scenes from the weekend.

i hope this monday is treating you well!

this weekend was much more relaxing than i thought it was going to be. for that, i'm thankful. because boy, we needed it.

first, we did a little cleaning & resting.

then we took a quick family trip to the thrift store.

which included looking through lots of books & a quick jam session.

i would have liked to scour more of the store, but with a sleepy toddler & lunch time approaching, we didn't have the time.

but that's okay, because the yarn i found was the perfect color for a little project i've been wanting to do in c.'s room (blog post to follow), & i am super excited about my lee smith book. i love her.

someone took a crazy long nap & instead of being OCD about all of the things i needed to get done around the house, i did this.

by the end of the night, i knocked two things off of my crafting-to-do list. & am very pleased with them. & can't wait to show you. but they'll come later this week.

on sunday, we all took a looooong nap (i hardly ever take naps, so when i do, it's pretty glorious). & i got some more exciting things checked off my list. they'll come tomorrow.

it ended up being the most relaxing/productive/peaceful few days we've had in awhile. i hope we can take the time to just enjoy each other & de-stress our little lives more often. because, it was pretty wonderful.

what did you do this weekend?

love.

what i'm reading [all of it].

i've got a nasty cold this week. yes, another one.

maybe that's what's causing me to be so honest. whatever the reason, i'm going with it.

i love to read. i always have. there's something so magical about words strung together into life on a page. & how reading simple print can evoke some of the deepest, brightest emotions and imagination. i love to inhale the writings of those that went before me, and bask in the sights they cause my mind to perceive.

i also have a problem finishing them. for whatever reason, i have this weird sense of responsibility that kicks in when i'd be otherwise enthralled in the pages of an epic fantasy or soul-nourishing lesson.

myself tells me things like:

"you have so much to do. you should go fold the laundry."

"don't be lazy, there are so many things you could be doing right now. why don't you go plan meals for three months (even though you won't use them)."

"there's something on the floor. you should vacuum it. now." 

or, even:

"you're really going to start reading that now? you should be in bed." 

 these things are all important in their own time & place. but i don't even end up doing half of them, i get distracted and start pinning recipes on pinterest. or get lost in what i could be posting on my blog. you know, things that aren't really any different than reading, except they use less brainpower.

so allow me to show you all the books i'm currently "reading." go ahead, it's ok. you can laugh a little.

1. Snopes Family Trilogy  2. Streams in the Desert  3. Nourishing Traditions 4. Morning by Morning  5. Hidden Art of Homemaking  6. The Fellowship of the Ring  7. Redeeming Love  8. Till We Have Faces  9. Out of the Silent Planet 

that's it. (i know, i know). what's even worse about this list is, numbers 7, 8 & 9 are all re-reads. i want to know what possesses me to make me start re-reading books when i have 5 already going?

although, somehow in the midst of this i did manage to read all three hunger games books...

i have so many more on my list. on my shelves. that i want to read. my lovely sister-in-law, melissa, decided to reach out online to find reading accountability, and i'm going to join her. we'll see how it goes.

how about you? have you read any good books lately? because, i'm always up for suggestions. obviously.

my suggestions are: if you are a woman, read number 7. now. if you like greek mythology and amazingness, you need to read number 8. it's one of my favorite books of all time. i've read it numerous times already.

love.