Martha’s not the only one with a list of “good things”! 😉 Here are a few of my choices. . .
1. Curling up with a brand new magazine
2. An after-dinner cup of tea with my guy
3. Browsing the aisles of a craft store
4. Pumpkin pie
5. Going out for breakfast on a Saturday!
What has you saying: “It’s a good thing?” 😉
The sound you hear is me weeping.
Vacation is over! 🙁
Well, for now anyway. But it was fun.
Some of you may remember that this was a one-week “staycation”. We stayed home and enjoyed the fact that our calendar was pretty clear.
We had a couple of nice meals out.
We were able to cross a few things off of the endless “to do” list.
We spent some quality time with family.
And we had a lovely day-trip. I have some good photos from that day and will blog about it soon!
So, now we feel refreshed and recharged! 🙂
It was a great week – just way too short!
I’m sure you know exactly what I mean . . .
Did you ever have one of those days when you skipped breakfast and lunch and didn’t even realize it?
You know – a day when you had a million things to do and in the midst of it all, there were constant interruptions and the phone wouldn’t stop ringing?
That was Wednesday for me. By the time we finished a late dinner (I was starving by then!) all I wanted to do was put my feet up and relax.
One of the best ways I’ve found to unwind after a long day is to “play” with beads. There’s definitely something very soothing about planning and creating a pretty design!
It doesn’t have to be a big project – those are probably better for when you’re well-rested. Even if you only have an hour or two during the evening, you can easily make some smaller pieces! Of course, you can always start a larger piece if you like, and then work on it little by little whenever you have time. The point is to be sure and get your share of those creative moments – they will truly refresh your spirit!
And after the crazy busy day that I’ve just had, it seems especially nice that I have something fun to show for it! 🙂
I hate to admit it but . . .
We’re absolutely hooked on Dancing with the Stars.
Really!
And I mean “we can’t miss an episode” – hooked. It’s funny because we really don’t watch any of the other reality shows. Well, ok, we did watch the first couple of seasons of Survivor way back when, but since then, nothing has held our attention – until Dancing with the Stars came along.
This show has it all! There’s glamour, humor, romance, intrigue, suspense, and of course – dancing! Sometimes we wish that the season were shorter, because we know we’ll be glued to the TV every Monday (and Tuesday) night until a winner is chosen.
It’s so much fun to get to know the professional dancers and to cheer for their celebrity partners! We even like the judges – each one of them has a totally unique personality.
I guess I sound like a commercial for the show, but if you haven’t watched it, give it a try! You might love it, too.
If you’re already a fan . . . Who’s going to win this time? 😉
Because I’m a baby boomer, I literally grew up watching TV! What laptops, ipods, and cell phones are to today’s kids, is what televison was to my generation. We were “glued to it”, as my mother would say. I don’t know about you, but these days it seems harder to find shows that I’d want to be glued to! Oh, I know there definititely are a few, but they’re the exception and the endless commercials have taken some of the fun out of an evening in front of the TV
My solution has been to multi-task! Now I don’t mean that I dust the furniture or balance the checkbook while watching television, but I do like to have a creative project to work on – especially during all those commercials!!! I try to choose a fairly uncomplicated item so that I can relax and actually watch the show – without having to continually look away to check a difficult pattern. It’s really fun to have a little “something” to show for the time I’ve spent watching TV, too!
Sometimes I knit or crochet. I’ve also done cross-stitch, paper crafts, embroidery, and hand-sewing. The projects change, but that wonderful feeling of accomplishment is always the same!
I have a few things that I’ve recently finished, and I thought you might like to see one of them today.
May I present Exhibit A? 😉
This is a scarf that I worked on for an hour or two, every so often, over a few weeks.
It looks like confetti – in shades of pink, rose, lavender, violet, green, aqua and cranberry! I used a solid pink angora yarn along with a multi-color short eyelash.
The fluffy angora yarn gives the scarf a richer, more unique look/feel than the typical eyelash style.
It’s not extra-long but more of a medium length that drapes nicely to fill in the v-neckline of my winter coat.
What are you working on lately? Send in a photo! I’d love to post it here on the blog! 🙂
