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friday i'm in love....and also a bit of a ramble...heh...

June 7, 2024 Arlene Giddings

Do you ever feel like you are
struggling to find yourself?

Like…you know you are still in there
because you keep seeing glimmers
and shimmers of your old excitement,
your usual joy and creativity and happiness…
but it feels like it is buried down deep
and you have to keep shifting the sands
in your brain to let the light back in?

That’s kind of where I have been.
And it’s weird, it’s so up and down and
in and out and topsy turvy…
one second it all makes sense
and the next second, I have lost the thread
that holds it all together
and pieces fall on the floor.

I try to give myself space
and grace,
I know the loss of my dad is still very much
driving my actions and reactions…
and a recent health stress is kind of
freaking me out but I tell myself
that worrying will not change anything,
I just have to wait and see.

BUT….
this is a friday i’m in love post
so let’s get to the good stuff! 😎

💕 I have been loving the new jar of challenges challenge -
30 days of fairy tales (reward of new stickers!)

💕This stuff. I am currently on my 3rd bottle of this. When I start running
low, I literally panic-order it because my sleep has been SO good.

💕Speaking of good sleep, it’s possible it plays a role in the fact that this
is day TWENTY SIX of NO headaches. And I mean NONE. Not a threat,
not an echo, nothing. Nada. I will post more about this later…I kinda don’t
want to jinx it. (Hopefully I haven’t already!)

💕Look at my lilacs!!! Every time I see it, I think “I did that.
I bought that. I planted that. I did that.” And I have had fresh lilacs
in my house for weeks. So happy!

💕This post on aging. I feel this deep in my 55 year old heart.

💕And this adorable artist…but much along the same theme as above.

💕And finally, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!

Happy, happy Friday to you!
I hope it was a stupendous one and that you got to
celebrate donut day which I actually didn’t do…
but definitely intend to rectify that tomorrow.
😘 🍩

In friday i'm in love Tags friday i'm in love, friday!, national doughtnut day, lilacs, my dad
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friday i'm in love ♥

June 11, 2021 Arlene Giddings

friday morning
of a four day weekend
that will include
prepping my garden finally,
shooting a wedding
(am i nervous? eff yes),
getting my first COVID shot
(not sure this has to be mentioned
BUT I HATE NEEDLES MORE THAN
TURNIPS),
checking some ice cream off my list
and whatever else
i can fit into
four June days.

random things i am ♥ing right this second::

♥ this has changed my life…i love corn on the cob!
and i love my microwave. heh. win/win.

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♥ i love reading about how other people
relax, practice self care, look after themselves…

♥ a little retail therapy lately that got me this
adorable shirt from ardene…i can’t tell you
how excited I get when i find peter pan collars…
i really am a dork, it’s ok…you can say it. :)
also…not loving my new wrinkly neck but
meh….whatever….if you can’t change it,
learn to accept it…heehee.

♥ i love a different perspective!

♥ i also love little life hacks…

♥ i could watch this alllllll day….and feel so calm…

♥ finally got into this little shop because people messaged me and tagged me in a polka dot dress sale she had :)
sadly that dress was gone but I found another one
that i loved even more, so happy day!!! :) also,
GO VISIT THAT SHOP!! it’s adorable!!! And so much pretty goodness!!

♥ and lilacs. have i mentioned lilacs? cause just…lilacs. :) and polka dots

In friday i'm in love Tags friday i'm in love, lilacs, peter pan collars, little black dress, happy, glow2021
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friday i'm in love ♥

June 6, 2021 Arlene Giddings

It’s kind of a cool, dark Friday
but I have been up since 6:30
on my day off anyway…
thinking a day like this is a good
time to try to get the house
cleaned up
and the grown up stuff done
so that I can enjoy the rest
of the weekend
if the sun comes out…

Today I am loving ::

♥ smoothies. I never thought that I would
in all honesty. But I have really been liking
them lately…the one I do right now is just
bananas, berries, astro probiotic Kefir
(which until this very moment I thought
kefir was the brand name…I just learned it is not)
and a little bit of yogurt. I am going to
try some new ones though so open to
suggestions! But baby steps on the
healthy part!

♥ that I am finally able to pick lilacs
from my own yard…I have waited for
this for a lonnnnnng time. :)

♥ I love this. I had gone the gray route
for a little bit but then went back to coloring
my hair because I wanted purple…
but COVID has changed my
typical hair routine…my hairdresser retired,
I got worried about box dyes and how
stressed my hair was feeling so I switched to
non- permanent color and splurged on some
hair masks and leave in conditioners….
and honestly, I can’t believe the difference in my hair.
It is softer, and feels less….matted. Which was kinda
terrifying me before.

♥ this is frigging incredible. like…seriously.

♥ Last year, I had good intentions for this
but this year, I am taking it very serious.
I am on an ice cream mission. :)

Happy June Friday!!

In friday i'm in love, glow2021 Tags friday i'm in love, lilacs, #peidairybarcrawl2021, ADL, ice cream, COVID hair
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i wanted to tell you....

June 9, 2018 Arlene Giddings

about the walk i took yesterday
after it rained
and the sun came out
and the light was all golden hour-y
and how i was just going to
take some photos in the yard
but then saw the tree across the street
with all its pretty in pink blossoms
but then...wait a minute, look at the entrance to the park
i'll just walk down that far...
but then i remembered there were lilacs
a little further
and two hours, one sundae and 237 photos later
i was fast walking
to get home before the june bugs
came out....

i was going to tell you about that today
and show you pictures
but...the sun is out...
and the camera battery
is charged
and i think i am just going to have to go
for a drive...
messy hair and all.

hello, saturday.
:)

In 2018, grateful, i take pictures, island girl, spring, whatcha doin' Tags lilacs, pei, spring, adventure 2018
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tuesday truths...

May 1, 2018 Arlene Giddings

******
after using the same format
in my bullet journal for about the
past two years,
i have decided to make a change.
i need it to be
less formal
and more spur-of-the-moment.
it's a work in progress.
i'm still not really sure what i want to do with it
but the photo above is my
May cover page...
which i was pretty happy with....
because...

******
i love lilac season!
and it's almost here!!
the little lilac bush i planted
in the backyard last summer
has some bright green little buds on it
so yay!
i didn't kill it!
(yet)

******
i love the little signs of spring...
lighter jackets,
open windows (even if only for a short period of time),
sunshine waking me up
in the morning
and the day staying brighter
for so much longer...
i feel like i can breathe again.

In 2018, bullet journaling, spring, tuesday truths Tags tuesday truth, truth on a tuesday, bullet journal, lilacs, spring
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