I show women in the retired/empty nest years ways to THRIVE through SERVICE, LEARNING & HAVING FUN!
ππA Loaf, A Laugh & A Helping Handπ€²
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Hey Reader, I am sitting here thinking "What have I done to serve, learn and have fun this week?". I feel like all I've done lately is go to routine doctor's appointments and supervise house projects. I often look at a National Days Calendar to see what is coming up that I could plan something around and I noticed that April 1 is National Sourdough Bread Day. Who doesn't like BREAD? π Since I never met a loaf of bread I didn't like, I thought "I will LEARN to make sourdough!". So I began searching Pinterest for a Sourdough Starter recipe. After a half hour of that, I LEARNED that I have no interest in making sourdough anything. Making the starter, feeding it, keeping up with it, regular baking...that's much more work than I am willing to do! Mad respect for all of you sourdough girls out there! I'll just continue to enjoy the bread others bake. β β Thrive through having funβ β I enjoyed a Sunday afternoon at Cirque de Soleil Echo with two of my girlfriends. This family-friendly show was excellent. I saw kids of all ages there. I highly recommend it if it comes to your city. β Thrive through Serving OthersA couple of times a year, my church hosts "Serve Saturday" - a day where they coordinate a bunch of service projects around town. On Sunday they announced that the next Serve Saturday would be April 12. πI took a look at my calendar, saw that I had nothing scheduled then and immediately started looking at some of the project choices. I found a couple that I was interested in, but by the time I got around to signing up, they were full. So since serving others is all about me...I said forget that. Let someone else do those other projects. I serve all the time in other places. It's almost like those bracelets that say WWJD, except this time it was WWCP (What would Cathy PREFER????) Anyway, once I got a grip, I went back and signed up to build beds for kids who sleep on the floor every night through a group called Sleep in Heavenly Peace. π The project description said no building experience was necessary. They would teach me everything I need to know. I could sand wood or just hand wood to the builders. I think I can handle that. Sleep in Heavenly Peace has 325 chapters across the US. Maybe there is one in your city. I'll let you know how it goes. β OK- I want to know...Have you ever baked a loaf of sourdough bread? Did you make your own starter? Are you still doing it? If so, do you live close to me?π Write back and tell me! β Until next time, β Cathy Thriving through SERVICE, LEARNING and HAVING FUN!β β β |
The Retired Empty Nester
I show women in the retired/empty nest years ways to THRIVE through SERVICE, LEARNING & HAVING FUN!
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