I choose JOY

I have come to a conclusion. You can live your life by letting your attitude be affected by others, or you can choose to rise above the situation and make your life better rather than letting their anger become yours. I dealt with a few situations yesterday that left me drained. Not emotionally, but actually physically drained. Too many trips up and down steps. Too many times being pulled in too many directions. Rushing to get too much done in too little time. As a result, I ache all over today. My feet hurt. My ankles hurt. My legs, hips and back hurt. Even the side of my foot hurts. It took me a little while and a lot of peppermint lotion, but I'm up and about and ready to face the day.

I was whining and moaning in my head about wondering if it was a full moon since people everywhere I went yesterday were just downright acting out. Then it hit me. With God's help, I made it through every situation with flying colors. I didn't get mad. I didn't get upset. I didn't get down. I got THROUGH it. I put on my happy face and my big girl panties and I made it through the day.

My daughter-in-law has said it in many ways over the years, but to sum it up she always points out that some people react rather than take action. Well, my day was so full and packed that I didn't have time to react. I had to keep taking action. So thinking about all that this morning, I realize that yesterday was not about everybody being in a mood or having a bad day or bad moment. Yesterday was about me being totally AWESOME in the way I handled it all.  LOL. Well, at least that is what I'm telling myself to keep me sane and get me through another day.

Have a happy, blessed Sunday.

A day late....

I missed my hook-up with Friday Foto Friends yesterday, so posting it today. Better late than never. 

My fave photos of my week came the evening of the eclipse on Monday. I was driving  home from work and was heading west when I saw the most beautiful and unique result of a sunset. The sky was full of  wide stripes of sun shining through wide stripes of clouds. It was so cool.

At first I thought the bright light was from one of those spot lights that they use to highlight an event going on.

But those always move around and change and this was steady just like the clouds and sky.

It was so calm and beautiful. I just had to get pictures. And no, I wasn't driving. I was fortunate enough to hit three stop lights and be the first car at the light. So I got them all while I was sitting still.

Check these out...

I am slowly weeding out my plastic containers that are the toss-away kind. I'm trying to get a bigger collection of Pyrex Simply Store containers. I love the 4 cup size. It is perfect for storage and for leftovers. The patterns are awesome, especially the ones they have for holidays. I have quite a few, but I discovered these on their website and plan on visiting my local Corningware Outlet to see what they might have. Here are some I love...

A little cat humor....

And my personal favorite.....

Hope you had a good laugh!

Just thinking....

I have a quilt rack my Daddy made me but now that I have moved around in the bedroom, I have nowhere in there to put it. I'm looking for ideas. Thinking about trying to find room in my sewing room, but not sure I can. I went to Pinterest and saw this idea. 

But mine has large dowel rods not slanted boards so this wouldn't work. So I thought, well I would have a place in the kitchen but what would I hang on it. Then I remembered the kitchen towels my mother made that my sister brought to me a couple of weeks ago. I had stashed them away in my storage until I could figure out how to hang them. So I thought why not try them on the quilt rack in the kitchen. I am loving it. Don't really care if other like it or not, but it is something my Mommy made that is displayed on something my Daddy made and I couldn't be more pleased!

On another note, as I am changing decor in several areas at one time, I am still focusing on my sewing/craft room getting turned into a vintage style sewing room. I'm trying to figure out what to use to replace the pink and black Thirty-One containers that I store supplies and fabric and stuff in. Well, my cousin Patty shared with me what she has done for storage in her craft room and I am so excited. There is a particular item I see at antique stores that I wanted to purchase every time I see one, but I think of anything I could use them for. You better believe I'm going hunting for some now! It's vintage picnic baskets. I am so excited about this. 

One last idea to share about something I want for my craft room. Instead of dry erase or chalk boards, I'd like to make something like this. I am thinking a pretty piece of weather wood for the back, a wood paper towel hold that I will paint probably brick red and two painted paint stirrers for the guide. I am definitely going to do this. 

Weekend wrap up....

Not a lot of weekend wrap up when you end up working both days unexpectedly, but it did end with a great time. My grandson, Garret, leaves for college this week and we had a family gathering for both sides of the family. It was a wonderful evening and I even got a picture of me with the grandkids. 

(L-R: Garret, Colby, Alexis, Shelby, Caleb)

I even got to snuggle with the newest addition to my daughter-in-law's family. This is her great-nephew, Boone. He is absolutely precious and was so much fun to snuggle with. 

I even ate something I had never eaten before. I love cake and I love ice cream. But I have never had an ice cream cake in my life. Don't know why. Just haven't. We had Dairy Queen Oreo Blizzard Ice Cream Cake for Garret's party and just let me say OH MY GOODNESS. That was delicious. 

It was a wonderful, relaxing evening and something I really needed. Have a happy Monday and enjoy the eclipse. 

Sunday's Song