Sweetheart Wreath Kit, at Paper Source I declare this “Create Something Day!” Our society is definitely a consumer culture. Everybody buys, collects, hoards, eats, uses up, and throws things away. Few of us grow, build, make or create. Most of us are very far removed from the methods by which our clothes, houses, cars, food, …
Red Paper Roses Kit, at Paper Source Winter is the perfect time to catch up on our crafting, scrapbooking, writing, baking, knitting, or hobbies. There’s no holiday shopping, wrapping or baking to slow us down. Weather in most parts of the country isn’t nice enough to tempt us outside. If we can resist the distractions …
Pink Heart Jewelry Box Cake, at Dean & Deluca It’s still “Try Something New Week.” Have you challenged yourself to try new things? QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Do you know what friends you’re spending time with this weekend? Get on the phone, Facebook, or your email and make some fun plans! Fill up with …
SUGGESTED PROJECT FOR TODAY: Photo Album Sorting Do you have several messy, disorganized boxes of old family photos that desperately need to be sorted, labeled, annotated, documented, and put in nice acid-free albums? I do! Is your laptop full of new pictures you’ve offloaded from your digital camera? Are those pictures sorted, labeled, or backed …
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of books about happiness: The Happiness Project and Alexandra Stoddard’s Choosing Happiness book most recently. Though I enjoyed the many tips on living a happy life, I wondered why I bought these books. I’m pretty happy (though there are a few things in my life I’m working to fix. …
Matcha Japanese green tea, at Teavana – I’m trying this green tea that you whisk into your near-boiling water. It tastes a bit like grass, but I’m going to try to drink the whole cup! It’s a New Year. Let’s open our lives to some new things! I don’t want to be stuck in a …
Even though it’s still a bit cold out (41 degrees), we have a bit of sunshine here in Seattle. I’m glad to see it! Today I’m mostly resting around home, doing a few things but also reading books and magazines, visiting with the neighbors, and making phone calls. I’m glad I don’t have anywhere to …
Peppermint Chocolate Red Tea, new from Republic of Tea Time for some relaxation and socialization! Tonight I’m doing only the bare minimum household chores before I go out. I’ll just tidy up a bit! QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Fill car with gas, and visit an ATM for cash for the weekend After all the …
Me, at lunch with my cousin on her birthday QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Need to take laundry out of the dryer to fold and sort? Pet maintenance – Need to wash pet bedding today? Sanitize their food bowls? Clean the floor around said food bowls? Bathe or brush your pet? Inventory any pet medicine …
Robert Sabuda Pop-Up Cupcakes Cards, on Amazon I did a bit of housecleaning this morning – just enough to keep the house from becoming a disaster zone. I vacuumed the entire house (including wooden floors), did a load of dark laundry, emptied the dishwasher, and washed some dishes by hand. This afternoon I’m visiting my …