Nest Notes

By Lynn, on June 28th, 2011%

Time for a little note or two from the nest.

Tuesday morning it is, and I will be traveling out of town for a couple of meetings today.  Not too far out of town, but far enough.  The bad thing is, the obvious, I am on the road.  The good thing is, I am on the road.  ;)   I get to swing by a couple of thrift stores that I do not get to visit that often, and honestly I am excited about finding more fabric to try making another dress, this time better!

I will also be near The Homeschool Gathering Place and I have some things to drop off there for consignment.  Time, though, seems to be like money in that it runs out before everything is taken care of.

Green salads have seemed really good to me lately, if only I could put down my ice cream spoon long enough to fix one. 

Yes, it is a sad state of affairs.  I love salads, fruits, veggies, herbal teas, but boy do I have a sweet tooth!  Yeah, I know all the stuff about yeast crying out for more sugar, the vicious cycles, how bad the “white” processed foods are, but try telling that to my broken heart on some days, when Breyer’s Ice Cream is buy one get one free.  I need to, as Nancy Reagan said, JUST SAY NO.  In my case, to ice cream.

I am going to make a little list for myself of things I want to do every single day.  No.  Matter.   What.  I was thinking I could laminate it and use a dry erase pen to check things off.  Then I could wipe  the list off each night and start afresh each day.  If I can just get myself to the gym, I really enjoy it and usually spend an hour there, but if I tell myself I have to go for an hour (or some ridiculous amount) each day, then I put it off.  I think I will set baby goals.  If I say 15 minutes at the gym, I know it will turn into more, but it’s a much smaller goal, and more likely something I will feel like I can do.

I cleaned out my super large closet late Sunday night.   I had lots of nervous energy for some reason and could not sleep.  I am LOVING my big closet.  When we moved, however, it somehow got overloaded with STUFF as there were things unpacked that we really didn’t need/want but did not have anything to do with right way.  So I will donate some things while I am out today as well. 

Lighter.  Happier.  Heading towards big goals and doing it in little baby steps.  Saying no to ice cream and yes to smoothies with frozen fruit. 

We can do anything with little baby steps, right?  :)

That’s what’s happening at my nest.  What is happening at yours?

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After The Rain

By Lynn, on May 28th, 2011%

My Dear Friends,

I don’t have time for the kind of post I would like to write, but I thought I’d drop in for a little Nest Notes post.

The Lord is kind to keep me encouraged.  I feel very happy today, and that after a hard day yesterday.  My emotions are up and down, as can be the case with anyone who has Hashimoto’s, but then add the recent changes in, and well, it’s a recipe for emotional roller coaster!

Anyway, my encouragement today is the sun!  Yes, the bright, lovely sunshine.  We had a torrential storm yesterday that caused flash flooding in many local counties.  After the storm, this was the view from my office window…

Today we had some more rain, but then this afternoon the clouds parted and the sun came through hot and strong!  The pool opened for the season, and yours truly went out to sit in the sun for 15 minutes.  I know I need to be careful not to overdo it, but doesn’t the sun just make you feel glorious?  I am vitamin D deficient, and even in spite of taking supplements, my level has fallen, not risen.  My doctor thinks stress was playing a huge role.  Let’s hope that the healing taking place in my heart will also help with my vitamin D level.

So my encouragement is the sun.  And I am sharing it with my children.  I am thinking of fresh fruit and vegetables, sandwiches, and tea (which spells summer picnics) and then swimming and reading and relaxing.  All summer!

I’ve already increased my freckles by ten-fold today!  What has been your encouragement today?

Feel free to place a link to your own encouraging post, and grab the Nest Notes graphic if you want to (but you don’t have to).

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Nest Notes

By Lynn, on May 16th, 2011%

My Dear Readers,

I am adding a little feature here, just to keep in touch and to share the things that encourage me.  It won’t be daily, but sometimes.  Maybe more than anyone wants!  Basically, I am sharing what makes our little nest here cozy and keeps us all singing!

It seems to me that in this world of busy-ness and ever-increasing technology, it’s hard to get quiet.  It can be hard to focus.  Relationships can be harder to work on and maintain.

What I have tried to do for us here lately, especially in light of the new sweeping changes in our lives, is to keep us as quiet as possible.  To keep us close.  To create routines that are beautiful yet simple, easy yet powerful.  Sounds easy!  Well…it can be hard.

In these posts, I’ll share with you three things: 

  1. What my encouragement is.   A quote?  A picture?  Scripture verse?  Can be many things.
  2. What I am doing to keep myself cheerful (for a home needs a cheerful mother!).  Is it the treadmil?  Is it a new skirt?  Is it a hair trim?  We all need little things to keep us feeling loved.
  3. What I am doing for either my family or to make the world a better place.   This might be a new routine or a kind gesture.  Our family needs to be shown love as well.  And there are many, many unloved and unwanted people in this world.  Is it a new routine?  Is it a surprise for someone you love?  Is it a special date with someone, just for together time.  What are you doing for someone today?

Feel free to use this graphic (you can resize if you need to) and post your own Nest Notes. 

Now.  My Nest Notes for today.

My encouragment lately has been Psalm 119.  My, what a broad and full Psalm!  It covers so much.  As I have watched a lot of my personal life come unraveled, it has been like a safe haven to hide in just one verse:  For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.  To think:  there is something settled forever.   Could it be?  When a lot of things I thought were settled have changed!  When the world news seems grim!  I can gather my little chickies under my wings and remind them that there is at least one thing that is settled forever!

For myself, I am trying to stay true to myself.  Not in a selfish way, but to remember who I am.  I am dressing nicely every day and wearing the things that I love!  You know for me that means layers, linen, pinks, white, black, flowers, a brooch, skirts, and (dare I say it) fun flip-flops!!  I am trying to keep my hair put up neatly and with some pretty touch that makes me feel like I’ve just swept the castle, been transformed, and now I get to go to the ball!  ;)   I am trying to take care of me!  If I feel good about the way I look and am dressed each day, my children so pick up on that!  It changes my mood and makes me a happier person.  It’s easier to be the strong person/gentle mother that my children need right now! 

For my children, I am trying really hard to listen!  It is embarrassing to say just how often they tell me something and, while I heard the gist of it, I don’t really know what they said.  Every.  Single.  Word.  And I want to know!  This is so important!  There may be a future hanging in one word.  And I didn’t hear it!  I am also working on always speaking gently to others.  A kind word can be like a soft touch to someone who’s hurting!

Listen.  And speak gently.  What I am focusing on today!

Feel free to use the graphic and link up!  Let me know if you want a smaller graphic!  Or you can just leave a comment.  You don’t have to link up to do that!  I love your comments!!

Enjoy this day!

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