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@shoelady60,

Enjoy your evening my friend. Lady it was so nice to help your neighbor out.

@taci,

Thank you for letting me off the hook I know you are low key. I just knew you were
an August Leo. 😘💕😎🌹I think that can explain a lot of things.

Hey my friend Happy Birthday. 💕

Do It With Me 🎶🎶

@xango,

Good evening I am so glad you enjoyed the post on Art and the song. ✨💕

Xango your meal sounds so good. If you hear a knock it’s only me. 😎

Glad you and your husband had a good checkup. 🌹

Hey look up at the moon tonight.

@oodiebom,

Good work is paying off. Please drive safe. The moon is beautiful tonight.

Peace Out Peeps enjoy this summer evening and stay cool. ✨✨

Sheba, No worries. I’m the 2nd! Going out tomorrow for dinner and that will be great.
It’s so hot today I am skipping my walk and or hike. I drove part way and drove back because I was just hot in my car. I will do some stretches and sit ups here. I am the worst at sit ups.

Hope you have a beautiful day and thanks for being such a thoughtful person.
I haven’t forgotten about you taking the 5th.❤

@sheba2011

Hi. I am at the rehab. Received two phone calls from urology. The first was an apology and the second from the person who schedules the procedures. Another call tomorrow will give me the day, date and time for the bladder exam. FinalLy, my persistence played off.

I will write more later when I am home.

@Sheba 🌺🌺🌺🌺

Hello Sheba, Happy August first and Full Moon 🌝 🌕
The Moon was shining into my bathroom last night, it looked so lovely and a perfect round glowing ball.
Hubby and I had a long day yesterday, I got home very tired. It didn’t help that I didn’t sleep well the night before. However I went to bed yesterday early and got a good sleep and I am now well rested.
We stopped in Publix Supermarket yesterday and got some beautiful vine ripe tomatoes and Burrata Mozzarella cheese. Publix is a Florida base with headquarters in Lakeland Florida. Publix was founded in 1930, is a private corporation that is owned by present and past employees and members of the Jenkins family.
I made a diced tomatoes marinated in olive oil with Thyme, Oregano and sea salt flakes.
I am now toasting bread with olive oil and will rub a big fat garlic glove on each piece of bread once it comes out of the oven when it’s real hot. Top with the tomatoes and the Burrata cheese on top with more olive oil and a little sea salt. It’s going to be delicious 😋
I forgot to mention the other day, I really enjoyed reading about the story of Art , Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, and his friend Sandy its a beautiful story.
When mom and I visited Brazil in 1972, we stayed with friends for a week. They were both teachers but didn’t speak English. I was asked to translate the song The Sounds of Silence . It was a project for me, I was only 15 and my Portuguese was not very good back then, lol ☺️.

I can’t believe one of my Sage container outside has grown so much with lots of gaint leaves. So is my Bay leaf tree, the tree has stayed small. I think it’s because I haven’t transplanted into a larger pot. But this year some of the leaves are huge, like as if they came from a big tree that’s on the ground 😊

Here’s wishing you, your hubby and Poppy a great Wednesday.
Take care Sheba 🌹

@oodiebom 🏝🏝🏝

Hi Oodie, I hope this finds you well and rested. You are amazing, you are a strong person who wears many hats.
Your wishes of good luck worked for both hubby and me yesterday. Things went as good as they could. Since I couldn’t sleep the night before, I only got two hours of sleep. That’s my fault I just couldn’t sleep, so I got home late afternoon extremely tired.

I hope your husband is doing better. Hopefully you’ll be able to get an appointment for your husband soon. Get the needed tests, and have your husband home soon.

Take care Oodie 🏝🏝

@sheba2011

Happy August and upcoming birthday to you!!🌻🥰🎂 I hope you have plans to celebrate with the family.🎈✨ Another great day in the ‘burgh, hope Oz has cooled off.

My girlfriend is doing quite well after her operation. Her sister and family are coming in the end of the week so me and her neighbor will have a week off. I don’t mind but I am feeling a bit tired. Been reading the same page in my book the last three nights and falling asleep, lol!🤣

Not much else planned this week. Hubs leaves in nine days for his four day golf outing.🏌️‍♂️⛳ Will probably hook up with mom and sis for a lunch/dinner. Planning on taking it easy.

Enjoy your evening, hugs to you and Poppy.🤗💖

Giving Excuses

When we offer nothing but excuses in our lives, we are not being honest with anybody, mostly ourselves.

Excuses may seem like rational reasons for us not to do something, but if we’re not careful, we can allow them to keep us from reaching our goals. Too often we accept our excuses as reasons why we cannot accomplish what we set out to do, and instead of finding alternatives, we give up. But if we can be honest with ourselves and take responsibility for our choices, we will begin to notice that we no longer give excuses. When we keep our minds focused on our goals, we will find that excuses fade away in the light of our priorities and issues become challenges that can help us become wiser and stronger.

Sometimes we may give others excuses rather than be fully honest. We may think it is kind to tell someone we are willing to do something with them, whether work or play, but then keep putting them off. This diverts our energy into keeping the truth at a distance while continuing a falsehood. But when we can take responsibility for our feelings and express them honestly but gently, the other person is free to find someone who is better suited to accompany them while we are free to pursue the things we like. When we can do this, our energy can be invested in building better lives and relationships.

There’s another way in which excuses rob us of energy — and that is in the power of our thoughts and words. If we find ourselves in a situation, for example, where we are being asked for a financial contribution but we use the excuse that we can’t afford it, we create and attract lack and limitation into our lives. The same goes for seemingly simple things like pretending to not feel well or any other false statement. We may think that excuses make things easier, but they complicate matters with smokescreens. When we can commit to our priorities, take responsibility for our choices, and communicate them honestly to others, there will be no need to make excuses, and we will have much more energy to dedicate to all the things we love. ✨

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten I am remembering you during this time
of year. I am still grieving my father and I know you are grieving your son.
May god be with you. 🌹💕

@shoelady60,

Good Afternoon in the ‘burgh. 😘💕😎 Lady enjoy the nice weather kick back
and let summer bring it on.

Oz is warm today. Hey sending cool vibes to you and Jake’s Canvas. 😘💕🌹

Welcome to the merry month of August. 💕🌹

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and Happy Birthday it’s my bad that I am remembering
your B-Day as the second of this month. ✨

I will make this up to you and I hope you are having a great day. 😘💕🌹

Happy Birthday my friend and Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶😎

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Florida. I see you are back to cleaning the
kitchen. Holy Smokes! Where do you get the energy to clean, shop like you do
and still take care of your husband? If Andrew Lessman makes it let me know. 😎🌹

Glad to see your husband has a healthy appetite and in good spirits. 🌹

Oodie I hope the rain you got made a difference. Oz was not expecting a second
round of rain yesterday but we got it. 💕💕

This is your hubby birthday month. 🌹 I hope you are getting some answers to his
medical procedure. I hope you are resting and enjoying a nice cup of tea.