Self Care Day 24: Set Goals for yourself

 Self Care Day 24: Set Goals for yourself

#SelfCare

I set myself up with some pretty large goals this year and I am working my way through them, bit by bit. One of this is this post, and the many others like it. It is nearing the end of February, and I've already blogged much more than the last 2 year combined! I'm loving being creative this way. Check my 2021 Goals post over here, which I will be updating monthly with my progress.

Bye Bye 2020, and Hello 2021!

2020 has been a year for the books. I know I haven't been around much the past few years, and I hope to remedy that in 2021. Even if I only drag over some posts from FB to cover the past 2 years, that might suffice. 

At any rate, I'll do a post soon about all my 2021 goals and plans, but I wanted to say that one of the big goals is to blog every day in 2021. 

Even if no one but me reads it.

Even on days when I feel like I have nothing new to share. 

Even when I think my life is boring or mundane or possibly lame. Especially those days. 

I feel like I've let my creative side grow dormant in recent years, and that stops now. I need a creative outlet. 

So, here I am, raising a glass to 2020 and bidding it a FOND farewell, and welcoming 2021 with open arms. 

Happy New Year! 

Hi Friends!

Hey guys! Just popping through to say that I miss you all and will be back to blogging as soon as we can get our Internet going again, which hopefully will be soon. Thanks for your patience. 
   ~Kristy~

It's the Little Things: Day 35

 I want to focus on the good things this year.
All the things people get right.
All the times that everything works out just perfectly after we assumed disaster had already struck.
All the times that the right word was spoken at the right moment.
So, let's celebrate those little moments together, shall we?

• It's a sweet Sunday full of worship, quiet, blogging and snuggles.
• It's Hercules and Dastroyah transporting 3 dirt bikes safely and getting 2 of them running before the end of the day.
• It's DT getting an invite from Grma and Titus to spend some hours at the park.
• It's Pat and Nathan rejoicing over an entire afternoon of video game time since they didn't have to work, and then both falling asleep and enjoying a delightful Sunday afternoon nap. (It's so precious to have friends that don't care if you fall asleep in front of them. And how glorious to be that comfortable to be able to do so)
• It's the kick off of our 21 Days Fast at church. The title of the sermon series is Back to the Basics. Most of my friends that I've asked are fasting from sugar or FB, but I can't seem to pick just one thing. I'm asking God to lead me in the right direction.
• It's catching up on laundry and dishes while the house is quiet.
• It's enjoying a few uninterrupted hours to blog (I think I posted 8 blog posts yesterday) while my mind was in one place. 
• It's reviewing my 2018 Goals and realizing I've made more progress than I thought.
• It's dreaming about how to spend our tax refund money in a responsible way...and still having a little fun.

What's on YOUR little things list today?

My Blogging Posts are WAY Up!

I've officially blogged more this year than any other year ever, except for 2009. I'm pretty excited about it. I've got at least 2 series that I need to finish (and one of them still has 80 posts left to go) so I'll more than clear my 2009 record before the year is out.
I'm pleased for two reasons:

1. I've got TIME to share things again. Making some life changes so that I could retire my #PlateSpinner tag leaves me time to actually write a post more than once every month, aside from my No Pants April posts. Hooray for the #NoLongerAPlateSpinner life!

2. I've got something to share again. For a few years, between being beyond busy and dealing with depression/anxiety/personal issues, I haven't felt like I had much to share or anything that anyone wanted to hear. Thankfully, that season is passing and I'm feeling ready to share again. 

So, strap yourselves in, there is going to be plenty to read and laugh about again in the near future and I'm loving it. Thank you to all who read.
   ~K~

Hi friends!

Waving a hand from me to you! Hi friends! I know I've been keeping up on the #100HappyDay posts, but haven't been doing much actual blogging. I'll get back to that pretty soon. But I didn't want to overload you with my normal nonsense  and a post every day about #100HappyDays.
Let's catch up soon, shall we? 

