Look it’s me!! I’m back to blogging about nothing. I know, right? It’s who I am. What can I say. You know who else I am? A waster of money. No that’s not true, but yesterday I went to the stores. I did my rounds. Dollar Store, Goodwill, Aldi’s, Wegmans, back to the Dollar Store (I forgot to buy new reading glasses the first time there) and then back home to no electricity. So first…let’s start with the Dollar Store…
Among other things I bought a small poster board to make myself a new Vision Board. So years ago I watched that video, based on the book, The Secret. I think the Secret is about Vision boards – maybe it’s more about believing in yourself. I don’t know as usual the point of the movie has slipped my mind BUT I remember making a Vision board after seeing that movie. For those of you that don’t know what a Vision board is (do you live under a rock? Jk) Well anyway, a vision board is a piece of paper or a poster board where you glue all these “things” that you would like to see your life be. Wait I’m screwing that up… Here I looked it up: A vision board is a tool used to help clarify, concentrate and maintain focus on a specific life goal. Literally, a vision board is any sort of board on which you display images that represent whatever you want to be, do or have in your life.
So that’s what it is. Anyhooo, mom and I were listening to a new book on tape the other night (called Vanished..it’s good) and I started looking at my pile of magazines by my chair and then I ripped out a picture (beach picture) and after I ripped it out of the magazine I remembered that Vision board fascination I had years ago and well I just started cutting. Mom of course asks, “what am I hearing? What are you doing over there?” She asks that question A LOT. So anyway, back to the Dollar Store, I bought some poster board. Tonight I will compile the Vision Board. Maybe I’ll take a picture of it once I’ve completed it.
I’m trying to think if I bought anything else of significance to share – well I did get two candles, on sale after Christmas and that purchase happened to be quite fortuitous as our electricity was out and we needed them last night. Alright that’s about it there…then onto Goodwill
I went to Goodwill to look for a winter coat. Zachary, wise Zachary, asked me what is the deal with the winter coat as I seem to be obsessing about it. After a couple of breaths (see yesterday’s post) I said “you know Zachary, you’re right” surprise, surprise. Well the fixation I seem to have on the winter coat is merely because I don’t have one – I threw out the last one because the zipper was broke. But here’s the thing. I don’t really know if I need one. I have learned to layer it up and really the temps aren’t that bad. That said it’s going to be in the teens this weekend, BUT I’ll just stay inside. See? Problem solved. Perhaps I will save money on that winter coat. So I decided to go in Goodwill anyway, just to look, and also I wanted to see if I could find one of those wax warmers – you know to melt wax so it smells good without burning a candle in this wood house? I knew my warmer went to charity so maybe I could find someone else who gave their wax burner to charity. Which I did not. But I did find these:
It’s a sickness – and a blessing. I am determined to have my own place again someday and well “now” I picture my own little cabin in the woods – well not “in” the woods but maybe here in Virginia – but anyway I thought look at these mugs – how perfect that would look in a cabin. Alternately, I can just keep them here and wait for us to break a couple of the mugs that are in this house and replace them with these. Anyway, 3 of them for $2. They spoke to me.
And this item?
It’s going in the bathroom of my new little cabin. It was halfprice at $1. I know I know that’s a total of $3 I could have spent on a chai latte at Wegmans but I thought maybe, just maybe it is an investment in my future. I found that encouraging to my psyche.
Let’s see what exciting thing did I do next…
Oh Aldi’s – where you can buy $100 worth of groceries for $38, which is exactly what I did. But I also got this calendar.
It’s beautiful and I didn’t make my mother buy me one this year – I figured she’s done enough – so I bought my own – $3. I know, I’m a bargain hunter.
Wegman’s was a stop for soup for dinner because our electricity was still out and mom was cold and hungry so I had to high-tail it home because it was now dark and the house would get colder without the heat being on. Luckily the low’s have been around 40 which is not bad, but still this house gets cold. This weekend it’ll be frigid as the temps dip into the teens, where you will find me curled up beside the fire under blankets waiting until it passes (3-4 days) – so anyway home I came, she had her soup, I made a fire and we stayed in front of it until after midnight when the electricity finally came back on. Then I had to stay up with the fire until it burned down to the coals – so it was a long night. Just think if I would not have been here. My poor mother. That’s a blog for another day though. There’s some weird living with a blind person stuff that is blog worthy – like I said, another day.
Otherwise, today was a perfect day to do nothing. After yesterday’s rain, which took down a tree in our woods, which fell on the electrical line, which blew the transformer, which resulted in no electricity for 12 hours, well I decided I’m staying in bed…for awhile anyway. After having breakfast and vacuuming water out of the basement I watched a movie on my computer, in my bed (the Rewrite, I recommend it) and then I got a hot bath and read some more of my Plot and Structure book, and well that led me to think about stuff. Cause I don’t do enough of that. Think about stuff.
So I’ve learned that I’m in Act II of my NEXT book, being somewhat grateful that my first book seems to follow the recommended structure of Act I – introducing the character – Act II – the Middle – deepens character relationships (I do that) Keeps us caring about what happens (I hope I’ve done that) Set up the final battle that will wrap things up at the end (yep) – and Act III- Ends. Now I’m living book two of my series (HA! – see I’ve gone from wanting to be a writer to thinking I have a series in me)
In this next chapter of my life – my next book…Act I readers are introduced to the “hero’s” world…A disturbance interrupts the hero’s world. The hero crosses the threshold into a dark world. Act II- a mentor may appear to teach the hero – various encounters occur with forces of darkness – the hero has a dark moment within himself that he must overcome – a talisman aids in battle. Talisman? Talisman? I believe that entails another trip to the Goodwill store where I will find a Talisman that has mystical powers and leads me on a quest to Act III – fight the final battle and return to my own world.
See? Piece of cake. I got this..
Speaking of cake, I’ve also thought about how fun it would be to open a bakery at the end of the road – there’s a space for rent and what if I just baked cookies and a pie or two and when they’re gone they’re gone. Doesn’t that sound like fun?
I also think it might be fun to teach blogging or creative writing…that kinda comes from watching that movie Rewrite. I of course can’t do that as I am so far unpublished, but I’m just stretching my imagination while I hide in my room, watching movies, reading books and basically enjoying a down day.
Before I leave you to shake your heads remembering the old rambling me – I took a walk (to the mailbox) and was noticing once again how beautiful this woods is here. The rain brings out the green – green mold on the trees, green ferns, green moss. It is beautiful. The rain also makes trees fall out of the ground onto electric lines, houses and cars, but for today it is just a beautiful site living here in the woods. Here, see for yourself:
Maybe I had too much caffeine today…
xoxoxo
I do my vision boards in Pinterest. Anti-clutter me would never in a million years bring a magazine into this house. Nor would I keep a piece of posterboard with cut up images hanging around. I’m stressed out just imagining it.
LoL!! Yes all the little pieces of paper all over the floor is a little annoying however I just threw the scraps in the fireplace. So how do you keep looking at it then? Or do you make it and then never look at it again?
One of the things that helps the law of attraction to work better is detachment. As for what you want and release it. Don’t keep focusing on it. Therefore, it’s not a great idea to keep looking at your vision boards. I don’t look at mine for a very long time after I create them. It’s super fun to see them after I’ve manifested some of the stuff on them.
This is why I need you. Tomorrow it’s going on the back of the closet.
Good plan!