#Picassodidnotdolaundry

      When I have a free hour, which is seldom, I want to paint.
       ( note the hubs just sent me a photo of baby boy Wyatt, how am I to do anything)
       ( I just need to go swing him!!)
       ( PaPa is having some one on one time with him!)
       ( only fair, is It?? What does fair mean?? Another blog??)
     Now back to my quandary over laundry, groceries and stuff!!
     Women think there is always someone to take care of, which is mostly true.
     Or we have chores that we have done for years, that even in retirement still need our attention.
    ( note my beloved, helps with everything, if asked!!) (also note, his skills are in Chemistry)
    ( Bill Baron just sent me another picture of Wyatt, damn him!!) I think my entire thought process went out the window!!
     Another distraction, my attention span, The golf in Scotland has been on maybe three TV's, Tom Petty is turned UP, thanks to my friend Alexa!! I just want to go downstairs for hours on end, to paint. I have about four projects going of my own, which I have to stop, when people ask me to paint special things, I live on the tilt-ta-whirl!!!
    I have a list of things I wanted to blog to you, the reader, but fat chance that will get done.
    1. My Happiness course from Yale, or maybe its Harvard? I forgot, talked about Hedonic Adaptation, and How to reset our reference point. Gratitude, that I know, the other two lectures, were.....very interesting...something about pretending this is your last day.....no, not doing that...next! What would you miss if your died...no, not doing that.....negative visualization ...nope, not negative thoughts bringing me happiness, I am already not happy with Picasso, I know he did not do laundry!!!
   I do know painting makes me happy, and I am up here typing. Blogging makes me happy also, a healthy way to vent.( now my son, father of precious WHB, sent me a photo!) Seeing photos makes me happy too!! I love my family.
   Now back to what I was going to tell you, Watched The Way We Were, this last week, and I am convinced, under no uncertain terms, Robert Redford is the most beautiful man I have ever seen. OK, now glad to share that with you. I literally had to hold my heart, to keep it from beating outside my chest, that movie is gut wrenching.
   Looking at my many lists....which also makes me happy...why do I take all these college courses, when I have the answers!!
   Just like to learn more.
    I did write down the name TRUMP on my notes, but you know what, I do not feel like giving him air time. As little as possible time, on my paper. If you voted for him, I throw my  hands in the air, Geez do you not see what you have done?? Next if you did not vote for him, realize that he is not the big problem, its maybe worth thinking about, why there is this group of people that thought and/or think he is an OK person.  Enough, we have much work to do in this America, all of us.
    Happy Saturday, I am happy and healthy, and going to paint. ( I think I just heard the dryer go off)
   Did Monet, Homer, Pollock, Wyeth, did they ever hear the dryer go off ( metaphor)
   Well, today, I did not hear it either!!
    Peace

New Course

  July, in my opinion, is near the end. ( I think today is the 9th!) and I have started a new course of action, or non action. ( jury is still out)
    Coursera, Yale, The Science of Well Being.
I am all in, if someone has the key to happiness, so I began.
I usually know in a jack flash minute, if this course will work for me, and this one was less than a minute. Because of a chair!! ( I have a chair fetish) The professor is teaching from her house,which is new, and sitting in the most beautiful chair. I have not heard a word she has said, I am already happy!! 'A' in the course!! In all semi seriousness, I am enjoying her journey to teach the multitudes of people.
      She mentions, habits, misconceptions, GI Joe fallacy, and savoring!!

 Savoring is a great word, I don't hear it used much these days. She encourages us to find one thing to savor each day, which I think that is my word for joy. The teacher also says merely knowing is not enough, you have to change behavior. Lean in to happiness, so to speak. ( I dislike that woman that wrote the book on leaning, but I get the point) I lean in, over and under, above and beyond trying to be happy-ish!!
   One person she quotes from, I don't remember the name, confirms?? happiness is not significant. Think the name, may have been Gilbert, but I would not bet on me!! for knowing. Also doing awesome stuff, ( whatever floats your boat) does not make us happier. Thinking about 'stuff' makes us unhappy, true love, makes us unhappy, intuition can be wrong!! and I am only in about five lectures!!
Big pharma has drugged the entire world, to sedate us. ( I love anti depressants!)
   Happiness genes are 50% of your happy day, life circumstances and choices 40%, and shit happens 10%!!!!!
   I have good genes, and do research !!I am a very content person.
   Next lecture is on What you are getting out of this?? ( what is this??) and what are you giving to this? ( I guess she is referring to this happiness thing??)
    I will let you know, this is a fun course. She also says, grades do not make you happy, so the tests/quizzes that you take, just skip um!!! Buy more, get more, be more, no happiness there. so we are winging it!! I feel much happier even now.

     Now for just fun, and happiness, Netflix  Frankie and Grace, or Grace and Frankie, is hysterical. Not a Jane Fonda fan, but Lilly Tomblin carries the show, and some good character actors. There is also, no test after each show!! Happy!!
    I have laughed from my toes, on every episode.
    Frankie,( played by Lilly) recently said, " Damn my christlike capacity for compassion!" I watch with a pad, and pen near!! She also said, when trying to tell someone, to not listen to garbage, "Fuck the noise!" I thought, god, what a great use of the word, Fuck!!! Close your ears if this offends you.
It is just a delightful series for older people, who are happy and sad, very much alive and full of hope, for a long life filled with joy, savoring each crazy moment we have.
   I think I will tell that Yale professor, about that show, and ask her where she bought the chair!!