Tuesday, April 29, 2014

KK,Karen's Kanvas:Haiku: Being Single First Impressions After Marriage!

Single! Individual , seperate , identity, alone
Self supporting , strong , independent ,rely on self
finding happiness within ,comfortable soul,adjusting

KK,Karen's Kanvas: Haiku: Writing, Expression,Word Pictures

Writing, Expression, Communication,Ideas, Images
Colorful , page ,internal ,thoughts , unique , rewarding
Word picture ,of Today , Masterpiece!

KK,Karen's Kanvas: Haiku,The Ocean! My Favorite Spot!

Ocean!Tranquil,beautiful,water ,powerful
Enormous,Soothing,soul,relaxing,stimulates,senses,delightful
wonderful,favorite place, Joy,peace!

KK,Karen's Kanvas: Peace,Possible,Dream,Imagine!

Peace,Imagine!
Imagine,Dream,change World
World,united,safe
Safe from harm,Security
Security,love,trust
Trust,Faith,communicate
Communicate,connect,one another
One another,kind,giving
Giving,Thoughtful,friends
Friends,not foes
Foes,unkind,harm
Harm,Destroy,kill,unjustice
Unjustice,war,frightening!
not loving,caring,peaceful
Peaceful,union,harmony
Harmony,hope,dream!
Dream,John Lennen musician
Musician,great,songs
,songs,music,tell stories
Stories,words,pictures
Pictures,paint,canvas,art
Art,universal,language
Language,voice,speak
Speak meet strangers
Strangers become friends!
fewer enemies,more peace!
Ppeace,All united
United,hope,dream!
 
Dream,Imagine,Possible?
Possible?doubt,Question
Question,unrealistic,?,Impossible?
Impossible?,idea,thought
Thought,thinking,beautiful
Beautiful ,wonderful concept
Concept,unreachable,perhaps?
Perhaps,Anger,terrorism
Terrorism,kills,destroys
Destroys,kills,dreams
Dreams,lives,ending,shattered
Shattered,ashes,dust
Dust In the wind, Song,Group,Kansas!
Kansas,Dorthy,Wizard of OZ
Wizard of OZ,No Place like Home!
Home,safe,life
Life,hope,living
Living,Peace,World
World,Amazing,Imagine!

KK: Karen's Kanvas: Dancing,o,What a feelling!

Dancing,fun!
Fun,alters mood
mood shifts,positive direction
Direction,movement,serotonin   , boost
boost of energy,endorphins,laughter
laughter,spiritual,rhythmic
rhythm,tempo,tap toeing
tap toeing,beat
beat,music,love!
love,Universal language
language,voice,communication
poetry,emotion,paint  picture
picture,unique,vivid colors,
Colors,words,images
Images,reveal, stories
stories,within,heart
heart,beats,life!
life,amazing,experience!
one's personal journey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
               

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Karen's Kanvas: From Divorce to Dancing! The Journey Continues

Its been a long while since anything has been posted here ,
over a year ,
,not much I do recall ,
so nothing at all ,
to  say or tell ,
wasn't doing very well.
 
In Feburary of 2013 , Darrell did get me the IPhone 5 ,
as a Birthday Surprise ,
we spent the Weekend     with Jeff  and Keri ,then,it did snow ,
and in may we were robbed.  some of you that,you do know,
We three  were   phisically alright but emotionally shaken ,
only our tech was taken ,
nothing  else ,Thank God! it was a difficult time ,
it  took a few months,before I felt  fine ,
I was worried,in mode, fight or flight ,
it was worse  late at night ,
didn't  feel good about  sitting here in my seat ,
at the computer ,little online,nor  little I did tweet ,
especially,after the 10 O'clock hour ,
when home alone ,didn't like to take a shower ,
thought of Psycho,
The 60's Movie, you know?,lol
and in July ,
an 80's Concert  I did go ,
with Darrell and Adriana ,went to the Go Go's & B  Fifty-two's ,
and  Adriana & I  were   dancing in our shoes ,
almost the  entire time ,  & the 3 of us ,we did sing ,
Then, in September , a scorpion did sting,
me , and,it hurt  a lot! & it was a very weird  sensation,
went to the E R ,gave me an icepack and   pain medication ,
felt knumbing  and a tingly  feeling ,
took 3 weeks for healing ,
missed 2 days of  work ,my  right foot was swollen ,bad it  did ache ,
so,it was good the time I did take.
o,in August,we had a   party for Darrell ,our friend Amber,we flew out here ,
thought Darrell we would cheer ,
for a Big Birthday surprise ,
we   had to  tell fiblets ,little lies ,
Tina,Allison &  I ,
Our Story ,Darrell,he did buy , & a little ,he  did cry ,
   he was so happy to see  Amber ,3  days she did stay ,
so,did Tina,we all did play ,
Jen  C ,  and Alice also arrived by car ,
so , did Alice  and Jen r ,
Dave  and Kathy
Jeff ,  Keri  and their Son David came  up for the weekend too ,
we ate good food ,swam, & games we did play ,not clue ,
but something called Farkle ,,not rummy ,chess or tic,tac,toe , and Sunday ,we did a special birthday show ,
all  Darrell's favorite songs ,The playlist,Allison,she did  compile ,
That,did make Darrell smile ,
and our living room was a crowded  place ,fast the time went ,
Good times with  friends spent.
 
