Being home

Happy Tuesday evening everyone!

How was your day? Mine was good. I spent most of the day home doing some paperwork John asked me to work on and get done for him and I’m happy to say, it’s all done, that is, unless I forgot something. But hey, you know me, there are times when my brain decides to exit my head and I just forget everything.

So, I’d love to hear about your day, what you have going for the week ahead, so please shoot me a text or drop me a comment.

As I sit here writing, I’m sitting downstairs with the pups and it’s nearly 11 pm. The wind is blowing so hard. It’s been a long moment since I’ve heard the winds blow like this. I love the sound of wind but being in our new home that is surrounded by trees, all I can say is, fingers crossed those trees stay rooted in the ground and don’t decide to uproot or drop a branch or two. I mean, I do love the way the wind sounds as it makes its way through the leaves on all my trees.

It’s funny, being home is such an amazing feeling. When I have to head out for anything, I can’t wait to come home. I enjoy every part of being home and I especially have found solace in being able to stay up a tad later than John to write. This past week has really been the first time in a long while that I’ve felt well enough to take in all the aspects of lake life and home life.

I ran across this post on Pinterest, and it really spoke volumes to me. It describes the way I feel about our new home and the peace it brings to me.

This quote was so much of what I said to John yesterday and honestly, I couldn’t help but smile. I told John that I’m loving every moment of being home and I’m loving everything about being able to put on my comfy clothes. I feel so relaxed here even with the crazy going on not only in life around me, but in the world. UGH, but that’s for another post.

After the engagement party on the 28th I’m going to get to working in my yard. I also want to be outside more reading and doing my cross-stitch. I have a sampler I’m making for Kevin and Jagger, and I can’t wait to get started. I also need to put together a quilt for my other daughter-in-law. Kaitlyn’s dad passed away in 2020 and I still have a bunch of her dad’s old flannels. I’m hoping to make a memory quilt using them and if I can get my boot in gear, I’ll get the quilt made for Kaitlyn’s next birthday, which by the way is at the end of May.

This quote is so me. No pressure of having to go anywhere. I think this last surgery has given me the lesson in life to just be. Even though I’m almost 2 months post-op, I still feel some discomfort in my tummy and if I eat the wrong thing still, I get this intense pain in my chest area. I do think it’s God’s way of telling me too not overdo it, still. The doctors did say it would take months for me to fully recover, and they were right on point.

Oh, I have a question for you all. What are your thoughts on either one of these ideas I found on Pinterest using an old desk?

I actually have a wood frame very similar to the one in the photo.

What do you think of a bright yellow painted desk with tons of fun flowers? Though, I do love the red. Reminds me of Coca-Cola decor. Coca-Cola red is my favorite.

I still enjoy dreaming of what I’m going to do with my home, but I’m also allowing my home to speak to me to tell me what she wants on the walls. Still haven’t hung anything up except three things which by the way, the nails were already in the wall, so I simply put a piece of my art on those lonely nails.

I’m grateful for the advice given to me from a really good friend. She tells me like it is and holds nothing back and I appreciate her so much. She’s on a little mini vacay with the man of her dreams and I couldn’t be happier for her. She even sent me a video of her and her amazing man dancing in the rain. She’s always telling me to go out and dance in the rain and I’ve promised her I will, but in the meantime, she was out dancing in the rain and showing me, how much joy comes with doing something silly all while making a memory.

Tonight, as the sun was getting ready to descend behind the mountains, I captured a few photos. Check out the incredible colors along with the rain clouds. I felt so blessed to be able to be home and really enjoy the sky. It was so peaceful.

Thoughts?

Just being home, it’s not only a gift, but a blessing. Now, I need to rely more on God to help me figure out a way to make a little cash while doing it from home. Hopefully my art or writing take off soon, but we’ll see.

Tomorrow, we receive one more sunset, hopefully not our last, but one more. May we all wake up with gratitude in our hearts, a roof over our heads, food in our bellies and enough appreciation to get up and enjoy a new beginning.

Thank you for stopping by and please don’t forget, Until next time, Love Life++ Hugs.