Author of 10 novels yet unpublished (edit, edit, edit!), doodler (zendoodle.com), music major: voice and piano, mom of four great adults, notorious waster of time: i.e. ‘research’–web surfing more like. I have achieved Reiki II but rarely practice. Need to get back into it.
I have been on disability/retired for 10 years now from depression, anxiety and fibromyalgia.
Meanwhile I am trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
Darswords 
Merci de suivre mon blog. d–0.o–b
I’ve studied a bit in German and Spanish. French, not so much. May I assume you said, Thank you for following my blog? In answer I say, You’re welcome and thanks for following mine, But… Are you calling me a Doob? I’m sure I am misreading that signature. 🙂
lol Two thumbs up d–0.o–b lmao doob That’s a first. Excellent!!!
🙂 Glad we both had a giggle!
Thta’s funny stuff but I happen to think doobs are cool so it would have been a compliment… I think ◔◡◔… whatever lol Peace!!!
Yay for doobs!
Fo’ shizzle!!!
Fo’ shizzle!!!
Hello, so glad to hear you haven’t grown up yet, plenty of time for that, and thank you for following my blog!
As is said…what’s in a name? Thank you, Ms Doob.
I’ve nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award. Details at
http://aholisticjourney.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/versatile-blogger-award-500-follows-a-word-to-my-readers/
Diana =)
Wow! Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and liking “Another Way Of Life” I really appreciate it!
If you ever decide that you would like to market your “Novels” please check out what we have to offer because I think we have exactly what you would need to “Brand” and “Market” yourself…
“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance” ~Unknown~
Thank you! I will! Thanks for checking out my blog, too!
Nice to meet you!
Hi, I have just nominated you for a wordpress family award 🙂 http://mcsirishart.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/world-press-family-award/
Oh, wow! Thank you! 😀
Hey there, Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog and the follow, hope you liked what you saw. Looking forward to seeing more from you, 🙂
Yes, I loved your photos! I’m glad to meet you! 🙂
Thank you for finding my blog! 🙂 I’m looking forward to reading your posts!
LIKEWISE! 🙂
Hello!
A pleasure to ‘meet’ you. I look forward to reading more!
Pleasure meeting you, too! Don’t you love this community of blogisphere! 🙂
Thank you for following my blog. I believe you as I know how painful an autoimmune disease can be. Stay strong and of course you already know this, as healthy as possible. Brave girls, right!
Thank you for your kind words. Yes, working on the health. Finally the doctors are seeking deeper diagnosis than those from across the room. I will soon be in water therapy. I don’t know, brave or not. It is was it is and I do what I can when I can. When I can’t I am dreaming of what I want to do when the flare fades. I often find the creative muse works best in my sleep.
Nice to meet you
And you! 🙂
Thanks for the visit and follow!
You have a blog worth following! 🙂
Thank you so much! I started just for myself and I”m still always so amazed people are interested! I am so humbled!
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You’re doing fantastic! Keep doing it for yourself. That is the amazing part of the blogging journey, we share our inner most selves and find others have been hungry for that kind of honest and authenticity.
Hello , thank you so much for dropping by and following my blog. I am grateful drop in any time you have the time! …. Growing up , we never do that it is defeatist!! 😀 😉 xxxxx
I noticed some of your kind replies on LindaGHill’s posts and thought I couldn’t go wrong with a nice person like you to follow! 🙂
Why thank you that comment has given me a lift this morning . Have a great day and restful weekend!
Glad I could elevate! You have a wonderful weekend, too! 😀
Do you accept author’s submissions for book reviews?
Sure. I am not much of one to read romance novels but love books about strong females. I always have a ton to read. But I love it! Check out my shelves on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/813598-darlene
Thanks, I sent you a friend request on goodreads.
Cool! See ya over there! 🙂
Hi,
Thank you for following my blog. 🙂
Thanks for filtering mine, too! 😀
It is my pleasure. 🙂
Following. Darn autocorrect!
Thanks for stopping by and following my blog. I’m looking forward to reading your posts 🙂
Love your about page and introduction. I too, have been on disability for many years (mixed connective tissue disease, sjogrens, vasculitis, etc.). Thank you for stopping by the Cow Pasture. I’m glad you liked it well enough to jump the fence, welcome.
Glad to meet you! Sorry to hear about the disabilities. I love the name, Cow Pasture. Now that I live in the country I appreciate that idea more and more. Can’t wait to get to get to know you and your blog more.
