busy work schedule, my Paramour and I had two long dates in the past week. Shopping, eating, riding, lots of talking and laughter, a few tears, lots of kissing and hand-holding... This week we divulged additional personal information to each other, I visited his job, he took me to see the progress on the home he's having built, I had an opportunity to see him shirtless. 😜 He's respectful, a good kisser, industrious, chivalrous, he makes me laugh, gives me reasons to dream. In other news, Mercury is being all kinds of relentless this retrograde. Last night I received a "proposition" via text from a guy I had two dates with in the past and don't care to see again. If I had been into him, had I been so inclined, I might have given him a night he'll remember until his last breath. ...

Mercury is showing off and out, as one of my southern Christian sista-friends might say. 👯 💃 😂 Today, I got another reminder service call from the auto dealership.  👀👹👿 Now I'm wondering if I'm the only one and guessing I'm not. (Mostly because I want to believe I'm not the only person being annoyed by this Mercury retrograde.) In addition, I received a couple of texts from this guy (post 718 , re: Guy Number One) the other day. 😄😕😩 Why this man insists on beating a dead horse is beyond me. My cell phone provider does allow me to block texts but that service is only for a limited amount of incoming numbers. If you read post 749 ,  you might suspect that the list is full and you would be correct. An arbitrary deletion from said list is in order so that I may add this Frequent Offender. Being a soft-hearted person, in the past I've sometimes responded (two-three-four-five times -- to this guy and others) with a polite text stating I'm no ...

Happy Tuesday y'all. It's a wet, wet, wet day in my town. It sounds like the rain has ceased and after yesterday's all-day deluge kept me inside, I was hoping to get out today. But walking in wet parking lots is something that gives me the heebie jeebies. True story. I'm also creeped out by walking in wet grass, in mud, on wet anything. Except concrete. As in concrete sidewalks or steps. Any who folks, I've been awake since 8:30 a.m. and have yet to eat a meal. Shame on me. Later! 

Oh Mercury, Oh Mercury | Your retrogrades doth ire me!  🎶 🎶 🎶  (Sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree".) Yes, yes, yes people. Mercury is in retrograde once again. (See here for details on the current cycle: Mercury Madness .) And once again, my exes have come a-sniffing. By now it should be laughable, right? For the most part it is. It's also annoying because with very few exceptions I don't want to hear from any of my exes. Have I ever explained what I consider an "ex"? An "ex" is any guy I've ever had any communication with, with the intent of dating. So even if we've never actually met, he can still be an ex. As evidenced by many, many, many previous blog posts, any of my cherished readers can see that I've been on many, many, many dates.  😬😫😂 If we've talked and never met, if we went out once or several times and it didn't work out, if we got married and divorced -- it equals lots and lots and lots of...

Sent to me as part of this morning's e-mail from Lotus Tarot: Today's Meditation: Find a sweet, sacred space. Sit or lie down, keep your spine as neutral as possible. Be comfortable.  Silently repeat the affirmation  "Thank You"  over and over for as long as you can. Let all the people, places, things you are grateful for flood your thoughts. Let gratitude fill you and when you release the affirmation, just be still for as long as you can and enjoy the way you feel! mucho love,   Lynn

Good day people! I hope yours is going well. My day is slowly grinding to a standstill. Not sure why, but I've run out of energy. Probably the combination of not enough food and definitely not enough sleep. I went to sleep shortly before 2 a.m., intending to sleep until at least 10:30 a.m. Alas, I was awakened at the unseemly hour of 8-something by an obscene number of texts from my Paramour. Although I was still snuggled up with my pillows, the sound of the text notifications dragged me away from the peace and tranquility of the land of Nod into the harsh reality of Saturday morning sunlight. It was a poem, expressing words of comfort and longing. How lovely.  💕💕💕 It took me an hour to gather my thoughts enough to respond. As I stated in a previous post, I really like this guy. And although we've had three dates (and the offer of one for tomorrow), I think I need to take a step back and meditate on this situation. 💮 We're attracted to each other, we...

