It has been a long and stressful week
full of hurried days and long work evenings.
We were late to bed, early to rise and pushed to the wall at work. Odd that I should be finished with all that
today and DD is starting the same routine at the hospital where they are in
start-up with a new online patient records program. It comforts me to know that I am not alone in
the stress and pressure stew.
I wonder why we do these things to
ourselves or allow them to be dumped on us, but I guess it makes the pleasant
moments in life all the more sweet. It
makes me stop now and then to think about the great things in my life and thank
God for those things.
One of the great things in my life
are the dogs—my Macy and our little day-care visitor Maxwell. They are the soft, warm element of my
life. The two laugh-a-minute buddies who
keep my feet firmly grounded as my thoughts turn to kibble and full water
dishes and a lap full of fur to soothe my ruffled feathers when needed. Great things they are!!
Another great thing is knitting. Knitting anytime, anywhere takes the rough
edges off of most any stressful situation.
Sometimes I hate to hear the phone ring, but I’ve taught myself to pick
up my knitting, which I keep by my desk, at the sound of the phone
ringing. I knit through phone
conversations and have a habit of finishing one more row before putting it down
again. The picture shown is of my
favorite yarn, the all-time great Simply Soft.
I have knit with almost every yarn available over the years (even
Woolmeise) and I keep coming back to Simply Soft for softness, easy of care and
knitting pleasure! Simply Soft is indeed
a great thing!!
Then there are crockpots, what great
things they are. While I am writing this
post I have pork cooking in homemade barbeque sauce for pulled pork sandwiches
at dinner. We will pile on the barbequed
pork and top with a chunk of coleslaw and…okay, I’m drooling already! Crockpots are indispensable because without
mine I probably would not cook except on the weekend. Love my crockpot—it is a great thing.
I could go on and add dozens of great
things like knitting blogs, heated leather car seats, popsicles after gardening
in 100 degrees, books, iPhones and so on.
What are some of your great things?
Oh yes, one more—life! It is truly great!!
2 comments:
I love heated car seats, even in the summer they really help my back
and crockpots all though i don't get to cook very often since it is Tom's way to destress
Yarn is also my biggest love, but a favorite, not sure, if its the expensive stuff probably Dream In Color or Lorna's Laces, for the everyday stuff Vanna or Impeccable threads
Katherine
Okay then My next blanket is simply soft...I trust you!
Crockpot love......I think my Al owns 3 of them. WE have a tiny tiny crockpot for meatball appetizers and Velveeta/mexican dips etc. WE have big one for the usual slow cook greats.
I love your truly great posts. The dogs, are just the cutest things though......I never tire of seeing them at comfort zone
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