Off The Grid

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Facebook for some time now.
I love that with just a couple clicks I can see what my “friends” are up to…
I hate that I have gotten lazy in relationships, and have no real idea what is going on in my “friends” lives…
Therefore, I’ve decided to take an indefinite break from Facebook.
Meaning it may be a day, or forever!
I’ll take it a day at a time.
I am hoping this time away gives me a chance to weigh the pros and cons of having this space to “socialize.”
By not logging into Facebook for a while I hope to be able to…

• Call my “friends” and actually TALK… catch up with them!
• Spend more time with my husband 
• Play with my kids 
• Write a couple old-school letters, I love snail mail (or “Happy Mail”)…
• Keep my house clean… (It’s always clean enough, but I hope to kick it up a notch with a healthy sprinkling of organization thrown in there too!)
• Blog more
• Sew more 
• Knit more 
• Read my Bible more 
• Pray more 

Now, I know eliminating Facebook may not enable me to do all those things I just listed, but I can hope!

Before you despair... ha! ha! :)
I’m not falling off the grid completely!
I will still be posting here in this space, and here are some other ways to keep in touch or just “see pretty pictures!”
Email Me
Phone: Email me if you’d like my number ;)
Instagram: kale80
If you don’t have an iPhone and want to see the pictures I post on Instagram: live simply
Oh, and I will keep my blog connected to Facebook so you are notified of new posts, but you'll have to email me or comment on the blog to let me know you came by! ;) 

Summertime Blues

Photo taken by My Love. Apron Frock sewn by Yours Truly :)

The summertime blues?!
Seems like an impossible concept to most.
I compare summertime where we live, to winter when we lived in Alaska.
The temperatures are too hot for most outdoor activities, and are limited to early morning, and late evening.
Unless you have your own personal swimming pool there's only so many times you can indulge in that pleasure, despite what My Girl would have you believe. :)
I just recently went through a two week funk where I struggled with feeling really down and inadequate in most areas of my life. I was sad...
The weather was a big contributor. It's hard not being able to just jump on our bikes and go for a ride. The sandbox in the backyard sits abandoned for the season. (We do occasionally get out early enough in the morning to enjoy it for a bit.)
Even our poor little garden is suffering in this heat. We aren't harvesting as much as we would have hoped.
I know there is a time and season for everything. Soon enough it will be Fall, and everything will be green once more, and the temperatures will be cooler...I long for the days I can sit in my hammock chair and sip tea...or spread out a blanket and have a backyard picnic.
There is much to be thankful for even in these horrendous temperatures...
Abundant sunshine, heat that warms you (sometimes more than you'd like) blue skies, and big white puffy clouds…
My Love has had the past week and a half off from work, and we've just been enjoying our time together. Mostly at home.
We are looking forward to friends coming to visit the first part of next week!