Good-bye 2014 !!!.....

It's already New Years Eve...No plans for me tonight...eating something I have prepared and sleeping afterward..It's going to be very icy cold and freezing rain...I'm staying home tonight and I will probably just fix my favorite Southwest Dip with some packaged tortilla chips....I like restaurant style chips in the package...I make this every New Years Eve at home.

this is how I prepare my Southwest Dip:

1 can of fat free refried beans with a small amount of dry Taco seasoning mixed in.
2 or 3 mashed avocados
12 oz sour cream
2 chopped tomatos
1 chopped onion
1 can of sliced black olives
a package of cheddar cheese shreds

Layer in a 9 by 13 pan in order listed....To be eaten with tortilla chips.

For the New Year I know it is always very important for me to purchase a new calendar for the new year so I can start all over and say Good-bye to this past year...I always purchase a new wall calendar and hang it on my bedroom wall and I write all kinds of important things on it like doctor appointments, medicines/inhaler puffs taken at what time on what day, pet medicines/vaccines, Birthdays of loved ones, holidays with family and other important reminders..i write it with an ink pen and on the date block provided for that day I write what's going to need to be done on that day or will occur....

Calendars are a great way to keep yourself in check with your days and remind you what the date/day is and keep you informed all year..

I bought a wall calendar yesterday for $4...

I like to purchase inexpensive wall calendars every year with cute or beautiful pictures on them...I like the calendars with puppies/dogs and cats/kittens and other animals they are sweet! Landscapes are a favorite as well.

I also purchased a new word search book that was Garfield's word search..I remember that cartoon cat when I was a small child.... he also had a dog friend named Odie..I think they are cute!..i liked to watch the cartoon when I was a child as well..I think they would be cute on cat food or dog food products labels!!!....

anyway..i wish for wonderful things this new year that is going to be here tomorrow morning early!....I hope a million zillion good and beautiful things occur this new year and the world becomes a much safer, happier, peaceful place!

Best wishes for the New Year!

love, Julie

stealing is very wrong....

I've been painting a lot on canvas lately...I've painted 2 pictures so far..I bought 2 more canvases yesterday so I will have plenty of canvas to work on when the weather gets icy cold and bad the next few days....I need to purchase some more word search books too.

I was thinking about how so many people have been stealing from me outside at night for many many years...It really upsets me and makes me mad how they have stolen all kinds of things from me outside my home at night....and all the home break-ins that have been going on for many years nearby...It's very wrong and terrifying when people choose to steal from others and invade their homes while they are gone or sleeping!

people need to think about things before they choose to do awful nasty things...Stealing is something that is very cruel and awful...People work a lot to have things and when others destroy or steal their property it's the wrong thing to do....I'm sure that if they work a lot they could have things of their own so they wouldn't have to steal from others.

I've seen people steal all kinds of things in stores before in the past few years and that's not good at all...If I've wanted something and didn't have that something I wanted, I just have saved my money for it so I could purchase it on my own or I have just went without it..I don't think anything is worth stealing and facing jail time for...People just need to think about things before they attempt them....

Cause and effect...You do something bad that makes you happy at the moment you steal it or go through with it.....BUT later that bad thing that you know was wrong when you went ahead and did that awfulness WILL be back in the form of punishment and all kinds of bad bad troubles for you and your life.....

If you attempt to make good decisions in your life then good things will happen for you......That's what I always try to do in my life is think first about what I want to be doing in my life and I say to myself:"This is the right thing to be doing!..If I do the right good things with my life then God is happy and my life and the world is a much better place because I have chosen something nice, kind, and wonderful"...NEVER anything bad.

stealing and all these things that are awful...never be involved in those terrible things I say!...

Wonderful, smart choices make your life happier and the world a much happier and safer place...that is beautiful to be making right choices that are good for you and the world.

love, julie

i like avocados.....

