Weekend Hello

Just stopping by to say hi and wish everyone a happy weekend. I've been busy this week but wanted to check in if just for a moment to say hello. Hope you all have a great weekend and that it's filled with fun and beauty!

B. <3

I'm Back

It's been quite a while since I've been on here. It's been a busy summer and I really just haven't time or the energy to write anything. I guess I just haven't been inspired to write anything. I've had lots of stuff going on and somehow this just wasn't a priority. But I have missed it and now that it's September and as we ease into fall I will take the time to write more.

I am ready for the cooler weather that autumn brings. We're not quite there yet, the temps are still pretty high during the day, but the nights are cooler and the early mornings are perfect for sitting on the porch and sipping on a cup of tea or coffee, slowly waking up and getting the day started.

As much as I love summer I must admit I do enjoy the cool, crispness of fall. The changing colors of the leaves, the pumpkins, the apples, it all puts me in the mood to bake something. I start to crave the flavors of apples and cinnamon. I want to light deliciously scented candles. I'm ready to wear warm cozy sweaters and pack away the clothes of summer. Ready for warm, soft blankets to wrap myself in.

Fall is a time for change, a time for letting go and moving into the next phase. I'm so ready for this. This summer was a tough one for me and though I love the season but I'm ready to let it go and move on. I'm looking forward to a new season, new things to look forward to.

This week I've been bringing out the fall decorations and placing them around the house. Though it's not officially fall yet, I'm anxious to welcome it. I love to place the colorful leaves, pumpkins, mums and scarecrows all around , inside and out.It just seems to make my home cozier and more welcoming.

I hope what ever season you're in that you find beauty and peace in it. Hope your days are filled with love joy and happiness! <3 B.

Gorgeous Summer Day

Today has been one of the most gorgeous days of the summer so far. With temps in the 80's, bright blue skies, lots of sunshine and a sky full of big fluffy clouds along with a gentle breeze, it's been pretty much perfect.

We decided to get out and take a walk this morning, something we haven't had a chance to do in a while. It was nice to get out in nature for a while, when it's quiet out, before everyone is outside making noise.So we loaded up our little furry pup and drove to our favorite spot to walk. A place where there is little to no traffic and an abundance of trees and wildlife.

The rest of our day was spent not doing a whole lot of anything special. A little grocery shopping for the week, catching up an the laundry and getting ready for the start of a new week.

By far my favorite parts of the day have been when I was outside on one of our porches just reading or writing as I am now. As I sit here on my screened porch the trees are filled with the sounds of all the happy little birds. The sun is starting to slowly sink into the sky behind me and it's almost time for me to head inside to start dinner.

Hope you all have had a wonderful, beautiful day as well and that you got to spend time doing something you love. Have a wonderful night!
B. <3

Happy Friday!

It's Friday again, I can't believe another week has passed. It seems like I blink and it's the weekend again. It's been a very hot one here this week. Hot and humid! But that's July for you. I thought summer would never get here, but here it is and I'm loving it. Seems we had so many cool rainy days that it didn't feel like summer, that's all changed now.

It's uncomfortable sometimes but I still love it. I love all the beautiful flowers that are blooming all around my yard. I love that I can just step outside and pick a big bouquet and put all through the house and on my porches. The butterflies and bees are loving them too.

I love that we sit outside after dark and enjoy the cooler night air and watch the lightening bugs.We tend to stay out a little later than we probably should but it's so nice out that you just don't want to come inside. I get to spend a lot more time on my porch swing too, my favorite spot.

Summer here means long hot days, thunderstorms and just being a little more laid back. The meals are usually lighter and easier, the drinks a little colder and you take things a little slower. It's too hot not to. I love summer!

Hope you have all had a wonderful week and you have a beautiful weekend ahead!  <3 B.

Happy weekend

Just wanted to pop in and say hello and hope you're having a wonderful weekend. I hope it's filled with lots of love and sunshine!

<3 B

Beach Dreaming

I've been dreaming of the beach lately. Now that summer is here I find myself dreaming of lying on a beach somewhere, feeling the cool breeze blowing off the ocean. Soaking up the warm sunshine and just relaxing with the sand between my toes.

I think that's one of the most wonderful ways to spend a day, sitting on the beach. I love the smell of the salt air, I love the feeling of the waves as they wash ashore while you stroll along the shoreline. I love the palm trees and I love sipping a cool refreshing drink as I watch people wander past, enjoying their time on the beach. 

I love the outdoor dining, enjoying delicious food, listening to the sound of the ocean. Such a wonderful, peaceful sound.

It's been a number of years since I've been to the beach and oh how I've missed it. I often wonder what it would be like to live on a tropical island, to wake up everyday to those sounds, that breeze and those smells. What would it be like to spend all your days relaxing on the beach, not worrying about a job or bills or any of those things that we deal with on a daily basis.It's just a fantasy I know, but it's fun to think about, to dream. An escape, if even for just for a little while.

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend and if you get a chance to escape to the beach enjoy the sun and salt air and take in all the beauty that surrounds you! B. <3 

Gratitude

I've been thinking a lot lately about all the things I have to be grateful for. There are the obvious things like health and family, but there is so much more to it than that. There's being grateful for the the little things and the mundane things you do everyday.

Be grateful for having laundry to do because it means you have clothes to wear.

Be grateful that you have to clean your house because it means you have a home to live in.

Be grateful that you have to cook dinner because it means you have food to eat.

Be grateful for having to get up early to go to work because it means you have a job.

Be grateful for washing dishes because it means you ate today.

Be grateful for the rainy days as well as the sunny ones because it means you're alive.

Be grateful for exercising because it means you're healthy and able to walk.

There are so many things to show gratitude for, the things we do everyday that we wish we didn't have to do. Not everything we do is fun or something we really want to do, but if we can change the way we look at them then maybe we can find a way to appreciate them. It's easy to complain about having to do things we don't want to do, but if you're not careful you can lose those things and then you'll realize that it wasn't so bad having to do them. Complain about work then lose your job, complain about cooking and you find yourself unable to pay for food. We don't think about these things until it's too late sometimes and then we realize how lucky you were.

So take time to appreciate what you do have even if it's not exactly how you'd like it to be. Show some gratitude for all that's in your life and there will be so much more headed your way to be grateful for. Attitude is everything.

Hope you're all having a wonderful night and a great week and you find much to be grateful for! <3 B.