This Perfectly Imperfect Life

Thanksgiving wishes & blessings to everyone celebrating today! ❤️ I hope everyone enjoyed their day 😊 #happythanksgiving #thanksgivingblessings #thanksgiving #blessings #thankful #november #attitudeofgratitude #appreciateyourblessings #autumn #fall #findjoy #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife Sent from my iPhone

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Normally I would've been up at dawn to begin cooking my side dishes today (yesterday would've been pies), but having gone through Thanksgiving with mono 2 years ago, when I didn't know at the time I had mono, (exhausted doesn't begin to tell y'all) I knew better than to do that to myself this year when I know I have mono which means I'm having Thanksgiving catered this year. Such a relief! I do have to make my sweet potato casserole so that's on my agenda today. But, aside from that, I'm left with an open day and wondering about new traditions. Because it's always good to have a few in the bank when the unexpected lands! But first, naan & more tea 😋 Find joy & appreciate your blessings no matter what 😊  #thanksgivingeve #thanksgivingweek #happywednesday #spoonie #jojosmonodiaries #foodie #findjoy #gratitude #upheavalintorevival #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Despite gale force winds, winter temps, and snow flurries, we still have roses blooming at the start of Thanksgiving week 💖 On a side note: How is it Thanksgiving week already?! 😱 With Mom's health issues & decline taking up much of this year, and now having mono since late September, I'm completely unprepared for how late in the year it actually is. 😳 I'm left in a total state of unsettled disarray & I don't know how or where to begin to get out of it. 😑 Speaking of Thanksgiving: Since I already know what it's like to do this holiday with mono, I'm saving myself the extra exhaustion & I'm having our dinner, with all the trimmings, catered. 😋 All we have to do is pick it up Thanksgiving morning. And I couldn't be more thankful! 🙌🏻 So here's to Thanksgiving week, and to the coming whirlwind end of the year! 🙃😜 And don't forget to find joy & appreciate your blessings no matter what 😊  #November #gardenwalk #rosechat #autum

Just finished #ParisForOne - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm not usually one for short stories, but I enjoyed each of these! Just the transportive read I needed right now what with mono + an upper respiratory infection going on. #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #fallreads #novemberreads #fiction #shortstories #bookish #readinglife #frommyshelf #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

Happy Friday! Quick #gardenwalk before breakfast this morning - most of the garden is on the way to slumber, but these roses are in for a rude awakening this weekend! ❄️💨 Now I'm snuggled up on the couch with tea & Paris For One, though I think I may end up... 😴 Find joy in your day no matter what 😊 PS: The blogger app is no longer compatible with iOS (iPhone). I can post here via email, but otherwise I'm no longer able to update or edit via my iPhone. And my iPhone is my go-to device because, with my health, using the PC or the laptop isn't always the most convenient option. So where does this leave me? Considering the switch to WordPress. I'll keep y'all updated!  #goodmorning #happyfriday #apartmentgarden #autumn #fall #november #autumngarden #fallgarden #novembergarden #findjoy #spoonie #jojosmonodiaries #readinglife #frommyshelf #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Good morn & happy Wed! What a difference a day makes! 💛 Though #tinyyard is a leetle worse for wear after yesterday's flooding rain & gusty winds. Mom's kitchen is drying out so that's a plus. On the mono front I made my first cuppa tea this am but didn't put the cup under the Keurig 😏😴 So no improvement there yet 🙄😂 Find joy in your day no matter what!  #goodmorning #autumn #fall #november #apartmentgarden #gardenwalk #thejoyofhome #findjoy #jojosmonodiaries #monosucks #spoonie #perfectlyimperfecthomestead #theperfectlyimperfecthomestead #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Good morn & happy Wed! What a difference a day makes! 💛 Though #tinyyard is a leetle worse for wear after yesterday's flooding rain & gusty winds. Mom's kitchen is drying out so that's a plus. On the mono front I made my first cuppa tea this am but didn't put the cup under the Keurig 😏😴 So no improvement there yet 🙄😂 Find joy in your day no matter what!  #goodmorning #autumn #fall #november #apartmentgarden #gardenwalk #thejoyofhome #findjoy #jojosmonodiaries #monosucks #spoonie #perfectlyimperfecthomestead #theperfectlyimperfecthomestead #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

It's a Stevie Nicks kind of morning here. 🙌🏻 What's your Monday morning soundtrack sound like?  #goodmorning #mondaymonday #stevienicks #mondaymotivation #mondaymorningsoundtrack  #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Happy 241st Birthday to the United States Marine Corps today and Happy Birthday to my Marine! (Yes, that's Big 😊) If you know a Marine or see a Marine today, wish him or her a Happy Birthday! And don't forget Veterans Day tomorrow - if you know a Veteran or see a Veteran, please thank him or her for their service!  #MarineCorpsBirthday #USMarines #USMC #VeteransDay #FreedomIsntFree #thankyouforyourservice #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

#Creekside in the rain, yesterday afternoon. #November at #theperfectlyimperfecthomestead 💛 Sending out love to all this morning ❤️  #goodmorning #autumn #fall #foliage #autumncolor #fallfoliage #autumnfoliage #focusonlove #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

Monday evening, the priest said something during his sermon at the wake of our friend's aunt that resonated with me, and now seems like the time to share it:  When we pass, we will leave behind all of the things we collect throughout our lives, but love comes with us. So throughout the journey, don't forget to focus on love, love all you can. If you do that, it will carry you through everything.  I wouldn't have been happy either way this morning, I didn't feel either was representative of myself or appropriate for office. Being the wife of a Marine Veteran, for me it was Benghazi not emails. And I am a member of a diversified family and have a diversified community of friends. And I am disabled. So neither deserved my vote nor did they get it. I researched our sample ballot before hand and voted for whom I felt deserved my vote. Because I could not in my heart give my vote to either of them, and I have been deeply upset about this election for months now. But, I am stu

It's time for #fridayreads! #parisforone is my current & so far so good! What's everyone reading? #novemberreads #fallreads #autumnreads #fiction #shortstories #bookworm #booknerd #bookish #frommyshelf 

Welcome November! I can't believe you're here already. I'm having a little difficulty being alright with this turn of the calendar page. But, after some re-arranging & faffing in the livingroom, I'm going to do a little journaling to help me regain my focus. Mono sure isn't helping me with anything as of late, but I'm doing my best to make lemonade whenever possible!  #November #reflection #welcomenovember #allsaintsday #gratitude #thankful #attitudeofgratitude #findjoy #journaling #writinglife #nanowrimo #jojosmonodiaries #spoonie #spoonielife #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife Pictured is my copy of The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #readinglife #bookish  #memoir #nonfiction #nature #journal #gardening #bookish #frommyshelf