Happy Homemaker Monday

 

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                           Hello, beautiful friends! I can't believe I am getting this typed up on time this week! It has been so hot and humid this summer, hasn't it? I went to a park with my sister and daughter yesterday to take a walk and the "real feel" was 106-degrees! After 30 minutes my sister and I were having trouble getting enough air - which ended up being good that we went back to the car because a big storm blew in right after! 

         *** The weather in my neck of the woods*** 

 

Monday - Sunny and 85 😍 

Tuesday - Partly cloudy, 86

Wednesday - Thunderstorms, 83 ⛈

Thursday - Thunderstorms, 82

Friday - Chance of thunderstorms, 80 ☔

Saturday - Partly sunny, 79 

Sunday - Partly sunny, 81 🌤

 

 

 *** Things that make me happy ***

Reading good books, journals, commonplace books, flowers, reading on the balcony, NOT working, vacations, weekends, writing, air conditioning 

 

 

*** Book I'm reading *** 

 I'm currently reading: 

The Iliad - Homer 

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty White

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

Discerning the Voice of God - Priscilla Shirer

Bible - Book of Amos 

 

*** What's on my tv today *** 

YouTube - Journaling videos, commonplace books, motivational videos, decluttering, Heart Dive 365

I might catch up on the new Criminal Minds

Going to watch the movie Troy to go along with reading The Iliad for Hardcore Literature Book Club

 

 

*** On the breakfast plate *** 

A Jimmy Dean Delight turkey sausage/egg white muffin and a cherry plum (I am currently OBSESSED with cherry plums! They are delicious) 

 

 

*** On the lunch plate *** 

Most likely a lean cuisine    

 

 

*** On the dinner plate *** 

Salad topped with chicken (Sunday)

 

 

*** On the menu *** 

Monday Spaghetti with meat sauce, steamed broccoli

Tuesday Lean Cuisine w/ salad

 

Wednesday Dad's house - Blackened chicken tenders with green beans and baked potato

Thursday Mediterranean chicken bowl (farro, grilled chicken, feta, spinach, olives, lemon) 

Friday Shrimp with grilled veggies over rice 

Saturday Chicken tacos 

Sunday YOYO - some type of leftovers 

*** On my to do list *** 

Today:

Sweeping wood floors

Mopping kitchen and front room

Watering flowers on the balcony

Watering indoor houseplants

Litter box

Writing

Reading

Planning for week

 

This week:

Uno and dinner @ Dad's on Wednesday

Working 83-43 M-F 

Writing 3 evenings and weekends

Daily reading for book clubs 

Daily Routines 

Yoga 3x

Walking 2x with sister/Jennah

 

*** New Recipe I tried or want to try *** 

I don't plan to cook much of anything until fall when it's cooler lol

    

 

*** What I am creating ***

*I'm about 1/4 of the way through writing the rough draft of book 2 in the Geneva Ketcherside series (or the Detroit series? IDK yet) 

*I am finally starting on writing a bite-size Bible study on the Titus 2 Woman 

*I really WANT to start art journaling again - I just have so many other things going on (AND in order to stay cool I need to be in my bedroom or work office) that I think I will truly get back into this in the fall. It keeps pulling on me! Getting that "nudge" 

 

*** No words needed (favorite photo or picture) *** 

I got some new super cute bow bookmarks from Pretty Little Bibles on Etsy! 

Red damsel fly

Black-eyed susans

Perty flowers

Some kind of sunflower perhaps? 

The trail we walked on - there were butterfly gardens and just so many pretty butterflies! 

My red snapdragons bloomed again

My purple spot! 

 

 

*** Devotional, Prayers, Bible Verses *** 

Still heartbroken for all of those families affected by the Texas flooding. Keeping them in prayer along with family, friends, and so many around the world who are at war, or oppressed, or don't have enough to eat.  We just don't know how lucky we have it. Praying for my sponsored child in Ethiopia, Kalkidan. I'm a part of Prisoners for Christ (prayer team and I communicate via snail mail with a couple of women who are incarcerated to discuss Jesus) and once again - SO MUCH NEED FOR PRAYER. It can be overwhelming to think about and absolutely HUMBLING to know how fortunate we are. 

God bless - love you ladies!!!