Huzzah, queenlets all. Good vibes swirling about the kingdom. Great vibe that wsw is improved enough to join us and is determined once again to be stalwart foodwise - we know she's the queen of stalwart elsewise. Great vibe that Wildfire's wee one is still safely in utero and growing stronger daily. Great vibe with all this job excitement and I'm twirling around emitting vibes in all directions.
Had yet another flower person here today digging out hostas and day lillies. Watching is great exercise and then I moved a few other things and put down more mulch and yet the yard is calling me with little enticements urging me to drag my tired bod out and do more. The whole point of all this effort is simplification but even that takes work. My goal is to work on that in all areas of my life.
A good day for me today in so many ways, not the least of which was finding so many queens reporting in.
Yo, just saw journal thread, Anagramatic, and did not mean to imply that thou'd not been posting faithfully! Thought thou'd gone away for a day or so and just meant I always look for thy posties! Must have been mistaken, apologies!!! Will post this there also! Huzzah!
Oh boy... up until about 30 seconds ago, I was really feeling the typical Monday stomach churn....
Am wondering how much employement situation vs menopauasal situation is at work here....Or just maybe that I was very close to reaching my "stress level max" and the past weeks sent me over the edge. I too, did very little yesterday... was very warm yes, but also felt I needed the break and took it.
Sat when we returned, we found an Overnight envelope with drug test instructions . I am leaving very early this am to go for the test. World has definitely changed since my last employment application with this company but at least this part of the application I have complete certainty what the results are... and if otherwise, I can demand a retest...
Just this second, I realized my frame of mind could be described as " Just holdinig my breath for the outcome"... so, of course, then what we need to do is so obvious....
Just breathe.
Thanks for all your vibes, support, love.
You are all making an enormous difference for me.
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Thought of the day :
"Just Breathe.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
Repeat."
Again, so many posts! The weekend's usually a little quieter.
So glad to hear all's well with your sis and bairn. What's the latest?
Good vibes going out to Kaylets and Amarantha to land their dream jobs!
Where's our Punkin? Come back, Terri!
Will be really busy the next couple of days---tomorrow [on my birthday, naturally.] I'll be serving lunch to our advisory board. I don't know why it's so stressful, they're all perfectly nice people, but it's always a big deal. We always feel like we have to put on a good show to ensure the funds continue and all that. Hey, I guess I'm lucky; I only have to provide the food!
Then on Wednesday we're going to Virginia Beach for a couple of days. I'm so looking forward to it! One more time before the rates go up. We've never been in May before--it'll actually be hot!
As noted in pm, Empress, no apologies ever necessary.
So glad you took a rest, Kaylets, stress can really lay us low and you've had it. Sometimes one needs to treat oneself as a .
I guess the weekend posting flurry was our "party" though it didn't pull in those among the missing.
Empress, glad to hear you got in some shopping time over the weekend. You must have knocked out those articles in no time. Again, good vibes to you and Kaylets on job situations.
eydie-i hope you have a lovely birthday(!!!!!) tomorrow and a pleasant trip too!
anagram-i liked the prayer you posted a while back. it was calming, and lately i realize just how much i have been needing soothing and calming words, activties, reading, etc. i am working on a bit of simplifying myself also recently. it is interesting to me how much work simplifying actually takes.
greetings, empress amarantha! i am thinking i just may join the 21 day challenge to help keep me on the right track. thanks for having started it.
kaylets-"just keep breathing"--so true and helpful, thanks for the reminder. i know how this one eludes me all too often. deep, cleansing breaths---ahh! more good job vibes coming your way.
i am only now starting to feel settled in to my new place after several months. some of that is due to having been physically feeling so bad recently and all the moving and post-move kind of took their toll on me. some of it is due to the fact that it still needs a lot more work in here, but now ever so slowly, it is beginning to feel like my home and more cozy. i realized i have needed to continue to "make friends" with the place more than i have had to in past places i have lived, but it definitely seems to be worth the effort. yesterday ended as a good op day, and so far so good, today. hope everyone's day is pleasant.
hi cerise, arabella, ceara, wildfire, and all the rest of the courtly ones. take care, all.
