AMANDA'S BASKETS: Friends are Special

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Friends are Special

Isn't it fun to hook up with friends? That's what I've been doing the past couple of days and it has been truly delightful. If you haven't seen some of your friends lately, make a point to get together. I think friendships are one of life's greatest treasures. I hold on to mine very tightly, I hope you do also.

We went to pick up some shrimp (for the bar-b) and along with a picture of Galveston Bay, I caught a kitty with a treat...

We passed by this on the way home...

Back to photographing texture, I found this tree trunk really unique...

My herbs are still doing great. I thought that I lost my oregano, but there is one very strong stalk coming along quite well. I enjoy using fresh herbs in my cooking, what about you? Have you tried fresh herbs? I think they impart a very different flavor than using dried but I do use both.

I'll leave you with one last picture...a flower, of course...

Thanks for checking in...

Enjoy your evening...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.