The Meaning of Life

'nuf said

Serindipity

I was on Two Peas in a Bucket NSBR forum board & someone started a thread
"Do you believe happen for a reason" Which got me to thinking of all the things that happened in my life for a reason. What would have happened if Helen & Bill took the baby in the next bassinet instead of me? If my parents brought the house in Cold Sping Harbor instead of Wantagh? If I went away to school instead of staying home? If I took the job at the vitamin company instead of Sid Harvey's? IF, IF, IF.

Which brings me to Serendipity - what a word ser·en·dip·i·ty (sèrrən díppətee)

Definition:
1. discovery of something fortunate: the accidental discovery of something pleasant, valuable, or useful
2. gift for discovery: a natural gift for making pleasant, valuable, or useful discoveries by accident.

Yes - my life is filled with accidental pleasantness - although at times it took me a while to figure out that a lot of events were "meant to be" - while stumbling through them, I did not see some of them that way - but looking back - I realize that I would not have changed anything for all the money in the world!

Tired I am - sorely tired!

Ha - not working doesn't mean not working! Whew - In the last eight weeks I have done so much that at night I am exhausted - but very satisfied. My garden never look lovelier & my house - well it still can use a once over - but it will do! I am in the groove of thrift store visits big time - found some wonderful stuff - lots just added to my Etsy shop - now it's off to fill my Ebay store. Wish me luck

"For beautiful eyes, look for good in others;
for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;
and for poise, walk with knowledge that you are never alone."
Audrey Hepburn

Busy As a Bee....

I have not stopped working since I stopped working!!!! My house is CLEAN - my living room & dinning room floors are re-finished, my kitchen has a new floor, the tiles in the bathroom have been re-grouted, the house has been power-washed, the gardens planted & mulched - all done by MOI - yes even the floors!!! WOW - I never realized how much I wasn't getting done!!!! Wonderful feeling - but boy am I tired!!!!

Worms Eat My Garbage

Ok - so my dirty little secret is out - I admit it - I have worms. Red Wigglers - two pounds of them to be exact. They live on my deck in their own little worm farm and they dine on my garbage everyday! After a few attempts and some false starts - it looks like this time around it's going to work! I purchased the "farm" and two pounds of worms from The Worm Woman and already harvested some worm tea. Yes it' sounds strange - but it's environmentally friendly, good for my plants & just plain fun!!!

OH MY!!!! Almost a month!

Since I last posted. Wow! Things have come together for me - house is clean - almost! Yard is shaping up - the place in Maine is livable - I feel good. I have things going well at home - I finally realized what this whole housewife thing is all about & how it works. Man goes off to work - woman stays home & keeps house - yes it works. I almost want to regret the past 20+ years. If we only didn't do what we did with the $ thing - things could have been so different for me. So it goes - I can't think like that or else it will eat me alive. I am going to try to make up for lost time. I just came to this conclusion now as I write this - sheesh I didn't even know I felt this way. Thanks Rich.