The wee one was delivered by c-section this morning. My sister's kidneys were starting to fail and the baby's heart beat was getting weak, so they did the surgery. He is 2lbs, 12 oz. So tiny! He is breathing on his own right now, but the first 24 hours are critical. Keep those good vibes coming for both sis and nephew! Digital pictures are being sent, I'll post a link when I get them.
Wildfire! It's done! The nephew's out of the "building" and it's all uphill from here, baby! I'm so happy - I've spent so much time thinking about Sis and Junior and wondering how much longer the situation could continue. Sending out even stronger vibes for the health of both beloved ones. Ah, wish I could hold your new nephew.
Happy Birthday Tomorrow, Eydie. A great day to be born. I can't tell you how much I love having been born in late spring - my favorite time of year. Have a wonderful day tomorrow, love - I'll be thinking of you! Sorry that you have to cater to the money people - do they know that it's your birthday tomorrow? Man, if I were there...I'm just the sort of meddlesome friend that's always trumpeting more modest friends' accomplishments, special days, etc. It's not always a good thing.
So, wsw, what's the new place like? Have you got the splendid colors on the walls and things? I'm glad that things are settling down a bit for you. You deserve a break, friend. Aha, you're a jazz lover, eh? You've just risen two notches in my estimation; just when I thought you couldn't get any higher.
Anagram, I'm with you. Simplifying takes SO. MUCH. WORK. Why, I ask you, WHY?!?!?! I'm glad, though, that you have a garden that lures you outside. We don't even have a balcony or windowboxes. I'm presently reading up on container gardening. So far I have a rubber plant (I know. EVERYBODY has a sodding rubber plant) and a beautiful ivy I transplanted from Oregon during the move to Seattle. Both are doing well.
Kaylets, still thinking hard about your job prospect. I think the drug test is a very good sign. I've always thought of it as part of the I-9, W4 process after it's a sure thing you're in. Oops, mustn't jinx it - shut up, Cerise.
QOD: I worked part-time as a fryer in Taco Time and part-time as a Soda Jerk at the local 50s-era hamburger hop. Summer after my Freshman year in college. I always thought if I heard those jukeboox-at-every-table songs one more time... Funny thing, at Taco Time they thought I was amazing - farmed me out to other area Taco Times to train the fryers "right", but at Wolffy's they thought I was kind of a loser. Wolffy's was run by the mob though, so they say, so there you go. Badda-bing, badda-boom.
Amarantha, I'm still sending career vibes to you, my dear. I've officially known you (and the other queens) for a year now (yay! yay! yay!), and I declare that a change wouldn't kill ya!
All right, back to work.
Wildfire, is your DH as grossed out by his injuries as he is of yours? Does the sight of blood and viscera make him heave-ho? Poor little man...
Congratulations, Wildfire! Everyone must be so relieved that the wee one and mother have made it to this stage. Stilll one mustn't be complacent---will continue to pour on the good thoughts for everyone!
Thanks for the pre-birthday wishes. And she's been more modest than I---so I want to remind everybody that it's our darling Cerise's birthday tomorrow too! Strangely, I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow. It's supposed to be 90 degrees out tomorrow, so I'm making all cold dishes: wraps, salads, cookies, chocolate-covered strawberries. All very easy on the cook, but festive and 'picnic-y'. And then I'm off for the next 9 days--hoorah! We'll only be at the beach for 3 days, and then we'll spend the rest of the time in our little refuge. Gardening, and maybe resurrecting the labryinth.
wsw, I'm so glad you're able to post more now. You were so missed!
Kaylets, I agree w/ Cerise---getting a drug test has to be a good sign!
congratulations, auntie wildfire! i am sending strong good health thoughts to your sister and the wee one at thris crucial time. big hug to you. please take good care of yourself.
Posted this on the 21-day challenge thread, apologies for taking up more room but I want everyone to see it!!!
Hear ye, hear ye ... eeeny, meenie, chile beanie, the spirits are about to speak, er, ANNOUNCEMENT:
The esoteric and unnamed officials of this contest have notified Amarantha that the requirement of checking in twice a week in order to be eligible for the fab nonvirtual prize that will be mailed to the first person completing 21 consecutive days of their challenge be a tad taxing on the challengers. So everyone will be eligible for the prize (except Amarantha) who posts at all!!! Huzzah! That is all! Now a word from our sponsor ...
