Mom's Cooking?!

Julia and I were visiting on her walk home from class this week.  I was excited to share that I was preparing a full home cooked meal for myself (rather than the expected simple, available sustenance), just as she spotted a storefront she'd not previously seen - "Mom's Cooking".  What beautiful confirmation of how everything is connected and that Mom cooking for herself is a good thing.

Who's in Charge?

There's nothing like spring cleaning to make us assess our blessings and the required care and feeding of our possessions. I finally understand why some older friends choose to downsize.  The daily, weekly, monthly and annual maintenance required for things we own can feel like these objects own us.  We need to ask ourselves, at least annually, if we still derive enjoyment from high maintenance things in our lives.

We need to keep things that give us pleasure, benefit or positive expectation.  If we can't anticipate any of these positive possibilities, why keep these possessions?

I know that my continual recycling of things I no longer need creates benefits for others who will enjoy them and will give new life to these items.

I choose to be in charge!