WHAT KIND OF TATER ARE YOU?

 This is an old one...but it never hurts to be reminded.

Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are content to watch others do.  They are called “Speck Taters.”

 

Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding fault with the way others do things.  They’re called “Comment Taters.”

 

Some are always looking to cause problems and really get under your skin.  They are called “Ajjie Taters.”

 

There are those who are always saying they will, but somehow they never get around to doing.  We call them “Hezzie Taters.”

 

Some people put on a front and act like someone they really aren’t.  They’re called “Emma Taters.”

 

Then, there are those who walk what they talk.  They’re always prepared to stop what they’re doing to lend a hand to others and bring real sunshine into the lives of others.  You call them...............  

“SWEET TATERS.”

 

What kind of TATER are you?

TOP 10 THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND

 

I wish I could take credit for writing this, but I can’t.  I don’t know the author but it definitely was a WOMAN:)

 

TOP 10 THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND

10...why it’s good to have 5 pairs of black shoes

 9...the difference between cream, ivory, & off-white

 8...crying can feel so good

 

7...FAT CLOTHES

 

 6...a salad, diet drink, and a hot fudge sundae make a balanced lunch

 

 5...discovering a designer dress on the clearance rack can be considered a peak life experience

 4...the inaccuracy of EVERY bathroom scale ever made

 

 3...a good man might be hard to find, but a good hairdresser is next to impossible

 

 2...why a phone call between two women never lasts under 10 minutes

 

 1...OTHER WOMEN

Love & Hugs to all the FABULOUS WOMEN who read my (occasionally written) blog!

 

WHAT A SOUTHERN GAL KNOWS...OR SHOULD KNOW!

I’m from the DEEP SOUTH...and proud of it.  TV and movies sometimes portray us Southern folk as unsophisticated rednecks or mountain hillbillies, yet some of the smartest, most talented, most interesting, and most notorious people in this U.S. of A. hail from the SOUTH...just take a gander at this website:  100 SOUTHERNERS

 

Us Southern ladies are often thought to be shallow and have a bigger chest size than the size of our brains.  But truth be told, Southern gals are some of the sweetest and politest women you will ever meet...cause our mamas would have nothing less and they knew where the best "switch bushes" were!  

We “sweet thangs” that live in the Dixieland know a few things that we have learned from our female ancestors through the generations that I thought I’d share with you.  Now you don’t have to agree with any or all of these, but I guarantee you that if you survey 100 of us you’ll find a very high percentage will say:  Yessireebob...they are the gospel truth!

 

THINGS SOUTHERN GIRLS KNOW:

 

*PEARLS should be a staple in every lady’s wardrobe.  It would be nice to have the “real thing”, but a nice, respectable string of fake ones is forgiveable.

*Other wardrobe “must haves” include a classic white shirt/blouse, something gingham, and a nice pair of white pants.  High quality will allow you to wear these classics for years, but if they can’t be afforded, thrift and consignment stores can be an option. (Note: many of us Southern fashionistas haven't yet bought into the idea of wearing white pants or shoes all year long...some habits are hard to break!)

 

*MONOGRAMS are considered a “Southern thang” and a few items (purse, handbag, suitcase) are definitely fun, BUT!!!!  Everything you own doesn’t have to have your initials splayed across the front...make that “shouldn’t have"!  (No matter what Southern gal Reese says.)

*Every Southern cook (and there are many of us good ones) must have a nice DEVILED EGG DISH.  You simply can’t have a decent picnic, family reunion, or church homecoming meal without deviled eggs...and displaying them in a sectioned egg dish just adds to their deliciousness.

*And speaking of a tea pitcher...ALL us Southerners know summertime means SWEET TEA (with real sugar)...or a tall glass of homemade lemonade can work if you don't have the tea.

               Note:  drinking either from a Mason Jar is just fine!

*An intelligent Southern lady knows that when you aren’t sure of exactly the right thing to say in any given situation, you simply say,
“Well, bless your heart.”  Who doesn’t want their hearts to be blessed???

*Any respectable Southern lady does NOT wear “white” to a wedding unless she is the BRIDE.  This is a definite NO-NO...and if you forget, believe me, you will figure it out when everyone is giving you the evil eye.

*A well-brought up Southern child, especially of the female persuasion, will have lovely manners.  "Yes mam, No mam, Yes sir, No sir, please and thank you" are some of the first words expected to be uttered by Southern infants.

*Southern folk love God, family, and country...in that order.  And when a Southerner is your true friend, you couldn’t be more blessed.

*And just one more (pet peeve here)...just because we are born in the SOUTH and might be of the Caucasian race, does NOT mean we feel privileged and does NOT mean we have no respect for anyone that is different.  (Some of my neighbors and dearest friends have different color skin from me, but I know we all bleed red!)

There’s lots more I could add, but I won’t go on and on...which we Southerners can do...oh, how we love to carry on a good conversation.  (In other words, a lot of us can talk the horns off a billy goat!)

