Another book to carry with me everywhere I go. Patti Digh, writer of this book and 37 Days blog, has an amazing way with words…and ideas…and philosphy…humor…you name it. I love her writing style, and more importantly, she’s really made me stop and think about the important things.
Her mantra is to be mindful and live intentionally…something I, uh, struggle with sometimes. So this week I had two moments that stopped me in my running-100-miles-an-hour tracks.
One involved string cheese.
Seriously.
String cheese.
I was having a there’s-nothing-in-my-fridge-to-feed-the-kids-while-we-fly-solo-without-PH.
Tired and I must admit, a little cranky.
Well the mood didn’t improve as I reached in the refer for some pizza cheese as I had a very heavy-with-sauce waiting Boboli on the counter.
Bugga! No cheese.
So the Blair women began scavenging for something to finish our dinner and voila’…we had an idea.
Yes, lovelies, that is string cheese in rows on our pizza. I was about to be sad about our pizza predicament, but instead we took a picture and got a good laugh out of it.
In fact, we laughed a lot that night. A little “Wipe-Out”, some funny dogs chasing around the kitchen island antics, mixed with some bedtime tickling and I came out of my funk.
Truly a mindful evening and I just wanted to eat up my daughters, because they know how to do this so much better than me.
Most kids do, in fact.
We could learn so much from these sweet creatures.
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Mindful moment #2 was simply a beautiful sunset (pic doesn’t do it justice..point-n-shoot being the only vehicle of sunset-catching devices on the seat next to me). We were rushing around like the activity hopping chicks that we are and almost missed it. I was at the stop sign, going through the mental list of all of the things that didn’t get done that day…and WHAM…
Mr. Sunset called to me and said “Halt, Activity Hopping Chick…LOOK AT ME.” It was a nice moment to remind me of all the blessings that summer has brought.
The MPG reading gals I met at BH Flea…thank you for your kind words…that moment was special for me.
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On a side note, got wind of a new book today that looks very, very good—cute cover too.
I heard about “The Handmade Marketplace” on Kimberly Wilson’s podcast and fell in love with Kari, the author’s, vision. If you sell on Etsy or at craft/art shows, she seems to have nailed it. I can’t wait to get it!
Book-buying…
yes…I have a problem, friends…there is just too much talent out there and I want to devour all of it in one big bite!
I hope this summer is winding down for you in a smashing way~
OX.
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