'Idal (Justice), 19 Masá’il (Questions), 172 BE - Wednesday, December 30, 2015 about 8:51 AM Pacific Standard Time
It's been an interesting year and a stressful year. Why are interesting
years always stressful years? I moved from a studio apartment into a two
bedroom apartment. Two months latter a friend moved in with me to help
with the housekeeping and cooking. I'm eating better because my diet is
much more balanced. I don't eat a balanced diet if I have to cook for
myself.
I appear to be catching up on some of my bills. It is easier to pay the
power bill in this apartment then in the other one, but I'm not sure
why. Perhaps this apartment is better insulated or the rooms are better
arranged. I don't know how else you could arrange the rooms in a studio
apartment; I just had a living area and a bathroom. This apartment has a
two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room, but, so far,
the electric bill was cheaper then in the studio. However, that may
change next year.
This year I was able to purchase two new dresses, a blouse, a fanny
pack, a hat, and a new hoodie. I still have to go through my closet
because the blouse I put on this morning seems a little tight, so I may
end up giving it away in January. I'll decide that when I take it off
later today.
As I said, 2015 was an interesting and stressful year. I'm no longer
feeling stress which may have something to do with my diet. It could
also be that I'm being more conscious about putting stressful situations
in God's hands. I'm glad things seem to be leveling out and praying
that things continue at the same pace in the coming year.
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
Where Has 2015 Gone?
Istiqlal (Independence), 7 Masá’il (Questions), 172 BE - Friday, December 18, 2015 about 10:37 AM Pacific Standard Time
Where has 2015 gone?
It seems like just yesterday
we were celebrating a New Year
with fireworks and good cheer.
Where has 2015 gone?
It seems like just yesterday
we were celebrating a New Year
with fireworks and good cheer.
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Holiday Time 2015
Jalal (Glory), 13 Qawl (Speech), 172 BE - Saturday, December 5, 2015 about 3:59 PM Pacific Standard Time
It's holiday time again. It isn't the holidays that I celebrate, but somebody celebrates the December holidays. Since I have family members and friends who celebrate this time of year, I will endeavor to send them some items that my mother made before her death in November of 2012. I have lugged these items with me through two moves and have no intention of lugging them through another move. Not that I'm planning to move any time soon.
I moved once in 2014 and again at the beginning of this year. I think two moves in two years is enough to satisfy my migratory urge for a while. However, since I didn't plan to move this year it might be a good idea to mail the stuff to my brothers. That way, if I have to make another unplanned move I won't lug those items with me. Also, both of my brothers celebrate the December holiday which makes this a good time to mail stuff to them.
It's holiday time again. It isn't the holidays that I celebrate, but somebody celebrates the December holidays. Since I have family members and friends who celebrate this time of year, I will endeavor to send them some items that my mother made before her death in November of 2012. I have lugged these items with me through two moves and have no intention of lugging them through another move. Not that I'm planning to move any time soon.
I moved once in 2014 and again at the beginning of this year. I think two moves in two years is enough to satisfy my migratory urge for a while. However, since I didn't plan to move this year it might be a good idea to mail the stuff to my brothers. That way, if I have to make another unplanned move I won't lug those items with me. Also, both of my brothers celebrate the December holiday which makes this a good time to mail stuff to them.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Saturday Summary: A Good Week
Jalal (Glory), 6 Qawl (Speech), 172 BE - Saturday, November 28, 2015 about 8:01 AM Pacific Standard Time
On the last Saturday of November 2015,
I contemplate the past week,
I look at my accomplishments for the month,
I consider my successes
and my failures.
I realize
that a good week
is one filled with successes
and failures;
the last week in November 2015
was a good week.
I have a lot to be thankful for:
gratitude is an attitude
because no matter how many failures
I encounter
I always have something
on my gratitude list.
On the last Saturday of November 2015,
I contemplate the past week,
I look at my accomplishments for the month,
I consider my successes
and my failures.
I realize
that a good week
is one filled with successes
and failures;
the last week in November 2015
was a good week.
