Running with the Hodgepodge

Where is fall, y'all? I'm getting a bit tired of all this heat. I've been inside avoiding it for over one month now and I'd like to get outside. Meanwhile, school started without me. And yes, I was a little bit sad. Until my granddaughter arrived at the house Monday afternoon and, BAM! All joy! :)

Another good thing about being inside is participating in and reading everyone's Hodgepodge answers! WooHoo!

1. I read here four creative activities to try this month. They were-calligraphy, make your own cookbook, dance or learn a new type of dance, and letter writing. Which activity on the list appeals to you most? None, really. I've already made a cookbook and I write letters. I dance around for fun and I've tried calligraphy- thank goodness Lovely 1 does this as my efforts were fruitless. Will you add it to your August? So, that's a, no. Besides, who has time for that when I have a baby to stare at every day? :)

2. Bertrand Russell is quoted as saying, 'To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.' Agree or disagree? I'm not sure. Explain. I guess if it means that we can't be happy if we have everything we want because we always want more then, I guess that could be true. If he means that we will never have everything we want so we need to find happiness in the midst of 'the moment' regardless of what you have, then I guess I agree with that as well. To a degree. Maybe I just don't know what the hell Russell was talking about. College and thought producting brain cells was a long time ago. Ha! 

3. August 17th is National Thriftshop Day...are you a 'thrifter'? I am not. If so, tell us about one of your best or favorite finds. HOWEVER, this is changing. I'm beginning a few projects that require some vintage, or antique, items and looking around in thrift stores or flea markets are going to become necessary. 

4.  On a scale of 1-10 (with 1= almost none and 10=loads) how would you rate your sense of wanderlust? I'm going to say, 3. What kicks your wanderlust into high gear? On the rare occasion, this actually occurs, it most likely stems from a desire to get away or a strong desire to go visit someone. Other than that, I'm a homebody. 

5. Has life felt more like a marathon or sprint so far this month? A sprinted marathon? How so? I'm working on the Divine Baby M's nursery at my house and, while the push is on to get it done, I feel it's been a marathon process. What does that mean? I'm doing it all by myself and I am slow but feeling the pressure to get it done!

6. What do you need to get a jump on before fall officially arrives? When I finish the nursery I have to paint one bathroom and this needs to be done before fall because that's when the work starts on the outside of the house. We are going to German smear the brick and replace the front door, shutters, and columns. And yes, we're doing it ourselves. Say a prayer. Or a hundred.

7. What's the last thing you did with friends or family where you lost track of time? The weekend everyone was home at the same time. There were several times I lost track of the time. And that was better than the moments I spent realizing the time was going to end too quickly. Which it did. 

8. Insert your own random thought here. The Divine Baby M has been here all week while her mommy went back to work. It's only part time right now because Baby M's mommy loves football season and, being an athletic trainer, she gets to be on the field and she loves it. She won't start back full time at clinic until the end of September. So, Baby M coming to my house every day is another reason to love football season!!! 

It's Day 17 of the August Happiness Challenge! If you want to join in, create an icon of something, anything, that makes you happy, post your 'happy', and head over to One Gal's Musing and let her know, in the comments, that you're on board! That's it!

I actually owe days 16 AND 17. 

Day 16: Happy families make me happy. Like the ones I get to read about on the Hodgepodge.

Day 17: Happy babies make me happy. Like the Divine Baby M!

Have a great rest of the week, y'all!