So nice to meet you. I am 50 going back to get a college degree HRMasters. UGH…and working full time. But if I have free time I am addicted to reading and Cats, 🙂 Have a great day,
Thanks for dropping by and introducing yourself. Nice to meet you, too! Went and took a look at your blog. You are one busy lady! And I love your cats! See ya again, soon! 🙂
thanks for visiting my blog – so glad it’s led me to your lovely site 🙂
you’re welcome:
Hi there! Just clicked over from Linda Hill’s JJJ…is it weird that I read the title of your blog as “Dar Swords” rather than “Dar’s Words?” It’s pretty cool either way 🙂
Might. Words mightier than swords. Cool that you saw it and I never did. I may have to work with this concept a bit. Thanks for pointing it out. 🙂
Hey there, I’ve been snooping around your site, trying to figure out what your theme meant (found it) and trying to remember if I asked you on a previous post what you’ve tried for your depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia. Anyway, it would take forever to go through all my previous responses, so I will just ask again…have you tried either essential oils or CBD for your symptoms? I found that frankincense worked so well for my depression, I got off all my anti-depressants, plus it gave me tons of energy and lifted the brain fog I always had. CBD works well for my anxiety and sleep, some people say it helps their pain. Have you looked into any of these? Although I still take some regular prescriptions, I’d do anything not to have to take more pills, and cure myself naturally. The essential oils also helped me lose weight, I need to get back on track with that one myself, as I have gained a few pounds in the last four months. Let me know your thoughts. I hope and pray you feel better soon!
Thank you for snooping around my site. LOL! At least it was for good and not evil! Yes, I’m doing CBD tincture every night. Most of the time it helps me slip from pain to a more relaxed state. I have to take a bit more THC than I would have thought as I do find it helps me get to the dream state faster. Before I added that I would relax to sleep only to wake within an hour and not be able to get back to sleep. As anyone who has pain knows, it is always worse at night where there are no distractions. During the daytime, I just try to stay busy with my knitting or other creative venture where I’m not physically stressed. And I keep a ‘bingie’ show on TV while I knit. Sometimes I write but finding a comfortable position for that seems nearly impossible.
Most of the depression seems to have settled to something manageable and the few bouts are not nearly as bad as when they put me on disability about 17 years ago. Life is a lot less stressful here in the outback of Oregon. This tiny little town is quiet and the sky is ever changing and the scenery beautiful.
I’ve not yet learned enough about essential oils nor how to use them. Since fibro is all over my body and not just this joint or that (yes, I have arthritis so I know how to use topicals for those joints) but when the weather gets to me like this snowy week, napping and extra tincture at bedtime seems to get me through.
Keto sounds interesting but as a vegetarian, almost vegan, with gallbladder problems more oil and no carbs, sounds like something that might send me to the hospital. I’d love to lose weight. The only exercise I seem to barely tolerate right now is chair yoga. At this rate losing from exercise seems nearly impossible. I’m open to suggestions.
Where do you get the frankincense and how do you use it?
Thank you for all your suggestions! Maybe I’ll come over to your site when I can spend time on the computer and learn about you and what works for you.
Oh, I’m so sorry that you are suffering so. Are you unable to even clean house, are you pretty much bound to a chair all day? If so, I’m sorry for presuming that you were active like me, I don’t think sometimes.
Well, I use quality, trusted brands of essential oils first and foremost because I ingest some of them. When I first started, I used frankincense and lemon (one drop each) in my water and drank that. It gave me energy to walk and that helped me lose weight. I also used my diffuser quite a bit, that’s a great way to get the benefits without ingesting the oils. Lavender is good for sleep, oregano helps rid the body of bacteria, lemon is wonderful for energy, and detoxing, cleaning, and just making the house smell good. Bergamot and frankincense give you a sense of well being and calm, focus, and are good for studying or, if you’re into that, meditation. Roxie (TheOilyGuru) knows more than me, you should check out her site when you have time. 😊
I do hope you get feeling better, I’m sorry for your ailments and I hope you find relief. My situation is the opposite, I seems to feel better when active and pain goes away at night when I sleep (if I can stay asleep) CBD and occasional THC help with that, a glass of wine helps too! 😉
I don’t know if I answered this already. But thank you for all the information. I’ll be looking up TheOilyGuru to learn what I can. By the way, I don’t think of myself as chair or bedbound. I do what I can and try and enjoy what I have. The winter has made me less strong so I need to strengthen what I have. Housework is difficult. Family members help when they aren’t having broken shoulders or their own physical problems. Winter falls, etc. But we do the best we can and try to enjoy what we can.
Thank you so much for the follow on I Write Her. I really appreciate it!! I’m sorry to hear about your physical complications but I hope that you can find some relief that you are bringing joy with your blog! 🙂
Wow! Thanks! I do enjoy blogging. And I love reading blogs like yours!
You’re welcome! 🙂