Happy 2014 !!!

A New Year has begun. 

Perfect calendar for me - all rusty stuff!  Bought it at Hobby Lobby.

Resolutions:
Last year I worked on being grateful - this year be even more grateful.
Last year I worked on reading the Bible - this year read the Bible more frequently.
Last year I worked on getting off of 2 medicines - this year get off 2 more.
Last year I tried to better understand people - this year keep trying.
Last year I worked on having a better relationship with my hubby - this year do a better job at this.
Last year I did NOT work on my weight - this year I will lose some weight.
Last year I worked on making myself quilt more - this year I want to quilt more.

Recommended book for the New Year:  Everyday Simplicity - A Practical Guide to Spiritual Growth by Robert J. Wicks.
Recommended tea for the New Year:  Tazo Refresh-mint  - peppermint, spearmint with a pinch of tarragon.

~ Kat

Gratitude Sunday - Staycation, I mean Vacation 2011

This weekend I am grateful for my vacation time (regardless of what I said in yesterday's blog) because -

Spent time with my hubby -

Spent time with Rascal and Sissy -

Got to see the beautiful Arkansas Ozarks (more vacation photos later) -

Started an art quilt -

Finished my living room curtains -

Finished 2 books, started 2 books (never can read just one at a time) -

And, am finally feeling better - just in time to go back to work!!!  GO FIGURE!!!
But I am thankful -
Kat

Need a Good Book?

I think I have mentioned at least one of these books before, but these are two of my biggest motivators to learn to live a simpler life.  When I feel myself slipping back into a frenzied lifestyle, I check them out again at the library and reread them or at least the relevant parts of them for the time.  I finally realized (after I almost highlighted in one of the library's copies - eeek!) that I really needed my own copies.  I do much better at retaining ideas when I can color-code and notate and dog-ear. So, I ordered them and they arrived today.  Out comes the highlighter..

The first one is Abundant Simplicity - Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace by Jan Johnson.  The second one is from clutter to clarity - simplifying life from the inside out by Nancy Twigg.  Both books focus on uncluttering the mind and lifestyle as a necessary step before one can unclutter the material things that can overwhelm or dominate one's life. 

Enjoy a cup of hot tea and a good book -
Blessings,
Kat