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It’s hard to pinpoint just one decision! Every decision a person makes has a consequence, either good or bad. All we can do is hope we pay attention to the consequences and learn from them. I did not always learn from them. That’s life!... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I graduated in 1976. It was a whole different world, and I was a whole different person. My memories of High School are actually few. Not much happened to me to make it important enough to remember, I guess. I did get a part time job my senior year of high school, and I liked […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
First of all, if I tell you my “secret” skills, they are no longer a secret! Second of all, if I have a particular or unusual skill, it is most likely a secret only to me. I don’t think I have anything like that. And thirdly, my procrastination skill is maxed out! I am the […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
Lately, a word to describe me is “mysterious”. What will my mood be today? Happy, silly, sad, frustrated, ambitious, lazy, childish, grumpy or nuetral? Even I don’t know from day to day! One thing is for sure. Don’t ask me to make any important decisions before my coffee. Just don’t, ok?... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I have known a few people who seem to be brimming with confidence. But, you know what? After really getting to know them, I discovered that they have insecurities just like the rest of us. They are just much better at ignoring or hiding them.... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I can’t tell you the last thing I will learn, as we are always learning something in life. We learn things all of the time! Sometimes big things, sometimes small things. For example, I got brave and had fresh vegetables delivered because the weather has been so wet and crappy (I don’t have a car […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I have failed so many, many times at so many, many things. When I was young, I thought failing meant it was impossible and you should give up and do something else. It wasn’t until much later in life that I realized that when you keep failing, you are actually learning! You are learning what […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
How NOT to live for Dummies. A new series for the books! When I think back on life, I just mutter to myself, “WTF was I thinking?” The post title suggests this is how I would write the opening sentence if I started my autobiography today. My answer might be different tomorrow. It just depends […]... mehr auf grannyreports.wordpress.com
I don’t think I’ve ever done anything major for DIY. Just the usual like painting the interior of the house, or preparing and taking care of a garden. I can put together simple things that come unassembled, I rigged up an outside clothes line, and have fixed a few holes in the walls and various […]... 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
I have a hard time with boredom when the weather is either too hot, or too cold to go out and move around. Especially the heat. At those times, I watch Netflix or Hulu until I feel like I will scream from boredom. If a show is good (well, good to me) it’s not so […]... 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
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 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
