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tuesday truth

June 10, 2025 Arlene Giddings

the truth is
elusive….
sneaky,
loitering around when
i am not ready to hear it…
hanging around the outside of my brain
crunching on chips and
drinking a dr pepper
and then when i think i am ready
to listen,
it wanders off pretending
it saw a kitten over there
or a 10.00 bill that just blew down the road
and let’s go look for it
and see if we can also find your sanity
while we are
at it.

and then i forget what i came here to write.

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a little bit of a nonsensical tuesday truth....just because...

June 18, 2024 Arlene Giddings

the truth is
i am feeling
calm and quiet
and just a little bit
creative
and kind of on top of things
to some slight
variation of a degree.

less headaches,
health scare happily averted,
sunshine,
smurf pjs,
tea in a polka dot mug,
salads…so many salads…
(and with real strawberries today!)
lemon garlic dressings,
still off the diet coke,
more music,
less tv,
making plans,
researching castle building,
playing with oil pastels,
getting out for walks,
a new polka dot dress.

making lists of
lyrics
that currently
make me cry…
make me smile…
make me wish
i had wrote them first.

the truth is
tuesdays
make me wordy.
♥

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tuesday truths....thinking out loud...

June 27, 2023 Arlene Giddings

you ever feel like
a struggle?

not like you wanna
get into a struggle
but
like you
yourself
are literally
a struggle
in human form…
in bare feet and a polka dot dress….

like you are
just a bundle of mixed messages
and live wires….
full of messy contradictions
and your
cables of communication
can suddenly fray and frizzle
and you are bouncing
back and forth between
shouting
leave me alone
and whispering
but
i don’t want to be
alone.

and then you drink some peppermint tea
in a snoopy mug
and feel the grass you should be cutting
under your bare feet
and the birds are singing
and the cat is purring and rubbing against your back
and the sun is starting to set
and you think meh….whatever…
everything is pretty a-ok….
and you go watch a cartoon before bed.

♥

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tuesday truths....

March 14, 2023 Arlene Giddings

the truth is
i am so sleepy
i can barely think
in a straight line.

lots going on right now….
a lot of it is very, very, very good.
a little of it is slightly
stressy and sucky
but that’s kinda what life is
i think…
a mix of the very, very goods
seasoned with a little bit of stress and
sometimes suckiness.

but i like to focus on the good….
so here’s a little bit of the good in my life
lately….and i hope there is a little bit
(or a lot) of good in your life, too!

I made a plant hanger! :)

I have been trying to eat a little better…
and get some fruit in there
(not really any vegetables though…heh)

I got ALL THESE polka dot mugs and bowls
for a mere 25.00….such a happy steal! :)

and the longer, brighter days
allowed for some time at the
little blue desk ♥

And the truth is
I hope you have a happy
Tuesday and are not feeling
the daylight savings change to
heavily…I feel jetlagged…
if I knew how jetlagged felt, I guess. Heh.

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and it's time for tuesday truth again...

October 11, 2022 Arlene Giddings

Last week was a whirlwind of a week…
two different friends home from away
and lots of time spent
adventuring and exploring
and reminiscing and
laughing…
so much laughing.

There was ice cream (multiple times)
and fall drives,
horses, black bogs, and lighthouses…
cake for breakfast,
cedar’s eatery and
starlite diner…

There was even a little
mushroom-y village
that made us very happy to find…

And the weekend was topped off
with a visit to my parents for Thanksgiving
where almost everyone was able to make it
(missed Kiki & J)
and it was so great to see the kids
and reconnect in a big rowdy way…
I took zero pictures that day
because I just wanted to be
in the moment…♥

It was a fantastic week
but the truth is
I am not used to
being quite so social….
it takes more out of me
than I realized…
this week will be all
about rest and recovery
and maybe a stolen nap
or three…
♥♥♥

but I wouldn’t have
changed a thing about
last week….
I’d do it all over again if I could.

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