AMANDA'S BASKETS: CONNECTIONS

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

CONNECTIONS

Today was 'back to business' day...in other words, back to my routine of exercise, walking (even though it was rather cool outside) and generally getting things done.

I received the boxes today, so de-decorating (Is that a word? Un-decorating didn't seem to fit!) Christmas stuff began in earnest. Tree first, sadly, I miss the lights. I have a couple strands of twinkle lights encased in heavy duty plastic which I am thinking of hanging somewhere. Maybe around the window casing. Not sure yet.

Seem a bit much? Well, I have seen lots of apartments decorated with lights lately. I was just thinking of duplicating one - with lights, that is.

I have been hearing a lot about face to face connections, connecting and today's lack of doing so even with own selves.

It is a good point. I think as a whole, we get together, face to face, a lot less these days. On the other hand, we are connected more via our social media. Face to face is not to be under-rated though. I think that there something to be said about sitting down with one another and chatting.

Of course, if that's not possible due to distance, etc., then a live video chat is a pretty good second best.

But with all the other social media connections like Facebook and Twitter, Instagram and Linked In, and that list is not up to date by any means, a lot of folks really do connect that way only. Life in 140 characters. In-depth is not encouraged!

And that even goes for our own personal connection with ourselves. How many folks really take the time to sit down and think about who they are, where they are going, what their hangups are...in other words get to know that person that's you!

I think we are missing something valuable by not connecting with one another. AND I think we are missing something valuable by not connecting with ourselves. What about you?

Well, this week's journal prompt which I neglected to post yesterday (sorry) is a start on that journey by 'connecting with yourself'. Give it a try. I bet you'll like who you meet up with...

Thanks for dropping by...
Talk to you tomorrow...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.