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| Claude09647 |
Posted - Oct 22 2009 : 4:41:21 PM
I have read in so many places to achieve ultimate happiness, one needs to do just one thing you love to do everyday. I have been doing this for a few weeks now and its great. You get to choose anything you want. Some of mine have been as simple as laying in bed watching tv when i first wake up (Instead of waking up and getting up to do chores) to taking a walk, playing with the kittens...etc.
What have you done today that you love???
"My ideal day is sitting on the back porch, cup of green tea in hand, slippers on, and just watch the cows in the pasture"
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| knittinchick |
Posted - Feb 21 2010 : 6:40:50 PM
Reading, being with friends and doing something that I love with them, and also being a part of the chamaraderie on this forum.
God's Blessings,
Megan
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
| prairie_princess |
Posted - Feb 21 2010 : 5:42:33 PM
Drink my cup of coffee in bed each morning and read... i need my quiet time in the morning before i get going.
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
- Charles Dudley Warner |
| classygram |
Posted - Feb 21 2010 : 5:42:02 PM
Today I went to my mother's house for the afternoon. She's 85 and doesn't get out much. We had dinner together and spent the afternoon telling stories about fun things we remembered and crocheted. I was working on my potholder swap. We had a very nice time together.
Blessings, Brenda |
| KaleidoscopeEyes |
Posted - Feb 21 2010 : 4:48:02 PM
A couple of things I love to do everyday are crochet, take a couple of photographs outside, enjoy a good cup of coffee and read a book. But my absolute favorite thing is to enjoy a great dinner with my boyfriend at home.  |
| wellswillow |
Posted - Feb 08 2010 : 05:58:19 AM
Jayne, that's the way to go. Those dishcloths are always welcome. Soon you will start a bigger project.
Marcie
I enjoy chatting with my friends. |
| Beechwoodbear |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 07:07:40 AM
Lately the one thing that I have been doing is teaching myself to crochet..I have been working on different dishcloth patterns, so I can learn different stitches !! |
| mscountrygirl |
Posted - Feb 02 2010 : 09:32:24 AM
I have to count this website as my favorite thing, along with reading my Bible. I enjoy hanging wash too. Oh and I MUST have coffee every morning. I also like to check in on my animals every morning. Now that I am home schooling I have a son who has taken over (sort of) feeding and caring for them.
Michelle
It's all good! |
| wellswillow |
Posted - Feb 02 2010 : 06:05:24 AM
I just love being up before everyone else and getting on here and chatting. I also enjoy some reading time each day.
Have a wonderful Groundhog's Day!!
Marcie
I enjoy chatting with my friends. |
| mamawolf |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 4:27:15 PM
Today,.......I discovered this forum! I love it! I can wait to start in on my farm, then doing something I love, each day, will be an all day thing!
Mamawolf
We Are,...American Farmgirls(and darn proud of it!) |
| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 11:34:19 AM
Congrats on the weight loss, Rene. Sounds like you had a beautiful day!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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www.farmfoodmama.blogspot.com |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 07:39:22 AM
This morning what makes me happy.... I went to the gym and weighed in.. I have lost my first 10 pounds... SWEET. I am going to have tea with a women at owns the Sawyer Mansion this morning (Wapato WA), She also has an atique store in her carriage house.. All the antiques come from England and to top it all off.. I get to go buy a new purse from a gal who has a store here in Prosser and she is offering to send 50% of her sales today to Haiti....Awwwww~ the perfect Friday morning.
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJanesFarm made us SISTERS :)
Rene'Groom~
Sisterhood Coordinator
Farmgirl Sister #185
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 06:33:03 AM
Well it seems that I need to stop in here everyday...and that is one thing I love! Another thing I make sure I make time for is journaling. I'm a bear without time to write and connect with myself...well, that and a cup of coffee!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 4:29:42 PM
Today I visited with one of my former co-workers. I have been retired for a year and a half and have seen them only a few times.
I worked there for about 8 years and it felt a bit like missing family.
I remembered this woman for many reasons. When I first met her, she was a quiet,serious young single woman. As a group we shared in the joy of her engagement to a wonderful guy, knowing they both wanted to start a family as soon as possible, the joy when she found out she was pregnant and then sharing the pain of her miscarriage.
I remember one day, just knowing she was pregnant again by a different look in her eye and understanding why she didn't share the news for a while.
Today she was sharing pictures of her son's first birthday party. Her laugh was ready and the joy was clear. She was wearing a brilliant blue sweater, the color of her baby's eyes. I loved listening to her telling how wonderful he is and sensing her happiness and contentment. It brought back memories of when I was that age and had my first child.
"You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.....
But you can be happy if you've a mind to. All you've gotta do in knuckle down, buckle down and do it, do it, do it!" |
| MeadowCrone |
Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 08:33:33 AM
Beth, it sounds like you and your daughter are a couple of angels.
