Radiant Orchid. It’s the color of the year.
Here are just a few of the orchid pretties on Etsy for your littlest ones.
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January Garden tasks
Is there anything sadder than a garden in January? Thankfully, here in the South, our growing season is year-round.
It’s time for peas and carrots, cabbage and kale. I really should have had them in the garden in the fall, but since I didn’t, it’s kinda a “now-or-never” deal. Once the temps hit the 80s in March, I find the broccoli and kale start to bolt.
I’ve always used my google calendar to remember when to plant (and when to look for tiny sprouts) and when to harvest. I’ve printed out my January Garden Tasks to share with you:
Please remember these things: I’m not a professional, I’ve compiled several different tables to come up with what works for me, I live along the I-20 corridor in Louisiana, and you need to use common sense when planting in your area. Our last frost date is somewhere between March 4 and 10. If yours is later, you have a few more weeks!
Happy Gardening!
A thought for your New Year
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago. Ephesians 3:10 NLT
{ Home } Challenge 1: Chores
{ Home } is the place we live. I want it to be a safe, comfortable, cozy place for my family. That’s not going to happen if I don’t stay on top of somethings. Things like laundry, dishes, dusting. Things I don’t enjoy. Enter my first challenge to myself.
Challenge:
- Keep a neat home (not obsessively tidy, but clean enough I don’t panic when the doorbell rings).
Goals:
- A daily load of laundry
- A clean kitchen every night
- 3ish small tasks each day
Plan:
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Don’t recreate the wheel. Use a system that I’ve used before and that I know works for me. For me that’s the Confident Mom planner. I love this plan, because I can do the few tasks listed on each day.
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Stick to the system. The biggest reason I don’t usually stick to this system–I forget to print out the next week’s plan. I just printed the first 12 weeks of the year. No excuses now!!!
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Delegate! The kids can help! Take for example today’s tasks: change sheets in the kids’ rooms. They can do that! Vacuum the kids’ rooms. They can do that too! Sweet!
{ HOME }
Home.
My Word for 2014.
This is the third year I’ve chosen a word for year. Here’s the idea: Rather than make a long list of resolutions and I’m-gonna-do’s, you choose a word that inspires you.
So…I’ve picked my word. Or maybe it’s picked me.
This word has been front and center in mind and heart for a while now. Kinda funny considering we are currently prepping our home to sell. But I think the word goes so much farther than my little brick box in Southern Hills. Home inspires me with thoughts of warmth, laughter, food, and love. Home challenges me with thoughts of safety and kindness and comfort. It’s a mindset. It’s a feeling. It’s a safe place. It extends from my kitchen to my car to any space I share with another. Home.
Sis Boom Patterns
I love well written patterns! I just tried my first Sis Boom Pattern and I love it! I made the Shannon shift. Pictures to come over the next few days! In the meantime, if you are looking for a great pattern to try something new, go check them out!