Saturday, February 28, 2015

last day of february....

Snow is falling outside right now...I fed the dogs, took Goofball for a walk....

It is very quiet and peaceful outside with the snow falling...I like it....

wow, I can't believe that February is over!.....It seems like time just flies by after you get February over...because Spring gets here and the weather changes and there are all kinds of outdoor activities to get started on....

I think about how when you get to the season of spring that the months seem to go by faster and before you know it, it is time for winter again!

sometimes I think to myself about how we all need to stop worrying so much over silly things and stop being so impatient about things....everything takes time!

change things up for something different while you work through the impatience and the situation and don't forget to laugh sometimes in between now and then!

I've always known things will always be ok in any doubts I may have or situations I feel I am tired of....I rely on reading devotionals for that when I feel that way...we all need to have God and hope in our lives...

in other news,

I made a small black cat setting in a pumpkin yesterday out of that polymer clay that I bought...he looks just like my Pumpkin cat...with his pretty green eyes....it's very cute!..i really enjoy working with that clay and creating figurines...

Oh weather!

Snow

Freezing Rain

Icy

Cold

Bored.

Friday, February 27, 2015

tattoos are art.....

Going to be snowing, sleeting, freezing rain outside for the next few days...Brr!....Maybe I can make a snowman?!...haha!...Hope the electricity doesn't go out...

good day for painting...

I was looking at a magazine somewhere the other day and it had all these tattoo designs in it and I started looking at it......It's amazing how they can draw all these things so nice and beautiful and then ink them on your skin...It takes very creative artists to tattoo like that....

It's funny how tattoos are just art on the skin.....they reflect your life and your personality..when you see someone you look at their tattoos and you can learn a little about them and their life.....I think tattoos are very interesting and neato!

When you see all the time and creative effort that goes into picking out a tattoo to put onto your skin it is very sweet and thoughtful when people get tattooed for their family and loved ones ya know?....

I do not have any tattoos and I don't want to ever get one...I'm terrified of needles! ouch!

I love art and creativity and I suppose that is why I like to look at tattoos and I think they are very interesting when I see people with them....

the amount of time and thought that goes into choosing a tattoo must take quite a while and be well thought out because when you get tattoos you have them your whole life!...

I think they are very beautiful and it's just all art....I like all the designs they have and pictures...

I like so many artistic and creative things like that!...when you think about it tattoos are just drawings and ink....

love, Julie

Thursday, February 26, 2015

body image issues....eating disorders....

I saw some decorative crosses with cowboy designs on them the other day at a store somewhere I had went to...I like crosses because they remind me of Christianity which is my religion I follow...I also like the crosses with the turquoise on them...very pretty! 

I like cross necklaces and I also like to purchase the decorative crosses sometimes when I have extra money to tack up on the wall in one area of my bedroom....I like to collect angel figurines as well, that way I always keep God in my home and with me at all times...

anyways thinking about this today,

Something that upsets me quite a bit is the fact that the news media is always making fun of people's weight and how we all need to be extra skinny!....I just do not think that we all need to be a size -0!!!...haha!...People have all kinds of different body types we are never all going to be a super skinny size!...geez!

I believe in exercising and eating right with the occasional candy....Don't deprive yourself of some sugar!..if you are diabetic eat some diabetic candy that you can have!...gotta have fun sometimes!...haha...

I know some people are just naturally skinny and I understand that....but I think instead of the newsmedia always saying:"Hey you all need to be a size -0 you're fat!".....I think they should be saying:" Eat something healthy and exercise, And you look beautiful any size you are! "
 
I just think that having weight on your body is definitely wonderful!....I tend to think that when men are working out and eating right that they are so cute with extra weight and muscles on them!

being a woman we all have troubles in the media with watching our weight and being told to be a -0 size...and that is not right!...we should all be proud to look like women and be proud of our curves....I think women should look like women and not look like little boys!!!....haha!

