Wow. My garden gave me 16 pumpkins this year. Definitely a record, for last year I grew just ten, though I was thrilled with that since I'd not grown pumpkins in, oh, 17 years or so. That's also the last time I made my own pumpkin puree for pies, but guess what I'll be doing again soon?
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Once again I must voice my praises of krill oil. Oh. My. Goodness. How wonderful to remember what a full night's sleep feels like! How marvelous to awaken at 3:00 a.m. and feel sooo tired rather than oh-so-awake.
In the past four months I've slept better than I have the past four years. Honest. And on the rare occasion when I awaken around 2 a.m. (because most likely I ignored my conscience and ate something I ought not have) I just get up, take another krill oil--counting it as my daytime one(I take two each 24 hours)--and fall back to sleep soon.
I've still yet to find a better price than I do at VitaCost online. We buy the 300 softgel bottle (1,000 mg.'s) and they're shipped to my mailbox at the speed of light (nearly). And they're always rewarding us with some kind of reduced price offer.
So I highly recommend both krill oil and VitaCost. Not only am I sleeping better, but my memory is much-improved, too. Thank-goodness (was getting worried there for awhile). And it would improve even more if I'd get out and walk around the block like I used to kinda-daily in the burbs. Fresh air and exercise are supposed to help with the ol' memory as well. I do ramble around our pasture and meadow a bit, but that's not quite enough (I'd be too self-conscious to walk in circles and circles around each one) and Tom's been mowing the lawn more frequently (so I'm mowing less--and loving my yard and house more), not that I'm complaining about that, certainly! I just need to push myself into getting out more.
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Tom is meeting with an unemployment counselor today. He's thinking perhaps he'll look into finishing his online courses from Franklin Univ. for his bachelor degree in computer science. We shall see what we shall see. :)
Woo hoo! Election Day is over. And so are the political commercials.
Hallelujah. :)
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Oh, did you read what NancyR wrote in my comment box last time regarding my slave wages from Opinion Outpost?
"The $6.80 might seem like a small amount, but considering the wonderful bargains you find at local estate and yard sales, who knows what treasures you will be able to purchase with that money?"
Oh wow. She is so right! I mean, just think... In the past, with $6.80 I bought all this:
And for another $6.80, I bought the head vases:
.... along with the clock:
I bought all of this for that same amount (except for the teapot):
And for another $6.80 I bought the chickens, the soap dish and soap:
Plus the clock and the phone:
And I could even sell this stuff on Craig's List if I needed to for additional money in my apron pocket.
So thanks, Nancy, for that perspective. I'm gonna remember that.
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Speaking of Nancy, I emailed her yesterday that I'm one of those people who thrives on certain challenges. I mean, Tom and I have always lived in small houses, but rather than pine away for a money-gulping monstrosity, I welcome the challenge of making a little home feel larger. I'm brainstorming and seeking clever places for all our junk, er, everything. And when I have it (Life) too good, too easy, I actually feel like I'm cheating, being happy with what anybody could.
I even enjoy cooking something from what appears like an empty cupboard or by using, say, something unconventional like a grandfather clock in which to stack my books or using coupons and myriad little ideas so to save money.
Those kinds of challenges make me feel, well, awake. Excited to get out of bed in the mornings so I can think, make-do and create all afternoon.
And perhaps that's why I've enjoyed these joblessness months way more than a normal person should. That, and the way that God continues to bless us so openly with joy and tons of visits from Grace.
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And speaking of blessings, a huge thanks to the three of you who submitted your email addresses for me to pass along to Opinion Outpost! That blessed my socks off--totally. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you.
Yesterday was incredible.
Sunny and around 45 breezy degrees and I had to smile when I saw Naomi's laundry hanging on the line outside. I had Andy Williams wafting through the house and Naomi cleaned and vacuumed her 'apartment' upstairs and there was soup simmering on the stove while Tom thinned some branches outside in the 'back 40.'
And I even rearranged the porch so that I could sit at the table out there in the sunny corner this winter occasionally and Andy Williams kept singing while I browsed through my retro What's For Dinner Cookbook and so many of you wrote such kind (and witty) things about my picture, below.
As I said. Incredible.
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Oh, guess what? I'm making slave wages online. It's great. I signed up with Opinion Outpost a couple weeks ago and have made a whopping $6.80. But hey, it's easy money, though the surveys tend to be, well, BORing. But, well, it's something.
Want to help me make more money as well as some possibly for yourself? Just send me your email address either in my comment box or at GladOne4@yahoo.com. I'll submit your address to Opinion Outpost and they'll give me extra points which equals extra $$ for me if you do one survey.
Don't worry--they're legit. Here's a good article (and I checked them out thoroughly before I signed up). They won't send you spam if I submit your address, either, just one email. I like earning pocket change this way while I'm looking into other more profitable things for the future.
Just some thoughts on this oh-so-chilly November morning... but we're due for more sun today so hooray!
