It has been a while since I posted. I have just been enjoying life home with my boys. The summer weather has arrived here in Pennsylvania, and our community pool has opened and it is where we spend our weekends.
I am excited to be hanging the laundry out again, my husband also hung a hammock in our yard. I spread the quilt on the ground for the baby to play while I hang my laundry. It feels quite idyllic.
I am now only going to do monthly budget updates- I think you get the point that my weekly spending isn't much. My grocery/gas/takeout budget has remained pretty constant.
My next goal is to lower the utility bills (electric/water). We are trying to see how far we can push the envelope on air conditioning.
When I am not spending time being mom, I have been trying to strengthening my faith and working on my relationship with God, clean and declutter the house, and reading. I look forward to sharing with you books I have been reading soon.
I leave you on this Monday with a favorite poem my wonderful Pastor shared with us.
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
— Teresa of Ávila (attributed)
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Monday, June 9, 2014
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Inspirational Quotes- Children Learn What they Live
I love inspirational quotes. My husband always brings them to me when he finds one he knows I like, even though he thinks they are silly. I just love hearing all the great things people say.
Here is something I have hanging in my kitchen-
Children Learn What they Live
If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with ridicule,
he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame,
he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance,
he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
he learns to be just.
If a child lives with security,
he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
he learns to find love in the world.
And I read it when I stagger into the kitchen in the morning, while I am waiting for the coffee to brew.
And I try to be the best parent I can be everyday.
Here is something I have hanging in my kitchen-
Children Learn What they Live
If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with ridicule,
he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame,
he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance,
he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
he learns to be just.
If a child lives with security,
he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
he learns to find love in the world.
And I read it when I stagger into the kitchen in the morning, while I am waiting for the coffee to brew.
And I try to be the best parent I can be everyday.
Friday, September 20, 2013
The Liebster Award
The lovely blogger Joy of Joyfully Green has been nominated for a Liebster award, and has graciously acknowledged me in her blog nominees. I feel honored! Joy's blog is wonderful if you have not read it yet. She writes from my home state of New Jersey, where she will make you rethink every negative stereotype you ever had about the state. She blogs about green things, takes beautiful pictures, and she has great book recommendations, especially green books for children.
Part of the Liebster nomination is answering a set of questions asked by Joy. Without further ado, here they are.
1.) Knowing what you know, what advice would you give your 13 year old self?
It gets better! You will not be here forever. You won't always have braces and frizzy hair. You will not care what those girls think of you. And you will score yourself the cute (and kind) guy in 5 years. :)
2.) What is your idea of perfect bliss?
Hmm, I have a lot of ideas. Laying on the beach with my feet buried in the sand. Floating on my back in the lake. Getting in bed at night and knowing I don't have to get up for anything the next day. Drinking chardonnay and eating chocolate and curling up with a good book.
3.) What books have been the most influential/inspiring to you?
Alan Watts- The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Howard Zinn- A People's History of the United States
Toni Weschler- Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Beth Terry- Plastic Free
4.) What's the biggest lesson you've learned about life? About blogging?
Things always change!! Nothing stays the same. The world can be a beautiful place if you let yourself see it that way.
Blogging is probably not going to by my career. I can't make money advertising on a blog that is anti-consumerist. I blog simply for the need to write and ship my ideas into the world.
5.) What single quality do you appreciate most in people?
Forgiveness. We all make mistakes.
6.) What or who is underrated? What or who is overrated?
Underrated-
the Library, aka my favorite place. Come on, it's a place you go and take a whole bunch of books and leave without paying for them. And then bring them back for new ones. Did I mention it's free??
Nurses- in my experience nurses run the show. I think they are under appreciated. I have had so many excellent nurses take care of me.
Teachers- had to throw this one in there.
Overrated-
Facebook, Twitter, variations there of.
I'll throw smart phones in there too.
Sometimes I just want to be alone, and not have anyone be able to contact me. (Have I mentioned I'm an introvert?)