All Best Wishes, Auntie Wildfire! Good vibes that all goes well and that sis and wee one get to go home relatively soon and begin their journey together.
Happiest of birthdays to Eydie and Cerise. I think that's so neat that you share your big day. And nine days off, Eydie! How relaxing to think of it.
First job (other than babysitting) was to clean house for a school teacher who was married to a funeral director. The "parlor" was on the other side of the house and sometimes I'd get to spruce it up a bit too. I think I've been gifted forever with an easy attitude toward death because of the experience there. Plus I recognize many things about me and my tastes, etc. that probably also come from that gracious woman. I quit once but went back with some of the more onerous chores delegated to some one else and so basically spent all of my high school years working there. During high school I also checked coats and played music for the dances at the local Legion hall two nights a week. Through this job, I got to know pretty much everybody (or at least who they were) in our small town and neighboring ones. Right after graduation I went to work as a secretary at the local AF base.
Sort of tired out tonight. Day started out ok but got thrown off kilter somewhere this afternoon. Dh seems to be somewhat glum tonight too but he had a dr. appt. tomorrow and that might be it for him. Not sure what it is for me. Sometimes it doesn't take much.
Now that those rude and intrusive 21-day officials have stopped hijacking the palace thread with their challenge announcements, I can say what's on my mind:
CONGRATULATIONS TO AUNTIE WILDFIRE!!!! Huzzah! to the little one and good vibes going out to thy sis and babe!
And a to Cerise and Eydie! Huzzah! Birthdays are good, be sure to eat cake!!!!
Wsw, thanks for joining the 21-day challenge ... I'm glad thou seemingly be "making friends" with thy new place. What an exciting time it is for thee to be in a new environment, but it can be stressful, so take care o' thyself!
Kaylets, that's a VERY good sign that they sent you the test ... they don't do that unless they're on the verge of hiring one!
I've heard nothing about my in-town job prospect since I turned in that packet, so I'm kind of putting it out of my mind for now. If they'd liked what they saw, they'd be in touch, methinks.
Anagramatic: Thanks for the pm. I enjoyed "talking" with thee today!!!! Going for more Greek pizzas tomorrow. I have a few days off and shopping's on tap. Yes, since I've gotten procrastination out of my life, I AM knocking out the stories in a more timely fashion. I'm sure I'll regress at some point, though. Busy work week what with graduations to cover.
QOD: I think my first job must have been babysitting, then as a teen, I worked in a hamburger joint (before becoming a vegetarian, which I no longer am).
Anagram, you make me homesick for the midwest by the discussion of hostas. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of any here, but I used to love them ...
Thank you all for your good wishes, and THANK YOU, wsw, for the beautiful card!! You made me feel so special!
Eydie, Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a gorgeous, delicious, stress-free day.
Wildfire, I'm on pins and needles here. Your nephew's first 24 hours must be over by now...is everybody OK? Love to you and sis and little one.
Arabella, dang it, it's my birthday and I'm gonna have a talk to the universe about your sunk-in-the-pits deal. Expect lots of unexpected joy and happy "coincidences" today. Love you...
Amarantha, fret not! Time always slows down when people are in possession of your Packet, which you want then to read and cherish and act on immediately. You're amazing - how could they not want you? Hang in there, dearest.
Ugh, darlings, I've not gotten to several of you that I want to talk to, but work beckons. I'll be back!
Thanks to you all for making this a special day for me!
Thought thou'd gone away for a day or so and just meant I always look for thy posties! Must have been mistaken, apologies!!! 
Will post this there also! Huzzah!
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Birthday Eve
I'm glad, though, that you have a garden that lures you outside. We don't even have a balcony or windowboxes. 
I'm presently reading up on container gardening. So far I have a rubber plant (I know. EVERYBODY has a sodding rubber plant) and a beautiful ivy I transplanted from Oregon during the move to Seattle. Both are doing well. 
to the little one and good vibes going out to thy sis and babe! 
Big doings in the Queendom!
It's my birthday and I'll whine if I want to...
