Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2019

Winging It

In most aspects of my life, I'm a planner and list maker.


Surprisingly, when it comes to blogging, I pretty much wing it.


I see all sorts of planners, lists and tips on being organized, 


but unless I have just completed a project or have joined a blog hop,


I simply snap a pic for Instagram each day.


And that explains why I don't blog regularly.


But yesterday, this pic I snapped for Instagram actually led to a blog post.


I was looking for a quote to use as a caption and I came across these lovely words from Charlotte Moss.


There are plenty of things "off-key" in my decor,


but the objects "tell our story" or as Charlotte Moss suggests, "play our song".


Grandpa's pitchfork and grandma's sewing machine base make me smile - no singing because you don't want to hear me sing!


The window was used in our son's library themed wedding.


 I found the copper container in boxes Joshua left in the attic - it's mine now.


The hand is just one in my silly collection.


Books are definitely part of who Steve and I are and tucking books into vignettes is one way I can show our love of reading.


Colorful flowers snipped from the garden add just the right touch to the table.


I love keeping the door open so I can look out at the porch.


I should do some planting, but the garden bench is calling me.


So, I'm curious - are you a planner with your blog and/or Instagram or do you wing it like me and just go with something that catches your eye at the time?


It's been over 8 weeks since my surgery and today was my first long walk and this is the view that caught my eye.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Planning for 2015

Everyone in blogland seems so organized - looking backward, planning ahead and even choosing a word for the year.


I on the other hand have not reflected on my past year and have few plans for the new year.


I noticed today that I have not posted since Christmas - what have I been doing?


Steve and I are continuing with our goal of walking at least 2 hours each day - it is nearly 6 miles from the beach to the Ventura Botanical Garden Trail and back.


Yesterday we walked along the beach from Summerland to Carpinteria logging in nearly 6 miles.


I have been busily rearranging the house after removing all of the Christmas decor,


loving the pillows Steve bought me for Christmas and


preparing a home tour post for Anne of Design Dreams by Anne for her Open House Sundays feature.


I spent some time decorating for the New Year's Eve Progressive Dinner on our lane - 


we hosted the 9:00 to midnight portion and managed to accommodate 47 people in our little cottage.


As if organizing the house for the New Year's party wasn't enough, I also spent the day of New Year's Eve tearing up the back yard and moving things around


because our dear friend Manny spent the New Year's Eve day building me a house - and he still found the time to make incredible shrimp salsa for our party.


My little garden house is waiting for its door and then the fun will begin - so, I guess I do have some plans for 2015.