Candles

{Post: 31/365}

warm 

scented aroma

in the air

flame flickering

dancing

mesmerizing

pillars

tealights

votives

jars

triple wicked

in tealight houses

soft lighting

creating the illusion

of homes

calming

relaxing

soothing

dancing flames

of light

Mojirayo

{Post: 30/365}

what is a name

but a reflection

and part of who we are

a name means something

to the namer

and to the named

I am touched 

every time

you say Mojirayo

because 

it feels like

you see me

and understand

who I am

sometimes 

even more 

than I do myself

"I awoke to see joy"

is an acknowledgement

of my heart

and soul

mind

and 

purpose

for 

hoping

living

loving

shining

and even when

I feel sad

the name you have given me

reminds me

to lift myself up 

and FIND joy

to wake myself up

and SEE joy

EVERY DAY

to live my life

and BE joy

ALWAYS

thank you

Fasting Blood Sugars

{Post: 29/365}
(for all the other diabetics out there who I'm sure hate fasting blood sugars too!!)

why do they ask

a diabetic

to fast for 14 hour blood sugars

I mean I understand

they need to know

if your sugars are managed

but don't they know

how miserable fasting can be?

I eat every two hours

not a whole meal

not a lot

but something

and if I miss a meal

or am late eating

I get the shakes

I get really, really BITCHY

and cranky

I can also get dizzy, weak 

and an upset tummy

and then...

other things that we don't want to discuss

this may happen if I have gone an extra hour or two

past my eating schedule

can you imagine what happens

when I have not eaten 

for 14 hours!?

fasting blood sugars SUCK

and I wish there was another way

to get this information

I'm taking

Diamicron (gliclazide)

Metformin

and Insulin

every day

morning sugars can already be a 5

so when I fast

I wake up in a LOW

VERY low

I am fasting after dinner

and tomorrow will be an ordeal!

Find another way to get

fasting blood sugars!!!

Can't Sleep

{Post: 28/365}

aching head

stress

mind racing

worry

lay staring

at the wall

thoughts

of what to do

of what I haven't done yet

of restlessness

needing change

can't sleep

I need

a 

BEER!

Popcorn Thieves

{Post: 27/365}

I am craving

the taste of

hot 

buttered

popcorn

for a snack

but someone

has been in my cupboards

and taken the last package!

hah hah

I have another package

hidden in my snack drawer

such a shame I have to hide

my popcorn

from the popcorn thief...

my SON!

and now I smell 

the warm and buttery

aroma 

of popped popcorn

in the air

about to sit and relax

with my tasty treat

and HUBBY says

THANKS

and proceeds to eat MY popcorn!

Popcorn Thieves!!

30 Day WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BOYS Challenge: Post #30

{Post 131/365: Original Post:(30/30) Burgers, Boys & BEER}

I like a boy who thinks he is smarter than me but actually isn't.

I find delight in showing a boy just how much brain I actually have and it is fun to match wits with them. It is better when they appreciate your intelligence and also enjoy matching wits with you.  I do NOT like boys who think they are smarter than me and do NOT recognize that I am NOT stupid.

Sometimes in that case I am tempted to show them up...but, there wouldn't really be much point or fun in it.

It is enough for me to know that I could if I wanted to. ;)

The best fun is a smart boy who thinks he's dealing with another "dumb" girl only to see in a short period of time...heyyyyyyy this one can actually have a conversation! The look on their faces is priceless!

Bad Dreams

{Post: 26/365}

drifting up 

from deep sleep

to the place of dreams

could be pleasant

but more often than not

is plagued with

weirdness

and 

bad feelings

sometimes fear

sometimes strangeness

last night I was

drowning

I managed to reach the shore

and then found myself

covered in leeches

and seaweed

I hate these things!

creepy and disturbing dream

but at least

it wasn't violent or bloody

which sometimes they are

dream meanings

are sometimes difficult to decipher

but apparently

I am drained emotionally

by negative thoughts

and need to trust my own instincts

more often

so says a dream dictionary!

who really knows...

I can do wthout

the leeches!

the seaweed!

and 

DROWNING!!