Random Thoughts & Adventures & A Few Tales To Boot

May 21, 2013

Simplicity in Life

A couple of weeks ago I went to the University Mall and found out the mall now has a Yankee Candle Store.

I bought the new "Summer Collection" sampler votives. Tonight I'm burning 'summer wish'. It smells delightful.

The other scents are:

“Loafing needs no explanation and is its own excuse.”
- Christopher Morley

I've been evaluating my life and how to simplify things. I've come up with a few ideas that I believe will be helpful. Downsizing my possessions is coming along fairly good. Clothes, make-up, hair items, perfumes, tons of household items (seriously, is there a reason to have two potato mashers?) Blankets, mismatched sheets, handbags (Oh my gosh! Did I give away handbags?!?) I still have way too many.

Step One: *Admitting that one cannot control one's addiction or compulsion*

--I guess that's a good start.

How living with less will change my life:

1. One thing at a time.

2. Simplify my schedule.

3. Get moving.

4. Develop one healthy habit this month.

5. Do something calming.

6. Simplify my finances.

7. Have a blast!

8. Get creative.

9. De-clutter.

10. Be early.

“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” - George F. Burns

I feel a "Friends Marathon" coming up!

Here are some funny, cool, weird, whatever things that I found on Pinterest earlier today!

I think the next time I decide to take time and blog I will save the "tagging" part for last. I don't feel like writing about Facebook, Life or Depression. Let's face it, they all go hand in hand anyway.

Till tomorrow ~

Random Thoughts & Adventures & A Few Tales To Boot

Long Time No Blog ~ May 2013 Mental Health Awareness Month

I've been contemplating on making actual time to blog. Really, I have. Usually when I think I'm going to do it - something else comes up, like sleeping or something interesting on television. I know, it's called procrastination. I do it ... a lot.

May has been a busy month for me. I've been in attendance to two National Alliance on Mental Illness conferences. The first one was for Utah Affiliate and the second one was to become trained to instruct the Family to Family Course that NAMI offers. I'm now certified!

The first week of May, I was invited to attend Wasatch Mental Health's Mental Health Awareness Day.

My mother came out to spend some time with me on May 7th and left on May 17th. We had a very good time. Here are some of the photos that we took: (Saturday night at the hospital with Mitchel John!!) (Mothers Day with Megan, Tommy and Chazen)

~Mothers Day~

Mom and Chazen

Gramps and Chazen

Megan

Chazen

Grandma and Chazen

Mom and Me

Mom and Me and Megan

Mom, Megan, Tommy and Chazen

Megan, Chazen and Tommy

Marc

Tuesday night, May 14th at 7:00 P.M. Our local Utah County put on an event called "Utah County NAMI Presents ~ Tanner Kirk and Taryn Aiken" - It was amazing and so inspiring! Here is the article in "The Daily Herald" - Click "HERE" to read it. Here are some photos:

I know that I say that I'm going to keep up on my blog and make it a priority. This is something that I would like to be able to keep up on especially with all of the amazing things that is happening out in our community. I will try to stay connected. Obviously, life happens and I'm not always as strong as I portray myself to be. But I will do my best.

There will be a NAMI Utah Walk that is scheduled for October 19th (Saturday) This year our local county affiliate here in Utah County is adopting "Friends of Mitchel" - I will know more about this soon and will be posting about how to become involved with fundraisers and such.

If you're in need of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Please click HERE ... For Utah's Chapter/Community click HERE ~ You can also reach Tanner Kirk and Taryn Aiken ~

Random Thoughts & Adventures & A Few Tales To Boot