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 Through the eyes of a writer and traveler 😁! Life and some spiritual musings. |
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Welcome Y'all 🤠. I'm into animal rescue and rights. Positive vibes and activism! 😻🙏 It's been interesting for the past 20 years. Good folks on here and a great 😃 writing community. It's time for rethinking my writing and growing as a person . Sharing how to help others and ourselves 😉 has always been my motivation! Hugs 🤗 to new and old peeps! " The journey of 10,000 miles Begins with one step 🪜. --Lao Tzu What you don't like Don't do to another. Rabbi Hillel Do unto others as you would have someone Do unto you. Jesus 🙏 |
| Well, y'all hi! 😺 It's been 14 days since I haven't sounded like a wild jungle beast! My record was about 2-3 days so big deal it is! I have the four-hour test on Monday to see if I have the " Rare" Gastroparesis or not. I don't want to have it because the menu sucks! It says to have cauliflower in a blender and other gross stuff! I've been eating pretty normal, watching my sugar intake and that's no easy task! I'm starting to get my energy back, and not totally depending on sugar and caffeine 😉. It's taken a lot of determination on my part and not wanting to wake up like " death warmed over either!" Over the past year I have wondered if I was going to croak soon. There's days I had a struggle to keep going but I got up and had coffee and fed the kitties 😻. Maxy would come over and understand I didn't feel good. I still would pet her and brush her anyway. Mojo also looks out for me 😀! Tonight I should be eating dinner but we had a stupid argument over Nursing not being a profession. I know some Nurses are good and some don't always have a clue. I wanted to be a pediatric oncologist in the 1990s. It didn't turn out that way but did make CNA. I did my best to take care of people and now find myself in the same age range as the folks I took care of. I don't look like them or inside feel other than just me 😉! I don't look down on other people but some do judge me. For the most part I've done my best in this life for my family and others. Many have walked away because I didn't become famous for music or comedy or writing. That's ok because I'd rather have folks that accept me for me and not some illusion! We put a bunch of Xmas stuff on Amazon and it's just waiting for $ to come in. I'm going to give SIS an African drum that is like one she got 30 years ago. My daughter and I went to this store in Athens GA and picked it out for her birthday. Five years ago it was ruined by a tree that fell on the house in a bad storm. I wrote the folks on eBay to see if I had a chance to get it for her and they lowered the price bless em! I picked out a Beatles Sgt. Pepper shirt in blue to replace others I had. So for the most part things are going good except for being called stupid for thinking Nursing is a profession. She gets an attitude when she has beer sometimes and calls me naive. That's life people don't get along sometimes. So I'm hoping to get back to the weekly goals again and emailing here and being more in touch! I can't believe I'm gonna be 71 on Xmas 🎄 whoa! Could be worse I at least am above ground!!! I may even update my dear me 2025! It's a thought 💭! So sending thanks and hugs y'all crazy writing people 😘! Glad we are in each other's lives ❤️😌 Ps I was going to post but she had to come in to say " I'm not stupid for being mistaken about Nursing not being a profession but just a job" it's just a conversation not being in the real world. I am thinking of moving away I'm tired of arguing. And being put down. I can't bring cat on bus but will have to figure out something. I'll do my best to stay in touch here. I'm sorry this turned out this way. I was in my room writing this all. And she had to start it again saying " The only reason I'm mad is because I never became a nurse". I said that's not true, it's not even a profession right?" I wish my life was simple and not completely complicated . Was looking forward to the holidays and not sure how to think or feel about anything. Have a blessed Thanksgiving y'all.    |
