Stitches in Play

that happy feeling

For this year my goal is to be happy.

Simple right?

I figure that in order to be happy I need to feel happy.

And in order to feel happy I need to do the things that make me happy.

Things that make me feel happy all the time: My family, long walks with my doggy, good food, great books, a clean house, sunshine, music.

But I also feel happy when I clean the house so that it is no longer messy. 

I feel happy when I go to bed early even though I want the time to read or knit.

I feel happy when I am grateful that my family is healthy and thriving instead of dwelling on the kiddos' squabbling.

This morning I even felt happy when I paid the bills because it meant I could cross it off my to-do list.

This year I hope to choose to feel happy as much as possible.  I plan to count my blessings each day. 

And to refer to this quote that I have posted on my refrigerator:

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi

 What are you going to do to feel happy in 2013?

finding sunshine

Following the light...because sunshine makes me happy.

Because light makes everything look extraordinary.

Following my kitty...

Because he knows how to find the sunshine - and soak it up.

When the shine is shining I breathe deeper, I have a smile on my face, I dance while folding all the laundry, I rid my house of clutter to make room for more sunshine.  I wish I liked dusting because all the sunshine makes that dust oh so visible...but who cares when the house is full of light!

Hope you are soaking up the sunshine today where you are.

"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I  may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." - Louisa May Alcott

 

thanksgiving in dc

We spent Thanksgiving 2012 in Washington DC.

We had a blast.

We ate Thanksgiving dinner in a restaurant for the first time ever. 

I missed cooking a turkey and all our favorite sides but realized that all that truly matters is that we are together. 

I'm blogging about this in january 2013 because I don't journal or scrapbook and rarely print my photos.  I'm afraid that if I don't record it here I may forget. 

I cannot afford to forget a single moment because the years are flying by.  My children used to look like this.













Thank you for coming along on this journey with us!

I have been absent for so long but keep coming back to this bloggy space because you all have been so good to me.  Thanks so very much!