I have had a very simple week, with only working on the apartment, changing now the kitchen cabinets by painting them a very modern color and buying new hardware. I know its not mine but its so strange there are hand made crude doors with hardware that is meant for a storage garage. With the upper cabinets that were bought at some ready made, simple laminate with plastic handles. I thought looked at photos of modern kitchens, and came up with a plan. I hope it turns out good. Cost me very little, and I am not doing for any reason but to keep busy and make my living area feel good for me. So what I plan on doing is staining the bottom ones this redish orange tint, with stanless still pulls, very modern. Above I will first put some brown streaks in the laminate, then go over it with the tint, finally with finish with a marine varnish making them super shiny and modern.The bottom remove the hardware and tint them to match, adding the brush nickel sleek pulls. Ever since I saw all the modern interiors in Spain my taste has been drawn to this look. If I had a nice house? my own, you could bet it would be done perfectly right! with flair and feeling.Personalized by my extra little touches.
I have a work coming in the next week so I am happy not doing too much.
Other than that I been spending time with Orpha, Rossy, and one other friend.
Cleaning my house, taking care of my numerous plants that I know have aquired.
Today Friday I usually but not always go to the la ferria and buy my fruits and vegetables. Sometimes orchids or plants but today was so dang hot I could hardly force myself to walk. I took a taxi there then to the hardware store then directly home.
Nothing new going on really, no events this week but the town is full full full. Lots of tourists here so that is great!
I have listen to the all the drama, the stock market, the CNN daily news about the struggles of USA and some of the concepts of the forcasters. Funny, I heard one say some of the very same things I have said many times over and over about living simple. And all the life shifts that many are going through. I sat and thought wow I was really ahead of all this when I made my life shift and then when I bottomed here a year ago.
Life is up and down, you never know what is coming really. One thing for sure is that every day some comes to us, good or bad. Its how you use the situation, how you deal with it. Take it in stride, BOY DO I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS! and just enjoy the moments for what they are. Sound so hypocritical.. and I am sure that more than half of the USA American society, has no clue to how to roll with the punches and just accept what happens and move forward.
Not allowing the negative situations to effect you in a way that you feel so destitude. I know I really know how this feels I became so depressed, one time I shared my true feelings on this blog about my depression and WHAT NEGATIVE REACTIONS did I receive from people who would not know how to deal with any of the struggles I have been through. I will say I do have empathy for those people who are in loss of there whole careers, losing material possesions, and becoming desperate. Taking families lives, there owns.. I truely understand what this feels like. If you are strong,remember there is tomorrow... there is another way. And maybe this will allow you to develop a new plan on life. I know that when bad things happen something good is just around the corner. The key to making it to the corner is by believing in something that makes you feel good, happy or positive. Weather its faith, religion, meditation, exercise, or thinking of a sweet little babies face or doing something that brings you joy. Music too is healing... I know that dance for me makes me forget everything. Even if you put on a some great music you love and just force your self to move. This will make you feel so much better. STAY AWAY FROM ALL THE NEWS ON TV...its nothing but negative and only feeds the fear you already may have. Sounds like putting your head in the sand.. but the old saying is what you don't know wont hurt you is true. Sometimes its best.. I keep up with things, by reading but to listen to all that bad news is not healthy.
Have a good weekend! Do something different this weekend make it point to be ojective and do something fun.. or good for someone else.
1 comment:
Mern,
Glad to hear you are doing well. There is absolutely no reason to ever regret or wish you lived in the U.S. and this is not the bottom.
It makes everything very clear when there is no work that there has to be more to life. I'd rather at least enjoy my day as you're doing than stress the day away with worry over things which you do not control. Have a great weekend and keep up the good life on line so we can at least have a nice warm picture in our minds.
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