It is very quiet in my house this morning, that is unusual. The little ones are off to school. The teenager's are still sleeping, and the tween has a friend over, and is occupied. Praise the Lord for silence, it is a gift, though not given often. For once I am not rushed to run someone somewhere, or feeling the pressure of a work deadline. I am thinking about things like planting flowers, and going to a friends house for a knitting lesson. I love that life has so many interesting facets. I love it even more when I have a breather, when I can think about the things that bring me joy, and fill up my spirit. Creative things tend to do that for me. When I have time to scrapbook, or design a piece of jewelry, when I have time to learn to knit, or get into a really good book. Those are small pleasures that get ignored much of the time as I race about life. We need darkness to appreciate the sun, we need cold to appreciate warmth, we need craziness to appreciate peace. I very much appreciate the peace of listening to the peacock's squawk, and my dog snore, as I take a moment to take inventory of my day. Life is good.
Every woman has things in her life she is willing to pay for, and things she feels like she can and should do herself. My list is generally a little different than most women I think. My sister would tell you it is because I think I can do things better than other people, hee , hee ... she thinks I am a bit on the controlling side. I cut my own hair, do my own hair color, do my own facials, make jewelry, that sort of thing. I will admit, it is a rare occasion that I pay hundreds of dollars for a color and cut, and walk out feeling amazing. I am almost always disappointed in the result. I get a manicure & pedicure, and always regret the color choice- or see smudges. It just makes me mad to pay a lot of money for mediocre results. (I can get mediocre results myself!) One thing I definitely am willing to pay for, that I easily admit I am the worst at, is CLEANING MY HOUSE!! I really hate it. I love the calm and peace that comes with the clean, well organized home. I thri...
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