One of the scents from Bath and Body works that I got for Christmas for myself was a scent called Velvet Sugar...it's my favorite right now...I just purchased a small travel size spray of that scent because they were on sale...I spray a little on my wrist and go on....haha...I like going in that store at sale time....or on the 2 for 1 days with coupons.....lol.

going to try and purchase some avocados today....I hope they aren't too expensive they were $1.89/for 1 avocado at a local grocery store!.....I have seen them for 29cents/a piece which is a price I could better afford, that way I could get more of them!....I like to eat them on salads I make, or in southwest dip I can make to be eaten with tortilla chips...I like avocados.

j.

keeping healthy at all times.....

One thing I think everyone should always do is stay healthy...There are so many things you need to keep healthy about your body...Mentally and physically a person should always keep everything in check....

Exercising, eating right, living a clean and sober life, and taking care of your mental health are all things people need to keep working on and improving everyday to be healthy.

I've never had mental health issues or drug addiction, never ever took a drug in my life....but I have had addictions to music and probably chocolate sometimes!...

Mental health is something that you should make sure is ok with yourself...your mind has to be healed first to keep yourself safe and your friends and family safe....

Your mind controls how you feel and how you live your life...Everyone wants to have a great life and be safe for their friends and loved ones..I know that when I have loved ones I always want them to be safe so I always wish for them to be healthy!

Drug addiction is something that must always be treated with mental health and rehab treatment...great doctors at these facilities are something that helps everyone with addiction or mental issues....

going to rehab and getting treated properly is a wonderful thing for everyone to do...I am proud of everyone who goes to rehab and get the help they need...People who want to do the right thing deserve to have a great happy life!

reading your Bible everyday is another thing I think is good for your health..that way, you keep God with you at all times everyday you open your bible or read a scripture he is with you and will keep you safe and sound....I truly believe that...because I read a scripture from the Bible everyday...I always think about God that way.

a person will feel better once you expel all of that dark sadness from your life like upsetting thoughts, and bad feelings...along with getting rid of all the nasty awful drug addiction...Once you set yourself free from these bad energies like that, you feel better!

lots of bad awful things have happened to so many people I'm sure, and the only way to get through those bad feelings is with mental health and rehab treatment along with religion....

I have never had even half the awful evil things happen to me that have happened to some people..so I don't know exactly what people have went through to tear them down and make them feel less than..But they should know that when you fall down you need to always get right back up, be strong and keep on keepin' on..

Never give up on your life, things will get better!..continually keep with a good rehab/mental health treatment and you will be much wiser, stronger, feel better and be a wonderful person for your friends and loved ones!

this new year I think everyone should make those 2 areas of life #1 on their health list to continually work on...I am so very proud of everyone who wants to work on changing their life for the better...it's the right thing to do!!!

love, Julie

new dog house......

I got money for Christmas as a gift, it was enough to purchase my dog Goofball a new dog house.

He had a very old dog house that was about 20 years old and it was broken on one side and with the weather getting cold, icy, and snowy I know that he needed a new one to stay warm....He is a rather tall dog and his house was actually too small for him....

I found a coupon in a feedstore flier that was in the mail for $50/off a dog house and it was a good sale on the dog house!...so I found one that is nice and has room for him to get way back into the house and curl up in a ball and be warm!

I wish he could stay in my room all the time, but he is too tall and I want him to stay warm and have shelter outside...he's very active and he likes to run all the time and jump, so I can only imagine the things he would tear up in my house!

but I'm glad I put that money to good use in purchasing Goofball a new house...it's something needed and very much so!

I checked on him a few minutes ago and he is curled up in a ball way back into the house....haha!..sleeping sound...I think he likes it.

it's snowing a little right now this morning and maybe sleeting....so I purchased that house just in time to keep him warm! Winter is here.

pets that have to stay outside always need shelter from all weather every season....and they always need fresh food and water everyday.

pets are a responsibility and you must take good care of them everyday all the time..

julie