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Isn’t it great having 4 day weekends?  It gives such a nice extended sense of what we could do if we were only doing what we love!

Today I’m grateful to have finished up some of the tasks I started earlier in the week.

One of the projects is just going through all the extra stuff we’ve accumulated over the years.  I’m grateful that I live in a country where there is so much available…even if it ends up as clutter!

My husband and I are children of parents who lived during the depression.  It’s very difficult for us to get rid of things because of the early upbringing.  And our natural thriftiness.  And it doesn’t help, I guess to live in Humboldt County – home of recycling and reusing.

So as I’m going through things I have to keep reminding myself that this is an abundant world and if I haven’t used it in 2 years, it’s probably time to get rid of it unless it has special meaning for me.

Of course I’m also noticing that the local thrift shops have signs posted saying they are NOT taking any new items at the moment.  So, I’m left with a slight delimma – what do I do with this extra stuff?  For the moment we’re just packing it back into boxes that are labeled.  We hate to throw stuff out, so we’re looking for a new home for it.

If you have any ideas, let me know…..

As I was washing dishes I happened to look up and see the sun shining through the rain.  Not a rainbow, mind you, but this glorious bright reflection on the ocean surrounded by grey clouds!  We are SO lucky to live in this beautiful spot!  Every day I get to watch the dynamic weather hit the coastline, which is about a quarter mile away.  And today they said we are expecting our first snow of the season – down to 1500 feet.  Which is not that high when I think about the trip to see the grandkids (three peaks with 3200 feet at the highest).  I’m glad I didn’t go anywhere this weekend and that I’m already home safe and sound.

I guess I have to admit with all the weather this weekend that I’m also grateful the power didn’t go out.  It happens about 4-6 times each winter for us.  That leaves us in “camping” mode until it comes back on – no water (we’re on a well), and cooking on the Coleman (no natural gas here – just electric).  We already depend on our wood stove for heat, so no change there!  (I’m also grateful that my husband just brought in another load of wood!)

Enjoy your week!