I have a lot to be thankful for:
gratitude is an attitude
because no matter how many failures
I encounter
I always have something
on my gratitude list.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Saturday Summary: At the End of an Historic Week
Jalal (Glory), 4 Raḥmat (Mercy), 172 BE - Saturday, June 27, 2015 about 10:00 am Pacific Daylight Time
The last week in June 2015 was an eventful and historic week so I'm not sure where to start summarizing my feelings. I'm not sure I can at this moment because I haven't a chance to full digest or meditate on the events that occurred. The one thing I'm sure of is that God's will is always done.
I'm 68 going on 69 years old, I've lived through the twentieth and into the twenty-first century. I've witnessed a lot of cultural, political, and spiritual changes in the six decades I've lived upon this planet. Some of those changes were immediately perceived as good, some as bad, and some ambiguous. No matter what the change that occurred God's will always wins out in the end.
The last week in June 2015 was an eventful and historic week so I'm not sure where to start summarizing my feelings. I'm not sure I can at this moment because I haven't a chance to full digest or meditate on the events that occurred. The one thing I'm sure of is that God's will is always done.
I'm 68 going on 69 years old, I've lived through the twentieth and into the twenty-first century. I've witnessed a lot of cultural, political, and spiritual changes in the six decades I've lived upon this planet. Some of those changes were immediately perceived as good, some as bad, and some ambiguous. No matter what the change that occurred God's will always wins out in the end.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Thankful Thursday: The Last Thankful Thursday in June 2015
Istijlal (Majesty), 2 Raḥmat (Mercy), 172 BE - Thursday, June 25, 2015 about 4:05 pm Pacific Daylight Time
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful for the cool air I felt
as I stood at my front door
staring into the morning
and sipping my first cup of coffee.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful that my checking account
is not overdrawn today.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful for my first breakfast
of freshly brewed hot coffee
and two Oreo cookies.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for a working air conditioner
to keep me cool on these triple digit
summer days.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful for a working refrigerator and freezer
because I can put my water bottle in the freezer
so that I can have ice water to drink
when I leave the house.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for a working electric range
because I can fix eggs
and turkey sausage for lunch.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful that my sister
will be moving into the apartment
with me on the first of July.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for the turkey sausage
and eggs I had for lunch today;
breakfast tastes better at noon
then at 8:00 am.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful that the laptop my sister brought
begin charging as soon as I inserted the power cord.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for coconut milk
which tastes better on fruit
then cows milk.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful for the cool air I felt
as I stood at my front door
staring into the morning
and sipping my first cup of coffee.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful that my checking account
is not overdrawn today.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful for my first breakfast
of freshly brewed hot coffee
and two Oreo cookies.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for a working air conditioner
to keep me cool on these triple digit
summer days.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful for a working refrigerator and freezer
because I can put my water bottle in the freezer
so that I can have ice water to drink
when I leave the house.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for a working electric range
because I can fix eggs
and turkey sausage for lunch.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful that my sister
will be moving into the apartment
with me on the first of July.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for the turkey sausage
and eggs I had for lunch today;
breakfast tastes better at noon
then at 8:00 am.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful that the laptop my sister brought
begin charging as soon as I inserted the power cord.
On the last Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am grateful for coconut milk
which tastes better on fruit
then cows milk.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
A Summer Solstice Father's Day 2015
Jamal (Beauty), 17 Núr (Light), 172 BE - Sunday, June 21, 2015 about 3:01 pm Pacific Daylight Time
Summer at last
long hot watermelon days pass
into short warm nights.
Summer solstice
and Father's Day
coincide this year.
I eat watermelon chunks
and wonder
why I can't find a melon
sweet as the ones Grandpa grew
back in Oklahoma.
Summer at last
long hot watermelon days pass
into short warm nights.
Summer solstice
and Father's Day
coincide this year.
I eat watermelon chunks
and wonder
why I can't find a melon
sweet as the ones Grandpa grew
back in Oklahoma.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Saturday Summary of the Second Week in June 2015
Jalal (Glory), 9 Núr (Light), 172 BE - Saturday, June 13, 2015 about 3:03 pm Pacific Daylight Time
Tuesday, June 9: Signed lease papers and, with the help of my neighbors, moved from apartment 2 to apartment 3.
