Week Six: Ways to Love Others

When I saw the list topic "Ways in which you can Love Others", I interpreted it as a what are things you can do to show and communicate love to others. Some things on my list I feel like I already do, and some are things I would like to do. And all I would like to master! :) When you put love out into the universe, you will get love back. :)

Ways in which I can Love Others:

- Smile at others more
- Give out hugs to family and friends
- Be patient
- Send a care package to a loved one far away
- Send a care package to a soldier
- Listen more
- Give advice when it is wanted
- Be a shoulder to cry on
- Give space when the other needs it
- Send a "thank you for being in my life" letter or card
- Be kind and polite, even when others are not
- Accept other peoples beliefs, even if I do not agree with them
- Accept and admit when I am wrong
- Be gracious when defeated
- Forgive others
- Give someone a "just because" present
- Be honest with others
- Be courteous and thoughtful of others
- Be more willing to share and open myself up to others
- Be joyous for others successes and triumphs
- Be encouraging and positive when others feel defeated
- Never forget a birthday or special day
- Call loved ones I haven't spoken to in a while just to say hello

Week Five: What I am Grateful for

Let's be honest, this list could go on and on! I filled up my paper while I was writing everything down and still had more when it was filled!

I am grateful for:
- A roof over my head
- Food on the table
- My animals
- Cute animals and the joy they provide
- Cute babies are always good too
- My sewing machine
- My loving, respectful, wonderful, supportive boyfriend
- My family
- My friends
- Freedom: the right to have my own thoughts and beliefs, and be able to act upon them
- My Kitchen Aid
- A warm, soft bed to sleep in
- My past. It made me who I am today
- Books
- Education
- Modern medicine
- The weekend
- Modern technology
- Air conditioning
- The men and women who have and who are serving our country
- Naps
- Spontaneity
- Dishes: Because it means you ate well! That one needed an explanation! ;)
- Sunshine
- Snow days
- Rain
- Music
- Schedules
- Date nights
- Cookies
- Ice cream
- Root beer floats
- Adventures
- Nature
- Running water
- Hot water
- Electricity
- Forgiveness
- Lazy days

Saturday Mornings

Who doesn't love Saturday mornings? It's pretty much the one day out of the entire week where you don't have to do anything you don't want to. It's amazing.

I always wake up first on weekend mornings. I guess I just can't sleep in like I used to, but I have grown to love and look forward to my private Saturday mornings to myself. Not that I wouldn't mind someone waking up before me every once in a while though. :)

My day always start with a HUGE bowl of cereal and Netflix :) It's a time when I get the TV all to myself and can watch the girliest show of my choosing (no basketball playoffs ;])! After an episode (I will admit sometimes two episodes if it ends of a real cliff hanger) I fire up the old laptop (I literally mean old) and work on my blog. I don't always work on posts, sometimes I just research how to add something, or I simply catch up reading on the blogs I follow! But sometimes I get distracted and go on a Pinning spree! ;)

Lately I have also been working on catching up with Moorea Seal's 52 Lists Project. The thing is though I don't want to rush through them. So I will admit I have been taking my time to catch up. I would rather take the time to reflect on myself than be on the same week as everyone else.

And after I'm done with that I either spend more time on the computer, read (have I mentioned I LOVE reading?), or I work on sewing and creating patterns. :)

Overall, I have come to love and enjoy my Saturday morning alone time. It's a time I use to reflect on myself, and focus on the things that make me happy. By the afternoon I feel refreshed, revived, and ready to conquer the everyday norm.

Oh! And did I mention I get this little guy all to myself too! :)

How do you spend your Saturday mornings? Or how do you wish you spent them? :)

Current and Future Goals and Dreams

Welcome to my week four of the 52 Lists Project! This week focused on listing your current and future goals and dreams. I must admit I had a lot of fun with this one. It is a fantastic feeling to put your goals and dreams on paper, and SEE them! :)

