The Dandelion Diaries

Just a few pictures I took while on the campus at the University of New Mexico: I call these "Leader of the Pack":    "Alone": "What a Pair": "Randoms":            

Have you ever wondered about the dandelion and what it is? Is it a weed? or is it a flower? Most people work really hard to get rid of the dandelions in their yard and classify them as weeds. However if you really research the dandelion and learn about it, it's not a bad plant and has many good uses and a lot of good symbolic uses as well. First of all, dandelions are not native to North America and it is believed that they were brought over on the Mayflower for its many medicinal uses. In fact, even today, grown the proper way, you can even use the dandelion to eat, make honey, tea, jelly, etc. It is good for you. Now, did you know that the dandelion is also a very symbolic flower as well. A dandelion with their golden flowers in the early spring, dandelions represent the return of life, the rebirth of growth and green after a harsh winter, and a display of abundant strength and power. The dandelion has been determined to represent the military child. It grows strong roots whereve

Well, it's been a while, but I'm baaaaack. Last night, my daughter and I were discussing photography. She mentioned to me I should start blogging about my photos. I thought about it and decided I would give it a try, so here we go. If you know me, you know how much I enjoy my tropical plants. I will often times post pictures of my tropical blooms in our backyard. I love my hibiscus and plumeria plants and work hard to keep them alive and blooming. Sometimes when I look at them, I think of William Shakespeare's quote from Romeo and Juliet: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" ~William Shakespeare My tropical plants smell wonderful when they are blooming, takes me back to the tropics of the Caribbean and Hawaii. Ahhhh! To be sitting on a tropical beach somewhere! Here are just a few photos of some of my blooms from March 2022. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

What is your Monday pick me up? It's the beginning of a new work week and it's tough for everyone to get up and be peppy right out of the starting gate.  What is your go-to to pep you up?  For me, it's coffee, my morning coffee is like a little sip of paradise, especially that first sip of the day.   It's hard to just get up and go on a Monday morning, but we all have to do it, so find yourself something that helps you wake up and be ready to face the world.  Some people like to do yoga, go for a run, eat a big breakfast, shower, dress and go...or just keep it simple and have their morning cup of Joe. Find what works for you and follow through every morning, not just Mondays.  Make sure you are ready to conquer the crazy world we are living in now. Have a great Monday everyone!

Well I decided to bring my blog page back to life and start posting some of the things I like to purchase and use around the house, for personal use, for the kids, dogs and family and share with everyone. First, let me say I am a business development/marketing consultant working for myself.  On the side, I sell Scentsy flameless wax warmers and I love the products.  Hopefully through this blog I can share some of the awesome Scentsy products available to you all and share some Scentsy wisdom and uses. I will also post some positive and introspective posts for those days that are a little tougher than usual.  I can honestly say 2020 has had many of those tough days, in fact, the whole year has been tough. So, bear with me and I will post when I can get some items together to post and talk about, so stay tuned for more exciting blog posts coming up.