How does he do it?
Today’s bliss report….the garden is officially in.
AFTER….
Okay garden….Bring it on!
Grow… grow… grow…
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
Tastings!
And …gardens!
A blissful Saturday for Justin’s birthday weekend.
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
And, as she slowly stopped on the purple rhododendron…
I took my shot.
And maybe that’s the point of this year of bliss?
Taking some time to stop, watch, wait, listen and capture the moment.
Before it flies by.
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Who knew I could get so excited about flowers? For most of my life flowers were what followed me around hospitals and surgeries. Or what I didn’t receive on Valentine’s Day.
Until we had a garden I thought flowers came from the store, or a florist, or FTD.com.
Now, they are what lights me up from the inside out, what grows in the garden, what blooms with life. So tonight, I decided to start sharing some of my flower photos from our trip. Starting with clover.We spent some time in the park looking for a four leaf clover. For a moment I questioned if these even exist… is it just a myth?
This is what Wikipedia has to say on the matter:
Somatic mutation:
The somatic mutation is me. I am a genetic conundrum. I like to say I am now the bionic woman with so many surgeries, removed organs and implants, well, let’s just call them new parts… the transition seems complete. I have mutated.
And now, as I sit here with clean bill of health in hand, I realize that as I was looking over that bed of clover, searching for the lucky leaf, it was with me all along.
I am the four leaf clover. A somatic mutation. And, if I don’t say so myself, one hell of a lucky girl. Instead of counting leaves I am counting my blessings. And all the well wishes and love notes and FLOWERS I have received on this journey from the people who have held my hand and uplifted my soul – friends, family, nurses, doctors, medicine people and angels.
Thank you for your love and support.
May it return to you a million times over.
And may beautiful flowers be with you.
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
I think I will say that again. CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. I was expecting it but it’s so nice to actually have it in hand, tucked inside my pocket (or maybe I should say between my new cleavage!). Regardless where it goes I am holding onto it and the BLISS that it brings me.
The other blissful moments of today included… bringing my own “Janes” wellness gown (instead of Johnnies)… the day after I interviewed the founder and visionary of GetJanes,com, Sharon Linder (more coming soon on that!).
You can bring your own gown too! Check it out. They are so soft and comfy and make you feel so cozy even when you’re all naked and vulnerable at the doctor’s office. I think it’s one little step that helps you take control of your medical experience…. and they are so comfy!
They are so comfy …I actually wore my Jane later in the day too! At a spa!
Justin TOTALLY surprised me with a side trip to a spa, an out-of-the-way stop on our way home to celebrate the good news day. We soaked in this outdoor mineral bath at Belknap Resort…. and it was heaven! Outside, next to a river and floral garden… and my favorite kind of warm (hot water!).
It’s enough to make me want to have more blissdays to celebrate my wellness. (And I think you should too!!)
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
Because there are so many more photos to share… okay, one more:
I know my mama would have loved them. Happy Mother’s Day!
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
Actually, it was a bush. It just happened to be over 15 feet tall (I thought it was 30 feet tall but Justin believes it was 15 and I think he’s right). After this warm and wet spring our lilac bush had overgrown and was hanging over our neighbor’s side of the fence. So…
Then it turned into this gnarly pile:
Which Justin shaved down into parts like this:
And we painted like this:
And then I wired it all together on the kitchen table (almost giving up twice and almost crying at least once because it was so frustrating) but then Justin helped me hang it up on the fence and shape it into a heart:
And now we have this!
And I love it. Just another reason to not give up… on a lilac bush, or an art project, or whatever else your heart desires.
With a little help it made for a blissful end to the beautiful Saturday.
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
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It reminds me about how special lifelong friends are, and how extra-special growing old together is too. I want to be 100-years-young laughing and joking and not quite following what the young, hip kids are saying (whatever it will be by then).
So until then, all I have to say tonight is “You Go Girls!”
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
There is just one stem that put on buds this year (I have no idea why) but we have been watching with anxious anticipation. And today…. she bloomed.
Miss Iris is so short-lived. One day here the next day gone. But she brings me bliss. Maybe greater bliss because her beauty is so fleeting and that makes me pay attention.
And maybe paying attention is really the point.
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
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