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I’m not trying to be a gloomy person, but some of my thoughts have been heavy lately. In particular, I have been grieving so much for the loss of most of my family. I have lost all of my grandparents, my father, my mother, a brother, a son, my husband and more recently my lovely […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
What does this mean? I think it means to be true to your core values and to work towards goals that are important to you. It can make life more meaningful and enjoyable. I think that is what happiness is! Don’t wait for a “purpose” to magically appear, but live each day driven by your […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I want to start writing again. Life got difficult (nothing new there lol) and I gave up doing a lot of things. A bright screen can also give me headaches, but I will carry on! I did turn down the brightness, but it still bugs me. I don’t care! I will continue on! I don’t […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
It has been so long since I have read blogs or posted! I retired and somehow got so busy that I can’t believe it. I have been slowly catching up on a huge yard that had gone back to nature and very neglected. I kind of like the back to nature look, but I am […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I keep coming here and staring at my blog. I feel guilty that I haven’t posted for so long. It actually makes me sad. I have decided I can’t do it anymore. All I do is complain and even I don’t want to hear myself complain anymore. Life for me has become just one big […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
A strange post title, but it will make sense after you read this. There are three things in this world that I destroy just by owning. You guessed them…phones, plants, and cars. I can’t even own a house plant. These days I blame that on our cats (which is partially true) but the real reason […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
When I first started this blog, I really had intended to write about my thoughts and feelings on getting older. I ended up posting about other things and this blog has no real direction. I think I was trying hard to actually avoid posting about my true feelings and experiences for the most part. When […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Tomorrow at 7:30 in the morning, I go for my cancer screening. I have been trying to mentally prepare myself for this the last few days. All signs and symptoms point to cancer. I have been fasting today (liquid diet), and will be up at 2:00am in the dang morning taking the second dose of […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I am still having very strange dreams almost every night. The one I had last night really was upsetting to me. I was at the home I grew up in. I was outside at night with a 5 year old that I used to watch. We were playing tag and running back and forth in […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Well, I did it. Cooked a meal for Thanksgiving. I didn’t burn down the house and the food was not bad! Maybe, by the time I’m 90 I will have this Thanksgiving dinner thing down. I never think to take pictures. I have never really been a picture-taker. No idea why, I’m just not! I […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
So, some of you might remember, I clean houses and watch kids for money. It’s worked well and give me a nice variety so I don’t get so bored. For some reason, as I get older, I find I get bored easily. No idea why. Anyway… Fall is a tough time for my allergies. Falling […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I thought I would follow up my sad post with a happy one. After we lost our kitty, Salem, her sister (Oreo) looked for her for a couple of days and was very clingy to us. She’s mostly a stand-offish type and not much into being petted. She will play now and then, but mostly […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I find myself so full of emotions right now that I can’t even clearly tell how I feel. I am scared, sad, mortified, angry and frustrated all at once. I feel that our country is tearing apart from the inside out and it gives me a hopeless and helpless feeling. I find I am so […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I feel so bad that I didn’t notice any signs of illness in our fur baby, Salem. With multiple cats, it’s hard to keep track of the comings and goings in the litter box. I had no idea she was having issues urinating. Salem was the most active and entertaining cat I have ever had […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Catchy title, am I right? I had a dream about opening up a used store selling elderly women’s clothing. I have the strangest and most vivid dreams these days! Then, I remembered my brother and I (years ago before he passed) talked about business ideas and we did discuss a second hand store. I did […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I have been keeping myself very busy lately. I am still working part time cleaning houses and for the most part I like it. I have met some seriously nice people doing this and that is a bonus. The only part I really don’t like is the driving. I don’t like driving in general and […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Another new year and I am grateful that I’m still here to see it! But, I don’t kid myself that some magic happens when the calendar year changes and things will be all peachy and sunshine. It’s good to hope it will be so, but nothing changes if we don’t make it change. I sound […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
This is my first full weekend off in about six weeks. I just remembered I can set my clock back tonight! SCORE! I will either get an hour more sleep or be up at 2 am instead of 3am haha! I wonder how it will go? I vote for more sleep. Between the Fall Back […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
