Back from vacation (posts to come soon), and doing about eight loads of laundry for two people is a bit much!
Blessings.
Category: vacation
Beach Therapy
I live in Northwest Florida on the Emerald Coast. I don’t live on the water, actually about 15 minutes away from the beach. I don’t go as often as I would like, and it seems that the weather doesn’t always cooperate with me.
Friday was perfect. It was going to be a busy week, and I knew that I needed to clear my head. It was windy, but perfect. The water was still cold, but warm enough to cool off. Not a lot of people. Just the sounds of the waves, and birds. Really nice.
My kind of therapy.
Blessings.
Cute Stuff
I am on vacation this week, and it has been somewhat okay. We have an older vehicle that needed belt repair for a long while, and this week the battery decided it was time to stop working as well. Repaired to the tune of $420 later. But I am not going to let that ruin my time off…too much to do…and do it joyfully.
This is what some call a staycation…staying at home while I have vacation from work (bonus – I am not sick). I have goals, and a list of priorities to accomplish this week. Weekends never seem to be long enough for my organizing, and the week just piles stuff back up. So it is a never ending circle it seems.
Anyway…one of the goals this week was to empty out my pantry. I knew it was bad, but really had no idea how bad it truly was. Jar of Alfredo sauce: expiration Feb 2006! Yep, that plus a lot more. 2 large black garbage bags full, and some time later = organized. For the moment anyway. I had the kids help, and hopefully that will play into keeping it for longer than 3 days.
NOTHING on top of the refrigerator!!! I love that.
A two drawer system (that I found in the garage), and some other tubs (that I can’t find the lids) organized the chips and pasta. All of my baking ingredients are on one shelf (sugars, cocoa, marshmallows). It may not look like much, but, oh what a beautiful sight it is for us.
I also added a cutie to my scrap closet.
This was a bonus Decor Elements from Stampin’ Up from a couple of months ago. I LOVE their design and ease of application. If you need anything from Stampin’ Up – Julie is great – and you can find her here:
But isn’t it the cutest! Most people won’t see it, but I do from where I sit in the office. I need to get some small chalk and a chalk ledge so that I can get some great use out of it.
Well, back to it…still have more to get done…and it is already Thursday! Have a great day.
Blessings.
Jerry Ann