Wednesday, June 10: My sister came into Las Vegas and signed her part of the lease paper. After she left I moved boxes into bedroom 1 and bedroom 2. Next I moved the computer desk to the west wall of the living and then decided that the south wall would be a better location. I moved the loveseat from the south wall to the north side of the room. I moved the computer desk to the south wall and then the television to the west wall. The other desk was placed at the east wall when the furniture was moved in, so I left it there because both computers will fit on one desk.
At sometime during the day I looked into the freezer, found out the refrigerator wasn't working, and called the leasing agent. Then I call a neighbor to put the meat in her freezer, which she did.
Thursday, June 11: I spent the day doing stuff around the apartment while waiting for two different technicians. One to connect the internet, land line, and television to the cable. The other to fix the refrigerator. The refrigerator technician was early and he brought a working fridge with hie. The cable tech was late; however, I go a new cable box and remote for the television.
I took everything out of the nonworking fridge and then put it back in the one that worked. At sometime during the day, I called the pharmacy to see if the doctor had faxed my levothyroxine prescription into the pharmacist. I then called my doctor to let her know about the prescription because I knew I would be out by Sunday. After that I tossed leftovers that either spoiled because of the nonworking refrigerator or because I put them in the refrigerator in apartment 2 and forgot about them.
Friday, June 12: I called the doctor again about the prescription. I then decided I had to go to the grocery store for a few things. I went to the store and purchased the food items I wanted. Latter in the afternoon, the pharmacy called to say the doctor had faxed the prescription and my medication was ready to pick up. I called the pharmacy to say I would pick it up on Saturday.
Saturday, June 13: I woke up and I realized I hadn't been eating properly for the past four days. When I went to pick up my meds I also purchased a whole roasted or baked chicken because I had a dollar off coupon and the whole chickens they bake tastes much better then those I bake (I'll take care of that when I can get a roasting pan). I had chicken for lunch with enough leftover to have it again tomorrow. I warm the chicken up on top of the stove and bake a cherry pie in the oven. I purchased an unbaked cherry pie on Friday with the specific intent of trying out the oven.
Tuesday, June 9: Signed lease papers and, with the help of my neighbors, moved from apartment 2 to apartment 3.
Wednesday, June 10: My sister came into Las Vegas and signed her part of the lease paper. After she left I moved boxes into bedroom 1 and bedroom 2. Next I moved the computer desk to the west wall of the living and then decided that the south wall would be a better location. I moved the loveseat from the south wall to the north side of the room. I moved the computer desk to the south wall and then the television to the west wall. The other desk was placed at the east wall when the furniture was moved in, so I left it there because both computers will fit on one desk.
At sometime during the day I looked into the freezer, found out the refrigerator wasn't working, and called the leasing agent. Then I call a neighbor to put the meat in her freezer, which she did.
Thursday, June 11: I spent the day doing stuff around the apartment while waiting for two different technicians. One to connect the internet, land line, and television to the cable. The other to fix the refrigerator. The refrigerator technician was early and he brought a working fridge with hie. The cable tech was late; however, I go a new cable box and remote for the television.
I took everything out of the nonworking fridge and then put it back in the one that worked. At sometime during the day, I called the pharmacy to see if the doctor had faxed my levothyroxine prescription into the pharmacist. I then called my doctor to let her know about the prescription because I knew I would be out by Sunday. After that I tossed leftovers that either spoiled because of the nonworking refrigerator or because I put them in the refrigerator in apartment 2 and forgot about them.
Friday, June 12: I called the doctor again about the prescription. I then decided I had to go to the grocery store for a few things. I went to the store and purchased the food items I wanted. Latter in the afternoon, the pharmacy called to say the doctor had faxed the prescription and my medication was ready to pick up. I called the pharmacy to say I would pick it up on Saturday.
Saturday, June 13: I woke up and I realized I hadn't been eating properly for the past four days. When I went to pick up my meds I also purchased a whole roasted or baked chicken because I had a dollar off coupon and the whole chickens they bake tastes much better then those I bake (I'll take care of that when I can get a roasting pan). I had chicken for lunch with enough leftover to have it again tomorrow. I warm the chicken up on top of the stove and bake a cherry pie in the oven. I purchased an unbaked cherry pie on Friday with the specific intent of trying out the oven.