| Today is Wednesday and this week has been a big deal and blessings 😄🙏🌹! There's an old song that in part goes, What a difference a day makes. 24 little hours or so. This week I've been better for 7 days in a row! No " Wilderbeast" noise and sickness first moments of waking up. I have changed my intake of sugar and caffeine and am almost totally okay 👍! Last week my sister saw a reel on Facebook that had an old Chinese herbalist named Moon 🌙 who spoke about how sugar can cause the body to overwork itself and feel like it needs more for energy. One thing was the fact that I was getting up to pee at 2 or 3 AM. And he mentioned that if one did, it meant the body was working harder to expel the sugar. After cutting out a lot of sugar and being aware of that reality. I started sleeping through the night 🥱! I've been doing this for a week and there's a big difference in how I feel. And have gained weight that I needed. I'm 110 not 107! I'm thankful for my sister trying to help me get better. And my friends whom are a lot here on WDC! I'm looking forward to being " back from the dead" that's really how it felt. Looking forward to write ✍️ about other things besides my health issues!! I have learned a lot too in my travels. And maybe will write about it in an item. Glad we have World News Tonight with David Muir now. I got us Disney plus this week! Thanks for being there 😊 Hugs 🤗 |
| Well hi y'all 🤠👋, after I shared my last post thought the cricket 🦗 was chirping! That quiet 🙊🤫! LoL anyway I was praying 🙏 about it. Maybe I shouldn't be so honest but it was the truth. Thankfully 2 folks have donated to the GoFundMe and more will be they said. I just wanted my sister to be able to drive more safe and have some more of her lost sight. The next day sis said " Wow that's a pretty depressing blog post!" I said" Yeah I know but it's all true. Either people care or don't here on Facebook or WDC. Maybe some will help or pray or share. People don't seem to care much these days or if they do, aren't able to do more than let you know. So it's in God's hands. I did my best 😊 and that's all I can do!" Later I prayed Lord " I want to have good things to write ✍️ about. We used to go places and do things with the kids but it's different now. It's just us out here. So if something good happens I'll write about it or maybe just wait and see if anything does." Over the past 2 weeks I won $35.00 on a couple of scratch tickets! People I reached out to surprised us by donating and wanted her to be able to see better again too! My health is still up and down and won't know more details until after test in November and seeing the folks in Dec. I know I'm not going to be eating cauliflower that's been put through a blender or other things on the menu for Gastroparesis. They don't know if I even have it. I stopped eating granola that's enough!!! So other people are getting in touch and it's nice 🙂 to have them listen. Today I was so happy to hear from our friend Mike. I have been praying 🙏 as others here have been for him to be alright and be able to return. So there's been some miracles and it helps to know that our faith matters. Our prayers are heard even if it takes time to get an answer. I stopped making weekly goals but hopefully will be at it again soon. I was asked to do a review for someone's story and decided to do it. After doing the dinner dishes I play with the kitties 😻 and it's nice to spend time with them. I blow catnip bubbles for them and they jump or Maxy tries to bat at it! We love the big ones and then we play with their other toys. Cat charmer and dancer! I hope to share some of the pictures soon here! I hope everyone is doing well and it was nice to welcome back Ichabod Crane with all of you!!!!! 🤗📜☺️😺🔔 Time to feed kitties! And fall 🍂 🍁 finally came! Packing away the shorts 🩳 brrrr! |
| Whew glad to know I'm inspiring to some y'all 😁! Glad my life and trials have some meaning in this crazy world we find ourselves in! So last Monday I saw my primary Rn and have been off the blood pressure meds and doing freaking amazing good without it! We upped the Prozac to 40 mg, which is still a low dose but seems to be keeping me from depression Blvd! We got a ride to Gulfport 30 miles away ( and where we had lived until 2020 when a tree fell on the house. Sis had to get a home for our German shepherd we had raised five years...) Anyway Tuesday we saw the Gastro people and I was told it may be Gastroparesis. Long s***ty name for a rare gastric emptying disease. Oh my. It's when your stomach takes longer to send food to your small intestine. She gave me samples of FDgard supplements which aren't helping. Menthol and caraway oil. So I have to take a test and they give you eggs or oatmeal and exray how long it takes to digest. Oh crap 🙄! I have to wait until the week of Thanksgiving because the hospital only has one camera and another one has broken ones! So I can't go back to Gulfport until Dec 11 to find out if I do or not. Sis has a birthday on the 10th where are we having fun yet?! If it is there's no cure and I can be like this forever 😭 oh crap 🙄! Let's hope and pray 🤞🙏 they CAN fix this. I hate waking up feeling sick almost everyday. 