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Summer Book Bingo

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I realized yesterday that I never shared my Bingo card with you!

It’s an excellent card, I must say. (And I won’t be telling you how many times I hit refresh to get it to be this excellent.)

Now. I have actually finished 3 books already but . . . I can’t decide how I want to track and keep my card updated this summer. I actually printed out this picture and I think (but I’m not absolutely sure yet) that I want to put it in my journal as a two page spread with the card on one side and a list of the books I have read for each square on the other. If I number the squares then I can write a list and match the titles up that way. The squares will also have to be colored in or something too . . . but I’m still undecided on that.

Leave it to me to quickly decide on the majority of the books I will be reading . . . and then agonize over how to keep track of them in a pretty and organized way.

Right Now: June 2018

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It’s JUNE! In case you don’t know, June is my favorite favorite month of the year. The days are longer (and keep getting longer all month), the sun (when it’s out, anyway) is high in the sky, the flowers are planted, the deck is our outdoor living room, and this month includes Dale’s birthday AND our wedding anniversary. So much to love about June!

And here’s what’s happening right now in early June:

What are you listening to?

The Spotify playlist that Hannah made for her graduation party. She put together a really fun list, full of songs that are well loved and bring back happy memories of her childhood and camping, Dale’s band, and so much more.

What are you wearing?

My work uniform is jeans and a blouse, with sneakers. I did finally get a pedicure last week so I can wear flip flops but my new Keen sneakers are so comfortable that I keep wearing them instead.

What have you bought?

I feel like I have bought all.the.plants but I haven’t because there are still lots of empty spaces to be filled. I also finally (!!) found a garden Buddha that I love and that was in my budget, too. I’ve been looking for ages and, happy as I am to have him, now that I do there goes my excuse for stalking Homegoods and various garden stores.

What are you reading?

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin. It’s very very good. I thought it would be light and fun and it is but it’s also a very strong feminist novel and there’s a lot more depth to it than I expected.

Who are you stalking…er, admiring from afar?

My Instagram feed is full of summery homes and gardens, delicious food and decorating ideas . . . I stalk those every day. Right now I’m a little bit obsessed with the renovations going on over at Talk of the House since they bought a new lake house.

Where are you going?

Maine! At the end of the month we are going back to the cottage we rented last year to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. You may recall that it’s the same place we rented for our honeymoon and we have decided that we love it so much we need to go again this year. It will be a week of staring at the ocean and eating lots and lots of lobster. Woot!

What’s going on with YOU now that it’s June?

A Month of Photos: May 2018

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I kind of love it when the beginning of the month falls on or about a Monday. It means I can have an easy do-ahead Monday post by showing you the mosaic of last month’s photos.

Here’s May:

Lots of Jackie, of course. Plus Hannah’s graduation and the succession of changes to our front border. Lots of flowers and food and drink. Another stupendous month!

Eye Candy Friday

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This picture of the bridal wreath in our front yard is from about a week ago, the shrub is past it’s peak now. Like so many of our spring flowers . . . lilacs . . . lily of the valley . . . violets . . . it reminds me of my childhood and makes me think of my mom. She wasn’t an exceptional gardener but she loved flowers and I loved to pick them and bring them to her. Happy memories, for sure.

Make some happy memories this weekend, my friends!

Three On Thursday

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I was listening to the podcast Happier yesterday and Gretchen and Elizabeth were talking about how we need to question our limiting beliefs. A limiting belief is the idea that you can’t do something . . . or the world doesn’t work a certain way. You can read a better explanation of them here.

It got me to thinking . . . what are my personal limiting beliefs. Since it’s Thursday I’m sure you won’t be shocked to know that I came up with THREE.

  1. I can’t sing. I’ve always been told that I can’t carry a tune. I know I’m not tone deaf, I can hear the music, but my voice is . . .  flat. Or not on pitch. Or whatever. The sad thing is that I love to sing along to my favorite songs! I’m learning, as I get older, that I can just go ahead and do this and no one will be harmed. But still. It’s a belief I’ve held about myself since I was a kid and it’s tricky.
  2. I can’t parallel park. You know who is a great parallel parker? My friend Jo-Ann. I’ve been with her on more than one occasion where she has nailed it. Perhaps I can get her to teach me because this is a belief I can get fixed.
  3. I can’t draw. I used to love art class in school. And then one day in third grade the art teacher told me my drawing wasn’t good. She suggested that I look around at the other drawings and see how they were better. And voila. A belief is born. This is one I have actually worked at fixing myself for the last couple of years. I now have a new teacher who has told me that anyone . . . even me . . . can draw. So I’m learning and practicing and working hard on being non judgmental about the stuff I create. Notice how I didn’t call it art? Yeah. Limiting beliefs are really hard to change.

Writing about these beliefs has reminded me of something Dale said to me back when we were first falling in love. Everything was new and exciting and overwhelming and, for me at least, terrifying. I’d been hurt badly and it took a while before I could really trust that Dale loved me and wouldn’t let me down. So many times, when I was doubting that things were real and permanent he would look me right in the eye and say, “you need to get your believer fixed.” And he was right and I did and here we are nearly 22 years later.

So that’s my story for today. 3 beliefs I have about myself and one sappy story. What have you got for me today? If you wrote a post for this week please include your link below!


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