Last month I was pretty sick. The kind of lay in bed all day long sick. I had a lot of time to watch TV. One afternoon while idly channel surfing I came across the show, Doomsday Preppers. At first, I was fascinated with this latest American Outliers creation of NatGeo. What could possibly drive so much fear in people that they would bury shelters and stock years worth of toilet paper? So, I kept watching. And the more I watched the less bizarre these people seemed. If you strip away the sensationalism, they may actually have a point. I went from watching out of fascination to watching out of fear. How was my family supposed to survive TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) when the SHTF (Shit Hits The Fan). Yes, these are actual acronyms in the Prepper's vocabulary. I know because I became so paralyzed with fear from this show that I began heavily researching prepper and survivalists forums, blogs and books. THIS is what laying in bed idly watching TV turns you into! In my freak out mode I decided to reach out to my friends and ask,"Pssst, am I crazy?" and the resounding answer I got was, no. It turns out that while no one wants to openly talk about it, most of my ...
My Peony Popped
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Today’s Happy. I Got’s a New Kitty
Connor wants to name her Emma. Carter wants to name her Bellatrix. I like Bella. Bob wants to call her Pisshead (although a day later I have caught him snuggling with her already). Working title: Emma Belle She is a stray we adopted from Dumb Friends League yesterday. They were lovely and the shelter was beautiful. Miss Emma Belle has been sweet as pie to all the people in the house. She isn't so sure of Nala, Buddy, and Floyd. Think her and Floyd will have to make an 'understanding' soon. I think Emma Belle will win that discussion ...
Positive Clicking. Help A Charity Get a New Car
Yeah, I know. I said a new positive thing everyday in May and I already failed yesterday. I suck. Sort of. Cause I am going to make up for it by sharing an awesome thing you can do to help award 100 charities with brand new cars from Toyota. Watch this. It's only 90 seconds. Now, wasn't that worth 90 seconds of your time? Ready to give a charity another 90 seconds? Go over to 100 Cars For Good on Facebook and vote for one of the five charities profiled today and everyday through August 21st. The thing I love most about this promo? No one is a loser. Five nonprofit organizations will be profiled each day. Registered Facebook users will be able to vote once daily for the nonprofit they think can do the most good with a new vehicle. The organization with the most votes at the end of the day will win a new vehicle. The four runners-up will each receive a $1,000 cash grant from Toyota. That's right. Even if the charity doesn't get the car, they still get $1000! Please bookmark this to participate in each day. With the economy the way it is, charities need funds now more than ever. Let's encourage big companies to continue making a difference by giving them 90 seconds of ...
Let Us All be Thankful
When it rains, it pours. It's been pouring a lot lately in my life. But I don't want to concentrate on that. I want to concentrate on being grateful for the truly blessed life I do have. So each day for the rest of May I am going to post a small quote here that has made me think outside my bubble. Something maybe that will inspire you to think beyond your daily challenges. I just want to spread a little positive into our world. I hope something in the next month resonates with you! Please send me a note in the comments if it does :) Todays thought: “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” — Buddha Love, Barb ...