This week, I’m almost looking forward to it being Monday! I’ve had such a hectic few days with so many things that needed to be done by Saturday that Monday will actually seem tame in comparison. So what if it does mean I need to change my sheets, do laundry & pay some bills? I can practically do those things in my sleep! Come to think of it, I may be somewhat sleep deprived, so technically, I might be faking awake-ness as I do them….
I’m a light sleeper, and genetically, I’m able to get by on less than 8 hours of sleep, but at some point, it all starts to catch up with me. Even though I’ve never been able to nap (OH, how I just wish I could!!!) I purposefully try to make my Sundays days of rest. In some respects, doing restful things is almost of as much value to me as actually sleeping. Does that even make sense? There’s just something about my mind working, but not having to grind through a litany of “to-do’s” that gives me a peace and readiness for the week ahead.
Here are some things to teach you, encourage you and bless you:
- Grizzy bear walks almost 3000 miles trying to get back to familiar territory
- Have I mentioned I’m OBSESSED with Etsy lately? I think this mug is adorable.
- And this scarf…
- I’ve always loved Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. Here’s a Christmas version by Cloverton that’s truly beautiful!
- Dying homeless dog finds a family that spoils him in his last days….
- Most beautiful hikes around the world
- Hmmmm… tahini is the new peanut butter
- Outdoor cathedral made of living trees – I’d love to go there
- Pizza Hut can predict what you’re going to order online often before you know!
- The forest that Stradivarius used to make his violins still thrives
- Candy cane & chocolate cookies
- Use this website to calculate what time you should go to bed based on when you need to get up!
- Lengthy but interesting read about the invention of Toll House cookies
- Pumpkin chicken tagine looks super scrumptious
- Fashion infographics – could be useful to help tie that scarf
- Science again confirms that a Mediterranean diet could slow aging
- The good that is…. Yes. There’s always good….
- Innovative foods coming your way?
- I love, love, love this free Christmas printable
- Dreaming of these for my next home…. 2014’s top kitchen storage ideas
- READ this letter (and the comments) from a father to the woman who sent a sky lantern to her father
- Shabby chic refrigerator
- 9 things you should do when reading the Bible
- I knew I was sensitive, but I must be highly so based on these habits
- Want this for New year’s – TJ’s slicing Brie!
- God sees us, but more importantly wants us to be seen
- 62 DIY Christmas decorating ideas
- Salt + Chocolate + Orange = my idea of perfection
- This African slow cooker intrigues me
- 25 Life Lessons from Albert Einstein