The Simple Woman's Daybook Entry

For Today...

Outside My Window...it's very warm; but there's a breeze going on.  You can see the tops of the trees moving.  It's lovely to watch.

I am thinking...of the things I have to do and don't want to; because I'm tired!  The ceiling fans need to be dusted~again!  I have a small sinkful (thank goodness) of dishes that need washing.  My oldest son just went off to work.  My daughters are both homeschooling in their rooms.  

I am thankful... for another day.  We ordered pizza from 'Little Italy'.  Their food is so good!  

In the Kitchen...Jingles, our cat, is stretched out on the rug, dozing.  Coffee is on.  It's always on!  Can't go without it. And the sinkful of dishes, of course.

I am wearing .....a plaid shirt (evergreen and red) with loose comfortable faded blue jeans; barefooted, my hair is in a ponytail, face free of makeup.  Glasses perched on my nose, like an old granny.  But I'm not one, yet!  My oldest son will be eighteen in two days!  Time flies.

I am creating....shirts by the dozen for myself!!  Oh, how I love it!! Modest but pretty! 

I am going....to try and make orange curd!  I made lemon curd from scratch, the other day, and it was delicious.

I am wondering....about alot of things.  No one knows better than I, how your life can change in a second.     

My husband is moving back home after three years, three months separation.  I cried almost every night for over two years of that time.  Do I still love him?  Of course!  Am I afraid?  Yes!!  Has my prayer time increased?  

Yes!  I feel like I'm living in prayer.  When I awaken in the morning, the first thing on my mind...God.  When I retire to sleep...God.  Hold my hand, Lord so that I won't be afraid.  

I am reading...Rooted in Love by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle and The Third Spiritual Alphabet by Francisco de Osuna.  

I am hoping...for a nice summer!  I want to make homemade rootbeer, do a little canning, sew and knit a little more,  and sew up some lovely ragdolls.  I heard of doll collecting, especially the porcelain kind.  I don't collect dolls but I just love to sew up ragdolls.  

I am looking forward to ..... a faith enrichment by participating in 'Lawn Chair Catechism At CatholicMom.com Summer 2013

I am learning....no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make everyone happy, that walked through my life.
Some people just don't want to act like friends; some family members don't want or act like family.  This one grieved me the most, will always turn their nose at you, will turn their back on you, even after giving them your love, your 'ear', when they needed someone to talk to.  How do I handle that?  Just forgive and go on....

Around the house...are reminders of what hearth and home means to me.  Our domestic church, as we Catholics put it.

One of my favorite things.....right now is Pinterest!!  So much fun and interesting!

A few plans for the week.....Mass, home cooking, more sewing, reading, lots of time with my children.

A peek into my day...

The images are a little dark; but I couldn't help but display some of my
blouses that I sewed.  This one is a cornflower blue.  I felt so pretty wearing it!

This blouse was my 'fun' shirt!  I love novelty fabric as well as novelty buttons!  Someday I hope to have
a little backyard chicken coop!

This is a blouse I experimented with using ribbon.  My sons like to see me wear it because of
the ribbon cross. The fabric is the loveliest shade of blue!

Another fun blouse with pale yellow glass buttons which I have had for perhaps
a decade.  Finally got to use them.

My Valentine's Day blouse I sewed up especially for this day.  I wasn't able to find a St. Valentine Medal
to put in the tiny secret pockets which I usually place inside my garments.

My 'chore day' blouse.  Pretty and fun to wear!


This blouse was made entirely out of left-over scrap material.  It came out so
pretty and comfortable.  All my blouses are loose, modest and comfortable.

I didn't know I had sewed so many until I stacked them all together.  I don't like to go shopping and
find nothing pretty or feminine to wear; everything these days seems to be too sheer, too clingy, or too
revealing. I'm not in the habit of wearing items that expose cleavage, etc.  I'm too old for that anyway
and my family would never approve.

 These are the tiny secret pockets I talked about earlier; this is a blouse I sewed up for St. Patrick's Day.
It has clover print all over.  The medal is that of St. Patrick.

This was my Sunflower blouse with a medal of St. Martin de Porres inside its
tiny pocket.

These are homemade sewing labels which I made using inkjet fabric sheets. They depict a sacred picture of
the Virgin Mary or a favorite saint with a favorite prayer of mine.


 Most purchased garments have a label at the neck giving instructions on the care of the garment.
I know how important this is since some clothing are delicate and  require special care.
I believe the soul requires just as much care, therefore I also place a prayer label reminder in all
of my sewing items, including whatever shirts or pants I sew for my family.  We humans all need a little bit of queuing, right?