Saturday Suggestions

 

Today is the final list of suggestions for this year. It has been fun to prep these lists for you this year. I’ve found many fun ideas personally, and I hope you’ve enjoyed at least a handful of them, too! I plan to continue this Saturday tradition next year, so come on back for more!

ONE. 

Sometimes it’s fun to have a list to propel you into planning a new month. This January list has ideas for kids, yes, but it also has really good ideas for cleaning and organizing parts of your house, ideas of what you can find on sale, and more! Even if you don’t use every idea, you might find some inspirational things in here!

TWO. 

If this in-between space at the end of the year is difficult or awkward for you – in your heart and in your life, read these words. Find joy and hope in pondering like Mary and trust the Lord to use these in-between days for His good in your life!

THREE. 

If you scroll down a little bit on this post, you’ll see some super cute free printables of winter houses. (You can print them with or without the words at the bottom.) I printed two of them for our house as I transitioned it back to winter décor. So cozy!

FOUR. 

Tomorrow is the final Sunday of this year, and as you head to church, it would be wonderful to start a new tradition of preparing your heart for worship. Church isn’t just a check-it-off-the-weekly-list activity, but something that can be (if we allow it) deeply meaningful to our hearts and our walks with the Lord. GREAT ideas here.

FIVE. 

Ryan and I still use essential oils regularly – diffusing them in our home and applying them topically as well. I always love looking up blends to use in my diffuser, and here are some specifically for winter. (This post is also not a sales pitch for any company. The writer simply loves oils.) If you haven’t tried them yet, this is a great month to start! One of the things that amazes us the most is how, since starting to use them, we have grown accustomed to their scent over synthetic candles and wax melts. We love our oils!

SIX. 

To be transparent, I haven’t tried any of these, but I’m always fascinated by the idea of growing veggies from remnants of previous veggies. I’ve seen the onions in real life – but some of the rest of these ideas were new to me. Have you tried these?

            Happy end of 2023, friends! Enjoy your New Year weekend!