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Thankful Thursday: The First Thankful Thursday in June 2015
Istijlal (Majesty), 19 ‘Aẓamat (Grandeur), 172 BE - Thursday, June 4, 2015 about 9:50 am Pacific Daylight Time
On the first Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful...
01. ...for freshly brewed hot coffee to start out the day.
02. ...that I received a small jar of peanut butter when I picked up my Senior Commodities allotment on Wednesday.
03. ...for the beautiful gray and dirty white clouds covering the morning sky.
04. ...that I received two bottles of grape juice when I picked up my Senior Commodities allotment on June 3.
05. ...for the leftovers in the refrigerator so that I don't have to fix anything except leftovers today.
06. ...that I have an appointment with either my doctor or her nurse practitioner on Friday. I have an issues, which showed up after Sunday, May 31, that I have to talk to one of them about.
07. ...for neighbors and strangers in h is neighborhood who honk their car horns for no apparent reason. This startles me, which makes sure I'm awake.
08. ...that, despite the stress I've dealt with the past couple of years, I still have my sense of humor.
09. ...for the sun peeking through the cloud cover and casting palm tree shadows across the sidewalk in front of my apartment.
10. ...that sparrows and other birds are singing in the pine tree across the street.
On the first Thankful Thursday in June 2015,
I am thankful...
01. ...for freshly brewed hot coffee to start out the day.
02. ...that I received a small jar of peanut butter when I picked up my Senior Commodities allotment on Wednesday.
03. ...for the beautiful gray and dirty white clouds covering the morning sky.
04. ...that I received two bottles of grape juice when I picked up my Senior Commodities allotment on June 3.
05. ...for the leftovers in the refrigerator so that I don't have to fix anything except leftovers today.
06. ...that I have an appointment with either my doctor or her nurse practitioner on Friday. I have an issues, which showed up after Sunday, May 31, that I have to talk to one of them about.
07. ...for neighbors and strangers in h is neighborhood who honk their car horns for no apparent reason. This startles me, which makes sure I'm awake.
08. ...that, despite the stress I've dealt with the past couple of years, I still have my sense of humor.
09. ...for the sun peeking through the cloud cover and casting palm tree shadows across the sidewalk in front of my apartment.
10. ...that sparrows and other birds are singing in the pine tree across the street.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Saturday Summary: May 2015
Jalal (Glory), 14 Aẓamat (Grandeur), 172 BE - Saturday, May 30, 2015 about 10:05 am Pacific Daylight Time
Shall I
recapitulate,
perhaps I should write
encapsulate,
the merry month of May.
Was May 2015 a merry, joyful, or happy month? As I look back over the past twenty-nine days, I wonder if merry is a good way to describe May. The weather was nice, which in Las Vegas means that we did not experience triple digit temperatures. According to the weather forecast, this is supposed to change today. Temperatures across the valley are supposed to rise into the triple digits with the high expected to be about 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
What shall I write
about May
that hasn't already been said.
For me, May is passing successfully. I still have $10.00 in my purse. I ate my first watermelon, which I received at one of the food banks, of the year. My checking account was not overdrawn. I wrote several romance stories (a new genre for me). I wrote several poems and one was a romantic poem.
Shall I
recapitulate,
perhaps I should write
encapsulate,
the merry month of May.
Was May 2015 a merry, joyful, or happy month? As I look back over the past twenty-nine days, I wonder if merry is a good way to describe May. The weather was nice, which in Las Vegas means that we did not experience triple digit temperatures. According to the weather forecast, this is supposed to change today. Temperatures across the valley are supposed to rise into the triple digits with the high expected to be about 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
What shall I write
about May
that hasn't already been said.
For me, May is passing successfully. I still have $10.00 in my purse. I ate my first watermelon, which I received at one of the food banks, of the year. My checking account was not overdrawn. I wrote several romance stories (a new genre for me). I wrote several poems and one was a romantic poem.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Thankful Thursday: The Second Thankful Thursday in May 2015
Istijlal (Majesty), 17 Jamál (Beauty), 172 BE - Thursday, May 14, 2015 4:10 pm Pacific Daylight Time
Today I am thankful...
01. ...for my sense of humor because without it I would be a very boring and depressed person. My sense of humor helps me through my depression by by chasing the away the dark clouds hiding the joys of life or at least by turning my tears into hysterical peals of laughter.
