Thursday, Again

It comes every week. Thursday. I'm not sure what makes this the day the hardest, of my week. Some ideas: we've been doing basically the same thing the last few days, which is the same as we did the week, and weeks, before. We get cabin fever. We know tomorrow starts our weekend. And we have no real rhythm for this day. We've done everything already this week. We need something different for this day.

Maybe if our lives were a bit more filled with outside things, play dates, library visits, or home school groups, Thursday wouldn't seem so bad, or long. We need more variety!

What do you do when the weeks seem monotonous? Do you have activities for certain days of the week? How do you fill in the time?

Yarn Along: Cursed, I Tell Ya!

Last week I shared my intention to knit a sundress for A out of some cute cotton yarn I've had forever. And I started, was about half through, when I put it down for a few minutes. When I came back one of our dogs had started eating it. She'd chewed the wooden parts of my circular needles and my work had started unraveling. There was no saving it. I wrote about this happening before, with this same yarn. And I am now convinced it's cursed. Two different dogs, two different projects, two sets of needles. I give up.


So instead I picked up two older projects to get a finish on. A knit bunny, I'm making up as I go, with some leftover yarn I have on hand. And just a keep my hands busy project. It'll either turn out to be a dish cloth, or a doll blanket for one of A's many dollies. This yarn was gifted to me by a friend, and is so soft. A comes up and snuggles in close to it every time I bring it out.


As for reading, honestly I haven't made it any farther in last week's book. Since A's birth, 14 months ago, I've had a really hard time getting into anything, and finishing anything longer than a magazine. Could be my choices, how busy life is, or just mama brain keeping me from relaxing enough to really get into anything. I do continue to read bits and pieces, here and there, but nothing from cover to cover. {Sigh} I do miss a good book.


Joining in with Ginny's Yarn Along over at Small Things. What are you knitting? Reading?

What to Where

I'm miss blogging. And in the past week I've had plenty of time to write. But I'm feeling a bit stuck on what topics I want to write about. Our everyday life is pretty much the same, day in and out. So recapping what we did each day, would not only bore the crap out of you, but would make writing really not fun for me very quickly. Haha

So I'm feeling a bit uninspired. I need a direction. And when I feel that way, I start wondering if the life of this blog is about run it's course. Not that I wouldn't blog anymore, but like maybe it's time to start all over. Write a blog with an actual direction, and not just rambling thoughts I pull from the air. This blog has it's own life, own feeling, one I made, one I put out There. I've always been real and open and honest, but by putting it all out there, I have made it very general and hard to keep readers.

My thought is I am trying a new path, for myself, maybe I need to shed this old place. A new start for me, in many different ways.

But I want your thoughts, your opinions. Because I value it. So please share with me. Should I continue what I do here? Is it worth continuing? Or start anew?

Oh goodness. I just don't know.

{this moment}

Joining Amanda at SouleMama for 

{this moment} 

 - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

 

 

 

 

Not the best photo, but the moment is one to savor. He will not always ask to hold my hand.

Yarn Along: Shorties

Today I'm joining Ginny at Simple Things for Yarn Along.


I haven't been inspired much lately. My desire to knit took a bit of a hit after finishing my shawl and having it not turn out at all as expected. I bet it's just one of those things. I followed the pattern and used all the right materials but it came out much smaller than it should. B got a cute shawl, I am now on the search for a new pattern and just the right yarn. I will make myself something someday.

Then last week I accidentally shrunk my favorite pair of longies for A. And needed to replace them. I only had a single skein of wool so I knew I'd end up making shorties. I cast on on Thursday and finished them up on Monday. They've inspired me to get knitting again! Later today I'll cast on another pair, with cotton yarn I've tried before. I love the candy cane look of this yarn. And hope they'll make some super cute shorts for A for the upcoming summer. Oh wait! I just had an idea for a sun dress. We'll see where this leads....


As for reading, I'm very slowly starting the newest book in James Redfield's Celestine Prophecy series- The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision. These books have a way of opening my mind, and spirit. Very grounding.


How about you, what are you knitting? Reading?

Looking For Time

I'm still looking for the time to sit and write. Write anything. FB status updates are all I seem to be able to find the time for these days. These words here and some pics from my phone will have to suffice.

Busy days keeps us busy!

Almost There

I haven't had a lot of time lately to blog. And the few times I've tried it has been on my phone, and then those weren't publishing.

Life of course has been busy. When isn't it with 4 at home all day. It's been warm, almost summer like. We've gotten my flower garden in, and lettuce beds, but not much else in the way of gardens.

I'm hanging in there, sorta. And my mil is coming for a visit Thursday. That has given me the motivation to really Spring clean, and gret the house righted.

Big  news- I'm just 25 views away from 20k!  Holy cow. Thank you all that reads.

Gratitude * Sunday

Today I'm joining Taryn at Wooly Moss Roots for 

G r a t i t u d e  *  S u n d a y

{Sunday's heartfelt tradition. A time to slow down, to reflect, to be grateful. A list of gratitudes.} 

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If you would like to join us, see below. 

Our gratefulness feeds one another. 

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Throughout the week I've felt grateful for:

 ~ Ducklings and the entertainment they provide to us all.

~ Our new chicken coop

 ~ This blog post from Marcy at A Simple Life. Posted on a very hard day for me, I kept coming back to it to help me through the day. Sometimes it's the simple things that get us through.

~ Our starter plants taking off so well. They really need to get in the ground but the weather hasn't stayed nice enough to get them out yet. (And our beds are no where near ready for plants!)

Lavender

Rosemary

~ Getting our plants re-potted and having them take so well.

Peppermint

~ Time spent outside. The children "helping" with things that need to get done.

~Worms!

~ Blooms on my Peach tree!

~ Mud puddles, and the joy, learning and fun they bring.

~Purple flowers everywhere!

~The leaves on the trees (even though we suffer from allergies)! The green is so refreshing after all the brown and gray.

~SPRING!!!!!!! is finally here! 

~Sunshine, and southern breezes.

~ The sweet bird songs.

~ Hearing my children making up and singing their own songs.

~ The girls home for Spring break.

~ The possibility of going "home" this summer (for my eldest's wedding).

~ Ideas and imagination.

~ Being able to let go and let the house get messy.

~ Sleeping "in" all week long.

What are you grateful for?