Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window...

we have a few inches of snow and it is cold. School cancelled classes for a couple of days. You know the drill: snow+ice = crazy driving. But now the kids are back into a schedule that doesn't include 3 hours of Wii per day.

I am thinking...

about jewelry, of course. I have a new necklace I'm working on. Maybe I'll have it up in my shop today.

I am thankful...

for a craft room that can look like a tornado hit it. I just have to shut the door and "wala", it doesn't exist. I still want to organize it but I keep messing it up.

From the kitchen...

I'm preparing a birthday feast for a wonderful friend. (Then I'll prepare leftovers for dinner and my wonderful family. Two birds with one stone.)

I am creating...

a stronger me. This new business is pushing me and stretching me out of my comfort zone. But for once I can say it feels good. For so long my kids have been such a big focus for me. They still are, but now that school is a big part of their lives it leaves me with holes to fill in my own life.

I am reading...

(don't laugh) Us Weekly and OK! magazine. I find it completely entertaining to see what the stars are doing and how people take their pictures doing normal things. (She bought a coffee here, and went shopping here, look she carries her own groceries, etc.) I guess if I stopped reading them, they would stop taking their pictures. It's an ugly cycle.

I am hoping...

my water pipes don't freeze this winter. Some of the water pipes upstairs seem really cold. Or maybe it's my needing instant toasty warmness wherever I am. Maybe I should hope my marriage will survive through this winter--I want the heat up higher, he wants it lower. :) Another ugly cycle.

I am hearing...

my cat playing in the Christmas tree again. UGH! Don't worry though my great parenting skills are coming in handy and he has received many timeouts sitting on the stairs. (I should mention that he just walks away from me so I've started giving myself timeouts on the stairs instead. More effective.)

One of my favorite things...

SuNsHiNe. After a couple of days of snow, snow, snow, I love to see the sun shining. It really does make me a happier person. 

A few plans for the rest of the week...

I'm selling my jewelry at UHC tomorrow. Finish Start Christmas shopping. I'm saving my money to buy Blake a gift. Shhh, don't tell him.

A picture thought I am sharing...

I put up two photos to see which one I like better. Ignore my gimpy hand. These are the new necklaces that I'm working on. They are clusters of beads that are interchangeable on a single chain. I think I'll work in some leather cording on the chain for more interest with the chain. I made a really pretty "Amber Dust" cluster. It reminds me of my mom.