I definitely consider myself a wordsmith! I love words. I love playing with words. I love learning new words. I know...that makes me a word nerd :) And, I'm proud of it! I figure that love and passion for words and writing and reading drove me right down the road to be a teacher, and an English teacher at that!
So, this is a bit short today (running a little late this morning), so I will just list some words I really like. Next week, this will be a longer post, promise :)
MOXIE
PLUCK
SASSY
WILY
ZEST
After I started my list for today, I realized that I had a theme going :) Works for me! And, with that, I leave you with a KISS!
2011/01/05
2011/01/04
A Truth or two or three
I am a collector of quotes. I find them from famous people, from my friends and family, and even from characters in books or movies. Today for Truism Tuesday, I am going to share three quotes with you that really apply to my life right now. Do you have favorite quotes? Feel free to share!
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” (C.S. Lewis)
I feel like Mr. Lewis wrote this about me! Give me tea and a book (and, maybe a soft, snuggly blanket), and life is just right!
“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” (Flora Whittemore)
This quote is especially important to me, as I have had some BIG decisions to make. I’m happy with the outcomes, but it’s always stressful to deal with big life decisions when you just don’ t know how everything will turn out. That’s part of my letting go…Can’t control the universe, not even mine
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” (Confucius)
Isn’t it so? We do often make life so much more complicated than necessary! In keeping my theme of simplicity, I noticed that making the big life decisions is so much clearer when I remember that! So, just remember, I am signing off with a KISS!
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” (C.S. Lewis)
I feel like Mr. Lewis wrote this about me! Give me tea and a book (and, maybe a soft, snuggly blanket), and life is just right!
“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” (Flora Whittemore)
This quote is especially important to me, as I have had some BIG decisions to make. I’m happy with the outcomes, but it’s always stressful to deal with big life decisions when you just don’ t know how everything will turn out. That’s part of my letting go…Can’t control the universe, not even mine
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” (Confucius)
Isn’t it so? We do often make life so much more complicated than necessary! In keeping my theme of simplicity, I noticed that making the big life decisions is so much clearer when I remember that! So, just remember, I am signing off with a KISS!
2011/01/03
Moxie Monday
I love the word moxie. Say it with a little sass! Moooxie! That's right, the perfect word for a Monday: full of spunk, spirit, energy.
So, with moxie, I write this list!
To make my life simpler, I will do the following this week:
1) Drink hot tea at least once a day – this is my rediscovered passion! I love hot tea, ice tea, all sorts of flavors of tea.
2) Write. Probably this blog, maybe some poetry.
3) Read. I have THREE books going right now, SIGH.
4) Choose one area to de-clutter at Rick’s house.
5) Move my yearbook classroom. Yahoo, we will be in the newer lab!! But, lots of hauling and packing and unpacking. HOWEVER, this does simplify my life for a whole bunch of reasons!!!
6) Exercise 120 minutes. Probably Wii, maybe walking.
And, with that, I leave you with a KISS :)
So, with moxie, I write this list!
To make my life simpler, I will do the following this week:
1) Drink hot tea at least once a day – this is my rediscovered passion! I love hot tea, ice tea, all sorts of flavors of tea.
2) Write. Probably this blog, maybe some poetry.
3) Read. I have THREE books going right now, SIGH.
4) Choose one area to de-clutter at Rick’s house.
5) Move my yearbook classroom. Yahoo, we will be in the newer lab!! But, lots of hauling and packing and unpacking. HOWEVER, this does simplify my life for a whole bunch of reasons!!!
6) Exercise 120 minutes. Probably Wii, maybe walking.
And, with that, I leave you with a KISS :)
2011/01/02
Simplicity
Well, it's been a fabulous winter break, much needed and greatly appreciated!!
It was especially great since Ricky was home with me, recovering from his surgery. We never have this much time off work and together!
Lots of fun was had, and a little bit of work, :) We spent time with family and friends.
We even had LAZY days, where all we did was feed the animals and ourselves, and lounge around watching movies (WE ARE DIE-HARD NETFLIX FANS!!), napping, and reading. Those were my favorite days, and I felt NO guilt just being a bum, since I hardly ever do that, and Rick is one of the hardest working guys I know.
