Saturday May 6 2017  THE ERRATIC WEEK AHEAD

First comment: I FINISHED DESIGNING THE LAST PAGE OF THE ALBUM PHOTOS A FEW MOMENTS AGO!

Now remember what I wrote recently regarding the album…I still have miles to go but I feel celebratory tonight after finishing the last page.  It feels like a great accomplishment!

Now regarding the week ahead; which has been a week long awaited.  IT IS OUR STAYCATION!  We have agreed to have no schedule; stay home or go whatever our moods beckon and to stay away from work!  I own a book entitled ‘NO TIME FOR TACT/ 365 Days of the Wit, Words, and Wisdom of Larry Winget” By Larry Winget.  One of his quotes is:

“All talk is just that: talk.  All the words written on these pages are just that: words.  If you want things to get better, take action.   Don’t just talk about it.  Don’t just read and think about it.  Do it.”

Dave and I have talked about having a stay-cation for a long time.  Several weeks ago we finally decided to do more than just talk about it.  We made the decision to cross off an entire week and not schedule any appointments: one full week of NOTHINGNESS.  Oh, the two calendar pages for this week look so awesome in their blankness.  Dave’s been working hard in the yard since the snow has melted.  I have so many restrictions on my time because of all the self imposed activities I choose to do.  So we decided to “DO IT” rather than just talk about it or read about others who have done it. 

But…there are always those little sneaky activities that shouldn’t be ignored such as EXERCISE!  We choose to look at exercise as part of our essential living plan; sort of like eating and sleeping.  There are just some things our bodies needs each day and we have no desire to deprive ourselves of those needs.  Dave has two commitments each week that involve other’s lives and he chose not to ignore his commitments.  However, for the most part we will be on our own together.  We have some ideas fermenting but we will simply take each day as it arrives and then decide what, when, and where to go as the ideas present themselves.

Will I write a blog?  As of right now I am uncertain.  If I do not write the blog I have personally committed to write a daily poem in my journal.  Does that mean I will publish each day?  I don’t know about that either.  I guess it just depends upon my day.  So, please do not be concerned if my blogs/and or poems are erratic.  This entire week may just become an ERRATIC WEEK!  Sounds good to me!  However, just so you know, the word “erratic” is not a word I would choose to describe myself.  But I have decided to go with the flow, at least for this week.

 

THE “ERRATIC” WEEK AHEAD

Kathleen Martens

May 5, 2017

http://www.visionsofpoetry.com

 

Just the WORD “erratic”

Has a negative sound.

It is not a description

I want hanging around.

 

Unpredictable is one meaning,

And who wants to be that?

Impulsive, volatile, and fickle,

And that’s the simple fact.

 

Another meaning is unreliable:

Brash; variable; and defective.

Which to me would mean

Most likely ineffective.

 

Inconsistent is another word

Which points to being conflicting,

Another trait I’d rather not

Have as my depicting.

 

Erratic too means changeable,

Unstable and unsettled.

Not a description I would want;

I’d rather be called quite able.

 

But this week will be different.

I’ve decided to let my hair down!

Wearing a perpetual smile

Without nary a hint of frown.

 

I will choose to be variable;

Allowing what will be will be.

And live out this entire week

Being footloose and fancy free!

 

Thank You God for the luxury of doing very little for one week.

Thank You God for directing our paths with week.

Thank You Father for the gift of time.

 

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU!