Potpourri 2024

 

I thought I'd go through my phone and post photos that came out ok.  There's a little bit of everything here.  Even a heart shaped puddle.  Thank you all for sticking with me even when I wasn't here.  Wishing you all a healthy and peaceful new year!  

merry christmas

 

Hello sweet friends.  This will be the 18th year of Christmas in this house.  Other than accessories the kitchen is still the same and I plan for it to never be changed or upgraded.  

This is the extent of my decorating and I'm pretty proud of myself for doing this!  It feels just right to me.

I am wishing you all the loveliest Christmas ever.  We've been through so much together and I hope to continue to write here.  The comment section is the best part of this blog.  I read every single comment and love them all.  Take care sweet friends and see you soon. x

quiet times

 

The holidays can be a challenging time for some of us.  I should say, for me they are.  Crowded parties, markets, parking...everything gets so hectic.  Even if you are not hosting you can get caught up in the frenzy.  I made it through Thanksgiving and the "big" one is coming up.  Gosh they have gotten so hard for me.  Life moves on and I feel stuck in the past.  It's so hard to describe but I know I have people reading here that have lost loved ones.  I was told time heals but that hasn't been the case for me.

I've set the table for a close friend who is coming for dinner tonight.  I'm looking forward to just the quiet of this evening and lovely talk.  I crave these quiet times.  How are you all getting on?  Please do tell! x

fresh ideas

 

Since I get so many requests about handling a low income I thought I'd share a fresh way I'm thinking about my money these days.  I watch a lot of finance YouTube people like Ramit Sethi and others like him.  They go over couples/singles finances and come up with a game plan to get out of debt or achieve other goals.  It hit me one night that my "bills" are actually my luxuries.  It's a fresh way of looking at an old topic.  

I will give you few examples...walking into a hot room and pushing a button and cold air pours out of vents to cool me off.  That is a luxury.  Drawing a hot bath on a cold night.  That is a luxury.  My cell phone.  Luxury.  When I began looking at my bills in a new light, I suddenly felt very very rich.  Literally everything in my life seems to be a luxury.  Have you ever felt like this?  Please do tell!  xo

calm

 

Staying calm is my number one priority as of late.  Maybe for you too?  Relax and be assured that this is a calm space.  No ads of any sort, I hope just a dose of loveliness to calm frazzled nerves.  I baked bread this morning and worked in the garden.  I'm going to be focusing on activities whose main purpose delivers peace and tranquility.  I'm not on IG at the moment because it's too much for me these days.  Wherever your political preference lies it'll always be ok to pop over here.  In fact, I will not publish any comments with any bias whatsoever.  So lets celebrate all we have and all we don't have.  xo