Some Me Time......

I enjoy my time by working in my yard and starting projects. What a difference it is to have the time to devote to one or many ideas. Just like organizing and cleaning. So much easier without 3 busy kids. The girls were my projects during the growing years. No time for outside interferences.

Speaking of organizing and cleaning, quick tip for cleaning out your silverware drawer, I use alcohol on a paper towel to wipe out all the compartments, it sanitizes, no need to dry, and it is very quick.

Can use it for a quick wipe down inside the refrigerator too!

Back to the yard work, no quick tips here, just hard work but satisfying results. If you have a helper all the more fun and can accomplish more too. Now, go get dirty all you Nana's that now have me time......

A glimpse in time

Oh what is was like raising 3 active girls. Many many funny, crazy, scary memories. People would say "oh my gosh 3 girls, all with long hair, how do you do it". Fortunately my husband knew how to braid, it was a big help, not so good with brushing out the hair, but If I brushed, he would manage a nice braid or two.

Most people would say girls are very high pitched with there voices and screams, and that would be true. My mom always told me she only wanted one girl due to the whinnier and screechier tendency. But that was a small part of having 3 girls all 2 years apart. We were very occupied, which is the way it should be when you have kids, no time for any indulgences. But I'm glad I did it that way. Our attention was spent on there activities, along with school and building relationships.

I still don't feel like I had enough time to devote to each of them the way I really would have like to, but life is life and things happen.

Another challenge always seemed to be the cost of 3 girls, combine everything female and you have a big whopping chunk of money. Especially when it was prom or the like. We were always very frugal, and had a limit. If they wanted to go over the limit they were responsible for the difference. Today, they are all very frugal too! I'm glad.

Time certainly flies, but it sure is nice to have fond memories of the crazy days of active girls.....I'm glad I have me time now....
Our oldest is married and has 4 kids, 2 girls, 2 boys, 2 dogs
Our middle bought a house 1 year ago, unmarried, working and has a steady boyfriend and a dog
Our youngest just turned 25, is in school to become a registered nurse and has a steady boyfriend, so they are all on there own life journey now... Life is good...still has up's and down's, but that is life....

Flower power

One of my most relaxing, de-stressing invlovments is taking pictures of flowers and trees.

I need to pursue this more often. It is a big stess reliever. My grandaughter loves to pick flowers and place them into a basket whenever she is visiting.

It was a pleasure to arrange them into a vase and enjoy our cuttings. So, needless to say if I'm having a stress moment I can really just look about to find the beauty,and find calm. And that I am gratful for.

New meaning to stop and smell the roses.

The Real Nana's Of Orange County

Lets keep it real. After two days of helping my daughter with chasing grand kids, dogs and what ever else was running up and down the stairs and around the house, then a whole day of reorganizing my living room and steam cleaning my tile floors,(with Hubbies help of course), grocery shopping, and some laundry, I'm exhausted. That's real. I think this is what real Nana's do! But I must say it was and always is fun. What ever I'm choosing to do for the day, I decide to make the best of it. Whether it is cleaning house or having fun out and about. Not to say it's always about chasing grand kids or cleaning. It is a blast when I am able to get together with some very dear friends and have a weekend of time, would definitely like to do this more often. Along with road trips up the coast with my Husband. One of my favorite areas is central and northern coast. A couple of dear friends passed away very young, they were in there early 40's. I now am very thankful even If I'm washing dishes or doing laundry that I'm still here to enjoy family and friends. So keep it simple and enjoy what is real. This picture is with two friends from elementary school, we were in Tahoe in the summer.