Happy Monday! And I really mean it! Ugggggggh I have to work today, and actually that groaning and moaning would be my first instinct, but my second thought — the better thought — is to take joy. With the economy the way it is, I am so happy to have a job. And not just that, but to have a job where I can work from home and save on gas and the other things that come with working in an office. I really try to look at my work time as a meditation time where I plan out and look forward to what I am going to do with my free time.
That said, I had the opportunity to pop into Goodwill for just a few minutes this weekend. I had to run out and get a few grocery items and the local Goodwill is right on the way.
I cut off the names of the some of the titles. Sorry about that! However, I think you can see that I found several much-related-to-each-other books. I am very thrilled about this. We are studying The Raft
Here are the rest of the books I found. See the two Usborne books? I always love finding an Usborne to add to our bookshelves. We’ll be doing some reading this week!
Last of all is this very pretty, old lamp for $1.97. Yes, you read that right. I love the old switch that turns the lamp off and on.
That’s it. I did find some winter shirts, but they are in my laundry basket to be washed. And just so you know, I do donate regularly to our local thrift stores. It’s time, really, for me to do that again. Things are getting cluttered here, even by my standards. 
Think of something today that makes you joyful. I love the quotation that Tasha Tudor often shared:
The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach is joy. Take joy.
Lynn
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I try to wake with a thought of JOY each day.
This weekend I took joy in that we had a very large pile of firewood delivered.
Being warm is joyful …
What wonderful books, at fantastic prices…
You always find the best stuff.
Hi Lynn,
I happened across your blog site while looking for ideas to decorate a wooden dollhouse. I purchased it for $3.00 at an auction awhile back. It is no longer an ordinary, empty house but has been transformed into a gingerbread house to help adorn our home for the holidays. I wanted to say thank you for the inspiration. Your doll house project “Year of the Dollhouse” is such a wonderful idea! As my dsughters are grown I hope to share the experience with grandchildren someday. I am an avid believer in the “Six R’s” rethink, reuse, redo, recycle, regenerate, and revive. Thrift store treasures are the best!
One of my current projects underway is to apply the “Six R’s” to the pile of magazines I have. The Smithsonian Magizine is my favorite. After reading it from cover to cover anything I think I can use in my classroom is removed an filed. I use the remaining pages for craft projects. I made hundreds of bookmarks that have been used by my students and am currently doing a project I am calling “Nine Patch. I am cutting strips and weaving them into small patchwork squares that wil be adhered to nine canvases to create new artwork for the wall in our den. The paper weaving takes me back to childhood and foundations of my love of crafting. I hope to post a picture on my website when the project is complete. Thanks again for sharing and God Bless,
Diane
Louise, thank you for sharing your joyful thought. Being warm IS joyful!
Diane, thank you so much. My original doll house goal has come to life more and more. We are planning another fun year of doll house play. You got an amzing deal on that doll house! And I love your idea for the 9 patch. That sounds like it will be very pretty. I look forward to visiting your blog.
Lynn