Lovely Weather

Ahhhh......the weather. This time of year it can be so fickle. One day bitter and cold, the next warm and bright.

I put aside all my indoor projects today to take the girls to the playground. The sun was shining. The air was warm. The breeze was minimal at best. As we played and enjoyed the day, two hawks (red-shouldered, I think) soared over head. Just perfect.

I love days like these!!!!!

Springtime

For years, I have said that I love warm weather.....that I can't stand the cold. As I have gotten older, I adore Autumn....the smells, the leaves, the return of casseroles and baked meals, and the chill in the air! The need for a jacket.......

Alas, I do truly love Spring.

We spend months and months in the bitter cold. There's lots of darkness, clouds and dreary days--nearly all of which are spent indoors. And then, right before our eyes: the weather gets a little warmer, we get to open the windows, the birds start to sing, flowers start to miraculously poke out of the dirt, buds form on the trees and the days get longer.

My mind perks up and my energy level increases. I am more motivated to get things done. Projects fly out of my brain and actually become tangible creations. My family gets to reap the benefits of creative new meals, new clothes, toys, curtains, bedding........whatever I am moved to create.

I love Spring.

Thank you, Lord, for your creation of the universe. Thank you for the flowers and the trees and the sun. Thank you for the gift of physical life on this earth and thank you for the eternal gift of life that comes only through your Son, Jesus.

Freedom

Ahhhhh. A breath of fresh air. Exactly what I needed!

I have a bad habit of inflicting great guilt upon my self......mostly for not meeting up to the ideas of perfection and organization that I have imprinted upon my brain. Where they come from, I am not yet sure of.

I cringe when I can't finish a project. I can't go to sleep if I know there are dirty dishes in the sink. I fuss to much at my sweet girls when they make crumbs on the floor while eating--and I have JUST vacuumed. I beat myself up when I don't do something in the "right" order--like missing a day or two in a schedule of readings.

I have liberated myself from those perfections HERE!! I am free to fly. Free to skip a day (or four!!) This is mine.....and I am allowing it to be IMPERFECT!!!

Ahhhhh.....the joys of a breath of fresh air!

Dysfunctional Organizing and Dethinging...

I made a decision this week.

In our home, we have a "multipurpose" room. Really it is an ecclectic conglomeration of office things, storage things and my sewing/crafting things. It is my Great Embarrassment. I shut the door and no one outside the family is allowed to see the horrible state of the room. The main problem with the room (aside from the complete disorganization of paperwork and boxes that have yet to be unpacked from our move last summer) is that I am the only one who actually uses the room. We don't even keep a computer in there. SO WHY AM I SAVING ALL THIS SPACE ON THE DESK??????

It is now MINE!! I announced (not asked) to my veggie husband that I was taking over the room officially. No more office......if you exclude the small file cabinet that will house our papers (one day) and our office supplies.

So now I have the joy of doing with the room what works for me and for my projects. I find this very empowering and thrilling. MY OWN ROOM! I got right to work to get it straight--migrate the office type things off the desk, fill the drawers of my sewing table, clear a path on the floor to allow for me to walk without stepping on or over things......Ahhhhhhh. The joys of organization.

But then I got distracted.

I had the floor clear, the desk clear and could finally see the top of the work space on my sewing table. Then, last minute, we decided to take a road trip to see our old friends and celebrate a 1st birthday. Now I had a project that needed my immediate attention. Ideas, I am not short on. So I choose the project and began cutting, sewing, ironing.....and before I knew it I had an adorable gift! I raced down the stairs to share my creation with the family. I was rewarded with oohs and aahs and giggles from the girls. And that was that. It was done. I moved on to the rest of my day.

This morning, I remembered THE ROOM. As I passed by it on my way to fix breakfast, my eyes were shocked: my sewing table was piled with fabric, the desk was covered with scraps and iron and other random piles of supplies, and the floor......well let's just say that I couldn't see it anymore! What happened to my room?!?!

In a word: ME. I guess that I just have to accept that I am not an organized crafter. I start pulling out things out of the box like a 2 year old empties a toy box. I guess I am now back to square one..........

I will post a picture of my finished creation, when I find the camera cord........I think it's in THE ROOM.







****Several moons later.......





It's pretty cute, I think. And then I also made this one.......





I think they are just adorable!!!!! I hope the recipients enjoy them too!!!

Once upon a time I had a blog.........

I posted twice and then stopped. It's been so long since I accessed it that I can't remember where I had the blog, what my log in might have been or what my password could remotely be. Sooo.....

Here we go again:

I don't know what I will share here. Probably a smattering of things, from achievements of my two beauties to the daily grind of keeping up house. How I wish I were a great writer with lots of great things to say......but alas, I am not. My sweet husband is the wordsmith of the family. I am just a simple gal with a fairly simple life--though a busy one. Who knows. Perhaps blogging about my life will motivate me to do all the things I say I want to do!!