DARING TO WALK IN THE WIND AS AN OLD WOMAN

I DARED TO WALK IN THE WIND COMING HOME WITH WIND BURN CHEEKS.  I walked to the football field walking only one lap because of the fierce wind and HOME again.  32 mile an hour Kansas Prairie WIND and I was done.  Wind GUST were ferocious.   

I was glad to sit down in my blue wing chair holding a handheld battery operated fan that was blowing in my face.  Hubby was so kind to fix me a tall glass of unsweetened Iced Lusianne Tea. 

Then my kind sir served me a homemade grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of tomato soup. Crackers to the side.  I had no trouble eating this gourmet meal.  I'll clean up the dishes after my NAP.  I walked about 30 minutes so when I got HOME it was close to lunch time and he was hungry.  I should go walking in the wind around lunch time more often.  grins.

He had hung the chandelier and placed the glass globes on it.  A problem arose that we are trying to figure out.  The chandy now hangs with a terrible slant that it didn't have when hanging without the globes.  Gotta figure this one out.  He did and the chandy looks wonderful.

I have envisioned how the rooms in the COTTAGE will look after we get our hands on them.  I'd like to upgrade the look some instead of having such plain looking rooms.  Each room will be repainted and probably have crown molding.  I'd like to have wainscoting in the Dining room.  Dress it up a bit.  Something significant done to the floors.

The two toughest and expensive rooms to remodel are the kitchen and bathroom.  I'll add a third with the utility room.  Houses with large closets and beautiful rooms are people friendly.

Here's to being healthier,
D

 

HOWLING WIND

THE WIND IS  H O W L I N G  as I type.  This has been one very windy WINTER and now early SPRING.  It makes driving on the interstate a tad bit more challenging.  Hold tight to the steering wheel while driving across the prairie.  Throughout the day, the temps seemed much colder than they ought to as it was a wet day.  Showers fell from heaven and I had to carry an old umbrella when I walked to the car and when shopping.  

I slept so good last night.  PTL.  No sleep aids for close to 14 days.  This is amazing to me as I hope to stay on course and get off of OTC SLEEP AIDS altogether.  I think I have!  Long term use of these has shown to be bad for people's health.  I truly cannot remember the I started taking these.  It's been years.  Probably for about 15 years. 

When I woke this morning I wanted to make a quick trip to TOPEKA to get a few supplies and of course drop in at GOD'S STOREHOUSE.  The day went something like this...Saint Marys for lunch and a Almond Milk Steamer.  Then to Topeka for God's Storehouse, Natural Grocers, Sams and Menards.  Drive HOME, unload groceries, put away, eat supper and rest for the night.

No Breakfast this morning and I could tell I didn't have a protein drink as I was out of gas by 2 in the afternoon.  The drags hit and I fade away.  
Lunch was a Rachel Salad with a small serving of potato salad.  A steamer to sip on as I drove to Topeka.  Snack...Hot Matcha Tea.  
We had omelets stuffed with spinach.  Bacon on the side for supper.  Water to drink. 

Before we headed out for the day, I cleared the top of Grandma's Hutch off.  Hubby and I shuffled this piece of furniture to the center of the room.  He plans on finishing painting the area where the hutch was up against the wainscoting and wall.  He is so close to having the room completely painted that I will need to clear off the Dining room table and make plans to rearrange the room so it is once again THE DINING ROOM.  That will be a relief to have the room back in shape.  

At least one room will be in order as I continue going through every drawer, closet, storage box, room downsizing.  I looked at some of the Nic wacky stuff I have and I know I can turn loose of much.  Things that I don't use at all have to be considered a goner.  

I wish I could just click my heels and all the junk be gone.  Then I would have missed the dance and that isn't right, is it?  I will not have been given the satisfaction of having dealt with it all.  Some days, I'm alright with that. 

Blessings and all the best,

~d     

SO WINDY OUT I CAN HARDLY STAND IT

I CAN HEAR THE WIND BLOWING OUTSIDE as I sit in my easy chair typing.  It's suppose to be windy all through the night.  Perhaps the rushing wind will lull me into a deep sleep and it will be wonderful.  This post was typed Tuesday night.  I slept well waking feeling refreshed and ready for the day.

While in Topeka on Tuesday, it felt like we'd blow away when we walked from the car into various shops.  I'd heard SNOW and RAIN are suppose to pay a visit come Wednesday night.  I wanted to get my grocery shopping done before I get snowed in.  

The drive HOME was challenging as the strong gusts of wind blowing made driving our automobile difficult.  Both hands firmly on the wheel.  A gorgeous orange sunset on the horizon colored the sky as I drove homeward.  

My dear, sweet husband yelled out, "Deer...deeeeeer!!!" and he wasn't yelling out to me an affectionate name but was giving a heads up that there was an actual DEER running near the ditch by our car where we were passing by.  

A doe was running too close by our car for comfort, so I slowed my 'ole car down to a crawl.  I was exhausted when I got HOME.  Putting fruit away into the fridge when being so tired isn't a good recipe for civil. 

 

THRIFTING TUESDAY WAS GREAT FUN.  Started the day out by eating LUNCH at SugarCreek and got a M.J.s Almond Milk Steamer.  Onto Topeka contented with a full belly and sipping a very HOT, delicious drink traveling along the countryside onto Topeka traffic.

