day 2 of 2013 ... baby it's cold outside

Day 2 of 2013 and I am allllll done with the cold.  Who's with me on this?  Ok I understand the earth may need a cool down period and I'm good with that, the summer was scorching this year and I do depend on the earth for things like growing my food and holding me up, I don't float well and there is just not enough oxygen for us in space.  Ummm maybe the earth is growing my food and holding me down because that's what gravity does.  That's what I know about science.   So putting up with some cold ... I can do that.  OK - I've done that now, let's get the mercury moving back toward the 40's at least the high 30's.  I can deal with that.  Our heat pump will keep the inside warm enough and we won't have to use any propane (I hate paying for propane).
I don't go out much. By "OUT" I'm not talking about out to dinner or to a movie I mean opening the back door and stepping outside of the house.  I do look out the windows.  The big bright and beautiful sunshine means a great deal to me.  When I look out the window and see the sunshine I feel the warmth.  I can close my eyes and still find the rays of warmth and it makes me want to twirl around in it like I'm wrapping myself in a warm secure blanket.   I am not a sun worshipper  I am a warmth seeker. When I look out the window because the night has lasted to long and I see the sunshineless sky I am a little sadder and I button my robe up, I go looking for socks or slippers and they do not have to match.  Without the sunshine showing itself and forcing it's light through the winter clouds and through my curtains I would feel no warmth and I give no smile, no grateful sigh. 
There is only 1 other way to get the same encompassing warm feeling as when I step into the sunshine.  When my sweet sweet Hubby puts His hand on me.  I have always told Him the warmth I feel from His hand when He touches me radiates through me.  I think it is better then a heating pad.  If my back hurts He rubs my back, no pressure I've never been able to take that, but He just puts His loving hand on the aching spot and stops right there ....  ooooo the warmth, I close my eyes and I can see the yellow rays of the sun and feel the warmth penetrate through the ache.  As long as His hand stays there I feel better.  But he has a life.
See what I mean ... I am allll done with the cold ... bring on the sunshine and the warmth

I want to blog in 2013

2013 ... I WANT TO BLOG!!!!

January 1, 2013

That's what I keep telling myself.  When I found out why my washing machine doesn't actually fill up with water ... I told myself I am totally going to blog about this.  When I got my new teeth, I know that's a little personal, but I found out just how different it was and how difficult they were to get use to ... I told myself others should be aware of this, you know before they go through it.  Make an informed decision.  Have the facts.  Know what your getting into.  I wish I had known!!!
I saw the best movie and I think you might like it.  How will you know?  I should blog about it and tell you just how much I enjoyed the movie weather it was the actors, maybe I just liked looking at one or two of them ... LOL,   it could have been the story line or the scenery.  Well if it was STAR TREK I liked all of it, everytime, without reservation.  Any just a side note there is a new STAR TREK movie this year .... yeah ... I'm all a twitter.
 OK back to my blogging.  So I was thinking I should really start blogging.  Even if I don't have much to say.  The reality is some of you will think I don't have much to say even if I am blogging page after page day after day.  We all know how it goes ... "YOU CAN'T PLEASE ALL THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME" ...
So just take tidbits or read it for entertainment value who knows there may be a joke in here somewhere someday.
OH and I do what your input on my blog.  Now be nice.

- Marcene

More about Tophatter Auctions:

I am hosting my 1st Tophatter Auction

TOPHATTER AUCTION INFO -
We have a date: AUGUST 29 @ 5pm eastern
we have a title: HOT AUGUST NIGHT PARTY
we have links :
http://tophatter.com/auctions/5336 <----- RSVP link
http://tophatter.com/auctions/e6705f/submit? <------------- submit link

here are a couple more community auctions coming up that you may be interested in

I have already RSVP'd maybe you will attend also

September 1st:  tophatter.com/auctions/5298?campaign=community

August 6, 3pm EDT:   tophatter.com/auctions/5271

 NOW ABOUT OUR BNS AND BNR SLOW DOWN

 - I HAVE NOTICED A SLOW DOWN (to the max) FOR THE BNS' AND THE BNRS.  WOW!!

 I THINK TOPHATTER IS PARTLY TO BLAME FOR THIS BUT SINCE I NOW HAVE AN ACCOUNT ON TOPHATTER I SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN TO MUCH.  SUMMER IS ALSO A FACTOR IN THE SLOW DOWN TO OUR SELLING TREASURIES ON ETSY.COM ...

ALSO POOR TEAM PARTICIPATION IS A FACTOR AND THIS IS A BIG FACTOR.  TAKE MY TEAM FOR EXAMPLE - PROGRESSIVE BNS TEAM - http://www.etsy.com/teams/11884/progressive-bns-team   

I HAD A LOT OF HOPE FOR THIS TEAM WHEN I STARTED IT UP.  WE HAVE OVER 75 MEMBERS BUT MAYBE 10 VISIT OUR WEEKLY BNS AND FAV THE BNS AND HEART THE FEATURED SHOPS. THESE 10 ARE USUALLLY ARE THE SAME ONES AND I DO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.   THE NAME OF OUR TEAM HAS THE LETTERS BNS IN THE TITLE.  OUR BNS IS EVERY TUESDAY SO IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE.   WHEN THE MEMBERS JOINED THEY WERE TO GIVE ME THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE CONTACTED WITH THE BNS LINK.  I AM TRYING TO DO MY PART.  I PROMOTE THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS ON ETSY.  I SEND OUT CONVOS AND EMAILS AND EVEN A NEWSLETTER SOMETIMES.  BUT OUR BNS GETS VERY LITTLE RESPONSE.  I HAVE VISITED MANY OTHER BNRS AND BNS' AND NOTICE THE TIME STAMPS ON COMMENTS AND THERE IS SOMETIMES A LARGE SPAN OF TIME BETWEEN COMMENTS.  WE NEED PARTICIPATION - PLEASE.  POKE YOUR HEAD IN AND FAV US, SAY HI ONCE IN AWHILE.  JUST SHOW US SOME LOVE.  THAT WILL LET US KNOW YOU DO APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO TRYING TO PROMOTE SALES FOR A GROUP OF ETSY SHOPS.   

- MAYBE IN SEPTEMBER THINGS WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN AND CURATING A BNS OR A BNR WILL BE LIVELY AND FUN AGAIN... I HOPE SO.

THIS WEEKS BNS HAS BEEN REMADE AND MOVED MORE THAN ONCE

here is OUR BNS link for you to click on and visit and fav and heart
please - we need love and attention 
www.etsy.com/treasury/MjAwODM5Nzl8MjcyMDU3OTM4OQ/open-with-availabl...

I am not above begging

 - MARCENE

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