Friday 28 June 2019

Serenity Now


It's been a tough week on the Blog.  We wish our dear friends' loved ones continued recovery through light, love and healing thoughts.  

Focused Breathing has been proven to be beneficial in times of stress.  It helps me when I am anxious, stressed or angry.  I thought that the end of this crazy week might be a good time to share them.



The first is called Calming Breaths.
  1. Take a long, slow breath in through your nose, first filling your lower lungs, then your upper lungs.
  2. Hold your breath to the count of "three."
  3. Exhale slowly through pursed lips, while you relax the muscles in your face, jaw, shoulders, and stomach.

The second exercise is called Calming Counts.  This is supposed to be more calming that the previous exercise because it takes longer to complete and you really focus on the counting, not what worries you.
  1. Sit comfortably.
  2. Take a long, deep breath and exhale it slowly while saying the word "relax" silently.
  3. Close your eyes.
  4. Let yourself take ten natural, easy breaths. Count down with each exhale, starting with "ten."
  5. This time, while you are breathing comfortably, notice any tensions, perhaps in your jaw or forehead or stomach. Imagine those tensions loosening.
  6. When you reach "one," open your eyes again.

How do you cope with life's stressors?

Note from Roxie and QoS:  
Summertime schedules are here, so we plan to have posts only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (unless something exciting comes up on the other days!).  We hope this works for everyone.  As always, please pass along ideas for posts to either of us!

Wednesday 26 June 2019

Midweek thoughts

Let's try to relax after the birthday celebrations.







GJ, this one's for you 😄

Monday 24 June 2019

Time to celebrate again!

Another week, another birthday.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY Q!! I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating with your loved ones. I thought it was about time for us to visit the tropics once again. This is the perfect occasion to do so, even if it is only in our imaginations. 😊





Let's start our day with some delicious food.



Mermaid Mimosas will hit the spot.



We should do something active after brunch, snorkeling sounds like fun!



Then we can sit back and relax.





No party is complete without sweets.



Here is something for the chocolate lovers! There is a bit of fruit as well so I declare this healthy 😉


Have a great day Q!!

Friday 21 June 2019

Silly

I couldn't help but laugh..



Have a nice weekend everyone 😄

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Birthday party!!

Our dear friend Regina celebrates her birthday today.  We certainly want to wish her the best as always! Thanks for sharing your blog with us and allowing us to have so many fun, inspiring, informative, sometimes sad, often goofy conversations together. Have a wonderful day 😃

So let's get this party started!









I believe these are required .







Enjoy your special day!!

Sunday 16 June 2019

A wonderful weekend

My family spent last weekend in a cabin in the woods near the Wisconsin Dells. We were only about five minutes from town but we were in a very secluded area on a lake. There were eleven of us, and to say we had a good time doesn't begin to describe our experience.






We all contributed to the meals and I must say we enjoyed very good food, which we took turns preparing. We certainly did not go hungry!


We had some delicious drinks as well. Plus plenty of beer! 


Saturday was spent on the water with kayaks, a canoe and a rowboat.




In the evening we had a fire by the lake and made S'mores.


We ventured into town on Friday for dinner. The group is missing my youngest daughter and her boyfriend. He took her to a nearby vegan restaurant which was very good.

We had so much fun and we are looking forward to more trips in the future 😃


P.S.
I asked my kids if it was ok to show their pictures, it was not a problem for any of them. My youngest did have one request. Her friend watched Duncan for the weekend, and my daughter wanted me to include this photo of him dressed in the outfit her friend bought for him. We both thought everyone would enjoy it. ( Youngest is the one in the kayak so I didn't forget her either.)  😉


Dapper Dunc!

P.S.S.
Happy Fathers Day P!!!

Friday 14 June 2019

Short and Sweet

Sometimes I come across something that really resonates with me. This little cartoon is one of those things. I think that all us WTIOCers are at this place in life also.


Here's to a wonderful weekend, friends!

Tuesday 11 June 2019

No kidding

I thought these were self explanatory,  but it never hurts to be reminded. 😉


Nine important facts to remember as we grow older:
Number 9 - Death is the number 1 killer in the world.
Number 8 - Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 7 - Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 6 - Men have two emotions: hungry and horny, and they can't tell them apart. If you see a gleam in his eyes, make him a sandwich.
Number 5 - Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.
Number 4 - Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital, dying of nothing.
Number 3 - All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 2 - In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal.
Number 1 - Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today might burn your butt tomorrow.
...and as someone recently said to me don't worry about old age; it doesn't last that long

Have a good week everyone!

Friday 7 June 2019

Summer may be here

It appears that the weather has finally warmed up in my neck of the woods.  Here are a few pictures to start the weekend. 















            Now for some really beautiful flowers, courtesy of Amy, who always does things right!






So gorgeous!



Then there is this guy, who truly loves a nice day on the patio.



                                                  Enjoy the next few days everyone 😊   

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Wednesday Groaners

Who's ready for some groaners?


Why do scuba divers fall backward out of the boat?
Cause if they fell forward they'd still be in the boat.



What did the daughter corn ask the mother corn? 
Where's popcorn.


Why do birds fly south for the winter? 
It's way too far to walk.


What did the tired criminal need? 
Arrest.


What's brown and sticky? 
A stick.


Two fish are in a tank. 
One fish says to the other fish, 
do you know how to drive this thing?


What did the ocean say to the shore? 
Nothing, it just waved.


Have a great day, everyone!