🤢 Wednesday we went to the low vision specialist and he's going to work with her. The glasses to help her drive better were $15,00 but will make them for cost $950.00 and the little tablet that she can use to read and see the tags in the store was $400.00 but will do it for $200.00. So I made a GoFundMe on Thursday and we got one donation from a Rabbi who is kind and we never met in person but have been friends on Facebook for a few years. My girlfriend of many years is going to help next month. Our kids shared it. I'm going to share it here in the chance someone can help or at least share it. Even five bucks or something would help. I know people are strapped for money too We only get $64 in snap for sis and I get $87. It goes in a snap and with the government shutdown won't get them this month. We get Humana cards that can be used for food,TP and kat food once a month and is a blessing. I use mine to pay the Internet so we have that and can stream TV ( all sis can do is watch FB reels and TV. She can't read or sew or do puzzles anymore. It really sucks 😔😭) I also pay the electric with it. We used to take the kids and grandkids to so many places and do so many things. This Christmas 🎄 we wanted to take the Amtrak to New Orleans for the day. Our birthday's are in Dec, her's the 10th mine is Xmas! It's not going to happen, besides not having the money, I'm too sick in the morning to make a 7 Am train 🚆🚂 and ride 3 hours there. We lived in Algiers in 2012, right across the river from New Orleans and loved it! Sis couldn't find work and her daughter's boyfriend lived off us and then left. We raised his autistic son and he's doing fantastic. It's been a long strange trip like the Grateful Dead sang! Year after year and now we have conversations like " if we can't save the money to move, who's going to rent to us when we're 75? They'll figure we're going to croak!" That's funny but very sobering in reality. We know there's no Mr Wizard 🪄 to fix it or be there for us. We've always depended on each other and worked and pulled ourselves up out of each hole. Yeah right now I wish I had something to smoke in my pipe 😜! But that's not going to happen either. So we pray and hang in there. I miss writing and reviewing and being able to do normal things. It's getting harder for her to drive and I stopped learning because I'm so sick in the morning. I feel wrung out. Today my check came and we had to go to the store, she was having a hard time seeing the road and I had to keep her steady in the right lane. I have to shove my anxiety down and can't be nervous because it makes it harder for her to focus. Sunday it was raining out and we got alerted on our phones of a Tornado 🌪️ in our area. ( She disconnected her phone service because she can't see to text and can use the 40 bucks for food.) Anyway I heard the wind pick up and for the first time heard a sound like a "Freight train 🚂" it was scary but before I could say don't open the door 🚪 she did and almost couldn't close it the wind blew so hard 😧😞. She grabbed Maxy the big Kitty and said " let's get the cat's in the carrier" Maxy scratched her ( we haven't been able to get to Jennifer our groomer in months and doing my best clipping nails) Maxy ran upstairs under her bed and Mojo probably was under mine already. Later we saw video from Gautier MS, and the Mexican restaurant a mile and a half away was hit pretty bad. So we're a couple of apt buildings. The portapottys across the street in the park were knocked down. We were spared and the rest of the duplex complex. So let me try to share the GoFundMe at least y'all can see what I made trying to help. I'm going to post first and add it here so I don't lose what I wrote! Hugs 🤗 and thanks y'all for prayers and encouragement 🤗 🙏 🌹 I'm praying 🙏 🌹 for Heaven's help to make things better! Please help this world and the people also. GoFundMe  https://gofund.me/0e5de22af: |
