Saturday Suggestions: Inspirations for Your Weekend

 

This week has been volatile outside, but it’s been a really good week inside our home. We’ve enjoyed a bit of a calm before the pre-Easter storm in our schedules, and we’ve appreciated it. I found some fun things this week, and I’m excited to share them with you today!

A couple of weeks ago, I watched (over the course of about three days) this long Homeworthy video that showcases three different homes that have a Nancy Meyer’s feel. I’d seen the middle one before – in another video, but the first and last ones were new to me. I LOVED the first and last ones and even noted a couple of things to use in decorating our home! (BONUS: And if you’re not into a long video, or big houses, here is a short tour of a cute little shed home. I’m impressed with what they achieved in a small space!)

You know the 75 Hard fitness challenge? It’s been around for a couple of years now, and there have been some spinoffs to the idea that make it a bit more palatable to some. Well, now it’s apparently branching out into other areas of life, and this is the 75 Day Space Transformation. It’s a daily challenge (over the course of 75 days) to spruce up your home. I actually think this is a pretty good idea! You might need to tweak some of the challenges – if you’ve recently completed some or are not allowed to do others based on renting your space. But I don’t think this is an overbearing list. No walls need demolished. 😊 Check it out! (BONUS: If a home improvement challenge isn’t your jam, check out Jessi’s great ideas for focusing on your finances in the month of April. Financial health is so important, and we champion you as you work to learn more and find ways to work on financial stability!)

I know a lot of people walking through a lot of really hard things right now. And in the middle of hard, it can be challenging to keep your focus on the Lord AND remember His goodness. We forget the goodness part when we don’t perceive that we see it in front of us. Margot’s words in the first part of this post are well-stated. (The second part of the post is about a book…and it’s not that this part of the writing isn’t good…it’s just a new topic.) I share them with you today in case you need the boost!

Here is some inspiration for you in cleaning out under your kitchen sink! I feel like our current kitchen area under the sink is the most organized of any we have ever had, but it could probably still use a cleanout and some organization. We are continuing to refine the cleaners we even need, and it probably wouldn’t kill me to spend a little time on that soon! (BONUS: Sarah has some additional household organization tips for you if you need some inspiration!)

If you’re packing Easter baskets for kids or teens this year, Candace has you covered on ideas! (I had to hunt through to see if there might be anything THIS overgrown kid/teen might want to add to her own wish list!)

I always hesitate to share something that is very old, mostly out of fear that I have shared it before and don’t remember! (I go through a LOT of links here.) But when this one popped up in my social media feed this week, I got sucked into researching it! Ann Morgan, a UK-based author, did a project back in 2012 called “A Year of Reading the World.” In one year’s time, she read 196 books – representing each country of the world. She has since shared this list to offer what she read during that project and to suggest other books that represent the different countries around the world. I find this idea absolutely fascinating. That is a lot of reading in one year, but I’m so intrigued. She has written reviews on the books she read – both in that year and since – and her review-writing is well done. Even if you don’t take on the project, take a look and appreciate what she’s done!

Easter is just a couple of weeks away…do you have a meal plan figured out yet? I saw a post this week written by a lady who always makes strawberry pretzel salad for Easter, but she struggles to find strawberries in the store, because everyone makes strawberry SOMETHING for Easter. This year she purposed to buy frozen strawberries ahead of time, while they were still in stock. I don’t know if you need to plan – or buy – before everything gets purchased by everyone else, but if so, here’s your reminder!

Winter clothes are on the last of the last of the clearance sales (if they’re still there at all), so if you need a new coat or sweater to save for this coming fall/winter, now’s the time to buy!