Gosh, Ruth, great list! Many resonated with me as well, especially music and/or wine while cooking! :)
And anytime you feel like visiting Alaska, give me a call. One of my close friends is a Lutheran (ELCA) pastor, and one of the most down-to-earth people I know, so I imagine you like that as well. Maybe I'm totally off base....
lucy -- so you've lived in Minnesota too! I was there a decade. My husband is a Minnesota boy.
Susan -- let me know what Mark Twain says about kitties, would you?
pkilmain -- yes, I think most clergy are pretty down to earth. Where are you in Alaska?
I have kitties on the brain, can't wait to get one after the New Year -- either wait for a literal kitten, or maybe get a young cat.
Ruth, I live ina small town called Palmer, about 50 miles NE of Anchorage.
Lucy, I've lived in Michigan and New Hampshire before coming to Alaska, so I know whereof you - and Ruth - speak. :)
Mark Twain said of cats:
"Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat."
"By what right has the dog come to be regarded as a "noble" animal? The more brutal and cruel and unjust you are to him the more your fawning and adoring slave he becomes; whereas, if you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward--you will never get her full confidence again."
Here is a photo of Twain and a kitten:
That kitten seems to be maintaining a dignified reserve toward Mr. Twain and his stinky stogie.
Ruth- I've also been on the other end of a few breathless phone calls from daughters who were
practically hysterical, still sitting in their deer-wrecked cars.
in a heartbeat I knew it might have been otherwise.
I hear you on the mammo situation, been there, done that and then some.
it might have been otherwise so many times.
my goals for 2012 are broad on the horizon, in no particular order:
*simply enjoy everything more
*excersize,eat healthy,continue with weight loss
*be grateful
*play with my grandsons
*show my love more
*quit buying, because I really truly don't need anything
*do not fret over what I cannot change
*do not allow poachers to rent space in my head (tall order for me)
I suppose that's it for now.
what lovely goals, irishbell!
i love people who "get" cats.
Love love love cats. One just jumped in my lap, nearly knocking the ipad out of my grasp. :)
Love love love cats. One just jumped in my lap, nearly knocking the ipad out of my grasp. :)
Susan, I love the Twain quote, thanks!
Irishbell, I love your goals -- and resonate with them! I was going to say "especially" a certain one, but I love them all!
ruth, pkilmain: yes indeed! DH is a Minneapolis native; we are agreed that going back isn't in the best interests of either of us.
I love kitties, wish that DH weren't allergic, but know that there are plenty of volunteer opportunities and friends who have Feline Overlords when these three pass and I need to be purred at.
overall I am happy with how this year turned out. Some aspects of 2011's goals need to roll over to 2012, and I am okay with that. I'd like to continue being mindful about keeping the house as it should be, and my possessions as they should be--things to serve me, not I them.
re: kitties
our "feline overlord" (love that, Lucy!)brings us a lot of joy. Last night when I was reading in bed she decided that trying to lie on my book wasn't working this time, so she sat close beside me staring at my eyes trying to bore into my brain. When that didn't work, she stretched out her neck and rested her chin on my nose. She's so weird.
At least she doesn't lick my eyelids to make my eyes open anymore. What a way to be told she wants attention in the morning when you work shiftwork and just need to sleep.
overall I am happy with how this year turned out. Some aspects of 2011's goals need to roll over to 2012, and I am okay with that. I'd like to continue being mindful about keeping the house as it should be, and my possessions as they should be--things to serve me, not I them.
re: kitties
our "feline overlord" (love that, Lucy!)brings us a lot of joy. Last night when I was reading in bed she decided that trying to lie on my book wasn't working this time, so she sat close beside me staring at my eyes trying to bore into my brain. When that didn't work, she stretched out her neck and rested her chin on my nose. She's so weird.
At least she doesn't lick my eyelids to make my eyes open anymore. What a way to be told she wants attention in the morning when you work shiftwork and just need to sleep.
Oh djk, your feline overlord sounds so sweet! I would love to see it when she rested her chin on your nose, that must have been quite efficient for stopping you from reading :)
my goal for the end of 2012 is to own half as much stuff as i own now.
that's it.
Sounds great, EraserGirl! Join here if you want:
http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/goals-january-2012
I posted my New Year's Goals on the January goal list, so I"ll repeat it here. Also, I think I will have a new cat before the week is out, yay!
MY SELF
Act like I want to feel.
Identify the problem.
Stop. Listen. Feel grateful.
Be easy to please.
Speak with good cheer.
MY WORK
Think big.
Identify the next step.
Avoid timewasters.
Follow the 2-minute rule.
Close the loop.
MY RELATIONSHIPS
Smile. Stop talking. Don’t “top.”
Cut people slack.
Be a storehouse of happy memories.
Do something unexpected.
Leave things unsaid.
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