Wednesday ~

Make my happiness, I will make yours...

 Every morning I make the biggest decision of my

 life: be happy today.  All I know is the here and now. 

 What happened yesterday, and what may happen 

tomorrow is gone or hasn't happened as yet.

Yesterday I talked to one of my previous tenants at 

Almost Home.  Our conversation made me very sad. She

 barley scrapes by.  I asked what do you eat after paying 

your rent.  Her answer "noodles and butter." And then

 she said, "don't worry Nadiya, I am used to it."

Of course I am worried.  I mean how can I eat knowing

 she has nothing.  Arvid says I can't help everyone.  I say

 "I can try."  At least I feel a little better knowing that

 soon she and her doggie will have some food 🥫.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, 

but small ones surround us every day 😍

Happiness isn't about getting what what you

 want all the time.  It's about loving what 

you have and being grateful for it.

~Nadiya~

Too Early For This ~😴

There are three types or mornings: early, too early, 

and what the hell am I doing up now... 😴

Not 😴 exactly sure why I am awake at this hour,

💤  but here I am fully awake with several hours before

 the sun rises.  I do love mornings, but this is a little too

 early. Especially with no Sniff to keep me company.

The city is still lit up.  I get to enjoy a very early cup 

of coffee ⛾and the city lights at the same time.  I am happy, 

although I know I will be very tired very early this afternoon.

  According to Arvid I am, "screwing up the rhythm." 😂😁

I'm hoping to go back to bed, but as of now I am fully awake 😲

Good morning all.  Enjoy the day, here it's looking good.

I already want to take a nap tomorrow....

~Nadiya~

Friday ~

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire...

Last night felt like a movie night so of course we

 had to have pop-corn.  Sniff is always part of everything

 we do, so he could not miss out on movie night either. 

 His name says it all he sniffs everything.  Sometimes

 he even samples it. Life is so much better with a kitty.

Life is so much better with our fur baby right next to us.

Today Nirvana and J leave for Portugal.  As with

 all our families that travel, I track the flights just to make

 sure everyone has landed safe.  Then and only then am 

I able to sleep peacefully.  I know my loved ones are safe.

  Kimsy meets up with them on Sunday and

 from there the next stop is Morocco.  Little 

worried about their safety there, but they have 

a tour guide so it makes me feel better.

Victoria and Michael are enjoying the start of the 

holidays in London.  A favorite of theirs this time

 of the year.  Christmas, the start of a magical time.

Just a few days ago Arvid asked me if I would like

 to go somewhere for a few days.  Believe it or 

not I said to him , "no, I would not."  

I do love to travel, but I feel I like we have been on

 the move too much.  I want to stay here at home.  

Enjoy the sunshine, the palm trees, drives along 

the beach, going to our favorite restaurants.  

People come from all over the world to enjoy Florida,

 for a change I want to do just the same and not run off

 to somewhere else.  On the other hand, that does not 

mean I won't have the travel itch in a few weeks.

Life is short.  Break the rules, forgive quickly 

kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably,  and 

never regret anything that made you smile...

~Nadiya~

Life Is Good ~

 The good old days were never that good, 

believe me. The good new days are today, and 

better days are coming tomorrow. Our

 greatest songs are still unsung...

Starting off pretty cloudy today, but does not matter, it is 

still a beautiful, warm day in the Sunshine State.

Today I have more blood work to to do both for 

my endocrinologist and for my general doctor.  Follow up 

to previous blood works.  Hoping that my thyroid meds are 

working and that the rest of my anomalies have been 

either corrected or are within normal limits.

Whatever the results, I will just have to deal with it and

 truck on.  I am not one to dwell on bad news.  I like to face

 everything head on and look for solutions.  Only way.

Wishing everyone a day filled with positivity and love.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Remember you will not always win. Some days, 

the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. 

But there is, in this case, always tomorrow after you 

have done your best to achieve success today...

~Nadiya~

One Of Those days...

I heard someone whisper your name, when I turned around to see who it

 was I found myself alone then I knew, it was my my heart missing you...

Woke up and am still thinking of my little Brutus. I miss him everyday.

This is Brutus and I in 2011.  Florida.  He was the light of my life.

I'm not there yet where I can say that everything is OK.  

It's not, but I am sure one day it will be better.  Sniff is so much like Brutus.  

Sometimes at night when I feel Sniff close to me I forget and I call him Brutus.

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

I know I’ill miss you forever like the stars miss the sun in the morning skies.

~Nadiya~