Wow, y'all! It's been a hot one here recently! As most of you probably know, my parents choose to keep their home un-air-conditioned. So it can get pretty hot sometimes, especially in the afternoons. Monday was a particularly bad day, but I think the humidity was mostly to blame, instead of the actual temperature.
Anyway, the heat has me really loving popsicles and the water! Nothing beats the heat like jumping in the water. I'm not too picky...I'll swim in a pond (a pond with a dock is best), a swimming pool is always ideal, in the lake from the boat or in the ocean of course! I went swimming with my mom and brother on Monday, it was quiet nice! Today I went swimming in the pool where I'm house-sitting. It was a cooler day today, but the water still felt really nice. I need a pool!
I've also been contemplating the purchase of a popsicle mold! It would be pretty ideal to be able to make my own. I am about to make the purchase off Amazon and try out several different recipes I have seen lately. So refreshing!
Speaking of recipes, I found a really great food blog last week called In it 4 the Long Run. I love it! She shares a ton of healthy recipes. So far I've only tried the Almond Joy Chia pudding. She has lots of smoothie recipes, and more I hope to try soon! Has anyone else discovered any great blogs lately?
I've also been preparing to move in to the basement apartment. It's weird to think I will be living all on my own, but I'm quite excited. There are so many different things I will need and I am trying to prepare myself. I've also been making some cute decorations to hang up. Any suggestions on apartment essentials?
That was sort of a short post, but that's all for now Folks,
The Farmer's Daughter
Tidbits for Twenty Somethings
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Book Swap Reviews
Since we had our book swap during the camping trip I have been able to read two of the books I borrowed. I thought it would be good to review the books here.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
There are some books that you wish would never end. This is one of those books. I became so attached to the two main characters, Angel and Michael, that I wanted to see more of their life. The book is loosely based on the book of Hosea in the Bible, evidenced by Michael's last name. After the initial rescue of the prostitute and the fact that she runs away and he retrieves her, there is little to compare. It's set during the Gold Rush and centers around a girl who is sold into prostitution after her mother dies. Angel comes to believe that is she's worth and forgets about the little girl Sarah of her past. Michael, a quiet farmer, sees her in town and hears from God that he is to marry this prostitute. The book follows their marriage, her resistance to love, and Michael's obedience to God.
I found the book realistic to emotions, even though I have no idea how it feels to be a prostitute. The book paints a picture of how love can break down even the toughest walls. It's also a testament to the importance of following God; Michael hesitated to marry Angel but because of his obedience Sarah resurfaced and many other girls were saved from prostitution.
I know it's fiction, but I think there's a lot of truth in this book.
Thanks for letting me borrow it, Farmer's Daughter!
The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed by Lee Smith
This was a book of emotions, beautifully written and truthful. It follows one summer of the nine-year-old Susan, who's family is falling apart in the middle of her coming of age. The story begins cute with her descriptions of her family and friends. It's a close neighborhood and a time when kids roamed free outside. Throughout the story, Susan learns more and more about life when her family has more trouble and the kids form a club.
Smith writes in such a way that I felt that I was in Susan's head. The descriptions and feelings felt real. I have experienced divorce and I think I had some of the same naivety that Susan experienced. The difference was though that Susan didn't feel close to her mother from the beginning, evidenced by the fact that she called her the queen who lived in the castle. The character is interesting and could be a psychologist's field day.
Thanks for letting me borrow it, Martha S.!
What have y'all been reading?
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
There are some books that you wish would never end. This is one of those books. I became so attached to the two main characters, Angel and Michael, that I wanted to see more of their life. The book is loosely based on the book of Hosea in the Bible, evidenced by Michael's last name. After the initial rescue of the prostitute and the fact that she runs away and he retrieves her, there is little to compare. It's set during the Gold Rush and centers around a girl who is sold into prostitution after her mother dies. Angel comes to believe that is she's worth and forgets about the little girl Sarah of her past. Michael, a quiet farmer, sees her in town and hears from God that he is to marry this prostitute. The book follows their marriage, her resistance to love, and Michael's obedience to God.