02. ...that I can always find something on Facebook to make me laugh. When I find something I think is funny I repost it so that I can share the laughs. It is a well know fact that laughter increases person lifespan.
03. ...for the five ballpoint pens I received when I went to the food bank yesterday. Now I do not have to look all over my apartment for a pen that works when I need to take a message or write down a poetry or story idea.
04. ...that the prescription I picked up today did not cost me anything. This means that I still have $5.00 in my purse for gas or something else.
05. ...for the silence and the tranquility that is pervading my apartment and mind this afternoon. It is nice to write without disturbing music echoing from next door.
06. ...that I rode one of those electric carts through the store when I went shopping this morning. I enjoyed driving the little cart and sit was much easier then driving a car.
07. ...for the rain we received in Las Vegas late last night and early this morning because it cooled the temperatures down enough that I do no have to use the air conditioning today.
08. ...that the wind is blowing and keeping the temperatures cool here in Las Vegas.
09. ...for the tomatoes I received when I went to the food bank on Wednesday, May 13, because I can now have tomatoes in my chicken salad.
10. ...that my checking account is not overdrawn.
Today I am thankful...
01. ...for my sense of humor because without it I would be a very boring and depressed person. My sense of humor helps me through my depression by by chasing the away the dark clouds hiding the joys of life or at least by turning my tears into hysterical peals of laughter.
02. ...that I can always find something on Facebook to make me laugh. When I find something I think is funny I repost it so that I can share the laughs. It is a well know fact that laughter increases person lifespan.
03. ...for the five ballpoint pens I received when I went to the food bank yesterday. Now I do not have to look all over my apartment for a pen that works when I need to take a message or write down a poetry or story idea.
04. ...that the prescription I picked up today did not cost me anything. This means that I still have $5.00 in my purse for gas or something else.
05. ...for the silence and the tranquility that is pervading my apartment and mind this afternoon. It is nice to write without disturbing music echoing from next door.
06. ...that I rode one of those electric carts through the store when I went shopping this morning. I enjoyed driving the little cart and sit was much easier then driving a car.
07. ...for the rain we received in Las Vegas late last night and early this morning because it cooled the temperatures down enough that I do no have to use the air conditioning today.
08. ...that the wind is blowing and keeping the temperatures cool here in Las Vegas.
09. ...for the tomatoes I received when I went to the food bank on Wednesday, May 13, because I can now have tomatoes in my chicken salad.
10. ...that my checking account is not overdrawn.
Thursday, May 07, 2015
Thankful Thursday: The first thankful Thursday in May 2015
Istijlal (Majesty), 10 Jamál (Beauty), 172 BE - Thursday, May 7, 2015 about 6:09 pm Pacific Daylight Time
I am thankful for
pine limbs dancing in the wind
sun casts long shadows
I am thankful that I was able to take an afternoon nap while I listened to the wind blowing through my neighborhood.
I am thankful for
the one-half sub sandwich in
refrigerator.
I am thankful that I have a coupon for a free dozens eggs. I will get them when I go to pick up my eye drop prescription on Friday.
I am thankful for
the cranberry juice I have
waiting in the fridge.
I am thankful that I was able to purchase a new water filter for my pitcher when I went to the store last week.
I am thankful for
scrambled eggs with bacon
and a green salad.
I am thankful that I have turkey bacon in the refrigerator waiting for me to fix it for breakfast.
I am thankful for
the sound of the wind blowing
through the neighborhood palm trees.
I am thankful that I did not have to turn the cool air on today.
I am thankful for
pine limbs dancing in the wind
sun casts long shadows
I am thankful that I was able to take an afternoon nap while I listened to the wind blowing through my neighborhood.
I am thankful for
the one-half sub sandwich in
refrigerator.
I am thankful that I have a coupon for a free dozens eggs. I will get them when I go to pick up my eye drop prescription on Friday.
I am thankful for
the cranberry juice I have
waiting in the fridge.
I am thankful that I was able to purchase a new water filter for my pitcher when I went to the store last week.
I am thankful for
scrambled eggs with bacon
and a green salad.
I am thankful that I have turkey bacon in the refrigerator waiting for me to fix it for breakfast.
