If you live across the street from me, or next to me, please don’t judge me if you see me being happy.

And by that I mean…

Neighbors…If I’m cutting my lawn and happen to enjoy a song on my earbuds. My mouth might move but I really can’t carry a tune! I listen to the 60’s on pandora and sometimes it just carries me away. I’m out doing lawn work alllll the time ! Even here in Pennsylvania, it’s never ending. I don’t have a lawn service or a handy man to pay to help maintain my just over one acre. Neither do I want one. I prefer to save on the cost as long as I’m able and I enjoy it most of the time .

When Steve first passed away, it was good therapy for me. I could get all my exercise in , steps, pushing, pulling, up down back and forth. I released a lot of energy and tears. It gave me a lot of time to think while doing something that was productive but also mindless at the same time .

Neighbors…If I’m sitting on the front porch, don’t always assume that what is my yeti is water…. Most likely it’s wine as Steve and I spend sooo many nights on our front porch, enjoying the fireflies, the hotter nights with the overhead fan on, the rain as we enjoyed it cooling the night over the spring and summers, yet we were protected.

Neighbors…If you see me do a shimmy or a faux dance move…. Please don’t think I’m crazy. I’m just having a great moment in time and even though I lost my dance partner, there are times where I just want to forget about all the burdens of life, which come and go at the blink of an eye! Let me have those carefree moments where I can block out all the externalities of life that I have to go through by myself.

Neighbors… I’m not crazy… for dancing or bopping to my music. And , maybe, just maybe, you are not yet in my position in life, you might choose to change yours “frivolity “with your partner. Let loose at the most stressful times with a swirl and enjoy!

Steve always kept me surprised with the unexpected and the surprise. We watched meteor showers at 2 am and pitched a tent in our backyard before we could afford a motorhome. There was always an adventure and an unexpected surprise.

Dear neighbors… please don’t judge me, as today I was having a good day. I was free of problems and money/ budget , unexpected negatives…

So, thank you dear neighbors