Pieces of the Whole
Hope you celebrated the advent of the new year last night, even if you did it like me–a few favorite movies and off to bed early. It’s odd having a day off in the middle of the week, but I plan to enjoy it!
May 2025 be full of blessings for you.
Image Credits: Happy New Year header © cienpies design–stock.adobe.com; Happy New Year gift © Wayu–stock.adobe.com
She’s had a hard day of playing with toys and playing with Walter. Now it’s time for the next leg of her daily sleep–which I hear totals about twenty hours for cats. What I would give for a little more sleep myself.
Image Credits: Cesar Cat © Belinda O; Paws in Heart © Bigstock Photos; Sleeping cat illustration © Natthapat–stock.adobe,com
Some time back I bought a book called “At Work At Home” about building the perfect office space. It had a multitude of ideas, none of them practical for me–my budget didn’t stretch that far. Since that time I’ve perused many books on the same topic, and keep coming back to a favorite kind of space. It’s a cubby with a sofa, surrounded by bookshelves on top and each side, bursting with books. Add a spacious desk nearby and I know I could be inspired by something like that.
Instead what I have is much simpler. A small corner desk in my spare bedroom, a room which doubles as a storage space, and a few sparse bookshelves in my living room. I don’t have room for anything more. Still, somehow, I manage to write on a regular basis. I read every work day at lunch in my car, although I’ve learned not to buy books, in part because I don’t have room for them and in part because on hot summer days the binding comes apart. So I Kindle it.
Let’s face it, I’ll likely never have a dream reading and writing space. So I work on ways to make mine better. A nicer lamp, for instance, instead of the thirty-year-old thing I’ve got. I can’t even use the lampshade because it’s too dark, so my lamp is this unattractive base with a light bulb on top. Okay, let’s move on from there. I could be better organized. I have papers overflowing the desk file holders I have. I’d like the walls to be less sparse. Perhaps I could hang up something besides my Peanuts “Happiness Is…” calendar?
If I kept looking for the ideal space, I’d never find it. But dreams are good. They fuel the imagination and give us hope. I guess that’s why I still haven’t gotten rid of my copy of “At Work At Home.”
Image Credit: Office Space © thejokercze–stock.adobe.com Glasses on book © Sippung–stock.adobe.com
Well, I’m a little late with my Christmas greetings, but I hope your day was a good one.
Once again I spent my Christmas with just my kitties, but this year I didn’t feel so alone. In the past I’ve shared more in depth feelings about the day, but frankly, I’m feeling pretty neutral about it. Don’t get me wrong, I celebrate the birth of our Savior, but as far as being alone–no biggie.
I finally finished all the Christmas scarves for my brother and his family and plan to mail them in the next day or two. The box I needed turned out to be bigger than I expected, so I’m anticipating the postage could get pretty high. Given the bad luck I’ve had with the USPS lately (the yarn I ordered for said scarves was lost twice, but was eventually found for one package), I hesitate to ship ground. But my finances may force me to do so.
Anyway, this is my ten-year anniversary with Word Press, and I value the friendships I’ve developed over that time. Thank you all for your support.
Image Credit Header © Robert Kneschke–stock.adobe.com; Ten Years © Zoran Milic–stock.adobe.com
I’m so excited. The USPS found my lost package and delivered it today. After waiting ten days (that’s ten days since I knew it was lost), I did not expect this. In fact, once I was directed to put in a missing package search request, I didn’t expect it. But here it is.
I just had to let all of you know about this. Only fair since I wrote a less than flattering piece about the USPS. Okay, I didn’t say anything nasty, but telling the truth was negative enough.
I do have to add I have another package that now appears to be lost as well. However, that happened with the previous two (the first was found the same day I put my missing package search request in), so I’m semi-hopeful this one will eventually make it to my mailbox.
So now I can finish my gifts for my brother and his family. No, they still won’t get there in time, but I’m okay with that right now.
Image Credits: Dancing Cats (both images) © id512–stock.adobe.com
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