...And so, the Adventure Began

I sometimes hear people talk about an experience that shook them. Like a death that made them realize that life is short. Or a loved one getting ill and it made them realize that they had to get there act together in some way or another. Throughout the years I have heard people say these things, but very few ever follow through. They do a few things for a month or two and then they forget about it and revert back to their old ways. Seems to be human nature. I've known very few that made a true effort to change what needed to be changed and made themselves and therefore their life better lived. Why do these people only realize these things when tragedy strikes? Do they not think of living their life to it's fullest before these things happen? I think people get caught up in the day to day tasks that they lose sight of what they want. And what IS living life to it's fullest? I think that's subjective. Everyone's fullest is different. I think very few actively seek to ...

SPRING IN QUARANTINE April Showers Bring May Flowers I actually started this post back in late April hoping that we would have really good blooms this year. Well we sure did. I was also able to go out to Highland Park ad photograph this year's blooms. It was a pretty hot day but it felt good to get out. So I grabbed my BFF, my camera and a mask and headed out. I've posted the current pictures at the end of the blog. They were gorgeous and smelled amazing! It was also nice to get out and get some fresh air after being cooped up for so long! I finally had a chance to pull the pics out of my camera and finish this post. Check out the pics at the bottom of the post. Totally true here in Upstate NY. April is quite a rainy chilly month. Temps range from the 40s to the 50s and an occasional day or two of warmer weather. As the month goes on it warms up a bit more. And with that showery weather come the May Lilacs. Rochester is well known for the different varieties of Lilac...

I can't believe over a month has gone by!! Spring has finally sprung and we are in full swing towards Summer! So happy it is warm. We have had some amazing sunny days. Luckily I've had a chance to get out there and enjoy it.  In my last post I mentioned how a lot of the time we are so busy with our day to day activities or work that we tend to go "visually numb". What I mean by this is that you may pass a field of blooming flowers and see it but not really see it. You may pass it everyday but you never really see its beauty. Visual Mindfulness is slowing down and enjoying the visual beauty around us. Like the phrase "...to stop and smell the roses". The Buddhists practice Mindfulness. Being aware of your present thoughts, body sensations, environment and being in tune with what you are sensing, In the Buddhist practice it is to keep yourself in the present, and leave past and future thoughts behind... There is more to it than this but that is the bas...

Well being stuck in the house sure is making me get things done. Normally I'm super busy with work and running errands that I don't have much time for anything else. But with being in quarantine now for three weeks has given me time to catch up. I had some paperwork to catch up on and projects to finish. Now it's time to slow down a bit. While a lot of bloggers are talking about making masks and are posting patterns, I really don't want to post about that. Don't get me wrong, it's great and I'm making some too but you don't need me to detail it for you like that. You can search  Pinterest  for mask patterns and you will get plenty of links there. We really don't need one more. We are all going through this together. I'd like to focus on some positive  things in my posts. Now that I have some downtime I can actually get in the car and explore more of Rochester (just myself and the dog). I want to find the beauty in the brown and gray. ...

Seems as though I've been in a weird funk the last few years...okay, the last 5 years. When I moved here I said no more re-painting furniture, sewing projects, hand-making ornaments and the such and I definitely wasn't going to start collecting anything again. I especially said no more hunting for "treasures". Well, as my life calms down a bit and I'm not working 50-60 hour weeks I seem to have the need to create!!! I guess it never goes away. And I have slowly come to realize that I love doing that stuff. It gives me joy. I've done some projects here and there and felt that "high" of satisfaction. I have snapped out of my all-work-no-play, project-less, life funk. Guess I'm just a project junkie...lol! Today I thought I would start on some Christmas decor. I know it's still early but I feel like in the past I have a ton of projects I want to do but before I know it, boom...Christmas! I wanted to do a pumpkin project for Halloween...

Well, the adventure has continued and hasn't stopped in quite some time and just keeps going. I've been absent from this blog for so long and don't even know where to start! I have been so busy the last few years with two jobs and just trying to balance my life with what little extra time I may have left over, if any. It is now Fall of 2018 and my last post was in 2013. I might as well just start over, haha. Much has happened since my last post. I moved to a different town, changed jobs a few times and I think I might have just found my groove...finally! It only took 5 1/2 years. It's weird how time has gone by so fast. I'm thinking it was because all I did was work, work, work. Time just flew. I really don't know where to start. I guess I will just go in order and hope I don't miss anything. I'm not going to make this the longest blog post ever though. We can do it in pieces. I will highlight the fun and important events that are worth sharing. Ho...