Do you ever see something and wonder, “who thinks up this stuff?” I know I do. I’m a fairly creative person when it comes to certain things. But other times, I’m just clueless about how to make something happen. I think that’s why I love Disney so much. Everything Disney does just amazes me with the creativity and the engineering and the use of colors and music. But sometimes I see something and think, “why?”
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Too Much Time On Your Hands
Posted in Disney, eating, food, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, money, resolutions, success, trivia, weird, writing, tagged alternative fashion, amazing, artists, clothing, creativity, fashion, focaccia, focaccia bread, Germany, green fashion, Guiness World Records, inventions, inventors, longest train melody, milk, model trains, musical trains, odd things, sustainable clothing, trains on May 10, 2021| 4 Comments »
It’s Not Just A Dress
Posted in beauty products, dancing, Family, friends, goals, Jansen Schmidt, money, positivity, resolutions, success, writing, tagged Cinderella, clothing, dance, dress for success, dresses, dressing up, expensive dresses, fancy dresses, fashion, gowns, high school, party dresses, prom, prom dresses, special day, spotlight, wedding, wedding dresses on April 19, 2021| 10 Comments »
I used to love getting dressed up for special occasions. Heck I used to enjoy getting dressed up just to go to work. When I worked in a professional office I wore dresses, two-piece business suits, heels, pantyhose, make-up, jewelry, even glitzy hair clips every single day. In the summer I wore more sundresses and sandals, but I always overdressed by today’s standards. I was often the best dressed employee in the office, but I felt like I had to “look the part,” and dressing up added a feeling of me being extra valuable in the workplace because of it. It was a self-esteem issue for me.
(more…)What Kind of Business Are You Running Here?
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, breakfast, Family, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, money, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, On Solid Ground, resolutions, social media, success, travel, vacation, weird, writing, tagged AI, always watching, artificial intelligence, Big Brother, computers, cookies, felons, GPS, Paypal, research, shut down, watch list, watching on March 15, 2021| 6 Comments »
So . . . apparently, like Roz, Big Brother really IS always watching. And, if he doesn’t approve of your activities, BAM he’ll swoop on in and shut you down until you can prove you’re worthy of Big Brother’s approval.
So . . . apparently, like Roz, Big Brother really IS always watching. And, if he doesn’t approve of your activities, BAM he’ll swoop on in and shut you down until you can prove you’re worthy of Big Brother’s approval.
Nature’s Best Antidote
Posted in Birthdays, Family, friends, gratitude, health, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, motivation, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, On Solid Ground, pets, positivity, resolutions, travel, vacation, writing, tagged eye contact, eyes, faces, hug, hugging, hugs, humanity, humans, life, masks, missing life, normal, smile, smiles, unmask on March 8, 2021| 6 Comments »
I think by now, most of you know I try to be upbeat and positive whenever possible. I try to find the sunshine on the dreary days and I look for the good among the bad. I’m not gonna lie, this past year has tested my ability to focus on the good. Some days it feels like the hits just keep on coming and not in a good way. But, hopefully things are starting to turn around and the world is heading back toward “normal.”
(more…)The End Is Really The Beginning
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, Fiction, goals, grammar, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, reading, resolutions, social media, spring break, success, words, writers, writing, tagged 2021, book covers, books, empty nest, empty nest syndrome, goals, inspiration, manuscript, motivation, Murphy's Law, new beginnings, new books, new opportunity, new start, photo surfing, photographs, photos, plot, plots, plotting, starting over, the end on January 4, 2021| 4 Comments »
Happy new year! Grand tidings for brighter, more peaceful days. Only 75 days until spring officially starts! I think we’ve all breathed a sigh of relief that we’ve made it through 2020. That is behind us. Done. Gone. The End. Time for a new beginning. A new year. A new opportunity. Every day is a chance to make a fresh new start.
(more…)Let The Countdown Begin!
Posted in blogging, Disney, Disney World, Disneyland, drinks, driving, eating, Family, food, friends, goals, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, motivation, resolutions, roses, travel, tv, vacation, Walt Disney World, watching tv, writing, tagged Auld Lang Syne, ball drop, celebration, countdown, fireworks, good luck, Happy New Year, midnight, new year 2021, new years, new years day, parade, rose parade, Times Square, tournament of roses parade, traditions on December 28, 2020| 13 Comments »
Well, it’s the final week of 2020 and almost a year since we started on our journey of frustration, confusion, boredom, angst, and trying not to go bankrupt. We’ve come a long way. We’ve learned things. We’ve adapted. We’ve grumbled and complained. We’ve cried. And cried some more. We’ve prayed. But, above all else, we’ve carried on.
(more…)Second Verse, Same As The First (With Gusto)
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, cars, driving, eating, Family, food, health, Holidays, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, social media, travel, vacation, weird, writing, tagged causes of death, danger, death, doom, doomscrolling, fear, fearmonger, fearmongering, gloom, hype, living, media, medicine, pandemic, panic, shut down, social media, stastics on December 7, 2020| 6 Comments »
So, I guess the second, or is it third, (fourth?) wave of this “pandemic” is upon us. Now that the election is over – sort of – the doomscrolling has begun again. The media, and apparently half the population, has dredged up all the doom and gloom crap again. Only this time around they have expounded on its horribleness by adding the convincing caveat that assured death awaits if you so much as open your front door without the protection of a facial covering. The reporting was absurd the first time around and even more ludicrous this time.
(more…)Three Days and Twenty-Five CD’s Later
Posted in Baer House Inn, Christmas, Disney, Family, friends, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, travel, vacation, writing, tagged batteries, Christmas decorations, Christmas tree lights, Christmas tree ornaments, Hallmark channel, Hallmark movies, holidays, tree ornaments on November 30, 2020| 12 Comments »
Well folks, it’s that time of the year again. Holiday time! I think it’s pretty safe to say we’re all pretty much looking forward to the close of 2020. My wish for Christmas this year is to live in a mask-free world. Seriously, nine months of this crap is enough. But, I digress from the subject at hand – the holidays!
(more…)The Unexpected Expected
Posted in Autumn, Baer House Inn, breakfast, dogs, eating, Family, food, friends, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, pets, positivity, resolutions, sports, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged B&B, bed and breakfast, breathe, fresh air, inns, Mississippi, no masks, normal, open, open for business, opening up, precautions, regular, respectful, sunshine, travel on October 5, 2020| 14 Comments »
I knew it was going to happen. At some point it was bound to. But, I wasn’t really ready for it to happen quite so quickly. Slowly the country is phasing back into normal operating procedures. We’ve been getting a few more reservations over the past few weeks. But, I don’t know what happened the last three weekends. BAM! Full houses every Friday and Saturday night. Just like that. No warning. The phone kept ringing and the I kept saying “come on.”
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