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I checked the line up for my neighborhood theater. Nothing I want to see today. But "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" is coming soon. I think I'll wait for that one. Time for lunch y'all! 🍉🍔🍗🍝
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Good morning and Happy Tuesday folks! I hope everyone is somewhere safe and peaceful. 🌺 I'm relaxing this morning, watching "Dateline" and contemplating a movie because it's "Cheap-Movie Tuesday" in my region. 🎥 So, the promised information about resiliency... I can't seem to find the specific article I was thinking of but I did find other information that interested me. Some is scientific research, some "other". Perhaps you'll find something here that will interest you as well. In Brief: The Science of Resilience What is Resilience? (This is an online PDF file so I'm not sure if it links correctly. If the link doesn't work, try this one What is Resilience? and look to the left for the red box that says "Download PDF".) What is Resilience? (This is a really short definition, by the Resilience Research Centre. Lots to see here, on their website.) Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience H...
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Good morning and Happy Happy Monday folks. I hope everyone is somewhere safe, peaceful. I woke up this morning from a dream I can't recall at the moment. Perhaps I'll remember it later. Any who, right now I want to clarify something from the last post. It was not meant to devalue anyone's feelings, emotions, or the way anyone deals with challenges in their lives. I understand that we are all different in how we process life's events. I know everyone is not given the... gift of resiliency and I remain thankful for it.* Life can be difficult for some. It is difficult for some. Sometimes it's difficult for me . Mr. Bliss used to say one of the reasons he loved me so much was because I was one of the most compassionate people he knew, that I had the biggest heart. I believe this is true. It's possible that my compassion for others comes as a result of "knowing what it's like"... I'm not sure. There have been more than a...
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Good evening folks. Almost bed time here. I'm getting slee-e-e-e-e-e-epy! And now, not to waste any time lest I nod off, let's get to the reason for this post: why I think I had the dream I detailed in post 846. Last week I received a text one afternoon from The-Man-in-Waiting asking, "Why did you do me like that? Why?" Seriously? 😵 I ignored it. He has a right to whatever he's feeling. And I have a right to let sleeping dogs lie. And snore. For eternity. I could have answered him but I chose not to. Nothing I say will make him feel better because nothing I say will be what he wants to hear. In the evening hours of the same day, The-Man-in-Waiting called me. Twice. Back-to-back. 😕 I couldn't have answered if I wanted to. His number is no longer stored in my phone so it goes straight to my voicemail via the call blocker module of the antivirus software I use. The next afternoon he called again. He left no voicemails. I only knew he calle...
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Good morning and Happy Happy Sunday folks! I hope everyone is somewhere safe. I woke up from a busy dream. Lots of movement . (Actually there were several dreams but I only remember the one I woke from.) I was literally dragging baggage. 👝👜 Initially I had some sort of wheeled thing to drag my bags on. At some point it changed to me just dragging my bags. One was my real-life blue and black travel bag. The other two appeared to be purses but I can't say I've ever seen them in my purse collection. So I was dragging these bags, walking up the road, leaving someone's home (I believe). (Aside: I think this dream was brought on by a couple of things that happened this past week. More on that later.*) I got to a neighborhood that was still under construction. The street was very wide. It was also blocked in the direction I was headed so I had to walk on the sidewalk that consisted of mud and chips of lumber. On both sides, there were high walls made of the...
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Does anyone remember this post: 340: sally? It's an oldie. I looked for it to see if there was any follow up because my neighbor and I had a conversation about the movie last night. She didn't remember the movie and I couldn't recall the name although I know I have since I wrote that post several years ago. The movie (which has since been remade): Don't Be Afraid of the Dark . Have any of you seen it? If you like 70s scary movies, check it out. Some how...
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Goooooood morning and Happy Happy Saturday folks! I do hope everyone is somewhere safe. Fingers crossed that no one stepped on any cracks or whistled indoors yesterday! 😜 It is Saturday morning here, in my tiny part of the globe. But maybe it's not where you are? If it isn't, Happy Happy Happy _____day and good afternoon or evening to you! 💋 So, my Friday evening was pleasant. I had dinner with my neighbor. She cooked hamburgers, chili, and baked beans. We also had fixings for a green salad, starting with the six or seven types of salad dressing she lined up on the table. There was also Cole slaw, chopped onions, sliced tomatoes, gherkins, shredded cheese, and several types of sliced cheese. We laughed and chatted while we ate then watched telly until she nodded off a few times. I got drowsy too and she encouraged me to nod off on her sofa, a nice gesture but I wanted to get home and into my comfy loungewear so I could loll about properly. Shor...
