In The Cat Cave: around here

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

what i am reading | around here

[reading]:

My night table has about 8 books piled on it.

Most of them are light reading. About half are booked not even started.

The other four are books I've started but didn't complete. Obviously they aren't filling me up.

It's clear to see that I enjoy light reading. And that's true - I really enjoy light reading. I truly enjoyed the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series. Don't think I am lame for making that statement. It simply is what I prefer and what makes me happy.

Recently, I found myself with a Starbucks coffee in hand with one of my favorite people, my sister, on a Saturday morning. We just finished a Zumba class and decided that coffee and a quick shop at Chapters would be the perfect way to start the weekend.

On the front table sat these two books: The Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy. These books have been trending lately touting a life changing method to organizing your life.

The first thing I noticed was how beautiful these books are. They are small and visually appealing. Perfect for "staging". But I am going to read them. It might take me all year but I will. Stay tuned on my review!

Reading fills me up. It does. But it seems that my "reading" is moving towards following blogs. I like DIY and seeing the photos along with the words.

Are books filling you up? Are you moving towards blogs or online magazines like myself?

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

around here | may 2015

Not pictured above: potty that found its way outside (parenting101)

Ali Edwards uses her blog as a place holder for her stories. Brilliant.

[Eating] strawberries by the bucket loads. jack is loving cereal but creates large milk puddles. jane won't drink milk. we are eating all of our meals at the table. jack is still standing on his chair half the time. we negotiate with jane to eat her supper. kid favourites are still spaghetti. mom is eating too much candy. dad is off red meat. pork chops and chicken on the BBQ.

pic above: a touton (fried dough) with bologna, egg and cheese

[Doing] soccer season has begun but the wind has also arrived. enjoying the sun. attending birthday parties. playing with kinetic sand. going through the kids clothes and gutting the closets. fundraising challenge cup soccer. cleaning the fish tank. creating stampin' up projects for the new catalog. we are on again off again potty training jack. wearing sweaters.

pic above: inviting LavRock chairs where I spent a weekend scrapbooking

[Saying] the big story is jack has finally begun talking. he makes more sense and he repeating what we say. he likes to return items to whomever owns them. jack used to be a "no" man but he's finally saying "yes" with enthusiasm.