Creating a comfortable life one moment at a time
I just cleaned up after a very sick young girl if you know what I mean and need to go to my Happy Place. Join me, won’t you?
(Mr. Darcy.)
Is that Mr. Darcy’s shoe? Good boy.
Whew. Much better! Thank you, Pinterest.
Please join us next week when we resume our regular programming with Chocolate Beer Truffles. Super Bowl Sunday, here we come!
My Knitterella gift tags just arrived in the mail. Aren’t they cute? I got the top two styles, plus a holiday one for next year. After I get a few things done around here, I’m going to sit down with a nice hot mug of coffee (with a shot of International Delight Caramel Macchiato), read her blog, and get inspired.
What to do with all the art the kids bring home from school? You want to give that hard work and creativity the respect it deserves but there’s only so much wall space. I found a large, cheap frame at a local antique shop, removed the original art (a hunting scene that I hope wasn’t worth millions), and hung the empty frame on the wall over the kids’ art cabinet. A more exacting sort of person might have repainted it, but I think the whole gold and shiny thing makes it special.
So now the kids select their favorite pieces, I tape them onto the wall inside the frame, and we enjoy the artwork until some new projects are ready to take a turn. The kids are happy because their work is being honored and I’m happy because it’s not taking over the house.
Full disclosure: I don’t keep every piece of schoolwork or artwork that comes home. I used to save every single scribble, but I realized after a few years that kids bring home a lot of stuff, especially in the preschool and kindergarten years. Lily alone draws 10 pictures a day. So I recycle a lot of it, give some away, and store the rest in bins labeled for each kid. These bins are also a great place to store report cards, awards, and other mementos. When they fill up, we sit down together and weed out some things (easier to do after a few years have gone by) to make room for more.
Amanda at Kind Over Matter has a great freebie to help you spread a little sunshine. Print out one of these fliers (or customize your own) and stick it on the bulletin board at your local coffee shop, post office, or grocery store. Or put it up on your fridge to let your nearest and dearest know how much they mean to you. Don’t forget to snip along the dotted lines so people can tear off the messages.