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Happy Friday the 13th folks! I hope everyone is somewhere safe. And lucky . 😉 Any readers superstitious? Yes? No? Maybe? I am and I'm not. Most things "superstitious" are funny and interesting to me. I don't believe in them per se, but the history and people who do believe in them fascinate me. Friday the 13th is thought of as an unlucky day in some quaint villages. Every Friday the 13th, which happens at least once a year. Some years have two . Some even have three . 😱 Click on the link for more info: When is Friday the 13th ? Do we know why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky? 😐 Let's check it out... I like this one: Why is Friday the 13th unlucky ? And this one: Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky ? Superstitions, old wives tales, myths... They all started somewhere. Here are a couple of websites to check out when you have time: Timeless Myths and 55 Weird Superstitions from Around the World . 🌸 🌸 🌸 In other news, it...
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Happy, happy Tuesday y'all! I hope everyone is somewhere safe ... Well folks, I vacuumed yesterday. And yes, the itching ceased. Oh Happy Day! 😄 Yesterday was quiet. I cooked: ribs, sweet potato, baked beans. I also "made" a cucumber thingie, my version of a recipe I saw online. It was simple: apple cider vinegar, olive oil, a bit of my pink salt, a few sprinkles of an Italian blend of spices. I mixed the ingredients into a small bowl then sliced three mini cucumbers into the bowl. Next I put the bowl into the fridge to chill until I fixed my plate. It was all really tasty. Looking for a photo now... Found it. 😋 Just finished warming up the leftovers and I'm enjoying them now.
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Good morning and Happy Monday y'all! 😀 It's a beautiful sunny day here. 🌞 The sky is a gorgeous shade of blue and I can't see a cloud anywhere. Not that I'm looking for any clouds but it is summer which means a thunderstorm ⛈ is likely as evening gets closer. Not that it's close to evening. It's not yet noon here. Still, I'm just saying... 😄 Any who, today I'm here to write about a concern I am currently experiencing: itching. 😩 It didn't start until I sat on the floor in front of my sofa. And it started with my left (outer) thigh and hip. Now it' seems to be spreading. The floor in front of the sofa is my favorite place to sit in my whole apartment. One reason is because while the sofa is comfy for sleeping, sitting on it is just awkward and the floor is spacious. I can spread everything I need all around me: food, paper(s), books, yarn, etc. The sofa is old and the springs are shot. So I jerry rigged it with a wooden bo...
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Baby Bliss is taking me to lunch today. 🍔🍚🍤🍰🍱🍣🍮🍜 Gotta get ready! 😊 By the way, did I mention that Baby Bliss is engaged? 💍 And they're buying a home this week. 🏰 God is good. 🙏🏽 Amen. 😊
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How-do folks! I hope everyone is enjoying their day in the best way possible. Saturday at my house: It started out early. I woke up before 7:30 a.m. and I do believe I was laughing. Great start to a dreary day. (Heavy cloud, no rain...) There is a widow's event scheduled for today, at a venue a few hours away. Initially I declined attending. But Baby Bliss suggested I go, to get out of the house, because today is Mr. Bliss' birthday. So I said "maybe". Mr. Skittish lives in the vicinity of the venue. He called me Thursday and I asked if I could sleep over at his place Friday evening. He said he was out of town, scheduled to return Saturday evening but to call him Saturday morning. Well, I forgot to call him this morning but he called me a few minutes ago to ask my plans for today. He's still out of town but no big deal. We've had a lot of rain near me and in his town as well. There has also been a lot of flooding in both areas. Also, I d...
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Good evening everyone. I hope all reading are somewhere safe and sound. It's been mostly quiet today chez Bliss. There was a bit of excitement when a neighbor called to request a pick-up from the supermarket. She is my absolute favorite neighbor so of course I said yes. Also, I wasn't doing anything particular and the market is only a few minutes' drive down the street. Other than ferrying my neighbor home, I: watched telly, read a few pages of one of the books I'm currently reading, crocheted, did laundry, attempted to stop my toilet from running, fixed the stuck doorknob on my storage unit... So, a mostly quiet day. 😁
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More sad news: Mr. Quince is in hospital, literally fighting for his life. I learned a week ago from one of his family members that he was in hospital. A few days later I learned how serious it was. He had to have an amputation as a complication of his diabetes. He also has cancer that has metastasized from its original location. La vida... My prayers are with him, for health and healing.
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Happy Thursday y'all. I hope everyone is safe and happy. This will be a long melancholy post. 😔 So much has happened in a few days' time... So I met the Man-in-Waiting earlier this week. We had a 48-hour visit. Unfortunately, the experience was a huge let down. 💔 In the years that I've been dating as a widow, I have come across a lot of men who self-medicate in various ways and for a number of reasons. It always saddens me. We are all souls evolving at our own pace, sometimes stuck in holding patterns because of past pain and trauma that we haven't yet learned to process in healthy ways. People who self-medicate are attempting to run from that pain by any means necessary. Regardless of how they present, they can not be relied upon because they are ultimately controlled by the "medications". People who self-medicate while on prescription meds... Well, that's what I consider a whole nother something. It's is a sign of ugly things to ...