The sun caught the garden just right this morning and the colors were so beautiful. I needed a bit of beauty in my day as I’m still dealing with the yard sale which is tomorrow. God, so dirty, so OVER stuff, so many little things you just wonder What HELL Was I Thinking??!!!! and then I remember some of this was my beloved grandmother’s. Some of it I’m keeping, like the sterling silverware (yes sterling, not plate) that I didn’t know existed until yesterday…
Man, life! I thought August would be slooowww. And while it is in some ways in others it is not. Work offered truly excellent incentive to launch as many sites as we can and I’m in the over 20 sites 5 months running. A record. Sooo Tired. *headdesk*
We are having a yard sale so I’ve spent weeks pulling stuff out of storage, sorting, and now pricing as the yard sale is this Saturday. God. *bodybed*
I joined a gym and got a personal trainer. Yesterday I did 6 sets of 10 girl pushups. If you had told I could do even ONE I would have laughed in your face. holy crap. I am going to lose this weight damn it and have finally accepted fully that the only way to eat the foods I like to eat, I need to work my ass off. Low Carb works for me but I can’t sustain it because I tend to miss pasta and breads now and then and don’t get me started on potato chips. I can never eat just one. My shoulders are KILLING me today but tonight Mr. Furnace comes over (we are adding him to my gym membership today because they have a Friends and Family half price sale right now) and he’s going to give a super duper Mr. F. massage. He’s pretty darned good I must say. *sigh* and *yay*
I need to remember to have him take a Before photo in all my pudgy glory. Not that I look bad but in my mind I don’t look like ME. or feel like me. Did you know I made the front page of the sports section in my city because my hurdle relay team broke the record? I used to be BUFF and no lie. Ran 5 miles a day and then did calisthenics, gymnastics, stretching, and walked/biked/skiied/danced. Not using my body is not a new thing but I’ve neglected my bod for at least 17 years. I starting taking diuretics for my high blood pressure two years ago, the fibromyalgia isn’t bad but it’s not good, and I want to live a loooooong time. It’s time. Feels great. But did I mention my shoulders are killing me?
But here is the best part! I’m a CRONE!!!! my years of peri and menopause are over. Yeah, sure, still some hot flashes but the migraines that debilitated me for decades have been gone for an entire year now. No more agonizing cramps. No more mood swings (well they have diminished significantly). My energy levels are rising and I’m starting to feel really great. My trainer guessed my age at 12 years younger than I am which Made My Day. So here’s to being a youthful looking crone.
Not sure of the artist, anyone know?
So, I have 5 launches in 2 days to get out the door so I can’t stay. I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. Not yet any way. Autumn is coming and I’m excited about some the projects I’ve got going on.
Ooooh and watch for a new post soon on the new circle I’m forming with some friends. Oh wow oh boy, I haven’t been THIS excited in over 20 years.
I never knew lilies grew this tall. Almost 7 feet! In front of Soul Food Books…
Mr. Furnace, ever the Herman Munster:
“goddamn lillies….”
“nice lillies…”
“what are you lillies up to?”
Mr. Furnace helps musicians with a variety of services. One those services includes stepping in to fill dates for artists on the road. Last summer we met the fabulous Saritah and Sista Lu, two of the sparkliest sweeties you are ever going to meet. And this year they came back. Saritah is a “Global Sound” artist from Australia, Sista Lu from the San Francisco area. I don’t know how they do it but they find a way to work together, road trip together, and basically they were meant to be.
These photos are from the show at Soul Food Books, the most excellent Clint McCune’s fun pagan/spiritual book store, coffee shop, and music venue. Clint is in the photos at the beginning and end of the gallery below.
Glad there are folks like Saritah, Sista Lu, and Clint in this world. I always feel better about life when I’m with them and it lingers once they are gone.
Happy Lammas! Oh joyous first harvest! Lady of Abundance, your bounty has been rich this year.
I’ve had an abundance of:
Right now I have an abundance of gratitude. These are truly the honey years and my cup runneth over (yeah yeah yeah but it FITS) My heart is full and overflowing.
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