Homemaking Mondays: Frost and Focus

 

Hello!
I hope your homemaking day 

is going smoothly. 

It's a gentle morning here as the light 

slowly creeps into the sky. 

It's cloudy and we have a fresh dusting of snow.

I have a candle burning to give 

a touch of soft light to the room.

The curtains are now opened and

even through it's partway through the morning

the light begs to be noticed.

Such are winters in the north.

When you can wake up at a reasonable time

and still see stars shimmering in the sky.

A lovely part of winter here

is when the ice freezes before the snow comes.

This year it has frozen really hard and is very safe.

My children and I have been out enjoying 

skating all around the lake.

The one morning it was super foggy

and added a kind of cozy feel.

It just lightly touched you as you glided through it.

The ice wasn't clear anymore but like frosted glass.

I made it around the lake just a couple times

more then I used to so that was a win for me.

With this diet I'm finding I can physically do more and that is nice.

I'm 50 lbs down at 25 weeks on Carnivore.

Then while I waited for my kids to go around a couple more times,

I snuggled under a blanket and enjoyed the sounds 

of the lake as there was movement over it.

There was a grey jay that came down to keep me company.

Fresh and peaceful.

The day before the sun shone bright in a blue sky.

I took the chance to take some pictures of the frost in the sunlight.

It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord Jesus

has created such an intricate masterpiece

that stays for just a short season.

The snow crystals often blowing apart with a breeze

or melting in the brief sunshine.

I have added a couple more plants to my home.

Yes, I killed the one plant that was in this pot.

I love plants and have quite a few...but I can't keep them all alive.

I have learned that it's ok to fail at some things and to just move on.

This time I found a lovely ivy and tucked it in a new space in the house.

I have this lovely red table and added a large plate to the bottom supports.

Then I put a doily on top of that under the pot so it wouldn't slip around.

I hope it thrives here.

The other plants I added to my kitchen windows for now.

As the seasons change the kitchen windowsills change.

No more cut flowers from the garden.

Time for something a bit more green as the world outside turns white.

My violets are blooming purple and pink 

and they add a wonderful pop of colour as well.

It's been a week and just the bare minimum 

of household jobs have been done.

We've been out of the home more and then enjoying the outdoors.

So this coming week I'll need to focus on getting corners 

that had been neglected last.

If we leave some things too long it just builds up to 

a bigger job then need be.

An effort a day keeps failure away.

With homeschooling I have a stack of books 

that need to be looked through to decide on study projects.

I have that alongside my knitting so I can take breaks 

from one task and do the other. 

Very convenient so there is no excuse not to get it done. 

Sometimes I find I have to be more focused 

on managing my time. 

That is a challenge of being home.

We must be the ones to set our limits/boundaries

and then stick to them.

I hope you have a lovely 

homemaking day! 

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer