Some days are just plain ugly outside. But I know that it does not have to be that way inside!
What makes your gloom get kicked to the curb?
Music - that is my go too....loud and proud!
Reading - I love to read but just have not had the time for extra books as of late. (I do have one on my night stand beckoning me to slow down and breath)
Cleaning - who does that! Seriously, did I just ask that?
Creating - yes please!
A link or two for your Tuesday gloom and creative hearts.
Engineer Prints: To Die For!
Key Lime Cake! (I think I can make it sugar free for my sweet hubby!) : Yum!
Valentines Desserts: 15 Of Them!
I hope you have an AMAZING gloomy day full of joy!
Paula
Join me for conversation, re-purposing old things to new, photography, food and fun!
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Friday, January 22, 2016
Life has been, ahem, crazy.
With the addition of the In-Law Suite to our home, which allowed my Mom to move in, and the work that we needed to do to our "side" of the house due to the addition - we have been, shall I say, working what feels like 24/7.
Mom fell in November and broke her hip (can we all be overwhelmingly grateful for her being where she now is!)....it was a clean break allowing for a relatively easy surgery and partial replacement. Mom moved from the hospital into a rehab facility where she stayed for a mere two weeks and then back home with us! Amazing how quickly she pushed through it!
My hubby is working more hours at work than one should be, but he has no choice in the matter and we will power through the next 3 weeks and be grateful for the extra money it affords us.
I am finding it quite difficult to fall into my soft spot of DIY work. Sigh. I love and long to work on projects that challenge me. There seems to be such an abundance of "normal, has to be done to survive" work at this point that I find myself simply longing to be creative and unable to do so.
But I do not see creative to be too far in my future and my mind swirls with anticipation at the ideas that I have!
I cannot promise at this point how often I will be posting in the early 2016 year, I desire to write often, but do need to sleep at some point, so I refuse to lock myself into a schedule. I will do my best at life, at work, at DIY'ing and most importantly with God.
I ask grace from you all and know that if you have any questions for me, please feel free to ask.
Paula
p.s. My photography business has been quite busy recently (throwing that into an already packed schedule) and I will be posting some of the pictures here on the blog...here is one taken on my Iphone (why is it that photographers NEVER have their good cameras when they really need them!) that i found to be just a remarkable site! I did not actually count, but I know there had to be at least 150 ice-cycles!!
With the addition of the In-Law Suite to our home, which allowed my Mom to move in, and the work that we needed to do to our "side" of the house due to the addition - we have been, shall I say, working what feels like 24/7.
Mom fell in November and broke her hip (can we all be overwhelmingly grateful for her being where she now is!)....it was a clean break allowing for a relatively easy surgery and partial replacement. Mom moved from the hospital into a rehab facility where she stayed for a mere two weeks and then back home with us! Amazing how quickly she pushed through it!
My hubby is working more hours at work than one should be, but he has no choice in the matter and we will power through the next 3 weeks and be grateful for the extra money it affords us.
I am finding it quite difficult to fall into my soft spot of DIY work. Sigh. I love and long to work on projects that challenge me. There seems to be such an abundance of "normal, has to be done to survive" work at this point that I find myself simply longing to be creative and unable to do so.
But I do not see creative to be too far in my future and my mind swirls with anticipation at the ideas that I have!
I cannot promise at this point how often I will be posting in the early 2016 year, I desire to write often, but do need to sleep at some point, so I refuse to lock myself into a schedule. I will do my best at life, at work, at DIY'ing and most importantly with God.
I ask grace from you all and know that if you have any questions for me, please feel free to ask.
Paula
p.s. My photography business has been quite busy recently (throwing that into an already packed schedule) and I will be posting some of the pictures here on the blog...here is one taken on my Iphone (why is it that photographers NEVER have their good cameras when they really need them!) that i found to be just a remarkable site! I did not actually count, but I know there had to be at least 150 ice-cycles!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Well, ...
It has been nearly a month since I have blogged. So much has taken place and little of it very exciting.
Sad, I know.
I got pneumonia. That stunk.
My Mom got sick from me, not pneumonia but a respiratory infection and at 80 years of age, it was enough to make us all stand up and pay attention.
Mom, well in 4 days, me...not so much.
She is a feisty one for sure!
I feel as though for the first time in my life that I am dealing with a bit of depression. I am sure it is weather / Fibromyalgia related but non the less has taken me by surprise and I have to say, I. Don't. Like. It.
I know that I need to focus on two things very closely. Jesus and something I find relaxing and exhilarating all in one.
Easter is shortly here and you know BOTH of the above mentioned focus views are involved in Easter.
I find that as I submerge myself fully in this season I am excited at the love of a Savior who gave His life for me. I am humbled and loved. Life is good. Life is full when I surrender.
Also, loving my family around an Easter feast is such a joy for me. Many would find it daunting or exhausting but I find it exhilarating!
Deciding on the tablescape making the menu decorating cooking baking.
Just typing this makes me sigh. The kind of sigh that you get when you sink into a hot bubble bath or take that first spoonful of your favorite ice cream. Yes, THAT kind of sigh.
Audible. Loving. Peaceful sigh.
There actually were a couple of high points in the past 4 weeks and I will get those photos picked through and up on the blog in the next couple of days.
But until then, I will leave you with this.
Sad, I know.
I got pneumonia. That stunk.
My Mom got sick from me, not pneumonia but a respiratory infection and at 80 years of age, it was enough to make us all stand up and pay attention.
Mom, well in 4 days, me...not so much.
She is a feisty one for sure!
I feel as though for the first time in my life that I am dealing with a bit of depression. I am sure it is weather / Fibromyalgia related but non the less has taken me by surprise and I have to say, I. Don't. Like. It.
I know that I need to focus on two things very closely. Jesus and something I find relaxing and exhilarating all in one.
Easter is shortly here and you know BOTH of the above mentioned focus views are involved in Easter.
I find that as I submerge myself fully in this season I am excited at the love of a Savior who gave His life for me. I am humbled and loved. Life is good. Life is full when I surrender.
Also, loving my family around an Easter feast is such a joy for me. Many would find it daunting or exhausting but I find it exhilarating!
Deciding on the tablescape making the menu decorating cooking baking.
Just typing this makes me sigh. The kind of sigh that you get when you sink into a hot bubble bath or take that first spoonful of your favorite ice cream. Yes, THAT kind of sigh.
Audible. Loving. Peaceful sigh.
There actually were a couple of high points in the past 4 weeks and I will get those photos picked through and up on the blog in the next couple of days.
But until then, I will leave you with this.
Friday, February 27, 2015
National Pancake Day
Tomorrow is National Pancake Day!
I will not be able to celebrate it as we are traveling today and tomorrow.
We are a sugar free home, so our pancakes will have to wait for another day to be celebrated and, ahem, eaten.
But you should know....sugar free, done the right way can be just as yummy as the full sugar counterpart!
Dates as sweetener...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Here is what I am talking about!
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes from Chocolate Covered Katie!!!
Here is the link to her amazing recipe.
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Cinnamon-Roll-Pancakes-565898
Thank you Katie for all your hard work and knowledge that makes like so yummy for the rest of us!!!
Have an amazing weekend all!
I will not be able to celebrate it as we are traveling today and tomorrow.
We are a sugar free home, so our pancakes will have to wait for another day to be celebrated and, ahem, eaten.
How celebrated will they feel??
But you should know....sugar free, done the right way can be just as yummy as the full sugar counterpart!
Dates as sweetener...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Here is what I am talking about!
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes from Chocolate Covered Katie!!!
Here is the link to her amazing recipe.
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Cinnamon-Roll-Pancakes-565898
Thank you Katie for all your hard work and knowledge that makes like so yummy for the rest of us!!!
Have an amazing weekend all!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Wise Words
Be who you were created to be.
Stop comparing yourself to others.
Walk confidently in the gifts God has given you.
Shine your light.
Twirl.
Author Unknown.
I love this! I am going to make this a print and put this up in my house!
I hope that today you find that you are willing to take the chance, to twirl without worrying about others looking at your.
I hope that today you find that you are willing to walk confidently in the gifts God has given you.
I hope that today you find that you are willing to stop comparing yourself to others.
And I hope that today you are willing to be who you were created to be!
