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Sometimes Wants (Spring)

 These are the spring time, "Sometimes Wants," that have caught my eye lately.

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3. Observer's Notebooks (Astronomy, Birds, Butterfly, Home, Trees, Weather)

It's spring, which means, change in lip color, updating some cookware, and a few other items that have caught my eye lately. Always loving a new book, and these are great for observations around your home, or while on the road. A bottle opener, a hard case travel kit, a pocket knife, and some lip balm, could all be added to a road trip travel kit. We are looking into taking some more road trips soon, but everything is just so strange right now, that it's on hold. Also, with my anxiety struggles, puzzles have been a great thing to help me keep my mind off of things. I've been struggling a bit hard lately, and I highly recommend these two varieties of puzzles, if you have anxiety/PTSD/panic issues, as well. And, last, but definitely not least, with aging skin, face and skin care is a plus. I love powder to foam daily face cleaner. It leaves my face feeling amazing and soft. It isn't harsh and doesn't dry out my face, or break me out. 

Five Simple Things (April 30)

 Hello.

This week we took a few road trips and explored a few areas and places we haven't been to before. We also looked into getting some new mattresses for each of our beds, "Jeff's" bed included. Jeff's bed is one we got before my surgery, so he would have a place to sleep and be able to take care of me. We like to joke that it's like the dressing room bed on Downton Abbey. He does have clothes in that room, too, so it's an ongoing joke with us. Skylar and I also put out a new podcast episode this week about a lady that had a mental illness and took it out on her husbands. We've both been enjoying the history and horror behind out podcast. There is so many serial killers just in the 1800s it's unbelievable. There's so many things we've learned in the last few months that we are in firm belief that the world is full of horrible people. Kind, friendly, and honest people are few and far between. So, as the saying goes, "In a world where you can be anything, be kind." Here are five things this week.

1. This Sky.


A view of the skyline during our road trips this week.

2. These Gangsters. 

We took the gangster and mob quiz at The Mob Museum of L.A. We got some pretty accurate results, but of course, it's all in fun. You can take the quiz here to see what your gangster role would be in the mob. 

3. This Depot.


While we were taking a few day trips this week Skylar wanted to check out a few train depots and along the way we found this lumber mill and with an operating water tower. Sometimes the history behind these places is overlooked and under appreciated. Or, at least we think so.

4. This Wine.

I'm not a wine drinker, but I couldn't help but buy one of these. I'm not sure if I will leave it on display, or possibly use it for cooking, but either way, I'm glad I bought it. 

5. This Episode.

Our newest episode of the podcast is out this week. You can check it out at the podcast link above, or on the Diabolic Evil website here

Did you get a chance to see Mercury close to Venus this week, or the Super Pink Full Moon?


Positive affirmations this week: 

Having hard conversations is one thing a lot of people avoid, but at times is necessary. Letting people know if what they've said have affected you, or their actions, is important to discuss. This is especially true for people you're around all the time. Certain family members, relatives, coworkers, bosses, or even employees (if you're the boss). Communication is something that a lot of people aren't good at and a lot of times people like to be "sweepers." Sweeping issues away isn't only damaging to you, but it also sets up your future interactions with said person. The amount of what you tolerate from them allows them the permission to continue to treat you with disrespectful behavior. As hard as the conversation may seem, it will be beneficial for you in the long-term, so have those difficult conversations. The tips below can help guide you in the right direction, if needed. But, difficult conversations have a lot of subcategories, too. My thought is this, give yourself 48 hours. If you are still upset after 48 hours then have that difficult conversation. If not, let it go. Your mental health isn't worth stressing over someone else's short-comings, or misbehavior.

Remember:

Have a nice weekend.

Olsen Honeybees

This time of year, spring, seems to bring out the honeybees. On a small road outside of the city there's fields of turnips, butterweed, and radishes and they're all in bloom right now. I love how the honeybee farms rent out their hives to help pollinate the blooms of the crops. This one in particular is one of our favorites. The honeybees are healthy and thriving, as we enjoy their company. We respect their space and they respect ours. Olsen Honey Farm is based out of Albany, Oregon, and operates out of Olsen’s home in with six to 12 employees. They keep 7,000 bee hives that they rent to about 50 farms around Oregon, Washington and California. They've been operating for approximately 18 years.








Pioneer Cemetery/Pioneer Cemetery Park (Springfield, Oregon)

Pioneer Cemetery has been on our local bucket list for awhile now and this week we finally got to walk through it and tour the grounds. It was established in 1866 officially, but was used by the Elias Briggs and his wife to bury their children in 1852. It's hard sometimes looking at these cemeteries and not feel empathy for these poor families that went through such heartache. I can't imagine burying one child, let alone several. The history behind this cemetery is in the first picture. The family brought forth the idea to make the cemetery official in a way to honor their children. The city of Springfield, Oregon, agreed and made it an official burial spot in 1866. In 1872 they plotted two acres and the cemetery was used as a burial place for the area's loved ones until 1900. The cemetery fell into despair and in 1978, the city cleaned up the cemetery and honored the pioneer families and their loved ones buried at this spot. It's been part of the city's historical places ever since.