I found the book realistic to emotions, even though I have no idea how it feels to be a prostitute. The book paints a picture of how love can break down even the toughest walls. It's also a testament to the importance of following God; Michael hesitated to marry Angel but because of his obedience Sarah resurfaced and many other girls were saved from prostitution.
I know it's fiction, but I think there's a lot of truth in this book.
Thanks for letting me borrow it, Farmer's Daughter!
The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed by Lee Smith
This was a book of emotions, beautifully written and truthful. It follows one summer of the nine-year-old Susan, who's family is falling apart in the middle of her coming of age. The story begins cute with her descriptions of her family and friends. It's a close neighborhood and a time when kids roamed free outside. Throughout the story, Susan learns more and more about life when her family has more trouble and the kids form a club.
Smith writes in such a way that I felt that I was in Susan's head. The descriptions and feelings felt real. I have experienced divorce and I think I had some of the same naivety that Susan experienced. The difference was though that Susan didn't feel close to her mother from the beginning, evidenced by the fact that she called her the queen who lived in the castle. The character is interesting and could be a psychologist's field day.
Thanks for letting me borrow it, Martha S.!
What have y'all been reading?
Friday, June 26, 2015
Go With The Flow
No pictures this post but I have so much to share.
The nerves began last Wednesday when I started toward the Extension Office to be trained for a week of writing camp. The list of things that were making me nervous seemed infinite: the kids...the little kids, my lack of Spanish, my lack of experience, how little I knew about the program. I held my head high as I entered the room in order to give myself enough confidence to remain in the room. I left that day feeling overwhelmed, excited, and tired. I hadn't signed up for much to do over the weekend because I didn't know what to do.
The week was intense and tiring but so rewarding. I arrived at the office at 7:45 each morning to help set up. The kids came on buses, ate breakfast, and then we meet them at 8:30 for morning theme time. After that it was run, run, run until lunch. Penny and I had three students all week. Our group was tiny, but it gave me a chance to really bond with the kids. The curriculum combined science and writing in a beautiful theme "Go with the Flow: Write Like a Pro". We were talking about water, its properties, and the way it moves and changes the world. Then we also talked about finding a flow of writing ideas and then cleaning up the flood mess. It was wonderful and well thought out.
Sometimes things were a bit hairy and stressful, but it all culminated with a beautifully wet and well-written day. The day started with each of the kids publishing a piece of writing. Then each of the kids illustrated their writing using watercolors. Finally we had some water Olympics, where the kids did four different experiments involving water. After a wonderful potluck lunch, we went back outside for the best obstacle course ever. There was so much water involved and interesting challenges.
It was a tiring week, but I'm glad to be working hard again. It was great to bond with some kids. It reminded me of camp.
It's Friday and I should be partying like it's 1999, but I'm tired.
Granny Eyre
The nerves began last Wednesday when I started toward the Extension Office to be trained for a week of writing camp. The list of things that were making me nervous seemed infinite: the kids...the little kids, my lack of Spanish, my lack of experience, how little I knew about the program. I held my head high as I entered the room in order to give myself enough confidence to remain in the room. I left that day feeling overwhelmed, excited, and tired. I hadn't signed up for much to do over the weekend because I didn't know what to do.
The week was intense and tiring but so rewarding. I arrived at the office at 7:45 each morning to help set up. The kids came on buses, ate breakfast, and then we meet them at 8:30 for morning theme time. After that it was run, run, run until lunch. Penny and I had three students all week. Our group was tiny, but it gave me a chance to really bond with the kids. The curriculum combined science and writing in a beautiful theme "Go with the Flow: Write Like a Pro". We were talking about water, its properties, and the way it moves and changes the world. Then we also talked about finding a flow of writing ideas and then cleaning up the flood mess. It was wonderful and well thought out.
