Keeping it real

Right now in the midst of this pandemic or crisis or just another day to you depending on how you feel about this COVID-19 or Coronavirus. I personally don't feel that it matters what you call it because that to me is what sets the tone and the only tone right now is outright disgust.

I know that tone is really supposed to be one word but you either understand or you don't but this is getting ridiculous. I keep hearing, keep a journal for the future, handwritten if possible but this is how I'm going to do it because there are so many things that are being dictated to us as a state, country and the world. Also my hand is killing me and I won't be able to write all that I want with the brutal honesty that I want to right now. Because for this to be an honest expression of what is going on then you have to be brutally honest with everything from the big things to the small things.

I'm not really sure why toilet paper has been such a crazy thing that people are hoarding but they are. We have toilet paper because before Texas went under this crazy lockdown, I think we are calling it a shelter in place. As a teacher though that means something completely different. Shelter in place means that you hide in the darkest corner of your room, quietly, praying that it is only a drill until they tell you that you can come out. Maybe we should think about what we call things in relation to what they mean to other people.

I really want to contain my thoughts to something that isn't horribly long and rambling, but I hope to put some more up in the next few days.

love ya!

Winter came back!

Winter is making a second appearance these last two weeks and well I've just given up on knowing how to dress for the day. I just keep wearing jeans and work shirts because well that's at least enough to get me through the day.

So it's a wonderful time to stay indoors and hope that your toes don't freeze. I keep getting stuck between wanting to sleep and watch tv or work on cleaning the house. I'm not hopping on the whole Marie Kondo bandwagon because that's not how I am. I've heard that she says you should have like 30 books and that kills me. There are so many books that I love and I couldn't choose between them. I don't understand people who don't have books in their houses anyway. It just seems weird to me and well not going to lie, I just keep thinking about Fahrenheit 451 I think that there's some truth to that. We may not be at that point yet in society but we are getting there.

I read about her methods a few months ago and I've been thinking about her concept about sparking joy in your life. For the most part I've really been using that in bringing new things into my home. I think more about the knick knacks and other things to decorate my house with. I use the thought process of in six months will I be upset that I didn't buy this? Will I regret it? Will it be the thing that keeps me up at night if I don't have it. Of course there area few things that I've found in my house that do not spark joy and actually make me wonder why they are in my home.

Yep I found this little stinker on the windowsill in my bathroom, behind the curtain and yes it did scare the daylights out of me the other morning when I was looking to see what the weather was looking like. I also know that I need to clean my windowsills because they are filthy. Sadly I notice now that this little guy does not look quite as creepy in this picture as he did when I found him. He seemed a lot angrier the other morning. I will admit that I let out a little scream. Not the first time that has happened and won't be the last time I'm pretty sure.

I probably should get up and finish working on the clothes that I pulled out of the closet and are covering the bed because last week in an attempt to clean up my bedroom, I shoved everything in the closet in an attempt to make sure that it was clean. So that is the reality that I live in shove it away where I can't see it and then have to pull it all out to clean something else. I am a little proud of the pile of clothes that have become a pile at the end of my bed which I'm sure that the dog will end up sleeping in tomorrow when I go to work.

Also pretty sure this little dude is circa 1970 something. Not even sure how he made it to my house. I do plan to get my act together so that I can get out my Valentine's Day stuff because they do spark joy.

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Where did Winter go?

One thing that I truly can't stand about Texas is the weather. We can do all the seasons in one week and occasionally hit at least two in one day. Here we are less than one week from Christmas and it is 54 degrees and a warm 54 at that. There has been so much rain that it has nowhere to go and it just pools in our driveway to the point where I can't even walk to the car without having to pick and choose where I step. Which would be fine until you step wrong and splash water into your shoe on the way to work, soggy socks are a complete no go.

It isn't all that bad with it not being too cold it means it can be nice to go out and work in the yard and not be concerned about getting from point A to point B. Of course when you live 30 minutes from work and work until 5 you don't get a lot of time to spend outside.

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Long summer wrapping up

Finally this summer is coming to an end.  And boy is it something that I've been looking foward to. I love the fall even though here in Texas we only have about four hours of it and then there's some more summer then winter just drops in like a water balloon.

It has finally started raining again summer has been dry and nasty but not as nasty as some summers have been. We got a little bit out of the garden this year since we put it where the outdoor shed was. Of course my thoughts on gardening are put it in the ground and if it lives it does and if not then it just doesn't. Our one lone cayenne pepper plant looks like it might be putting off some more peppers pretty soon. It didn't take too well to the heat since the peppers were drying on the plant. I do have one co-worker who will be thrilled to know that he can have some more.

I did find that there are some pear shaped tomatoes that are orange that put off quite a bumper crop. We put the garden in right next to where we park and then picked everyday when we got home. And we took three or four sandwich bags to work, plus I ate some of them and then there were some that went to the chickens just because I'd had too many already. There are still tons out there I just can't get to them or they fall of the plant and end up lost in the weeds. I never pull weeds in the garden once we put it in. In my mind, I think that if there are weeds then maybe the bugs will eat  that instead of my plants and veggies. 

I was excited to find that they strawberries that I planted last year survived under the mint that we also planted with the hopes of keeping the smell down around the chicken pen. It got a severe trim this year and didn't bounce back as well as it did last year. I was out there this afternoon pulling some grass out of the flowerbed and I could smell the mint and saw that there were a few sprigs popping up. My Marcy will be excited but not as excited as when the roses start to bloom again. 

I always just get excited when something that says annual comes back the next year. I'm not even sure if anything survived this summer especially because there was so much damage from winter. Spring well it just is never long enough to make sure that things have a chance to survive and thrive.

Maybe I can get some pictures of my plants and what's left of my garden. 

love ya!

New Year, New Blog

I wish that this new year had started off a little warmer than the high we saw of 37 degrees but it was a lot better than the 28 that my phone is telling me that it is now.

We've spent most of the weekend with dogs passed out all over the house which is fine until you look  behind you and realize that you've gained four legs and a tail. It makes it hard to do any cleaning and really hard to vacuum. I've been trying to get a little bit caught up on doing some housework and my poor skin cannot handle being outside. Which keeps me from wanting to work in the yard.

I'm hoping that this year turns out to be a bit better than last year and it seems like for most people we share the same thoughts on wanting to try and start a new year that is worth it.

I feel like a bit of a faker because this is my fourth or fifth blog because I just don't know how to keep up with one and I don't feel comfortable trying to change the style and thought process behind a blog.

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