This just in:  👀 I think Mr. Bliss was able to love me so much because he was able to forgive me as often as necessary. Or maybe it was the other way around. What ever the case, true love requires real forgiveness, again and again and again.  💕💕💕 My lesson for today...  🎁🔑 Thank you Universe.  

Good day folks. It's evening here, after 8:30 p.m., and the skies are dark.  🌌🌖 I'm sitting at my desk listening to the audio I made this morning, of this morning's dream. Actually there were at least two dreams. I woke up and thought about doing the dream audio but in my half asleep state, I told myself I would remember later. Then I rolled over and headed for another snooze. Yes, when I awoke again, the previous dream was forgotten. I could only recall the one I had right before waking the second time. It was interesting but not very remarkable, as my dreams go. I did record an audio for it so sorry folks, I'm not detailing it here. On to my day's activities! I was almost on time for my first calendar item.  😒 What made me late was being undecided on wardrobe at the last minute. I wanted to look appropriate for meeting with my client/collaborator yet slightly seductive for my date. If I'm to toot my own horn, mission accomplished. 😜 An...

Good evening lovely people. I hope everyone has been well since we last met here. My day was mostly low key.  👌 Laundry, a bit of housework, a bit of business. Baby Bliss came home with leftovers and shared them with me while we watched the second half of Speed Racer . (We started watching yesterday but cinemas interruptus in the form of a phone call dragged me way from the screen.) Yesterday and today, I finally used the audio recording feature on my cell phone to record my dreams. I e-mailed the files to myself when I was done. Yesterday I barely remembered one dream. Today I recalled six separate dreams. Astonishing. This morning's dreams were really interesting. One involved a neighbor I grew up with, a little girl who was a stranger to me, and lots of shoes.  😄 Another involved a former co-worker, a road with an almost-vertical drop, and a serious mishap involving the co-worker.  😓 The others I don't quite remember which is why I'm glad I made t...

How-do y'all? I hope everyone does just fine. Once again, I'm tired. Not as much as last night but I'm getting there. Earlier this evening, I had another date with my paramour. 😁 It was short: dinner at one of the nicer chain restaurants down in the Big City. Actually he had dinner and I nibbled from his plate because Baby Bliss and I had a late lunch today. Still, it was nice to spend some time with him. We're supposed to meet again later this week. On my way home I stopped at Walmart for windshield wiper fluid. About an hour later (because I was talking with one of my sisters as I walked the store), I got in line with: the wiper fluid, a lacy black bra, a black shirt, my coveted Kevita Mojita Lime Mint, my 200th pair of black flip flops, and a car deodorizer. The guy two people ahead of me in line seemed to be having a bit of trouble with his transaction, thus holding up the line. Ah well... It gave me time to decide I didn't want the black ...

Hello, hello, hello folks! I hope all is kosher in your neck of the woods. Today was a low-key day for me, and thankfully so. I was wiped out, nodding off at strange intervals with fingers on the keyboard. Maybe I didn't eat enough today. It is time for a grocery store run. 🍚🍏🍗🍋🍉🍳 My latest paramour and I exchanged lots of texts and shared several phone calls today. I also talked and texted with two of my sisters, my momma, and Baby Bliss. Currently, I'm wide awake and feeling like making a snail mail run. I'm also talking to my momma, who is herself running the streets at this late hour.  😄 Now there's a Jimmy John's commercial on the telly. Makes me want a sub.  😩 Ummm, not tonight Satan! Good night folks. Sweet dreams...

Howdy folks. I'm tired and sleepy, sleepy and tired. But how could I rest without updating you all, my faithful readers, on my latest adventure. Today I had a date. A good  date. How did we meet, you ask? Online of course. He sent me a message and I read his profile. From his photos he wasn't my type. (I don't really have a "type" in terms of looks but I think we all have faces, body types, etc. that appeal to us more than other faces, body types, etc). So I responded. We exchanged lots of e-mail on the dating site and he seemed like a decent guy. Our conversation was inspiring and eventually we exchanged texts (including photos) and a few phone calls.  When he asked me out, I agreed. Before anyone wonders, yes, I was late. In my defense, he moved the time of the date an hour into the future and it threw me off kilter. Yes, in theory I had an extra hour to get ready but in reality it was an extra hour for Stuff to Happen. And happen it did! ...

