Daybook: Monday, January 4/19

Outside my window.....it is mainly overcast and wet. Temperatures are above freezing today, so a lot of melting going on.

I am thinking.....of the busy day I had yesterday. Having not posted anything since my last Daybook Monday, I wrote 4 blog posts yesterday...My Budget,   January Goals Update, This Week in Review, and
My Mile Long To-Do List for February 2019.     These posts were written as my goal check-ins to keep me more accountable this year.

I am thankful for.....all my wonderful friends and well wishers who keep me in their thoughts.

From the kitchen..... I may not have tackled many goals from last weeks list, but I was busy with chores, nonetheless. I "riced" all 5 of the cauliflower I bought on sale Friday and shredded one of the large heads of cabbage. I made another loaf of keto bread and today I will be making another batch of homemade yoghurt. I sliced up the large ham and portioned into freezer bags. The ham bone is now in the crock pot to make a broth. I baked up all the chicken thighs on Friday because my son and DIL came out for supper. I had enough leftover for two further meals. I gave my DIL the sweet potato I cooked and mashed and froze. I also gave her my shaker bottle of "Seven Things Farm Chicken Seasoning" because she loved it so much. I will need to make another jar for myself.

I am wearing.....blue jeans, a blue long sleeved hooded pullover with an allover pattern of small gray hearts, and black fuzzy socks.

I am creating.....probably more cards this week, as I cannot start my scrapbook yet. I finished an embroidery project for myself.

I am going.....to the Post Office today. I did not send out any cards last week, but I do have to get some birthday cards and valentines mailed out as soon as possible.

I am hoping.....to have another relatively successful month of February in which I can get some home maintenance projects done.

I am hearing.....the sound of traffic this morning. The roads are wet with puddles of melted snow.

Around the house.....there is a lot of dusting and tidying to do. I have sort of let things slide while busy with my crafting.

One of my favourite things......is my Amazon Echo, which was gifted to me at Christmas. I have been playing music from some of my favourite artists (Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Simon and Garfunkle, and Evanescence). Quite the eclectic mix.

A few plans for the rest of the week.....do not include appointments. The one appointment I had last week, I did not make because of the snowstorm. I bought groceries on Thursday and yesterday, so don't expect to have to buy more. My trips are usually spontaneous. I don't put a lot of planning into my trips.

This Week's Goals

• make 10 cards this week

• mail out 3 "Thinking of You" cards

• exchange my seasonal winter dishes for my everyday

• dust and vacuum the downstairs and the carpeted staircase

• Go through the book case in the computer room and purge

• Check Michael's to see if they have blades for my paper slicer

• Use my gift card for Home Depot to buy Spackle and a flapper for my toilet 

Here's the picture I am sharing.....

 Making yoghurt

 An embroidery project I did for myself.