Spring is here!

Quoteable

There is a famous question that shows up, it seems, in every single self-help book ever written: What would you do if you knew that you could not fail?

         But I’ve always seen it differently.  I think the fiercest questions of all is this one: What would you do even if you knew that you might very well fail?

         What do you love doing so much that the words failure and success essentially become irrelevant:

         What do you love even more than you love your own ego?  How fierce is your trust in that love?

From Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, page 259.

Pillow Update

This has been on my to-do list for months. I had stuffed two homemade pillows with leftover bits of fabric. This turned out to be one of those times when being frugal has a less-than-desirable results. The pillows were really heavy and lumpy.

Fortunately, my sister Rachel likes really flat pillows, and she had me remove some stuffing from some pillows that came with a couch they bought. So I had leftover stuffing to replace the fabric scraps that weren't working.

It's going to be an immensely satisfying to not have this on my to do list! The whole thing will probably take half an hour, but I just haven't gotten to it.

Garden Spaghetti Sause

Tomatoes, garlic and oregano from our garden--the flavor was amazing!

The last of the green tomatoes from the garden have ripened on the counter and are getting processed, hopefully, tonight. I should have garden poundage totals soon! :)

Belovedest's Latest Hobby: Iaido

Here is my mom, admiring one of his swords.

Never a dull moment around here....

I turned my office at work into a beach retreat!

 The cylinder in the corner is actually a light fixture made from recycled materials.  Sadly, it doesn't photograph well. 

The sarongs (fabric) on the wall were purchased, but pretty much everything else is homemade or embellished.  I even made the window, as, sadly, my office doesn’t actually overlook the beach.

Organizing Christmas Ornaments

This probably not a good option for stuff you have to get into and out of often.  But I think it will work for ornaments because it means that we can easily spread out the box lids to see and select the ornaments that we want.

Here's BEFORE:

 I deliberately made some sections bigger than others, although I wasn't organized enough to actually measure anything!

 There are just big pieces of cardboard in between the box lids.  I didn't measure those either.

 Yes, these are ordinary paper box lids with name tag stickers.  (Name tag stickers are my favorite organizing tool.)

Hope this helps you think about what you might like to organize.