Let all thy joys be as the month of May.
~Frances Quarles
Joyful Simplicities for May...
* On Mother's Day, hang a basket of flowers on your front door or share a breathtaking bouquet with someone who works with you.
Give yourself a token of esteem (you know what you really want) to honor the Great Mother within.
See if it can be something from your comfort wish list.
Do this whether you have children or not.
If you do have children (like me), forgive yourself for not living up to your own expectations (who could?), mentally toss out last year's accumulation of guilt, and start off fresh.
Give yourself a token of esteem (you know what you really want) to honor the Great Mother within.
See if it can be something from your comfort wish list.
Do this whether you have children or not.
If you do have children (like me), forgive yourself for not living up to your own expectations (who could?), mentally toss out last year's accumulation of guilt, and start off fresh.
* Learn about the ancient Chinese art of of feng shui.
Move twenty-seven belongings as you begin to bring order to your house.
Move twenty-seven belongings as you begin to bring order to your house.
* Tackle just one junk drawer.
* One Saturday afternoon after cleaning, putter for an hour to your favorite music.
Rearrange your favorite collection of personal mementos and pictures.
Savor the sweet memories.
Enjoy traveling back in time in your mind.
* Rent old movies or flip through the cable channels looking for old-fashioned treasures.
Look for domestic details, the trim of upholstery, the curtains, the knickknacks in the kitchen.
Consider why these charming, cozy sets draw us in to stay awhile.
* Take pictures off a wall and clear tabletops and mantels for one week to experience "the fullness of nothing."
What do you want to put back?
* If you have a cherished collection, do you display it?
Think of new ways to surround yourself with the things you love.
(a collection of beautiful plates I inherited from my maternal grandmother ~ my "Lola" Grace Aquino ~ who started a collection during her travels) ♥
* Start regular foraging forays to keep the "material girl" distracted.
Check announcements for mall-wide sales, garage sales, and flea markets.
* Read decorating magazines and enjoy. (I do!) ☺
* Make some Potato Salad, and eat it in the garden.
(my homemade Russian-Potato Salad with sugar beets) ♥
* Be happy.
* Be grateful.
Love and light,
SAL ♥
* One Saturday afternoon after cleaning, putter for an hour to your favorite music.
Rearrange your favorite collection of personal mementos and pictures.
Savor the sweet memories.
Enjoy traveling back in time in your mind.
* Rent old movies or flip through the cable channels looking for old-fashioned treasures.
Look for domestic details, the trim of upholstery, the curtains, the knickknacks in the kitchen.
Consider why these charming, cozy sets draw us in to stay awhile.
* Take pictures off a wall and clear tabletops and mantels for one week to experience "the fullness of nothing."
What do you want to put back?
* If you have a cherished collection, do you display it?
Think of new ways to surround yourself with the things you love.
* Start regular foraging forays to keep the "material girl" distracted.
Check announcements for mall-wide sales, garage sales, and flea markets.
* Read decorating magazines and enjoy. (I do!) ☺
* Make some Potato Salad, and eat it in the garden.
* Be happy.
* Be grateful.
Love and light,
SAL ♥
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