Now for those of you who are from the North, please know that there are things just as special about y’all...but since I have never lived up North I can’t rightly attest to what they all are.  However, something I do know is that God made us all and that makes us all pretty special. 

 

And for those of you from the South, as I said earlier...you might not agree with everything I’ve said but you gotta admit some of these made you smile:)   Bless your hearts!

A WORD ABOUT WORDS

 

I love words!  I fell in love with them from the moment I learned to read, “Run, Dick, run!  Run, Jane, run.”  Oh, how I loved DICK AND JANE and my first grade teacher who taught me to read...Miss Roberta Champion.

I love to read words...I love to write words...I love to learn new and interesting words.  And one of my favorite parts of learning Language Arts in school was FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.  Remember:  hyperbole, similes, metaphor, and (the really weird one) onomatopoeia....and yes, I had to look up how to spell that one!!! 

 

Today, however, I learned a new one...I had never heard this word before...

PARAPROSDOKIAN

 

In case it’s new for you too, here is the definition:

 

figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected. 

 

They are often humorous and so are popular among comedians.  From what I’ve read, Winston Churchill was a huge fan and often came up with some of his own.

MAXINE is a great example...who doesn't love Maxine???

 

For your entertainment, I present just a few more...

 

*Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

*I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

*Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.       (so true!!)

*Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.  Wisdom is not using one in a fruit salad. 

*I’m supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one.     (I’m beginning to understand this!!!) 

*If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

 

 

Another figure of speech I have always liked are...

 

OXYMORONS

 

An oxymoron is a figure of speech which contains words that seem contradictory to one another. This incongruity can be accidental or deliberate, as in cases of humor.

 

* Of course I can keep secrets. It’s the people I tell them to that can’t keep them. - Anthony Haden-Guest

* You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap. - Dolly Parton

 

* I distinctly remember forgetting that. - Clara Barton   (I can definitely identify with this one!)

* I can resist everything but temptation. - Oscar Wilde

 

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS...oh how I love words.

In a TED presentation titled THE GIFT OF WORDS, Javed Akhtar talked about “words as magical tools that carry meaning.”  He also talked about how we seem to be losing our power to use words....often using “emojis” or abbreviations for words...

         IDK – I don’t know

         TYVM – Thank you very much

         OMG – Oh my goodness

Akhtar even suggested that we may lose some of our vocabulary altogether.

         “(Words) reflect your culture, your traditions, your inheritance, your cultural wealth accumulated over generations, all of that is carried forward with words. If you cut a man off from some words, you cut him off from a culture, a history. This is exactly what is happening with us today“.

 

I love to see words, I love to hear words, I love to write words...but sadly we are losing at least to some degree our ability to communicate.  How often have you been to a restaurant recently and watched as couples sat texting on their phones rather than talking with their spouse or date or whomever they were with?  Just so sad.

I pray I never lose my love of words and that all of us never forget the power of both the spoken and written word.

WORDS HAVE POWER.

THE RIGHT WORDS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'M OBSESSED!!!!

 

with PINTEREST (also chocolate, shoes, etc., etc.).  At the moment I have 194 boards with 23,087 pins.  I know...ridiculous!!!!  If you don’t know about PINTEREST (you really should), here is a link to my boards:  CHERI'S PINTEREST

Before I learned about PINTEREST, I would scour magazines for inspirational pictures and articles or I’d print out ideas I found on the internet.  Although I “sort of” miss cutting & pasting (which brought back memories of my days in primary school), I found that PINTEREST is soooo much easier and quicker.

 

I “pin” everything from recipes to scripture art to crafts to makeup tips to....well, you get the picture!   PINTEREST definitely gives my “organizational skills” a warm & fuzzy feeling:)  I know I will never use all 23,087 ideas that I’ve saved...not unless I get really busy and live to be as old as Methuselah, but you never know when I might need one of those “pins”!!! 

 

I thought for this post I would share some of the things I’ve found as I surf through the internet (another thing I’m “almost” obsessed with). 

From my BAKING & FROSTING TIPS Board:

 

A Handy Chart

A Great Tip

 

From my BODACIOUS BEVERAGES Board:

25 Best Milkshakes in the World (who wouldn’t love this?)

Yummy Yummy I've Got Love in My Tummy

 

From my CLEANING TIPS Board:

Anything to Make Cleaning Easier!

From my GARDENING WITH CONTAINERS Board:

I Love Coleus

 

From my GIFTS GALORE Board:

From my HEALTH, WELLNESS, & WEIGHT LOSS Board:

From my HOME DECORATING DELIGHTS Board:

I Want a Coffee Bar

 

From my HOME DECORATING DIYS Board:

 

From my ORGANIZING MY STUFF Board:

I Loooovvvveee Organizing

 

I also have LOTS of HOLIDAY ideas and TONS of RECIPES.  So check them out.

And if you have never used PINTEREST, be forewarned...it can be FUN and ADDICTIVE:) 

PS:  Can anyone tell me why all of a sudden I am getting lots of SPAM comments????  It has never been a problem for me before.  VERY aggravating!!!