Author: Heather Houston

Absinthe aficionado. Empathetic thinker-feeler. Verbose writer. Avidly authentic. Hydrangea fanatic. Snow leopard lover. Joy huntress. Promising my devotees a honest glimpse into my life as I live with freedom, power and full self-expression in an unfiltered and sometimes distilled way. CHEERS!

My Musical Life 5-10-26

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May 10th, 2026

#25 Get Back (The Beatles with Billy Preston) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn’t last
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass🪄
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Jojo🪄
Go home🪄
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged, yeah
Oh, get back, Jo🪄
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she’s got it coming
But she gets it while she can🪄
Oh, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Loretta, woo, woo🪄
Go home🪄
Oh, get back, yeah, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged🪄
Ooh
Ooh, ooh
Get back, Loretta
Your mommy’s waitin’ for you
Wearin’ her high-heel shoes
And a low-neck sweater
Get back home, Loretta🪄
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Oh, get back, get back
Get back, oh yeah

My Abundant Life 5-10-26

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May 10th, 2026

A Place for Everything: Preserving Your Sanity with a Personal Plan

“If a home doesn’t make sense, nothing does.”

Henrietta Ripperger (Magazine & Book Writer; 1940)

“We long to make sense of the work we do in our home. To master the sacred art and craft of doing it and create a microcosm of serenity, security, and sanity for ourselves and those we love.”

“Getting our houses in order and endowing our children with a respect for, and appreciation of, order is one of the most precious gifts we can give them and ourselves.”

“…one thing is clear: sanity is preserved with planning. Always remember that “plan” comes before “work” in the dictionary and with good reason. But before planning, you’re going to have to think your way through housework, just as you’d approach an overwhelming project at work.”

Tenants to live by…”1. If you take it out, put it back. 2. If you open it, close it. 3. If you throw it down, pick it up. 4. If you take it off, hang it up.”

“Homecaring for me means no clutter. Items have a home in my home and they need proper placement. Dust is more of a seasonal thing for me where I periodically dust and clean glassware. My home doesn’t have to be magazine picture ready, but the common areas need to be tidy so everyone can enjoy and use them without wading through clutter. This a a minimum is my livability quotient.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 153 to 155 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

Daily Gratitude 5-9-26

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May 9th, 2026

  • I am designing my own life.
  • I am not like everyone else. I am a unique human being, and that is something very special.
  • I am thankful for the wide spectrum of emotions I get to experience.
  • I am grateful for my health. My body is an intricate machine that is doing its best.
  • I am grateful for my chosen family and their endless support.

My Musical Life 5-9-26

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May 9th, 2026

#24 Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I see the bad moon a-risin’
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today🪄
Don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise🪄
I hear hurricanes a-blowin’
I know the end is comin’ soon
I fear rivers over flowin’
I hear the voice of rage and ruin🪄
Don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise, alright🪄
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye🪄
Well don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise🪄
Don’t come around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

My Abundant Life 5-9-26

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May 9th, 2026

Getting Your House in Order

“My life will always have dirty dishes. If this sink can become a place of contemplation, let e learn constancy here.”

Gunilla Norris (Author; 1939)

“The clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day.”

Simone de Beauvoir (French Philosopher & Writer; January 9th, 1908 to April 14th, 1986)

“…serene lives of the Amish, the Quakers, and especially the Shakers, I became struck by their seamless stitching together of life, work, and art through the thread of divine order.”

“The Shakers believed that their daily work, including housekeeping was a personal expression of worship.”

“Prayer and housekeeping—they go together. They have always gone together. We simply know that our daily round is how we live. When we clean and order our homes, we are somehow also cleaning and ordering ourselves.”

Gunilla Norris (Author; 1939)

“How we care for our home is a subtle but significant expression of self-esteem.”

“I care for my self and my home and both my body and home reflect my self-esteem…BRILLIANTLY!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 152 to 153 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

My Musical Life 5-8-26

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May 8th, 2026

#22 Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Where it began
I can’t begin to know when
But then I know it’s growin’ strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who’d have believe you’d come along?🪄
Hands
Touchin’ hands
Reachin’ out
Touching me, touchin’ you🪄
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would🪄
But now I look at the night
And it don’t seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin’ runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when holdin’ you?🪄
Warm
Touchin’ warm
Reachin’ out
Touchin’ me, touchin’ you🪄
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would, oh, no, no🪄
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline
I believe they never could
Sweet Caroline

My Abundant Life 5-8-26

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May 8th, 2026

Rediscovering the Sacred Soulcraft of Homecaring

“The ordinary arts we practice every day at home of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.”

Thomas Moore (Irish writer & Poet; May 28th, 1779 to February 25th, 1852)

“Creating a comfortable, beautiful, well-run home can be among our most satisfying accomplishments as well as an illuminating spiritual experience. Like sweat equity, channeling your time and creative energy closer to home will produce a big emotional return for yourself and those you love.”

“The order in my home creates a space where my mind can rest in sanctuary and peace.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 151 to 152 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

My Musical Life 5-7-26

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May 7th, 2026

#21 It’s Your Thing (The Isley Brothers) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to🪄
If you want me to love you, maybe I will
Believe me woman, it ain’t no big deal
You need love now, just as bad as I do
Make’s me no difference now, who you give your thing to🪄
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to🪄
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to🪄
I’m not trying to run your life, I know you wanna do what’s right
Give your love now, to whoever you choose
How can you lose, with the stuff you use now🪄
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to
It’s your thing, do what you wanna do
Don’t let me tell you, who to sock it to🪄
It’s your thing, I do what I wanna do
I can’t tell you, who to sock it to