We went to a Print Shop that my Husband wanted to visit that we did not know was there until the night before.  Opened in 1927 and has been there awhile.  Pointing out to my Husband an old wood file cabinet that was for sale.  I didn't know that two days earlier he had been praying for one.  We took measurements and he made an offer to the salesclerk.  Offer accepted.  He paid and would return on Wednesday to pick it up in a different car.   

Next, God's Storehouse for thrift items, Natural Grocers for organic goodies, Walmarts, Kohl's, Sams and put fuel in the car at Murphy's.  Home sweet home.    

Thrift finds:

Some books.

Two amber colored Depression glass saucers in the Madrid pattern.

A turquoise ring!

A $2.80 wash basin for old pitcher.  I was excited to get this as I have had a old white pitcher for a few years that didn't have a basin with it.  I put the two pieces together when I got HOME and they made beautiful music together in the Victorian room.

  

Putting these two old pieces of porcelain together gave me a sense of contentment.  I had an ah-hah moment where my blood pressure dropped and I could breathe a little easier.  They got married and now are on their HONEYMOON.  

Before I had the basin HOME, my thoughts about using the basin if it weren't large enough to hold the pitcher was that I could place fruit in it leaving it in the Kitchen.  I could have put artificial flowers in the pitcher and still might.

HEALTH JOURNEY.  I continue to desire to lose weight and be healthier.  I managed to pull off another round of the Jackie Kennedy/O Diet.  Afterwards,  I allowed bread with butter, some wine and a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day between then and now.  I weighed myself cheering myself on to eat yet a different diet.

I don't have hard feelings about calling what I eat, a diet anymore.  A food program is a diet. This week, I am making yet another attempt to lower the numbers on the scales before I go to my yearly physical in April.  6 1/2 weeks away.  I KNOW I had my sugar fix the last few days and now I will eat a very low calorie diet for ten days straight before dining on the Daniel Diet WAY holding hands with the Color Wheel Plan sliding into HOME plate when I have blood work done to determine where my A1c and cholesterol are and get weighed.      

FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS, I'll be eating lots of apples, soy-free eggs, Stoneground Scottish Oatmeal, nuts, fruit, carrots, and cucumbers.  10 days.  The count down begins on Wednesday.  

Lots of eggs and apples.  So I bought 7 different varieties of apples all organic from Natural Grocers.  

As I shopped Natural Grocers, I took a leap of faith and bought some different mascara, eye liner, eye shadow and lipstick for better health.  I'll get rid of all my icky chemical filled make-up except some lipsticks that I am willing to eat.  Another chapter toward  decluttering and getting healthier journey.  Shouldn't I feel empowered by this?  For some reason I don't.

     

AS I SHOPPED ON TUESDAY, I had no luck finding a stainless steel egg poacher.  I may have to order one via computer.  There were plenty of micro-wave ones, but the old standard ones to use on top of the range were no where to be found.  Tried Walmart, Kohls, Bed Bath &Beyond, Sams. I was too tired to try Target and the Shopping Mall's Kitchen Stores as there are miles in between each store and with that comes traffic, dodging cars, traffic lights and using high priced fuel.  

It's on days like this that I wished I lived in a small town that has a town square that has all the stores I would ever need close to HOME.  A fairy-tale kind of town.  DO they exist?  Pray tell.  I think somewhere over the rainbow they do.  

I can eat my eggs boiled or scrambled.  I thought having poached eggs would be a nice switch. Keep trying.  It will be easier to order on the computer.  The wear and tear when I go to brick and mortar places of business has become more tiresome than I want to admit. 

 

PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK:  

Placing paper print-outs of Christmas ornaments in sheet protectors.  Same with my brother's letters.

Bag up old make-up.

Going through more cardboard boxes in the junk room.

Cleaning in the junk room.

Cleaning the bathrooms.

Gathering up more items to donate.

Going through more clothing to get rid of.

Shredding more paper.

Doing a few loads of laundry.

Staying focussed on eating a very restricted diet. 

Staying flexible because plans can and will change.

THE SNOW MAY BLOW IN TONIGHT...

can I stay civil?  

Yes, I must.

~d

ISN'T GOD GOOD

Dear Ones,
Hello from the Kansas Flinthills! If you were here today, you'd experience first hand the strong winds. They are really making themselves noticed. As a child I use to stand with my face facing the wind allowing the breeze to touch my skin. Today, you'd be hard pressed to catch your breath as the windy forces blast at your posture and tugs at your hair-in-place.

Such freedom the wind has.

What is it that the Bible says about the Holy Spirit in comparision with the wind, it blows as it wills?

John 3:8 The wind blows (breathes) where it wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from nor where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.

Hallelujah...the Holy Spirit of God blows as it wills.
There are alot of Bible scripture references in the concordance about wind and winds.

Matthew 8:27, Mark 4:41, Luke 8:25
...even the winds and the sea obey Him (Jesus)!??

Isn't God good? You may be going through a terrible storm in your life and suddenly Jesus can say PEACE, BE STILL. This storm of life is lifted. Hush, you can hear the sound of a pin dropping.

There was a time in my young married life that I was in such pain and I wanted so badly to turn the hand of time backwards so as to stop what was going to happen. It isn't humanly possible to turn the human hand of time backwards. No matter how much you want to. No matter how hard you try.

Things happen and it may not be what you wanted to happen or what you asked to happen. The things can molest your soul and hurt very deeply.

But isn't God good? Yes, He is. Though you cannot change the fact that these horrible things have happened, it will be God that changes the meaning of what happened to you.

Til next time,
God Bless you real good.

Deanna