I am thankful for
the sound of the wind blowing
through the neighborhood palm trees.
I am thankful that I did not have to turn the cool air on today.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Thankful Thursday: The Last Thankful Thursday in April 2015
Istijlal (Majesty), 3 Jamál (Beauty), 172 BE - Thursday, April 30, 2015 about 5:40 pm Pacific Daylight Time
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for fresh brewed coffee.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
for naps on a warm spring afternoons.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for paid surveys sent to my e-mail accounts.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
for friends who deliver food to my home.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
that I have a working air conditioner in my apartment.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
that I have plenty of food in the refrigerator and freezer
so that I do not have to go grocery shopping
on the first day of the month.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for the prayers revealed by Baha'u'llah.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
that I have a membership to AAA.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for writing.com.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
that I have a membership to AARP.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for fresh brewed coffee.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
for naps on a warm spring afternoons.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for paid surveys sent to my e-mail accounts.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
for friends who deliver food to my home.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
that I have a working air conditioner in my apartment.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
that I have plenty of food in the refrigerator and freezer
so that I do not have to go grocery shopping
on the first day of the month.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for the prayers revealed by Baha'u'llah.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
that I have a membership to AAA.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am grateful
for writing.com.
On the last thankful Thursday in April
I am thankful
that I have a membership to AARP.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Midweek Reflection: Earth Day 2015
Idal (Justice), 14 Jalál (Glory), 172 BE - Wednesday, April 22, 2015 about 10:35 am Pacific Daylight Time
White clouds race across blue sky,
as the wind shapes
and reshapes
them into
images of beauty
to decorate Earth Day 2015.
A cloud child sits
playing with a cloud toy,
while cloud dragon
is transform
while pursuing
a piece of spaghetti
or is it confetti
celebrating Earth Day 2015.
White clouds race across blue sky,
as the wind shapes
and reshapes
them into
images of beauty
to decorate Earth Day 2015.
A cloud child sits
playing with a cloud toy,
while cloud dragon
is transform
while pursuing
a piece of spaghetti
or is it confetti
celebrating Earth Day 2015.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Saturday Summary: At the End of a Hectic Week
Jalal (Glory), 3 Ayyám-i-Há (The Days of Há), 171 BE - Saturday, February 28, 2015 about 8:02 am Pacific Standard Time
The last week in February 2015 was a weird and hectic week. I believe part of the problem concerns the way I go about accomplishing my goals I establish. My housework goals need to bee more concrete, while I need to set a time limit on I know this because of what happened yesterday. I did some port housekeeping and editing in one of my books. I spent a couple of hours (I think) working on the same items and I got so mentally tired at the end that I could not think. When I do this type of work I have to set a time limit so that I have a break between editing sessions.
As for the housework, I am going to follow my mother's example on that. Mom always set a time limit on each task. If she did not get a task finished, such as cleaning out the cupboards, in the time allotted then she would continue the task either later in the day or the next day. Another thing Mom did is list the housekeeping chores she wanted to accomplish or had accomplished during the day (usually before she went to work). Mom always knew what she had finished and what she had to work on the next day or after she got off work. I should have known when she stopped doing this (after she officially retired) that something was wrong
The last week in February 2015 was a weird and hectic week. I believe part of the problem concerns the way I go about accomplishing my goals I establish. My housework goals need to bee more concrete, while I need to set a time limit on I know this because of what happened yesterday. I did some port housekeeping and editing in one of my books. I spent a couple of hours (I think) working on the same items and I got so mentally tired at the end that I could not think. When I do this type of work I have to set a time limit so that I have a break between editing sessions.
As for the housework, I am going to follow my mother's example on that. Mom always set a time limit on each task. If she did not get a task finished, such as cleaning out the cupboards, in the time allotted then she would continue the task either later in the day or the next day. Another thing Mom did is list the housekeeping chores she wanted to accomplish or had accomplished during the day (usually before she went to work). Mom always knew what she had finished and what she had to work on the next day or after she got off work. I should have known when she stopped doing this (after she officially retired) that something was wrong
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Saturday Summary: At the End of a Good Week
alal (Glory), 13 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 171 BE - Saturday, January 31, 2015 about 2:02 pm Pacific Standard Time
The week of January 25 to 31 has been a good week. I created a new recipe which I posted yesterday. I have the To Do List for February 2015 completed. I still have an internet connection and electricity to my apartment. I my checking account was not overdrawn. I was able to pay for all the prescriptions I had filled. I was able to have my tag renewed and I have gas in the car. I have enough food in the house to last for a week or so. I have enough snacks to last a couple of weeks if I do not get depressed.
