A couple of new (to me) phrases I absolutely love

Every now and then there are phrases, quotes, or lyric that just stick with me. This post lists a few of those. The first is from a favorite song, it’s Passenger “Sword From The Stone.”

Any horses running worth getting on?

The question is meant to inquire about time and effort. What is it that you’re involved in, or should be involved in? Which opportunities are worth taking, and which are not? I love how this idea is presented in the song.

Next up comes from someone I follow on Instagram. They posted a picture with this quote:

Stop texting first and see how many dead plants you’ve been watering.

Credit is given to TheMindsJournal for this one. It took me a minute or two to wrap my head around what message was being presented, and when it hit me, IT HIT ME. It’s the idea that sometimes we (you, me, us) give so much energy and attention to a person (or people) that don’t really deserve it. So it’s a challenge, too. Think about any current relationship you have whether it’s a friend, a special friend, family, co-worker, etc… if you were to stop initiating communication, would this person take up the slack and contact you? If not, you’ve been carrying around dead weight, meaning that there isn’t a relationship when it’s only one person doing the work. Why give the best of you to someone (or something) that won’t do the same in return? I’ve put this into practice in my life and it’s both sad and freeing to realize some relationships were in the grave already.

That’s all I’ve got for today, thanks for stopping by! Leave a comment below with how these two thoughts struck you.

-Out of the Wilderness

Uber: Go Get It – New Ad Campaign Delivers A Fail

Uber (along with its service Uber Eats) has launched a new slew of ads featuring a new slogan: Go Get It. Check out one of the ads here…

Now, I’m not a rocket scientist but isn’t the whole point of Uber and Uber Eats that you DON’T have to go get it? Delivery drivers literally bring food to your door, or pick you up almost wherever you are and drop you off almost wherever you want to go.

As a customer there is no going. There is only getting. Someone else does the going! This new slogan is whack. I’m sure they’re just trying to be hip and chic and all those things that make them relevant and cool, but this new barrage of ads with “Go Get It” as the tagline… I give it a rating of “a swing and a miss.” In other words, a strikeout.

-Out of the Wilderness

What’s your favorite sandwich?

For a first date, I once took a woman to a sandwich shop. Needless to say, we never had a second date. Sure, our love didn’t grow, but my relationship with sandwiches continues to blossom sooooo….. that’s a win?

What is your favorite sandwich to make at home? Mine would 100% be peanut butter and jelly. I have enjoyed the classic combo of creamy pb with strawberry jelly for decades. It’s my go-to lunch meal and I guess you could call me a creature of habit. Somehow it never gets old or boring, although I WILL say that I mostly use Smucker’s Natural peanut butter. JIF brand and the other types of store peanut butter are still great, don’t get me wrong, but the natural creamy is on another level. My selection for jelly is Welch’s All Natural Strawberry Spread.

Your turn. What sandwich combo delights you the most?

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

Decluttering – the best thing I’ve started doing in the past few weeks!

I can’t even begin to explain how satisfying it is to declutter! Except, well, here I am beginning to explain it. I wrote recently about reuniting with childhood stuffed animals and how some are going to be rehomed, while others will stay with me because I just can’t say goodbye. But y’all, I am turning into a savage with the stuff I’ve accumulated over the years. I’ve been in my house for about a decade and as I sort through things, I’m like, “Why? Why do I have this?” Boom, into the pile it goes.

Then, as if by divine providence, I was chatting with my great neighbor yesterday (Thursday) about all sorts of stuff, and just before I went back to my house I said, “Hey do you have any yard sales coming up?” He’s a pro at having a couple of big yard sales every year. People come from all over to buy stuff.

He goes, “Yeah, Saturday.”

Me: “No way.”

Him: “Yep, Saturday.”

So that is really cool. I’ve been through the attic entirely once and probably need to do one more pass up there. Furniture, lawn equipment, kitchen utensils, dogs, nothing is off limits! Oh wait, I’ll keep the doggies. 🙂

I mean, the level of cuteness is off the charts, right?

I feel such a relief as I declutter my house. Stuff I don’t use or haven’t even looked at or touched in a decade, I just come back to the question, “Why do I have this?” It’s been a nice few days of sorting, I’ll say that. For some reason, it just feels like weight off my shoulders. I’m not a minimalist by any means, but even with some things still having an emotional connection, I’m more excited about thinking about the future, not the past.

Have you gone through something like this before? Are there things I need to watch out for (like, emotionally and mentally… not physically (like spiders!))? Chime in below and I’ll answer when I can because in the meantime, I’ll be zipping around putting things into piles… and in the trash!

-Out of the Wilderness

Reuniting with old friends – my stuffed animals!

Do you ever set up a few projects for yourself to accomplish during the summer months? Besides yard maintenance which is always a project, I thought it would be a good idea to sort through the stuff in the attic of my home. I don’t have a lot of things, but there are trunks and bags and boxes of belongings I haven’t even looked at in years, much less touched.

Well, the other day I climbed the attic stairs with one goal in mind: reuniting with my childhood stuffed animals. Some of these are close to 40 years old!

It had been years (no exaggeration) since I had laid eyes on these old friends and honestly I had not idea what to expect. Would they be moldy, stained, torn, nibbled on?

I was so happy that, although they were a bit musty-smelling, they are in such good shape! Just how I left them. Some have eyes chewed off from the family beagle. Some are squished or have matted fur from me snuggling them every night. And it’s so weird and cool that the Cabbage Patch doll hair still smells exactly how it did when I opened it up as a Christmas present in the early 1980s. Crazy.

Great memories with these little friends. The purpose of getting them out of the attic is to minimize my possessions, so some will be rehomed through a local thrift store, but gosh darn it there are a few that I just can’t let go of! They will most likely be with me to the end.

If you have the chance to look through old things like your stuffed animals or pictures or handwritten letters, I think you should do it. I loved looking at my stuffed animals and thinking about my childhood.

-Out of the Wilderness