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The Simple Woman’s Daybook: January 1, 2017

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For Today… January 1, 2017

Simple Woman's Daybook

Looking out my window… dark. I don’t think it’s snowing right now — it’s just down in the low 20’s.

I am thinking… about how to get all of my school errands done on Tuesday in addition to everything else on my plate. I have to buy books and get another parking pass.

I am thankful… that Daniel goes back to school on Tuesday morning. Kiddo has cabin fever.

One of my favorite things… quiet time in a dark room. Daniel just woke up so my chances of that for the rest of the night are shot.

I am wearing… jammies. Clothes today for church and the rest of the time were a charcoal grey/white speckled shirt, jeans, and my black boots. I usually dress up for church but we had enough new snow and the prospect of crappy roads so I decided to keep it simple.

I am creating… socks for my mom.

I am reading… The Abbey by James Martin, S.J.

I am hoping… using my phone as an e-reader ends up being helpful for me. (My NOOK died tonight.)

I am learning… how to drive in snow again.

In my kitchen… mom made pork chops, risotto, and salad for dinner tonight. Dessert was a Grand Marnier bundt cake.

In the school room… Daniel goes back to school on Tuesday and I start back on Wednesday.

Shared Quote… “Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.” — J.K. Rowling

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So, My Real New Year’s Resolutions

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I’m having a bit of insomnia as I obsess over whether the roads will be OK for me to get to church in a few hours so… here’s the resolutions post that I was going to write during daylight hours. I know that I posted something on things I resolved to do for my Quick Takes but that one was more tongue-in-cheek in places. (I know… SHOCKING!!!!)

So… here are my REAL resolutions for 2017!

[+] Make healthier choices. For me, this means getting off my butt and doing something physical every day even if it’s just some planks for the plank challenge in which I’m taking part with some friends. Once my cold is better and I can find my student ID, I’ll check out the college gym and see if I can bribe myself to read while on one of the machines or something. (Note to self: acquire an MP3 player that works.)

Foodwise, I plan to try to start cooking more of what I eat from scratch.

[+] Read more. The number of books I finished in 2016 is abysmal so I’m taking part in the Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge. My challenge: 52 books in 52 weeks! This means that I need to put down my phone and turn off my laptop on occasion. I’m also planning on devoting an hour every day to reading.

[+] Finish what I have on my hooks. I have some blankets to finish as well as an amigurumi monkey, a prayer shawl, a temperature afghan, and some socks for my mom. Ohhhh look! Yarn!

[+] Make time for prayer every day. My prayer life is crappy at the moment, partially due to Daniel being on break from school and partially due to me being on break from school. I need to find ways of getting prayer time in on those days that are unstructured.

For those who are interested in such things, my saint for the year is St. Joseph Moscati and my word for the year is “wholeness”.