I had not planned on doing too much today other than prep for school tomorrow. In the end, we did our grocery shopping, which wasn't so bad since we hit up Wal*Mart before 10 a.m. But, it's always a chore to get all the groceries put away and organized.
I planned out menus for our week, and prepped a bunch of stuff that will make lunches and dinners quicker. And, thankfully Rick is home this week and next still, so he is going to be in charge of meals AND laundry! LIFE IS GOOD :)
So, once all the grocery and meal prep was done, I thought about lounging around and reading (I have read LOTS this break.) to finish off my last day of break, but in the end, that is NOT what happened at all.
Instead I found myself all inspired today, and in the end, let's just say that Rick's side of the bedroom is finally organized (mine already was), and I took out 4 EXTRA-LARGE commercial garbage bags of stuff. Stuff that will now be headed to the dump, and a whole other bag of stuff we are donating.
I recently saw a cool new show for TLC called Stuffocating which made me think of the love of my life, who I happen to believe MIGHT be a border-line hoarder! Considering there were receipts from 2003 for the feed store or even Safeway advertisement flyers. Yeah, not thinking those are necessary anymore. Oh, I love him dearly, even with all his baggage, LOL!
But, we did stumble across some really sweet pictures throughout all the years, even some baby pics of him!
And, now it feels so good that it's not cluttered anymore!!!!! NO LONGER STUFFOCATED!
This got me thinking...rather than come up with a bunch of resolutions, I would choose a word for 2011, and all elements of my life would connect...SIMPLICITY.
So, here we go, searching out the simplicity of my life! I lived it today.
Well, it's been a fabulous winter break, much needed and greatly appreciated!!
It was especially great since Ricky was home with me, recovering from his surgery :)We never have this much time off work and together!
Lots of fun was had, and a little bit of work, :) We spent time with family and friends.
We even had LAZY days, where all we did was feed the animals and ourselves, and lounge around watching movies (WE ARE DIE-HARD NETFLIX FANS!!), napping, and reading. Those were my favorite days, and I felt NO guilt just being a bum, since I hardly ever do that, and Rick is one of the hardest working guys I know.
I had planned on doing too much today other than prep for school tomorrow. In the end, we did our grocery shopping, which wasn't so bad since we hit up Wal*Mart before 10 a.m. But, it's always a chore to get all the groceries put away and organized.
I planned out menus for our week, and prepped a bunch of stuff that will make lunches and dinners quicker. And, thankfully Rick is hope this week and next still, so he is going to be in charge of meals AND laundry! LIFE IS GOOD :)
So, once all the grocery and meal prep was done, I thought about lounging around and reading (I have read LOTS this break.), but in the end, that is NOT what happened at all.
Instead I found myself all inspired today, and in the end, let's just say that Rick's side of the bedroom is finally organized (mine already was), and I took out 4 EXTRA LARGE commercial garbage bags of stuff.
I recently saw a cool new show for TLC called Stuffocating which made me think of the love of my life, who I happen to believe MIGHT be a border-line hoarder! Considering their were receipts from 2003 for the feed store or even Safeway advertisement flyers. Yeah, not thinking those are necessary anymore. Oh, I love him dearly, evne with all his baggage, LOL!
But, we did stumble across some really sweet pictures throughout all the years, even some baby pics of him!
And, now it feels so good that it's not cluttered anymore!!!!! NO LONGER STUFFOCATED!
This got me thinking...rather than come up with a bunch of resolutions, I would choose a word for 2011, and all elements of my life would connect...SIMPLICITY.
I will end each post with KISS (Keep it simple, Stupid or Keep it simple, Sam - which I happen to prefer, and I will write about the reason some other time).
Until tomorrow, KISS!
It was especially great since Ricky was home with me, recovering from his surgery. We never have this much time off work and together!
Lots of fun was had, and a little bit of work, :) We spent time with family and friends.
We even had LAZY days, where all we did was feed the animals and ourselves, and lounge around watching movies (WE ARE DIE-HARD NETFLIX FANS!!), napping, and reading. Those were my favorite days, and I felt NO guilt just being a bum, since I hardly ever do that, and Rick is one of the hardest working guys I know.
I had not planned on doing too much today other than prep for school tomorrow. In the end, we did our grocery shopping, which wasn't so bad since we hit up Wal*Mart before 10 a.m. But, it's always a chore to get all the groceries put away and organized.
