In celebration of my new friends/followers, (13 - How cool is that?), I wanted to have a little get together. I know this isn't feasible since we live all over the place, so I did the next best thing. I'm putting together a virtual tour of my home to share with you. We have quite a few remodeling/redecorating projects in various stages of planning/working, so thought I'd go one or 2 rooms at a time.
I'm taking pictures and learning to post them now, so I should have the first room of the tour ready for company in a day or two. I'll see you then.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Virtual Tour - Meet the Family
Welcome, and thank you all for coming to my first house party. Let me introduce you to the family.
This is my husband of 13 years, DD, and our 2 Boxers (More on them in a minute!) We met at work and quickly became best friends. We were married a few years later.
First, please meet Fred. He's the lover (and talker) of the feline branch of our family tree.
(He has a thing for terrycloth.)
This is my husband of 13 years, DD, and our 2 Boxers (More on them in a minute!) We met at work and quickly became best friends. We were married a few years later.
This is Laredo. He turned 5 on March 1st. We adopted him 2 years ago in November. He was a "spur of the moment" rescue situation. Normally, I would advise against something like that, but this has been one of best uneducated decisions I've ever made.
Next, please meet Layla, she just turned 1 year old on July 1st. She was rescued from a very bad animal shelter by Boxer Rescue. We decided to adopt her after we lost our elderly German Shepherd, Simba. We realised that Laredo was definitely NOT a one dog family kind of guy.
They were very happy with our decision to expand the pack.
We also accidentally adopted 2 cats last year. They were kittens found under a friends porch. Both she and her husband are dangerously allergic to cats, so DD and I decided to rescue the liter-mates and foster them until we could find a no-kill shelter to handle their adoptions. Yeah, well. Who knew all the shelters in the mid-state area would be full for the next 6 weeks?
First, please meet Fred. He's the lover (and talker) of the feline branch of our family tree.
(He has a thing for terrycloth.) And last, but not least, meet Ginger. She is our little "feral kitty". She's the main reason we decided to keep the cats. It took her 2 weeks to work up the courage to come down the hall into the living room with the rest of us. She made about 6 inches a day. I didn't have the heart to make her go through that again with another family, and we certainly couldn't break up the set.
The great thing is all of our "kids" actually met each other like it was a reunion, not an introduction.
Well so much for the introductions. we're all so glad you could make it. Help yourself to refreshments and we'll start the house tour soon.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
On the 20th Day of Halloween
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wendy over at Year of the Cats, introduced her readers to her friend 'Envy', yesterday. She shared a story about her mother that 'subdued' her natural muse. I wanted to share a meditation that I practiced to help heal some damage caused to my childhood-self by my maternal grandfather. It's been very helpful and empowering for me.
Close your eyes and picture the moment your mother accused you of copying that story as if your 'current-self' is a 3rd party standing across the room watching the scene between your 'past-mother' and your 'childhood-self'. Include every detail you can remember and freeze the 'frame' right after the moment your past-mother said those ugly words to childhood-you. Approach your mother as your current-self and tell her exactly what you think of her at that moment. Don't hold anything back! Express everything, no matter how ugly it might feel. When you’re done releasing that emotion, tell her that you no longer need her baggage and she (past-mother of that moment) can't be part of your life any more. Once that is done see her walking away and out of the scene.
Now, you have some apologizing to do. When this happened you allowed a part of yourself, your strength and imagination, to be left behind and trapped in that moment. So now, you have to bring her home. Approach your childhood-self. Look her in the eye and apologize to her with all your heart. Tell her how sorry you are that you left her behind. Let her know she is an important part of you and that it is time to come 'home'. This is where is gets difficult, and it may take a few tries to accomplish. Forgive yourself. It's that simple, and that complicated. You allowed this to happen to you and you left a part of your childhood trapped and unprotected, but it's OK now. You deserve to be forgiven. When you can do this, embrace your childhood-self and be whole again.
You will have to repeat this meditation for awhile before it works completely, and it won't be easy. It took me months with guidance, but eventually, I was able to let it go and let the old wounds heal. The good news is, you'll know when it happens and you won't need to go there anymore.
I hope this helps.
Close your eyes and picture the moment your mother accused you of copying that story as if your 'current-self' is a 3rd party standing across the room watching the scene between your 'past-mother' and your 'childhood-self'. Include every detail you can remember and freeze the 'frame' right after the moment your past-mother said those ugly words to childhood-you. Approach your mother as your current-self and tell her exactly what you think of her at that moment. Don't hold anything back! Express everything, no matter how ugly it might feel. When you’re done releasing that emotion, tell her that you no longer need her baggage and she (past-mother of that moment) can't be part of your life any more. Once that is done see her walking away and out of the scene.
