The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ 6.1.10

Outside my window…
it’s sunny and getting hotter.

I am thinking…
about cleaning out the garage. I was just looking for something out there. It is going to be a big job, but it’s not so intimidating when I’m out there in the midst of it. It’s worse when I’m just thinking about it.

I am thankful for…
a three-day weekend, especially time spent with friends yesterday.

From the kitchen…
I’m making breaded chicken and sauted green beans for dinner. I can’t seem to remember what side we’re having… oh yes, diced potatoes (from the freezer, actually – leftover from another recipe).

I am wearing…
a pink shirt and workout capris. It’s house-cleaning day. (I changed my weekly routine to get most of my cleaning done on Mondays… which is Tuesday this week.)

I am creating…
a clean house!

I am going…
to make a smoothie in a little bit. Lately I have really been enjoying making banana berry smoothies. All it takes is one banana, a handful of berries (I use frozen ones because they’re cheap), about half a cup of vanilla yogurt, milk, and a few ice cubes. Blend and voila! A delicious smoothie! (That was a bonus recipe.)

I am reading…
in the Bible: 1 Kings. I always read a Psalm a day, and I am about to start studying 1 John 2:7-11. I am also reading The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, and Marriage to a Difficult Man: The Uncommon Union of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards by Elizabeth D. Dodds.

I am hoping…
in the Lord working in me to will and to act His good purpose. I have no other reason to hope.

I am hearing…
Pandora.

Around the house…
I took everything off the surfaces that I need to dust and polish. But I haven’t dusted or polished yet. So I have a completely empty bookshelf, coffee table, kitchen table, kitchen counters, desk, dresser, and side table.

One of my favorite things…
journaling. I’m almost done with my most recent journal. It’s always a fun feeling to finish one. It feels like an accomplishment, because I’ve often started a new one before I finished the old one. I’m trying to be a little more frugal now. My next journal is one I got from LeAnna in a giveaway.

A few plans for the rest of the week…
nothing to be broadcast here.

A picture thought I am sharing…
I haven’t posted a picture of Christian lately. So here’s one. He is about 17 pounds now. He’ll be 16 weeks old tomorrow. That boy is a chunk!

(The Simple Woman’s Daybook)