for today

for today...

outside my window... 22F/cloudy @ 10:30am
Winter Weather Advisory 7am Mon-7am Tues::snow showers, wind, freezing rain

i am thinking... the hours of daylight are slowly getting longer 

i am thankful for... El Nino

i am wearing... blue jeans, flannel shirt & Birkenstocks

i am going... grocery shopping

i am currently reading... "Leadership," by Doris Kearns Goodwin

i am hoping... my IBD has finally calmed down for awhile

on my mind... gas @ $2.49/gallon, milk @ $2.55/gallon, butter @ $2.49/lb

pondering these words...

"In January it's so nice

while slipping on the sliding ice,

to sip hot chicken soup with rice.

Sipping once, sipping twice."

~ Maurice Sendak, In January ~

from the kitchen... 

pork & sauerkraut, roasted vegetables, escalloped apples

around the house... boxes that need to go up to the attic

one of my favorite things... green grass in January!

i'm creating... the Month of Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... stacking firewood, gather fallen tree limbs

from my lens:

January Thaw

*click to enlarge photo*

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

Hello January

Month of Challenges @ The Lilypad #1 Blind Scrap
credits:
so basic paper3, by Mommyish
ASG leafy branch & frame, and daydreamer flower,
by Little Butterfly Wings
Minutiae wordart & coffee ring brush, by Sabrina Creations
stitched border, by Just Jaimee
3 sugar cubes, my personal stash
coffee cup, by HoneyDesigns
tag, by Tracy Martin

One Little Word 2019

My One Little Words
2019::Endeavor
2018::Grounded
2017::Resolute
2016::Unplugged
2015::PUSH (Persist Until Something Happens)
2014::Essence
2013::Unpredictable 
2012::Austerity
2011::Simplify
2010::Renew
2009::Focus

you can follow Ali Edwards and One Little Word HERE