Friday, May 31, 2024

Inspiration

Everyone needs something to inspire them.  We see success stories about someone who has a dream or vision of accomplishing something, and they start doing "it".  That's inspiring.  Or we want to set a goal (losing weight being the number one on many peoples' list), so we make out a diet plan, shop accordingly, maybe start an exercise program or join a gym.  Inspiring.  Sometimes that inspiring thought isn't easy to come by ... usually because there's either no real goal or outcome envisioned, or there's too many steps to getting there.  Lots of reasons come to mind!

When I was on a huge photography kick, I happened upon a website where if you signed up, they would send you a daily photoshoot assignment.  The goal being that you would grow your mind around that thought and find a way to take a photo of ... something.   That website is now defunct, because wow, that's a lot of work for someone to do.  But right before it was shut down, we were given the opportunity to make a copy of all the assignments --- there are over 600 of them!  And being in a weird place of not working and wanting something to do that doesn't cause issues on my injured leg, I decided to look them up and print out a few, maybe start back up to taking photos again.  

example: show us a playful photo with text in it

example:  show us a relaxing Sunday!

Everything of course is up to personal interpretation -- or inspiration!  I'm hoping that I can start doing just a little more in the way of photos and using some creativity, keep my mind occupied!  If I start tomorrow, June 1st, the category is "Red - red hot?  red paint? You decide.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Retirement Thoughts

I haven't been at work since April 23.  Being one of those who isn't often sick from work, its been quite an adjustment. The days can get long.  

But I always dreamed of what I'd do if I had time off work.  Work on hobbies, my rock painting, quilted hearts, scrapbooks.  I enjoy family history and genealogy, have a huge file on all of it.  Work on my photography.  Work on a tan! And frankly, I haven't done much of any thing .... tv, read books, and lay around.  Yes, I know I am resting the injuries. But I can multitask, can't I? So far, I haven't done much of that.  

So if I'm on the verge of retiring ... how will this go?  I am the kind of gal who likes things in good order.  When I worked I would do vacuuming on Mondays, family dinner on Tuesdays,  laundry on Saturdays.  You get the idea, life had order to it.  So, alarm at 7, walk at 8, breakfast at 9  ????  That would work for me. I think. Scrapbook on Monday, genealogy on Tuesday .....  I know,  I know, a little bit extreme.  But I think this comes after the realization that a month has gone by without a plan.  We shall see!

My backyard cactus