THE pessimist and THE optimist

One day the Pessimist (that would be myself) and the Optimist (that would be my husband) woke to what looked like a gorgeous day.  As they wondered onto their deck overlooking their yard and pond, the sun was already beginning to creep across the deck and warm the earth.  (sounds nice eh?)  There wasn’t a breeze on the huge trees overhanging the pond and walkway.  As they had their coffee and looked for the new fish added to the pond, a slight movement caught the eye of the Optimist. 

He said, 

“What’s that?  hon, come here quickly.”  “Was he there all this time?”

“I didn’t see him, what’s wrong with him?” said the Pessimist.

A bird sat perched on a rock at the edge of he pond.  The Optimist clapped his hands and the bird OPENED his eyes in fright and stared right at the Optimist.  Still, he did not fly away.

“What should we do?”

“Should we move him?” 

“Do you think he has a broken wing or foot?” 

“I think the other birds are coming to close and may try to kill him.” 

Said the Pessimist.

“That my be, but that’s life.” Said the Optimist.

NOW the Pessimist, feeling sorry for the bird, had negative thoughts about the other birds coming around.  They should not be pecking at him and then fly away into the trees to chirp and twitter with their friends.

THE Optimist thought, maybe the birds are coming around and poking the bird to see if he’s alright and if he needs anything.  Then they are flying into the trees to tell the other birds of the sad news.

The sun was now hot and still no breeze to relieve anyone.  The poor bird’s eyes were closed and he swayed slightly from the movement of the water as the pond boy removed dead leaves from the edge. 

Then the Pessimist told the Optimist to place the bird somewhere out of the sun.  So the Optimist took the bird and placed him under a shady plant by the fountain so the hot sun would not torment him anymore.  The Pessimist watched.

Later that morning the bird succumbed to its pain and hurt.  There under the shade of the plant he lay with a small pansy blooming beside him.

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Why blog?

I wanted to take a step back and just explain a few things about myself since I just jumped back into blogging.

I toyed with the idea for so long and read a lot of articles and tips online about blogging, (and let me say, there is a ton of stuff) that one day my husband said, “Why don’t you just start and see where it goes?”   That’s not really like me but it’s so true.  I said, “I’m scared, what if it’s stupid?”  I could read all the tips about blogging but really, this is going to be a ‘learn as I go’ project and let me tell you, it certainly has been trying.  I must say that I do have a binder full of printed ideas and ‘how to blog’  that I’ve relied on quite a bit.   I am pretty proud of the things I’ve learned and done so far and I’m sure there will be a lot more.  I like to do things well thought out and perfect so this is really new to me, like jumping off a cliff.  

So why blog?  I wanted a place to share the people and things that are special to me.   I love my husband.  I love our children.  And I love to decorate.  When you wrap all this together, you get a life that’s always full of surprises.

Why is it, that when your children are grown and you see the greys appear, that this is when you begin a new phase in life.  My blog is not exactly what I dreamt it would be, but baby steps are good.

I do have a goal to reach but that will remain to be seen, well, for you anyways.  I will tell you that someday I HOPE to flip a home or renovate a home to sell.  My husband and I work very good together and make a good team.  It wouldn’t be the first time that we tore a wall down and changed a room to our liking.

So, there you have it.   Bye for now.

~Bonny