Death, death, death! We must dance with you until we dance no more. I'm texting with my friend "Chuck". He told me his grandma has been given less than a year to live. Sadly, he's already lost two family members in the two years I've known him. I met Chuck online and I fell head over heels for him. He's very handsome and I believe he's one of the sweetest people I know. We can't date because he lives several hours away and long distance dating isn't my cup of tea. But we've established a friendship based on what works for us. Last year we had our one face-to-face meeting, for dinner. (See post 691 .) Like the Sirens from " O Brother Where Art Thou ", I wanted to love him up. 😊  Not until he turned into a horny toad. Only long enough to make him blush. On a more serious note, I'm praying for Chuck and his family. Losing grandma will be difficult for them. 😔

Big Sister Bliss retrieved her baby an hour ago. Hallelujah!  💃 It was fun but nerve-wrecking. 🙀 Like when Baby Bliss was a baby. Earlier I'd planned to make a late night run out to my post office box and my snail mail box but I'm a bit out of it. More likely, I'll be running to a pile of pillows soon. Good night folks. Sweet dreams...  💤💤💤 

Weird news of the day: I'm babysitting my youngest grand dog. He's only a few months old. (See post 722 .) His mama, Big Sister Bliss, dropped him off en route to work an hour ago. When he realized she was gone, he whined for a while then said, "Hey, look! A whole bunch of new smells to explore!" So he ran all over the living room, sniffing and licking; licking and sniffing. He's still at it. He's also running to the front door, drinking water, playing with his toys, tearing up the pee pad in his cage, and humping my legs. Yep, that's right. He's humping my legs. Why ? 😕 I know dogs do it, but puppies? My lesson of the day... Here's the little critter at the door, watching my neighbors.

Hey folks! I hope everyone has been safe since our last farewell. Today was a cool day for me. Where we live, some of the local theaters have $6 movies on Tuesday. Other than with dates, I don't go to the movies much. However, every now and again there's something new I want to see and I say I'm gonna go. Then I don't. 😑 To make sure I get to the theater more often, I created a standing "Tuesday movie" reminder on my mobile device. If there's something I want to see, I go. If not, I dismiss the reminder and re-set it for the next week. Today I decided to check out the early showing of " Get Out ". Note: I don't usually watch scary movies and definitely not alone. For one, I don't want nightmares. Secondly, anything that startles me at 10,000 decibels will make me scream or gasp loudly, as I mentioned most recently in post number 732 .  I'm also a screaming laugh-er so there's that too... This movie has been getti...

Sunday evening's date: the last time I'll go out with that dude. 😬 I won't go into full detail but he was less than pleasant to the wait staff and somehow upset by my small gesture of assistance to same. 😮 Also, our conversation during the evening gave me the feeling that he harbors ill feelings toward his ex-wife. From his account, his divorce was nasty. He said he was totally blindsided by it and it seemed to cost him a considerable loss of assets. So yes, I can understand that he might be angry. I'm not saying that was the reason for his behavior. It was probably something I have no clue about (and don't care to know). Did the color of my dress get his dander up? The length of my toenails? Should my mascara have lengthened and defined instead of plumped and volumized? 😝 My good people, it's likely we'll never know. Perhaps the world will get lucky and he will work it all out with a therapist in enough time to be truly "easygoing...

I think I have a date at 7 and I am so far from being close to ready.

Happy Sunday everyone! So folks, my blog has over 10,000 reads and I want to thank you all for helping me get there. I hope it means a lot of folk are enjoying the writing and telling a friend. Or two or three. Or visiting often. That's good too. Here's to 10,000 more glances!  🎉🎉🎉

Good evening folks. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable Saturday. My day was restful. I woke up around 9, piddled around a bit inside, then headed out for a short while. The weather was lovely. Sunny and breezy. Earlier this week, a guy I'd been talking to on the dating site asked me out for tonight. I said yes to the date but decided early this afternoon that I wasn't going. At the previously agreed upon meeting time, he texted me to say he was at the previously agreed upon location. I didn't know if he was being truthful and I didn't care. Although he had a photo on his online dating profile, the photo was too dark and he was wearing a hat. Dude, who the heck are you? I twice requested a photo of him and got lots of irrelevant conversation in return. 👎👎👎 Today I texted with and talked to my date from last night a couple of times. We discussed how much fun we had last night, the previous dates we had last year, and going out again tonight. But I...

