Changes are in the wind....

As I was driving to work this morning with the wind pushing me along for the third or fourth day in a row I realized that I'm feeling like changes are in the wind. I don't know what and I don't know where but I can feel it.

I have a love/hate relationship with my intuition. I know that I'm working myself up to make the change easier but at the same time I don't like getting anxious and worrying about things I can't control.

At work I know things are in flux and have been for a couple of months. I keep hearing that the changes will affect me due to my role changing. What ever that means.

At home we are still dealing with the loss of Loyd and working through our emotions. Plus it's spring and we have a lot of projects we want to do.

With myself. I have the feeling again that I'm missing something and need to find a new creative outlet. It happens every couple of years so you'd think I'd be use to it but alas I am not. I have the quilting books out again - not sure I want to undertake it right now but I always feel the pull (as my bookshelf shows). Last night I signed up for a Wilton cake decorating class. I thought maybe I could make it into a side business and make a little extra cash for some home improvements.


So the changes are coming and it will be interesting to see what they are and how they will affect my life.

Expect the unexpected

Driving to work in the Midwest has the potential to be an adventure any day. On my drive over the last 7 months I've seen deer, wild turkeys, hawks, dogs, cats, rabbits, raccoons ....potential to see cows, horses, pigs, sheep, and goats on or close to the highway. It's just something I know I may have to deal with.

Today as I was driving to work between 6 and 6:30 in the predawn light. I was shocked to see something white coming out of the ditch on the passenger side. Traffic was light and I started to break hard. All of a sudden the wings opened up and I saw a crane fly over my car. It was huge and beautiful. Took a little while for my heart rate to slow down.

Have you ever had the moment when you realize how much you take someone for granted? It happened to me today. I'm having a jewelry party and I was at 295 in sales, with 300 I would get more free $$. I called my mom and told her I was short and asked are you sure there isn't anything that you need? She is always there for me and will do what she can to help me out. We get on each others nerves at times and I tend to have a shorter fuse with her but I know that she will always be there for me. The thought of losing her drove me to tears.

The anniversary of my grandmothers death was last weekend. While I know she's in a better place I know how much I miss her and wish I had her. Then with Loyd passing away this year, I'm more aware of what I lose when people die. I need to try and have mom over for dinner more often or go to her house for dinner. I saw her tonight and thought when did my mom start looking so old.

Lots of thoughts rattling around in my head putting them into words is harder than I expected.

Scrapping Party

Feeling Scrappy is having a birthday party. And they are giving away presents. Go check it out!

Our own B & B

Lately I've been having the urge to redecorate my house and do it without spending money. I'm one of those people who when I find things I love I don't want to give them up. Right now I'm thankful for that because I was able to redecorate our bedroom and give it a comfy B & B look without spending a dime.

I was looking through my idea folder for our room and realized most of the beds had some kind of blue and white bedspread. Luckily I had one that would work tucked away. Then I pulled out my box of sheets and found a great assortment of pillowcases that I knew had possibilities. I found some that ended up looking great. Also remembered a favorite store bought quilt that is starting to pull apart that would be a great accent.

Anyway without further ado here is what I came up with.



Best thing is the hubby loves it. He might roll his eyes at the number of pillows but he does help me put them back in the morning. I love him!

And here is my fun element - hopefully Bud won't get jealous. ;)



We have totally fell in love with our bed again. Both of us say it is so much more comfortable. And all we did was simply change the sheets and comforter. All it took was a couple of hours on a Sunday.

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone has a happy and safe Easter!

No candy in our Easter baskets so we won't be having a sugar high later this afternoon. :(

Friends....

I have realized over the last year that I've had a lot of great friends in my life. As time has gone on, our lives have moved in different directions and I've lost touch with several of them. Others, we talk every once in a while but it's hard to get together. Lately I'm lazy and communicate mostly through email or message boards.

I miss those close friendships. The women that you can call in the middle of the night, just because. Going out for coffee, getting together to watch a movie or just hanging out and talking. The ones that know each other so well that they communicate without words.

Being married without children puts us in a unique situation. No kids to break the ice and become friends with other parents. To old to go to the bar and meet new people. Making friends at work has been a little tense in the last few years.

Recently I've become friends with several ladies online and we are spread across the country. Sometimes I wish that we all lived in the same general area so we could spend time together in person. Instead I rely on scrapbooking retreats to meet up and hang out, staying up late and just talking.

Don't get me wrong, I'm married to my best friend but I'm finding I miss that girl time. Sharing some gossip, talking about trends, hearing about great new products or things *I need to try*.

So my challenge to all my blog readers is where do I go to meet new people and how do I make new friends? I'm so not good at the ice breaking thing. The last friend I met was Miss Martha and she seemed so excited to meet Buddie's Momma. I knew her screen name but I didn't know much about her and she totally broke the ice. =) Surprised Martha?

What was so important that I never called....

or emailed or visited?


It's a question that I thought of when I realized that my local flamingo friend fell and broke her hip 3 months ago and despite my best intentions I only emailed a few times and visited once during a sorority event. Looking back I can't think of anything that was so important that I didn't contact her.

That brought up the bigger question, why don't we visit CR very often to see Boyd's family. When Loyd died, Norie told us "You know we both knew that you would never come when you said you would." That broke my heart - they blew it off and said it was ok.

We are such home bodies, I think that plays into it a lot. My goal is to get better about emailing/calling/seeing more of my friends.