Hello and happy Boxing Day! I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas and that you are safe in your homes and snug as bugs in rugs. The weather has been frightful almost everywhere and I truly hope you all made it safely to your destinations. But, if not, I hope you made the best of the unexpected situation and that Santa Claus found you anyway. He’s known for that.
(more…)Archive for the ‘blogging’ Category
On the 14th Day of Christmas
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, Christmas, eating, Family, friends, Halloween, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, money, positivity, Shopping, winter, writing, tagged Baer House, Christmas decorations, Christmas lights, Christmas shopping, Christmas tree lights, Christmas trees, holiday decoration, magic wand, not enough time, Thanksgiving, time, time speeding up on November 21, 2022| 4 Comments »
Why does time speed up after Halloween? Seriously, why? Is it just me or are the days flying by? Maybe it’s because there are fewer daylight hours? It’s colder? All I want to do is sleep? I don’t know, but I can’t believe Thanksgiving is Thursday and then – like the day after that – is Christmas.
Not Since Chemo
Posted in blogging, cats, drinks, eating, Family, food, health, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, soup, Uncategorized, weird, writing, tagged cats, chemotherapy, dehydration, drugs, flu, kitten love, kittens, sick, stomach flu, upset stomach, virus on October 24, 2022| 9 Comments »
So, my family has been battling the stomach flu for several days this past week. My husband had it first. He complained of upset stomach and didn’t want to eat anything for 3 days. He had stomach-flu-like symptoms without actually being “sick.” Me, on the other hand, sick, sick, sick. I haven’t been this sick since I was treating with chemotherapy. Only this time, I didn’t have the really good drugs to help with the nausea.
(more…)The Importance of Nesting
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, eating, Family, food, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, resolutions, writing, tagged being short, cabinets, cupboards, dishes, Jenga, nesting, nesting boxes, organizing cupboards, plastic dishes, short, short girl problems, short girls, short people, stacking containers, storage containers on October 17, 2022| 2 Comments »
For those of you who have not ever seen me, I’m letting you know that I am relatively short. Maybe, at 5’ 5”, I could be considered “average” in height, but most days I feel short. I cannot reach the top shelf in most grocery stores. I cannot reach the top shelf in my own closet without use of a stepstool. I can barely reach the top cupboards in my kitchen even on tiptoe.
(more…)Tres Kitties
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, cats, Family, friends, gratitude, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, pets, positivity, travel, writing, tagged animal shelter, cat towers, cat toys, cats, humane society, kittens, rescue animals, rescue cats, rescue kittens, shelter animals, shelter cats on October 10, 2022| 14 Comments »
Some of you already know that my family has grown by three. Last week we adopted three new kitties from our local humane society. We would have taken the entire lot home, but alas, three was all we could comfortably be responsible for. It’s so tough when you visit animal shelters because you want to rescue everything there. But the reality is, three cats in one confirmed space is the perfect amount of cats. Plus there is the added costs of properly caring for them, which greatly hinders one’s decision when adopting.
(more…)Monument of the Millennium
Posted in blogging, camera, Caribbean, Carnival cruise, cruise, cruising, vacation, Family, friends, history, humor, inspiration, islands, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, travel, trivia, vacation, writing, tagged American Society of Civil Engineers, Atlantic Bridge, bridges, cargo ships, Colon Panama, cruising, engineering, freighters, locks, Monument of the Millennium, oceans, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Canal cruise, Panama Canal transit, physics, shipping, ships, wonders of the world on October 3, 2022| 4 Comments »
I hope I haven’t lost you. We were cruising and I left you hanging at Costa Rica. Never fear, we’re back on track. The next day of our 15-day cruise was spent navigating the uber impressive Panama Canal, designated as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and a Monument of the Millennium by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
(more…)Good Medicine
Posted in acting, blogging, friends, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, motivation, names, positivity, success, theatre, tv, writing, tagged actor interview, actors, comedians, comedy, comedy video, famous actors, funny interview, funny video, humorous interview, laughing, movie stars, Ryan Reynolds on September 26, 2022| 4 Comments »
“Laughter is the best medicine.” Or so the old adage goes. But is it really true? According to my research, medical experts say “yes,” laughter is indeed great medicine for many things. Laughter is a particularly great form of stress relief, and that’s no joke.
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