That is the bloom from my amaryllis. It now has another stalk coming up for another bloom. This one is all done and I sure did enjoy it.

Today I spent most of my day cleaning up in my sewing room, but not exactly how I had planned. I was cleaning up shards of glass from my fluorescent bulb that broke. Oh my what a mess that makes and the teeny tiniest shards.

Thanks to encouragement from farm girl friends and some very helpful suggestions I think I have it all cleaned up. I am sure as I get to do the actually cleaning and rearranging that I wanted to, that I might find a wee bit more. Thankfully no little paws from my furry friends here were cut either.

Saturday night, mama kitty had kittens. One was the runt and just didn't make it. That made me sad, but she has 4 healthy ones. They are all white at the moment and mama is right there for them. She is being one great mama for being so young. My two small doggies so badly want to go mother those little kitties. Soon enough they will get to cuddle them as well. Not for a while though.

I have been thinking of ways to simplfy my life more. To simply for me, I need to do some more organizing in my sewing room. It not only is my sewing room, it is where my laptop and my paperwork is as well. I now have a fainting couch in here that I found at an estate sale, hmmmm 20 or so years ago. My mom had it for quite a bit, now it is back at my place and in my room. I plan on putting the books and journals and ideas that I have in little boxes and niches to have it all at my fingertips to do. If it is out, then I will do it. If tucked away it is harder for me to access it. So that is part of the rearranging of the sewing room. I need a quiet spot to process life sometimes. To be able to get my feeling good or bad out on paper. It helps me digest it, sort it, find out what is going on so that I can go forward. It is a tool that helps me.

So what helps you sort through your feelings, the ups and downs of life? How do you take care of yourself? As a woman, so many times, I tend to take care of all those around me and wonder why I am feeling out of sorts....ooopppsss I forgot to take care of me. I need to fill up the depleted places in my heart, have them heal, give them some tender loving care. Learn to just breath and rejoice in the fact that I can. Remembering that I woke up this morning in my right mind. Sure tends to give me perspective.

So here is to you taking the time to take care of yourself, in whatever area that you need. cs