Seriously. Now that I am retired everyone thinks I have so much time. It is just not true. I have less time!! Honestly.
And it is all because I have more time to do all those fun things that I had to put off before. I still don't do more of the mundane things like clean...what fun would retirement be to do that? But now I have time to actually watch TV...and lots of it!! I am a talk show, game show and oldie but goodies freak!! Bewitched, Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Daniel Boone...plus my very favorite that I didn't watch when it was current...MONK!!! Oh my goodness!! I have never been a star follower person, but I really would adore being able to meet Tony Shalhoub. I know that in his role on Monk he plays a compulsive person, but I have seen him in other roles and this man is the finest actor I have ever seen. He plays roles to perfection, without a doubt!!
I have time to do my stitching like counted cross stitch, read book after book on my Kindle that I got from Brian for Christmas, play computer and Kindle games and run around with Jim at a moment's notice. So see...having more time is actually having less time.
All my different playing around has also cut into my scrapping time. To top it off, I had lost some of the mojo at the same time. Here is a LO I just did about it!
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This is the only thing I have scrapped since Christmas or before, I think. Hopefully I am back at it again!!
I have to tell you, though, how much I adore my Kindle. What a wonderful thing!! Not only can I read on it but I can surf the net, too. And it is so comfy to hold and you can even read it in the blaring sun which will be great for at the pool this summer. Print too small? You can enlarge it!! As Brian said, "Great for old people!!" I think he meant us!! He got his dad one, too!! LOL
I can't believe how fast it will download books. I downloaded a complete Bible on it in less than thirty seconds!! How I love having my Bible on it. I can highlight and make notes on it without a pen and highlighter in hand. Also Jim and I are synced together, so that we can both read the same books and can see each others notes or highlights about them. It is just too, too cool. I LOVE it!!!
I do feel compelled to complain about the weather, though! COLD. Freeze warnings!! Today is the warmest it has been in weeks and it is 67. It should warm up but is still called to bounce around some more before it is all over!!
In true Ohio fashion, we have a ceramic goose in our flower bed. At the time, she has no adorable outfit on. They have all sun-bleached out. Just as a funny, I need to tell you the neighbor told Jim this morning that he had the flowers covered with sheets to keep them warm but left the goose without anything!! Jim said it was OK. She said she was just ducky!! LOL Oh well, I thought it was funny!
In true Ohio fashion, we have a ceramic goose in our flower bed. At the time, she has no adorable outfit on. They have all sun-bleached out. Just as a funny, I need to tell you the neighbor told Jim this morning that he had the flowers covered with sheets to keep them warm but left the goose without anything!! Jim said it was OK. She said she was just ducky!! LOL Oh well, I thought it was funny!
Just one more thing I HAVE to share. I just had my birthday. I got one of the best birthday presents evah!!! I was sitting in my recliner, no doubt watching TV, on my birthday and the phone rang and it said (someone's name which I won't say here of course!) was calling. I could not believe my eyes. It was my best friend Gloria from Ohio!!! We had not talked in well over 20 years!!! Remember, I told you we had been friends forever in Ohio and somehow had drifted apart, but reconnected this past year?? That was about the greatest surprise I have ever had!!! And it was if there never had been a break in the time. We just picked up where we left off. Her voice was exactly the same!!! Her giggle and everything. It was just super! So I just had to share that. Talk about birthday joy!!
I had planned on calling HER on Christmas eve and for some reason every time I thought about doing it, I never could pick up the phone and do it. Now I know, God was saying not to call and spoil her surprise. How great was that?
OK. I am out of here for this time. Closing I am posting a LO of our beautiful grand daughter, Siana. It was her thirteenth birthday last year and I wanted to put it down on paper.
5 comments:
I'm happy to hear that you are making time for the things you love! I'm sure you will be back to scrapping when you are meant to.. it's great to explore other things too! :)
Your LOs are beautiful! Love the subject of your first one.. well, your second one too! Siana is so very pretty, and I love the "13" charm.. too cool!
I am so glad you are loving your kindle! I want one, too! And also, I am glad you got to talk with Gloria again! What a great surprise!
It's great to see you and dad being able to enjoy retirement! You deserve it!
happy you are enjoying getting used to NO SCHEDULE. I can't wait to try it. later tater.
You've made a compelling argument to get an e-reader. I've been debating and you've made perfect sense to me!
Love the two LOs especially your first one. I can so relate to not having much time to do what you want when you're not working. I cannot remember what I did for 8 months while job searching and the time just flew by. Enjoy your life of leisure - you deserve it!
The kindle has GAMES? For real? David got me one for Christmas and I love it!
Your layouts are great... your subject on the first one...hmmm I may have to lift it!
Isn't it funny how when you have more free time, less gets accomplished! ha... but who cares, right? It's your retirement...and you do whatever your hearts desire... like you aren't already!
How great to get the phone call from your friend! I can just imagine how you were beaming!
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