| Hi y'all 👋🤠, longtime and newer friends. This is what I just wrote in my weekly goals update of Oct 17 and OT. Here I be, hanging in there with life and it's complications! So my goal was to make it through the week ( still here!) and research making a digital book. I was going to include my sister helping me go through the over 16,000 photos plus I have between Facebook and Google photos. Thinking 🤔 I could post them to the TV so she could see them better. As it turned out she didn't know how big they would show up or if she could see them at all... She can't even see the pictures we printed up of our grandkids, that are in frames on the wall... Before finding this out, I was researching the 2 ways to show on the Smart TV ( not smart enough apparently 😔) either Wi-Fi or with a HDMI cable. Wi-Fi needed chromecast attachment. Then I realized it wasn't going to help. She said to just do the Season book anyway. I was pretty bummed out that she couldn't be involved in this project. I will continue to work on going through the possible pictures and upload them in one place. She said " You should print them up anyway and put them in an album, like we talked about." I answered" what for? You can't see them and when we pass on, there's no one to leave them to." Our family has dissolved over the past year. It's just reality but we will live on in our grandsons Matt and Dom. And what writings I leave here on WDC and other places, that will be added to my portfolio 😁. I guess I'll add this to a blog post 🤠 📯. It is my writing and our truth after all! Have a blessed weekend 🌹 😊 🪻☯️🌜🪻🎃✍️🙏🎇😻😔💐🕯️🌺📸 So I haven't been a part much of the Halloween stuff and festivities going on. I'm hoping that will change! I've been trying not to be angry or upset but it's been hard dealing with it alone. This week finally she will see the low vision specialist and find out what the bottom line is. She has $190.00 for the exam. None is paid for by insurance. She worked hard all her life but is on Medicaid and Medicare and low vision glasses aren't covered. They could help her see better to drive and read. They will be between $400.00 and $4000.00. All I can do is make a GoFundMe and pray 🙏🌹 enough people will help to give her back some of her sight. It's hard when we have to drive and I need to keep her in the right lane, depending on the light and weather. We get medical rides, but can't afford to take Uber to get to the food or drug store for me. I have to go see the gastroenterologist people and find out more about what my last endoscopy showed. If I will wake up nauseous and some mornings throwing up for the rest of my life. Or will it get better? Most of the pain med I take has a lot of Tylenol in it. And that isn't good for my liver or stomach. It doesn't always help my pain either, so I'm thinking of getting a medical Marijuana card. It's a long process and will cost money, that I'm not sure I can afford. We have been trying to save to move but having sis see is most important. So this is the most I've written ( outside of my notebook 📓) in a long time. It's also a prayer 🙏 that I don't know if it will be answered. We are doing everything humanly possible to help ourselves. Hoping for some mercy 🍀 if possible 🤞. We've gotten a few lottery tickets and scratch-offs but haven't been too lucky lately. This used to be the lucky time of the year for us. Hoping things get better. Bless y'all for prayers and good energy. Prayers for y'all ❤️ with whatever situation you're in or dealing with. These are very challenging times with no end to the price of food and everything going up, but not income. We get a raise in our check and the rent goes up. Thankfully we have a roof over our head. Maybe in time a little house with a space for a garden and an adopted dog 🐕🌹🪻🌜😻. |
| Hi y'all 🤠👋! This was just written in weekly goals ( a day late). Monday lost my momentum and didn't have a plan for the week. By Thursday worke up with some ideas 💡. To figure out how to make a digital book called Seasons. Using pictures from my Facebook ( most only exists there) To write ✍️ poems about the Seasons and include pictures of the many decorations we put together over the years for the kids and ourselves. I have over 16 thousand pictures to go through! Also sis mentioned that if I died first, all my pictures would be lost. I'm going to find a way to show them on the TV, so she can see them! ( She cancelled her phone service of 13 years, because she can't see the phone or pictures on it.) We will go over the pictures and decide which one's we are going to print out. Later to get photo albums to keep them in. More on Monday.🙏🌹😻🌲 {image:4000 🌹🌜🌹🌜🌹🌜🌹🌜 I'm doing better yet still struggling with the spine pain. It takes a lot out of me! We are still waiting for an appointment to the low vision specialist. So much is riding on sis getting some of her sight back. It's like being in a prison and waiting for e pardon. We can't even make it to the groomers to get the kitties nails done. Praying things will get better with that soon. Thanks to Princess Megan Snow Rose   for the awesome merit badge! 💖Breakfast at Tiffany's,oh yes! I ordered it and can't wait to add it to my WDC album! Hugs 🤗 to y'all 🤗❤️ |
