dis song moves me no end...
 

Not hitting any of the damn drunk drivers tonight. Good god they were everywhere.


Seriously That Brought Me Joy,
Brute.

lol i was thinking it would be something a tad bit more sappy! but good for you!

Seeing my friends, cleaning my house and anticipating brunch plans.:)

Duchess

~Meeting my new neighbors
~Texts with a new friend
~Talking to my mom(f)
~Playing with my dogs
~The simplicity of the day
~The discovery of a trail while walking my babies

Duchess

What brought joy....
 

I have a friend who has been so ill for long period of time, and I kept looking for something that I could do to help make this person's life easier - being there to them seemed enough - today they needed documents notarized - it brought me joy to be able to do this tiny little bit of service for them.

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This image makes me smile, makes me laugh, brings me joy!

My buddy.. and a coffee date for talking strategy :cheesy: What will we come up with to get into? :tease:

Carving pumpkins with the kids.
Roasting pumpkin seeds.
Having a bath run for me because I was so busted from dancing last night.

Spending time
 

with a dear friend I've known for years. Riding to the top of Roanoke Mtn. & just talking one on one with her. She's a wise woman & a dear friend....I have missed our talks...so, it was...maybe not "joyfull" but WELL worth every second. Sometimes there's nothing better than time spent with those who know you & love you anyway.....LOL

Jonathan

Good cup of coffee. So damn hard to find on the road.



Simple Pleasures,
Brute.

Teaching a friend to carve pumpkins and roast seeds
 

My friend is 52 years old and has never carved a pumpkin.

She grew up fanatically religious and left the church about 8 years ago.
I have known her for about 6 years and I knew she dressed up and decorated for Halloween, but I never realized she didn't carve pumpkins. I stopped carving them years ago and I had ceramic pumpkins with candles so it never crossed my mind when I saw the pumpkins uncarved.

Today she asked me to show her how to carve a pumpkin and roast the seeds. I honestly thought she was joking.

She is having so much fun, she is like a little kid. It has brought me so much joy to help her and watch her have fun with this children's project.

I love that she trusted me enough to ask me to help her as she has a lot of shame around not knowing how to do this simple task.

She is so excited I am here to stay with them, she is talking about all the projects she wants to do/try. It is great for me as I have really been in my head the last few months and it will be good to be creative again.

I think this will be a good place to be for a while.

The knowledge that knowing how much my shows can sometimes irk her, she took the time to make a timer for one that I am especially fond of.

I think she might be liking it too but not sure. Just feel damn lucky that's all.



Happy,
Brute.

Knowing that my entire family in New Jersey and New York made it through this storm unscathed and generally very little damage done to houses......That is what gave me joy today!

PAY DAY!!
and
MOVING DAY!! (for the 2nd time in last few months, but found a sweet place to settle in and make my own again...even if everything needs to stay in storage for a while, I'm still very happy about MOVING DAY!)

HOME SWEET HOME! !

it's been a long but productive day...
every muscle hurts but it was worth it...
this is a sweet comfortable little place that will be easy to make a home ...
I'm so happy I made a wrong turn down a dead end road that day and happened upon the for rent sign.. as a dear friend said today ...it was meant to be...
my bones are weary but my heart happy...

plus early this morning I applied for an awesome job with amazing potential and rank... keeping my fingers crossed ...with every job I have ever landed, I got "that gut feeling " right when I found the post .. that feeling was powered by confidence and empowerment ... I GOT THIS