Hot Body

ok, i admit
its a cheesy title!

i've been hitting
the gym this week
as i started my own
30-day plan --

my goal:  10k+ steps a day

i play "mind games"
in order to keep me going:

""can't start dinner preparations until you hit the 10k mark! ""

If you're hungry -- you hurry up and walk the dog! hahahaha

Five Things, Q&A

Fall has arrived

here in the Valley of the Sun

and the leaves turn quickly

as the nights get cooler.

Here are five things you

might not know about me:

I am an introvert
     (in spite of what you see here!)

I raised two handicapped children
     (Both are finding their own way in the world)

I am 54 years young
     (because I refuse to say I'm old!)

My dog, Sadie, is a joy to have around
     (Most of the time!)

Along with photography, I love to write.


I wonder how many of you are willing to tell ME five things about yourself in the comments, or email me  ( Fortheloveofgal@gmail.com )

Happy Halloween!

Happy 

Halloween!!

from ~Gal

“Eye of newt, and toe of frog,

Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing,—

For a charm of powerful trouble,

Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and caldron bubble.” 

-William Shakespeare

Getting Back

getting time away

is always so nice

but difficult to get back

into the swing of things...

was i missed?


busy days

followed by

quiet evenings

followed by

more busy days

seem to be

the norm

around here.

for now.

Monday blended

into Tuesday so quick

it seemed like

one continuous day.

looking forward

to a quiet weekend

with time to regroup

and reacquaint myself

with me! 

Feel Lucky?

Well I woke up this morning
stumbled out of my rack
I opened up the paper
to the page in the back
It only took a minute
for my finger to find
My daily dose of destiny,
under my sign
My eyes just about
popped out of my head
It said "the stars are stacked
against you girl, get back in bed"

I feel lucky, yeah
No Professor Doom gonna stand in my way
Mmmmm, I feel lucky today


Mary Chapin Carpenter sings this song about feelin' lucky -- it's pretty good.
But maybe you're a superstitious kind,
and Friday the 13th never feels like a lucky day!
I don't ever feel that way --
in fact today is my granddaughter's 11th birthday;
she was born on Friday the 13th too :)

Known scientifically as “Tridecaphobia,” fear of the number 13 is probably the most common of all superstitions. Buildings avoid numbering the 13th floor. Airplanes avoid the 13th aisle. And almost every North American knows that Friday the 13th is considered a bad luck day.

What about you..... feelin' lucky today?? 

Flash

took an early morning walk
in a busy local park
the sun was just peeking
over the horizon .....

 ..... and i thought i should 

be bold,  

be daring, 

so here's my 

"flash in the park" 

Boob Morning!  

Read-a-thon

Books are the 
quietest and most 
constant of friends; 
they are the most 
accessible and wisest 
of counselors, and the 
most patient of teachers.  ~Charles W. Eliot


“We read to know 
that we are not alone.” 
-William Nicholson



Wednesday after work and the
usual chores, I wanted to do
nothing but get lost in a book.

When life becomes stressful, 
sometimes the best escape
can be found in the pages of
a good book.  that's when i turn
to something with strong characters,
a good story line, something that
helps me forget my reality for a 
little while, lets me escape into
someone else's thoughts.
Just for a little while.  :)

Shorts

Good morning --
it's Sunday,
and I'm up before the sun.

A hot day ahead
here in the
Valley of the Sun

I've been full of
introspection lately
i guess that's what
you'd call it

trying to figure out
the where's and why's
of life and love,
where its been,
where its going,

all while trying to
enjoy the moments
as well.

Life sure isn't easy
at times,
there are hard roads
for all of us.

In the book of life, 

the answers 

aren't in the back. 

 ~Charlie Brown

 (but don't you wish they were???)

BooBs!

“Boob, like the object it identifies, 

is such a well-rounded word. 

It’s as if “Bo” represents the left breast, 

and “ob” represents the right breast.
”

-Jarod Kintz

One challenge in photography is to take a picture of the same object 50 times.  The object of the task is to get to know your subject inside and out, see how different light and angles affect your photograph.  I tried that this evening -- but the difficult part lays in the fact that I can't see what I'm photographing, so I'm left with surprises after the fact.  *giggles*   (And sometimes they just don't want to cooperate and "sit still".)

Thanks to everyone who stops in to see my posts... 

loving the extra traffic here lately  :)   ~Gal