Hi y'all 🤠 👋! I just finished my weekly goals and OT update! Of course I'll include it here and then continue ☺️! Lol *******"*""""* Made it here 😁. Had the endoscopy today, Hard morning but things look better in there 😜! Having it done in a hospital made a big difference 🙏 🌹! So I did start a story this week. Named it " Journey from Gautier". It just started to write ✍️ itself and that hasn't happened in a long time. Sis insisted I get some new clothes and to write instead of cleaning so much in the morning 🌄. Going to give it a try. Tomorrow my new cat eating ramen noodles will be here! I'm excited! She didn't understand the humor of it but I explained it and she's glad it's making me happy 😀! With so much turmoil in the world 🌎 at least I can bring some joy. Praying for a rebirth 🐦🔥 in myself and for others. Going to share this in my blog. Have a blessed weekend 😊! ****""""***** And so I thought about Blogging Bliss newsletter and always glad to be part of it. It's been a few years since I first started to proofread it. I enjoy reading people's blogs and try to comment and touch base when possible. I also thought about writing a post and asking for support this week. I was pretty nervous about getting another endoscopy. The DR was cool and I told him " You have quite a lot of accomplishments and thanks so much for your service" ( he was in the Marines) He said " Thanks I was proud to serve our country" He asked if I had any more health problems arise since my last appointment. No I replied, before they put me to sleep! The Nurses were so awesome and helpful. One handed me 2 heated blankets and offers one to my sister Cheryl,who smiles and thanked her. The Asian Nurse later had a great conversation about Mahjong with us as she was getting me set up for an EKG. She had been talking about Mahjong 🀄 with another patient next door. I mentioned liking it too! Now they only make the tiles out of plastic, but the older ones were made of bone. I said " years ago we were in San Francisco and saw this beautiful Mahjong set in the window. I really wanted us to get it! Cheryl added " It was nice but was $125.00 and expensive back then!" I sighed " yeah it was!" The Nurse smiled and said. " they still are, I ordered one from Amazon it was a cheaper one for $80.00. I tried to win one and it was $500.00 and made out of plastic! Still it was lovely. I had to move my Mahjong app off the front of my phone 📱! I was playing it too much! I laughed and said " oh I get it, I like playing it too. My favorite is Farmville. A different version but playing it since the first game came out! (Even though I was in a bunch of pain because I couldn't take my pain meds or anything but thyroid pill since last night, between Cheryl trying to get my mind off of it and some of the Nurses like the sweetie above, I was very thankful for the support ❤️🙏. It helped me through a tough time and kept my anxiety down.) I was too stressed this week to reach out to anyone else here or not. It's so much easier to give others support than asking for myself. Something we were working on in therapy a few years ago but didn't resolve! Anyway thankful to be in a better headspace and sending love and hugs 🤗 to y'all. Ps tomorrow deep cleaning 🧹 and getting ready to decorate for Halloween! 🎃 |
Hi y'all 👋 🤠 it's been 2 weeks since posting my blog. I haven't been in the right headspace for writing or reviewing to be honest. Below is what I shared in goals.( I'm in the waiting room now.) I missed the Friday weekly update and almost gave up on showing up today. Last week was tough and putting words together beyond making lists was beyond my ability. We've been in a drought but Monday went to the store and on the way home,it started pouring. Sis was scared ( something that doesn't happen) because she couldn't tell where the lanes were. I kept her in the lane by saying "yes" when she asked me " Am I in the right lane?" She was also screaming at me and apologizing. Thank God 🙏 we made it home safely and know she can't drive in the rain. I'm at the eye injections place with her. I've been spending more time watching TV with her, as she can't do much else right now. We are waiting for an appointment with the low vision specialist. The glasses are our only hope... They are between $400 and $ 4000. Hoping she can get a payment plan and for what it's worth, I'll make a GoFundMe. I'm going to copy this so I can post my blog with it. I'm having a endoscopy on Friday, so update may be Saturday. This week I want to play my guitar 💜 ( the last time I played was June, when I got it.) My good friend Mabs called me this weekend and was so supportive