Sometimes things were a bit hairy and stressful, but it all culminated with a beautifully wet and well-written day. The day started with each of the kids publishing a piece of writing. Then each of the kids illustrated their writing using watercolors. Finally we had some water Olympics, where the kids did four different experiments involving water. After a wonderful potluck lunch, we went back outside for the best obstacle course ever. There was so much water involved and interesting challenges.
It was a tiring week, but I'm glad to be working hard again. It was great to bond with some kids. It reminded me of camp.
It's Friday and I should be partying like it's 1999, but I'm tired.
Granny Eyre
Saturday, June 13, 2015
A Day in the Life
Recently, Granny Eyre tried out a new blogging technique by choosing a blog post idea and running with it. I was curious about the ideas in the links she attached in said blog post, so I looked them over. One that stood out to me, because of the photographer in me, was to take a picture every hour of one day and make a blog post from the photos. Martha S. also made an interesting post about her daily schedule, so mine may be similar to hers, in photo form.
I forgot to begin the day with photos, so I began around 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon and continued it until about 7:30 that night. I also didn't take them exactly on the half hour every hour, but I did my best. I hope to try this again, beginning the photos not long after I wake up and continuing until I go to bed!
Wednesday was a pretty good day! Gosh, I sure love summertime! I hope you enjoyed my day in photos! I'll try to do another day like this again! The Farmer's Daughter
I forgot to begin the day with photos, so I began around 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon and continued it until about 7:30 that night. I also didn't take them exactly on the half hour every hour, but I did my best. I hope to try this again, beginning the photos not long after I wake up and continuing until I go to bed!
Thrift store shopping in Spg!
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| Yum! Hazelnut iced coffee! |
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| Mom shopping in the garden shop! |
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| Examining my finds from the thrift store..I found several books with pretty covers, they were 10 cents each! |
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| Met up with my beau; he needed a car battery |
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| Had some Mexican food, he ordered an interesting stone bowl meal |
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Life is a Vapor
Life is scary. Life is uncertain. But life is awesome!
This past Sunday I went to church with my beau. We have been going to church together for about a year I guess, alternating. My church one week, his church the next week, and so on. It's different doing things this way, but neither one of us have felt the conviction to convert, so we're still doing it this way. But that's a different blog post subject entirely.
The sermon last Sunday was about how life is vapor and I have been thinking about it off and on all week. There were multiple lessons within his message, one being that life is short. With each year of getting older, time seems to pass more and more quickly. I have noticed this in my life...take this for example: it has been 5 years since each of the Twenty-Somethings have graduated from high school. Wow! As he mentioned on Sunday, our time to leave this Earth could come at any moment. And although we can't (and shouldn't) walk around thinking about when our time will come, we should keep it in mind so that we don't waste our life/time on things that don't matter. His second point tied in nicely with his first: when we think about eternity, our life here really is a vapor! It's merely a splash in the ocean. Really think about that for a second.
It particularly hit hard when a colleague of my Mom's found out her father has invasive lung cancer. It has spread throughout his body, including to his brain. He only found out a week or two ago and now he may only have days to live. I can't fathom the of idea of this happening to me or someone I love. It breaks my heart for their family. It seems I know of several people who have died recently or found out recently that they have cancer. That awful C word. I don't mean to be a downer, but this has been weighing on my mind today. This is just one way our lives are unexpected and scary. But...there is hope!
Back to the sermon...the pastor talked about how we must live life as if there is no tomorrow, because tomorrow isn't guaranteed. I am challenging you to live so that you treasure each moment. I am challenging you to be productive in each aspect of your life. I am challenging myself to be kinder, more thankful, more prayerful and more patient. Remember that today is a gift and we must live knowing that this life is short and eternity is long. We must make the most of our time here on Earth and suffer, love, laugh, share, and look forward to the awesome joy that is to come in the next life.
Those are my deep thoughts this week..what are yours?