Catching up with all of you is one of my pleasures today. I am sitting with my dad at the hospital, his new knee went septic and they did a surgery to clean out all the necrosed tissue. The bacteria grew out E-coli. I am so grateful that he is here with us. We very nearly lost him.
Gratefully living on the "fat of the land". |
| Faransgirl |
Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 7:00:20 PM
We have three Danes at the moment. We have Layla who is about 2 and we took in after she had her second litter of puppies. The owners turned her over to a rescue she is beautiful and sooooo sweet. Then we have Kira who was also used as a breeder. She had eye problems and mastites and mange. My daughter went to look at her puppies and they told her that once the puppies were gone they were going to put her down so my daughter came home with Kira rather than a puppy. She has had eye surgery and the mange is cleared up. She is sweet. Then we have Zoose the Moose. My daughter was driving down a country road at dusk one evening and nearly hit something with her car. She thought it was a calf. She didn't see if for a moment then started to drive away and he chased her down the road. She realized it was a dog and picked him up. He had a chain around his neck with huge sores caused by the chain and a sore the full length of his back that was raw and filled with puss. He is good now and adorable. I love them all.
Farmgirl Sister 572
May the force of the horse be with you. |
| MeadowCrone |
Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 12:12:56 PM
I spun at my spinning wheel, it is so soothing to feel the wool slip through my fingers and twist into fiber.
Gratefully living on the "fat of the land". |
| amomfly |
Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 09:07:51 AM
My bible time, my chat time [facebook and here], and a quite moment to watch the land!
I may not do each of them everyday, but I try and I love it! |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 15 2010 : 5:09:29 PM
Today I sat with with my dog, Luck Dog, and sang to him. He had two teeth pulled yesterday and was still remembering the experience. He loved the singing. About an hour after the singing, I was on the computer, and Luck Dog came by my side and howled. He has never done that. I know my sweet dog was asking me to sing to him again. I did.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jan 15 2010 : 07:17:17 AM
Every morning I set aside a half hour, coffee cup in hand and log on to MJF! It helps me feel connected and warms my soul. You Sister's are all so wonderful. Thank you...
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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| RubyJunes |
Posted - Jan 14 2010 : 10:56:53 AM
I so agree with this "do 1 thing you love every day"! For some time, I didn't take the time to do that for ME, always too busy to take just a few moments for ME. Well I realize that I'm a much happier mama when I've taken a little time for myself.
Today I walked around outside in the snow, and spent some time preparing my garden tools and things in my garden shed for spring! We have sunshine here today, so it's wonderful to be out in it! Also ran and played with the dog, and after reading Susan's post above, might just go out and make a snowman! :-)
--June
Farmgirl #545
www.RubyJunes.blogspot.com |
| AsiyahK |
Posted - Jan 14 2010 : 05:49:01 AM
Years ago I was an avid runner...2 children and tons of responsibilities later and it just dropped off the radar. Yesterday I decided to start the Couch to 5K program. I loaded it to my mp3 player and went for a run. It felt great. Every muscle in my legs seemed to be burning and the cold air shocked my lungs, but I forgot how much I loved it.
I can't wait to do it again. Thanks for this post. It was just the incentive I needed. |
| N@n |
Posted - Jan 14 2010 : 05:44:29 AM
What a wonderful evening I had last night. I had finished putting the final cleaning up touches on our office/den/sewing room-it tends to get very messy, especially at holiday time, and my husband put our nature's sounds cd on.Well, I sat there and listened to a spring thunderstorm, complete with tree frogs and birds splashing in the water and thunder, got out the MJ sewing book and some spring green,yellow and white cotton thread and made myself one of her mothers hexagon dish clothes. It was good for my soul to escape to the spring time and to make the first item for the kitchen in our new summer camper cabin. Truly a blessing and I will try to do the same once a week.
keep searchin'-it's out there somewhere. |
| krissy |
Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 07:26:30 AM
What a wonderful thread! I love this!! It's too early in the morning and I have to work, but I'll be sure to come back later in the day and post something I did that I love.
http://lateinlifemommy.blogspot.com/ |
| cheneygal |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 7:54:20 PM
I think I've been doing this for some time, but I call it "me time", my favorite thing is to be up early, cup of coffee in hand and just sit and enjoy the beginning of the new day....wintertime, it's dark and quiet, summertime I love the breaking of dawn. Sometimes just working in the yard is "me time", sometimes sitting and watching the moon rise, or the sunset, it only takes a moment a day to do something you love!!
live, laugh, love |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Dec 24 2009 : 5:52:01 PM
OK, I love knitting, but I don't take enough time to do it! I just got back from a massive Christmas indulgence (my first day and last day of Christmas shopping this year) and I am wondering why I don't take time to make my gifts all throughout the year?
I could easily make a pair of mittens a week on my knitting machine if I spent 1/2 an hour a day doing it - and not only that, but knitting relieves stress and makes me happy!
I think everyone in my family would be happy to receive a hand-made pair of mittens from me next year. If I made a plan, there are 52 weeks in a year, I could easily make 52 pairs of mittens!
Why have I never done that?
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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