Living an authentic life in "Our Little Cottage In The Big Woods". Raising our children, creating art, writing, film making, fibre art, furniture painting, gardening, traveling, restoring vintage dollhouses, hunting for antique treasures & chasing our big dream to live by the sea, all on a frugal budget.
Today's challenge: "What Makes Your Day?"
Today's Challenge: "Outfit of the Day."
We all took this week off. Technically, we're supposed to be in Disneyland. But with the border closed and Covid, we decided to keep this holiday week and so far, it's been great. Our theatre room and the hallway leading to it are being painted and after today, we will begin installing a Board and Batten design. This is a new project and I'm most excited about learning how to use dh's nail gun! My outfit of the day .... ripped jeans with tons of paint all over them (I'm a messy painter!), an old centre tee with tons of paint all over it (did I mention I'm a messy painter?) and bare feet, which will have paint all over them by the end of the day (I'm definitely a messy painter .... ). Hair in a messy bun, so it doesn't get paint all over it. And no rings on my fingers, so they don't get too messy and paint splattered.
What's your outfit of the day today?
~ Chy
What I'm wearing .... my warm, snow flake pyjamas!
What I'm reading .... blogs, blogs, blogs ....
What's happening in my kitchen .... nothing. Dinner is done and by now, we'd hear the soft sounds of the dishwasher. However, I noticed a few moments ago that it was quite silent. So I opened it up and discovered an error message. Dh looked it up and it seems we may have a drainage issue. First issue since it was installed 5 years ago. Thankfully, there is just a small amount of water in the bottom. This model will shut down if an issue arises so we are very grateful it did not over flow. And we have a long, extended warranty. For now, we've shut it off and in the morning, I'll wash the dishes by hand and we'll see if there is something blocking the drain. If not, we'll call Miele and have them come out to fix it. Fingers crossed it's an easy, not too costly issue.
What's outside my window .... 40 cm of freshly fallen, powdery snow. We were not supposed to get this snow, but it did make it's way up to us. Thankfully, we've lived here long enough to know to always be prepared. Fresh food in the fridge, the pantry is full, all the yard and gardening work was done in October, the cars have gas and if we had to hunker down and be snowed in, we were ready! P.S. 40 cm of snow for anyone who does not follow the Metric System is 15.748 inches, just over a solid foot. Hopefully we're done for now as we'll have to get used to driving again. Bits of fresh falling snow, a bit at a time is in my opinion manageable.
What I'm thankful for .... our little warm and cozy cottage. Good food. Good company. Many projects to keep us busy.
What I'm smelling .... dh's hot chocolate and my popcorn.
What I'm hearing .... "Escape to the Chateau" on tv.
What I'm crafting .... not yet but working on an idea or two for sweet Christmas gifts for all my staff and my volunteers. Many amazing people to show my appreciation for their dedication to our shared passions in our field.
What's on my mind .... hoping that the many post election celebrations continue to be peaceful and memorable.
Words to live by ....
What's in my bag? Well, let's peek in and see!