Good early morning folks. Hopefully everyone is somewhere safe and comfortable. I'm home, snuggled with my blankets and pillows on the sofa. Tired and a little sleepy because I've been awake over 16 hours. When I checked my mailbox today (the real-life physical mailbox where I get snail mail), there was a card from my friend who lost her mom recently. My friend is a devout Catholic. The card said Baby Bliss and I would be prayed for at the Easter Novena of Masses at the Basilica back home. The card is pre-printed but she added her own handwritten greeting and sweet words about her mom. How thoughtful of her to do something so nice for us (and I'm sure others as well) in the midst of her own grief. My prayers remain with my friend and her family as they continue to mourn the loss of their mother. 🌺 🌺  🌺  On a more personal note, I had a date last night. (Friday.) He and I went on a couple of dates last year and although I thought he seemed to be a gr...

Tuesday night was an emotional overload for me. I was awake until 5 a.m. Wednesday morning and tossed and turned until 8 a.m.  Thankfully I managed to nod off again until 9. Then I realized it was probably a good idea to get up and start my day because I wanted to run a few errands and return home before the rain was scheduled to appear. Good intentions and all... I wish I could say I made it in just before the rain. Nope. As I was walking up and down my steps (outside and uncovered) to drag the bags inside, a song we used to sing in first grade came to mind. Our version was infinitely more upbeat but here's a version I found on Youtube: 

A few hours ago Baby Bliss learned that one of her close friends has brain cancer.  😞 I think of this young man as one of my children. I don't want to think about how he will suffer but I am thinking about it because I already know. Once again, I'm crying and feeling overwhelmed. Life happens, yes. Good, bad, indifferent... This wheel keeps turning. No need to question the Universe. We live and we die. Everything in between is a roll of the dice. The random, the pre-ordained... Is there really a difference? Who the f*ck knows? Definitely not me.

Yesterday's dinner: barbecue (boneless) pork ribs, steamed kale, steamed sweet potato with cinnamon and sugar, deviled eggs. It was all satisfyingly tasty. I'm thankful to have enough to eat and I'm proud of myself for cooking it up just right. 😋 Amen.

Another limb (branch? root ball?) for the family tree: I talked to my dad last week. He has so many interesting family stories to tell. Two new things I learned from him: grandma (his momma) had a daughter who died in a fire. She was very young at the time of her death, maybe even a baby. He wasn't sure. Also, his great-grandmother (my great-great-grandma) was a woman he referred to as Miss Ferguson. He said she had very light skin, very light eyes, and reddish-brown hair. Another ancestor with the British/Irish genes in my DNA reveal? Sounds like it. More interesting is the fact that daddy said they called her Miss Ferguson, never grandma or any endearing term. He said he didn't even know her first name. Wow. 

Hello and Happy Sunday y'all! I hope everyone is in good health and good spirits. Looks like it's gonna be a lazy day chez Bliss. It's a beautiful day and I'm so thankful. The sun is shining, my windows are open, a cool breeze is fluttering my sheers, and I'm watching movies. First up was one of my favorites, Dance with Me . Dancing, romance, laughter, love... My kind of show. That Chayanne with his fine self... The first time I saw the movie, I wanted to learn Spanish and take the next flight to Cuba. Luckily I already had my own hot Latin. 😉 I also watched  Ray , a movie I've seen many times but it's another of my favorites. While the movie is highly entertaining, there are some truths that are undoubtedly altered or all together left out. This article at slate.com gives a clearer picture: It's a Shame About Ray . Now I'm watching Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the Seventh Day . It's my first time seeing this one. Mega, mega, meg...