Okay, I couldn't resist...guess what happened this weekend AND today?
SNOW!!!!!!!!!
How was your weekend? Mine was busy...no not with blog stuff but painting...the house type. The family is finishing up the basement...and since the sheet rock is finished, painting has begun. First coat of primer is on. This is not a small basement. But as it was snowing, there wasn't much else to do.
Oh, I did make a few meals. After forty years of cooking, when my husband and I retired, I just kind of quit cooking. Fortunately, my husband liked to cook and so he took over that chore until his disability caught up with him. Of course, I did the cleaning.
All in all, it was a good weekend...well, I could have done without the snow.
And although I didn't get to the landscape stuff, I managed to sneak some time to work on a doodle...
Oh, and the cats took everything in stride. Mention work and they disappear.
I haven't taken care of the camera yet...maybe it won't snow tomorrow and I can venture out to the find (I hope) a battery.
Have you ever had (or do you have) a gratitude journal? Brandi Reynolds at Joy Rebellion: driving irreverantly into life, yoga and art has an excellent post on gratitude. It's her Love Note #18 posted Sunday, March 27. You should check it out. I think she's unto something.
I do keep a gratitude journal. I usually spend a few minutes each night writing a list of things that I am grateful for. Not big things. Little things like a grandchild's smile. Or a note from a friend. Just a reminder that there is joy in the world...all I have to do is appreciate it.
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My Journey of Change...
Well, even with all the busyness of the weekend, I found that there were moments of tears. Now, I don't know about you, but when I cry my face just screws up and I can't talk. It's awful in a way.
I remember that my husband could talk and cry at the same time. Something I have never mastered and at the rate I'm going, I probably won't. Don't worry, I just let the tears come. Most times, I couldn't stop them if I wanted to, so why bother. Actually, I feel much better when I let them come anyway.
About the gratitude journal...it really does help to remind me that even in these days of sadness and loss, I can find something to be grateful for including memories. No, it is not a 'polly anna' type of approach to life.
But you know, the memories even with tears are something to cherish. After all, if I had not had the wonderful life with my husband, I would not have the wonderful memories to be grateful for.