I Did it! - 30 days

I started blogging with Effy Wild  when she had her month long blog-alongs but didn't complete an entire month.  This year she started her month long blogging invite in April.  I found it about 5 days later but started anyhow. Then I skipped a few days. So here it is May 9, 2019 and I finished 30 days of blogging.  I'm quite proud of myself for actually blogging for 30 days.  I also enjoyed reading and commenting on the other blogger's posts.

I enjoy blogging but hadn't done much of it recently until I started again around April 5th.  I didn't know if I had enough ideas to blog for 30 days but somehow I did.  

Will I continue?  I hope so.   I'll aim for once a week and if I write more that will be even better but no pressure.

Now the writing bug has jumped back into my brain and I want to start writing articles or short stories again.  I have some ideas and I downloaded what looks like a pretty good writing App on my ipad so I can write there too.  

Thank you Effy Wild for giving me a challenge to blog every day in April.  

I Felt Weird so I cooked - 24

This morning I started feeling weird.  Kind of restless, not knowing what I wanted to do.  I allowed myself to sit with it and tapped on feeling odd.  It wasn't a scary type of feeling like something was wrong, just uncomfortable.   It could have been because hubby was outside trimming bushes and a part of me felt like I "should" be out there helping him, although he didn't ask me to.  Before we moved, as we were discussing where we wanted to live, I told him that I did not want to be doing yard work.   I started feeling a tad better when he was finished.  After nearly  61 years of marriage and me having tried to be the "best wife", it is still a bit difficult to be doing my thing while he is doing stuff that might need help.  Being raised in the 40s and 50s I learned well the duties of a good wife. But I'll leave that for another blog.  

1940s housewife

What was I feeling?  Why so restless?  I didn't want to go out, I knew I "shouldn't" sit at my computer all day scrolling Facebook and playing games.  I wandered around the house aimlessly until I reached the kitchen.  Ah, soup!  I love soup and could eat it 4 times a week at least.   I had the ingredients.  First I cooked hard boiled eggs in my Instant Pot.  10 eggs in 5 minutes, quick release five minute natural release, then plunge them into cold water with ice.  They peel so easily too.

While the eggs were building up the pressure,  I chopped onions, garlic, celery and cabbage.  Then cleaned out the Instant Pot bowl and dried it. Then I put it on saute and added some butter and olive oil.  As it was heating, I chopped up a lot of zucchini squash and some more cabbage.  I threw in the onions, cabbage and celery and let them saute a few minutes, then I added the garlic.  I tossed in some garlic powder, Italian seasonings and some other spices I pulled out of the cabinet.   I added a big box of chicken broth and let it heat up for a bit, then I dumped in the squash and cabbage, put the lid on, locked it and pushed the manual button to 6 minutes.

Soup counting down in Instant Pot

After the little silver pin on the top of the lid popped down, I knew it was safe to open.   It looked like this.

soup before blending

I got out my immersion blender so the soup would be creamier.

Soup after blending

Then I added some half and half and a couple handfuls of Mexican Blend cheese.  I tasted it and it needed something more.  Ah yes, a pinch of salt.  Another taste test and the soup was ready to eat.

Out came my favorite love cup that I filled with the finished soup and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

I'm not restless anymore, just FULL!

A bit overwhelmed but okay - 23

Whew, today is the big day! For months I have been working on writing angel prayers and recording them for My Angel Prayer. I was so honored to be chosen as one of 20 + angel practitioners from around the world to participate on this. Our prayers are on Amazon Alexa now and you can hear them.  The instructions are on the Angel Prayer link.  Today we were all interviewed live on Facebook! It was fun. 

I had been listening to the other Angel Practitioners and of course, as a human I found myself comparing. Some were offering classes, some had written books and more. But then I remembered this is about Angels and how they help people, not about ego.

 My interview was at 1:30 Eastern Time and you can find it on  My Angel Prayer page. The video starts at 1pm with a lady from India for the first 30 minutes. Mine comes after that at 1:30 Eastern Time. I am amazed how fast time goes on an interview. It was fun though. I had 5 pages of notes and only had to look up the name of Archangel Gabriel. My angels helped me with every word. 

