Making SpaceMaking Space

This last weeks I have a lot going on and I need some encouragement. So when I need this I listen to this podcast. Hoda talks to many different people and it makes you think about your own life. It helps me look at my own life and see what I need to change or what I enjoy in life.

Sometimes I need just a day to process everything I was told. So when this happens I have to do something that helps me redirect my mind and take me back. This week I have been baking for a huge craft sale this coming weekend. It has helped me just to calm me.

I know that this life is not going to break me. I am going to find the purpose that I need to do. I am going to figure it out one day.

This is all for the day, I need to figure out something this month. I will be posting more soon.

ProjectsProjects

This summer we had a lot of projects going on like a lot of others. So you want to get done as much as you can, but money is the biggest factor. What you have to do is figure out what you can do and put what is important. I know what I want to get done. I am looking forward to next year. There are something that we can’t do until next year. We lived in our last house for over 20 years and we never got everything done that we wanted so I am working hard to get more done here.

Please keep up with this blog because I am trying new recipes and I am sharing them with others. I am trying to eat better. We started going to farmer markets and we got fresh vegetables. I want to do what I can to try new dinners.

So thank you for following me. please share this so I can reach as many as I can.

FixingFixing

This week it was interesting for me, because I got a lot of plants to do. Where I was going to plant them I had to fix the ground that was there. I am learning a lot about plants from a friend of mine that does a lot of gardening. She has been a really big help. I still have more plants to plant but where we were going to plant them we started to clean it up and found more problems and we have to fix before we can plant there.

The other thing we have to do is figure out where to move something that can no longer be in the same place it is now. I know spring, summer and fall are times where you want to get a lot of projects done. It doesn’t always work that way but you do what you can and worry about the other stuff next year.

I know it’s hard to make a plan for what needs to be done, but stressing doesn’t help. Everyone knows that there is only so much one person can do. Plus the time each item takes cost money which don’t grow non trees.

Thank you for listening and letting me do this. It helps and I hope it helps others.

DailyDaily

This last couple of weeks I have made a to do list that I do each day. I don’t like it as much as I think that I do. I sometimes feel like a robot doing the same thing each day. I try to do other things to make life fun. After a while I don’t know what that is. I have great friends and family that are there but I know my kids are doing their own thing. So I need to find something that is mine.

I listen to podcasts a lot and they are interesting. I listen to them when I clean or bake. All the podcasts I listen to are different. Some are true crimes, another one is how to make space in your life. It’s interesting because you hear other stories and you can see my life. That is when I think that I could do things that are fun and make my life better.

I know that God is watching over me along with my mom. I hope one day I can continue to help where I can. Thank you for for listening, I am going to start sharing new recipes that I have been trying.

To Do ListTo Do List

This past month I have been trying to get back on track with things. So I started to make lists. I have a cleaning list, meal planning , to do list. This has made it easy for me to remember what I need to do. Sometimes I get side tracked and I am not sure what I should work on next. I even made a budget so I can figure out ways to save money. Everyone would love to be debt free and save money too. It is not always that easy. It has been a work in progress for me. I find ways to sell things I don’t need anymore or if that doesn’t work I donate it to a good cause. The feeling that you get when you help out other ways is the best feeling you could have.

I am still in the working stages of this plan. I just know one day it will all be worth it to me. This year I even tried to start growing my own vegetables but something has always gotten in the way. I know that I still have time. I just take it one day at a time.

Just remember that you can do anything that you want, it just takes time. Thank you again for letting me do this.

World largest Rubber duckWorld largest Rubber duck

This past week I have been baking a lot getting ready for a sale that was nothing I could have thought it would be. The Duck was over 6 stories tall and wow see it up close was cool. A lot of people went there and saw it and had a great time with everything else going on.

Our sale was very successful that is for sure. I never had to make so much for one show ever. I can’t wait until next year when they do it again. I will be more prepared that is for sure.

It has been a long couple of weeks for us here. It is finally slowing down this month. I know it never lasts that long but I am fine with the time to get other things done. Plus it gives me time to find some other part time work that I can do from home. I know that there are companies out there looking for a little help and that who I want to be.

For the time I do have I am making and sell a dog treat to help with all my dogs medication, I know he won’t be around long time but it I can make something that everyone can remember him from, I made a good choice to do this. Life is not always fair and for him it is cruel that is for sure. But we show him all the love he needs.

Thank you for letting me do this and continue reading.

GriefGrief

This week I wanted to talk about grief. We all go thru it sometime in our lives. I know I have had too much in my. Sometimes it hits you like a ton of bricks and other times you can expect it. People will tell you sorry for your loss, others wont know what to say at all.

There are those times they just don’t know what to do. So the next time you hear someone has lost a loved one, maybe just see what you can do for them. They know that you are sorry but after a while they just don’t want to hear it any more.

I know from experience that is for sure. We are going thru some grief right now. We have not lost our fur baby but we just don’t know when that day is going to come. It has been hard to talk about it and people ask how he is. We take it one day at a time, because we know that day is coming. It will be a hard day, everyone that has lost a pet knows the feeling.

So thank you for listening to me and hope the next couple of weeks goes better.

BusyBusy

These past 2 weeks I have been going through a lot. I have told you about my dog and me. Well on top of that I have not been feeling good until I got my infusion last week. Plus we had a craft show to get ready for. It’s been hard to get things done for me. So I had to take a step back and take care of myself. So I have been relaxing and taking it easy.

I got everything done for the show and I got my infusion and it takes a few days for me to get back to feeling great and getting things done. I have been reading and asking for advice on how to get my blog out there.

when you try to do things to help others you want to make sure you let others know. I know that I read a lot of different ideas and hope it works for me. Why not try something new and see if it works. Life is too short to live the same day twice. I know when life gives you lemons make lemonade. I know that I watch shows, listen to podcasts and learn more about life each day. Making changes in your own life is always good, because you never know what the next day will be like.

Thanks for this

WaitingWaiting

I wanted to write this post this week for my boy Dubnyk. He is our 6 year foster failure. We love him so much and would do anything to help him. I would do it for any one of my dogs but he has had a hard life to start and has come a long way. A few months ago we went to the vet because he had a bump on the side of his face. We found out he had a cracked tooth and needed to get it removed. While he was in surgery the vet noticed it was not normal. We found out he has bone loss and a mass on the side of his face.

Today we went to the U of M and had them see what the next steps we need to take. They did a biopsy and we get the results tomorrow. We know if our hearts that it is not going to be good news. So we decided that we are going to give him the best life he can have and do what he wants. Plus we want to make sure he sees as much of this world as he can. We don’t know the time frame but we are not going to worry about that and do what we can for him.

He is the sweetest boy you would meet. So please send him positive vibes his way.

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

I wanted to talk about Ulcerative Colitis a little because I know there are a lot of people who have. I am one of those people too. I have good days with it and bad. There are different types from mild to severe. When you have a bad day or week it takes you out . I know that the type of treatment I get is infusions and they help. I know I still have a day or two to feel back to myself again. But if you have not heard of it or know someone that deals with it, let me tell you some of the symptoms we have to deal with most of the time.

Symptoms of Colitis could be any of the following: Pain in the abdomen, joints or rectum, along with bloating, blood in your stools, diarrhea. There are more things we deal with anemia, fatigue, fever or loss of appetite, cramping , weight loss. It can drain you for a day or longer. The treatments do help but still have those bad days.

I have UC for over 18 years and I never have the same day. I know others that deal with it and are doing great. I wanted to let you know this because sometimes this is something that keeps me from making my post each week.

Thanks for listening to me and I hope it makes it easier to understand that you don’t know what someone is going through unless you ask.