Sunday, December 30, 2012

Can You Believe It...2013...Is Almost Here...

I don't know how the rest of you feel, but this year has just flown by. It's hard to believe that Christmas is over and the New Year is already upon us. Time for the ever dreaded New Year's Resolution. Well I know one thing for sure...not gonna say I'm gonna loose 10 pounds. Cause I gain 10 damn pounds instead. So that's one I don't have to deal with. Don't drink, don't smoke...so can't give those up.

This year I'm taking a new approach. I'm going to work on myself, my inner self. Taking a hard look at how one can improve is not an easy task. Often you don't see yourself as others do. Sometimes that's good...sometimes not. So after a great deal of self reflection, here's my plan for 2013. I am going to be kinder, gentler and more patient with my elderly parents, especially my Mother, who quite frankly could push a Saint to their limits. I'm gonna listen to their stories over and over knowing that one day I'd give anything to hear their voices again.

I'm going to learn how not to be so hard on myself. Not quite sure how to do that one yet...Ya know us type A personalities. And just one more thing...I'm going to initiate more random acts of kindness. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle. Look for opportunities to be kind. Be generous. Even the smallest act can mean everything to someone. Better than gaining 10 more pounds don't ya think...


Saturday, December 22, 2012

The Christmas Cactus

Last week I blogged about how my heart was breaking...today's post is a bit cheerier. As Christmas is upon us, we have reason to hope. The Mayan calendar was wrong, whew...although I was really hoping folks would drop their valuables off at my house on the 20th...Oh well, but now begins a period of renewal. I hope and pray that people will have a new found sense of what's truly important. Not the hoopla around gifts, but the warmth and love of family and friends.

One sure sign of hope for me is the Christmas cactus. It is an unassuming plant for most of the year, nothing special really, but then around Christmas it evolves into something of great beauty. A sign of better things to come. I have 2 Christmas cacti ( is that even a word?) One is quite large and is usually covered in bright orange blooms. The other is much smaller and usually gets just a few pale pink blooms. But this year is quite different. My big boy has one glorious bloom, just one. The underdog which is usually quite subdued, is screaming out with hope. Here are some pictures of my beautiful underdog. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas surrounded by people you love and let the Christmas cactus be your guide for the new year.




MERRY CHRISTMAS FRIENDS!

Friday, December 14, 2012

There Are NO Words...

Tonite I was going to blog about something that really doesn't have much importance after today's events.  I like so many other people have been glued to the TV,  watching over and over the events in CT. Seeing the excruciating pain, fear and uncertainty on the faces of children, parents and law enforcement. Can you even imagine being among the last 20 parents waiting to be reunited with your child only to be told that there are no more children? What the hell has happened to us as a people, as a human race...as the most evolved intelligence on our planet? My heart just breaks for the families who have lost a child and the families of the brave school staff who lost their lives trying to protect them. Perhaps my son has a unique perspective...He has two small children...this is what he wrote today...
Today's events in CT are unimaginable and should serve as a wakeup call to families across the globe as to what it is truly important. Life is both short and fragile. Twenty families lost a Camden and Ella today by merely sending them to school. Our time is now. Take advantage of it. 
There are NO words that can make any sense of this tragedy. But I do know that heaven has 26 new angels tonite, 20 small children and their six protectors...

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Blog Humiliation...

Alright, I have a confession to make...I am a Bad Blogger. I came to this realization after being invited to the Meet and Greet Blog Hop by Kim of http://2justbyou.blogspot.com/   I followed so many wonderful, colorful, beautiful and informative blogs. Then I looked at mine...Spring Chores...Are you kidding me? I hadn't blogged since April and it's December already...absolutely pitiful....isn't it? So I decided  that I needed to get my chit together. So I updated my theme, added widgets, deleted widgets, updated widgets and rearranged things and just really had fun with it!

So, thanks Kim for giving me a swift kick in the arse, which I desperately needed. I'll be a regular participant in the weekly blog hop. Come check it out, meet new folks, follow new blogs and get some followers for your blog. Now if I could only remember to blog...

But I think I'm off to a pretty good start...what do you think?