As a personal exercise to start noticing the small things around me I started a blog series titled “Ten things I love”. There are oodles of happy things happening all the time, but we sometimes have to pull ourselves out from our daily routines, then it’s much easier to notice! This month I wanted to focus on ten things that I’m really enjoying right now.
1. The quilt I’m working on for Max is coming along so well! I am pretty impressed with myself, considering this is my first quilt ;) You can see some of my progress here and here and here. I have the top quilted and am getting ready to make the binding. Hooray!
2. I read something that totally made my mama brain go click: “Perhaps some day’s unpredictability and variety overshadow the responsibility of motherhood. You can hardly imagine what you do in a day that stays done. That is one reason to get involved in a hobby or project or class. In such things, you can see and feel progress or permanence. Unlike the laundry or the dishes or the cooking, they stay done.” YES and YES. This is exactly how I’ve been feeling and it’s been such a positive release to have a few other projects/events going on that feel a little more “permanent” :)
3. Maxwell is showing an interest in dragons and dinosaurs, so it seems natural for him to start calling me “Mama Dragon”, right? ;) hmmmm…
4. The feedback we’ve received from the ebook Elise and I co-authored and released on Monday has been fantastic! We are so grateful, thank you.
5. Two books I’m reading: The Paris Wife and Simply Tuesday. What is on your nightstand right now?
6. Last night I went to an event co-hosted by Carly Anderson of Lipgloss and Crayons. It felt amazing to go out on a weeknight ;) and the company wasn’t too bad, either.
7. I’ve been on the hunt for some new dinner recipes, and a current favorite is pan seared pork chops with roasted potatoes and green beans. And? The kids love it! We are seeing clean dinner plates once again!
8. Natalie’s first birthday will be here the very last day of October, and my friend Lisa of My Little Buffalo is custom designing her birthday invitations. I can’t wait to show you :)
9. Bauer (our never-aging, always-a-puppy dog) is currently cuddled up on our couch, and watching him sleep is like watching a newborn baby sleep. Ha! As Max would say, He’s so cuuuute!
10. Natalie has become a professional army crawler. The way she moves with her feet pressed together makes her look like a tiny mermaid. Heart eyes, for sure.
What are you working on right now that’s making you super super happy? I would love to know, happiness is contagious!
(Past “Ten things I love” posts can be found here.)
Love #2….maybe that’s why I picked up sewing when the kids were tots, because it was something that they couldn’t undo!
I can’t believe Natalie is almost 1. That’s crazy fast!
I started Angie’s Bible Study (by myself) when the kids went back to school last week + Jen Hatmaker “For the Love” is in my car for reading while waiting at practices etc.
I am doing the 21 day fix….. to jumpstart some clean eating and just to feel better instead of sloth like! I am not using the containers, I looked at the them + know the amounts + am using the app on my phone. Again, I started that on the first day of school.
I can’t wait to see Max’s quilt……
Wasn’t that a fantastically accurate quote? I loved it so much, it made everything click, even Zack commented how accurate it was! :) Katy, I am so grateful for your comments. Thank you for taking the time… you are valuable to this community!
Great progress on the quilt! I love taking time to quilt a little here and there. Granted, it takes much longer than the quilts I see on quilting blogs, but it’s working for me. Can’t wait to see it all finished!
It’s been incredibly refreshing to work on a quilt! Even now, with Natalie taking an hour long morning nap, it was just enough time to get the layers pinned together. Hooray! :)
This week has been really tough, so seeing these things made me feel a little better :)
I’m currently reading Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World and The Circle Maker. Amazing!
Allison
Oh I’ve heard of that book, and every time I hear about it it reminds me to add it to my library queue! Doing so right now… XO
Thanks Maggie for this inspiration! Too often favorite posts are filled w things to buy or materialistic stuff! Thanks for sharing inspirational, happy things to notice! And I’m reading simply Tuesday too! So good! Thank you!!
of course! XO
Awesome post !! ..
Looking forward to seeing Max’s Quilt finished ..
I am working on your e-book :) for my business ..
Also trying to find time to start a new book ..
Have a great weekend ..
Thank you for your inspiring posts :)
Claire xo
YAY for going out on a weeknight and FINALLY meeting in person!
I just found your blog and have SO MUCH to catch up on!! However, I wanted to take a second and suggest a book I just finished because we seem to have similar taste :) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.