I have some updating to do on my web page but I'm not going to grit my teeth and get tense. I will take my time, breathe, ask for guidance and just let it happen. 

Even though this is May 1 and April blogging is finished, I started  a bit late, then skipped a day or two. I have a week to go and if I actually do 30 days it will be the first time I actually completed a whole month. I plan to continue blogging because it's fun and also good for my brain.

Thank you Effy Wild for encouraging people to join and blog.  

Morning Fog - 22

Fog over the mountains

Fog and Sunrise

Fog as sky lightens

I love the fog.  It is so beautiful and mysterious. 

I don't like driving in the fog.

Sunday I had brain fog. 

I'm blogging in April with Effy Wild

Busy Monday But Nice - 21

 Today started out with a beautiful sunrise that I am blessed to see out my bathroom window. Here the sun is just peeking up over the mountains.

Sun in her full glory

Ate breakfast and discovered my printer was out of ink .  Why didn't I have an extra black cartridge?

Started laundry

At 10 am had a zoom meeting

Folded and hung up laundry

Hubby and I went to the store to buy cartridges and a UPS battery backup.

Stopped at Aldi's for avocado's, asparagus, rice, cookies, cheese and other goodies.

Had lunch at Culvers

Came home, put stuff away and kinda collapsed in my recliner for a bit and played a game of monopoly online.
A friend pm'd me to see if I would tap with her.  I love tapping and helping people release some of their stress.  And with tapping we "borrow benefits ", so it helped me too.

Decided to make a pot of spaghetti in my Instant pot.  It turned out delicious and I didn't forget the sugar. 

After cleaning the kitchen and watching Wheel of Fortune I noticed the sun was thinking about setting.  So I thought I'd take some pictures to end my busy but fulfilling day.

So here it is 8pm, time to wind down and enjoy a relaxing evening.




I'm blogging with Effy Wild for the month of April and possibly longer.  If you're interested and want to know more here is the link. 

Peaceful Rain - 20

I was relaxing on my porch one hot summer day when suddenly it started raining.   There's nothing like rain to cool the air.  There is nothing like the fresh smell of rain as the droplets play on the leaves and bounce off the earth. 


I'm blogging in April with Effy Wild. 

Healing in the Sunrise - 18

This looks better in full screen 

Take a couple minutes for some self-care and watch this healing video I created. Take some deep, cleansing breaths and release some of your stress.  Know that you have angels around you and they love you always. 


I'm blogging with Effy Wild during the month of April.  

Angel Prayers Worldwide - 19

Imagine Angel Prayers Worldwide circling the Earth with Prayers for:

Health and Healing
Heartache Healing
Releasing the Past and Forgiveness
Easing Anxiety
Self-Love
Gratitude
Guidance
Abundance
Connections with loved ones on the other side
Prayers to strengthen Faith

I am one of  the 20+ Angel Practitioners and I am excited to announce these Angel Prayers are going live on Alexa, Amazon's Echo May 1.  If you have Alexa sign up and hear free Angel Prayers

May 1, 2019 We will be live all day on Facebook .
I will be live at 1:30 EDT, so come join me, ask your questions and get your free prayers.

Photography is My Art - 16

I love taking pictures with my cell phone  and iPad.   I don't have a real camera, these two take fine pictures.

When I was walking every morning I'd saunter instead of power walk.  I took lots of pictures in the hood. 

The shadow of our walk

Our shadow on the bush

Tin Man in neighbor's yard

My bathroom window faces east and I see some awesome sunrises.

Living in the mountain gives us some beautiful sunsets. 

I love taking road pictures and clouds 

Lake Lure where Dirty Dancing was filmed 

Foggy snow

Cool picture in a restaurant

I hope you enjoy my photographs.  It is one of my passions.

I'm blogging in April with Effy Wild.  If you want to join, read the rules here.

Having a Bad Day? Maybe I Can Help - 15

I feel a tad self-conscious posting this but oh well! 