I planned out menus for our week, and prepped a bunch of stuff that will make lunches and dinners quicker. And, thankfully Rick is home this week and next still, so he is going to be in charge of meals AND laundry! LIFE IS GOOD :)
So, once all the grocery and meal prep was done, I thought about lounging around and reading (I have read LOTS this break.) to finish off my last day of break, but in the end, that is NOT what happened at all.
Instead I found myself all inspired today, and in the end, let's just say that Rick's side of the bedroom is finally organized (mine already was), and I took out 4 EXTRA-LARGE commercial garbage bags of stuff. Stuff that will now be headed to the dump, and a whole other bag of stuff we are donating.
I recently saw a cool new show for TLC called Stuffocating which made me think of the love of my life, who I happen to believe MIGHT be a border-line hoarder! Considering there were receipts from 2003 for the feed store or even Safeway advertisement flyers. Yeah, not thinking those are necessary anymore. Oh, I love him dearly, even with all his baggage, LOL!
But, we did stumble across some really sweet pictures throughout all the years, even some baby pics of him!
And, now it feels so good that it's not cluttered anymore!!!!! NO LONGER STUFFOCATED!
This got me thinking...rather than come up with a bunch of resolutions, I would choose a word for 2011, and all elements of my life would connect...SIMPLICITY.
So, here we go, searching out the simplicity of my life! I lived it today.
Well, it's been a fabulous winter break, much needed and greatly appreciated!!
It was especially great since Ricky was home with me, recovering from his surgery :)We never have this much time off work and together!
Lots of fun was had, and a little bit of work, :) We spent time with family and friends.
We even had LAZY days, where all we did was feed the animals and ourselves, and lounge around watching movies (WE ARE DIE-HARD NETFLIX FANS!!), napping, and reading. Those were my favorite days, and I felt NO guilt just being a bum, since I hardly ever do that, and Rick is one of the hardest working guys I know.
I had planned on doing too much today other than prep for school tomorrow. In the end, we did our grocery shopping, which wasn't so bad since we hit up Wal*Mart before 10 a.m. But, it's always a chore to get all the groceries put away and organized.
I planned out menus for our week, and prepped a bunch of stuff that will make lunches and dinners quicker. And, thankfully Rick is hope this week and next still, so he is going to be in charge of meals AND laundry! LIFE IS GOOD :)
So, once all the grocery and meal prep was done, I thought about lounging around and reading (I have read LOTS this break.), but in the end, that is NOT what happened at all.
Instead I found myself all inspired today, and in the end, let's just say that Rick's side of the bedroom is finally organized (mine already was), and I took out 4 EXTRA LARGE commercial garbage bags of stuff.
I recently saw a cool new show for TLC called Stuffocating which made me think of the love of my life, who I happen to believe MIGHT be a border-line hoarder! Considering their were receipts from 2003 for the feed store or even Safeway advertisement flyers. Yeah, not thinking those are necessary anymore. Oh, I love him dearly, evne with all his baggage, LOL!
But, we did stumble across some really sweet pictures throughout all the years, even some baby pics of him!
And, now it feels so good that it's not cluttered anymore!!!!! NO LONGER STUFFOCATED!
This got me thinking...rather than come up with a bunch of resolutions, I would choose a word for 2011, and all elements of my life would connect...SIMPLICITY.
I will end each post with KISS (Keep it simple, Stupid or Keep it simple, Sam - which I happen to prefer, and I will write about the reason some other time).
Until tomorrow, KISS!
Still alive and kicking!
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
I have decided that I will post kind of a theme-like blog based on different days. I am excited to be back writing. I have honestly missed it! All sorts of things have inspired me to return to my blog!
Moxie Mon – Ambitions, goals, dreams, to do lists: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, lifely (I know lifely is not a word)
Truism Tuesday - Things I think are true: Quotes, sayings, life lessons, trivia
Wordsmith Wed – Words I like or that are new or whatever
Thankful Thursday - Things for which I’m thankful
Fav Fri – My favorite things!
Whatever Weekend – Who knows what the weekend will bring!
I have decided that I will post kind of a theme-like blog based on different days. I am excited to be back writing. I have honestly missed it! All sorts of things have inspired me to return to my blog!