 
Though , had some happy  times this year past ,
not as   much , ,Our Marriage didn't last,
  Together,we couldn't carry the load ,
We were at a cross roads.
 
 
Two lives  diverged,In the Valley of the Sun ,
Darrell & i are divorced,seperate lives have begun ,
for a while now ,we have'nt been together ,
were unable to get through the stormy weather ,
Unfortunately,People change & drift apart ,
so, the last 6 months,we both had a new start ,
Darrell will always have a place in my  heart.
 
Two Seasons have come &  gone: Winter & Fall ,
its been quite awhile , how are you , all ?.
It has  been a huge adjustment ,being  single ,me,myself ,
rearranging my life ,& moving  on ,Taking care of me ,& my  health ,
and Joycie too ,
at  first  didn't know what to do,
except go to work & care   for my precious goldador dog,
and,That is why, I didn't write here,in my blog.
 
This is, a life Changing   Event ,its been a rocky road ,
but  family & friends have been there ,to carry the load ,,
There have been many peaks & valley's along the  way ,
& for months,the skies  looked gray ,
The rain was falling ,
But thanks for family & friends,writing & calling ,
They did  bent  an ear &  lend a hand ,
with words of encouragement ,they help me to stand ,
  on my two feet , strong & tall ,
I couldn't not  get through it ,without you all.
  With love ,compassion & kindness    some of you help me to cope ,
you gave me the rope ,
& the mountain I'm climbing,
it is all about timing,
A select few ,  me,you  did bel ay ,
Giving me support along the way,
You help plant the seed ,
yes ,indeed ,
  Like a flower garden,   that's attended too every day ,
in the  usual  way ,
it begins with  the soil ,its the most important ingrediant ,
just,as  is, the message being  sent ,
and  how we communicate ,the tone of  voice  and words selected ,
its the same thing , for the  flower bed ,
one needs to remove  all the rocks ,  grass & weeds ,
before,one plants the seeds ,
it has to have the right  volume & nutrients   in the soil ,for the  space ,
it takes care ,attention,& time ,its not a race ,
In  the flower bed: using  a rake ,shovel or a hoe ,
along with  water will enable the seeds to  grow ,
with Sunlight ,,beautiful flowers bloom in the spring ,
new life ,,every day ,of every year ,
 
I'm here ,
to say ,
Life & love does remain!
, The sun does shine , there isn't as much rain ,
I'm not sure what is in store for my future , and my road,it did bend ,
Yet ,I'm on the  mend. 
 
In December I went to Tucson to spend with the Bishop Family.   
It was what I needed at  that time ,wasn't  ready to take a plane
bus or train,back East to visit my Family,itwas too far,
to travel,so by shuttle,
not a  car,I took a 2 hour trip South,close to the border of Mexico,
exchanged gifts,hung out & the Movie Frozen we did go, ,
it was nice to just  relax  and unwind ,
 
They all were very kind.
 
 
This past Birthday, my friend Tina, came to stay,
Itwas a special Birthday50! , a milestone,
we had good food,Italian food at Olive Garden,too cold,to have an ice cream cone
got my favorite, Pasta with Shrimp  and some dessert something sweet, chocolate I bet,
we talked,listen to music ,played on the net,
Keptit low key,
She just wanted to be here, for me,
not much else we did do,
she helped me with laundry,took our time,we were in no hurry!,
I also made delicious Chicken currie
I appreciate Tina being here during this time,
That weekend,also had some  wine ,
and another dinner celebration with my new friends Kathy and Cheryl,& Tina was there as well, Outside we sat,
Ruby Tuesday was where we were at.
Jeff and Keri would have come too, but Jeff had to work overtime then ,
I  did see  another friend, Jen,
she lives in Tucson as well, we three,spent time together,
it was beautiful weather ,
it was sunny & 75 degrees,
While,the rest of the country,most of you,were,in the freeze!
 
