[February 1: friday favorites.] There is something so full of potential with the start of a new month. With the start of each day, really. After clearing my mind during vacation, I’m excited to approach February. A new month. New possibilities.
I hereby declare February the month of the blog. [In addition to the month I start exercising on a regular basis again, the month in which Lent begins, the month I do something creative every day, the month of everything else I could ever possibly want to do, etc.] The blog got its own domain and a whole new look just a few weeks ago. Now it’s time for a little focus and a little forward thinking about this thing I love to write.
And so, during this month of possibility and month of the blog, I institute a weekly post: friday favorites. A round-up of my favorite things both on and off the web from the past week. Let’s begin.
I saw this and loved it. The tutorial calls for sheet metal glued to the inside of a cabinet. Something tells me that’s not a great approach for the poor pastor in the parsonage. But it did inspire me to 3M-strip-the-heck out of a couple cork trivets to the inside of a couple cabinets. It’s the perfect place for recipes [no longer cluttering the side of my fridge] and coupons and all sorts of important stuff.
Another organizing idea I hopped right to was this one. I [once again – thank God for 3M strips] 3M-stripped-the-heck out of a couple hooks and a wire basket. It now holds my sponges and fels-naptha.
Have you watched The Office from this week? The show has had its moments of floundering in the past years but I’m in love with it once again. They’re going out with class and the classic humor that first made it the show I love.
Look at these darling fabric bows. I want to make one hundred of them and cover every known surface.
Do you watch The Bachelor? No judging, please. If you don’t, you can but pretend you don’t. If you do, check out this dude’s blog. He reviews each episode in an oh-so-manly and hilarious fashion. And apparently he has a black belt in feelings.
Have you heard of Go Mighty? Go Mighty is an online community where you set goals, tell stories, and encourage one another to challenge the status quo. I just joined and am still getting the hang of it. They have an annual conference in California I would die to go to; unfortunately, it’s not in the budget or vacation this year. One thing we all can do right now – Go Mighty is challenging everyone to take 20 minutes each day to do something intentional for yourself or for others. 20 minutes a day in February. Today I mixed up three batches of Valentine cookie dough to bake and send to people. That was my #20minutes.
Perhaps that’s enough for now. Come back next Friday for more favorites!
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