Kurt left just after lunch today and promised to phone or text either when he reaches Regina (if he goes to the used bookstore), or when he reaches his friends about 30 minutes or so north of the city. I think I should have warned him that there is lots of construction on the street he will be traveling on in the city.
I am staying calm, and working methodically through the projects and goals for this month. Now the question of whether or not I will finish them all is another story entirely. Still, I think that by working my way through them one or two or three at a time most will be done.
Once again we are very warm, right now we are 31C in the city, and so outside work is being done as early as possible in the mornings. That means Jackie gets to fight off hoards of mosquitoes as well as spiders, and other insects. I did most of the weeding this morning, just need to do the center upper level of the perennial garden tomorrow morning. I also got all my baskets and pots watered.
I hope to get out and enjoy a fire in the firepit tonight, that would be the first one for the year. Very late really. Our neighbour on one side has gone camping and on the other side the house is empty and the owners will be cleaning it and either renting or trying to sell it once again.
Slowly but surely I am emptying the chest freezer, getting ready for the next harvest. Frozen carrots are gone, one package of frozen beans are left, and I am not too sure how many packages of frozen tomatoes are left. I will be working on those next. Perhaps some tomato sauce will be made one of these days.
I am enjoying the peace of staying home and getting little things done. The joy that being able to open a cupboard, the fridge or my freezers and making a meal for us fills me with contentment.
Me, reaching towards actually being me and not caring how others see me is something that I am working on daily. I have always realized that who and what I am is not to everyone's taste. Harvey and I live simply (or as simply as possible in this world) and have never really tried to keep up with others in the family. I sometimes think that is why his sisters treat me the way that they do. While it hurts at times, I am learning that this is their problem not mine.
Life is to be enjoyed and one can't do that if you are always trying to impress others. Being false to yourself causes nothing but problems.
It has been awhile since I actually posted my goals for the month so here is July's challenges to myself.
1. Dehydrate herbs for the winter.
2. Make infused oils and start the salve making.
3. Finish weaving the tea towels.
4. Weave a rug for Kris's kitchen.
5. Finish embroidering the rose quilt square and start another.
6. Knit 10 pairs of mitts.
7. Get the passport papers completed.
8. Keep organizing and tidying/decluttering sewing/craft room.
9. Copy recipes, probably another 20 and get rid of those we don't like.
10. Sort patterns into binder.
11. Sandwich quilts (there are 4 of them).
Hopefully most will be completed by the end of the month.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
Looks like you've set yourself some reasonable goals for the month. It's nice to have goals as long as we don't beat ourselves up if we don't attain them all.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you about being true to yourself and how difficult that is when you are always trying to impress others. I couldn't give a fig about what others think of us. Most of the time they probably aren't thinking anything as they are mostly thinking about themselves. We have lots of spiders in our garden at the moment. I keep walking into their webs and frighening myself when they get into my hair. Ugh. I do need to have a good potter in the garden and cut a few things back. It's becoming a bit jungly.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about being ourselves. I’ve never understood why some well meaning people seem to think if we live a more quiet simple life, that we’re not having fun. Constant material consumption, everyone trying to keep up with everyone else, doesn’t sound like a good life to me. One reason I am so happy to be out of the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley. Everyone is constantly judging their neighbors, it’s so fake. I was fortunate to grow up there before it all changed and now it has become so pretentious.
ReplyDeleteI’m happy and content and it doesn’t take a lot to keep me that way!
You betcha!!! Their problem not yours. We go around this life once- so we should be happy.
ReplyDeleteGreat goals!
I too enjoy being content at home and making a meal for us with what we have on hand here. I also have a lot of tomatoes on hand, but ours are canned. I need to be using those up.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a good list of goals for the month. I hope you’re able to accomplish each one.
Some wonderful goals there Jackie. I am having blogger trouble again & finally can comment on your posts. It sounds like you had a good visit with Kurt. xx
ReplyDeleteYou can only be yourself, too many people rush to make their perfect world, which only exist for just a few. I live by 'love what you have'.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to have a goal to reach towards. I'm a real homebird, but OH loves his holidays, so I trot off with him and do enjoy them (mostly) but always pleased to be home again. Xx
ReplyDeleteYou just be you, my friend.
ReplyDeleteWhen reading your goals, I was reminded of the huge pile of recipes I have in the pantry. I should go through them too, not likely to be cooking them all, it's such a mess. I'm sorry to read about your SILs and their attitude to you, that's quite hurtful. As you say, be true to yourself, with your close family behind you, that's all that matters.
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