Looking Up on Tuesday
Yes, well the storm with my DH blew over just as quickly as it came. Of course, I fretted way too much about it…still learning to let it go and wait until the clouds part.
Had one of our holiday lunches at work today and I ate way too much. Will skip dinner tonite I think. Also had a TOPs dinner last night and have another holiday luch tomorrow - then I’m done with celebrations until Christmas. I’m up about a pound, but did exercise this am for about 45 minutes.
I announced my plans for retirement at the lunch today and many were surprised. Of course the question asked is always “What will you do?” and as of yet I don’t have any good answers. In reality I’m looking forward to doing not much for a while - reading books, taking photos, taking more photo classes, singing, golf. Gee, I guess that’s a lot.
Ho- hum - don’t feel much like working after that HUGE lunch. It’s raining out and all I would like to do is crawl into bed. I’ll check in tomorrow.
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Your book discussion group topic sounds right up my alley, apropos to my little financial crisis…ha ha…
I am extremely drawn to read about Evangelical and Charismatic Christian practises/faith whatever you want to call it, (should one use capitals?) but at the same time repelled. I read a wonderful novel a few years ago…”Saving Grace” by Lee Smith - set in the 40’s or 50’s when it starts - about a woman who grows up in the South in the US in a family that practises a form of Christian worship that involves snake handling. I couldn’t put it down. It is a book I can read more than once. Also, Barbara Kingsolver’s book, “The Poisonwood Bible” drew me in and kept me riveted. Something about faith at this fundamental level fascinates me, and I even envy it. A couple of times as a child, I attended services in churches where people lift up their arms and sway and cry and get saved - I was only a kid, but I remember feeling sad because I didn’t feel what they were feeling. Luckily the Anglican/Episcopal church seems to acknowledge that faith is usually a lifelong journey - not necessarily a blinding moment of the realisation of truth (I should be so lucky!)…… I’d love to explore this topic somewhere, but most people that I know would probably find the subject matter way off beat…:) I’ve started another blog - no entries yet, but maybe that’s a good place to start?
ooops, sorry Lynard - I meant to tell you that I thought you did really well with all the food temptations that you faced all week. The idea of retiring sounds absolutely wonderful….if you do, you will certainly have no dearth of things to do…not you!
Bye….RubyJean
you sure make retirement sound like fun!
Sounds like you’re doing ok with the holiday parties, but you sure do have a lot of them!
Yep! The retirement plans sound wonderful. IT will be so good to do only what you want for a while.
love ands hugs,
iniya