Hi All! I’ve decided to begin my adventure in hope this week. I am going to try to write weekly on hope. If you have any stories or reflections on hope, please message me and you can email them to me and maybe I’ll include them (under your name of course). Happy reading. The adventure begins.
The holidays have long since been a tough time for me. I pretty much didn’t decorate at all for them until last year. And then it was only because a friend of mine ambushed me the year before the day after Christmas and we bought the tree and all the ornaments. Last year I had a roommate and we did the decorating together. It was also part of my “embrace the holidays” plan. And it ended up being a wonderful season.
This year I’ve gone back and forth on it. My roommate is no longer here. Bill, whom I started dating right after Thanksgiving, has passed away. He gave me a nativity set. Did I want to set it out and be reminded? I wasn’t sure. I talked to a friend. She encouraged me that it was part of the season and part of moving on to decorate, so today Allison and her two girls came over and helped. They had a great time playing with Mali as well. Here are some pictures:
It’s a prelit tree. Elena and I tried and tried to figure out why the bottom didn’t light. Allison found it in minutes!
Grace and Mali loved this big bin that I store the tree in. They were in it and under it and on it!
This is the Nativity that Bill got me. I am missing the 3 Wise Men.
Elena loved cuddling Mali. And Mali tolerated it all well!
Elena, Grace, and Mali and the finished tree.
Have great weeks!
Wow, it has been a crazy few days. As many of you know, I am working a few jobs — three to be exact. The primary paying job is doing data entry. The second job is trying to start a private counseling practice. (That is my passion.) The third is doing seasonal work at a local bookstore.
On Thursday I worked at all three! It was exhausting. I got to the data entry job at 6:30AM. I worked until 2:30PM. Then I went and saw two clients. By 5:30 I was working at the bookstore and worked until 10:30. I came home and collapsed (after checking on Katy and Mali). I worked 16 hours. I was back at work on Friday at 6:30AM and worked until 4:30. Then I had dinner with a friend and her kids and we went to a church function until 9:30. Again, I came home and collapsed.
Today I slept until 10:00. Then I had trouble with my internet and I’m finally back up and running. I go to work at the bookstore at 2:00, so I actually should get off of here and get a few things done: shower, lunch, errands. Then tonight, I am going to a Madrigal dinner. That should be fun!
I hope you are all doing well. Maybe, I’ll get around more to visit tomorrow.
Have a great Saturday!
