This Perfectly Imperfect Life

Settling in on the first day of Hibernate, 2016. Since January 11, I've been participating in a self-paced four week online workshop entitled " Hibernate " given by Heather Bruggeman of the wonderful blog  Beauty That Moves .  Winter is my favorite season (next to Autumn) and I looked forward to exploring this season in ways I hadn't thought of before, not only to refresh things for myself, but to learn to find the joy in this season even when it's not as I would normally enjoy it (for example weather wise, when it is a warm winter without snow). I was also hoping that maybe doing something new would give my creativity a much needed kick in the rear!  In short, for me the workshop has focused on self, creativity, home, nourishment (on several levels), and community (via Instagram and a closed group on facebook). It has taken me out of my comfort zones, but for once, I am glad vs resistant or upset!  Though this is the last week of the workshop...

Book mail! With a few extras. Flight Of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon. 1/25/16  Book mail! The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young. 1/26/16 That exciting news I mentioned at the end of my previous post?  I didn't know how to go about announcing it here. Until the book mail arrived that is! (Silly, I know, but y'all know how I can be from time to time. And for those who don't? You'll get used to it!) On January 12th, She Reads.org announced the newest members of their Blog Network ( here ) and I'm thrilled to announce that I've been included! Around the holidays they announced they were accepting applications for new members and I decided to throw my name into the hat. "Why not?!" Because I'm not a book blogger, and not what I consider a traditional book reviewer, I didn't expect to be among the chosen, so I was very surprised and excited to receive the email saying I was!   What is She Reads? Click here . For The Books of ...

Peeping through the spare room this morning. View from the front porch this morning. Hard to get an official total on this snow fall. Front walk. Looking towards the creek. Creekside this afternoon. Looking across the creek. Creekside this afternoon. Winter is finally here in all of its sparkling glory, and while it is also a lot of work, it is a joy.  And by work, I mean we have 12 porches with steps, 7 sidewalks, 2 full sets of stairs, and the trash & recycling area we're responsible for snow removal for. (Along with our truck and my mom's car). But after a decade of being caretakers here at The Perfectly Imperfect Homestead, we have snow and ice removal down to a science as a team. (TG for snowblowers so not all of it has to be shoveled. Also extremely helpful is that the landscaper is responsible for the parking areas). As the snow fell yesterday, I finally began to feel settled, less scatte...

First sunset of 2016! Front porch view. Best wishes for much good health, peace, prosperity, love, laughter & joy in 2016! (And yarn, plants, photos, great reads & sharing too!)