I go in stores and I see clothes for women in some stores and I think.."Wow I think I wore a shirt that tiny when I was maybe 3 years old! "...it doesn't make sense!....I'm a woman now, not a small child and I don't care to starve myself down to fit into what media tells me to look like....I don't care!

men have body image issues as well I'm sure....but we women tend to get belittled for our weight moreso....nobody should have to starve themselves to make others like them...that's what has caused all these eating disorders and it hurts people mentally and physically.....it's very disturbing!

nobody wants to go all through life worried about how they look because the media tells them to look a certain way...that's no way to live! starving yourself and not eating and being a size -0...icky!...

if your body is not perfect, who cares!...be healthy, exercise and go on!...thank goodness, we are not all the same...how boring that would be!

j.



Tuesday, February 24, 2015

being forgetful....

I like toasted bagels with cream cheese for breakfast...my favorite!

I was thinking about how often I misplace items...I think sometimes I get very nervous, stressed, or upset and in a hurry...then I just forget where I have placed something and I will panic about it....

Then after realizing I have misplaced that something I will look for it hurriedly because I am in a hurry to go somewhere or be somewhere at a certain time!....

the funniest thing is when I am looking for whatever it may be and it is right behind me or sometimes I am holding it in my hand!!!.....haha!...I just laugh at myself all the time...

I have an Auntie who loses her car keys all the time and loses her cellphone often...she makes me giggle all the time!...we go to a store sometimes and then we leave and go home and she will say:"Oh NO! I lost my cell phone!!! I lost my keys! ".....haha!.....I think I need to purchase me and her both some kind of attachments that will keep keys and phones in our purses or our pockets!

it's just something like that all the time!.....I get rather forgetful when I have so many things to get completed in a day and so many things on my mind all day...I don't really like to be rushed a lot...

something that I also like to keep is a reminder about important things I need to complete or accomplish on certain days and at certain times....I keep important things written on my calendar in my room or  I would also think a daily planner would be a wonderful thing to have!...a blue or turquoise one!....haha!

it's just like I always keep a grocery/store/task list written out onto paper and I can always know what I need exactly at home from the stores and that way I do not have to go all the way back home because I have forgot something....I need to mail something, purchase what all items I need from a store...or I have other things to complete that day I just write that all onto a notebook paper and rip it off and throw it into my purse so that way I remember everything I need to accomplish that day!

it's ok to be forgetful...everybody gets that way...

love julie

Saturday, February 21, 2015

walking for exercise, cowboy cards...

I have been walking everyday up to the top of the hill on this property...Walking is my favorite exercise along with lifting light weights for my upper body work out...You can buy those most places to exercise with...

When I exercise I take along my Mp3 player to listen to my favorite music or a hand held radio if you can't find an mp3 player to exercise with...You can listen to all your favorite kinds of music on the players and that way it motivates you to walk, run, or jog.....

the weather has been better and that will allow me to walk and not get sick in the chilly temperatures and cold wind....I take my dogs walking with me on a leash sometimes when they are behaving!...haha!....

spring will be here soon and it will be awesome weather to walk and exercise in.....I like to wear my sunglasses when I walk outside and I wear sunscreen....

I take along a bottle of water also and before I walk I always take my needed allergy medication as should anyone who needs there medications.....always be careful to start at your own pace and not over exert yourself because that can be dangerous for you!...

Also when it gets very hot in the summer I always know that I need to be careful that I don't get too hot and dehydrate!!!...so I like to walk in the mornings early in the summer and when I am in the hot weather I always drink plenty of water and an occasional Power-Ade or Gatorade so I won't dehydrate....

wearing proper shoes is also something to make sure you have to exercise in...you can purchase walking shoes most anywhere and some are fairly inexpensive in all colors....I always tie my shoes very well because I don't want to fall and injure myself because a shoe lace made me fall...I am very clumsy!...haha!

I took Goofball walking with me on his leash the other day and he saw Stormy the calf out in the pasture and he had to go see her and they touched noses and gave each other kisses!!!..it was cute!..she wanted me to pet her and she licked my hand!...everybody say "Awwwww!"...it was adorable!...I think she likes living out there in the pasture with her other cow friends!

anyways,
I saw some Leanin' Tree cowboy cards yesterday...I have always liked those cards to send or give in presents because they are basically Western Art cards...the scenery cards look just like paintings and I really think they are beautiful....They have very funny ones with jokes on them and serious ones as well....I like all cowboy art...so that's why I always buy those Leanin' Tree cards....they're pretty...

love, j.