AMANDA'S BASKETS: FALL WEATHER RETURNS...THANK GOODNESS!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

FALL WEATHER RETURNS...THANK GOODNESS!

Today was a much cooler day...more like fall. I managed to do some walking. Found out that the more I walked the easier and less painful it was. Definitely a plus. Here are some beautiful fall flowers...

I love this picture of the Verrazano Bridge...

And here's another of the waterway into the harbor...

There's a little color, but not much around here yet.

I made another mug rug using the same pattern but adding one element. A square! I choose to add it because some of the beginners may not be able to match points. Heck, I even had a hard time. So this little square adds interest and can cover a multitude of sins...

I actually like the mug rug better with this added element. What about you?

Football tonight...
Thanks for stopping by...
Talk to you tomorrow...
Think I might stop at IKEA...
After all, I have to move Lady J and IKEA is really just down the road...

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.