AF-Daily, Sunday, 21st Feb

[Leelou]

I'm ALIVE!

Hello each and everyone, happy Sunday to you.

Im laying in a bath, long day, and when I'm out of the bath, I'll jump on to the PC to chat more, for at the moment, i don't want to drop my iPhone into the tub!

[Leelou]

OK.... I've been away for awhile, reading posts occasionally,but trying to enjoy a simple, hassle-free and near basic existence. Trying not to even think about AL at all.....hence my absence from posting...

I have been just waking up each day, enjoying the rain, or sunshine, and just trying to include quietness ( silence) in my days.

I know some folk can enjoy quietness at any given moment, but I realised that I don't have enough "me" time = quiet, reflective, appreciative quiet time in each day.

SO.... I ditched the PC's calling, and the invites to do lunch...and the phone chats at night....

instead...I just sat, read, relaxed, slept, with just me. (and my cat).(and DH at bedtime)
It's been good!


I've had some realisation of issues, long stemmed, that I didn't plan on...silence, patience and willingness nurtures understanding and acceptance .... but I have a long way to go. And I fear the coming months/oh my gosh........... years....... will be interesting!!!!!

I've read your posts here, you are always in my pocket...(iPhone) and your all amazing!

I don't get the letterbox thing Greenie...perhaps I missed something?

[greeneyes]

Morning abbers and bathers!

asking about you yesterday, leelou!

It is another glorious day here starting with another lovely sunrise! (sandwich alert) Yesterday little doggie went on sand for the first time. BIG sand at Jockey Ridge. I hope to go hang gliding there today! Really. It is unlikely that I will have this opportunity again and if I do I'll just be older so I better cross it off the bucket list now, eh?

Yesterday I found a letterbox in the spooky woods (the trail wasn't as spooky as the sand road that wound around in there. It may be my favorite trail so far). The logbook that you put your stamp mark in are sometimes small pieces of unlined index cards with a hole punched in a corner bound by a single notebook ring. The pages get turned so you don't always see the "front" of the book which is the mark of the stamp belonging to the box and it's name. I pulled out the logbook and my sister's stamp was on top from 2 years ago. Cool huh? I also picked up a hitchhiker in same woods that I'll take back home and leave in a box there. Hitchhikers are mini-letterboxes that don't have a home, but travel around. It's cool to see where they've been. This one started in Chicago, IL and has been to California and back. That's why I'll take it out of state.

I was beat and it was after dark that I was getting home so I stopped at a little place that I had my eye on right down the street and pulled in just to check it out for future reference. It was bright and cheery inside with colorful marker boards listing all kinds of offerings of the day. It's like a fish market but has a few tables and they have fried fish baskets, etc to take home or eat in. I always look for someone to chat with who has been in the establishment before. Said guy was standing thereabout to order and I ended up eating there with him and had what he was getting. I had the BEST steamed 1# shrimp and dozen oysters of all time for $10. I could eat there every day, but it's that or hang glide.

I would not be doing these things if I had the company of AL in my life. I hope someone who is imprisoned by it sees and understands how important it is to remove the shackles now.

I still have a week to go, so tell me to put on mittens when I get at the computer if you want. I CAN be quiet you know.

Have a serendipitous sunday! (I'm liking serendiptiy.)

[greeneyes]

Here ya go leelou - Atlas Quest: A Letterboxing Community

[Marshy]

Whooo, nice uplifting Sunday messages!

Leelou- I'm with you on trying to have a bit of quiet time. I've been cutting down on time spent on the computer when I'm at home as I spend more than enough time on one at work.

Greenie - I read that you'd picked up a hitchhiker in the woods and thought ..WHAT!!! Glad to see it's NOT some dodgy bloke in a raincoat Sounds like you're having a fabulous time.
I heard some news yesterday about a woman I used to wok with who has been struck down with some muscular problem that doctors are a bit baffled by apparently but is "on the MS spectrum". Basically she can no longer walk properly and it's not getting better. She's only mid-forties. So, yeah, very important to get out there now we're free to do that.

So far this morning I've managed to break the self-service machine at the supermarket. I put money in and it refused to give me any change. Much consternation and running around of staff.
After lunch I'm off to see what damage I can inflict on the swimming pool.

Have a good day all.

[greeneyes]

Marshy a guy in a raincoat would make a great hitchhiker stamp!

[Doggygirl]

Good morning all!

Leelou, your peaceful time of reflection sounds wonderful. And the bath - that sounds wonderful too! Good to see you checking in and doing well.

Greenie, I will confess that I too thought "Hitchhiker???? aka creepy dude." It sounds like you are squeezing every bit of life for yourself out of this trip which is fabulous! I can't wait to hear about hang gliding. I'm salivating over your dinner last night. It sounds even better because it was unexpected!

Marshy - you crack me up!

After lunch I'm off to see what damage I can inflict on the swimming pool.

That is a sad story about the woman you work with and the MS related illness. You are so right that we never ever know what might be in front of us. All we really have to work with "for sure" is RIGHT NOW. I still have a ways to go to maximize my life "right now" (I'm a procrastinator still!) but it's not as empty and horrible as it used to be just drinking all my "right nows" away.

I was about to start whining about being cooped up still with an arm that's feeling much better but this rotten cold. However, there is plenty I can do right here in my house when I am not resting. So you all have inspired me to not allow this day to go to waste just because of a cold!

I didn't put a sandwich warning on top of this post. 1) it's not one of my longer ones and 2) I assume everyone probably knows just to grab a sandwich without the warning.

Hello to all yet to come and a big dose of strength and hope to anyone struggling.

Chief, where have you been? Where are all the others on the "lost" list Greenie posted yesterday? COME TO THE MOTHER SHIP!!!

DG

[Lavande]

Morning Abbers,

Lav is here - she's not going anywhere

Enjoying a sunny weekend here, watching the snow melt.......still so much left. Maybe tomorrow's rain will help!

Greenie, you are having a great time, I'm happy for you

Leelou, relaxation, some Me time is always a good thing - very healing!

Marshy, hope you left some water in the pool, ha ha!!!

DG, hope your arm continues to improve, always nice to have all appendages in good working order

OK, off to do some shopping at BJs - running out of necessities here!!
Have a great AF Sunday everyone!

Lav

[Determinator]

Happy Sunday ABeroooos across the fruited plains!

hang gliding? how fun! looking forward to hearing about that Greeneyes.

thanks for the start LeeLou, you sound great.

Cinamonkiss, big welcome and congrats on your AF time! love the name btw.

woke up this morning to a foot+ of snow. think I'll just sit tight today.

the gunshow yesterday was fun and I ended up buying a couple of kitchen knives LOL. you never know what you'll find at the shows. a lot of cool old collections and inventors are to be found at them as well.

be well loves, and all to come

[Chief]

Hi All,

2 feet of snow on the ground and it's suppose to rain tonight and all day tomorrow.....what a mess that will be!

Day 49 here and loving life. No matter what happens everyday, I think to myself how much worse it would be if I were drinking. I'm so glad I'm sober.

Off to the gym.....think I'll run today. There are alot of 5k and 10k runs coming up this spring and summer that I want to do, so it's time to get used to running those distances...

Hang Gliding, Greenie?.....that should be a blast!

Hope everyone has a great AF day!

Don