Moxie Mon – Ambitions, goals, dreams, to do lists: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, lifely (I know lifely is not a word)
Truism Tuesday - Things I think are true: Quotes, sayings, life lessons, trivia
Wordsmith Wed – Words I like or that are new or whatever
Thankful Thursday - Things for which I’m thankful
Fav Fri – My favorite things!
Whatever Weekend – Who knows what the weekend will bring!
2010/07/23
Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li
You can find a gazillion sister quotes out there! It's not hard, as there is definitely something universal about that sister bond.
Luckily for me, I, too, have a sister. She is ten years younger than me, and that has given our relationship all kinds of different stages.
It all began when Lacy Lee was born on October 13th. My little brother and I were excited, not because we had a new sibling, but because our parents decided to bribe us with a new puppy, Mandy, our cockapoo.
And, even better, Dad took us out to Carl's Jr for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. To be quite honest, we didn't really care if our little sister ever came home!
I was ten, so when she finally did come home, I was excited to have a real live doll in the house! I loved being a little mama, offering to help with everything because it was new and fun.
So, to start off, I was a caretaker for my little sister. Lots of babysitting days, including when she was the "mascot" cheerleader for my cheer squad, when I was fifteen and she was five!
As my independence, boys, and all of that really hit, my elementary school-aged little sister was more of a pain. As older siblings go, we mastered our job of teasing, including dubbing the little one Richard Simmons, when she came home with a gawd-awful perm.
When I was seventeen (almost eighteen), I had a little boy of my own (lots of mothering practice, I suppose), and oh how the tables turned. Now my baby sister was an aunt at the ripe old age of seven! She was a mini-me.
After marrying a few years later and having another child (again, Lacy is closer in age to my children than I am to her!), my little sister was a regular fixture in my own little family.
We took her everywhere, and we had her all the time. I guess it helped that my own home was just across the street from my parents' home!
Once Lacy was in high school, we grew a part. She was busy with her social life, and I with my young family, and our time together was more limited to the obligatory family gatherings of birthdays and holidays.
Fast forward to us now...I am 39, she will be 29 this October, and we now fit all of those sister quotations!
In the big picture, I have learned many life lessons from my little sister! I love that we now have a real sister relationship that is more balanced, since age is not an issue anymore. I am no longer a mother figure in her life, but rather a best friend.
My little sister is my hero. When our grandpa was very ill many years ago, Lacy donated her kidney to him. She has taught me the TRUE meaning of love by her actions.
My sister, of all my family members, has ALWAYS been there for me for every celebration and disappointment. And, as she has grown older, I have had the opportunity to do the same for her!
I can't imagine my life without her. I only wish we lived more near one another and could spend time together all the time!
Now, as she moves into the phase of getting married and starting her own family, I can't wait to be exactly who she was for me...her little helper!
2010/05/20
I KNOW!!!
Months and months since my last post, a half of a year to be exact. WOWSER! So, I did request the paper to take my links off of their site because I had not been blogging, and not sure I would start up again.
I think the first thing I'm going to do is combine my two blogs (Trisha Weighs In and Loquacious Indeed). I will keep my creative writing one on its own.
Not sure how I will combine or if I will rename my morphed blog or keep it the same. I think between Facebook and Twitter, I have been keeping my life updated with friends and family, and it's definitely more private, and I'm able to keep stalker people at bay and out of our lives!
So, I do miss writing, and I have LOTS to update from this past six months, and even more HUGE stuff headed right down the highway!! I don't know how personal I will get (as far as my family goes), but lots of other cool stuff to share!
I don't know how often I will update...I will say at least once a week, but maybe more like two or things times. I look forward to jabbering away again!
Buckle up, hold on, and here we go!
I think the first thing I'm going to do is combine my two blogs (Trisha Weighs In and Loquacious Indeed). I will keep my creative writing one on its own.
Not sure how I will combine or if I will rename my morphed blog or keep it the same. I think between Facebook and Twitter, I have been keeping my life updated with friends and family, and it's definitely more private, and I'm able to keep stalker people at bay and out of our lives!
So, I do miss writing, and I have LOTS to update from this past six months, and even more HUGE stuff headed right down the highway!! I don't know how personal I will get (as far as my family goes), but lots of other cool stuff to share!
I don't know how often I will update...I will say at least once a week, but maybe more like two or things times. I look forward to jabbering away again!
Buckle up, hold on, and here we go!