The Farmer's Daughter
That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
(Psalm 30:12)
This past Sunday I went to church with my beau. We have been going to church together for about a year I guess, alternating. My church one week, his church the next week, and so on. It's different doing things this way, but neither one of us have felt the conviction to convert, so we're still doing it this way. But that's a different blog post subject entirely.
The sermon last Sunday was about how life is vapor and I have been thinking about it off and on all week. There were multiple lessons within his message, one being that life is short. With each year of getting older, time seems to pass more and more quickly. I have noticed this in my life...take this for example: it has been 5 years since each of the Twenty-Somethings have graduated from high school. Wow! As he mentioned on Sunday, our time to leave this Earth could come at any moment. And although we can't (and shouldn't) walk around thinking about when our time will come, we should keep it in mind so that we don't waste our life/time on things that don't matter. His second point tied in nicely with his first: when we think about eternity, our life here really is a vapor! It's merely a splash in the ocean. Really think about that for a second.
It particularly hit hard when a colleague of my Mom's found out her father has invasive lung cancer. It has spread throughout his body, including to his brain. He only found out a week or two ago and now he may only have days to live. I can't fathom the of idea of this happening to me or someone I love. It breaks my heart for their family. It seems I know of several people who have died recently or found out recently that they have cancer. That awful C word. I don't mean to be a downer, but this has been weighing on my mind today. This is just one way our lives are unexpected and scary. But...there is hope!
Back to the sermon...the pastor talked about how we must live life as if there is no tomorrow, because tomorrow isn't guaranteed. I am challenging you to live so that you treasure each moment. I am challenging you to be productive in each aspect of your life. I am challenging myself to be kinder, more thankful, more prayerful and more patient. Remember that today is a gift and we must live knowing that this life is short and eternity is long. We must make the most of our time here on Earth and suffer, love, laugh, share, and look forward to the awesome joy that is to come in the next life.
Those are my deep thoughts this week..what are yours?
The Farmer's Daughter
That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
(Psalm 30:12)
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
My Hectic Schedule
With summer break in full swing, I thought I would be working on my summer bucket list or checking off my summer to do's. However, with two jobs, a puppy, household management responsibilities and weekly trips out of town, I haven't had much me time period. To give you an idea, I thought I would post what a few days in the life of me is like. Here goes:
Monday
7AM Wake up, dress, eat breakfast
750AM Leave for work
830AM Arrive at work
5PM Leave work
545PM Arrive home
Until 7PM Help prepare dinner (We had yummy grilled hamburgers and coleslaw!)
Until 730PM Eat dinner
Until 830PM Clean up the house and do dishes by hand (bc we're out of dishwasher tabs)
Until 9PM Read book
Until 945 Play with Marv
Get ready for bed. Rest my head.
Tuesday
Work routine is the same. However, I left at 3:30PM instead of 5PM.
415PM Arrive home, check pantry and fridge for missing items
425PM Leave for grocery store
445PM Arrive back home
Until 530PM Cook dinner (We had cheese grits, cornbread, and sausage egg scramble!)
Until 6PM Eat dinner
6:15PM Head to Amanda's for cupcakes
6:35PM Get Marv and go for a walk with Amanda and Cathy
7PM Arrive home
Until 830PM Watch movie
Until 930PM Work on budget
Current Writing blog post
11PM Go to bed
Wednesday
MY DAY OFF!! HALLELUJAH!
I have lots of stuff on my to do list but Lucas and I are hoping to go to a U-Pick Strawberry Patch if we can find one. Also, we're hoping to picnic at the dog park with Marv!
There ya have it! Maybe I'll post an update Sunday to tell what the rest of my week was like.
All the best,
It's About Time
Time is something that I am always needing more of. I spent Thursday-Sunday camping...the first two nights with the wonderful Twenty Somethings, and the last night/day with my bf and several of his friends at a cabin in the woods. Sunday evening, I stopped by my sister's house and went for a swim in her pool for the first time this year. It was nice to get away from the hustle and bustle and just relax for awhile. I enjoyed having some time away from working and all the stress that comes along with a huge to-do list and no time to complete it.
