Today is our monthiversary, and
I am so excited to get to spend the entire day with Ryan. The last three
months have been filled with tending to my parents or working, so I heavily
protected this day for us! Super excited for it. I’ll tell you more about it
next week. For today…here are some reading adventures for you!
Anybody like
cookies?? Oh…just me? Just kidding! I know you love some cookies. I love
Karli’s blog and recipes. I’ve made some of her cookies before, and they are so
tasty. (Especially her copycat recipes…so good!!!) Anyway, she wrote this troubleshooting guide that has some great advice if your
cookies aren’t all that you hoped they would be, in taste or aesthetics. She knows
her stuff and shares great tips!
Oh how I
love Janette Oke. Do you know that she is now NINETY-ONE?? I am sure I knew it
at some point, but I didn’t remember that she was in her 40s before she wrote
her first novel, and then she went on to write 70 more after that. If that
doesn’t give a writer-girl hope, I don’t know what does. Anyway, Bethany House,
which published her novels, shared this story about her life and career, and I
adored reading it. If you love Janette, read up!
Ryan
and I love playing ambient coffee shop/lakeside view channels from YouTube on
our TVs. They make great background noise and show pretty pictures without
sucking us into a show. 😊 But if you want more of an art piece
instead, Heidi has a roundup of YouTube options that give you vintage art…free!
I found
this article pretty fascinating. It chronicles a
study done by a graduate and professor at my alma mater (Indiana Wesleyan).
They conducted a study to see what would happen if students abstained or deeply
limited their time on social media. Their approach was interesting, as were
their findings. Worth a read!
Savannah’s
article about a “closet calendar” is fascinating. Ryan and I have a
pretty small closet (we share a reach-in closet) so it forces us to be
selective about the amount of clothing we keep. That has been really good for
us, actually. But sometimes our clothes do get smashed in there and we spend a
lot of time crunch-ironing against the clock in the mornings. This idea helps
not just planning ahead with what to wear, but also helps get everything
ironed and ready to go when it’s TIME to go. I like it.
I think
I’ve written before about my fascination with dollhouses. It’s one of those
“maybe in retirement” projects I think would be fun to do. Meanwhile, this piece about a “room tour” of dollhouse
rooms was so much fun. Each room is really just a box, but the designs are
amazing. So much talent to do this!
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