A Complimentary Hodgepodge

Hello, dear friends.  I hope that you are having an enjoyable week.  After two days of rain, we are looking at a clear day today, and I couldn't be happier.  Today's cardio will be done in the form of shopping, and my reward for the strenuous exercise will be lunch with a dear friend. 

You know what Wednesday means around here.
It's time for Hodgepodge. 

1. January 24th is National Compliment Day. 
Is it easy or not so easy for you to accept a compliment? 

I'll take a compliment anytime I can get one.

Share a recent compliment you've given or received.

I get a lot of compliments on my ink.

2. Ten little things you are loving right now.

This is a fairly easy question because I just wrote a Favorite Things post recently.  If you already read that post, you are excused.  You may proceed on to question number 3.  

I've been inhaling a cup of this deliciousness for about 15 years.  Friends and family members have been known to refer to it as jet fuel.
  

  

I told you that I am late to the game when it comes to tea drinking.  This one is my fave.

Amazon

This little jar solved my old dry skin problem immediately.
I've been using this it years.

Amazon

My #1 turned me on to these daily peel pads, and I'm glad she did.

Amazon

Goodbye dry eye... hello ProOmega-D.

Amazon

This Karoline Ugg robe is the comfiest robe that I have ever owned.

My afternoon pick-me-up accompanied by my tea.

An oldie but a goodie... listening to Winter Garden on Audible.

I received an advanced copy of Sally Hepworth's latest novel.  It is due to be released on March 6th.  I can always depend on Sally for an intriguing storyline and well-developed characters.  

Even though I am only a quarter of the way through with The Family Next Door, I think this one might be her best. 

My buddy, Kate the Great sent me this gorgeous throw from Ireland for Christmas, and it warms my heart. 

Amazon

My go-to glass that keeps my wine brain-freeze cold.

3. Would people describe you as a positive person? 
Do you see yourself that way? 

I am a half-empty kind of a gal.
Lucky for me, I married a half-full kind of guy.




I read here a list/description of eight things positive people do differently-

Positive people find something to look forward to every day, they celebrate the small stuff, they're kind, they stay busy, accept responsibility for their actions, forgive themselves, know when to move on, and resist comparisons.

Which action on the list would you say you do regularly?

The only thing on the list that I do is forgive myself on a daily basis.
The rest of the stuff is too much work.

 Which action could you add to your life to give you a more positive outlook? 

I would invest in one of these.

If you're a positive person, what's something you do regularly that's not on the list?

I recite my daily affirmation in the mirror* every day.
* Soon to be a skinny mirror.

4. Homemade chicken soup, beef stew, or a bowl of chili...what's your pleasure on a cold winter's day?

My favorite is snuggling with a great big bowl of messy Chili.

5. The best part of my day is....

The best part of my day happens every evening, around 5ish (4ish if it's a stressful day) when the hooligans and I go into the sunroom for our treats.  We refer to it as Yappy Hour.  The pups get a chewy stick, and I sip on a well-deserved glass of chardonnay while enjoying a good book.

 6. Insert your own random thought here.

I told you about the wonderful series, Delicious last week.  Well, I have another one for you.  The Mister and I have just started A Place To Call Home, and we are savoring it like an ice cream sundae.  One reviewer described it as a mix of Dynasty and Downton.  I wholeheartedly agree.  The best part of it is that it has four glorious seasons.  The fifth will begin filming next month.  This is another show that is aired Acorn TV.

Until next time...