Kind of early, isn't it? Or maybe you're not in the US.
So: Reading Sam Harris' "The End of Faith." Playing some video games. Maybe mow the lawn if it doesn't rain again. Enjoy the day peacefully with my parents -- no hypocrites, no preaching, no boring meetings sucking up my time. Hallelujah.
Decaf on the patio--I do this regardless of the weather. It's part of my Sunday worship. If it's freezing cold, I just make the coffee hotter, and bundle clothes over my pajamas. The birds and squirrels are most active in the early morning, and in the winter, I watch the sun come up, over the mountains. Life is beautiful!
This morning, I have 6 piles of laundry in a holding pattern, waiting for the washer and dryer.
Some friends and I go visit people in the rest home, and help them with their Face-time and e-mails, etc. Most of them have children and grandchildren who live far away. My friends and I lived most of our lives away from our elderly parents, and we appreciated the nice friends and neighbors who helped our parents, when they needed someone, and we could not get there. It's pay-back for us. Believe it or not, helping old people cheers us up!
The old Mormon Sundays used to make me feel very depressed and lonely. You know, the feeling of being in a crowd with not one real friend in the bunch. I felt like I was wasting time with pointless busywork. I used to argue with my poor children on Sundays--over a hoax cult. I will never stop feeling guilty for that.
Going to a fun church that let's you wear whatever kind of underwear you want, or no underwear if that's your gig, plays contemporary music, allows emotional expression during the service, and is an actual joy to attend. Oh - the best part, they have coffee right there in the church building for the Men's Breakfast once a month! I know, such hedonists, right?
Taking grandkids to cottage for the day and watching all the grandkids play in the water together. Lots of porn shoulders, coffee, alcohol and family harmony with no JS BS.
Taking all the doggies home. *Huge sigh of relief.* I'm definitely not ready to adopt a dog and and pretty sure I'm a bona fide cat person.
Meeting up with some friends later at the Wines of the San Juan to have some drinks, snacks and listen to some bands, Hello Dollface being one of them.
I'm suspicious of anyone who does not luv dogs - they're awesome, at least singularly. As in my dog is awesome, but the pack I took care of last week blows. So I could see multiple dogs being a pain.
Cat people weird me out though - my older sister has become a crazy cat lady in her golden years and I gotta say it's kinda freaky. She's also coming up with all these herbal remedies and stuff all the time. I think she may be becoming a witch. Just sayin'
The second part of your plan sounds moderately to heavily cool though freinds, food, drinks and bands? What's missing from that picture. Nothing, right?
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I spent the last week watching a very young Bull Mastiff puppy and two chiweenies that I walk and dogsit and it was a challenge. I don't enjoy trying to housebreak a puppy that has poops the size of a baseball,pees all over the house, and tries to chew up everything in sight, so that must equal not loving dogs in your mind? That goes with the territory, though, when you have a pet and house sitting business. Not all dogs will be your favourites.
I don't need to justify my pet preference because cats, especially mind, are amazing, wonderful creatures. I don't trust people who don't like cats.
I have been watching for your report about the dog sitting! I am so happy to hear you and your home survived the bull mastiff puppy!
I'm feeling sorry for myself and listening to the rain come down. My dogs are all asleep while I am on the computer because I gotta find a new mowing service - mine never showed up in the last two weeks and I can't find the tiny Chihuahuas in the grass!
Understood - sorry, many apologies. I spent last week taking care of a kennel full of Golden Retrievers, Poodles and Goldendoodle pups who were not trained to go outside yet so I know about cleaning up after non-housetrained puppies and I can totally relate. Also had one Golden pup who messed her kennel even though we let her out 2-3 times a day for 45 minutes in a nice grassy dog run to do her business - go figure. By the end of the week I was not loving puppies I can tell ya.
Taking care of the three cats was a blast - they were all little love sponges and came up to me all purring and nice every day when I set out their food and water. I don't dislike cats, I just prefer dogs.
