If only the familiar wasn’t so…….familiar
If only….
Way to go Hurt! Way to go Wednesday!!!
Way to go Wednesday! Way to go Wednesday is where we say way to go to our friends and family on Facebook and Twitter to celebrate their accomplishments. I am saying Way to go to my dog Hurt! (I did not name him)
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| Hurt Loves the Holidays!!!! |
I have three pets. One dog, Hurt and two cats, Peanut and Pinto. Today I am saying Way to go to Hurt for giving me so much joy for three years now. I don’t remember the day Hurt became a permanent resident of my house but I know it was about three years ago. Now I love all of my furry friends equally but I’m shouting out Hurt because he was the one I initially did not want.
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| Hurt likes Peanut even though Peanut can be a bully. |
Hurt belonged to my ex boyfriend’s mother. I was asked to take him in by the Ex. I initially said no. A dog is a lot of work compared to cats with the walking and the grooming. But the Ex and my dad double teamed me and I gave in. Three years later I can say Hurt is the best thing I got out of that relationship. So way to go Hurt for giving us so much Joy.
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| Pinto is closer to Hurts age. She does not quite trust him but every now and then they kick it. |
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| Hurt always roots for the home team. |
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| Sometimes Hurt can even get a little Crazy!!! |
Do you have pets? What kind? How do they bring you Joy?
Potted Garden of Joy, Well Sort of.
I have not done a wordful/wordless Wednesday post in a while. When I came out of my house this morning I saw that the flowers in my planter on my front patio potted garden had their first bloom. It was so pretty that I could not resist taking a moment to snap a photo with my camera phone. Now the really nice thing about this is that this is one of the few annuals that have come back for the 3rd or 4th year in a row. The sad thing about this is the only planters that are not mostly barren or covered with weeds are the annuals. I am so late getting my little potted garden going. I hope there is still hope. Seeing the front patio full of flowers and color does give me a lot of joy. It is nice to bring a little nature to my city row house.
Do you keep any sort of garden, potted garen or otherwise? If so what do you grow? Have your flowers bloomed?
Wordful/Wordless Wednesday Blogalicious Photos and HBBBS Giveaway Winner
So I am all done dropping Blogalicious knowledge on yall. So today I’m going to do a wordful/wordless Wednesday post and share my pictures from the conference. And of course I’ll let you know who the winner of the HBBBS Giveaway.
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| The Blogalicious Main Conference Room Podium |
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| Our Gracious Hostesses @JusticeNy and @JusticeFergie |
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| Me and My Blog Idol @Dumbparent |
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| A wild crowd at Blogalicious! |
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| Getting schooled during one of many panel discussions. |
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| Celebrating More Birthdays with the American Cancer Association |
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| Holding back tears singing Happy Birthday wishing I’d had more Birthdays with my dad who died from Cancer complications. |
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| Looking fabulous fter my @Covergirl Queen Collection makeover! |
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| Bloggers getting their grove on!!! |
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| Me and Bloggie Friend @RosesDaughter |
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| After my interview with @DigitalSisterhd. |
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| Playing with props at Blogalicious! |
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| Me and bloggie friend @TheYoungMommy |
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| Table setting at the Susan G. Koman Pink Slumber Party. |
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| Getting inspired by @iamjessejones |
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| Making new bloggie friends with @LaWitchesBrew |
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| Me and Big Daddy from the Food Network. |
Now, what you have been waiting for… The winner of the HBBBS Giveaway and new owner or my Swag Bag contest is… drum roll please…. Ms. Positivity!!!!
There were 17 entries for the contest. Below are the results of the randomizor at random.org:
1.Ms. Positivity
2.Sarah
3.Ms. Positivity
4.Ms. Positivity
5.Optimistic Mom
6.Scenes From A Single Mom
7.Ms. Positivity
8.Cookie’s Mom
9.Scenes From A Single Mom
10.Ms. Positivity
11.Ms. Positivity
12.Optimistic Mom
13.Optimistic Mom
14.Ms. Positivity
15.Ms. Positivity
16.Mental Mosaic
17.Ms. Positivity
Thanks for entering the contest and sharing in my Blogalicious experience as I have recapped these past few weeks. Oh and be sure to follow all of these awesome Joy Chasers on Twitter.
Team Chasing Joy
I just signed up to for the Race for Hope to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society. I have created team Chasing Joy. If you are in the Philadelphia Area come and run (or walk) with me. If you are not in the area you can also sign up as a virtual runner (walker). I hope you will join team Chasing Joy. Just click here to join.
This will be my second attempt to run a 5k. I am a believer in positive self talk and mind over matter. So, this is what I’ll be saying to myself as I train and run that day…
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| got this picture from my facebook friend |
Do you enjoy charity walks/runs???
Joyfully Floating… Or Trying To
It looks so inviting and comfortable, so inviting. You are in the pool but not submerged. You can lay back and let your worries go adrift and let the relaxation wash over you. There’s only one problem. There is no graceful way to get on it. LOL
It if you climb on from the left it shoots from under you to the right. If you jump on top of it it, it will throw you off with equal force. If you slide on from the bottom it shoots out the top. It is qute the wrestling match.
But in the end, I won!!!
What do you consider the most relaxing part of your vacation?
Low Maintenance Joy
Low Maintenance Hair Style = A More Joyous Vacation.
The blue effect was not on purpose but I thought it looked cool.
Joyful Pet pics.
“Don’t Bother Me! I’m Working Out!!!” ~ Peanut
Just to make you smile 🙂
Garden of Joy
A week or so ago my job sent out an email for discounted to Longwood Gardens. I raced over to the ticket office and got tickets for my cousin and I to go. We had a really great time. Longwood Garden’s is just Beautiful! Beautiful enough for Wordful/Worless Wednesday.
There were flowers everywhere.
Outside
and inside.
Some flowers and plants were really small. Like this Baby’s Breath. Have you ever seen it growing? This was my first time too.
Others were really really big. Too big even like this one that was bigger than me.
They were in every color you could imagine.
Almost everything was beautiful but a some things were a little creepy.
Here are some of my favorites.
Do you see the bananas?
I’d like to do something like this one day.
There was also lots and lots of water features.
Did I mention there was also a tree house.?
This is just a small sampling of what we saw. A Joyful time was definately had.
Have you ever been to Longwood Gardens or anyplace like it? Do you have your own beautiful garden that gives you an atmosphere of Joy?
The Joy of Pets
Recently someone told me he never had/would have a pet because they are “pointless and a waste of money”. Well he certainly could not say that if he saw this face.
LOOK AT ME!!!!
My cat’s Peanut and Pinto and dog Hurt bring a little Joy to my life every day. Do you have pets? Does their presence bring Joy to your life?
