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How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?

Posted in All In A Day's Time, General Reflections, tagged , , on October 28, 2010| 7 Comments »

I did something disturbing today. 

I stepped into a pet shop for the first time in many years.

I instantly fell in love with a beautiful brindle boy.  I spent quiet time with him in a little cubicle.  My heart melted when I stood up from the bench seat and he grabbed the hem of my jeans and shook playfully with some obvious strength.

I wish I had never walked into that store.

How can any puppy have a price tag of $3600.00? And why?

He deserves a good family, someone to love, and someone to return his devotion.

He does not deserve to live in a cage, to travel to some strange place at a young age, to eventually be sold to a person with no background check, no thought on how he will be treated, no questions asked, as long as money is passed over the table (or, even worse, financing at 20.97% is approved).

No animal deserves that.

I was passing time when I walked into the pet store.  I truly regret it.  I do not grieve for not buying the puppy, I just cannot get him out of my mind (nor the other doggies in their crates behind glass).  I hope good homes are in their future.

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A Name Is a Name…Is A Name?

Posted in All In A Day's Time, Humor, tagged , on October 21, 2010| 12 Comments »

 

What if you lived on No Name Road?

They say developers name many of the roads.   I don’t know about that, but I do know I am amused.

A local told me that No Name had a different name until a few years ago.  Can you imagine calling in a change of address, “Hello, my new address is on No Name Road.”

How about Hardscrabble Road? Any thoughts or ideas?

PeeWee Lane?

Tatorknob Road? Did the developer dig up unusual tators with knobs on them?

How many streets are named Maple? Maple is nearly as popular as Main.

Here’s a tounge twister.  Many roads in southern Ohio contain the word run, such as Millers Run Back Run Road.  No, it isn’t a typo.  I wouldn’t want to be a kindergarden student trying to memorize (or repeat) that street name! 

In Missouri many of the county roads have letters for names.  The most entertaining intersection we saw was where three roads met, I O U.  Love it!

I was thinking of a best road name contest…I still may do it!

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We Are Just A Speck

Posted in All In A Day's Time, tagged , on October 20, 2010| 4 Comments »

Tonight, as I stood under the starry sky, with a half-moon glowing brightly enough to reflect off the rooftops, my thoughts were of the incredible universe. 

Each of us are but just a speck.  A temporary being in such a large place.  Each of us with a life, a plan, a beginning and an end, leaving history as we come and go.

An awesome place it is.

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A Walk In The Woods

Posted in All In A Day's Time, tagged , on October 16, 2010| 10 Comments »

I took a long walk in the woods today, something I had not done in a long time.

What is it about the crisp fall air joined with the aroma of decaing leaves that makes a soul feel so good?

The quiet and alone time was beautiful. 

I am grateful.

Do you agree, the changing of the season is something to treasure?

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So You’ve Had a Bad Day…

Posted in All In A Day's Time, tagged , on September 24, 2010| 11 Comments »

When I call and you choose to respond to me with sharp words.  Go ahead.  I love you regardless.

When you call and talk about all of the problems that have affected your world recently.  Go ahead.  Life sure isn’t easy, is it?

When you do not believe that I am honest, with integrity, with full intentions of doing what is right, so be it.  I cannot please the world. 

But, when you call or write and tell me you love my products, my work, my customer service, my blog posts, my Facebook page, or Twitter, I so appreciate your acknowledgement of my hard work. 

So, you’ve had a bad day? That’s okay!

(Note, I have been assisting my husband with his business the past several weeks.  Dealing with customers has been interesting.  With the right attitude, it can be a life-learning and strengthening adventure.  We have to look at the world with humor and positive thoughts.  Perhaps, just perhaps, I’ll make a difference in someone’s bad day.)

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Fond Vintage Memories

Posted in All In A Day's Time, tagged , , , on September 19, 2010| 9 Comments »

Such wonderful memories of grandmother in her starched “house dresses.”  They normally were a pale-colored plaid, cotton blend, with a hem below the knee.  Grandmother, a small woman, in wire-framed glasses, whom was kind but spoke her mind, washed her face and brushed her teeth, and put her hair into a “bun” before she greeted the kitchen – or us – each morning.  God bless her. 

How about the memories of dressing up just to go shopping? Going to Sears was a big deal! We didn’t have much money, but we did look respectful.  There was no excuse for being dirty or messy.  Manners were also highly rated!

My grandmother and mother spent hours at the sewing machine each and every spring and fall, sewing dresses, pant-suits (in the late 60’s, early 70’s), and even coats.  I can still smell the fresh fabric as the steam from the iron pressed open the new seams.

I sometimes miss those special times.  I’ll throw on a decent t-shirt and jeans, and sometimes a pair of flip-flops and make a quick trip to the grocery store.  Yet, I sometimes miss the big a-do of shopping.  Perhaps in prior times it was all about not shopping often, it really was a treat.  Wasn’t it?

Can we call them vintage memories? Perhaps.  I want to hear about yours!

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Wanting To Dive Into More Studies

Posted in All In A Day's Time, Blogging, tagged , , , , on August 22, 2010| 7 Comments »

I have been MIA (missing in action) from this blog, soap-making, and social media in general.  This afternoon I felt like I emerged from a deep tunnel.  The sun is shining and I am ready to move forward with whatever life brings next!

