I had a brilliant teacher in college. A few weeks into the course she asked us what we hoped to learn and get out of the class. Halfway in, we revisited that list and did a little evaluation. Brilliant I thought. Haven't we all had those classes with the awful teachers, but at the end when the final is done and the essays are turned in the last thing we want to do is waste our time writing how the teacher has failed, especially when it won't benefit us anymore anyways. We looked to see how we were doing halfway through to improve and make the rest of the class more enjoyable. I feel that is the same thing that happens with new years resolutions, we get excited in the month of January, and then feel depressed in December to see that we failed miserably. So here is my little mid year reminder. There is still PLENTY of the year left. What did you hope to accomplish this year?
I had a long
list. So many were
simple. Here are the things I have done:
wear more skirts
save some money
read more books
use cider vinegar and baking soda instead of shampoo (this requires a full blog post!)
visit my friend in san francisco (i miss you jess)
There are some things that I've already miserably failed at, that's ok! I have much more to do!
Here are 3 things I've marked on the calendar to do. I'm going to peek back in a month and add 3 more:
throw a good dinner party
go to the zoo
make homemade doughnuts
We saw baby loons?, and loons, a skunk kept returning to our camp, many birds, a wild turkey, deer, huge turtles sun bathing, (thankfully) no bears, and we heard a weird animal and we can't figure out what it was. We heard wolves at night. This is an awesome place.
These were growing in our front lawn. Only a few had opened. I told Sam before he mowed, he couldn't mow over these. So he pulled them up and put them in this mason jar. I love that he picked a mason jar over a vase. They're simple but they make me happy, even if they fall under the weed-ish category. They're a step up from dandelions anyway!
This was a little g-sale $5 find! Just needs a little more scrubbing. We could use an extra stool at our counter, and the step stool folds in. It was red, I couldn't resist. Wouldn't you agree, very practical? Being practical is usually highly unlike me when it comes to these sales!
The fan was from the farm chicks sale, as well as the cute pastel clothes drying rack. I felt Sam should be proud- I was very practical, we needed both of these items badly. I also found a cute vintage leather belt, some fun bandanas, and some frogs (for flower arranging)
It's the little things in life like this that make me happy. I'm sure you've seen these camera straps floating around for sale on the internet. Why not make your own? I made mine 5 minutes before heading out the door to the Farm Chicks sale. It gives your camera a little personality and helps stand out against the million Nikon or Canon's. This is a beginner project, just find a ribbon, fold under the edges and sew all 4 sides. Super easy. I am falling in love with my sewing machine!
These pictures help give a little idea of how cool the Farm Chicks show is here in Spokane. Two women who are contributing editors to Country Living magazine put on this show. The vendors set up the cutest most creative booths. One vendor had a baby grand piano decoupaged in sheet music. There were so many great things. Linda and I both scored some great items. I'll take pictures and blog more later. I was filled with so much inspiration. I could have spent a week taking in all the vintage goodness.
