sundaze....

It’s been a quiet week here
in the big orange house…
another possible COVID contact
(but all negative here),
a failed attempt at seeing
Spiderman in 3D
(it was sold out),
warm chocolate chip muffins,
pizza from Dino’s (so good)
while watching this movie
with my girl
which made us both laugh so hard…
definitely worth watching…
some painting,
some daydreaming
about garden planning and
building she sheds and playhouses
in the back yard…
two visits with BFFs,
and a failed sump pump attempt
that resulted in not a lot of water
going outside,
but onto me instead.

All in all, a good week.
The days are getting longer and brighter
and that is a very good thing.

#whatiwore

IN THE BIG ORANGE HOUSE:

WATCHING: The Act; Million Little Things; spiderman; Inventing Anna

READING: Anxious People - Fredrik Backman

LISTENING TO: Shoulda Known Better - Amos Lee

EATING: cinnamon hearts

GRATEFUL: the days are getting longer, the water was not
too bad in the basement, for soft, fleecy, warm leggings,
for Pugsley’s snoring, for teeny tiny pink flowers,
for longer days and more light in my life.

friday i'm in love...

it’s a quiet, cool
february friday
in the big orange house.

today has consisted
of work,
checking the basement for water,
getting taught by 22 on how
to use the macgyvered sump pump,
eating a chocolate bar
dipped in a jar of icing,
contemplating a big, big decision,
watching the snow melt away
(while worrying about water in the basement),
teasing 26 about “what’s for supper”
(she is gonna make me spaghetti),
daydreaming,
secretly smiling
when 26 tells me she is
making a list of movies
we can watch together…
feeling a mix of
happy, content, peaceful
which is nice because i have
been very fragile and full of sharp, jagged,
emotional edges recently….

february will do that to a person.

♥ FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE ♥

♥ finding out i was mentioned in a blog i love to read!
♥ this optical illusion was soooo neat!! :)
♥ this! solo travel! women! i want to do this!!
♥ this is miniature insanity but soooooo cool!
♥ this song makes me happy.

I used to think...

that maybe i would always
be a little bit
sad on holidays,
even kind of made up holidays,
remembering how
things used to be…

but sometimes,
you surprise yourself…
and sometimes,
the universe plays along…

all weekend,
valentine’s day was
in the back of my mind
but i was determined
to make it a good one.

last month,
i ordered the “singles swag”
subscription box
but thought it might not be here
until the end of february
so i also splurged
on lots of pretty, pink things
just because…

and then i
accidentally
went to indigo
and winners
after showshoeing
with a friend in charlottetown
and bought more
cute stuff…
like this little robot
who quickly became
friends with
this little guy
who was pretty happy to
meet her…

aren’t they cute?!?

raspberry filled powder doughnuts
to share with the kids,
a plant with tiny pink buds
instead of flowers,
a pretty doughnut,
a visit to my parents,
lots of sappy movies
(16 candles, sweet home alabama,
walk the line, when a man loves a woman)
and then
this morning
at like 8 am
my single swag box came!!!!

if you want to see what
was in it, you can check it out
on my instagram, tiktok or FB…
it was well worth the $35.00

I hope you had a sweet and sugary
valentine’s day
whether you are happily attached
or flying solo!
♥♥♥♥♥

sundaze...

I am finding winter
hard this year…which is
not really like me.
I mean, don’t get me wrong,
I always hate winter…
I don’t like to be cold,
I don’t wanna shovel…
I work from home so storm days
are nothing to look forward to…

but this year,
I feel more isolated
than I ever have.

I’m not really sure why.

I am trying to push myself
out of my head
by getting back to the little blue desk
(evidenced above by a little holly hobbie-ish geek girl),
doing monthly challenges for myself
(last month was intermittent fasting;
this month is 10000 steps a day),
and most recently
forcing myself to get dressed everyday
in real clothes
and not just stay in the same pjs…

This has been been a good thing
for me to do…
sometimes, when there is
no else to push you
you gotta push yourself.

IN THE BIG ORANGE HOUSE:

WATCHING: Yellowstone; Love Life; Atypical

READING: Becoming - Michelle Obama

LISTENING TO: Trucker Speed - Fred Eaglesmith

EATING: granola bars dipped in cake icing; popcorn

GRATEFUL: not many morning headaches; 22 helping me
with snowblower; sweet & encouraging comments on
social media; the way timmy the cat gently puts his paw
on my cheek when I need it the most; gas station cookies;
bunny slippers; shampoo that makes my hair smell like apples.

tuesday truths ♥♥♥ and a hint of happy mail surprise/contest

It has been a minute
but my little geeky girl mini-muse
has finally decided
to come back and visit…

Not gonna lie
the truth is
I was getting a little worried…
I thought I might have scared her off
for good.

But she has been peeking
around the corners
and I have seen her shadow
every now and then
but then she’d scurry off
and probably hide
behind the couch
wrapped up in a blanket
eating all the cookies.

Anyway…she’s back.

And she said she had an idea…
it was a little bit hard to understand
because she was whispering
and her mouth was full of cookies
but I think this is the gist of it…

happy mail
makes
people
happy.

I love getting something in the mail
that is not a bill or a flyer or a bill.
So many bills. Blech.

And then I did the Ipsy thing
and that was so much fun
and then I did the chef’s plate thing
and that was so much fun
and I realized that I really, really like
happy mail
and maybe
me and my little geeky girl mini muse
could make someone else
happy
when they open their mailbox
and not cross-cranky-curse-y
like I sometimes get.

And the truth is
I like just making random things…
doodles, scribbles, cards, notes…
I like little toys and post it notes
and fortune cookies and
teeny-tiny love letters…
paper dolls and photographs…
soooo
here’s my plan…

I am going to make two
happy-mail-packages.
One to give away, and maybe one
someone can buy
if anyone has any interest in that
kind of thing…
and if not, then it will be two to
giveaway!

Stay tuned for the details…
we haven’t quite decided on
the contest logistics yet….
we’ll be able to concentrate
better after the
cookies are all gone.
♥♥♥