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I Wear Mom Jeans and I’m Proud!
So since I’ve lost a few pounds I realized that I was wearing the dastardly MOM JEANS that the young people write about with such distaste. So off I went to the store to buy some new jeans. Well the first pair were those low-cut jeans and even when they fit they don’t. Can you say muffin top? The next pair was made of some stretch material and let’s just say that the mirror was not kind. The last pair had a natural waist, okay didn’t look bad but sitting down just wasn’t and option. As I was leaving I said to the young lady in the dressing room “well I’m never going to get a pair of jeans again” and proudly marched off in my bagging but oh so comfortable faded blue jeans. So go on young girls, do your pull up wiggle dance. Hold your breath, and pray for the time when you can go home and take those things off. I’ll keep my loose jeans and my circulation!
Thanks for Following Me!
I write two blogs for anyone who doesn’t know and at one point I was trying to do both every day. That’s tough. I decided to only write in this one when I have something that I feel I have to say. My knit/crochet blog gets a post every day. It is wonderful to be able to express one’s self and I really appreciate those of you who read my words.
I want to offer hope when you need it and a laugh when you can use one. What we have in common should outweigh our differences and sometime you just need to know that someone else shares the same things that you are going through.
So I want to thank those of you that follow me and I hope that we’ll be together for a long time.
Happy Monday!
The Holidays are over, don’t forget American companies
During the holidays according to Diane Sawyer’s reporting lots of American companies reported great sales. Thanks to everyone who found either a reason to support a company or actually searched out a product until they found an American company that made it.
Just a reminder, the holidays are over. We still need to support our companies. If you bought American tell us what you bought and the name of the company so that I can pass it on.
Happy New Year again.
Your First Responsibility This Year – Yourself
I went to a wake today. I have known this young woman since she was a child. She died Christmas day of complications of a life with diabetes. She was 41 years old. She was a wife and mother and one of the nicest people you ever want to meet. It was really sad. Her mother said to me please take your diabetes seriously and do every thing that you can to keep it in check.
Point well taken. None of us know if what we do will be enough. Enough to prevent, enough to reverse but one thing is for sure. Doing nothing will get us no where. I must be my priority to be of any use to anyone else. I wanted to mention this to all of you.
I know that many of us are going through financial , relationship, family, school, job traumas but you have to suck it up and make sure that you are first. No guilt. Take care of yourself. Need to visit the doctor, do it. Automatic withdrawal for the gym and you don’t go, start now. Need a time out take it. I scheduled my workouts for the next eight weeks. Can’t forget, it’s on the calendar. Hope some of you will join me.
I’m Going to Live like a Doozer in 2012
Fraggle Rock was one of my favorite kids shows ever. Can’t say that my son shared my love for the show but I never missed it. My favorite characters were the Doozers. These little guys spent all of their time mining, designing and building various structures. They use radish dust to create these structures which it turns out was the Fraggles favorite food.
So what’s my point? If you ever watched this show you know that in the middle of construction the Fraggles would just walk up and break a piece of Doozer construction off and eat it. The Doozers would stop for a moment and then just return to their task. Rebuilding what had been eaten. Wow! That’s the lesson. When somebody rains on your parade, just keep working. Take a breath and pick up where you left off. I won’t be daunted this year. I may have to restart a few times but so what. Good enough for the Doozers, good enough for me.
Kwanzaa Day Six – Kuumba – Creativity
The sixth day of Kwanzaa is a celebration of Kuumba, the creativity of the community. We look at the uplifting of the community through various forms of creative expression. Some have gatherings today and share food, dance and son.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Kwanzaa – Night Five – Nia
These are the principles that I have missed for day two, three and four:
Kujichagulia – Self Determination, Ujima – Collective Work & Responsibility, Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics
Today’s principle is Nia which means purpose in Swahili. This principle is about,our collective wish to build our community and restore our community to its historic greatness.
Happy Kwanzaa – First Day, Umoja
Kwanzaa is a celebration created by Maulana Karenga to honor African-American culture and heritage. It is not religious but begins on December 26th and some confuse it with an alternative religious celebration to Christmas. Not true. Kwanzaa is about family. It’s a time to get together and have a good time. One of the seven principles are read every night and a candle is lit on the kinara which is a candle holder. The last night results in a feast shared by friends and family.
First Night – Umoja (Unity) – promotes the maintenance of family community, nation and race
Happy, Merry And All That Good Stuff
It’s Christmas today to all who celebrate it. A quiet day at my house. Started out the day in church which was good for me. Waiting for the grands to come this evening so that we can watch them open gifts. We (Mother & Husband) don’t exchange. The gift thing is for the kids. The sentiment is for everyone. The reason for the season isn’t about spending money that you don’t have or could use in a better way.
A man dressed in a Santa suit is giving out envelopes with a $100.00 bill in it. Inside the envelope is a note that says pay it forward. Someone else is paying off toy lay aways at KMart for families, no questions asked.
That’s the spirit. So Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and to all a good night.
Music Tells My Story
This morning I woke up thinking about music. There hasn’t been a time in my life when music hasn’t been important. One of my earliest memories is taking some money I had saved and buying a 45 (if you don’t know what this is, I’m too old and tired to explain) to play on my record player. I must have been around seven or eight and the store was next door to the building I grew up in. Another favorite memory is an audio memory of the sounds of summer in Manhattan which included the sound of congas and other drums in the playground. There isn’t a period of my life that I can’t describe in terms of music. Lately my music is tied to my Zumba classes. If I’m feeling down, I listen to music. In my car, listen to music. Doing school work, listen to music. I like it all, classical, a little country, lots of R&B, lots of Latin (old school) gospel, lots of Beatles (have all my original albums), major closet Eagles fan and even a little hip hop.
So I felt right on target this morning when Reverend Harris preached on music and praise. So if you are having a challenging time, turn on that music and crank up the volume. The neighbors will get over it or join in!
First Steps the Hardest 