Gratitude 9 and something new

 Gratitude #9 wants me to say something that I appreciate about myself.  I guess I would have to say that I appreciate my ability to make a home.  We have lived in SEVERAL different places since we have been married.  Some very good, some with no floors....but I have always tried my best to make it a home and not just a house for my family.  Making a home and food for my family is my love language.

Now for something new --- I guess you never get to old to learn something new...talking with some random ladies on the sidewalk waiting for a store to open, we started talking about the "old days" when people worked and department stores were the places to find everything (before the Walmarts and Targets).   We were discussing the year we were born and whether we were Boomers or GenX - one lady said she was Generation Jones....none of us had every heard of this, so I looked it up.   Now I have never really fit into either of the generations - too young to belong to the Boomers and not quite old enough to belong to GenX   Guess what???  I'm a Generation Jones and it makes perfect sense.  

From Grownupdish.com

The term Generation Jones might sound mysterious at first. “Jones” refers to the slang expression “keeping up with the Joneses,” which reflects the cohort’s characteristic consumerism and often unmet expectations. Unlike the Baby Boomers who basked in post-World War II prosperity, and GenerationX who came of age in a time of lucrative uncertainty and technological change, Generation Jones gets a blend of both worlds. The formative years of this neglected generation were a period marked by social disorder, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and significant economic shifts.

Unlike their Baby Boomer predecessors who witnessed the peak of post-war prosperity, Jonesers were often confronted with the disillusionment of the 1970s and early 1980s. They were adolescents and young adults during the era of Watergate, the energy crisis, and a shifting global landscape. This context imbued them with a distinct sense of economic anxiety and a more pragmatic worldview.

My odd social thinking has now been explained. (somewhat) 

Gratitude 8 and other happenings

 Gratitude Journal states for #8 that I should list a skill or talent that I have...I can say for sure that my biggest talent is ADD....I have severe "ooohhhhh Shiny " syndrome.  I can't tell you how many times I have sat down to write and go down a rabbit hole on some other internet journey only to realize that I forgot to blog at all.😏  Anyway - my talents and skills are varied, but as the saying goes...I'm a Jack of All Trades and a master of none...but I have fun and isn't that the point?

On to other news...I took a trip to Gainesville to see the 3 children who are there.( mostly went for the grandchildren though 😄).  Had a great time with them all and left Jim home to work and deal with the cat by himself...He had to spend a weekend alone and fend for himself but he survived and did well. Extremely grateful to have me back home though. I'm starting to get a little nervous traveling by myself so I don't know how many more times I will be doing that but I'll keep going until I can't anymore.

Finally finished an afghan that I had been working on for a while.  Over 500 individual small granny squares...then laid out in pattern and hand sewn together.  Whew!!  Maybe another I'll make one like it in a different color next winter. 

I know that I'm really behind technology, but I have just discovered USB light bulbs!!!  Game changer!!!  I can now put lamps wherever I want to without having power!!!  I see alot of those in my future!!!

We have given Tabby the nickname of Gladys as in Kravitz...every night we walk by my office and see her sitting in the window being nosy and watching the neighborhood happenings 😼

That's all for tonight.  Maybe I can remember to write again without too much of a time lapse.