AMANDA'S BASKETS: Did You Daydream?

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Did You Daydream?

A Winter Beach

The picture above was taken at one of my favorite Maine beaches. There are not too many sandy beaches in Maine as most of the seashore is rocky but this is one that I enjoy.

So, did you take time for yourself and do a little daydreaming? Or, were you too busy finishing your 'to do' lists? Yes, I really do know that it is important to finish needed chores...meals need to be made, laundry needs to be done and most of us have employment outside the home. But if you do not take time to replenish yourself, to make 'you' important, who will?

So, take some time today or tomorrow. Better yet, today and tomorrow. Sit down and daydream. Dream about what you would like to do with the rest of your life. For many of us, we are so out of touch with daydreaming, especially our own, that this does not come easily. Some of us may even feel that we are being foolish spending time accomplishing nothing. But that's wrong. What we are doing is getting intouch with who we are, what we need and where we want to go.

Remember when you were small and folks asked you what you wanted to do when you grow up? Well, now it's time to ask yourself that question...and dream about the possibilities...

I leave you with the third in my series of Ornament Doodles...

Thanks for spending some time here...

More tomorrow...

And for goodness sake, spend some time daydreaming...

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.

MAGAZINE IDEAS

(New) One article in the Farmer's Almanac 2024 is a list of trends. One I knew about is the trend to downsize in just about every area. Another trend that I was surprised about was called ''The Human Library' which offers people on loan to talk about specific subjects. Finally, more folks are adding pets to their family and as a result, stores are adding more pet food, toys and medication to their offerings. There's also a nice garden article which suggests mixing vegetables and flowers together for success.

RECIPE IDEAS

Have you every made Cherry Dump Cake. It calls for 2 cans of Cherry Pie Filling (21 ounces), a white cake mix, 1/4 -1/2 cup butter, melted & 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans. In a 9 by 13 pan, spread both cans of cherry pie filling. Add the melted butter to the cake mix and break apart the resulting mixture and crumble it evenly over the pie filling. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the mixture. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 - 45 minutes until the topping is golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Fast, easy and very delicious.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What if you want to establish better habits, then decide what habit you want to work on. Again, try an easier one first for that good feeling of success. Let's consider more exercise. Start small. Don't try to run a marathon right away. Set the amount of time, the type of exercise and when to do it to begin making sure that it is within your reach. If it works for you each week add a bit more. Walking is one of the best ways to get good overall movement but there are many exercise videos on YouTube of varying lengths and difficulty to check out. Change your exercise routines to eliminate getting bored. For hardcore exercise with weights, give yourself a day in-between to recover. Even on days you would rather not exercise, do it and see if you feel better. It takes an average of 66 days to establish a habit. Just think 66 days to establish a good habit for a lifetime. Sounds like a good thing to me...how about you?