LEFTOVER WORDS

 

Yeah, it's Wednesday. I don't know about you, but I have to look at a calendar to verify what day of the week it is. Most of my days are the same with some exceptions of fostering puppies, getting them adopted, Vet visits. Most days are the same whether it's Wednesday OR Friday.

I love this saying though. It expresses a lot of my earlier days when I was working a nine-to-five job. I especially like the meme using Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow character, but I honestly didn't know how to tie pirates into a "Leftover Words" column. So I looked for an appropriate free picture only to realize that I probably owned my own. LOL

The photo above was taken on my senior trip in high school. It's appropriate this week because two in the picture are just getting over Co-Vid 19. I can't tell you anything about that trip. Not because I'm sworn to secrecy, but because I honestly don't remember much about it. We went to a lake for a weekend. Chaperoned and on school buses. Around 50 18-year-olds who could legally buy beer--and did. I remember paddle boats, a swimming pool and the bus ride.  

We graduated soon after. Not many of us actually left my small home town and honestly, I'm not that far away in Dallas. I like the adults my friends grew up to be. 

Hard to believe I could fit into that
"safety" swing. Harder still to believe my
drill team instructor thought I was "too big".

Yep, I used to be a Burnette.

It was the time of suspenders,
velour shirts and Dorothy Hamill hairdos.

I think these guys were in a paddle boat.

It was the year Magnum PI (the original) was filmed. And guys really did where shorts like that.

Do you have special memories from high school? I hope you do. Share with me.

Leftover Words

 

A NEW IDEA FOR 2021

So I bought another (yes another) Happy Planner for 2021. Do I have anywhere to go? Not much. Any meetings? Not really. But do I love stickers and planning my days...absolutely. I probably wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't been on sale. AND if I hadn't loved the monthly inspirations. "YOUR HEART IS AN ATLAS" intrigued me. 

What does that mean?

I'm not exactly sure. But it is making me ponder why it appeals to me so much.

I have always believed that there are specific points in your life when you're at a crossroads. And if you'd taken that left instead of the right, your life would be entirely different. A perfect movie example is Nicholas Cage in THE FAMILY MAN.  (If you haven't seen it...I hope you will.)

Or does it mean that your heart is a roadmap, ready for the next journey? Possibly ready for the next person to love? Possibly ready for the next adventure? But a map is sort of a definitive thing in modern times. Are there any more actual unexplored places? Wow, there are. (Check this out: Unexplored Places)  So I guess if your heart is an atlas, then there's always room for discovery.

I'll go with that. 

How about you? What do you think it means?

Let me know in the comments and I'll send a digital copy of one of my books. Drawing will end on Sunday, January 10th.