The weather has been jumping up and down in temp from 50 deg to as high as 67 deg. I never know what to plan on wearing. Our house has been much warmer, of course which is nice, but I have noticed something odd. Our bedrooms are stuffy. We often turn the heat to those […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I can hardly believe today is the last day of April. I blinked and the month is gone! Even though I have nothing to say at this time, I’m still counting this as a daily post. I am cheating. I challenged myself to post every day of April, and I did it! I doubt I […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Three days in a row, I go out to get in the car and find not one bird poo, but two or three bird poos on my car! It has been a while since the birds have attacked my car, but they are making up for lost time. The first day, there were two HUGE […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I will be gone a few days pet sitting, so I thought I would just post my “resolutions” now. Actually, no I won’t. I have decided to start a new tradition! I don’t care that I am 61 years of age, I can still start a new tradition, so there! Every year, I will make […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
We had a number of rainy days in March and it was a bit cooler than usual for my area. Now, it is April. I know the old saying, April showers bring May flowers, and I know rain is important. But too many rainy days in a row messes with my emotions. They are predicting […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I posted about a holiday weight gain challenge after Thanksgiving. I was challenging everyone to enjoy the season and the treats! Boy, did I take my own advice! I gained 8 pounds! My goal was to gain 10, but I did get close. After New Year’s Day I got back to better eating habits. I […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
On November 1st, I will start a series on my wonderful words of wisdom. I know many of you have been waiting for me to return (giggles) and the time is near! Some posts you might like, some you might hate, and some you might shrug and say, “Who cares?” All are acceptable responses! Until […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Okay, I admit I’m never actually happy with the weather. I can find a reason to complain. That’s who I am. That’s my thing. All summer I about melted and sleeping was even harder than it normally is because it was so hot for so long. We don’t have A/C so there seemed to be […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I have been cutting my own hair for about four years. Once I decided to just have straight hair and I grew out the bangs, it wasn’t all that hard to trim it up now and then. I am super careful and only take one half to an inch at a time. If I need […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
It’s been a while since I posted. I really did intend to post more often, but time somehow just keeps flying by and I get nothing important done and have very little to say. I thought I would just ramble on about things I’ve been doing. I have had a lot of lower back pain […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
The post title has nothing to do with my answer, but I do think it’s a fun word. Anyway, my approach to budgeting is so simple. I get my Social Security, I pay my bills, I order food. Done! Everything is set up on the computer and by the first of the month I am […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Dear teenage self: All the crap your mind tells you and all of the weird stuff you do is just OCD. They are only thoughts and not reality. Stay strong and ignore them! It gets easier with time and practice. You are enough and you just keep being true to yourself. Don’t try to please […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
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Dear IRS, No, wait. Why would I start my letter with “Dear”? Let me start over. To Whom It May Concern at IRS, I couldn’t afford to pay all of my self-employment taxes this year, so I set up a 4 month payment plan. That’s what it said, anyway. Apparently, I can pay whenever during […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Enjoy family, friends and fun today! I am spending my 4th of July preparing walls for painting. That might not sound fun, but believe me, I am so ready to clean up this house and have it look better! I am renting, but I get a good break on rent for doing things like yard […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I am a horrible cook. I don’t feel bad about it, I’m just stating a fact. I have a handful of things I can cook well, and I’m a decent baker, but otherwise I’m a horrible cook. I mean, just last week I blew up eggs because I forgot I was boiling them. But I […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
One of the boys I watch is four. Once I drop his five-year old brother off at school after lunch, it’s just the two of us for about three and a half hours. He gets so bored without his brother. The main problem is, he just plain does not want to do much. I offer […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
So, I’m trying to post just a bit every day for the month of April. I suddenly realized I was being selfish by not posting. I know you all have missed my words of wisdom. Who am I to keep that from you? Let me think. I must have something important to say. […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Not much sleep and a headache again and I feel like But that’s okay! I am staying positive! I will have some of this and take some of this and it will be […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I found a quote that I like. “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” –Octavia E. Butler I have dabbled in writing since I was […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I hope you all are surviving the heat this summer. It has left me a total slug and I don’t even want to move! I have fond memories of being a child and loving this kind of heat. I would sit on the hot sidewalk on a 100 degree day and read or draw on […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I bet you didn’t know that paper can laugh. Well, it can! I look at the blank screen on my computer, either on WordPress or LibreOffice, and that bright white just hurts my eyes and nothing happens. I can’t seem to make my fingers move to put words on that bright white. So, I thought […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
