Making the Most of Midlife: Saturday

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Saturday, January 5, 2019

Whip It

Maybe it's been a long week. Getting back to work after the holidays can be tough. You deserve to treat yourself a little. And, lucky you... today just happens to be National Whipped Cream Day!

Why today? It's the birthday of Reddi-Wip founder, Aaron "Bunny" Lapin.

My youngest sister loves Cool Whip so much, she used to eat it straight from the tub with a spoon when she was a kid. But, maybe you're more the squirt the whipped topping straight from the can into your mouth kind. Or perhaps you're a purist who makes their own whipped cream.

Whatever your preference - Enjoy!

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Saturday Coffee: Makes You Wonder

Grab a cup of coffee (or tea - or whatever your beverage of choice is right now) and let's talk!

Today, I just want to talk about a few things that made me go "hmmmm" during the past week.

Why does the cat insist that he must jump up on the bed whenever I am trying to make it? For that matter, why does he always want to come into the bathroom when I go in there? It's ~~sort of~~ definitely weird.

Does anyone still give the courtesy "thank you wave" while in traffic? I let people out/over/etc all the time. And it seems as if it's the rare instance that anyone will give a little wave. I know it shouldn't matter. I should do it to be kind, not for the thank you. But the truth it, it kinda bothers me.

The weather continues to keep us guessing around here. On Wednesday we had snow and cold. Thursday, the sun was shining and we were enjoying 65 degrees!

I went in Tuesday morning to have blood drawn for my yearly labs. I was prepared to wait about a week for the results. However, I was shocked to receive an email by 5pm the SAME DAY letting me know my results were available on the patient portal! I've never received test results so quickly. I was shocked. Part of me even worried that maybe those results belong to someone else. LOL

With Love,
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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Saturday Coffee:

Grab a cup of coffee (or tea - or whatever your beverage of choice is right now) and let's talk!

I don't know about y'all, but this has felt like such a looooong week! I'm not even sure why. It just seems like it was a long time between Monday and Friday.

After a couple of rainy days, Friday was ridiculously windy. When I went out to run errands, I saw several trees and big limbs down. None of the traffic lights down the road were working. And one of the roads I usually take was closed off, I can only assume because there was a tree or power pole down or something. We had a power flicker in the morning, but as of 5pm our power and internet were still up and running.

I also tore my thumbnail yesterday morning. I felt it snag and pull. But when I looked at it and saw how far down it had ripped, I was not looking forward to having to remove the broken part. OUCH!

I realized the other day that my roots have grown out beyond what it acceptable. And there is a LOT of gray in there! So now, I'm trying to decide if I should just go ahead with the same ol' auburn I usually do, or if I just want to do some highlights this time to blend with the gray to start letting it grow out. Decisions, decisions...

How was your week?

with love,
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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Saturday Coffee: Caffiene and Tears

Grab a cup of coffee (or tea - or whatever your beverage of choice is right now) and let's talk!

I don't even know where to start when it comes to the past week.

Wednesday was a Valentine's Day. And Ash Wednesday. It should have been a day where our only thoughts were on love and the upcoming Lenten season. Instead it was a day when we once again had to cope with young people being terrorized and murdered by one of their own. In a school of all places.

I can't really discuss this with any clarity. I have so many thoughts and emotions. So many opinions, many of which seem to completely contradict each other. As the young people say "I just can't even..." (how old does that make me sound?)

The only thing I know with any certainty is that my heart is broken for every single student, parent, family, staff member, law enforcement officer, and fire and rescue worker who had to face this horror.

I saw somewhere that today is Random Acts of Kindness day. And perhaps that's the best thing we can do this week. Be kind. Love on others. Give of ourselves. And maybe, in doing that, we can help to overcome a tiny bit of the evil we have seen existing in the world this week.

With Love,
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Saturday, February 10, 2018

Saturday Coffee: Maybe This Week We Should Have Tea with Honey

Grab a cup of coffee (or whatever your beverage of choice is right now) and let's talk!

Despite all of my efforts, I ended up catching whatever the Man of the House and the Male Offspring had last week. I won't say that all the things I was doing to boost my immune system were a waste though. While they were both sick for the better part of a week, my symptoms peaked and started feeling better after a couple of days. And I don't think I ever felt as bad as they seemed to. So... whether they had some minor flu that my shot helped protect me from, or all the Airborne and Vitamin C helped is unknown, or maybe it was just a nasty cold. I'm just glad I didn't have it worse!

This flu year has been a bad one. No doubt about it. My own mother is still dealing with residual effects from an especially nasty case after 2 weeks!. However, I also think that the media is doing a bang up job of scaring the daylights out of us and sharing all the very worst of the stories.

I'm not surprised that emergency rooms are flooded. I think people are so scared by what they're seeing on the TV every evening that they are rushing to the ER with the flu when they would usually go to their primary Dr. It's important to be aware, take precautions like getting a flu shot, hand washing, and knowing when to seek medical treatment. Just don't allow yourself to be controlled by fear.

The weather we've been having around here probably doesn't help much either. One weekend it's cold and icy. A few days later it's pouring rain. And a few days after that it's 60 degrees. Mother Nature is on a meteorological roller coaster!

I hope all of you are staying healthy. If you should happen to get sick - I hope you have someone in your life like my wonderful hubby. The Man of the House stopped on his way home from work to pick up ginger ale, cough drops, and some sherbet for me. He's a keeper!

Have a great weekend and a wonderful week.

With Love,
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Monday, January 18, 2016

A Good Weekend Was Had By All

Weekends are almost always a good thing. Especially if you and/or your loved ones have that time off to catch up on chores and errands, or to just relax. Some weekends, however, just seem a little better than others. This felt like one of those weekends.

Saturday started with the Man of the House and I running some errands. There was recycling to be dropped off. Groceries to be bought. But all that had to wait until right after a little sleeping in that needed to be done!

During the afternoon we took advantage of our annual passes to the Biltmore Estate. They are offering the audio guides to the house tour for free this month. Which is something we had never done. We learned a few things about the house we didn't know before.

Sunday dawned with a light dusting of snow. Our first of the season!

There were pancakes for breakfast. I made a sale in my Etsy shop. The Panthers beat the Seahawks. I made a perfect roux for the creamy tomato soup we had for dinner. And the Man of the House offered to make the grilled cheese sandwiches to go with the soup.

Yep, Sunday was one good day! A perfect close to the weekend and a wonderful start to the new week.

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