Teens on a train way more problematic than snakes ...

Teens on a train way more problematic than snakes on a plane. Bah dum dum.

Note to self : look up NY times article on "Friend...

Note to self : look up NY times article on "Friends of a Certain Age. "

Crazy storms hitting us all night. I stood in vestibule watching a few lightning strikes, followed by thunder immediately after. Not even 1-1000.

Testing mobile post

Testing mobile post

Scatter

I have a blog here. I have liveJournal. I have deadjournal (if it exists anymore) and I have Facebook. My thoughts and posts are cluttered and scattered all over the net. I'm not thrilled by this. Need to work on streamlining everything and then posting it all from my phone if possible. It's not always convenient to access my thoughts and the web simultaneously.

So I milked a goat

However, I have decided that until my property magically grows, I will not be raising goats. Tempting, though, as the town has no prohibition on goats or even cows. Just poultry, equines and pigeons. Yes, pigeons.

It was a fun day, I learned a lot and bought a lot. Got hub's favorite three herb cheese, goat fudge, two bottles of winery wine (a non oaked chardonnay and a sweet dessert ice chard)The kids had a good time, mom in law did too. Finally made it to the tea cottage, and boy, I was disappointed. I did enjoy the lavender lemonade, but I was expecting lavender shortbread cookies. No such luck. I will be trying my own recipe soon.

My second cheese was still not mozzarella, but it was smooth and creamy and rich.
Kombucha looks very much like the scoby is growing.
Keep forgetting to start the mushrooms!
Hub wants more saurkraut too.

Tomorrow is back to work. Big state presentation.

Universal Truths, Part 1

1. Find what you love to do and make a career out of it. The days go so much faster and you enjoy them more than if you are merely getting through the day to earn a paycheck. The odds of winning the lottery aren't that high folks, and the winners don't always live happily ever after, either.



2. Be yourself. I can't tell you how many years I tried to 'fit in' and be normal. Screw that. When sales people try to sell me something by saying how popular it is or how quickly it's selling out, I laugh. I like what I like, not what's 'in'. I know what music I like, what people I like, and what I like to do. Don't get me wrong, I don't go out dressed in purple velvet daily. But I will be wearing fuzzy purple socks under my work attire. And I am planning what my next tattoo will be. And I will be blasting music I love on my car stereo. Probably singing along. Maybe getting the words wrong. Laughing and then going back to singing.

I found a phrase last year and it is so true "you wouldn't worry so much about what people think of you, if you realized how often they didn't"



3. Surround yourself with great people. A strong network of support is vital. People to talk to. Even to just say 'hey, you crossed my mind today, love and miss you'. It means so much. To the sender and recipient. I know a lot of people who did not have an easy start of things. I like to use the phrase 'raised by wolves'. The thing is what you make of NOW. And how you treat people. People don't mind so much if you make mistakes, but they do mind when you're being an @sshole. Apologize for both.