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I’ve been reading a lots of books lately that are set in Victorian or Regency times. In those books, when someone becomes ill they often rely on an apothecary to administer some healing herbs as teas or mustard plasters. Those herbs were all natural products although some turned out to be quite poisonous.

When alternative treatments began being produced chemically they became known as drugs and the person dispensing them was a druggist.

Then drugs became connected to the word illicit so we started referring to our drugs as medicine. And the druggist became a pharmacist so now we get our medicine from a pharmacy.

But, the younger generation is now into natural healing products and essential oils. Are we about to return to the name apothecary?

TTYL,

Linda

If you do just one step a day, you will feel like you have a whole new wardrobe in one week. Doesn’t that sound like something worth doing?

Step one: Remove everything that is either torn or stained and trash it or turn it into rags. Don’t bother mending or spot cleaning. If you cared enough about that item of clothing you would have already done that.

Step two: Remove all  “new” clothes that still have their tags on them. If you were really going to wear them you would have done it already. If they are good enough, send them to a consignment shop. Other wise donate them to charity. Today, please. You don’t need them to simply become clutter in a different part of your house.

Step three: Get rid of everything that is not your current size. Worrying that you may be that size again someday is a waste of energy.

Step four: Get rid of everything that no longer suits who you are. You are no longer that age or participating in that activity so you don’t need clothes that reflect that. (Why would I need to keep hiking boots?)

Step five: Get rid of any clothes that make you uncomfortable when you wear them. Too tight? Too short? Too much cleavage? Too itchy? Why would you want to keep any of those?

Step six: Look through what you have left and get rid of anything that clashes with everything else. Wonder why on earth you bought that in the first place.

Step seven: Look through what you have left and try mixing and matching items to see how many outfits you can make from the pieces you still have. You will probably discover that you have plenty of clothes. And now you can actually find the pieces that work for you.

Now all you have to do is resist the urge to go buy more.

TTYL,

Linda

The view out our windows today.

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And that was before the snowfall got really heavy.

And it’s supposed to do it some more tomorrow.

The plows are out in our parking lot.

Spring?

Looks like this would have been another years I would have been ready to come home in my snowbird van but the weather said, “Not yet.” I am NOT sorry to already be home.

Sure glad I don’t have to go outside, though.

TTYL,

Linda

I know that sounds odd but if you stick with me a minute you will realize you understand it perfectly

It’s when the cereal box is almost empty but there’s too much to add to your bowl but too little to make another bowl.

Or when you get near the end of your chips and dip but there’s too much dip to dip up with the last few chips but too little to make it worth saving for later.

Or when you get up from your chair then realize there’s too much of your drink left to just guzzle it down but too little to make it worth coming back to it.

See, I told you you would understand it.

TTYL,

Linda

When I wake up during the night I often remember bits of whatever I was dreaming at the time.

This morning it was my brain singing, “Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp. Brave, courageous and bold.”

Anyone want to guess why I was singing a theme song from a TV show from my childhood?

Because I don’t have a clue.

TTYL,

Linda