I see!!

it's been a while.  I've still been seeing though!  when ever I see something note worthy, I say in my head "I saw..."

I'm going to switch it up now!  I keep saying "I smell..."  I feel..."  and for a little bit, I'd stop myself and think"I SEE I SEE"  and then one day I thought "oh...wait...I can do anything I want!"  so now I'm doing all 5 senses!

Today
I saw:
a wee iridescent fly
people letting go
sparkly circles
a boy discovering

I felt:
hot sun
cool breeze
the hoop move
my body open

I heard:
cicadas

I smelled:
earth
wooden floor
clean sweat

I tasted:
salt
chives
water

the week in food

 Sunday-Scalloped potatoes and Lentil patties from last week!  I didn't get a chance!
 Monday-spagetti, with spinach, zuccini and sausage, pesto or red??
Tuesday-I might be at a meeting/BBQ...
Wednesday-homemade pizza!  OMNOMNOM  we tend to take an idea and run with it for a while.
Thursday-Bangers and mash (mashed potatoes mixed with spinach, sausage, and this time, garlic scapes.
Friday-Saturday- I'm home alone...I'll make something that will last for a few days...J is gone to GrandpaW's with Pickle from Friday-Tuesday!  sheesh.

On another topic...J has a complicated family.  GW is his *birth* dad.  Pa is his adoptive dad. GrandmaD is his birth mom and Ma is his adoptive mom AND biological grandmother.  GD was really young when her and GW got into some shenanigans.  Ma is GD's mother.  So Ma and Pa adopted J.  Pa is Ma's second marriage, so he's not biologically related to anyone.  To top is off, Ma had a baby *after* GD and her sister AuntD who she gave to her mom.  WOAH. Oh AND GW has another son who is Pickles age.  So Pickle hangs out with his 'Uncle'.

What is your family like?  is it a nuclear family or rather shuffled around?

a couple of Moments

{this moment(s)} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.

seeing and living

I changed the name of my blog.  I didn't like having the word 'bitches' there anymore.  I felt it was a little too negative.  I LOVE having Stitches and bitches with my friends...but I don't want 'bitching' to be a daily part of my life. 
I want this blog to be about my life, and how I live.  I'm trying to live bitch free.

this includes being Mindful!  I was pretty good today. 
I was mindful that I was whinging about my boss to my co-workers...That's a first step I suppose...realizing you are doing it.  next step I think is not saying it.  I'd also like to be compassionate towards him.  Not judgmental.

Being mindful for me is getting out of my head, and knowing what is going on.  that's where "seeing" come in!

Today I saw:

Butterflys
A bright, shiny blue beetle
a turret
a cloudless blue sky
the wind blowing the trees
a cute boy
a boy having fun driving the bob cat
an indifferent cat

what are we having?

that's what J asks every day in regards to dinner!  I need to direct him to this blog ha ha.

Sunday: pizza (Pickle is here until Monday, so I bought store bought pizza because all he has on it is cheese...it's cheaper to buy one!)
Monday:  pork stirfry
Tuesday: Jmade ravioli!
Wedneday: pizza!  this time homemade with zucchini, tomatos, mushrooms and basil
Thursday:chips and dips
Friday: scallop potatoes, and pumpkin seed crusted lentil patties from Vive le Vegan
Saturday:  we're attending a wedding! 


So far J has been really please with the vegan recipes.  I was worried because he "needs meat" and shys away from vegetarian/vegan food.  Last weeks Chickpea puree was a bit of a bust though.  too heavy for pasta.  we might make it as a dip one of these days.  it was tasty!

hold on! Just a moment!!

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.

Yesterday I saw

Family trying
a grandson helping
patience
vultures(this is literal, not figurative!)
families living
sunshine and shade
the creators wor