and such a beautiful person and blessing in our life. #1 play my guitar #2 post my blog. If can will do more. Prayers for all here and especially for others struggling with health issues like me. Amen 🙏 💜💙🤍 Back to Blog 😸! It's a blessing to have a friend who understands that you aren't doing well and is there to hear your rants and encourage you to get through it all! She encouraged me to play my guitar again and not worry about making videos, just play! It's been rough not having weed for the past month. It helps with the pain and relaxes me . Some folks had promised to help with it. In the end it was lies and no deposit or return. So have given up on any help with that. Just struggling along! I miss Ballet 🩰 and hopefully will find a way back to it. It would be so easy to give up. The pain is so bad each day for a while. It's not my style to quit so here I am, for better or worse! I used to have very bad migraines for years and the past two years they stopped. I had 2 this past week and one was really bad 😞 bummer. Keep on trucking 👍 I had a great time with the kitties 😻 Maxy and Mojo hang out while I'm cleaning 🧹 🧼 the kitchen after TV and dinner. Then we have playtime 😉! I really should share some pics here 😁. They have a new toy 🪀 🧸 called a cat charmer. It's a plastic stick with a long strip of colored felt. They love to attack it! We got them a pumpkin Halloween 🎃 cardboard house and they like it 😁! I also have catnip bubbles and they like watching them fly and pop! It's a nice way to end the evening 🌆. I need to get back to cutting their nails. Getting long again. I see some other folks here are having a rough time with health too. Maybe we should get a group together... On the mend! |
| Hi y'all 👋, this has been a rough week for most people I think. 9-11 causes memories to come flooding back. Where were you 24 years ago on that day? I made this part 1 because not all of the above can be covered in a short blog post. Last year on WDC many people here posted about how 9-11 affected them. When they first realized what was happening on TV was real... People added to the many comments, including myself. I'm thinking about writing my experience as an article instead of a post or another comment. To be included later in another post. The awful news of Charles Kirk being murdered on a Utah College campus was a big focus this week... My sister and I had never heard of him before this but felt this was a horrible thing. The hate has gotten so bad and too many young people are making guns the answer to solving problems... People are talking about the spiritual warfare happening and have been for years, but it's gotten worse and more violent. People are making the wrong choices more and more... This week I was reading the Spiritual Newsletter in my WDC inbox and felt connected to something positive. To others on a positive level 🎚️. I've been having trouble reviewing for a while but today ( Saturday the 13 the of September) I gave 2 reviews and will include which ones In the hope 🙏 🤞 people may find some hope also. I had made a photo album on Facebook last month, It's called " Faith comes in many ways ❤️". I've had many over a lifetime and think about writing about it. Two ladies shared their experiences and it encouraged me to really think about sharing my experiences. These are very awesome and honest!
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A seekers Journey Enjoy your weekend y'all! Diane 😺 |
| Hi y'all 🤠👋 it's been a wonderful week here at WDC land! A quarter 🌜🌛💙 💜 of a century 😮😁 and still going strong 💪😺! I'm thankful to be a member here with so many great folks 😉! There was so much going on and much excitement! I'm hopeful for # 26 I will be able to be more involved than reading about all the great contests and so much fun stuff! I got some wonderful Trinkets that Story mistress created and gave some MBs from the heart 💜. I learned more about my neighbors and friends here 😉. And feel more connected and it's a big blessing 🙏❤️. This is much more than just a writing site, it's a world within a world 🌎🌍. We are all over the world and yet here we live in peace ✌️🕊️ and encourage each other to be not only better writers but better people! We cheer up and cheer on! We offer 🫴 support and prayers 🙏. A listening ear and caring hearts 🥰! We are old and young 🌱🌿 newbies and ole timers! Here for a common goal,a community that helps each other to grow 🪴 and be the best we can be! Cheers 🥂 to the 🍂🍁 Fall and to enjoy the rest of the year 😜😀! I love y'all 😚 so much. Diane 😺 and Krew Nighty night 🌌🌉! 😘 |
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