Knock on wood and get out your rabbit feet

Actually, nothing truly unfortunate happened today. I got to wake up this morning next to the man I love. That's a nice feeling in itself.
When I returned home, I thought I would do some painting. But it was such a mess I just had to do some cleaning & organizing. Once I started, I couldn't stop. So that's pretty much where my day went. But when I feel inspired to paint again, it'll be ready.
Chico the Wonder Pup was unusually quiet today. He looked so pooped, yet he hadn't done anything. You'd think he was part cat, he took so many naps. I lost sight of him after I gave him a little milk bone biscuit, so only God and Chico know where he buried it. I do know that he likes to bury them in my room so that he might have himself a midnight snack later.

I'm so happy to hear about Noelle's victories over the centipedes. I need the same courage when it comes to spiders. Then I get to thinking about the 'Zen Moment' I had dealing with a cockroach a few years ago. It was when I still had rats. And I was heavily into Buddhism at the time. There was a cockroach in Jeffery's cage. I very patiently scooped it out with a plastic cup and tossed the roach into the backyard. I can't quiet pin-point what went on in my mind that day, other than it was a sort of 'Zen Moment'. Like I said, I was heavily into Buddhism at the time. I've got so much literature on Buddhism. It was going to be my path to peace of mind. But I got lazy and wandered off the path. Maybe harnessing 'Zen Moments' can help me over come my fears.