Simply Wizardress

There has been so much going on lately and I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I’d like on the computer. This morning I got sick during my work out and while I was lying on the couch the phone rang and it was a friend of Marcel’s. Apparently the guy is in the process of building a new house and wanted to get ideas for finding log furniture. I guess Marcel had mentioned to him that I knew someone who had a log bed in their home and they wanted to know if I could get some information for them. I’m always happy to help a person out, but I told Marcel that I just couldn’t do it at that moment. He asked the guy to give me a few days and thankfully he said it was no problem.

Marcel and I are on our way to destinations unknown. It’s the annual celebration of the date of my birth and we wanted to get out and do something since it’s going to probably be next month before we make it on the hot air balloon ride.

Our (my) original plan was to go to the lavender fields, but I found out yesterday that they are closed on Mondays, so that blew that idea out of the water. It is also supposed to rain most of the day.

TomTom is leading us in the direction of the fields and we’ll see where we actually end up. Right now, a cup of coffee would be nice.

When I think about it, I still have a difficult time believing that my best friend Samantha’s girls have finished school and will be headed off to college in less than a month. It doesn’t seem that Samantha and I should be much older than that ourselves, although I guess even though we may look and feel young, the reality is- that we are far above college age. The girls worked extremely hard through high school and took several sat prep courses and they paid off. The girls did an awesome job and received great scores which ultimately landed them several scholarships. That, in turn helped Samantha and Tommy out a great deal, since it’s expensive sending one child to school, but having twin girls, means double everything, including tuition.

Woke up this morning to find that the gorgeous weather we’ve been having for the past couple of days has been replaced with grey skies and cooler temps.

I guess the sun can’t shine on all days, but I’m still convinced it’s going to be a great day. After all, ANY DAY is a good day to visit a friend.

When we find ourselves stressed, most of us have different things that we do to de-stress. Some of us eat our way through our problems, while others of us may take a bath or even spend some time at the beach.

My friend Farah once told me that I’m attracted to the water when I’m
stressed because i’m a water sign. While i may not believe in astrology, what I do know is that when I find that my mind is muddled with an overdose of “life stuff”, the one place I want to be is near the water.

I spent a little time there yesterday, but it left me wanting more. I hope to spend a little more time there this coming week as I have a mind full of rambling thoughts that need to be put into perspective. It’s nothing bad, but I
feel a bit out of sorts with all these thoughts running around.

How do you de-stress and unwind?

I’m still feeling under the weather, which explains my lack of presence here in the cyber world. Most of my time has been spent between the bed and sofa. I think I’ve watched more movies the past couple of days than I’ve seen all year. (OK, maybe that’s stretching it a bit, but I have watched quite a few.).

Marcel is cooking tonight. He went out a little earlier to pick up groceries and on his way home, he stopped off at the florist to get me some “get well” flowers. I thought they were beautiful. What a sweet guy. I think I’ll keep him. HaHa

This morning as I waked into the cafe at the train station for my cup of energy (coffee), I noticed a couple who was trying to buy a train ticket at the cafe. The girl (the same one who gave me free coffee once) explained that it wasn’t possible to buy tickets from her but they would have to get them from the machine. She went on to further explain that they could use change or a bank card to pay for their tickets.

As luck would have it, they didn’t have enough change and the girl in the cafe didn’t have enough to offer him.

By this time I had my coffee and had walked out of the cafe and the couple was behind me. I could tell they were unsure of what to do and I could also tell they had NO IDEA how to operate the machine and wondered if I should offer to help. I hesitated simply because I didn’t want them to feel threatened or suspicious the way people do in thus day and age, but in the end I asked if I could help them.

They asked if I had change for 5.00 and I did. I offered the change and then asked their destination. I added all the information to the machine and all he had to do was add the change and get his ticket.

They were thrilled at the help and thanked me several times. I wished them a great day and he said because of me their say had gotten off to a great start.

Ironically, they ended up on the same train as me in the same car. They saw me and told the person they were traveling with that I was the girl that helped them, all while thanking me again.

As they departed the train they wished me a great day.

The act was simple but yet it made a huge difference not only in their day, but also in mine.

It is true that when you give to others that you are also giving to yourself.

This morning I went into the computer / work-out room to make some copies of something and I noticed that the elliptical is gathering dust. I know that I really need to get back on it and burn off some stress and it would more than likely help me muddle through the blah way I’ve been feeling the past couple of days, but the thing is, I can’t seem to make myself do it. I’m going to get through this week, or at least part of it. Then it’s time to dust it off and get back on track. I know I won’t be sorry.

Marcel, JJ and I are headed towards home, but first will stop off at the breeders for JJ to
be groomed. Since we had a few hours to kill before we go to the breeder, we decided to stop here and enjoy the scenery before resuming our travels.

It was cold and rainy when we left the South this morning, but now the sun shines bright and the temps are rising. Amazing what a difference a half hour can make.