I ate chicken and rice today for lunch. This afternoon I am fixing the piece of beef I purchased at the supermarket. I put some sweet peppers and an orange in it. When the sweet peppers have cooked a while I will add a couple of apples and maybe a potato. Since I will not eat it today I may wait until I warm it up tomorrow or Monday to add the apples and the potatoes. I think I will add an onion as well, so I my put the onion in today instead of the other two items.
The week of January 25 to 31 has been a good week. I created a new recipe which I posted yesterday. I have the To Do List for February 2015 completed. I still have an internet connection and electricity to my apartment. I my checking account was not overdrawn. I was able to pay for all the prescriptions I had filled. I was able to have my tag renewed and I have gas in the car. I have enough food in the house to last for a week or so. I have enough snacks to last a couple of weeks if I do not get depressed.
I ate chicken and rice today for lunch. This afternoon I am fixing the piece of beef I purchased at the supermarket. I put some sweet peppers and an orange in it. When the sweet peppers have cooked a while I will add a couple of apples and maybe a potato. Since I will not eat it today I may wait until I warm it up tomorrow or Monday to add the apples and the potatoes. I think I will add an onion as well, so I my put the onion in today instead of the other two items.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Thankful Thursday: The Last Thankful Thursday in January 2015
Istijlal (Majesty), 11 Sulṭán (Sovereignty), 171 BE - Thursday, January 29, 2015 about 12:37 pm Pacific Standard Time
Today I am thankful...
01. ...that I found seven t-shirts that I can wear this summer. Three of the t-shirts have designs that Mama painted on them.
02. ...for the cloudy and nice late autumn day we are experiencing in Las Vegas.
03. ...that my checking account is not overdrawn.
04. ...for the pound of ground vanilla coffee I received when I picked up some free food yesterday because that means that, with the coffee I already hve, I do not have to worry about purchasing coffee for at least another month.
05. ...that I found two purple pajama tops which I can wear this summer to sleep in, with the two nightgowns I have this gives me four sleep items.
06. ...for cranberry apples juice. I make it by adding three cans of apple juices to one can of condensed cranberry juice.
07. ...that I received a jug of grapefruit juice when I picked up the free food yesterday because I can mix it with the apple juice I have in the refrigerator to make grapefruit apple juice.
08. ...for snack crackers because they make good snacks without adding anything to them.
09. ..
.that I was able to increase the points in several of my survey accounts this afternoon.
10. ...for ginger ale because I can add it to fruit juice.
Today I am thankful...
01. ...that I found seven t-shirts that I can wear this summer. Three of the t-shirts have designs that Mama painted on them.
02. ...for the cloudy and nice late autumn day we are experiencing in Las Vegas.
03. ...that my checking account is not overdrawn.
04. ...for the pound of ground vanilla coffee I received when I picked up some free food yesterday because that means that, with the coffee I already hve, I do not have to worry about purchasing coffee for at least another month.
05. ...that I found two purple pajama tops which I can wear this summer to sleep in, with the two nightgowns I have this gives me four sleep items.
06. ...for cranberry apples juice. I make it by adding three cans of apple juices to one can of condensed cranberry juice.
07. ...that I received a jug of grapefruit juice when I picked up the free food yesterday because I can mix it with the apple juice I have in the refrigerator to make grapefruit apple juice.
08. ...for snack crackers because they make good snacks without adding anything to them.
09. ..
.that I was able to increase the points in several of my survey accounts this afternoon.
10. ...for ginger ale because I can add it to fruit juice.
Sunday, January 04, 2015
2015 Off to a good start
Jamal (Beauty), 5 Sharaf (Honor), 171 BE - Sunday, January 4, 2015 about 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time
I have decided to forget the New Year's resolutions and make a To Do List instead. That way I can check off each item off as it is accomplished. I have worried and fretted over the past five or six days about my New Year's resolutions for 2015. I am procrastinating so rather then make the resolutions I am writing To Do List and then checking the items off as I accomplish them.
