Being in the present moment, and recognizing that some days are just me being an Old Person, made me laugh out loud and enjoy every minute of this day. Today I tried to continue my research on care giving, but found out it’s a holiday and every agency is closed. So, after all of my errands, eye doctor, trying to find eggs at a reasonable price (HA!) without success, unloading and loading the dishes, and laundry, I settled down (if you can count being buzzed on caffeine!) at my computer.

Today, I learned two things:
1.         How to upload Instagram and follow someone. Big steps! I put my profile together but haven’t sent anything yet. I am following a couple of people but wanted to give a shout out to Aron to what he is accomplishing:
https://www.instagram.com/generationalopportunities/
He and a few others are creating something wonderful with kids and schools in Thornton, so check them out. I love it and am going to volunteer for them this summer (if they’ll have me)! We could all use their energy and talent in helping young people.

2.         Creating a Logo for my blog and books using Fiverr. I look forward to learning more about this when I finish my next books and want them to help me create the covers. I added it to the blog website and I think it’s not too bad for a first try! The project I’ll be working on next will be a sort of checklist for people who want to create their own S.O.P.s (Standard Operating Procedures Manual). I loved creating these set of instructions for my old jobs, and am now working on helping people create their own life instruction manual. Didn’t we all want something like this when we were growing up? I know I did. Parents don’t know everything and I have read soooooo many different books on the subject. I think I can do a good job of expanding on my first book which was kind of a manual (Discover the Life You Want to Live).

Being able to look back on all my agonies and mistakes from the past makes me hopeful that I can pass on my wisdom to others, along with a lot of funny stories about my crazy life! When I look back I see that I actually accomplished something, I think it’s worth a try to help others. After all, we seniors have time, right? (Lots of smile emojis with tongues out should follow this statement.)

Embracing our past triumphs and failures should be number one on our list of life. The second should always be helping others however we can. People don’t always reach out to each other, but we can change that and ask, “How are you doing today?” Maybe that will start a conversation. Love to all tonight and keep learning!