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Frankly I have completely shut religion from my life since leaving lds.
I have not been talking about mormons or its doctrines for a decade almost. I drop in just out of curiosity, and because the seer stone story was big in the local news.
Am surprised my id and password still works .
I never think lds or talk to anyone about the BOM after being completely 'detoxed' and out of touch with religion.
Mormons are people lost in an artificial world.
Its great that I no longer harbour any feelings or thoughts about lds, so I guess out of sight is truly out of mind. And that is my mental condition about religion today.
One thing for sure once I left, NOT EVEN MY CLOSEST WARD FRIENDS bothered to contact me. I am not complaining, since I gave instructions to the bishop that I do not want anyone from the LDS to visit me.
cheers
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They will be receiving purple Siberian irises, a mix of shades of blue bearded iris, and a delightful purple iris that has leaves that look more similar to tall grass. I love being out in the fresh air feeling the breeze on my face as I putter in the garden. Happy days!
my boyfriend. Motorcycle ride, movie, having salmon for dinner. Seems like there were a few other things we planned, but they seem to have slipped my mind right now.
Picking up my broken SIL strapping her into the car and going to the theater. She fell off her bike Friday and broke her shoulder. Giving my Bro a couple hours off.
I plan on going to the Orange County Ex-Mo meetup to visit with friends from RFM. I am reading "Restless Souls" by Sharon Tate's niece, Brie Tate, as I am a true-crime aficionado and today is the anniversary of the murder of Sharon Tate. I was a little girl living in Hollywood at the time and this crime has been seared in my mind forever.
Later I'm making Pork Tonkatsu cutlets, with white rice and blanched broccoli. A small glass of white wine, and spending time with DH.
I just got up and made a pot of coffee. Enough for a cup today and some to put into the fridge so I can have ice-coffee. Today, my plan is to do some more crocheting and maybe play my sims game.
I generally have a nice leisurely breakfastwith my daughter (I either cook one or we go out for breakfast), then we go on hike to the place of her choice. I'm more of a beach person on days off but she isn't, so I've learned to discover the beauty in hiking. She knows the really cool places for us to check out. We live near mountains so the scenery is fantastic.
Follow-up....coffee and the broccoli cheese scone were great as was the conversation. One of my best friends, who only comes for morning coffee on weekends, is someone I very much look forward to visiting with and our conversations are always wide ranging and lively. Glad I have that to look forward to on weekends.
Planted in an easy chair facing the tv watching endless HBO brewing pot after pot of crap hotel coffee, licking the finger and flicking the bean. Yep, I got the new L.L. Bean catalog.
Reading A Gathering of Saints (per someone's suggestion on this board), and I went to the Farmer's Market. A pretty lazy day otherwise. I really love Sundays now, truly restful, not the faux restful ones Mormons try to convince themselves of.
I recall when I was active LDS I'd sometimes take Mondays off so I could recuperate from Sundays. Church callings and the three hour blocks with two little children to get through was at times overwhelming.
The occasional Mondays off were what I referred to as my "mental health" days. Because after the church sucks the life out all that is left was exhaustion!
Having to use sick days because of church attendance? Well, I didn't going to other churches, for what it's worth.
The mental exhaustion seemed peculiar to LDS robbing us of more than our time in terms of energy, and so much more.
I drove my new-to-me Chevy Volt around the Bluegrass. First 40 miles was all no-gas, then some further driving with the stink-engine running a bit. Today's mileage was 72 MPG. I went over to the UU's to see what was up.. instead of services, it was clean-up day, so I helped pull some weeds. Now I'm drinking some beers and joining some Chevy Volt Lover internet forums.
Watching the season finale of True Detective. Watched Real Time With Bill Maher. Went to the store to get egg whites for breakfast. Installing apps for Windows 10.
I gotta say 10 is a pleasant surprise and an improvement over the disappointing 8.