IDK About 10 …

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.

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But, here are a few things I know to be certain in life. (It is not required that you agree with me, but do not “come for me” negatively in the comments if you do not.)

1. God is real, and you are ALWAYS on His mind.
2. The only things that are ABSOLUTELY necessary to do in this life is breathing to live and dying. Everything else in between is just options and choices. (Take that how you will.)
3. And, nothing can be done until you start it, and it is not ever over till there’s nothing left to give to it. I’on care nothing about “the fat lady singing” … she just want some damn attention cuz that’s what SHE chose to do.

And those are the things that I know are certain in life: God. Breathe. Death. And, “Get’er done!”

It’s Monday, 7/14/25. It’s been thundering (again 😢), and now it raining. I’m gonna read my book for a while and decide if I’m going to do something else later. You all have a terrific day!

I’m out like the lights! 😘

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BYE!

Appreciating Time

What do you think gets better with age?

When we are younger, we (mostly) feel like we’ve got all the time in the world, a whole life of time ahead of us, to do what folk tell us is important.

But, in my opinion, as we start to get older, I feel like we start to understand and appreciate that time is actually a finite commodity and we start to appreciate it more.

Some of us will start setting necessary boundaries with our time with our own people, friends, families, and associates.

Some of us will start to appreciate our time so much that we limit how much of it we give away to any and everyone.

Some of us never learn what that appreciation even feels like and end up wishing we’d taken the time to appreciate those downtime moments.

Let us not fall into that last category and take time to appreciate the time we have.

It IS just like clean air: ignore it, and it will go away.

I’m out like the lights! It’s officially another weekend, enjoy!!

Bye!!

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People

What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?

Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’m such a loner.

I’m such a “say what you mean to say” type of person.

Apparently, being these two types of ways, *mostly*, means, I’ll end up by myself and alone.

For the sake of harmony and “keeping the peace,” I’ll gladly give up having to constantly be around other people.

I’ve always wondered why *I* have to be the one to watch what I say, but others feel as if they can talk just as recklessly around/about/to me as they want.

Why do I have to be mindful of how what I say to someone will make them feel, but none ever seems to consider MY feelings when they are conversing with me?

I don’t know. But, to keep the pece and leave things as harmonious as possible, I am gonna stay at my house. By myself.

They can stay away.

I’d gladly give up the constant need for in-person *persons*.

LOL

Let me get my day started. Y’all have a wonderful Monday. I’m out like the lights!

Bye!

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Gospel

What is your favorite genre of music?

But I love music that speaks to me or just sounds good.

Probably, my least listened to genre would be that screaming, “head-banging,” doesn’t really sound like real words are being said, electric guitar sounds like metal on chalkboard, Rock music.

I’ll stay away from that (and foreign music) because I don’t know what’s being said, and that bothers me.

God is good, and I’m out like the lights! Have a great Sunday.

Bye!

Jewelry Making …

Write about your first crush.

… was not my first crush.

And moving on.

Thought I was gonna try something new…
#handmadejewelry #mydesignsbylala #jewelrymaking

Thanks for watching! I’m out like the lights. Bye

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I Don’t Have To

How do you balance work and home life?

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Not anymore.

I am now, officially, a retired homemaker.

I don’t do anything work-related if I don’t want too.

And it feels so good to be able to say that and it be true!

But, if I’m gonna be for real, I am still doing my #Etsy stuff; I just haven’t put in any work yet.

I know I need to do so, but I kinda played myself by going to a different eye dr than my usual one and now, I can’t really see the small stuff right now.

And not being able to see things CLEARLY is such a huge deterrent to wanting to do anything.

(This sounds like SUCH an excuse. Cuz I made a similar excuse when I was working about being too tired and burnout from working on the computer at work to wanna do it at home. And it might be.)

I kinda wonder if I actually DO still wanna do the whole ETSY thing.

I mean, I like being able to create pretty jewelry, but since I rarely get visits to my Etsy shop (http://mydesignsbylala.etsy.com) I don’t get very many sales (none since March). And it is really starting to feel like ‘is it really worth it’.

I wonder if I should think about something else? But I don’t wanna do anything else. I have no desire, or passion, for anything else.

Hopefully, I’ll get my contacts tomorrow and I’ll be able to get back into my craft room and see where things and I stand.

In the meantime, I have been LOVING not doing anything at all but reading, crocheting, and sitting on my porch.

I hope y’all are having a great Sunday afternoon! I’m out like the lights!

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BYE!

I just wanna see again

Why, when you are an eye care physician, are the words “sacrifice,” or “compromise” in your professional vocabulary?
Does one really think a patient would be willing to do either of those things when simply trying to fulfill a contact prescription?
But, I’m the one who has to be mindful of not cussing this man out.
I can’t blame nobody by myself.
I should have went to my regular eye doctor. But, I was trying to save money and now I’ve been put in not just one pair, but 2 different pair of USELESS contacts!
Next year, I’ll just pay the man the money so I can gone and live my life. Lol

That’s it. I’m out like the lights.

Y’all have a great afternoon.

Finally! It happened to me…

Happy Retirement

The summer of my 15th birthday, my granny let me sign up for the job program for teens (I forgot the name…JTPA or something like that).
It was a UTMB office called the Marine Biomedical Institute. I answered the phones and ran errands for the receptionist there.
After that, it was the Anesthesiologist dept at UTMB for my 10th grade year.
Then…it was Leon’s (the bbq shack on Broadway in Galveston.
And then sadly, lol, it was Burger King! Popeye’s for a summer and then Burger King for long long time afterwards.
I didn’t give up though. I KNEW I was gonna work in an office somewhere.
Then somebody told me about retirement. That was a goal I could get with!
I did that, yeah! Officially 4/30/25 will be my day. But on Wednesday, 4/16/25, I walked out of those County Courthouse doors for the last time. I’m on vacation for the next 2 weeks! Hey…. but #watchmework dammit!!! LMAO
Happy Retirement to me!!!!
(All that picking names stuff is crazy…I got a few but everybody know I love’em!)

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BYE!

Been a long while now …

15 years I’ve been posting on WP. In the beginning, I believe I posted more in depth posts, but now I am rarely even here.

I’m wondering if I just don’t have those in depth thought anymore, or if I really am that lazy that I don’t wanna take the time to share.

OR!

It could be like Tyler Perry’s Madea would say, “you ain’t gotta tell me everything.” LOL and then have just decided to keep my thoughts to myself.

In any event, 15 years keeping a blog is quite a long time. I wish I had some kinda wisdom to share, but I do not.

I’m happy to still be here and I hope to open up a bit more with this new chapter I’m starting …. that I’ll expound upon later in a different post.

Happy Saturday! Have a great weekend. I’m out like the lights!

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BYE!!❤️❤️