- Have my own personal library.
- Have my own special craft room.
- Run a small no kill animal shelter/rescue.
- Learn how to sew clothes.
- Learn how to safely use a saw, then use it!
- Grow my blog and business, be successful!
- Create more items for my shop.
- Get married.
- Have babies (while still maintaining a -successful- business).
- Visit Europe.
- Visit EVERY U.S. State.
- Graduate college.
- Create a household budget and stick with it!
- Attend a blogging conference.
- Save enough money to send my future kids to college.
- Smile more at strangers (if could change their day and yours).
- Be able to care for my parents when they grow old.
- Visit Disneyworld.
- Sell my creations by various means (not just Etsy).
- Take a cooking class.
- Never stop reading.
- Work on finding the silver lining in my life events and not just others. Be more optimistic.
- Grow my own Christmas tree (at least once).
- Have a garden.
- Make working out part of my lifestyle and not just a chore.
- Complete everything on this list!! :)

Join in the 52 Lists Project {here}, have an amazing week everyone!

52 Lists: Things to be proud of

Honestly, this post was challenging to write. I thought about skipping it altogether, but that would be cheating! So I sat for a while and just thought. Eventually I came up with this list. I strongly feel like everyone should make one! Especially if you are having a bad day! It forces you to come up with positive things about yourself and your life. :) Enjoy! :)

- I am a loving, compassionate person.
- I love animals. I want to help every lost one I find, and I almost always do.
- I am creative.
- I have learned from my mistakes.
- I try to enjoy the little things in life that many people overlook.
- I stand behind my beliefs and do not conform simply to fit in.
- I am in a healthy, loving relationship (with an amazing guy, I should add :]).
- I started my own blog, which is something I have always wanted to do.
- I started my own business.
- I am not afraid to dream.
- I am determined.
- I am a hard worker.
- I am a good cook.
- I am making and maintaining a happy home for Tom and I while working full time and starting my own business.
- I haven't killed our basil plant.... YET! ;)

Join in the 52 Lists Project! Moorea Seal's blog is great!

52 Lists: Greatest Comforts

When I first started this list, I did not think I would have so many things that comfort me. The more I thought about it though, the more the list grew. Even now as I write this post I think of more things I want to add to the list!

Writing down my greatest comforts was really fun for me. Plus I love going back and reading it. Moorea Seal put it perfectly, "And now every time I look at my list, I just feel comfort surrounding me as I think of all the ways that I can grasp comfort in my everyday life."

Tom says my cursive is hard to read so here it is all typed out again:

Column One: blankets, pajamas, cuddles, Tom, snuggles, Thomas, reading, the sound of rain on the roof, fire in the fireplace, birds chirping, snow falling, Christmas time, music, family, friends, acceptance, sweatshirts, safety, and a warm bed (I know it isn't in the picture, but it needed to be added :]).

Column Two: stability, order, the sound of the ocean, Disney movies, quilts, sewing, singing, sunshine, macaroni and Cavenders, hot chocolate, hugs, showering after a hard day, snuggling animals, animal kisses, meat gravy and potatoes (only my Mom's), hearing Dad listening to music, and listening to my grandparents tell stories. 

52 Lists

This morning I was on Google looking for some fun list ideas to make about myself. For every search I did 52 Lists popped up. I finally clicked on it, and I am so glad I did! All the lists actually have a purpose behind them, which is fantastic! I know I have a lot of catching up to do, so bear with me. I am going to start doing the new lists every week, but also catch up on the old at the same time. Please follow along and get to know me better! :) Visit Moorea Seal's blog (here) to join in on the 52 Lists fun!

Here is mt first list. The prompt is "Words that Touch your Soul".

If you are having a hard time reading the picture here are my answers:

Column One: love, sweet, tenderness, special, beautiful, fluffy, companion, family, snuggles, caring, cuddles, hugs, kisses, flirting, happy, frolicking, playing, sunshine, joy, laughing, radiant, and friendship.

Column Two: forever, compassion, bliss, freedom, helping, trusting, support, respect, sweet, joy (double) lets put in alive instead :), bliss, kindness, progress, organized, cleaned, help, balance, nice, plan, vibrant, color, acceptance, peace, laughter, music, and song.

Column Three: dance, fun, cozy, soft, warm, protect, cherish, escape, memories, blessed, appreciate, determined, faithful, happy (double again) change it to gracious, reading, learning, knowledge, faith, create, imagine, and success.