There are a few items on the list that will take a few weeks to complete, but at least I have a plan and an approach to solving my some of my problems. I have to stop procrastinating. I have to stop worrying because worrying causes stress and stress causes me to forget things. It also causes me to avoid opening mail that I need to read immediately upon receiving it.
I will make another post later with some of the items on my To Do List. I finished the To Do List for dealing with the items in my writing.com port. I now have to work on doing something around the house. I know that I can do whatever I set my mind on, sometimes I have to force myself do what I need to do.
Twenty Fifteen is off to a good start. I have the momentum going and I have to keep up the effort in order to accomplish something. I also have to say prayers because I need spiritual help to make myself do things and to take action.
I have decided to forget the New Year's resolutions and make a To Do List instead. That way I can check off each item off as it is accomplished. I have worried and fretted over the past five or six days about my New Year's resolutions for 2015. I am procrastinating so rather then make the resolutions I am writing To Do List and then checking the items off as I accomplish them.
There are a few items on the list that will take a few weeks to complete, but at least I have a plan and an approach to solving my some of my problems. I have to stop procrastinating. I have to stop worrying because worrying causes stress and stress causes me to forget things. It also causes me to avoid opening mail that I need to read immediately upon receiving it.
I will make another post later with some of the items on my To Do List. I finished the To Do List for dealing with the items in my writing.com port. I now have to work on doing something around the house. I know that I can do whatever I set my mind on, sometimes I have to force myself do what I need to do.
Twenty Fifteen is off to a good start. I have the momentum going and I have to keep up the effort in order to accomplish something. I also have to say prayers because I need spiritual help to make myself do things and to take action.
Saturday, January 03, 2015
2015 Resolutions
Jalal (Glory), 4 Sharaf (Honor), 171 BE - Saturday, January 3, 2015 about 4:33 Pacific Standard Time
It's three days into 2015, I'm still considering my New Year's resolutions. I know that most people usually make their resolutions on either December 31 or January 1, which is what I normally do. However, this year I'm a bit slow in creating them. The problem is that I don't feel like doing the normal New Year's resolutions this year.
I've been feeling for several months that there is a change in my life. I'm not sure what has changed, but I know something has change. I have the feeling that there is something different, something out of the ordinary occurring in my life, but I don't know what it is. Perhaps it has something to do with the 95-Day Gratitude Challenge that I completed today. I'm not sure what is different, what has changed, but I know something has changed.
I think I will focus on spiritual goals this year instead of material goals. In the past I've focused more on the material side of my human nature. However, I need to focus more on the spiritual especially now that I'm 68 years old. Things that used to worry me don't bother me any more and the things that once didn't bother me now seem important.
One of the things that is now important is my spiritual life. Another is ending procrastination, which has bothered me all my life. Perhaps the problem is that I know I don't have very many more years to live and the spiritual has become more important then the physical or material aspects of my human nature. This year I will make spiritual resolutions instead of material resolutions.
It's three days into 2015, I'm still considering my New Year's resolutions. I know that most people usually make their resolutions on either December 31 or January 1, which is what I normally do. However, this year I'm a bit slow in creating them. The problem is that I don't feel like doing the normal New Year's resolutions this year.
I've been feeling for several months that there is a change in my life. I'm not sure what has changed, but I know something has change. I have the feeling that there is something different, something out of the ordinary occurring in my life, but I don't know what it is. Perhaps it has something to do with the 95-Day Gratitude Challenge that I completed today. I'm not sure what is different, what has changed, but I know something has changed.
I think I will focus on spiritual goals this year instead of material goals. In the past I've focused more on the material side of my human nature. However, I need to focus more on the spiritual especially now that I'm 68 years old. Things that used to worry me don't bother me any more and the things that once didn't bother me now seem important.
One of the things that is now important is my spiritual life. Another is ending procrastination, which has bothered me all my life. Perhaps the problem is that I know I don't have very many more years to live and the spiritual has become more important then the physical or material aspects of my human nature. This year I will make spiritual resolutions instead of material resolutions.
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