Looking up

 Looking up could mean that there are brighter days ahead. A bad day is about to turn into a good one. It could just mean that you are pointing your eyes upwards. 

Why would you want to look up? There's plenty of reasons.

According to google three good reasons for looking up are

1. Physical well being such as combatting tech neck, reducing eye strain and boosting energy and circulation

2. For mental and emotional health such as reducing stress and anxiety, fostering creativity and insight and connecting with nature and fostering mindfulness

3. For improved productivity and cognitive function such as enhancing focus and concentration, boosting productivity and sharpening mental clarity.

It didn't mention looking up to give thanks and praise to God for all that he has done for you.

And maybe the most simple reason of all is just because the clouds and sky are pretty

Sorry for the repeat

 But I'm going to show my work space again. I found an old school picture of Presley that I hung up on the wall next to my computer. 

And for a little randomness I've got a couple things I saved for one reason or another.

While scrolling through Facebook I saw these and though they were pretty cute. I don't do much decorating for Halloween but might give this a try.

Have you ever needed to measure something but didn't have a ruler. I haven't tested this to see if those measurements are accurate or not

Feeding the hungry

 There is an old guy who visits the garbage can outside our office every day. He will dig through looking for food. The one manager that comes from out of town said that she'll put the leftovers from her lunch on the top of the garbage can for him to get.

I dug through my cupboards looking for things I could leave him. The only think I came up with was a big bag of animal crackers that I bought for Presley only to find out she didn't like them. I filled a ziplock bag with them and left them on the top of the garbage can when I got to work. While I was sitting there a young guy walked past, saw the baggie, picked it up, checked it out and then walked off with them. The next day I took another baggie full and waited a little longer before I put them out.

The old man came by that day and he took my baggie of animal crackers and some french fries that the other girl left for him.

I'm going to make a point of finding things that I can leave him. Maybe even fill a bag once a week with food that won't spoil. 

Soups on

 The weather may be a little hot to make soup yet but I saw a recipe on a blog recently that I had to try. I'm sorry but can't for the life of me remember who's blog I saw this on. I think it may have been Denise's blog An English Girl Rambles.

The soup is bean, bacon and tomato. I used the beans that I had in the cupboard which was one can of navy beans and one can of butter beans. The air bubbles in the picture are because I just poured the soup into the container to put in the fridge. This was really tasty and I'll keep this one in my favorites to make.

Drawings Year 2 week 10

 The new job hasn't slowed me down on the drawings. I'm still doing one a day.

Weekend crafting

 Now that I'm back to work my crafting is pretty much confined to the weekends. I suppose I could do some during the week but I haven't figured out how to fit it in just yet.

A recent weekend craft project was quick and easy. I made some fabric cord keepers. I take a phone charger to work with me so this keeps it nice and neat in my tote bag. Plus there are always chargers sitting around and the cords are all over the place. Now they are extra tidy.

Back to school

The kids will be going back to school here on the 26th. I decided to make Presley a back to school card. I haven't been sending her happy mail and I'm long over due.

For the inside I used lined notebook paper to write the message.

A feather in your cap

 I don't know if it's some kind of sign or not but I seem to be seeing a lot of feathers. The one Friday I spotted one on the sidewalk in front of where I work. The next day I was sitting outside taking a break from my Saturday morning housework and spotted one in my yard.

These next two are a before and after. The first is the original picture and the second is after I changed all kinds of settings on it.

The after is a bit on the dark side. I may have overdone that a bit.

I wonder if these could be from the angel watching over me. 

Could be dangerous

 The one day while I was at work I snapped a quick picture out the window that's directly across from where I sit. There is a plaza across the street and I see Dollar Tree right in my line of vision every day. I sent the picture to Amanda and showed her it was there. Here response was "that could be dangerous". 

I replied "I thought that too but at least it's not Hobby Lobby". 

