{"id":7699,"date":"2023-02-05T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7699"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:56:55","slug":"february-joy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7699","title":{"rendered":"February Joy!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve made it through January. This in itself is a distillation of pure Joy! Someone posted a poem on FB about the days of the month. It was a parody on the old “Thirty days hath September.” They managed to incorporate all the months and their respective days except for January, which the poet noted had 3,648 days. – Yes, I endured everyone of them!! <\/p>\n

So my Joy for the last half week of January and the first half week of February was:<\/p>\n

1. My daughter went with a friend to watch one of the games in the 6 Nations Rugby final at a local pub. This was England vs Scotland. When she came home, I asked a few questions over dinner, you know, just making polite conversation – such as, “What was the score?”…”Did they play at Twickenham?” <\/p>\n

She said, “How did you know that?” Well, I lived in England for two years in a flat full of Rugby enthusiasts. I have watched, in person, finals (The old Triple Crown) at Twickenham and at Cardiff Arms Park. Sadly I have never been to Murrayfield, in Scotland or Landsdowne Road in Ireland. Over here we collect Baseball parks. Over there I collected Rugby stadiums. I always like it when they say, “How did you know that?” It’s happened a few times, even with American Football – we share an Eli Manning joke. It was another, “How did you know that?” Well, … I’m not just a pretty face :)… I’m also an amazing font of useless knowledge.<\/p>\n

2. My purple orchid is in bloom again. This would be the third time since I was given it a few years ago as a Mother’s Day present. It always brings me Joy. I have four other orchids. Only one of them has re-bloomed. So, more Joy is just waiting to happen!! In fact I have a total of 55 plants, not counting the ones in my daughter’s room (8) which she has the duty to care for, that bring me Joy!<\/p>\n

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3. That being said there is an Anthurium Lily in her room, which is back in bloom – Hidden Joy!<\/p>\n

4. A friend finally posted that she was settled, having bought a house in Northern Ontario and will have her yarn business back up and running again soon. Friends and their successes always bring me Joy.<\/p>\n

5. My son has had a few photography gigs and is working on his own headshots. Pending Joy……I know he will eventually find a full time job!!<\/p>\n

6. The snow that fell last Sunday has stayed, especially on the trees, which makes the city look very pretty. As I have said before, I am not a fan of Winter, but I look for its positives where I can. It’s like shaking Joy from an almost empty jar. Still, if there is enough in there, it will work!<\/p>\n

7. I had a long trek to the burbs to pick up product for a store in NS. I used to hate the drive. Now, I just put in a CD and listen to music and the drive has become a tiny sliver of Joy.<\/p>\n

8. I found chicken legs on special – 12 for $6.00. Now that’s 6 servings of Balsamic Chicken at $2.00 a plate. Saving money always brings me Joy.<\/p>\n

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9. I had lunch with a good friend on Wednesday. We share an interest in so many things. Common Joy!!<\/p>\n

10. I cooked a number of interesting meals this week. Cooking is an inherent Joy. Remember the book, “The Joy of Cooking.” I have my mother’s copy.<\/p>\n

11. I couldn’t find a particular pair of scissors the other day. You know the ones you use to cut cat ears out of felt with. Yes, I have more scissors than I need, however, I needed that pair, that day. Soooo, I had to sort through all my craft supplies – destashing as I went and finally found them!! I also have a very organized craft space, as a result. Decluttering always brings me Joy!<\/p>\n

12. I hadn’t actually planned on going to Ikea, however, I gave my daughter a lift to work, as she had file boxes to carry and it had snowed and I knew her work was on the way to Ikea and you know, you just go with the flow…or Joy. I went for a picture frame and came home with bowls, containers, cutting boards and yes, 3 picture frames. The Joy of spending an hour and a half at Ikea for about $50.00.<\/p>\n

13. OK “Baker’s Dozen’s” worth of Joy. Friday was a day filled with orders at work. It was a surprisingly eventful day. I love the busy-ness of my business and though there are times when I’m not that motivated, I would still miss days like this and talking “yarn” with people I have known for over 25 years, if I were to ever close it. Joy in the long term.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to pick just one to write on a slip of paper and add to my phantom Joy jar, however, I think that I will pick the flowers – the orchid and the Anthurium Lily in bloom – OK that’s two. They remind me that the days are getting longer. It’s light now until 5:30pm. Orion will soon be in the South sky and Spring will come again, as it has for millions of millennia. Joy has its own calendar. I just steal a day or two here and there.<\/p>\n

Have a Joyous Imolc, Candlemas, Ground Hog, and Bill Murray month!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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