On my bedside table:

 

Airborne:  Because I take it before bed when I feel I need it, and apparently I’m lazy and can’t go to a cubbie to get it…so there it stays.

Numi Jasmine Lovers tea:  I bought it for a Christmas gift and because I generally wrap things in my room…yep, chalk this one up to lazy as well.

Sony headphones: I love these things!  Since its been colder than cold I haven’t gone walking… and they have sat, on my table, w/o a place to be. 

On my tv:

 

I have not liked the entire show as much as I liked SG1 but for some reason, unknown to me, I keep watching it.

On my menu for tonight:

Teriyaki Beef

On my to-do list:

I really need to clean the bathroom and get myself back into the swing of doing my ‘daily things’.  But since we have been waiting to move and I don’t have the threat of people potentially walking through my house on a daily basis… *sigh* I’ve just cleaned when I have had to do it.

New recipe I have tried this week:

N/A.  I haven’t made anything new.  Most of the week I was completely alone and not cooking for anyone.

In my craft basket:

Have you seen the cool ornament wreaths going around online?  No?  Let me show you! 

I love the idea…

I bought the ornaments…

I don’t have a wire coat hanger to make into the wreath base!!! 

Not a one in my house. 

Sad.

Homemaking tip of the week:

When cleaning a room (do not leave it, even if you have things that need to go elsewhere) – use a basket to place the items in (or just set them by the door) and take them out when you are done. 

You probably aren’t like me – I get distracted. 

I used to take something from a room to put it away, then see something somewhere else… and on and on it would go.  At the end of the day (mind you this is when the kids were little) I felt like I didn’t get a thing done and had nothing to show for hours of cleaning.  So, now, I stay in one room, toss my things into a bin (or just set them by the door) and when I am done cleaning I put the other items away.

Favorite blog of the week:

Popcorn Served Daily

Favorite photo of the week:

This is of myself, and my friend (and tea co-hort) Kellie just before we went to sit and enjoy our 9th annual ladies’ high tea.  I had a great time.  I can’t wait for next year – we will be offering a tea cookbook!  *We have to start making the book*

Lesson learned from the past few days:

Make new friends,
but keep the old,
one is silver,
and the other’s gold.

I’ve got some wonderful, golden friendships! 

On my prayer list:

Family peace as we transition to our new home (4 more weeks til the move).

Devotions, scriptures, or quotes:

365 days ago today  was my man’s first day of unemployment in nearly 23 years. 

10 months ago today he started a job that he loves w/ the Target Corporation at one of the 5 import warehouses in the nation, as the Manager of Electronic Specialties.

And in roughly 6 weeks we will be relocating to our new home.

More later (soon, I promise!)~G