Thursday ~

No matter how good a person you are,
 you will always be bad in someone's story...

Sniff doing the "lazy" thing again. He wakes up,
 hunts a little then back to bed.  Life of a cat 😻 If 

you are a Sniff, there is nothing to worry about.

On the other side of the "pond" there are all these homeless 

kitties.  They sure don't have it easy.  They never know where 

their next meal is coming from and if they will live to see another

 day.  I try my best to do what I can, but it's not enough 😿

There is another lady I know of who also feeds the 

kitties in the mornings.  She and I have named the kitties

 and we have both named the same one Fluffy.  Where as I 

call him ShyBoy, she has named him Freckles.  ShyBoy/

💙 Freckles did show up today.  I'm so very happy.

Not much planned for today.  Thursdays and Sundays are

 usually my no cook days.  Of course depends on how Arvid 

feels, and what he has to do.  So Thursday unfortunately is

 a hit or miss.  Sundays now.. we always do something.

This mornings sunrise from my walk trail.  Always a

 beautiful way to start the day.  To all a good one also.

The moment you are ready to quit is usually the moment

 right before a miracle happens.  Don't give up...

~Nadiya~ 

Vibes ~

It is the sweet simple things in life

 which are the real ones after all...

 Last night we went for a walk around the complex.  

I was happy again because it was another chance to feed

 "my" kitties.  Unfortunately, we didn't see any of them out. 

 We did spot a black one and of course I had food with

 me.  Let's just say she/he ate well last night.

It was a perfectly balmy and beautiful evening.  Many

 units in the complex were lit up and twinkling with 🎄

 Christmas lights. It brought back childhood memories.

Definitely another beautiful evening in Puerto Rico.

My sister is busy with remodeling her kitchen.  Arvid

 and I have tried to talk her and Kimsy into dinner several 

times now, unfortunately we have not been successful.

  Kimsy is in Florida visiting J and still we can't get my

 sister Nirvana to commit to going and having dinner with us.  

Arvid said, "don't give up."  I guess I have to keep trying 😂.

The above is the start of sunset from our balcony,

and below the sunrise from my morning walks.  Either one, 

beautiful and I am so grateful I get to see them everyday.

Sunset on the beach.  Happy that we have it so close to us.

Sniff has been acting up a little lately.  I'm considering

 taking taking him to the vet, but then he is back to being his

 usual self.  Very stressful moments he gives me.  Arvid says 

I am over reacting, but when it comes to Sniff, I think not.

Soon it will be Christmas Day.  A very 

different Christmas this year for the world.

To all a happy day.  The week is almost over. 

 I read this the other day.  Something to think about:

2020 has actually been the best year of 

your life.   You've faced challenge after challenge, 

you've adapted, and you've overcome.  2020

 has forced you to grow exponentially.  

Don't take that for granted.

Gratitude helps you see what is there, instead of 

what isn't.  There is beauty in simplicity...

~Nadiya~

Wednesday December 2nd ~

 You are that break in the clouds that let s the sun
 shine through.  Happy birthday in heaven 💗...

Today a very special person celebrates his birthday

 💕in heaven.  Happy birthday Paul Michael Riley. 

 You will always hold a special place in my heart.

 To this day I can picture your smile and I hear your 

laughter.  I loved you with all my heart and for the

 time we had together I will forever be grateful.

Losing you was one of the hardest and most

 unfortunate moments in my life, and I can't say 

that knowing you are in heaven brings me comfort. 

 Because I don't know that.  Al I can say is thank you

 for the life we shared. It was a wonderful time.

Thank you for your part in my journey 💙.

Today I am very happy with Arvid.  I cannot picture

 life without him.  It is strange how life takes you in so 

many directions.  Years ago I could not imagine falling in 

love again.  Today I cannot imagine life without Arvid.

I still have moments of grief and I sometimes wonder what 

could have been, but I am happy and nothing will change that. 

After losing Paul, it took a long time before I was "OK,"  though 

I still have some flashbacks, I am now at peace with it. 

 Losing Brutus, I'm still not at peace with that. 

 Nor with losing Shadow.  Having Sniff in our life

 is a blessing and for that I am grateful.

What life has taught me is that there is always 

always something to be grateful for.  My sister's neighbor 

will soon be burying her son who died due to Covid.  I am

 not sure how a parent can ever get over the loss of a child.

 My heart is not at ease because I feel that anguish. I am 

not sure many will understand, but my heart knows.

Not sure what our day hold, but I know that we have

 it better than so many.  For than I am grateful.

December 2nd is already starting out as another warm

 and beautiful day.  Best of all we are in Puerto Rico,

 and I have my sister and Kimsy close by.  I love it.

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment

 goes out and the tide of love rushes in...

~Nadiya~

Monday July 27th ~

You have to fight through some bad 

days to earn the best days of your life...

I thought it was bad enough being in Chicago and

 having to use our masks all the time.  In North Carolina

 at least you can come out of the house go to your car, go for

 a walk and not have to be using the mask.  Yes, you have

 to use it in all public establishments, and that was OK.

We come back home to Fort Lauderdale, and 

it seems as if in the span of 2 weeks it got even worse.  

So we do have to wear the mask as we leave our

 apartment, but we can take it off in the garage. 

 Could not do so in Chicago.  Crazy world.

The signs are all over the city now.  More than ever.

Now as we drove around a little yesterday in 

the city I have noticed more and more people are 

wearing their masks.  Seems like not everyone feels 

safer using them.  Do they help?  I don't know,

 I do know we also use them all the time.

Ordering take out, not the same now.  Everyone is

 masked up and I think many like it.  I hate it.

The "crap" we brought from Chicago is slowly 

"disappearing"  Not even sure where everything is, but

 at least it's packed away somewhere, and no we have not 

opened many of the boxes nor suitcases as yet.  Then we

 would really have a problem finding a spot for everything.

If you look 👀 really good you can see all the 

stuff scattered all around the living room and the

 bedroom.  That I will deal with today, and hopefully 

find where to put it all.  One can always hope 😉

Monday here again.  July is soon over.  

This pandemic is just getting started.  Life has 

sure changed and I am not liking it at all.  

Check out Arvid with his gloves.

It broke my heart seeing my parents and not 

being able to give them a hug.  We did it for their 

protection.  I hated, hated leaving and not hugging

 my mom and dad.  Horrible feeling😢, but we 

did it because it was the right thing to do.

Always hoping for better days to come.

There are more glorious days ahead, this 

should be your joy for today. Bad days always

 promise a better day tomorrow...

~Nadiya~

Thought For Today...

You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, 

Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth...

Life can often take us on a wild roller-coaster ride... without our consent! Don't get me wrong.

 I love roller coasters, but I'm not overly found of double-loops and corkscrews!

Like I have said before, we all carry with us our personal story.  I just want you

 to know that not because you have gone through a  bad experience once or

 maybe more than once means everything and everyone is bad....life has 

a way of showing us the good side of things and people also, it's up

 to us to take the chance and to discover it.  What's to lose?

Halfway through the week already!  Can't wait for the weekend.

I need to also realize this.  I "forget" every so often how much I have on live 

to be grateful and thankful for.  I miss my Brutus everyday.  I miss and grieve for 

little Shadow, but I still have a good life.  A wonderful family, good friends, Arvid

 and Sniff.  I have much to be thankful for and I am, but sometimes my heart "forgets"

Good morning everyone.  Halloween is in the air and don't you forget
 that there is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on...

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough...

~Nadiya~