Hygge Valentine

I am making a little blanket. It’s such a simple pattern, the trusted garter stitch!

I am making this for myself. I usually don’t knit for myself, but in this case I am. I have a bigger picture in mind. My Hygge future. At the moment life is nuts and I am not exactly where I want to be. The hope is that I can decorate my future home with this lovely little blanket. That I can wrap my daughter in it. Or place it on the sofa.  That my husband could snuggle with it too. I dream of the colors and the future.

Sometimes I get into knitting ruts. Does that ever happen to you? I start a project and then I don’t touch it for some time. I need a deadline, maybe.

Hello Cupid

Valentine’s Flowers

Feeling loved and wanted. I guess that’s what we want to feel. Amazing how these roses can fill me with happiness. Romantic mood today. I love this holiday. An excuse to tell someone you love them.

Inspiration

If you ever need a quick pick me up! Then this book is your pal! I love this little book. Marisa Anne is truly a creative and lovely soul. This book will guide you to finding your creative voice. I love the pictures in this book too. It’s so colorful and happy.  I am especially drawn to the simplicity. It’s easy to read, as though you were talking to a dear friend.

Thank you, Marissa Anne for this lovely book.

Words that resonate with me today, “start small”

Chloé

“Don’t wish me happiness
I don’t expect to be happy all the time…
It’s gotton beyond that somehow.
Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor.
I will need them all.”

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

Lately, I’ve been thinking of the ocean, of sand, and shells, of the sun. I’ve been thinking of simplicity.  I have also been thinking of ways that kindness can spread. Like a ripple. A simple smile, a compliment, or a letter.  

Lessons learned form April: Put on that makeup it will make you feel better. You don’t need to, but pamper yourself a little. Lipstick is a girl’s best friend.

Cooking is therapy.

Coffee is important.

Talk to your friends.

Do your best.

Make time to read every day.

Don’t go to bed crying you’ll wake up with a headache.

Take each day as it comes.

Live in the moment.

Wear perfume. You’ll feel better. Read this. Don’t these ingredients just make you happy!

Fragrance Notes:

• Top – pink peony, freesia, lychee
• Middle – magnolia flower, lilly of the valley, rose
• Base – cedarwood, amber, honey

Make your bed.

Wash your hands.

Equilibrium

“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced
life.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything

I am focusing on balance today. I invite you (if there is anyone reading this) to think about balance today. Think about your scale.  What do you need to do to be more balanced today?

Life: My mother is asleep, and my daughter is watching tv. I am working.

Relationship: I texted my husband. I miss him.  I wish I was home.

Focus: On my daughter. I need to teach her and make sure she learns. That’s my biggest goal today. 😊

Goals: To be present, to be patient, and love. I will love with my full heart today.

Knitting in the garden

It’s time to nourish your soul. Plant those seeds and tend that garden.

Holly

“It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits, and that lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets. If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany’s, then I’d buy some furniture and give the cat a name.”

Today I will allow myself the freedom to be me, with all my virtues and vices.

Never Forget

“When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him, you will see yourself. As you treat him, you will treat yourself. As you think of him, you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him you will find yourself or lose yourself.”

– Marianne Williamson

Human Invention

Be aware of human inventions that you might tend to overlook simply because they are always there.

I feel torn, because I am grateful for these inventions that keep me connected, but I miss being around strangers. 

Attitude

“An attitude of gratitude brings great things.”

I appreciate… my family. There support and love throughout my life.

I give thanks… to my mentors that have taught me so much.

I celebrate… my father for his patience and love.

I acknowledge… those that help make my world better. Doctors, Teachers, Friends.

I am fulfilled … with my life. I feel so lucky for all that I have been given.

I am content… with my body.