Balanced?!

 (Felt Waffle Breakfast Set by thefeltchef)

     Good Morning!...or 'Good Day', depending on where you live. :-) For me it's morning. Thus the balanced breakfast food...sorta kinda. :-)) I just had to share it because I have to say, once again, 'Etsians are so creative!!' ^_^ I marvel at the work it took to felt some waffles and fruit pieces!!
      I didn't start the post talking about what's going on with me today because I didn't think you'd be interesting in hearing about how long it took me to clip a hang-nail, or look at some more snow! ^_^ I figured sharing a few Etsy finds was a better use of space on the blog today. So here goes! :-) ...
 

 (Cape Coat by PigPigCowDesigns)

 (Baby Leg warmers by LovelyKensie)

(Tiny Seed Beaded Owl Earrings by MyRainyDayFinds)

 

     I suppose I also can tell you about the four sales I got in the Wuglyees shop last night! :-) YAY!!!...It feels good to know that somebody is still looking! I was beginning to think that my shop was becoming a good cricket hang-out! LOL
      I did do a little crocheting yesterday, amidst watching sports and eating. ^_^ But I only replaced some flower pins that sold. I've lost my creative spirit as far as my crocheting goes...I'm sure it'll come back in the Spring...when there's something else to look at besides snow, snow, and more snow. And chubby birds! ^_^
      In the meantime...*sigh*...I got nothing!! :-] Have a good day, Everybody! ♥

Balance

You teeter totter, in the middle,
Lean a little, OOPS! You're off!
Now you know that you're not balanced,
and you hope the ground is soft.

It's not easy to achieve,
and once you have it, to maintain.
In almost every part of life
our balance is so hard to gain.

You have to balance your emotions,
how you eat, and how you spend.
And when you're balancing your checkbook,
try to keep a level grin.

Staying somewhere in the middle
takes a conscious, careful touch,
because it doesn't take a lot
to go from balanced to 'too much'!

So try to keep a balanced eye,
 a balanced plate, and balanced life.
Keep your feelings all in check,
and minimize the stress and strife.

And don't compare your sense of balance
 to your neighbor's...you're alone.
Because your neighbor's also trying
to get some balance of his own!

All Of My Ducks...and Mittens...Are Almost In A Row!

     Ha! Ha! Go ahead...Laugh! I was looking through my crochet patterns early yesterday morning and came across the pattern that inspired the baby blanket for my girlfriend.....and that inspired the creating of Oscar!! Look at all those birds everywhere!! UGH! ♫ "Ah Yes! I remember it well.... ♫ I just thought I'd share it. Okay,.......moving on! ^_^
    You'll be happy to know that pretty soon I will be out of Pistachio green....*And the crowds came to their feet, and let out a mighty cheer!!!*... ^_^The last of it is probably going to be these small size mittens.

      It appears that mittens, leg warmers, and fingerless gloves may be where I start to focus for a little while now. I've certainly made enough scarves, don't you think?! I'm at a loss as to what colors to start with though. Should I make white? Brown? Blue? What?!! If you have some suggestions, colors you think people would buy now, please leave me a comment and let me know. I really need to put some more of them in my Wuglyees shop.
   Right now I'm working on a custom order. A pair of fingerless gloves. It's kind of a new design to me for crocheted fingerless gloves. She drew me a picture of what she wanted, and I worked on them all day yesterday. Making them,....taking them a loose. Starting again a different way.....taking them a loose!! UGH!  They drove me crazy!!!
     After I finish the project with my customer I'll show you what I mean...Yes! I have pictures. I needed them to show her what I had so far. I'm not happy with them. The gloves or the pictures!..Not happy with them at all!!! :-)) I'm hoping I'll be able to make the gloves a bit more structurally sound. I'll be working on that today...before and after my meeting.
   Speaking of which, I have a poem I wrote a few years ago that chronicled my road to my being a Bible student. I figured that a Sunday, a day of worship for a lot of people, would be a good day to share it. So, I'm leaving that for you to read...You're gonna learn a bit more about me in this one!!! :-]

Before I Learned The Bible

Before I learned the Bible,
all my life was just a fog,
that consisted of Soap Operas
and me eating like a hog!

Jeff would leave for work real early.
I would sleep til almost noon.
I would watch T.V. til four.
Every day the 'same old tune'.

Unhappy with my marriage,
with myself, and with my life,
was my constant state of being
as Jeff's nagging, cranky wife.

But then one day there came a knock-
The house was dark; The shades were drawn.
"Jehovah's Witnesses!" I said,
"But Ryan's Hope is coming on!"

It was a woman who was nice.
She started preaching at the door.
She showed me scriptures from the Bible
I had never seen  before.

I got excited, and I read
everything she left for me.
I started studying the Bible.
I had finally found the key.

I couldn't help but share with Jeff
all the new truths I had found.
He now saw his cranky wife
wear a smile, and not be down.

The Bible helped our marriage too;
There was more time we spent together;
And as we worked to make a change,
there was more love for one another.

I got baptized in '84'.
It was the 30th of June;
And Jeff did too-that October,
and it was not a bit too soon.

Next year it will be twenty!-
Twenty years of serving God.
Looking back at where we started
kind of feels a little odd.

Sleeping til noon, and eating food-
these things were what I called 'The Rival'
to my Really living life-
But that's before I learned the Bible.

I learned to love Jehovah God
more than the choices I had made;
And now I'm happy with my life-
I think it was a real good trade!

{Now it's been 25 years....actually 26!!...and we're still going strong! :-)}