Happy New Year Friends! Wow! I've realized, the holidays are even crazier when your family is larger! It feels good to be home and relaxing after all the traveling, and gift making. Have you made any New Years Resolutions this year? I felt very influenced by an article by Apartment Therapy called 10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home when it came to making my "resolutions".
One thing that stuck out to me, from the list of things, was "Make your bed". I know that sounds simple, but for me, it's not. I rarely make my bed, and when I do, it's usually right before I get into it at night. I love having a neat bedroom, and having my bed made makes my life feel less cluttered and more clean. When my bed is made, it makes me want to keep the rest of my room clean.
Not only is my goal to make my bed everyday, but also to get out of my pajamas. I started to realize that when I wear my PJs all day, I feel less productive, so I become less productive. Which floods my mind with negative thinking about myself. It's crazy how something so small, can make such a difference to me! So far, it has been going very well! I hope it's something that will become a habit for me.
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| Cypress in her Birthday Suit, playing on my made bed. :) |
This past month has been a month of gift making for myself and my family. I finally finished a quilt that I started over a.year.ago. It is made of scarves that I have collected throughout the years. Most of them were found at thrift stores or antique stores. The backing is dark green flannel and I sewed vintage buttons between the scarf squares and in the center of them. It feels really good to have it finished and its so nice and cozy!
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| Scarf Quilt! |
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| Close up of the quilt and one of the vintage buttons. |
In other news, Cypress is growing up. She eats a lot to say the least. And for Cypress, with age comes less breast feeding and more playing and eating solid food. I am really going to miss it when she stops. Hannah and I are big advocates of the breast. We love caring for our babies in such a beautiful, nurturing way! Hannah has been a huge influence in my bravery to nurse in public, and my breast feeding journey in general. She is such a strong and amazing mother! I am so thankful for her and her encouragement, especially during these early stages of motherhood.
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| My favorite picture of me and Cypress. She's taking a break from eating to smile for the camera. |
