Homemaker's Journal, on crafting

The Homekeeper's Journal, sponsored by the Christian Homekeepers Network, is a weekly "journal" in which to share thoughts etc...

This week’s Homekeeper’s Journal is all about crafting and creating ……….

In My Kitchen this week ……
Some of the basics but I always try to implement some new recipes each week. This week is a "different" Crab cakes recipe and a carmelized shallot and sage souffle. I also made Jam-Jam muffins, which suprised me by looking like a creature from a children's movie (you can read the post here).

When I think about Crafting/Sewing/Making Things, I want to …
do it all. Yeah, that's pretty much. I am selfish and greedy in this sense. :)

My favorite creative outlet it ……..
sewing, decorating, repurposing, organizing. I feel great when things are put away and feel I can "think" more.

A Craft that I’d like to learn is ….
knitting. I bought a book (well a couple of books, I grew ambitious, y'all.)

One Craft that I can do but don’t do much is ….
Sewing---like with everything, need more time....or a Superwoman pill :)

An unusual Craft that I can do or would like to do is ….
Wax Painting...

Another Craft that I secretly long to do but don’t right now is ….
Photography...

The Craft/Creative Work that I have no desire whatsoever to do ……
Painting

The Homemaker's Journal 3.3.10

btw, you can tell it's already a busy week for I am writing this Tuesday entry on Wednesday...

Here’s What’s happening...

In My Kitchen:
totally digging the Eat from Your Pantry Challenge. Feeling like a kitchen mommy superstar when I can whip up a meal and not have to rush out to the grocery store for "one last thing". For example, tonight I made burgers, homemade onion rings (even altered the recipe a little) and a zucchini-tomato casserole bake. Husband loved it and I beamed during dinner. Also in my kitchen, shelves are going up and tommorrow I get to decorate them (which also means, I get my family room back. well, more like my favorite leather couch --- right now, it has all the "soon to be shelved" items chill-axing there, instead of me....

With The Baby:
we are back on schedule, with his eating and sleeping. And he actually fell asleep (and remained that way) in his crib last night. He was sooo tired that when I put him in the crib, he just rolled over and went to sleep. I was all prepared for a major Rocky event and had my gloves in my back pocket...but he surprised me. I stayed at the edge of the crib so when he tossed (as he usually does when first going down), I was there to gently caress him and he could hear my voice.

What I’m Reading:
I finished Sense & Sensibility and definitely liked it more than Pride & Prejuduce. We rented the movie to watch during Date night on Friday. I am beginning Emma tomm and also Raising Boys by Christian writer James Dobson. Also, on the topic of books, I signed up for Booksneeze.com which sends me books (free!) to review and keep. My 2010 book list may have hit a problem with this....maybe I shouldn't have had structured it so much -- just say the amount of books that I want to read, as opposed to which titles for there are always new books that come up which interest me.

What I Have Been Learning:
on a personal level, that man, am I impatient and easily irritated sometimes. I won't go into details but I can be pretty snappy sometimes. I need to apologize and repent.

What I’ve Been Noticing:
that the sun doesn't hit our driveway so we have to work extra-hard at removing all this snow so I can get out and look like I have a driver's license. Our neighbors are practically bbq'ing in their driveway, they get so much more sun....

Something that pleases me:
when my son smiles sooo big at first seeing me in the morning! *heart melt*

On The Back Burner of My Mind:
thinking whether I am playing with my son enough....

In The Deepest Darkest Recesses:
feeling like I like the mommy schedule but also feeling like each day goes by just like the other....

okay, it's your turn.....go to the Christian Homemaker's Journal for your Linky.

The Homemaker's Journal (2.23.10)

I've been a fan of the Christan HomeKeeper Network and recently saw they have an online HomeKeepers Journal. I do look at my blog as somewhat of a journal, so here goes my entry...It's neat for she gives some journal entry "segues" so you know what to write/blog about...

In My Kitchen:
a freshly stocked refrigerator, thanks to my husband's midnight trip to the grocery store. Some sweet potatoes on the counter waiting to be diced up and used for this fabulous crockpot recipe for dinner...

With the baby:
he's getting over his cold and his appetite has definitely coming back. We have been struggling with getting him back onto solids without him gagging and also sleeping amply. He also has been fighting waking up in his crib and not in mommy's arms. Or he will cry the moment we put him down in his crib. We've co slept since day one and this is what he knows....so not only bc of that, but we see the benefits of co sleeping and believe we all get better sleep that way. Other than that, he's showing he know how to put our hands together to "clap", wants to feed himself more and more and definitely loves to play "imitate", esp with moving his head from side to side.

What I’m Reading:
For my Jane Austen Book Club, I finished Pride & Prejudice and am now enjoying Sense & Sensibility. Along the way, I have learned many new words! I am also trying to get back into the good habit of reading my Bible and am currently in Job...which in all honesty, I am just not feeling. Though I've felt like a Job this week with the flu and then the ear infections...

What I Have Been Learning:
That I tend to be an inpatient person and take on way too much, often to the detriment of others around me. This was true for any room in the house that I've wanted to paint, no, overhaul, and any project underway. I'm learning to stay in the moment, appreciate the little blessings and the accomplishments thus far.

What I’ve Been Noticing:
blog posts on co-sleeping and Mommy Mission Statements (which have been on my mind), how the weather is changing and all the dust in my house and on my windows.

On The Back Burner of My Mind:
cleaning out, decorating and organizing my craft room, planting a garden come spring and breaking down the "hosta and fern" forest we have out back.

In The Deepest Darkest Recesses:
how disappointed I sometimes am with myself for the times that I don't follow through or get overly involved in something. For all the times I sign up for something with a burning excitement only for it to fizzle later.

k, it's your turn....let's be real with each other...