Wavin' a Hand!

Hi Friends, it's been TOO long since we've been together, no? Well rest assured, that's going to change here and now, and especially in the days to come. 
     ~*~Woohoo~*~
So for now, a simple "Hello" and the assurance that soon I'll be back among you much more regularly. I am pretty happy about that. 

Wavin' a Hand

I know it's been a while since I posted anything, but I can only plead for grace as I try to unbury myself from this most recent move. We're knee deep in boxes and deeper into gymnastics season, so I'll try to get something besides a wave posted very soon. Thanks!
Hi Rhonda!

Hi Friends! I Haven't Forgotten About You, I Promise

Hey everyone. Just a quick nod as I dash past the computer once again today. I know it's been a while, and I have 72 excuses about being busy due to, but not limited to; parent moving in, nephew about to move in, house hunting, getting ready for the holidays, working, raising the 3 boys still at home, trying to keep up with Handsome Hercules, gymnastics, and homeschooling, but the truth is, I just haven't made time. I've had time for FB, movies, shopping, reading, sleeping in, staying up late laughing with friends, and lots of other things. So my "busy" excuse holds no water. At any rate, I miss blogging, and catching up with all of you, and sharing what's going on in my life, so here I am saying HI and hoping you'll say HI back.
     Here's to hoping for a more blog-filled future :)
       ~K~

LOL, Still Behind

The move is officially behind us now. We moved on the 17th, unpacked like mad for what felt like years but wasn't that that long in reality. By the next day, we were serving up homemade meals again on 'real' dishes. My Mom is a wonder. Energizer bunny style energy, for sure. I WILL post some pics of the house I promise. Just need to get home to my flash drive.
Anywho, all in all, with the move completely FINISHED (did the move out walk through with the old landlord today) I can say with a touch of hindsight that moving up the block instead of across the country or across town is much better, but it does tend to drag it out a bit. It was nice to have the luxury of making small trips once or twice a day instead of all in one day craziness, but on the other hand, it felt like it was never going to really truly done. 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other, I suppose. At any rate, we are moved in, settled and loving it.
Dad and Mom are cozy in their master suite downstairs. (I love that jacuzzi tub!) Mom and I have piled all the bath beads, lotions, candles and other potions we can find as we unpack and apparently, I NEVER need to buy another scented soap, candle or lotion. (how sad)
The boys are loving their new rooms. Each one is a tad bigger than the last house and so now they have room to actually hang out in their rooms. David is trying really hard to be patient about us getting around to painting his room as it's an embarrassing shade of purple (he's 14, give him a break, right?) Derek is kind enough to share his double closet with us since our closet is full of shelves. Not that Dan or I have tons of hanging clothes, so it's no big.
Dan and I have made ourselves quite cozy up in the rec room/upstairs master. There is plenty of room for both 'areas' so it's all good. The 'library' or large closet with shelves on all 3 sides upstairs has quickly become the home off all our books, the linen closet items, extra games, scrap-booking stuff and even most of the craft supplies. (I think it's my favorite room in the house, LOL) Mom is pressing me to use their private LR as my office/crafting room, and while I would love to, I know they need their space, too. So, we are still working on a compromise that we are both happy with for that room. However, for right this second, it's being called the overflow room and is full of things that we are sorting out in the process of unpacking and arranging the garage. : ) It's nice to have a room for that!
Over all, probably the best move ever. Tiresome, but doable because for the most part, we could unpack it as quickly as it was getting to the new house. Life is good.
Come on down and see us sometime. We've got enough space to share for a while! Love to all

Hello 2012! Back to Blogging...SOON!

Just passing through to say that after 6 weeks of neglect, I'm ready to get back to blogging! Time to get caught up, post tons of pictures, relate our adventures and share some new things I've learned recently. It's the middle of the night, so I can't do any of that right now, but I wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten about you and that I'm cooking up new ideas for this year. Have a great night and I'll be seeing you soon!
Blessings, ~K~