Cool Decorating, Shopping, wild nature. keeping strong :)
Happy Saturday! :) Resting up, after shopping today. oh wow! it was a bit of a rough experience, but i did my best in the store today. :) i got some snacks, and some treasures :) it was a bit too busy for me today in the dollar tree, but i'm keeping in good spirits, and looking forward to having an awesome movie night party with Holly tonight :) i've been resting up, and also enjoying bringing out some fall/halloween decorations :) i've began to do some decorating here in my computer room :) it's looking awesome :) i love to decorate :) i tried not to get discouraged about having a rough shopping experience. i'm gonna definitely go out to shop next week :) Thank you angel friends for always sticking with me, and for all of your support, and encouragement :) i'm with you :)
Hi angel friends :) my family and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a nice day :) i've been thinking of you all :) We've been keeping an eye on the weather updates. with the storm in the Atlantic, we may have a few days of winds here in our area for the upcoming few days. we're hopeful it won't be too much winds, as the trees still have lots of leaves. We're hopeful everyone is ok, and safe from that storm. it's been a big news event this week, with the storm's impact on some areas. just as a precaution, i tended our plants, and staked up the plants a bit, just incase there's some high winds in our area. will definitely keep everyone updated. There's a tropical storm warning for us here in Southern Connecticut. Irene storm in 2011, came and went fairly fast, and did some bad damage to our trees in the entire state, and this storm they say, could linger off the coast for a few days. if there's a power outage here, i will certainly try my best to get online in some way, to update everyone here on DS. We're hoping though, that the winds won't be as bad as the irene, or sandy storm.
This morning, i checked in on our plants, they're continuing to do really well :) it was a nice relaxing, and peaceful morning :) i was very excited to bring out some decorations, for fall/halloween season :) i've began to do some decorating :) it's coming along really well, and i even made a couple videos to share, of my early decorating :) the decorating of my halloween town for October, is a big decorating project, that i love so much :) while decorating a bit this morning, and organizing, i also enjoyed some time here on ds, and also sent an email to our dear friend DC (DCUK) :) She mentioned she's bringing out some decorations too :) here's the links to my videos i made this morning :) i'm very happy and excited to begin doing some decorating :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBtH16h-UTM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2LUL2ZhDA
my mom, dad, and i love to go shopping at the dollar tree store on saturday :) it's one of our favorite weekly activities. we were getting ready to go to the store. before we went, my mom mentioned about it may be busy there, as it's labor day holiday weekend. i know my mom meant well, and didn't want to worry me, but i did get a bit nervous then. the dollar tree is a small store, and i struggle in crowds. we went over to the dollar tree, i got a basket, and we began to shop around. it was busy in there. i tried to remain cool, and confident, but was struggling a bit. i tried to stay close with my mom. i did feel a bit intimidated in there today, due to it being busy, and i felt like i was in the way a few times. i went on a few aisles by myself, and caught my breathe a bit, as i met up with my mom and dad. i was experiencing some anxiety, and i just felt off, i felt like i wasn't on top of my game today while shopping. i usually ease into a good confident, relaxed zone, but i just didn't reach that level of comfortableness today. the checkout was busy, they actually had all 3 lines up, my dad wanted to go into the pet store next door to pick up an item, and i stayed with my mom. it was very busy in this area, and i felt like people were staring. i was anxious, and couldn't wait to be out of the store. i did browse around the best i could, including looking at the fall season, and halloween items. :) they have lots of items there :) i look forward to halloween shopping later on this month :)
i tried to not let the rough shopping experience get me down, and discouraged. i know the stores will be busy at times. i normally do well, i just think i may have went in unfocused, and not feeling confident. it shook me, and i never got to the point where i felt relaxed. there will be other experiences :) i take the positives with the good experiences, and with the rough experiences too :) i'll definfitely do better next time :) i did get some nice items, treasure, some snacks :) i love shopping, and i really enjoy it when it goes well. i'll definitely chalk up today's experience as a motivation builder, to do well next time :) Thank you angel friends for sticking with me, and for your great encouragement :) i appreciate you all :)
We're enjoying the day :) my family and i are doing well :) i've been doing some decorating here in my computer room :) It's coming along really well, and is lots of fun decorating :) i'm so excited and very happy for my decorating project :) Holly and i selected a new movie to watch tonight, for our saturday night, popcorn movie night party :) it's gonna be awesome :) tomorrow i'm going to do some writing, writing cards, and also doing some more decorating :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) BIG GROUP HAPPY FRIENDSHIP HUG :) There's many more great things to look forward too, with family, friends, nature, and the countdown to the fall season :)
-never lose hope :)
To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's an awesome day :) enjoying some nature, shopping, and decorating :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)
my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really nice day" :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a nice peaceful day :) Thank you for brightening our days :)
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Hi Chris Glad you and your family are having a nice day.Sorry to hear you had a rough time shopping .I know you'll do great next time. Happy to hear you have begun your decorating.I know how much you love and enjoy it. I hope the weather will not get too windy there the next few days. We may get some rain here on Monday.Thanks for all my nice hugs today.Have a good evening. Hugs to everyone-Stephanie
great Halloween town video! i've had a rough day with social skills today too. i know just how you feel. maybe tomorrow will be better.
Hello Chris, watched your video's! Your Halloween town is going to be amazing. Love all your decorations and tins.!
Hope the storm does not hit in your area. You and your family are in our thoughts
Popcorn plants look amazing Chris,so Mr Squirrel decided to steal an ear!!
Am watching your garden video's now so will finish this comment up and finish watching your video's of your amazing garden. You have skills friend.!! ♥/blessings/greenies
Hi Chris WOW!! I never knew anyone with as many Halloween decorations as you have. I know your Halloween town will be amazing as it always is. I look forward to many more videos of the town.
So sorry that you had a bad experience shopping today. That sometimes happens to all of us. But I am so glad that you didn't let it get the best of you. You just pulled up your boot straps and kept on going and I am proud of you for that.
Take care if the storm hits. It is missing our end of Pennsylvania all together and we are having a beautiful weekend. I am so glad that the weather is going to be nice here with temps in the 70's and low humidity. Perfect for a holiday weekend.
Have a great Sunday and I am off to write a journal for you all to read and catch up with me.
Hi Chris & family, sorry you're shopping experiencing wasn't as expected. You were very courageous to tackle the stores during a long weekend. I stay away, don't like crowds or long line ups. In my eyes you did well. Enjoy the rest of the weekend & my thoughts & prayers are with you & your family to stay safe during the storm. Hugs! Brooke