Today we’re going to go to our local Nursery and get some bulbs to force. There are bulbs bread to specifically be forced for inside blooming, and nothing will lift the dreary January Blues quicker than some pretty inside flowers.

Today is a soup and sandwich sort of day. Here’s my favorite Potato Soup Recipe.

You’re Welcome.

Today we are going to visit our favorite local Book Store and browse the magazine section. Check out all the magazines you don’t normally subscribe to. It’s super fun, and a frugal way to check out new magazines. Don’t forget to get a Venti Godiva Hot Chocolate while you’re there!

We’ve heard about Dream Boards for years. You imagine the things you want to have happen in your life, and then you put it on your dream board. You can cut out pictures from magazines, words that mean something to you and then you make an Artful Collage of your dreams.

Then you put your dream board somewhere that you can see it every single day. The first step of making your dreams a reality is putting them out “to the universe”.

Today, we’re going to make our own Dream Boards. You can do it Old School Style if you want and use a cork board or even a poster board. If you want to do it new school style, you can make a digital Dream Board (or you can use this site)  from the photos from your life—and the words that mean something to you. I spent a ridiculous amount of time making my digital Dream Board. I put up the photo of my dream house; my dream vacation; money to symbolize the cars and student loans being paid off; and a photo of my family all together—smiling, to symbolize us being happy TOGETHER. I am excited to see if my dreams start coming true.

Today, take the time to write it down for your posterity to read. Record your feelings about your faith in God and Jesus Christ in your journal or on your blog. Some day, your family will read it and be grateful to know how you felt about those sacred things.

Nothing makes me want to throw stuff away more than watching an hour of the TV show Hoarders. As soon as I start watching, inevitably I find myself standing in front of the TV, hands over my mouth gasping in horror. Then I promptly get a garbage bag and start throwing stuff away. I do NOT want to be like that.

Today, we're going to take a garbage bag and fill it full of stuff that we can throw in the trash. Set the buzzer for 10 minutes and see just how much stuff you can fill in that garbage bag. You'll get on a roll and may end up purging more than just one bag.

Seeing that stuff leave your house? Priceless.

The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes--ah, that is where the art resides!  

~ Arthur Schnabel

 

 

Today, we're going to slow down. We're going to approach the day as if it were an Adagio--A melody played in an easy, graceful manner.  In the slowing down we will hear the pauses and feel the beauty that is our life.

Today, we're going to plan our dream vacation. We're going to price the airfare, and the hotel's. Once we know the price, we can start to plan. You never know if you can do it until you find out how much it costs.

I love Hot Chocolate and Caramel Vanilla Steamers. They are a weakness and simple guilty pleasure. I have my favorite places that I like to frequent to get them, too.

Today, we're going to slow down long enough to get ourself a Hot Chocolate. Might I suggest 7-11's Vanilla Caramel steamer. It is simply heavenly!

Today is not only a holiday but it's a lazy day. We're going to stay in our jammies all day and be lazy. It's going to be so fun, too! We're going to watch movies or read books and just  lay around.  This will be a great way to spend a cold, January day.

Today, we are going to read the scriptures with purpose. Set the timer for 10 minutes. Say a prayer asking God to communicate with you, and tell him the things that are troubling you. Read the scriptures and listen. He will speak to you. I promise.

Today we're going to get some fun magnet frames to put on our fridge. In those frames we will put photos of the people we love--including our pets. If there is something that you particularly want to come into your life, place a picture of that in your collage, too. Seeing these pictures helps us to be grateful!

I don't believe; I know. - Carl Jung

 

Do you have a comfort station? I do. It's my bedside table. Inside my table, I have all my favorite comfort items-- chocolate, lip-goo, books, Advil, pencils and a notebook. That way when I feel like curling up in a ball and hiding from the world I have all my necessary comfort items and I can. Hide that is.

Today, make yourself a comfort station.

Every girls wardrobe calls for a pair of red shoes.
It's a must-have. Do you have your red shoes? If not, go buy them.
Today, we're wearing our red shoes. Just because it makes us feel sassy.

Do you have a good junk store you like to visit? One where sifting through the vast amounts of junk can wield you a hidden treasure? Everyone needs a good junk store in their repertoire!

Today we're going on a treasure hunt to our favorite junk store. If you don't have one, its time to add one to your repertoire.

When I was a child, one of my most favorite things to do was go through the couches and the car to find loose coins. Then I would ride my bike to the local Drug Store and buy penny candy. More specifically Red Fish Candy. Oh the sweet joy of counting out-- one by one-- those little tiny red fish! The cashier would patiently wait while I counted, sometimes over 100 and then put them all in a little brown bag for me. I would walk my bike home, and savor every single little fish.

Today, we're going to the local dollar store. Walk up and down the isles and see what kind of treasures you can find. Maybe you can finally replace all those tattered kitchen dish towels.

"We will give ourselves continually in prayer" - Acts 6:4

 

Did you think to pray?

We all need to reclaim our sanity.
The way to do this is to concentrate slowly
on one task at a time, one hour at a time, until the day is over.
Today, we will be present in every single moment.