Halloween 2020
I got up and tidied the house and did some baking, feeling silly. However, #1 daughter invited me to a socially distanced small family group celebration at the farm, so I will take these goodies and not have to feel […]
Pantry Honesty
I’ve continued to tweak my pantry, reworking the small appliances and culling the old items. Each tiny change makes a tiny improvement. Bu the truth is, my pantry is out of whack because I have too much junk food. I […]
The Anti Pantry
My pantry is…imperfect. When did I shift from wanting my pantry to be functional and attractive to wanting it to be perfect? I’m not sure. But I now want it to be a thing of beauty and a joy forever, […]
Pantry Week 2020
It’s Pantry Week on the HGP. I think I’ve improved my pantry a bit. Here’s the After. Here’s the before: It’s not perfect, but it is better. And there’s the rest of the week left. I finished up Kitchen Week […]
Worship and Kitchen Week
Yesterday I went up to the church to help with the streaming worship for the Presbytery meeting. I’ve been attending livestream worship throughout the pandemic, but this is the first time I spoke and sang. I rarely leave my house […]
Pumpkin Patch Trip
#1 Daughter and I took her little girls to the pumpkin patch today and got some pumpkins. They had lots of interesting pumpkins. The Littlest tasted the tiny pumpkins. After that I put beef stew in the slow cooker, got […]
Finishing Office Week
The office has required actual physical work. The closet was full of books, the kids’ old stuff, from a PS2 to yearbooks, T shirts, all kinds of stuff. I got rid of lots of stuff and tidied things up, but […]
Office Week Struggle
It’s Thursday of HGP Office Week, and I haven’t made much progress. I have a lot of Christmas gifts sitting around, lots of papers and electronic stuff to sort through, and no clear surfaces to work on. The closet […]
Home Office Week 2020
The master bath is clean and organized, though I still need to change out the handles on the drawers and the cabinets. This week it’s Kids’ Rooms on the Holiday Grand Plan, but I have no kids’ rooms. I will […]