This is crochet :readfineprint:

Nerdsplaining also makes me smile

Waking up with 3 out of (currently) 5 pets in my bed.

The no shows were the big dogs. Yoda only deigns to come in my room when there's a thunderstorm.

My boss....

Sigh

She called just after I put my client to bed....she just had to tell me how much she loves me...and the client I saw yesterday morning asked to have me with her every day...she likes me that much...aww we

We made plans to go to breakfast when I get off work in the morning. Turns out my favorite breakfast place is also her favorite. I can already taste the biscuit and molasses... :)

I feel very loved...and like I've finally found a place to put down roots <3

I love the elephant sweaters!

What made me smile was making a collage after a huge creative dry spell.

Yesterday .... watching the sun rise.

I feel sooooooo much better! :)

My sister and mom are apparently going through old photos. I received a lot of photos via text from my sister of when We were kids. And even though she decided to send the "embarrassing" ones. Still.... Much Smiling took place.

I saw a daffodil and a forsythia blooming on my drive to go hiking...

Spring is near :)

I've been sitting in chat, waiting for all those people to come rushing back in ... talking to myself...smiling ....cause I'm so damned amusing.

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Being on the boat with the sun on my face and the wind in my hair. 《Smile》

Bonus I remembered to apply sun block. Haha.

:tanning:

Coming home to a lovely dinner after a long day at work <3

Old, fond memories of my son when he was little as I drove past a certain stretch of a very large river. (He had a field trip there in 3rd grade as a huge helicopter brought in a statue to place on an island in the river and had such exciting, fun, happy stories)... wish I could get those years back.

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At PT today I was laying on a double wide bench with ice on my knee after my workout. Suddenly this young physical therapist starts crawling on the bench with me and then she reached for the timer next to my shoulder. Haha!!

I was smiling!

《Smile》

:cowboy:

a photo of a glaring cat, titled, "If you want to be dominated, you've come to the right place."

50 shades of Kitty!

A phone conversation with a long lost love...my high school boyfriend!

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I got a great hair cut today. I even politely asked the young lady not to shave my jowl hair.

《Smile》


:cowboy:

Jamming out to some beloved music from the 80s - Thompson Twins have always been bad ass!

Her: Good God, what made you do that?
Me: By the way, I no longer believe in God. Is that a deal breaker?

(Short pause)

Her: No, just means we'll be in different lines when we die; yours will be going down and mine will be going up.

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It's a preface to a more serious conversation to come, but her reply—that tells me so much—made me smile and chuckle.

Meeting a wonderful, gender nonconforming hair stylist who made my day.

what made me smile.....
 

oh, I love Morris Day!!

A text from a friend.:koolaid:

Getting to hear from my family today and my brother. Kind of helped ease some of my worry about him. Granted, he's still fighting, but just being able to hear from him makes me feel better. Oh, and getting to hear back from some of my friends I haven't talked to in years.

A REALLY giant stuffed lion!!

...thinking of a excellent conversation with a wickedly smart and funny new femme friend...it's tough making friends at this age (let alone with a femme) but I'm glad we connected!

How funny... I was about to post the same thing. Hmmmm ;)

" we would like to offer you the job" :nerd:

How a Mexican Janitor Invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos

The Frito-Lay janitor is now an executive vice president at PepsiCo, all because of a spicy snack.

By Cynthia Than

Richard Montañez was born in Mexico and grew up in Guasti, a small town close to Ontario, California, picking grapes with this family. They would have dinner at the communal table in the kitchen they shared with six other families.

As a child, Richard had no idea that he was poor. "No one ever taught me what was on the other side of the tracks," he says. And on his side of the tracks, the aspirations weren't very high: Most of the kids he knew hoped to get a job at the town's factory.

Richard had trouble learning English and he dropped out of high school because he couldn't understand the teachers. Without a high school diploma, he got a job as a janitor at the Frito-Lay Rancho Cucamonga plant in California.

Richard came from humble beginnings and had modest ambitions ("No disrespect to anyone, but my dream was to drive the trash truck") but that all changed when someone told him he could have bigger dreams. The president of the company sent a video message to his employees and "he told us to act like an owner," says Richard. "I looked around and didn't see a lot of reaction from my co-workers, but for me it was the opportunity to do something different. "

One day, a machine broke in the assembly line, causing some Cheetos to not get dusted with the bright orange cheese powder, so Richard took some home and put chili powder on them. He created his own recipe for a spicier version of Cheetos that was inspired by a Mexican street snack called elote (corncob).

"I see the corn man adding butter, cheese, and chili to the corn and thought, what if I add chili to a Cheeto?" Richard remembers. His family, friends, and co-workers all loved the new creation and they encouraged him to tell the plant supervisors about it. Richard called the president and talked the secretary into putting his call through. Richard told him that he had an idea for a new product and he got a chance to give a demonstration.

"I had two weeks to prepare a presentation to company executives," says Richard. He had never given a presentation before and knew nothing about marketing, so he and his wife went to the public library and copied a strategy from one of the business books. He bought a $3 tie, his first ever. (A neighbor helped him tie it.) He put the Cheetos in sample bags that he designed himself and he went to the meeting.

The company executives loved his idea and the Flamin' hot line of products was born, including Flamin' Hot Cheetos, which is Frito-Lay's top selling snack. Today, Richard is the executive vice president of multicultural sales and community activation for PepsiCo's North American divisions. He also helped influence Hispanic products and marketing promotions for KFC and Taco Bell.

"Latinos who have made it like myself have a responsibility to open doors to younger generations and teach them that they can do it," says Richard, who provides college scholarships to young Latinos. He also gives back to the community through food, clothing, school supplies, and other services. "I do it because I can and I know what it is to be hungry."

http://www.inc.com/cynthia-than/the-...t-cheetos.html

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A nice walk around downtown with my work friend.

《Smile》

The kisses as my Daddy left for work. Thoughts about my 3 day weekend with my Daddy.

The wind in my hair and the sun on my face...

I had the best hike I've had in a long while.

:)