It's Totally Karma!

My dear, dear Debra Duchet sent this little email forward, and it totally slapped me in the face! Too often, email forwards hit us a a bad time,  when we are busy, or just checking mail, or whatever.  This could not have come at a better time!  I had just finished watching "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus" on the Hallmark Channel (with a bottle of pinot grigio!) so I had been balling my eyes out! When the movie ended and I pulled myself together to check email, this is what I found in my inbox:

"Good Karma"

Take into account that great love and great achievments involve great risk.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Follow the three R's: Respect thyself, Respect others, and take Responsibility for your actions.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Learn the rules so you know how to bend them properly.

Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

When you you realize you've made a mistake,  take immediate actions to correct it.

Spend some time alone everyday.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life.  Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

In disagreements with love ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

Share your knowledge.  It is a way to achieve immortality.

Be gentle with the earth.

Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. (Miss Ginger says "insert appropriate craft/skill/ability here!)

The wisdoms in this forward were attributed to the Dalai Lama.  They certainly seem appropriate in light of Miss G's current set of circumstances!  It makes me feel good about the way I've been living my life,  and I hope you will feel the same way!

Love to all!

 

Miss Ginger goes through a process

Sorry it's been so long since everyone has heard from me,  but Miss Ginger has been busy going through "a process".  I didn't really realize that this was happening,  but I have been strangely disoriented since ex-hubby left. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine. I just feel sort of wildly driven to complete projects and get things in order.  Miss Tony described the process perfectly today when she said "I understand perfectly what you're going through.  You're decoupling!"  She's hit the nail on the head!  All of those decisions, comprimises and lost battles that accumulated over the last 7 years can now be undone!  I can put everything where I want it,  and screw anybody who doesn't like it there!  I can try things out,  and live with them for a while to test their longevity,  and no longer have to answer the question "you're not going to leave that there,  are you?!"  And,  I've got SO MUCH closet space!  Give me a couple more days to finish the final touches and I'll post photos of Miss Ginger's FABULOUS new private dressing room!

 

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty

I'll bet you thought I was talking about Miss Ginger!  Actually,  it's the weather!  It's beautiful here! Days like today are what the holiday time in South Texas is all about!  All weekend it was dreary,  humid,  drizzly,  and gross!  Some of the folks from the Krewe came over to work on chorus props,  and we got a lot done but our session was cut short when the rain started to fall.  The garage was too small for the whole group to work,  so we shut it down and the Kids and I settled down for a long winter's nap. We woke up to more dreary weather,  but we watched a couple of episodes of "Stylishly Late with Stacy London" to brighten things up. 

 

 

 

I just love Stacy because I think she is the coolest chick on Earth!  Anyway,  the kids and I finally went to bed,  and this morning we woke up and it was clear,  cold,  and breezy!  Winter weather for Texas!  It's brisk and fresh and comfortable and FABULOUS! So everyone put on your best outerwear that no one ever gets to see and hit the streets in style!!

Tags: Stacy London, outerwear, winter in Texas, Krewe