That being said, today was my first day back to work after a weeks vacation. We are starting summer work, which means that we are cleaning the high school from top to bottom. Today we cleaned out every single locker in the entire school, which took FOREVER, but so far I really enjoyed working with all the new workers (mostly high school students or recent high school grads). They seem like a very fun bunch of kids who will work hard, but like to have a good time while doing so. It is kinda weird for me to be gone for a week and suddenly come back and be sort of in charge. I was at the bottom of the totem pole (so to speak), and now I have moved up some, but my hourly pay has been decreased, since summer work doesn't pay as much as custodial work does during the school year.
After work, I went to my sister's Mary Kay debut party in Nicholasville, which was interesting. I was in a bit of a grouchy mood due to hunger, but I ended up having a pretty good time and getting a free pedicure and some eye shadow out of the whole ordeal. I am proud of my sister for going out on a limb and trying something new. All of the women there were very nice, and I hope that continues to enjoy it and do well. If any of you ladies are interested in getting a free facial or ordering from her, then feel free to let me know. I can hook you up with one of her business cards and a catalog so you can see what products are available and the prices and such.
Once I got home, I took multi-tasking to a whole different level. I simultaneously washed two loads of laundry and applied for a job while in the bathtub! Haha! I'm now getting ready for bed, since I have to be at work at 7:00 am in the morning. I will also be house-sitting tomorrow night, which I am sorta looking forward to, since I will get to be around all sorts of neat animals. I am still kinda stressed, though, because I don't have my clothes packed or lunch for tomorrow.
That being said, today was my first day back to work after a weeks vacation. We are starting summer work, which means that we are cleaning the high school from top to bottom. Today we cleaned out every single locker in the entire school, which took FOREVER, but so far I really enjoyed working with all the new workers (mostly high school students or recent high school grads). They seem like a very fun bunch of kids who will work hard, but like to have a good time while doing so. It is kinda weird for me to be gone for a week and suddenly come back and be sort of in charge. I was at the bottom of the totem pole (so to speak), and now I have moved up some, but my hourly pay has been decreased, since summer work doesn't pay as much as custodial work does during the school year.
After work, I went to my sister's Mary Kay debut party in Nicholasville, which was interesting. I was in a bit of a grouchy mood due to hunger, but I ended up having a pretty good time and getting a free pedicure and some eye shadow out of the whole ordeal. I am proud of my sister for going out on a limb and trying something new. All of the women there were very nice, and I hope that continues to enjoy it and do well. If any of you ladies are interested in getting a free facial or ordering from her, then feel free to let me know. I can hook you up with one of her business cards and a catalog so you can see what products are available and the prices and such.
Once I got home, I took multi-tasking to a whole different level. I simultaneously washed two loads of laundry and applied for a job while in the bathtub! Haha! I'm now getting ready for bed, since I have to be at work at 7:00 am in the morning. I will also be house-sitting tomorrow night, which I am sorta looking forward to, since I will get to be around all sorts of neat animals. I am still kinda stressed, though, because I don't have my clothes packed or lunch for tomorrow.
-Miss Ellaneous
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Nine Things I Just Can't Handle
According to our discussion while on our camping trip, our lives have become mundane and adult so we don't feel that we have enough to share or enough time to come up with something creative. I get that, so I went to our generation's best friend, Google and asked for "blog post ideas." I found some useful sites, which I'll post down below, but the one I want to take a tag from is found here.
The Prompt: 9 things you just can’t handle
1. Rancid Shortening. Once my mom made some molasses cookies (yum) and she thought they tasted a bit off but wasn't sure. She brought one in to my room and asked me to taste it. Thinking the house smelled a bit funny, I obliged and took a taste. Immediately I tossed that cookie (not figuratively, I just spit it out). Rancid shortening. I could tell by the smell in the house that something was rotten, but apparently I didn't develop that smell sense from my mother.