I'm still  working for Hyatt  Scottsdale ,
and recently,I  have a new e mail ,
address,but  using my G-mail account ,but not as  much ,
I'm still in transition ,yet,want to stay in touch ,
Not everything is converted back to my maiden name of Hughes ,
and in other News ,
as you all,know,  Windows XP  is no longer supported by Microsoft ,we all,need to migrate ,
over to windows 7 or 8 ,
for us blind Folks, windows  8 is  not that,great ,
so,work    gave me a windows 7 machine  4 weeks ago ,
I just had 3 days to adapt  to it ,
and then,the thing,quit ,
it totally crashed,was performing an windows update ,
 
its in a state ,
and has to be rebuilt ,and this takes time ,
Hope when its  complete ,all will be fine.
Something else that may be of more interest to some of you ,
Dancing I do ,
I'm doing ,Taking Tap ,its been along while ,
its fun,makesme laugh & smile ,
I took a class 6 or7 years ago ,at a rec center nearby , ,yet,much,I did  Forget ,
Already had the shoes ,so I was set,
I'm very resourceful  and found the dance studio online one day ,
recently. I  couldnt believe it,its less then one mile away ,
Its Called Wall to Wall,
and though,its hard ,I have a ball ,
I'm not very good,right now ,but maybe, one day ,I will be? ,
Mary the instructor is awsome ,a couple private lessons a week she gives me ,
and that makes a huge  difference when learning something new ,
between new  termonology and foot positioning ,I'm not sure what  to do ,
and  though ,I do have rhythm ,I'm not always dancing to  the beat ,
Am I in time & measure ?,Where do I place  my feet ?,
Do I do a shuffle ?,a brush ?, heel dig ? or a  Slap ?,
This is so fast pace,not at all,a  snap.
is the next step ,a ball and change ?,a cramp roll ?or the  shim sham ?
Still,I'm having fun,I Am, lol
 
I'm hoping   some day, I will be able to Choreograph my own routine ,
and recently was told, that this blog,needs some graphics ,maybe too ,a color scheme ?,
I love Lilac ,powder pink and midnight blue ,
What do you all think ?,What,should I do ?
I can appreciate asthetics,what is appealing  to those of you with sight ?
I need to have both,for everyone,even those whom can't see light ,
Whom are blind like me ,
fully accessible I want this to be ,Whether you  have eye sight or a  screen reader ,the text is what matters most ,
and  the message from my  post ,
Does it provoke thought or  Emotion ?
do they make you laugh ,cry, smile? or grin?
and everything in between?   if not,its alright ,
I do it for  me ,I love to write.
I'm thinking of changing Karen's KDD's to Karen's weekly Rap ?,
more then,just tap ?,
Karen's  monthly  Journey ?,Karen's Canvas,with a k ?,
thoughts anyone,  which is it ?,what do you say ?
 
 
This was,Karen's Corner,now its,Karen's Cove, much in store,
so,return  again soon for  more.
 
I'm back,for a second dayin a row,
Dance class I did go ,
concentrated on shim Shams  and flaps ,
not wearing my taps ,
Housework I must do,
before the night is through.
 
Tomorrow is Easter ,many attend Church  and spend it with Family ,
not me ,
No Mass service ,no  egg hunts or visit from the Easter Bunny ,
I  will be working ,will be helping guests have fun and earning  money.
 
 
Tomorrow is Easter ,Jesus's Resurrection! 3 days after he was crucified ,
for us ,he died ,
Gave us new life ,forgave us for our sins ,  unfinished work to do ,
My faith is  renew ,
our journey's are not complete,
Stay strong ,we all are in the driver's seat ,
The Master of our Ship ,
so ,get on board , travel your own way ,
Be true to yourself ,every day ,
There are lessons to  learn ,mistakes will be made ,but do it anyway ,
There is life to be living ,
Make a difference ,your time  and love to be giving ,  I'm not a Religious person , yet ,very spiritual, ,I believe ,
Follow your own path!   with help, your goals and dreams  can be achieved ,
and Eventually,  will die ,sadly,our life will end ,
just as this post ,
 
Happy Holiday, later,my friend.