I am not really sure why, but since today is the first official day of my vacation, I feel more relaxed than I have in a while. Even yesterday evening I was feeling stressed and tired, but today is a different story. Although I didn’t sleep really well, I have a budding happiness inside. Perhaps…
When I was younger, I had to have everything in order. Things needed to be the way I wanted them or I was a very uptight and unhappy person. I was cranky and sometimes unpleasant to be around. I was known to fight the process as it was happening just to make it the way…
This past week started off really great. We worked hard on Saturday because on Sunday we were planning dinner with our kids. It was the Easter dinner we were supposed to have the week before but my husband had gotten a bad cold. We had a big feast of barbeque lamb, smoked chicken, mashed potatoes…
Do Natural Bug Repellents Actually Work? A few years ago, the slogan, “Better Living Through Chemistry” was coined. It was a catchy phrase, and soon everyone was saying it. After a while, people started to believe it; I mean, they applied the concept to every aspect of life. Unfortunately, many products on the market cause…
What’s Up With These Cats Eli’s belly is healing up nicely. Within 2 days of getting a shot of antibiotics from the vet, the infection was greatly reduced and he was feeling playful; I am so happy. Prissy’s eyelid took a while to heal, but most of the hair has grown back and you can…
Yesterday was a busy day. It started early with a trip to the veterinarian with one of our kitties, Eli. About a week ago I noticed a scab on his belly. It seemed like overnight it was swelled up with infection. Eli was uncharacteristically grumpy about being touched; he expressed his feelings about being handled…
My last two weeks have been full of decisions, and full of change. Some of the decisions were relatively easy to make, some came only after lots of thought. I look at them all like investments in my future, no matter how insignificant they may actually be. One of the most exciting changes effects how…
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I really enjoyed the mild winter. Spring has definitely come early. We didn’t even have the customary last hard freeze in early March. Eighty degree temperatures in January, and 90 degree temperatures in March have really messed with everyone’s brain. While the animals’ biological cycles are driven by the length of the daylight, plants and…