Reality TV. Dancing with the Stars and variations there of. I really don't understand the interest in celebrities lives. They are just people who pretend to be other people for a living.
7.) What do you avoid at all costs?
Places like Chuck E Cheese. Long Lines, screaming children...
8.) What's your guiltiest pleasure?
Long, hot baths. I know it's a waste of water, but boy does it ever feel good. When I am sick or have had a long stressful day I love to get into a nice hot bubble bath with a glass of wine and a good book. (Not while pregnant, of course).
9.) What do people say about you after the leave the room?
"Hello, she needs a filter. I really didn't need to hear about her bowel disorder!"
Hopefully that I am a nice, interesting, intelligent person who contributes to society...
10.) What's your favorite post that you have written?
Probably something about babies Low Waste Baby
I've got a lot of posts in my head that I haven't had the guts to publish that I like better though.
To conclude this Liebster nomination, we are supposed to nominate lesser known bloggers and add our own set of questions for them. I think most of the blogs I read are written by bloggers more popular than me, so I will just give a couple links of my favorite blogs that you may (or may not) already be reading.
Live to List
My Journey to Ithaca
Living Simply Free
Here are my questions for them:
1.) What's your favorite thing to make for dinner?
2.) What was your childhood dream career?
3.)What are the top 3 places you would like to see/ travel too (if money were no object)?
4.) What is your favorite fiction book? Non-fiction book?
5.) What inspired you to start a blog?
Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your 13-year-old self?
What is your idea of perfect bliss?
What books have been the most influential or inspiring to you?
What's the biggest lesson you've learned about life? About blogging? (A two-parter!)
What single quality do you most appreciate in people?
What or who is under-rated? What or who is over-rated? (Another two-parter!)
What do you avoid at all costs?
What's your guiltiest pleasure?
What do you want people to say about you after you leave the room?
What's your favorite post that you've written? (Link, please!)
- See more at: http://www.joyfullygreen.com/2013/09/spreading-the-words.html#sthash.L70xMsj6.dpuf
Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your 13-year-old self?
What is your idea of perfect bliss?
What books have been the most influential or inspiring to you?
What's the biggest lesson you've learned about life? About blogging? (A two-parter!)
What single quality do you most appreciate in people?
What or who is under-rated? What or who is over-rated? (Another two-parter!)
What do you avoid at all costs?
What's your guiltiest pleasure?
What do you want people to say about you after you leave the room?
What's your favorite post that you've written? (Link, please!)
- See more at: http://www.joyfullygreen.com/2013/09/spreading-the-words.html#sthash.L70xMsj6.dpuf
Part of the Liebster nomination is answering a set of questions asked by Joy. Without further ado, here they are.
1.) Knowing what you know, what advice would you give your 13 year old self?
It gets better! You will not be here forever. You won't always have braces and frizzy hair. You will not care what those girls think of you. And you will score yourself the cute (and kind) guy in 5 years. :)
2.) What is your idea of perfect bliss?
Hmm, I have a lot of ideas. Laying on the beach with my feet buried in the sand. Floating on my back in the lake. Getting in bed at night and knowing I don't have to get up for anything the next day. Drinking chardonnay and eating chocolate and curling up with a good book.
3.) What books have been the most influential/inspiring to you?
Alan Watts- The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Howard Zinn- A People's History of the United States
Toni Weschler- Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Beth Terry- Plastic Free
4.) What's the biggest lesson you've learned about life? About blogging?
Things always change!! Nothing stays the same. The world can be a beautiful place if you let yourself see it that way.
Blogging is probably not going to by my career. I can't make money advertising on a blog that is anti-consumerist. I blog simply for the need to write and ship my ideas into the world.
5.) What single quality do you appreciate most in people?
Forgiveness. We all make mistakes.
6.) What or who is underrated? What or who is overrated?
Underrated-
the Library, aka my favorite place. Come on, it's a place you go and take a whole bunch of books and leave without paying for them. And then bring them back for new ones. Did I mention it's free??
