Use'ta

Yesterday......as i was pulling myself out of "yuckville"...i noticed the male child giving me strange looks........i finally asked "what's up" and his reply was........"your not like you use'ta be....."

What!!!!.....i'm still me ......and then i looked in the mirror..........................Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

There i stood....... in a flowered (red and blue) t-shirt, legging jeans(a size too big), brown socks with black dogs on'm, green plaid flannel shirt(a size too small) and fleece lined clogs.....and the hair....let's not even go there!........This is not what i use'ta be........

I use'ta dress for success even at home......had a closet full of professional slacks, skirts, blouses, dresses and shoes.....................now i wear JEANS and t-shirts......long sleeve, short sleeves, no sleeves......and fleece is my friend!! Birkenstocks are wonderful..............

I use'ta wear make-up even going to the grocery store.......foundation, mascara and lip gloss were a MUST!!......................Now it's soap and water, with a little chap stick.........................

Use'ta be my hair was colored and cut at least once a month....sometimes more......always moused or gelled and sprayed with hurricane strength hair spray....it never moved.....now ....it's blow and go and a bottle of spray last about six months....

I use'ta have Boston Market and Meals to Go on speed dial........now it's fresh and healthy food.... sauteed, bake or grilled in olive oil, i grow my own tomatoes........now i make applesauce and pickles from scratch..

I used handled a multi-million dollar budget on a daily basis....i could tell you the balances on a ledger sheets in the blink of an eye........now i "might" balance the checkbook and i "might"not......

I use'ta rush around like the "chicken...you know the rest"...and live my life with a "Day-Timer" on my person at all times.....i rushed from meetings, to workships, to my office........i never seemed to have time for the things i wanted to do........now.....sometimes i have to think about what day it is.........

But........i realize this is the new "mountain" me................i like the new me..............i like working for the state parks, with nature all around me everyday....it's quite.......I like cooking and making good stuff for my family.......i like having the time to quilt.......i even like bad hair days and "Yuckville"..........

So ...... i hung my Valentines quilt ...then sat in all my mismatched glory and watched football....

Get use'ta it kid..........................