To help get the creative juices flowing again, I joined a health club – okay, so what does that have to do with creativity and blogging? You’d be surprised, I am feeling a lot more energetic and am more interested in things around me including colors, nature and people.  

 I am going to try and post at least once each week have no idea of what the subject matter will be, but then that makes things interesting – join me and come along for the ride.

So, Mr. Government if you want to do something for us, send each taxpayer around $50,000 and we will definitely help jumpstart the economy. Now, this should be taxable income so you get some of it back. Here are just some of the ways people might use that money:

• Those who have been needing an automobile will get one – helps the auto industry
• Some will pay off credit cards – putting money back into the banks and credit card companies
• Getting needed repairs on their homes – helps small business people
• Families will be able to take vacations – helps the travel industry
• People who can afford the monthly mortgage payment but haven’t been able to save the downpayments will be able to get into a home – helping to get rid of a lot of those foreclosed homes on the market
• New clothes and new furniture – helps the retail market
• Get the groceries we really want instead of eating hamburger every night – helps the food industry; and,
• yes – some will save it or invest it – still helping the economy!

Now, don’t get me wrong, I am all for infrastructure, rebuilding schools, tax deductions and a lot of the other stuff; but, that will not do much for me and most of the people I know. So, instead of listening to all those “experts” start listening to the little people and what will help us quickly.

And, for goodness sake – rewrite the tax code, forget all those deductions that usually only the wealthy can use and have everyone pay a straight amount. Save some trees with all that paper that has to be printed and give us a break!

What do you think about Stimulus plans, more tax cuts, more putting people to work?

She talks about getting more time, and with my aging years, you might think that is what I would wish for, more time. More time to be with our new Grandchildren, to see more things, to visit with friends and that list could go on and on. But for the last few months, I’ve been wishing I could get inspired. Inspired about anything, to design a new handbag, or create a new piece of jewelry, finish the 3 jackets that are sitting here looking at me and trying to make me feel guilty – NOT! It’s like the ability to create has left me. I can’t point to one thing that took it away, I didn’t make something that came out horrible, I don’t even know when it left, but I sure wish it would come back. I get to visit my best friend next month and we always inspire each other. We’re like a couple of kids when we get together, even though our Grandkids have kids – lol. She’s been working on new projects, anticipating my arrival and I was suppose to practice something I used to do to teach her, but, it too, is sitting here looking at me. Surely I’ll come back with so many ideas going on in my head there won’t be a way to contain them.

So, that’s my wish, the return of my inspiration/creativity! If you could have just one thing – what would you long for?