“Home is where the heart is.”

I don’t know who wrote that quote, but I’m sure that you’ve heard it before. I certainly have. I want this for my home, but at the moment I’m in an ongoing battle with clutter. Clutter? You have no idea what that is? You say? Ok.Ok. I know you’re joking unless you are really, really good at keeping your home tidy. Almost everyone I know has some clutter that they don’t want anyone else to see, much less know about. Well, I’m telling you about it, but, no, you aren’t going to see it in real time. That won’t be necessary. I have bird seed to fight against, instead of dust bunnies. I have long hair strands to pick up instead of cat fur. I have tiny price tags that float down to the floor when I’m pricing my jewelry, hidden from my sight, initially, because they blend right into the carpet, until I’m standing on top of them. What kind of clutter do you have?

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“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”

Psalm 23:1

I want to remind myself that because of the roaring lion, Aslan, the Lord I have everything I need for today. So I’m going to make a partial list of what I have:
my parakeets (one pair)
food and drink
a roof over my head
time to blog
time to work and for fun
good health
intelligence
a strong desire to learn
a nice smile
one brother and one sister
friends
church
a pulse
willingness to change for the better
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Thank You, Lord in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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If I don’t stop and take a ‘walk’ break when I’m working on the computer, then I start to feel achy or restless. I like working at my computer, because I’m usually writing or researching. I love to research just for fun. But, my eyes tire out easily, even with reading glasses and my hands/wrists, etc. experience overuse discomfort, so I must remind myself to take more frequent breaks. It wasn’t my usual style in the past. I used to type for a long time, basically until I was very tired and cranky, because I wanted to finish what I had started, especially when I was writing an article or updating a web site. I don’t push myself as hard as that anymore. I will admit to pushing a little more than I should, because it’s an old habit. But, I know if I do that, I will regret it. I will need to rest my hands for a bit before either returning to the p.c. or working on some other activity. How do you take care of your hands and eyes when you work at your computer?

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Here’s a partial list of what is on my desk this morning:
one 24 oz water bottle filled with decaffeinated herbal tea and nutrisweet flavoring. I love tea when I don’t drink water. I add the nutrasweet or equal to sweeten the drink.

A smaller pile of bills that must be paid this week.

A telephone.

The mouse that belongs to my p.c.

A pair of scissors.

Index cards of various colors with notes, password information and lists written on them.
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REASON 2: Training yourself to create art at regular intervals contributes significantly to making an idea work by exploring, expanding, building, and performing or sharing your creative idea.

REASON 3: The creative process takes time. However, it can be structured and directed so that you finish your creative projects on or before your deadline…

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HUMOR RESOURCE:
Swarmsketch is a site displaying a community drawn picture. This month’s theme is drawing Renaissance Costumes. You may add one line to the sketch only, and then vote on the sketch. You may also look at the archives of previous sketches. It’’s not technically humorous, but the idea of creating is always a fun one for me! Enjoy!

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“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”

Psalm 23:1

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