The amazing adventures of a glass woman...

...linking up my blogs from ksdk.com and blogger. Some funny jokes, stories. :)

The amazing adventures of a glass woman...

'Pineapple Upside Down Cake' funny story...

Since I ship glass orders on an almost daily basis, over time I have become friends with most of the postal employees at my local post office. When I heard that two of the workers, Dave...and Dave were retiring, I immediately wanted to make a cake for their goodbye party for them on their last day of work.

I made what I always make, what's always requested...my world famous (in my own mind), 'Pineapple Upside Down Cake'. Seriously. That's what everyone always asks me to bring... :)

Anyway, that morning I got up early and made the cake. All went according to plan. I dropped the still warm cake off at the post office, and then went to my store. A good day...

Later that afternoon, Dave comes walking in and hands me my cookie sheet. Sweetheart that he is, he's profusely thanking me for making the cake and making me feel good.

Finally, I asked him, "So, how did everyone like the cake?

"Oh, they didn't get any of the cake. I've got it out in my car...'

Hahaha....

Click here for the free recipe for my 'Pineapple Upside Down Cake' :)

2009 - A year of learning to like myself...

Happy New Year!

I thought that today of all days, was a good day to reflect on what 2009 meant to me. You see, for me, it was a year of amazing epiphanies and self discovery. In one stunning, life changing moment back in early January 2009, I instantly understood all of the wrong choices I had made in life, and why. As the months have passed, one epiphany has lead to another and to another. Each realization and discovery has had such an effect on me... like a balm upon my soul. I have literally felt like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. I am not who I was a year ago...

The most important realization has been that if I had just 'liked' myself, I would never have made choices that put me in harm's way. I would never have been okay with being treated so badly for so many years.

How absolutely, utterly simple. If you LIKE yourself, then you won't allow yourself to be put in positions that beat your spirit down...that batter and bruise your soul. If you learn to 'like yourself', then a magical insightfulness occurs. It instantly unlocks invisible, and unyielding doors in your life, and leads you in a new direction...

And, don't you see? I didn't 'know' that I was making choices for my life based on how I felt about myself. I understand now that I felt I didn't deserve good things, so I subconsciously made decisions that would make sure I didn't get them. I've come to realize that sometimes we are our own worst enemies and often, we will give ourselves what we think we deserve.

I also discovered this year that when you learn to like yourself, you literally become a better person. You begin to have a positive 'effect' on others. Life is about lessons. What better lesson to learn then to value yourself, and then teach others...

So, for 2010, I say... go take a look at yourself in the mirror. Don't look at your flaws. We all have them! Instead, focus on parts of you that you like. Maybe it's your eyes, or your lovely hair, or that cute dimple... And then, smile at yourself. Do this daily... a lot. Each time, try to find another nice thing about yourself. As your perception changes, you'll begin to look at yourself differently. Your 'view' will have been changed, and you're on your way to liking yourself.

And, if you are in an abusive situation... It is now more important then ever for you to gather your courage and learn to like yourself. I know how you feel. I know how lonely you are. I know how you have to keep people at arm's distance, because if they could see into your world they would be shocked and horrified beyond belief. I was in a nightmare for twenty-six years. Don't be me. There are no prizes for being a martyr. You will simply be a human being with a wounded soul. Don't do that to yourself. Don't do that to your children...

I'm thinking of writing a book about my life, and the lessons I've learned. I think I can help people by telling them my story. Maybe then, they'll be able to see their own lives with a new perception that might give them the power to make their own changes for a better life.

As for 2010, I plan on continuing to learn to love myself, endeavor to be a better person and work on my beloved glass. :)

Today, especially on the eve of voting, I just want to say...

God Bless Tim Russert

God Bless Tim Russert

God Bless Tim Russert

We've sure missed you...

Love That Glass

For those of us approaching fifty...

Having worked in stained glass for twenty years has meant that I was able to work with a lot of older, more experienced people. The lessons and the wisdom they have to teach us are invaluable. I have had the pleasure of meeting some very cool people thru the years.

I once had the honor of meeting a stained glass artist who had been taught by one of the original artists' who had worked for Louis C. Tiffany. He regaled me with wonderful stories of how stained glass was done in the early 1900's...Why lead was used and why copper foil was so difficult to use back then. Why Tiffany did overlays of glass...The first American glass company in the 1890's...And, so much more.

Life really HAS changed a lot in the last 100 years...

As the years have ticked closer to my own 50's, I began to ask all of my older friends how their fifties were...What decade had been the best? I mean, I felt like my forties were fantastic, like I really began to understand life and why I was here...

When I turned forty-nine you would think panic would set in. But it hasn't... In less then two months I am going to be fifty years old...Wow. Streaking thru Steak'n'Shake seems like yesterday but that was 34 years ago...Wow.

You know what every single person has told me though? "The forties you understood...but in the fifties, life is good. You don't care about the small things anymore. The drama is gone. You accept your flaws and look at life in a new way...You really enjoy and appreciate life..."

Armed with that wisdom, I personally intend to embrace my fifties with a zeal, a passion and an attitude of "I will not go gently into the night..."

So, to my fellow 49'ers...Work it baby! We are so fine...

Learn to LIKE yourself...and remember that attitude is everything.

Now, go talk to an older person today! They have great stories to tell...

P.S. And to my favorite news anchor guy out there, Matt Lauer, who recently turned fifty...With utmost respect, I just want to say that you're still one of my morning pleasures...like coffee. Yea, that's it...coffee.

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