Reenie's Ramblings

My absolute, most favorite color in the whole world is bright yellow!  It makes me happy to see it, wear it, write with it and paint with it.  It makes me think of sunshine-y days, smiles and warmth. I think life is more fun with splashes of happy, bright colors!  I love wearing colors people don't typically think of wearing... things that make you take notice, or that make the room just a little bit brighter. I have a friend who wears black... all the time.  Sorry if you're reading this, you know who you are ;)  Anyways, I give her grief sometimes about adding some color to her life! Don't get me wrong, black is slimming, classy and always in style.  It can be sexy, glamorous and simple.... I do wear black several times a month....  But color, ah, color!  It makes the day brighter lighter and more fun!  Try it! Don't be afraid of those fun neon colors either, its can be so fun to wear them or add them as a splash of color to a room...

There are some things that parents can all relate too, that are difficult, funny, hard etc.  This poses the question:  If they are ALL common occurrences, why wasn't there a warning label? For example, No one told me that: 1. The phrase "Slept like a baby" really means. "sleeps through anything and everything, anywhere, BUT only for a few short hours at a time."  This was misleading information 2. Even though baby clothes are super tiny, it WILL add a load of laundry per day.  Why? Well, because of having to change baby multiple times due to spit ups and messes. 3.One of the most painful experience of your life will be stepping on a Lego piece.... barefoot. 4. All the ideas you have about how to parent perfectly, will disappear when the child is born. 5. From pregnancy on, you will be offered advice and opinions on everything from correcting your child, to feeding your child, whether you want it or not.  Its like being pregnant or ...

I Love to cook.... I love when people enjoy the fruits of my labor and make the appropriate sounds and faces... asking for seconds.  I love the process of putting the ingredients together, the smells as the spices and herbs blend..  I Love the sounds of soups and stews bubbling, the smell as it all comes together. I love to cook.... but not nearly as much as I love to eat!  This creates a few issues.  Well, at least issues with having a waistline that fits in the clothes I also love!  I love shopping, trying on clothes... I love trying out things that I've never tried wearing before, the feel of different fabrics.. the incredible way different styles can look different on every body type.  I love how different clothes can make you feel different ways.  I love how many colors can be woven together, blended to make a beautiful print.  I love clothes. I Love clothes and shopping, but not as much as I like to eat! Hmm... what to do, what to ...

In some ways I approach each new year this way.. like its a chance to start fresh... make some changes and redirect my course. We still take into the new year who we are and have been in the previous year.... but sometimes having a "new start" gives us the motivation and hope we need. Wishing you and yours a very happy new year and a year of positive choices and many blessings. A lot of our successes and accomplishments are purely up to our choices..... lets go into this new year making great ones!