Cuppa Tea

 

                    So, Here I am 5:30pm... have no idea what to cook for dinner, and still have presents to buy...AND still have laundry and all the other crappity crap that I have to do.

So what do i do instead?

I'm having a cuppa tea

and a slice of baguette bread with butter.

and I'm not going to stress and I'm not going to have a meltdown.

PROGRESS

because if this was any other year I'd be drowning into a lake of my own tears.

I refuse this season of "Joy and Peace" to steal my joy and peace.

So while i sip my tea, i will think on dinner and decide.

The stores are opened really late tonight and so i will venture out a bit later.

Win-Win

Join me in a cuppa

Blessings, Joanne

Movie Monday #1

 

           I watch a movie last night. It was titled Hichki free on Amazon Prime. It was subtitled and it was about a teacher in India with Tourettes Syndrome. The actors that played the parts of her trouble-making class were amazing. I don't want to write too much about it so as not to spoil the story, but if you are tired of movies filled with violence and gratuitous sex scenes this is a good one for you!  Its funny, sad, sappy, and This one will make you smile.

Stars stunning actress Rani Muerji as Naina Mathur

Let me know if you like it!

Blessings, Joanne

Soooo, Um....Yep

 

                    So, Um... yep......

For months I've tried and thats all I come up with. I've had nothing to write.

This is because so many trying, stressful, sad and disappointing things have happened.

The Disease ..(of which I shall not be named...I'm following Harry Potter's lead) Has cause, devastation, havoc, hatred, turmoil and fear.

We have all lost someone or something.

And when it came to this tiny insignificant blog...I lost my fire for writing.

I just couldn't find anything happy to write about.

I kept waiting for the joy to come back.

Where are you joy?

                                             

I waited 

     I waited after my friend died

         I prayed joy for others 

     I reminisced as I struggled to accept the death of dear friend's beautiful son.

      I struggled to remember it as I now take care of my elderly Mom.

     Plans have changed for everyone. It's like we're all holding our breath.

Days ago I came to a desicion.

I was not going to wait for joy to knock on my door like a long lost friend.

I was going to find Joy...right where I am.

I was going to find it everyday, anywhere.

Joy may be small, and a struggle to find...as she likes to play hide and seek lately.

I've been tagged "it" (no relations to that scary clown guy)

.....and I will find her.

Today, My joy came from waking up to find that my sink was spotless.

I have been struggling with keeping up on my household and inevitably dishes were left in the sink.

Not today.

Last night I pushed through the weariness I felt and shined that sink like the "Fly Lady" suggests. It was a great feeling.

There, That was a great start.

I know it may not seem like much...but it brought a smile to my face and just writing about it makes me feel good too.

Hey, there might be something to this....

I'm not going to stress out about the "have to's" today. You know what I mean..."The have to's" are all the things we all have to do. I will not dread them. I will instead turn them into me blessing my Mom, my kids and husband.

and when I do that...I feel blessed too.

Where have you found Joy today? Go find her....you're "it"

                                        

It's Friday... But Sunday's a Coming!