My husband and I finished the MSF (Motorcyle Safety Foundation) course today.  We attended 16 hours, 4 of which were conducted in a class-room.   The 50 question test was difficult, but somehow I aced it.  Wow, did that feel great! I am grateful for my husband, my best friend.  He has been a huge support.  We both earned our motorcycle endorsements today.

I am not here to talk about motorcycles and licenses, though.  I am chatting about learning. 

Can learning new things can be addictive? Perhaps learning is a self-confidence booster.   Has anyone been told they cannot do something, or perhaps you have told yourself that you cannot do something, then you prove them (or yourself) wrong? Yes! On the other hand, quite simply, perhaps learning is simply something that benefits us and others, which is learning for all of the right reasons. 

I am considering additional courses, such as, HTML, herbal, or a second aromatherapy course.  All three would be beneficial to my small business.   I keep thinking the more we work the brain the less chance we have of it going bad.  The same goes for our bodies, and I am on that route next!

Until the decision is made, which course I will take, I must knock out the completion of the new website (my goal is 9/1/2010), and I am going to return to making soap like mad! I have several new scents for the fall and winter season that I am excited to add to the Annie’s Goat Hill collection. 

I am elated to be back on the bandwagon, here!

If you have any book, course, or related study suggestions, I would love to hear about them! There is nothing better than word-of-mouth recommendations from friends.

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The Things We Could Learn

Posted in All In A Day's Time, Goat Care (and General Farm), Inspirations, tagged , , on August 4, 2010| 6 Comments »

Kitten Little, Psycho as my husband calls her, reminds me to think about human life from time to time.

She is curious, alive, frisky, with something to learn from the world.  Yet, when it is time to rest, she renews her soul and body cells with the slumber that is needed.

We were probably designed to be the same way.  We should remain curious, like a youngster, eager to learn new things, nearly always ready to look at our world, the gift of life, with a fresh set of eyes.

Then, when it is time to rest, we should enable our minds to shut it all off, and truly slip away with little effort. 

Thank you, Kitten Little, for your company, your subtle reminders.  We have a lot to learn from you and others like you!

-Kitten Little is 9 weeks old.  She hasn’t had a bottle since her 5th week in life.  She had her 2nd vet visit today, came out with flying colors.  Now she is resting, recovering from a busy morning traveling in the pet carrier (meowing her pleas to be let out), and forgetting about her unpleasant shots.-

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Lessons In Paying Attention – Thank You

Posted in All In A Day's Time, tagged on August 2, 2010| 4 Comments »

goat milk soap

Sometimes we receive reminders in excellent ways.

A few days ago a much appreciated customer, Karen J., sent an email asking several questions, one of which was, “Is the 5-bar soap special still available?”

Red flags went up in my mind, boing!

I dropped everything on my agenda and headed straight to my website.  The first product in my online store is normally the 5-bar soap special.  It was not there.  The product was gone from my maintenance screens as well.  The 5-bar special seemed to have vanished, but I knew it would not have left on its own accord.

As I traced my steps I remembered updating the wording on the product after a customer commented on some confusion.  Obviously, after I changed the wording I hit delete instead of save.

I was confident in the changed wording.  I felt I didn’t need to look at the newly (re)published website.  Why look? I had only changed a few words.

Wrong.

Lessons in paying attention – don’t take things for granted.  Stop.  Take time.  Read.  Look.  Keep the eyes open.  Don’t assume.  You know what they say about assuming? Okay, I won’t repeat that old saying.

Thank you to my customers that are not shy about contacting me.  You make my day! Seriously, ask, tell me, and let me hear what you have to say.  Always!

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Throwing In The Humor

Posted in All In A Day's Time, Humor, tagged , , on July 31, 2010| 8 Comments »

If I can stop laughing perhaps I’ll get this post written.

I have been practicing on my bike.  I am up to approximately 10 hours on pavement, on a road with zero traffic. 

Today I decided I was ready to take a test shot on our road. 

The road was quiet.  People drive fast on our road, which isn’t comforting to someone that has never ridden a 2-wheeled vehicle on a traveled road before. 

I took out of our driveway first, with my husband following behind on his own bike.

I did not top 35 MPH.  I was in 3rd gear, smooth, I was feeling good.

I approached the cross road we had planned to meet-up on,  1 1/2 miles from our home.  My husband and I talked for a moment.  I decided to go further.  Mind you, these are bumpy roads, up and down, with no lines. 

I wheeled my way down the road and what do I see? An oncoming jeep.

Oh yes, I wanted to freak out.  It wasn’t that the jeep was on my side of the road.  It was the sudden reality that it was no longer me alone on the road. 

I clenched my teeth, literally.  Then I became aware of the look on my face.  It was fairly well construed! All of a sudden, I don’t know why, I changed my wadded up-in-pain expression to something like the zebra has in the photo above.  Seriously! I was giggling, scared, and making a face! Can you imagine the laughter that went on in that jeep?

A few moments later I saw an oncoming pick up truck.  I repeated the face twisting, goofy smile. 

Well…it helped me!

I made it to the next corner and decided to U-turn and stop.

The husband arrived moments later, pulled up beside me, and said, “You did very well! I am proud of you!”

I started laughing, telling him how scared I was when the oncoming vehicles passed.  I told him about the faces that I had made.  My husband then told me that the guy in the pick up truck was laughing.  He waved at my husband, with a look of sheer acknowledgement.

If you read in the funny papers about some crazy middle-aged woman scooting around, looking very much  like a smiling animal behind her helmet shield, you just might be able to say I know who she is! 

I am okay…really, I am.

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