Crafts, Cooking and Gardening, Oh My

So with all my new found ‘freedom’, I’m not sure which direction to go to first. The weather says “Garden”, but the mosquitoes say “oh yea, come here” and I HATE mosquitoes. Blogging is new to me, so I’m not sure what I’m doing here either. Reinventing myself is a lot harder than it would appear.

Having had a craft store, I have tons of supplies.

And I frequent the local craft store clearance sections regularly. I was at a yard sale a couple of months ago and there were a couple of bags of acrylic paints being sold. When I asked how much, the woman must have liked the look on my face and told me to just take them!!! FREE craft supplies – can’t beat that. Here are some samples of the things I have made recently. Tutorials for any of these can be made available if anyone is interested. And most of the supplies are upcycled or easily accessible (read that as inexpensive). I also love doing home décor pieces. Decorating our home with handmade goodies is right up my alley. Since we will shortly, hopefully, be re-doing the home my in-laws lived in for 35 years, lots of decorating projects will be upcoming.

I also have been doing children’s craft/birthday parties for a while. This is a blast. I love to inspire young minds. So I guess crafts come first in my new time management life course. Is there a craft you have been wanting to learn how to do? Please let me know, leave a comment, and I’ll make sure it gets on the ‘agenda’.

Cooking, well this is kind of a necessity. But I do love to try new recipes. Any kind, baking, brunches, side dishes, main course. . . if it involves food – I’m there. I recently tried making almond butter, but I haven’t gotten it down yet, so when I do, you can expect to see that here, too. If you have a recipe you want to share, or have someone else try first, I’m always up for being the guinea pig, leave me a comment! I’ll give it a shot and if it doesn’t work out, there’s always a pizza place right down the street. I will let you know how good, or bad, it was though.

If you are an ‘empty nester’ I would love to hear how you made the adjustment. Have you taken up hobbies? Volunteer? Started a new career? I find myself playing with Finnegan, my 4 legged baby, a lot more. He minds this greatly – NOT! Even John, my hubby, plays with him more nowadays.

Well, please let me know what YOU would like to see here. And feel free to share the blog, if you feel so inspired. Finally, let your creativity flow, it’s a lifeline to a happy life.