THE CRAP JAR

There's an over-used word at our house.

The word is...

CRAP

Yes...crap.  Everyone here says it...myself included.

Not that crap is a horrible word...the alternative is much worse...but it's just one that has gone from slightly-used to incredibly over-used and it's going to stop.  It has also exited the boundaries of our home and is oftentimes used outside of our home, as well.

Not acceptable.

So yesterday I found myself with an empty jar.  A lone canning jar, just sitting there looking for a way to be productive and useful in our house.

ding...IDEA!

To decrease, and hopefully stop, the usage of crap in our home, I have created this:

Here are "The CRAP JAR Rules"

1.  If you say CRAP, you owe a quarter to The CRAP JAR.

That's it.

One rule.

Not sure what we'll do with all the crap money.

We'll figure that out as we go.  (I'm thinking vacation.)

But all-in-all...pretty easy rules to follow, huh?

Yeah...we'll see.  There's a lot of crap flying around this house!

Wishing you a peaceFULLYsimple...and crap-free day!
Jeanine

BE HAPPY

Feel free to play this video while you read.

 

hap·py  (hp)adj. hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est

1. Characterized by good luck; fortunate.

2. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy.

3. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.

4. Cheerful; willing: happy to help.

 

I feel like lately I have been surrounded by unhappy people.  I had a bullet list of 12 items to prove it...with more that I could have easily added.  I decided to delete the list for fear it would expose some of the people who have made the comments.  That would be risky business, to say the least. All of the items on my list have happened in the last couple of weeks and it's really starting to get.on.my.nerves.

Don't get me wrong...I have my complaints and belly-aching, too.  You can ask my husband and kids and they will be more than happy to confirm this.  But I certainly hope it's not to the extent that people don't want to be around me...that would be due to many other aspects of my personality :)

But seriously?

Life is short.  BE HAPPY people!

And if you are a happy person...make it contagious!

Wishing you a peaceFULLYsimple...and HAPPY day!

Jeanine

RAINING

I don't know about you, but I absolutely LOVE rainy days!

I always have.  Even when I was little.

I am fascinated by storms and would rather stand at the window and watch them than hide in the basement when the sirens go off or the TV weatherman tells me to "seek shelter".  One time, however, I was terrified of a horrible storm that roared through the town we were living in at the time and destroyed many homes and businesses.  My husband was on a business trip in Florida and I was left with downed trees and a garage that had been blown from it's foundation, not to mention a dog that took quite some time to recover!

But aside from that, I love the rolling sounds of thunder.  Lightening shows in the skies are amazing to me.  And I find the sound of a rain soothing.

Today is a gentle rain day.  We awoke to it's comforting sounds.  I feel cozy, relaxed and peaceful.

Wishing you a peaceFULLYsimple day.
Jeanine