Nurses- in my experience nurses run the show. I think they are under appreciated. I have had so many excellent nurses take care of me.
Teachers- had to throw this one in there.
Overrated-
Facebook, Twitter, variations there of.
I'll throw smart phones in there too.
Sometimes I just want to be alone, and not have anyone be able to contact me. (Have I mentioned I'm an introvert?)
Reality TV. Dancing with the Stars and variations there of. I really don't understand the interest in celebrities lives. They are just people who pretend to be other people for a living.
7.) What do you avoid at all costs?
Places like Chuck E Cheese. Long Lines, screaming children...
8.) What's your guiltiest pleasure?
Long, hot baths. I know it's a waste of water, but boy does it ever feel good. When I am sick or have had a long stressful day I love to get into a nice hot bubble bath with a glass of wine and a good book. (Not while pregnant, of course).
9.) What do people say about you after the leave the room?
"Hello, she needs a filter. I really didn't need to hear about her bowel disorder!"
Hopefully that I am a nice, interesting, intelligent person who contributes to society...
10.) What's your favorite post that you have written?
Probably something about babies Low Waste Baby
I've got a lot of posts in my head that I haven't had the guts to publish that I like better though.
To conclude this Liebster nomination, we are supposed to nominate lesser known bloggers and add our own set of questions for them. I think most of the blogs I read are written by bloggers more popular than me, so I will just give a couple links of my favorite blogs that you may (or may not) already be reading.
Live to List
My Journey to Ithaca
Living Simply Free
Here are my questions for them:
1.) What's your favorite thing to make for dinner?
2.) What was your childhood dream career?
3.)What are the top 3 places you would like to see/ travel too (if money were no object)?
4.) What is your favorite fiction book? Non-fiction book?
5.) What inspired you to start a blog?
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Do you live in the moment?
I'll confess, I have a really hard time living in the moment. I am a forward thinker, and a natural worrier. I am always thinking about the next meal, the next day, heck, the next 5 years.
This isn't always a bad thing. I attribute this type of thinking the reason why we have a healthy savings account (we can't buy that! we need to save that money!) and in turn curbing any wasteful spending (well, do I need this? will I used this tomorrow, next week, next decade?) and my concern for the environment (this plastic's gonna be here longer than me!)
But, I will admit it does take away from say, savoring moments with my child when I am constantly thinking of what's next. And they grow fast! So I want to savor those moments.
I have found yoga and meditation to be helpful with training myself to live in the moment. The constant focus on your body, your breathing, really allows me to slow down.
My husband is the opposite. He is a "live in the now" person. He frequently gets lost in what he is doing, unaware of the time passing by. When I ask him what he wants to do at a later date, I don't get much of an answer- "how am I supposed to know where will be in 5 years?" I think of the John Lennon quote, "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -He's living, I'm planning. Maybe this has something do to with being a musician? They ability to live in the moment, savor the music.
I think we compliment each other- each grounding the other to a happy medium somewhere on the life spectrum.
What kind of person are you ?
This isn't always a bad thing. I attribute this type of thinking the reason why we have a healthy savings account (we can't buy that! we need to save that money!) and in turn curbing any wasteful spending (well, do I need this? will I used this tomorrow, next week, next decade?) and my concern for the environment (this plastic's gonna be here longer than me!)
But, I will admit it does take away from say, savoring moments with my child when I am constantly thinking of what's next. And they grow fast! So I want to savor those moments.
I have found yoga and meditation to be helpful with training myself to live in the moment. The constant focus on your body, your breathing, really allows me to slow down.
My husband is the opposite. He is a "live in the now" person. He frequently gets lost in what he is doing, unaware of the time passing by. When I ask him what he wants to do at a later date, I don't get much of an answer- "how am I supposed to know where will be in 5 years?" I think of the John Lennon quote, "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -He's living, I'm planning. Maybe this has something do to with being a musician? They ability to live in the moment, savor the music.
I think we compliment each other- each grounding the other to a happy medium somewhere on the life spectrum.
What kind of person are you ?
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