My Happiness Is Hiding Out...

     I'm feeling a bit of nostalgia or something this morning.  Actually, I don't know if you would really call it nostalgia.  Prob'ly falls more into the category of melancholy.  Don't wanna' do this.  Don't feel much like doing that.  Should prob'ly take care of that over there; don't really feel in the mood, though, ya' know?

     You ever feel like that?  Just not feelin' like applying your whole heart to ANYTHING that really ought to be taken care of?  Agh!  I hate those kinds of feelings.  Its kinda' like that nasty taste that crosses your tongue when you try a new food that looked really good... just BEFORE it touched your tongue.

     Trouble is, I have many projects that I'm excited to jump into.  That is, until this awful Moooooood struck me with such force.  I don't often have these kinds of moods, actually.  Most of the time, I think I have my head very comfortably tucked into the clouds, where I can pretend that life is all roses and buttercups, ya' know?  I like the cloud that was invented for that very purpose.  It just makes sense to me.

     Now, if you were to ask me what triggered this moment I'm having, I'd hafta' say that I honestly don't know.  Contrary to this feeling I can't seem to shake, everything is going very well in my life.  My good hubby-buddy is treating me like the princess I'd like to become.  I love my home.  I'm being published and paid on a regular basis.  Everyone in the family treats me with the utmost love and respect and I have just finished watching the movie Nine for prob'ly the ninth time.  As you can see, I have the world in the palm of my hands and I cannot even imagine any more perfect life than I am having.  Life is just good.

     Do you ever have days like that?  Just, well... Bleh?  I hope not.  I sincerely hope not.  I do hope you'll return on one of my better days, when the joy is more apt to spill out over the edges.  I think I might be just a little more fun on those days.  And I hope you are having an outstanding day.  Until the next time, keep a hug on.

 ~ Yaya

Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word

If there is never another time in my life that I am this happy, let this happiness carry me until I am too old to worry about it. Being in a new home with new surroundings is, as they say, good for the cleansing of the soul. Or, maybe that's something else that's good for the cleansing of the soul, but all of my insides are feeling "Spic and Span," these days. I could've never imagined that somewhere in my world, there would be a beautiful two-story home on a small piece of acreage that was waiting for ME to move into it. And do I hear the sound of 'Love' reverberating through the walls? They say that you are what you eat. Well, I can't help but wonder if that somehow works with houses, too. After all, you open the door and the house swallows you, whole. Depending on what kind of dinner you are (spicy, bland or seasoned just right), you may just find that you wish you had been flavored just a little differently.
Don't believe me? How about this? Have you ever noticed the homes of very excitable people? Quite often, chaos ensues throughout the home. Not always, but I tend to believe that a calm nature invites calm results. And if calm invites calm, doesn't it stand to reason that excitability would invite excitability? Naturally, that can be taken one step further, at least, to my way of thinking. Harsh, angry words that are habitually thrown from one person to another will cause the house to shudder and fear for its very safety. On the other hand, people who treat their homes and family members with love and respect seem to have homes and families who embrace them with love and respect.
Perhaps you could call me the "House Whisperer." I dunno'. I just have always felt that what goes around, comes around and I think that extends far beyond the boundaries of people treating other people kindly or poorly.
In fact, if you'll take the time to watch, you may notice that animals react pretty much as their owners do. Show me a person who yells and carries-on about insignificant details and I'll show you their pet who reacts angrily or 'cowers' from the hand that might 'pet' him, fearful that the hand may bring an onslaught of attack. much the same way. Want your little dog to quit snapping at you for the slightest infraction? Start noticing where your little dog is learning it. Of course, there are always exceptions to every rule, but for the most part, anger begets anger and kindness begets kindness.
So, the next time you go to cuss that wall for the crooked nail you just pounded, consider how the wall must feel. Maybe a little sweet-talking wouldn't be too far-fetched to include in your updates. It just might help the remodeling to go a little smoother, ya' think?