One of the things I quite often have a whinge to the husband about is his tendency to start a project and then not finish it. We've had words Many of them. And I have to say that finally he IS improving in that regard - we both are. See I'm quite good at the … Continue reading On Best Laid Plans, Slow Progress and Finishing Already
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More or Less Part Two
I've been thinking a lot since I wrote this post. Thinking and staring into cupboards and rifling through drawers and wondering if I've even scraped the surface of this decluttering thing. I'm convinced less is more My heart says yes but my cupboards aren't so sure and the drawers say not even nearly. I'm no hoarder, … Continue reading More or Less Part Two
#MySundayPhoto – What Progress Looks Like
"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it" Ivan Panin I know, I know its just an ordinary old tap attached to a nondescript brick wall. Nothing interesting here except that I've not had a tap on this wall or in any vicinity of my back yard now for over ten years. So … Continue reading #MySundayPhoto – What Progress Looks Like
#MySundayPhoto – The Reading Nook
Because when things aren’t perfect, which is always, you have to choose what you are going to focus on. Myquillyn Smith By happy accident, I now have a new favourite reading place. My husband started a project totally uninstigated by me, at the far end of our back room - this happens to be … Continue reading #MySundayPhoto – The Reading Nook
Sitting Pretty
Some pieces of furniture just seem to suit your house and life right down to the ground and this chairs one.
Simply Does It – Five Simple Refreshes For Your Home (and For Your Heart)
The answer doesn’t always have to be long and complicated. Sometimes (not always but more often than we think) the answer is simple and sometimes its easy. In fact they’re my favourite kind. See I’m a great one for overcomplicating and overthinking things - things like my faith, my writing, raising these two beautiful children or … Continue reading Simply Does It – Five Simple Refreshes For Your Home (and For Your Heart)
The Life Changing Magic of Twenty Minutes A Day
I'll tell you something about myself. I get easily distracted. Very easily I start a task with enthusiasm, but before long the whiff of something more interesting or creative and/or pressing has me wandering off and starting on something else before I’m finished the first thing. Anyone else? It happens too when I have so … Continue reading The Life Changing Magic of Twenty Minutes A Day
The Bench Least Likely
Not too long ago my sweet little girl stopped me in the middle of what I was doing with a plea along the lines of "please please please can we paint something right now, I don't want to do it another day, I want to paint something today. You MUST have something we can paint right … Continue reading The Bench Least Likely
Water Into Wine 