Hello from the other side! I’m embarrassed to admit that we were those people, totally unprepared for the wind storm that pummeled us on Friday. Thank goodness for random bits of food in the pantry and generous neighbors who shared their bottled water with us! A huge tree down the street fell and pulled a power line down with it, blocking our only exit. On our property, we had a smaller tree snap in half and a big one is currently leaning precariously on another. We lost power for a total of 56 hours, but were able to escape to my parents for most of it. (Such a big thanks to them as well!) We felt like we learned so many lessons: procrastination will eventually come back to bite you (ironically, we were going to buy some emergency gear this month!), we’re WAY more attached to technology than we think, and God is good all the time. Even when we’re huddled in three blankets, teeth chattering, eating the crumbs from the cereal box. 🙂
INTENTIONS FOR THE BEGINNING OF MARCH
- Habit of the Month: Gentleness
- on stressful days, stop and breathe before responding
- be intentional about having some sort of physical contact with each child daily (cuddles or even just a side hug – different strokes for different temperaments around here, hah!)
- start buying items for a house emergency kit
- try overnight oatmeal
- research intermittent fasting
- start taking my vitamins regularly again
- make dentist appointments
- finish Easter basket shopping
- plan a day with my mom
- buy stamps
- try ThredUp’s new Goodybox program (like Stitch Fix, but secondhand!)
PREVIOUS INTENTIONS
- for Lent: workouts first thing every morning before touching my phone or computer (it hasn’t exactly played out this way, but I AM working out AND I’m doing my devotional, so hopefully still leading me to Christ)
fill up on more green veggies- try overnight oatmeal
try kombucha (100LT #58)(we tried this one and this one…an acquired taste, but not as bad as I thought!)find one last item for February’s Five Favorites prize pack(I found soap from Honest Roots Farm here in Virginia)finalize plans for Term Three of the school year(blog post coming soon)start brainstorming Easter baskets(I’m weaning myself from my Amazon Prime habit and trying to shop small or local, so starting early!)make speech appointment- make dentist appointments
- make eye appointments for the big boys
- unpack and display my newly inherited china from my grandmother (I need to make the time to do this!)
figure out what to do about first floor painting- decide on new chairs for the living room
- buy frames for living room gallery wall
- learn how to make baguettes (100LT #50)
- complete my winter cross-stitch before it’s no longer winter
bring donations to Goodwill
What about you? What do you hope to accomplish in the next two weeks?
I'm curious how you'll like ThreadUp's box. I love thrift stores.
My intention is to catch up on our 40 Bags for 40 Days Lenten penance! (From White House, Black Shutters)!
I'll be sure to do a follow-up!
I’m trying to wean off Amazon, too. I just read Dorothy Day which led to having a friend y’all about distributism which led to me reading more Wendell Berry and yeah…indefensible all around.
Post what you put in your emergency box. In the last year or so I’ve done some stuff for the car and just bought emergency fire ladders for upstairs, but I haven’t been very methodical about it.
You'll have to blog about your thoughts on it all. My turning point was hearing my kids whine that something I purchased wouldn't be arriving in two days and I thought, "Hmmm, this is snotty behavior I shouldn't be advocating in myself OR my kids." And then the rabbits trails began, hah!
Such a good reminder to pack my pantry with some emergency meals and water bottles!
Yes! Definitely those water bottles. When I realized our tap water stopped working (I naively thought that since we're on well water, we wouldn't have a problem – OOPS), I was panicking! So many little people to keep safe. I won't make that mistake again!