market day

Yesterday was cleaning day at my house so I didn't get around to taking any pictures.  But instead i will put up some pictures from Labor Day weekend when Josh and i went to the farmer's market with his grandparents.  I couldn't decide on just one so here are a few of my favorites.

barn?

Today i am grateful that my husband was able to come home for lunch. I love that he works so close, and I love it even more that he can come home during his 1/2 hour break when he wants to.
I'M glad i did my errands earlier and was actually home at 11...

So I like taking walks.  And I've discovered all sorts of interesting things on these walks including this cool building.  It looks like a barn, but it is actually a garage that belongs to a house you would never in a million years see out in the country. I mean, it's got stucco siding, a walled in porch with pillars and everything.  someday I'll post a picture of the house too...

picture #1

So, this is the first picture.

A glimpse of the cool little town we live in.
I am grateful that we live here and not in the factory town across the river.

Motivation

Gratitude. That is where it starts. This blog is actually more about motivation (or the lack thereof) but my husband thought gratitude was a good place to start.
Personally I think the two are linked together. If you cannot be grateful for what you have, it is easy to turn into an Eeyore and sit around hoping things will get better.

The problem is certainly not that I don't have things I want to do. In fact I have a long list. I have ambitions to paint, read the classics, learn new recipes, put together the 3000 piece puzzle I just got, learn how to knit, teach myself to write with my left hand, memorize scripture, go for walks, eat healthy, exercise more, and take pictures with my new camera, but somehow none of that is being accomplished.

So first we have to work on motivation.

Certainly a positive outlook helps. The idea that I CAN accomplish what I intend to do. But still i think i have to start small. i cannot begin by trying to do everything at once. So instead i will take one thing and do it for a month. Like taking pictures. I can make a goal of taking one picture every day for a month.

My main goal here is not to let my life pass me by. I don't intend on becoming famous or doing anything earth-shattering, but I don't want to look back on this year and say "I did nothing."

I want to use the time and resources i have no to enjoy life and to make a difference in my life and in the lives of those around me, even if it is just a small one.