Losing Heart: The Simple Woman's Daybook

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For Today:  Thursday, August 15, 2019

Looking Out My Window... Summer is not letting up.  I'm glad because it took so long to get here.  I'm not looking forward to the coming change of season.  Football season?  Yes.  The first scary snow of October?  No.

I am Thinking...

About concerts...well about evening events in general.  I've missed so many good concerts and outings because I don't know how to safely navigate the Denver metro area at night.   Since I've been here, I've missed seeing Craig Ferguson, Christine Caine, Chris Tomlin, Itzhak Perlman and the Denver Symphony Orchestra, an orchestral tribute to Prince, Weird Al Yankovic (twice!), and the one that hurts the most, Rhett and Link.

I've never been comfortable with nighttime driving, especially since Denver is still relatively unfamiliar to me.   but it would be so expensive to rent a hotel close to a venue so that I could avoid driving at night.  I've mentioned on previous blog posts how seedy public transportation is during the day (especially Sunday of all days).  Should I really risk this at night?  I feel the same with ride sharing apps and taxis.  A single woman out by herself at night?  No thank you.  Let's not even mention all the concert and outing pictures I see from the friends where I wasn't invited.

Why do I feel like and older version of my younger self watching the cool kids play?

  

I am Thankful...

• A co-worker bought me a subscription to Southern Living magazine for my birthday.  It's wonderful  because out of all the grocery store, Walmart, and bookstore magazine racks I've perused since moving to Colorado NONE of them have that magazine.  
• In July, I celebrated 11 years of recovery.
• I find it really cool that the local library allows adults to participate in the Summer Reading Program.  I even earned a library canvas bag for completing a reading goal.
• Another reason to be thankful for my local library?  They sell recent magazines in their bookstore for 25¢ each. 
• Two years ago today, I arrived in Colorado and started on this crazy adventure.  I thank God for all that He has done and continues to do in my life.

From the Workshop...

I've painted since 1999.  I developed my skills through local paint shops and paint-and-sip places, numerous books and YouTube videos.  To this day, I still watch Bob Ross videos in awe.  Though I'm a good learner, I wasn't sure if I could successfully teach someone else to paint.

Then enters my friend, Diana.

We'd planned to go together to a local paint-and-sip shop, but the only painting we both liked was either being taught on a day we couldn't go, or was painted on wood, which would frustrate a beginner.  So Diana, knowing I was toying with the idea of leaning to teach, decides that I'm just going to teach her to paint it on a canvas.

Well, as you can see from the photo, my first instructional attempt was a success.  So, let's see where this new skill takes me.

 

 

I am Reading... 

• Defining Moments:  The Harlem Renaissance by Kevin Hillstrom
• Faith Thinking:  The Dynamics of Christian Theology by Trevor Heart

Books I have completed since my last Daybook:

• Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life  by Donald S. Whitney
• God Breathed by Josh McDowell
• Men, Women, and Worthiness  by Brene Brown
• So Long, Insecurity:  You've Been a Bad Friend to Us by Beth Moore. A glorious reread that I reviewed here.
• Looking for Lovely by Annie F. Downs

Favorite Quote(s) of the Week ...

"You know you need some time off when you crack an egg directly into the trashcan instead of the bowl you intended to scramble it in. #HaveMercy" - Auntie's Musings


Dear Best Foods:

1. Dukes makes better mayonnaise than you.
2. Your commercial is annoying.  This is the first I've heard of making a grilled cheese sandwich with mayo.  Most importantly, if Julie really is a mother of three and can't already make a grilled cheese sandwich, I question her parenting skills.  How about some REAL recipes. -

Love, Auntie.


"Universal truth: Do you know what a fitness instructor means by "One more time"? NOTHING!" - Auntie's Musings

My Mythical Summer... I'll have to admit that while this was a fun idea, I'm struggling, y'all.  Several of the badges I earned during My Mythical Year were sold out at Mythical.store, and were never restocked.  I've been informed that they're not planning on restocking them (which I find tacky).  So, any badges I earn in the next little bit won't have anything to show for it.  I wonder should I continue on with the project, or just drop it? 

Now For Something Total Different ...

Five Minute Friday Word of the Week:  World.