I am going to twirl. Twirl with abandon! Do life big!!!
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Just Some Thoughts and A Door Knob
How is that for a title!
First, some thoughts:
As I was looking through some of the blog spots that I have saved in my computer, I noticed that about 90% of the homes that these bloggers have are, hmmmmmmm, how shall I say this.....
My home and what I do is not majestic.
On the contrary, it is very modest. And I am so very OK with that!
So I hope that all who read this blog love thenormal
not over the top things that I do.
I kind of feel like decorating, table-scaping, etc. would just be easy with a huge home and a family income that is three times my husband's and mine.
I am not whining or wishing for something different here, so please do not take it that way.
On the contrary, I love my life and my home and feel as though what I can share that you all tell me you love is something that EVERYONE could do.
I hope that all made sense.
Now, on to the door knob!!
My Mother and I took a stroll (a marathon hiking time would be more accurate!) through our local antique mall the other day.
She fell in love with a green night stand that I had to go back and get as she could not pull the trigger that day & made the decision to purchase it the day after we went shopping.
And she bought for me this beauty!
It was a great price....$6.
I want to make it work for our laundry room door, which my sweet hubby says is doable, and now I am very anxious to get that started!
But in the mean time, here are a few photo's that I took of this lovely door knob!
It was the best at this photo session....I did not have to tell it one time to be still or move this way or that!!
First, some thoughts:
As I was looking through some of the blog spots that I have saved in my computer, I noticed that about 90% of the homes that these bloggers have are, hmmmmmmm, how shall I say this.....
majestic.
My home and what I do is not majestic.
On the contrary, it is very modest. And I am so very OK with that!
So I hope that all who read this blog love the
okay, okay.....quirkey
not over the top things that I do.
I kind of feel like decorating, table-scaping, etc. would just be easy with a huge home and a family income that is three times my husband's and mine.
I am not whining or wishing for something different here, so please do not take it that way.
On the contrary, I love my life and my home and feel as though what I can share that you all tell me you love is something that EVERYONE could do.
No matter their house size or income.
I hope that all made sense.
Now, on to the door knob!!
My Mother and I took a stroll (a marathon hiking time would be more accurate!) through our local antique mall the other day.
4 stories, a mom that had not been out of the house in ages...
you get the picture!
She fell in love with a green night stand that I had to go back and get as she could not pull the trigger that day & made the decision to purchase it the day after we went shopping.
And she bought for me this beauty!
It was a great price....$6.
Yes! I know! Score!
I want to make it work for our laundry room door, which my sweet hubby says is doable, and now I am very anxious to get that started!
But in the mean time, here are a few photo's that I took of this lovely door knob!
It was the best at this photo session....I did not have to tell it one time to be still or move this way or that!!
Yay me!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Dog Nappin'
I bought a dog bed....big news I know!
or not.
I was certain in the store that both dogs would fit nicely in the bed.
My hubby thought differently.
Soooooooooooooo, I wanted to make one as I had spent my wad on the store bed.
Free works for me most of the time and this was no different.
I found an old pillow that had been flattened from over use!
I then went to my basement to see what I could find for material.
I found a nice tan stripe that will work nicely!
I measured the pillow length and width, cut the top and bottom from the material. I wanted it to look a bit more of a bed style and not just a pillow cover which meant that I needed "sides".
I cut strips of the material 3 inches wide and 10 inches longer than the circumference of the pillow.
This way the "sides" are 2 inches tall after sewing (there is that 1/2 inch seam allowance!) and I had plenty to fold in when getting to the end of the sewing.
I finished the edges of the back of the pillow sides as I wanted to have flaps to stuff the pillow into and take it out of for easy washing....you will see that in a moment.
This is the blanket that was in use and ALWAYS a tripping hazard,
probably the dogs way to get back at us for clipping their nails and giving them baths....we are such terrible humans!!!
As you can tell from the pictures, he took right to it!
OR NOT.
If not for my hubby commanding him to stay, Ernie would have bolted.
I feel so appreciated.
And the best thing ever.....BOTH DOGS SLEEP TOGETHER IN THE BLUE AND GRAY BED!
Again....I feel so appreciated.
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