Recently this beauty came to live at my house…in my living room to be exact. And she is lovely! As luck would have it this is my busiest time of year, so I haven’t been able to spend hours and hours figuring her out. BUT do not fret, I have next week off {the first week of June} and she will be mine….ALL mine! For now I started with something basic using my Girl Charlee Knitfix Fabric from November and…
I know in the book that February’s main focus was on Marriage ~ Giving Proofs of Love to your spouse. And while I love that and continue to make the Captain my main focus, I’m also implementing the same effort into other people {and animals} in my life. 1. The Way to a Man’s Heart is Through His Stomach *Really, the way to anyone’s heart I’d say! 😉 One of the biggest ways that I give proofs of…
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{My}Happiness Project ~ March #thesearethedays #happinessproject #aimhigher
Aren’t you proud of me ~ getting this post up at the beginning of the month!? I know, I’m impressed too 😉 Update: No need to be too impressed….I wrote the post but didn’t publish it until now. oops. I’m really excited for the focus this month and can’t wait to implement it. AIM HIGHER I know, pretty broad right? Aim Higher ~ what does that mean? In her book, My Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin narrowed it down to these…
I have posted this recipe before but after looking through my old post I realized it was not great, so I’ve deleted that post and I’m doing it again. This recipe is intended to be cooked and canned, but I love it fresh as well, which as a former tomato hater is HUGE! Yellow Pepper Salsa {Recipe came from a friend, so I can’t even take credit!} 2 cups chopped yellow peppers 2 cups chopped peeled tomatoes {no need to…
Usually when the kids and I go away without the Captain, I like to leave prepared meals for him in the fridge. So while we are here enjoying the condo, I left meals for him as usual, but also some food in the freezer for his next rotation ~ Here’s what I made: 1. Lasagna ~ I don’t have a recipe or a photo, but I should get both. It doesn’t seem to matter how many lasagna’s I try, this one remains my favorite.…
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{My} Happiness Project ~ February #thesearethedays #happinessproject #rememberlove
Considering February is the month with Valentine’s Day, it seems fitting that the theme or goal for this month is *Remember Love* {Marriage} The things listed to help achieve this are: *Quit nagging *Don’t expect praise or appreciation *Fight right *No dumping *Give proofs of love I have always felt like we fell into married life with ease. We rarely fought and seemed to often be on the same page with plans, decisions, etc. We were good at taking care…
It all started with THIS ~ hundreds of complaints from the last 4 months of people whose pets either got sick or even died as a result of their food….the same brand of food our dogs are on. WERE on, but I’ll get to that. I do honestly believe it was more than likely a bad batch, but it was enough for me to reconsider what we’ve been feeding our dogs. So, being halfway through our last bag of dog food,…
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{My} Happiness Project ~ January Wrap Up #happinessproject #thesearethedays
It’s already February – how did that happen?! Before I can get into the goals and plans for February, I need to do a bit of a January wrap up. So let’s get to it. January’s Goals were to increase energy by: Going to Sleep Earlier Exercising Better Tossing, Restoring, Organizing Tackling a nagging task Acting more energetic 1. Going to Sleep Earlier – I sure had good intentions, and most of the time was really good about crawling into…
I’ve always loved animals. As a child I dreamed of owning 3 homes, side by side; one for me and my family, one to house people who needed help, and one for all my animals. {And of course an underground tunnel connecting my house with my best friend’s, but who didn’t have that dream?!}. Early in 2013 we finally decided we were ready for both the time and financial commitment. Our ultimate plan was to have two, so we first…
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I Cancelled Real Life For The Weekend #thesearethedays #hibernatingweekend #happinessproject
I mentioned in my last post that if it doesn’t help pay the bills or raise my children, I’ve had to let it fall to the wayside. The weight of responsibilities is real, and as a result, I have had to seriously take a step back and re-evaluate what I spend my time on. I also mentioned that there is a third category that has squeaked it’s way onto my priority list ~ the things that fulfill me and make…