{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 03/03/2025 }

 

 

 

Good morning ladies, welcome back.  Today is March 3rd, so our very first Happy Homemaker Monday post for this new month.  How are we already in the third month of 2025?  The older I get the more I want time to slow down.

 

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend, and I wish you a very blessed week ahead.  

Now let's see how our homes are faring, shall we?

 

The weather in my neck of the woods:::

I don't want to jink anything, but we've gone past the super cold days, and have been enjoying warm weather, with temperatures in the 70s.  I am thrilled for it.  

Monday - Cloudy, 78

Tuesday - Partly cloudy, 64

Wednesday - Sunny, 62

Thursday - Cloudy, 72

Friday - Sunny, 72

Saturday - Showers, 51

Sunday - Sunny, 70

As I look outside my window:::
It is cloudy and rainy.  We had rain yesterday and are supposed to have a little more this morning.  Everything looks wet out there, but I love this kind of weather.  

   

Right now I am:::
Sitting in bed, working on this post and watching a video on YouTube. 

 

 

Something fun to share (a blog, a video, a tip):::

I really enjoyed watching this.  We step back in time to the 1930s with a look at what an apartment would have been like in those days.  

 

 

 

Thinking and pondering:::
We started our garden, well, the indoor greenhouse and our berries, fruit trees and veggies.

 

I am thinking about the outside garden and where it will go this year, what needs to be done, the beds I need to put together and all that stuff.  I love planning the garden, this year, along with the usual veggies, I want a flower garden and an herb garden too.  So that will take some thinking and planning.     

 

On my bedside table:::
A water bottle, some kleened, my Nivea cream and the tv remote.  Also, I almost forgot, but my current book that I'm reading, which is Edenbrooke.     

On my tv:::
Last night's When Calls the Heart
Homemaking vlogs

Book vlogs

House of David on Amazon Prime

Listening to:::

Television in the background. 

The filter in the turtle tank.

The clacking of the keyboard keys as I type. 

On the menu for this week:::

Monday - Layered Eggplant with Ground Beef, Salad
Tuesday - Tilapia roasted with tomato and onion, Garlic Couscous, Tomato and Cucumber Salad  

Wednesday - Chicken Marsala, Rice, Greek Salad
Thursday - Shrimp Alfredo Pasta, Garlic Bread, Steamed Broccoli

Friday - Moroccan Meatball Tagine, Mashed Potatoes, Bean Salad
Saturday - Fend for yourself or leftovers

Sunday - Pizza (Cauliflower pizza for me)

On my to do list:::
Change Bed linens

Water plant

Daily Bible reading and daily decree

 

 
What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::
Nordic Afghan

Reading nook

Garden planning

My simple pleasure:::
The smell of olive oil, garlic and onion cooking on the stove.    

Lesson learned the past week:::
That the closer I get to menopause, the more my brain seems to be malfunctioning Hahaha

I swear, the forgetful brain thing IS a thing, my doctor told me about it, I read about it but now that I'm in it it is driving me nuts.

 

I feel scatterbrained at times.  I forget stupid things, like grocery list items, or I do dumb things, like reach for the pan in the oven without my oven gloves.  Goodness!        

Looking around the house:::
The house is very quiet at the moment, which makes me happy.  I love the look and sound of an early morning house, where the sun is just starting to rise, and slowly waking up the sleepy home.  It's like watching everything come to life before your eyes.

 

 
From the camera:::
Homemaking and the joy it brings me.  Something simple as tidying the dining table, makes me happy.    

 

 

Prayer List:::
My stepmom.

Bible verse, Devotional::: 

 Matthew 7:13-14

 

{ Spend the weekend with me }

The sun streams through the windows and the softest of breezes plays amongst the sheer curtains.

 

After a much needed cup of coffee, I get myself ready for the day and start tackling the homemaking chores that await me.  I go into these with a smile on my face, knowing that it's not just about cleaning, or doing laundry, it's about putting my love and my joy into every task at hand.  It's about looking at them through rose colored glasses, not because I hate doing what needs to be done, but because over the years I have come to love every single aspect of being a homemaker.

 

 

♥ Dishes ♥

 

One of the tasks that seems to be never ending.  Is there such a thing as an empty clean sink, for longer than 5 minutes?  If there is, I have yet to come across this elusive thing. 

♥ Laundry ♥  

 

I have come to really enjoy laundry.  I don't know why, but the whole process from sorting the clothes, washing and folding, brings me peace.  

 

Putting them away is another story, I will say that I'm still working on embracing that part of the process, and not looking upon it with such disdain.  Why is this part of the task so annoying?  I don't know, I have never been able to figure that out.  Maybe one day I will look upon it with fresh eyes and a grateful heart, but for now, it will remain the last part of the laundry work, that makes me want to throw my hands up.

♥ Cooking and Baking ♥

 

I don't think I need to say how much this part of homemaking, makes me happy.  I love cooking and baking.  I never used to enjoy the baking part as much, if truth be told.  It took me years for me to even want to do it, especially break making, but I've since found a love for it too.  

 

It's still something that I push myself to excel in, and I still have my flops, but not as many as I used to back in the day.

 

I made some two ingredient bread rolls, which were a huge hit.  I also made a fresh batch of beans for our dinner and for the freezer.  I like having cooked chickpeas, lentils and an assortment of beans, always in the freezer, always on hand for a quick meal or lunch. 

Also made Islak Burgers, which are a Turkish specialty and they were not only a huge hit, but have been requested to go on our favorites list.  Such an easy recipe but so yummy.

 

I will be adding these to my poorly neglected food blog.  I know, I know, it's been left to it's own demise for a while, but I'm hoping to remedy that soon.

 

♥ Setting the house to order ♥  

 

I move slowly around the house, from room to room, picking up things that have been misplaced, replacing things that have gone missing, folding blankets, fluffing up pillows, picking up after the furry babies and things of that sort.

 

There is always something to pick up, tidy or clean up.

♥ Spending time with the Lord ♥ 

 

I'm still doing my daily Bible reading, and usually during the week I get it done early in the morning, but weekends throw that schedule off a bit, because everyone is home and I am usually busy with Curt, we're running errands or working on the yard, or a project indoors.

 

I still make sure to get my daily reading in, but sometimes it doesn't happen until right before bed.  I will say that is not my favorite time to do it, because I'm tired and ready to fall asleep on my feet, but I push through and give that moment to God, after all He deserves it.

 

♥ Random bits and bobs ♥  

 

There are things that I need to do every day, some homemaking tasks are daily, meaning, even if you take a day off to rest, they still need to be done for the home to function effectively.

 

And then there are those that are ever changing, never the same daily, it's just whatever shows up to be tackled is what I do.  Below are just a few pictures of those random bits and bobs around the house, the random things I do mingled in with the must be dones.

I hope you enjoyed spending the weekend with me and seeing a bit of what I do around here.  Not shown are the gym trips, the start of our indoor greenhouse, veggies and flowers, the trip to Walmart, the trip to the game store downtown to exchange a game that wasn't working, the time I took a little nap, the reading I did, and the random games of Wii as a family.

 

It is all part of life and part of my day, even if I don't show it all.

 

I hope you've had a blessed, restful weekend, and I'll see you back in the morning, for the first Happy Homemaking Monday of March 2025.