2. Crickets, specifically those big brown cave crickets. It gives me chills to just think about those monsters. They used to live in our bathroom. They're ugly and unpredictable. Their babies aren't any cuter, especially when you're sitting on the royal throne.
3. Fishing. It's boring and totally not worth the wait because then you have to skin and cook the fish.
4. Whiny country music. I will admit that some country is catchy, but that's more of the pop country. I'm talking about the country where someone's dog died or their girlfriend cheated with her brother.
5. Ticks. This should really be higher up the list. Too often I have heard of people getting majorly sick from these blood suckers. Once Captain Something Fun, my little brother, and I went hiking around where I grew up. We might have gone off the trail just a lot of bit. Bad idea. When we got back in the car, I looked down and noticed a bunch of little deer ticks crawling up my pants. Thankfully we were all wearing tennis shoes and pants, but we also had a thirty minute drive home. We stopped to shake off as many as we could and then immediately hosed off and showered once we got back to the house. Did it teach us about going off-trail? Not really. Do I hate ticks? Yes!
*This is much harder than I thought it would be to think of nine things.*
6. Gnats/Fruit flies. They are currently flying around me because I have lamp on. My room has a window A/C unit so they come in that way. It's annoying. Time to get out the apple cider vinegar again. (Did you know that fruit flies have genetic make-up similar to humans? Read more about extending their life here.
7. Text Talk. BRB. lol. All those shortened phrases that people use drive me up the wall. I can handle some of them okay, but when people start just misspelling words such as "rlly" or "l8r", I go a bit ballistic. NO. THAT'S NOT OKAY. With the invention of Swipe keyboards, spelling shouldn't be a huge issue. (Auto correct is the next nemesis of English minded people. Proofread...) It takes a few milliseconds to fully spell out "really" or "later" rather than using the shortened version. C'mon. Let's preserve our melting pot of a language.
8. Lack of sleep. Some people can function on less than seven hours of sleep just fine. I can't. Well I can function but it's not pleasant for me or others. I'm grumpy, irritable, and not very pretty. I generally just try to avoid such situations.
9. Conflict. Well, who actually likes this? I just shy away from it. Even if it could help a situation, I don't like conflict or potential conflict. I retreat into my own space. Some day I will confront this fear head-on, but until then I will avoid that confrontation and others.
Breath...That was hard.
Granny Eyre
Here are the other sites I mentioned before. Happy blogging!
http://fatmumslim.com.au/sweet-ideas-50-things-to-blog-about/
http://www.molly-greene.com/101-blog-topic-ideas/
http://startbloggingonline.com/101-blog-post-ideas-that-make-your-blog-hot/
The Prompt: 9 things you just can’t handle
1. Rancid Shortening. Once my mom made some molasses cookies (yum) and she thought they tasted a bit off but wasn't sure. She brought one in to my room and asked me to taste it. Thinking the house smelled a bit funny, I obliged and took a taste. Immediately I tossed that cookie (not figuratively, I just spit it out). Rancid shortening. I could tell by the smell in the house that something was rotten, but apparently I didn't develop that smell sense from my mother.
2. Crickets, specifically those big brown cave crickets. It gives me chills to just think about those monsters. They used to live in our bathroom. They're ugly and unpredictable. Their babies aren't any cuter, especially when you're sitting on the royal throne.
3. Fishing. It's boring and totally not worth the wait because then you have to skin and cook the fish.
4. Whiny country music. I will admit that some country is catchy, but that's more of the pop country. I'm talking about the country where someone's dog died or their girlfriend cheated with her brother.
5. Ticks. This should really be higher up the list. Too often I have heard of people getting majorly sick from these blood suckers. Once Captain Something Fun, my little brother, and I went hiking around where I grew up. We might have gone off the trail just a lot of bit. Bad idea. When we got back in the car, I looked down and noticed a bunch of little deer ticks crawling up my pants. Thankfully we were all wearing tennis shoes and pants, but we also had a thirty minute drive home. We stopped to shake off as many as we could and then immediately hosed off and showered once we got back to the house. Did it teach us about going off-trail? Not really. Do I hate ticks? Yes!