If you're having a bad day I hope this helps.  Drinking from a cup of smiles. 😄😃😃😂😂

I'm blogging in April with Effy Wild.  Here is more information.

Another Skipped Day - 13

So I didn't blog yesterday.  I was dealing with IBS pain.  Not excruciating but stressful.   I know that eventually it will ease up but I was glad I had turned down an invitation to eat Easter Dinner out.  Instead, I cleaned house.  I have a chiropractic appointment this afternoon and I like to have the house vacuumed before I go.   This way I will have time to relax and let the adjustment "take".  It felt good to get that out of the way and the rest of the day I just relaxed as best as I could.

Our son called right after I put dinner in my instant Pot.  He and his wife are packing to move and their living room is filled with boxes.  I so remember how that felt.  We moved two years ago with major downsizing.  Yes it is very stressful.   Thankfully I didn't pick up on his stress this time as I've been practicing not taking it on.

After taking a shower, I decided to turn to my tapping app from The Tapping Solution.   I listened and tapped along with pain in my body.  (I am not being compensated for any of this) 



After tapping on this in the app and realizing what was bothering me I cried and tapped some more. Then I fell asleep. It was 10pm. I never go to sleep that early. I woke up around 11:30, brushed my teeth and got ready to go back to sleep. Surprisingly enough I did fall back to sleep and slept for nine hours! I seldom sleep that long either but I don't have the pain this morning and I feel so much better.  Thank you tapping and thank you Archangel Raphael and my personal healing angel.


I'm blogging in April with Effy Wild.  

After the Storm - Day 12

Yesterday was a wild, crazy weather day.  The rains came down in sheets and severe thunderstorm warnings went up.  It was stressful listening to what might happen and to be prepared.  Weather alerts by email, weather alerts on Facebook and on TV.  Tornado warnings south of our area.  Flooding in many places and roads closed. Thankfully we are okay and not affected.  Still it was stressful being on alert and I had already been having a some emotional days.  I am grateful for the weather forecasters though.

What a difference a day makes!  I woke up feeling much more relaxed.  I read some magazines on my Ipad before it started getting light out.  My bathroom faces east and I love watching sunrises out the window.  Today was extra special because it was like the universe gave us a reward for such a wild, wet, weather day.  

After the Storm sunrise

Sunrise over the mountains

Sky blue pink sunrise after the storm

I love taking pictures.  These pictures were taken with my iPad Pro that I use for art.  I love photographing trees and clouds along with sunrises and sunsets.  Here are a couple I shot this morning.

When I see beautiful sunrise pictures I think God made the Earth and then she painted it.  



I'm blogging in April with Effy Wild. You can find more information here.

Detaching - Day 11

Tuesday I didn't bypass how I was feeling in my blog and today I'm not going to do it today either.  Yes I missed two days.  Yesterday I still had  some emotional stuff coming up. There was a call at 2:30  with the emotional freedom circle I belong to.  

So I raised my hand and talked about how I was and had been feeling.  We tapped together on the points and talked about vulnerability and also picking up on other's pains.  It is hard being highly sensitive. He said I listen with my heart, mind, groin, angels... in other words my whole being.  It helped.  Sometimes when we feel too much we have to learn to detach.  

Detaching has been difficult for me.  The definition for detach is, among other meanings is: Disengage or Withdraw.   Yes when I listen to someone who is hurting, sad, fearful, I do listen with my whole being. I also feel emotions in my body - my back, my intestines, head.   How do you listen with compassion and at the same time disengage?  It is even harder when it is someone I love and care about.  

Aha I just read this, "stop being responsible for them"!  Yes.  I want to help so much and have them feel better that I absorb their pain.   Maybe if I listened hard enough with my whole being it will help them feel better.  It doesn't work that way except some people have thanked me for being there and listening.  So this is something I want and need to practice.  Listen without tensing my body.  Do some slow deep breathing.  Hold my angel stone in my hand and let it speak through me.  Meditate after listening and turn their problems over to the Higher Power.  I'm sure there are more ways to detach.

I'm blogging with Effy Wild in April.