Good to know you have an ereader. In the first book about the old ladies, one is my grandmother, it’s totally their story. In the second two in the series these crazy old women help a younger one, in each story, whether the younger ones want it or not.
I have made friends online that I would actually like to meet in person, three people actually. It will probably never happen because of our ages and health conditions. What I’m saying is that I think it would be nice to meet you and talk, etc. Oh, by the way, I can’t drink. I have low blood sugar. Alcohol makes me jittery. Pot interacts weirdly with my blood pressure medication, so with that, I could only do a little once in a while. The vices have been limited.
I don’t think I’ll mess with my hair color. I think about it and decide against it every time. Thanks for your suggestions.
Yes, writing is therapy. One of my friends, a guy you will meet in the murder book, Aaron - not his real name- told me after the fact that I “belong to a select fraternity whose members never meet, the families of murderers” He said that even counselors would not know how to counsel me. This is true. So I became my own therapist.
I will pop in occasionally. Bratti is a special person.
You are too, it is lovely to read your posts.
Hopefully, you will be inspired today.
I get inspired than I paint.
Hi Sage
Yes I have an ereader. At the moment I’m reading a true story about the Amish. I live in Mennonite/Amish country and find their lifestyles fascinating. When I’m finished with each book I’ll write a book report for here and add to your reviews if I can figure it all out.
I’ve met a woman in person that I met online once. She was from Edinburgh, Scotland and came all the way to Canada to visit me and I loved her. She was so very sweet. That’s really nice that you’d want to meet me too. I wasn’t sure if my suggestion creeped you out some because I do have a bit of ‘creep factor’ for sure.
So you’re hypoglycaemic? I don’t drink much at all. My husband’s been sober for 24 years so I try and support him and don’t usually drink. On the odd occasion that I do drink I get tipsy quite quickly. I’m an easy drunk, but with cannabis, I’m a total champ and can hold my own.
After all I’ve been using since 1976 and since it’s my only prescription it doesn’t interact with anything. I’m very fortunate.
I honestly think you are best off NOT messing with natural colours, especially if you love you shiny silvers. Once I saw my silvers I stopped colouring BUT I still really enjoy adding a bit of colour here and there. Since you live in the states you should look up L’Oreal Colorista . You can get a temporary spray in ‘Rose Gold’ or ‘Gold’ that adds gorgeous metallic colours that stand out like highlights , wash out with one shampoo and don’t damage hair in the least. What’s really fun is that you can spice up your hair when you’re in the mood and it’s not permanent.
Being creative in any way is therapeutic.
When I paint with acrylics I paint on stretched canvas, but I purchase them premade from Curry’s Art Supplies store.
They are a franchise that might be available where you are. I’m sure you’d know the name. I also sometimes paint wood. When I paint with watercolours I usually use between 150 lb to 300 lb watercolour paper.
I didn’t have a brother murder 4 people but I did go through a horrendous ordeal that wasn’t counsel-able and spent about 10 years in hiding so can appreciate and understand the need for self therapy.
How do you do your yoga? Do you take a class or watch a DVD? How long have you been doing it for?
Awww. What a sweet thing to say Sweetie Pie. Thank you. :hug:
We all paint and LOVE colour.
It’s a LOVE fest! :hug: :hug: :hug:
That was so adorable and I love the photos CandyCrunch added. She’s another beautiful lady whom I adore dearly. :hug:
Counseling is a very personal thing. One counselor I went to thought her husband was interested in me, and she thought I was coming on to him. I was just being friendly. It sucked. I think she was in the middle of a midlife crisis.
I was not a bit attracted to him. He was a perfect gentleman to me, and treated me like I was his sister. I needed that at the time.
Since you came out of hiding I assume you found a way to work whatever it was out.
I really don’t need to do anything to myself in terms of appearance to make me feel better. I’m fine the way I am. I’m home 99 percent of the time. The wild turkeys and deer don’t care what I look like.
I have a DVD by Rodney Yee. I follow him through his routines. He also has a good meditation DVD.
I like stretching my own canvas. That way I can make the painting whatever size I want. I’ve never tried water colors. I order my supplies online from Jerry’s Artarama. I don’t know of the one you suggested.
Good images. I’m a little confused by the images. I thought they were Candy’s.
Well thank you for the free download.
I’m actually going to read about your brother first. I’ve downloaded it. I just need to figure out where to store it.
Counselling is a very personal thing. I did see a few people but couldn’t share my story and am glad I didn’t. With extreme trauma the brain compartmentalizes memories and information that your personality can’t handle so memories come back in staggered stages.
After these events occurred the medication they wanted to give me I wasn’t willing to take BUT I can understand why they need to medicate.
I spent years studying self help books and between that and my long walks with my beloved dogs, my heart and soul started healing. The P.T.S.D., will always be there but that will never go away.
What I don’t understand about your councillors’ wife is why she was even communicating with you. That’s highly unprofessional behaviour . It’s unfortunate that this had to happen. That’s very unusual in and of itself.
We live in a rural setting also but I still paint my finger & toenails and fix my hair everyday as well as wear a bit of makeup.
Even though I’m in the country I do still like to dress nice as well. For years I looked frumpy and didn’t care how I looked and through healing I learned to love and accept myself and now I like to keep that up as a reminder that I really matter. That meant taking care of my mind, body and soul.
We get wild turkeys and deer too. The turkeys look and sound so funny.
Oh yes, I have Rodney Yee too but I prefer Namaste Yoga by Kate Potter. The series is excellent and I enjoy it immensely.
Stretching your own canvases so you can create your own size is wise. I hadn’t gotten there yet but would like to paint a huge picture set for our living room so thanks.
The images CandyCrunch added are images of older women showing that they can be acceptably glamorous. They aren’t of CandyCrunch herself. She’s WAY cuter than that.
I’m glad you were able to download the book. The message is more important to me than any money I might make from it. Thanks about the writing.
I realize those women were not Candy. They were three different women. I just at first thought she had put them on the thread. Then I thought it was you who did it. Not worth bothering to explain.
I hate medications that they give for trauma etc. As you read about my brother, you will learn why. I would never take them. I had a friend who was destroyed by them as well. She went through horrible trauma as a kid, and instead of helping her, the medications took what remained of her. She lost herself entirely. I have several cousins who take anti-depressants. They have also lost a vital part of who they are. And they are still depressed. Antidepressants also destroyed my husband’s brother. He had an addictive personality and he could not stop taking them once he started. A lot these medications need to be banned.
I hope you are okay. If you ever want to tell me about it, I’d be honored. Once upon a time I planned to be a counselor.
Rodney Yee makes me feel peaceful. His voice does that for me. I started with Yoga Zone, but it did not have a spiritual feel to it. It seemed like exercise. I wanted something that helped bring me back to my inner self.
I used to have paintings all over the walls of the house. Then we repainted, and I did not put many of them back up. Now the ones that are up are my books covers plus a few others. One of them is of a naked woman. I leave it up because my husband likes it. I painted it to see if I could.
Turkeys are sentient. My husband has been doing a wild turkey study for seven years. It began with a turkey we named Chester. He came to us with a very injured foot. He would not have made it. So we fed him, and helped him survive. We fell in love with him. That gave us entrance to the world of wild turkeys. They have distinct personalities and a complex society. They take bread bits from our hands.
but with cannabis, I’m a total champ and can hold my own.