*This is much harder than I thought it would be to think of nine things.*
6. Gnats/Fruit flies. They are currently flying around me because I have lamp on. My room has a window A/C unit so they come in that way. It's annoying. Time to get out the apple cider vinegar again. (Did you know that fruit flies have genetic make-up similar to humans? Read more about extending their life here.
7. Text Talk. BRB. lol. All those shortened phrases that people use drive me up the wall. I can handle some of them okay, but when people start just misspelling words such as "rlly" or "l8r", I go a bit ballistic. NO. THAT'S NOT OKAY. With the invention of Swipe keyboards, spelling shouldn't be a huge issue. (Auto correct is the next nemesis of English minded people. Proofread...) It takes a few milliseconds to fully spell out "really" or "later" rather than using the shortened version. C'mon. Let's preserve our melting pot of a language.
8. Lack of sleep. Some people can function on less than seven hours of sleep just fine. I can't. Well I can function but it's not pleasant for me or others. I'm grumpy, irritable, and not very pretty. I generally just try to avoid such situations.
9. Conflict. Well, who actually likes this? I just shy away from it. Even if it could help a situation, I don't like conflict or potential conflict. I retreat into my own space. Some day I will confront this fear head-on, but until then I will avoid that confrontation and others.
Breath...That was hard.
Granny Eyre
Here are the other sites I mentioned before. Happy blogging!
http://fatmumslim.com.au/sweet-ideas-50-things-to-blog-about/
http://www.molly-greene.com/101-blog-topic-ideas/
http://startbloggingonline.com/101-blog-post-ideas-that-make-your-blog-hot/
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Transitioning
Monday was my last day of substitute teaching for the year!! Probably my last day of substitute teaching period, but you never know. So today I started manual labor with my dad. It was hard work today but we don't work that many hours in a day, as I mentioned in a previous post. He doesn't have lumber for the barn work yet (he went to get it today), so we did some odd jobs that needed done including cutting down a tree in the back yard. It was a learning experience to watch the process of cutting it down. Then Dad cut it up into firewood and we stacked it into the carry-all on the tractor and moved it to the wood pile where it will "cure" (dry out completely) for a year or more before we burn it for heat. There were also many small branches and limbs that I dragged down to the burning pile.I also found a snake skin in the barn where we were cleaning out old pieces of wood from the rafters. It was almost as long as I am tall. Scary!
I am super pumped for our camping adventure this week. As most of you probably already know, I had my first smores of the year on Sunday and it was a great taste of what is to come over our open campfire this Thursday!
Speaking of smores, I tried the new smores oreos! They are not as good as the real thing, of course, but I think they make a pretty tasty cookie. I also bought some Honest Tea brand Watermelon Lemonade and I am here to tell you, it is awesome! It is all organic and some of the ingredients are even fair trade. But that's not even what makes it awesome...its the taste. It actually tastes like watermelon and lemons, not watermelon flavoring. I actually like it so much I was considering buying a whole case of it!
That's all for now!
The Farmer's Daughter
I am super pumped for our camping adventure this week. As most of you probably already know, I had my first smores of the year on Sunday and it was a great taste of what is to come over our open campfire this Thursday!
Speaking of smores, I tried the new smores oreos! They are not as good as the real thing, of course, but I think they make a pretty tasty cookie. I also bought some Honest Tea brand Watermelon Lemonade and I am here to tell you, it is awesome! It is all organic and some of the ingredients are even fair trade. But that's not even what makes it awesome...its the taste. It actually tastes like watermelon and lemons, not watermelon flavoring. I actually like it so much I was considering buying a whole case of it!
That's all for now!
The Farmer's Daughter
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