Growing celery

 I tried this once before and it did pretty well. I thought I would give it a try again. You take celery and cut the bottom off. Then you just put it in a dish of water and watch it grow.

It only took a couple days to get to this point.

After it gets going you can put it in a pot with dirt. The last time I did it, it got pretty tall but didn't really grow outwards. I doubt that you could get another think of celery out of it but it's a fun experiment.

Lunch time

 I take my lunch to work every day. It's usually something healthy since I'm trying to do better. Thursday 8/7 I was starving and knew that what I had brought just wasn't going to cut it. There are lots of options in the area and although it wasn't healthy, I went to Burger King.

I took my kindle and sat and read while I chowed down on my fish sandwich and fries.

I can tell you that I will not be doing this often. It was $10 for this. I hate how expensive everything has gotten.

Construction

 Looks like the doctors office behind me is gearing up for construction to begin on the new pharmacy. 

Tuesday August 5th, I got home from work and this is what was sitting out there.

Wednesday morning they were out there before I left for work unloading something.

When I got home from work that day they had done this.

It kind of looks like one big long sandbag that runs around the perimeter of their property.

Thursday I got home from work and this was what I saw.

The chain link fence is just on the other side of those things that look like sandbags and also runs around the perimeter. . 

Nothing was done on Friday or the weekend. I'm not looking forward to the mess that's going to be out there once they begin digging and I'm hoping that this doesn't make another flooding problem for me.

It's gonna be a bright sunshiney day

 

Could have also called this "On the road again. 

I headed out the door to go to work the one morning and the sun was shining bright

Then I was on the road and headed to work.

I have a couple reminders on my desk at work to keep me thinking positive.

Food prep

August 2nd and 3rd I had tons of ambition and a very productive weekend. I decided I would do a little food prep on that Sunday. I made some breakfast burritos. I kept one out and froze the rest. I forgot to get pictures before things were in the freezer so you just get pictures of freezer bags full of food. I discovered that the burritos were a little too much to eat all in one sitting. I cut these in half and that was perfect. One burrito = 2 breakfasts.

I also made some McGriddle muffins. These are made with pancake mix and then you add sausage, maple syrup and cheese. Seriously yummy and easy to pop in the microwave for a quick breakfast. One is usually enough for me.

I had also put together a casserole to have for dinner that night. That gave me about 5 meals altogether. Some of that went in the freezer and I didn't bother getting a picture.

On a side note, when we get slow at work everyone has been scrolling through their phone. To pass the time yesterday I decided to get some blog reading in from my phone. Comments were under my other google address so it says Ann Thompson but doesn't link to this blog. Some of you already know that but for those who don't, the Ann Thompson that left a comment on your blog was me. I'll do that from time to time just so everyone knows.

Working on September

 It may take me longer to get them done, but I'm still working on happy mail cards. The September ones are in the works now and I've got my idea ready for the October one.

I can't say that I will get these out right at the beginning of next month but they will be going out.

Thanks Facebook

My post is courtesy of Facebook and things I've saved from there

This one made my immature evil side laugh

Yes, that could be me

Some of these sound pretty good. The only problem is I would eat the whole thing myself

And last but not least. I should have started with thos one but Im a bit backwards sometimes. 

Last Sunday

 I was quite ambitious last Sunday. After my coffee, email and blog reading, I got dressed and took Gibbs for a walk. I managed to do a mile. Before I went back to work I was getting pain in my hip and back just walking half a block so I was happy about the improvement.

Gibbs was in a hurry to get started.

Loved the Black-eyed Susan in front of the funeral home 

The main drag was pretty quiet

Saw this lighthouse in someone's yard

The Queen Anne's Lace caught my eye.

Walking past the local diner, I spotted a car in the parking lot and at first I thought there were two people sitting in it. Had to take a picture of this one. 

Then we crossed the tracks. I don't know which is the right or wrong side though. 

August happy mail card

 I mailed these out on the 2nd so I hope everyone got them by now.

Here's the front.

And here is the inside.