I have three things to get done today. I want to get as much done this weekend before Christmas so that when January comes I am ready for my little Etsy shop.

First and foremost in my mind is a “notebook.” I was inspired by my favorite girl, Elsie, who is currently teaching style school. So my book is an exaggerated planner filled with inspiration that will hopefully prepare me for both my blog and shop.

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Second I need to bake. Strange I know. I’ve been putting it off for two weeks. This was a strange and hard year for my family so I am hoping to go home with a large bowl of some sweets. Thinking about making some blondies and cookies.

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Lastly my little Sophie is in desperate need for a sweater. I knitted the front half already I just need to complete the back. So I’m hoping to knit a few inches today and tomorrow.

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Be back on Monday, have a great weekend!

I am in constant struggle with my work area. Today I will both clean the mess and create a new mess.
I thought I would picture a clean and functioning work area. I found these images online at my new favorite haunt.

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I woke up this morning in a strange mood. I lost my focus. Over stepped my bounds. So I just thinking about everything.

Which was the perfect medicine. I spent some time watching TV. Knitting the stress away. I finally looked down and realized that I had completed a glove.

In the past I had “work” to help me feel as though I had some control over my life. Today I realized that I need to get over the notion of control and just enjoy life as it comes.
Here’s to enjoying the little things. *I want this.*

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I have but two wishes. New glasses and a pair of shoes. So that I may see things differently and find my own path.

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In college I was a film student. I still have copies of my scripts. My notebooks were filled with story ideas and snatches of dialog. The storyteller in me disappeared with my last student film. I could not capture what was lost.

Since then I’ve been reading voraciously. Hemingway. Oates. McCarthy. Hammett.
Last night I realized why I was burning through all of those books. I yearned for a story that did not exist.

I opened a notebook and started writing. No preamble. Just one word after another. It was shocking. It was also dreadful.
I made a few edits, and unearthed a love story. In an hour the romance evolved into a love triangle.
I went to sleep at 3 a.m.

The whole experience reminds me of something Hemingway said:
“I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.”

I was avoiding my cold kitchen. I was catching up on my blog reading. Then I saw this precious gem on My Paper Crane’s blog.

Now I’m starving.

For more of her work visit her blog or her Flickr.

I’m off to go warm up the kitchen.

Just read the lyrics to a song I’ve been listening to, Es Por Ti by Juanes.
Now I am feeling absurdly romantic.

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I just saw this on WeHeartIt. And I do love it. Now I’m off for another cup of coffee.

To see more of *Lemonade* visit her on Flickr!
Rainy Day Coffee on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

Life in Arizona can be a little warm. On occasion the summers enjoy the beauty of a monsoon or two. But if you suffer the heat, enjoy a dry uneventful summer maybe just maybe when winter comes you may wake up to some clouds and possibly rain.

It was a good morning. Be sure to enjoy the little things in life.

Sunday is the best day to enjoy Natalie Dee. Enjoy!

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