The Art of Living

Ropes course in use at Cottage Lake Park in Woodinville, WA

Between working at a part-time job, running my eBay business, establishing myself as a mosaic artist, and doing volunteer work, I've been incredibly busy lately. (I fit a trip in there to visit family back home in Minnesota, too!) Today is Sunday and I made it a day of rest.

Not that I sat around...but I had a lovely day, connecting with my daughter and my best friend. We met up at Cottage Lake Park in Woodinville, Washington, for a picnic brunch. After enjoying tart kefir and sweet almond poppyseed muffins, we headed into downtown Woodinville to see a matinee showing of "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs." It was a completely silly movie and a great way to stay cool on a very hot day.

I came home, cranked up the fan in my home office and gave it a good cleaning and reorganization. I've only had this office a few months--it used to be my stepson's bedroom, but I repurposed it once it became clear that he's happily succeeding on his own in another city. About once a month, I assess how well the space is working and tweak it. Today I rearranged things so I can completely separate my eBay photography and packing areas. No overlap in these functions is more efficient. Being this organized in my home office is a new behavior for me, and I really, really like it!

Tonight my husband made beer brats on the barbecue, so supper was easy. Now that our youngest child is nearly grown up, we are all taking equal responsibility for kitchen tasks, and that has made my life much simpler.