Lenten Reflections
I decided that for Lent this year I would give up criticizing/judging others and that I would spend 15 minutes sitting silently (outwardly & inwardly) in God’s presence. The results were not what I anticipated.I tend to judge other people,...
Lessons Learned from a F*& Cat
I recently acquired a cat. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (aka Barnaby) came to live with me several weeks ago after a brief sojourn at the local humane society. {By the way, Barnaby was previously known as Egypt, but really . . . Egypt? No way!}He looked perfectly...
Them’s the Breaks!
In my quest to find ways to build at least one break into my busy schedule, I first kept a 5-day log of the activities that fill the hours each day (What Have We Here?). Then I sat down, mug of hot tea and bullet journal at the ready, to analyze the results.The log...
What Have We Here?
When I first realized that I needed to reincorporate into my daily schedule some kind of break(s) for mental, spiritual, and physical rebooting and renewal, I seriously doubted it could be done. I knew, though, that I needed to at least try.I thought back to all...
Break Time!
{Sigh}I don’t know about you, but my mind is constantly inundated by sights and sounds, information, details involved in daily life, etc.Even when that “stuff” is positive in nature — the beauty of the world around me, the sound of my granddaughters’ laughter, the...
My Year of Less — important update and change
As of this week, I’ll be posting My Year of Less updates on Facebook. Come on over to my page Patti Miinch and “like” and “follow”. See you there!!
Renewal
As 2021 drew to a close and I began considering my “one word” for 2022, it became increasingly clear to me that renewal was the perfect choice. I was excited and envisioned starting out the new year strong, creating checklists and action steps in my bullet journal....
My Year of Less (weeks 6-9)
My recent (completed 02-11) move was/has been, as I explained in a brief post last week, far more difficult than I anticipated. I've put my head down and focused on what *had* to be done, but I kept notes of my spending, so I'm ready to get caught up.Weeks 6-9...
Update & Apology
I apologize for being awol, but the past three weeks have been a wild ride of a hectic, fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants move, settling in, getting internet, etc., that I certainly did not expect. As a result, I've been unable to post, but I'll be back next week -- the...
My Year of Less (Week 5)
Week 5 was an interesting mix of an ice & snow storm and the busy-ness of moving back home. And my year of less became a bit more interesting . . . Week 5 RecapSpending: Again, I purchased food and gas, and I noticed that gas prices had...