Now, you have some apologizing to do. When this happened you allowed a part of yourself, your strength and imagination, to be left behind and trapped in that moment. So now, you have to bring her home. Approach your childhood-self. Look her in the eye and apologize to her with all your heart. Tell her how sorry you are that you left her behind. Let her know she is an important part of you and that it is time to come 'home'. This is where is gets difficult, and it may take a few tries to accomplish. Forgive yourself. It's that simple, and that complicated. You allowed this to happen to you and you left a part of your childhood trapped and unprotected, but it's OK now. You deserve to be forgiven. When you can do this, embrace your childhood-self and be whole again.
You will have to repeat this meditation for awhile before it works completely, and it won't be easy. It took me months with guidance, but eventually, I was able to let it go and let the old wounds heal. The good news is, you'll know when it happens and you won't need to go there anymore.
I hope this helps.
Monday, October 4, 2010
I'm Still Here!!
I'm sorry I haven't been able to post any thing in a month. I can't believe it's been that long. I'm still trying to blog, unfortunately, overtime and migraines have kept all non-essential activites at a stand still. I promise I'll post more later.
Thanks for your patience.
~td
Thanks for your patience.
~td
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thanks to Kallan over at The Secret Life of an American Working Witch, for my first official "referal", and welcome to those of you who have decided to read my posts. Thank you for spending your time with me today.
I was just reading a post from Liz on Lizzie's Logic (http://lizzieslogic.blogspot.com/2010/09/serenity-sunday.html) about writing a gratitude journal. One of the rules is that in every entry you list 5 things you are grateful for, (#5 on her list was fabric softener!). Isn't that a great way to keep yourself in check? I know for myself, I combat stress with sarcastic humor. This can occasionally lean toward the Dark Side, and some times I need a little reminder of the positive things in my life. So here's the 5 things I'm grateful for today:
1.) My husband/best friend (DD)
2.) Our 4 fury youngun's (more on them later)
3.) Having the greatest parents EVER! (No, really!)
4.) My newly evolving, grown-up relationship with my sister
...and in the tradition of Miss Liz....
5.) Indoor plumbing!
So how about you? What are you thankful for today?
I was just reading a post from Liz on Lizzie's Logic (http://lizzieslogic.blogspot.com/2010/09/serenity-sunday.html) about writing a gratitude journal. One of the rules is that in every entry you list 5 things you are grateful for, (#5 on her list was fabric softener!). Isn't that a great way to keep yourself in check? I know for myself, I combat stress with sarcastic humor. This can occasionally lean toward the Dark Side, and some times I need a little reminder of the positive things in my life. So here's the 5 things I'm grateful for today:
1.) My husband/best friend (DD)
2.) Our 4 fury youngun's (more on them later)
3.) Having the greatest parents EVER! (No, really!)
4.) My newly evolving, grown-up relationship with my sister
...and in the tradition of Miss Liz....
5.) Indoor plumbing!
So how about you? What are you thankful for today?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Aha Moments
You know the ones I'm talking about. When you run across an action or idea that's so simple and profound that you can't believe some one actually had to point it out? That "Aha Moment"? I had one the other day. I was reading a blog post on Charmed I'm Sure, by Miss Sugar, http://dropoutdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-am-who-i-am-who-i-am-who-i-am.html?zx=18ca2e26f9696a76 and she made the point that, basically, your perspective isn't the only one. Wow! Where's that been all my life?
So, as I sat there, smaking myself on the forehead, I started thinking about all of the places in my life that this applied to. Holly Hannah, there were a lot of them. All those discussions with friends and family; I spent hours solving all the world's problems. What an a$$hat I can be, sometimes.
Well, now for the "learning from my mistakes" portion of our program. How can I apply this revelation to my life? How do I use this to become a better person, a better friend, a better companion? I think I'll simply start by remembering what she said and trying to apply it to as many situations as I can. that should get the ball rolling.
I'll still try and solve the world's problems. I don't think I can help myself. :o
So, as I sat there, smaking myself on the forehead, I started thinking about all of the places in my life that this applied to. Holly Hannah, there were a lot of them. All those discussions with friends and family; I spent hours solving all the world's problems. What an a$$hat I can be, sometimes.
Well, now for the "learning from my mistakes" portion of our program. How can I apply this revelation to my life? How do I use this to become a better person, a better friend, a better companion? I think I'll simply start by remembering what she said and trying to apply it to as many situations as I can. that should get the ball rolling.
I'll still try and solve the world's problems. I don't think I can help myself. :o
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