My signature for July at GingerScraps
Long time no see, right? I got my new wheelchair just a little after Memorial Day. If anyone wants to grouch along with me, that’s just over a year after I was originally measured and an order put together for a new chair. But I have the new chair. Now I’m about the task of relearning how to have an actual life. That’s kept me busy and tired every day.
My phrase for the beginning of my 50th year is “baby steps.” My friend and former coworker, Mary, put that gentle and valuable bit of coaching in my head when we worked together. You don’t reach goals if you can’t appreciate the little victories. At that time it was just her telling us to take it easy if we felt frustration at work, but now when I sarcastically cheer myself because I made my own salad, I hear her voice in my mind and, with a smile, I do recognize the little victories. I might not walk, but I’m gonna rock that chair and what are the little victories now will be everyday no big deals.
Hey, yeah, 50th year. Nanifest L starts next Friday! My fiftieth birthday is on a Friday, so the festival is on weekend rules; if my birthday is on a Friday,Saturday or Sunday, the festival runs from 5:00pm the Friday before until midnight the Sunday after, two weeks and three weekends. I think I probably would have extended 50 for the extra week anyway. More about the festival coming very soon!
Before I sign off, I’ll share the scrap-page I did for last year when the van we call “The Blue Meanie” came home. Right now it means David and I can go places to photograph trains, see baseball games or even visit my dad in the Motherland!
Credits: Off Roadin’ by Little Rad Trio, template by Digitalegacies Designs
Of course “template by Digitalegacies Designs” means a freebie! Call it my reopening of my cyber coffee shop gift. Click on the preview to download the template at Mediafire.
Thanks for visiting again!!
3 comments:
Your birthday Festival...sounds great:)
Hello! I'm so happy for you and have the best 50th Birthday celebration ever!!
So good to see you back in blogland my friend. I've missed your lovely smile. I know what you mean about the small victories. I hope you have a lot of them now.
Looking forward to your festival. I hope it's great for you this year. Happy 50th!!!!! By the way, I love your van. This will definitely make your life so much nicer.
Now I'm off to get ready to take Pogo for his appointment. You have a wonderful day my friend. Hugs, Edna B.
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