Good for the soul

Dear blog,

It's been a while.... I know.... don't hate me, but I would like to write on you again :)


I decided to write a "how to" on something I am terrible at, who knows I may learn something.

How to do more things you love and less things you don't love.

1. Don't let your "to do" list and schedule rule your life. You are not defined by all of the things you can check of each day.

2. Grill more. He will want to help because it is a manly way of cooking and you can put some veggies together. Badabing-badboom. Dinner is ready in 20 minutes. Or take some extra time Sunday morning before (1pm) church to assemble meals that can be put in the freezer, taken out, thrown in the crock pot and voila! It's ready when I walk in from work!

3. Pinning is fun but reading is more fun. Take a book from the book list to work and indulge during free time.

4. Just sew. The longer you procrastinate, the more intimidating it becomes.

5. Having one night a week designated to crafting, sewing, painting, decorating and creativity might not be a bad idea. He knows when it is and can do homework or watch sports and you get some "me time."

6. On the completely opposite spectrum, you don't need scheduled time for it. Do it in the quiet little free moments you find throughout the day/evening.

7. Give yourself a small budget for the stuff you love. Doing things you love is a necessity for your sanity, so make it a possibility.

8. Dance more. Bust out the strobe light, turn up the tunes and release all those pent up dance moves! I know you are dying to.

9. Just relax. Don't take yourself so seriously. and stop stressing. There are more benefits to being relaxed than there are to stressing. Pray for peace; the kind only the Lord can give.

Hopefully this helps. Good luck!