W.O.W. Wednesday

Otherwise known as 'Use It or Lose It' this is another favorite phrase from my mom's repertoire! Here was a lady who took senior exercise into her 80's, even after two hip replacements! She believed in moving and, even though she slowed down in later years, she still did stretching and 'chair' exercises as often as she could!

I can't say I'm as dedicated to exercise as my mom was, but lately I've become more aware of the benefits and I'm going to put this little picture up in my sewing room to remind me to Get Moving!

I'm having fun with these little characters, but having trouble keeping up every week, so I'm going to do this less often, maybe with a different title. I'd love some feedback ~ any ideas for a title or any favorite short sayings?

Meanwhile, I have a fabric picture to work on and hope to have it done by the weekend!

Words of Wisdom Wednesday (on Thursday!)

Probably my favorite saying ~ 'Carpe Diem' or 'Seize the Day'. 

I was trying to envision actually grabbing hold of a new day ~ so many possibilities!!

Hope everyone is having a terrific week!

Words of Wisdom Wednesday

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Words of Wisdom Wednesday

This is something I'm doing for my own amusement, and I hope you like it, too. 

For the longest time I've been thinking about all the phrases and bits of advice I've heard during my life and how they have affected me. This is one my mother said all the time. She was a very practical person and when she came up against a tough situation she felt she could do nothing about she'd say, very simply, "It is what it is." When I was younger I hated hearing that. When something bad happened, I'd think, this isn't fair, this shouldn't be happening, I don't deserve this!

But, do you know what? Now that I'm older, I can see the wisdom in those words. Don't get me wrong, if there's something wrong, unjust or evil going on, I'm all for doing everything I can to change things. But the situations in life that are just hard to take - a broken ankle, a big disappointment, a bout of illness - that's when my mom would do her best to accept what had happened, do what needed to be done, and move on.  I'm working on doing the same thing.