Do you keep a daybook?
I especially admire Ann Voscamp’s and this one at Abiding. Also, Peggy’s template has been popping up everywhere. The simplicity of that one inspired me to fill-in my thoughts:
Outside my window...
the White Oak trees are in full-leaf and our home feels like a cozy tree house once again.
All day long, an Eastern Phoebe flutters and taps on the sliding deck doors
in a series of failed attempts to chase his reflection away.
He cocks his head, perplexed.
Such a quizzical, cross little chap!
I am thinking about:
summery supper ideas and picnic menus,
a few more lessons before we dismiss our homeschool for a nice long summer break,
several emails that I really want to answer
I am thankful for...
my husband, our children, this life
From the kitchen...
Homemade mac and cheese--“the Janice kind,” as my kids call it,
named for a dear friend, who is an excellent cook. I'll never go back to the boxed stuff.
Big bowls of salad greens with tahini dressing
Lemon blueberry cupcakes
I am wearing...
the same thing you saw me in last year.
my uniform = comfortable + simple
Yes, pearl earrings go with everything.
I dislike shopping.
I'm the odd one sitting on the bench at the mall--
sipping tea and reading a book--while my teenage daughter shops.
I am creating...
A potted herb garden on the porch,
Nerdy new labels for all of my files with this addictive gizmo,
Four binders for my favorite recipes-- organized by season
I am going...
to keep working on my push-ups,
to eat more raw foods (do chocolate chips count?),
to return to the morning prayer practice that fed me during Lent.
I am reading...
The Once and Future King (book one) with the kids for their lit. discussion group
Beowulf (for me) read by Seamus Heaney in his lovely Irish accent
Numerous cookbooks from the library. Always.
I am hoping...
that all goes smoothly with a large group event that I have helped to organize.
I am hearing...
birds, birds, birds
and the rush of traffic along the busy county road behind our house
Around the house...
Getting ready for summer:
clearing surfaces, restocking the pantry, washing windows, changing pillows & linens…
One (well, two) of my favorite things...
dates with Husband
meeting friends for coffee and a lively chat
This week:
a behind the scenes tour of the library,
end-of-the-year academic testing,
dance recital & rehearsals,
K's. final art class
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Sharing a picture with you:
: : my favorite sculpture at The Nasher : :
Like a snapshot or a net for catching the smallest details,
a daybook can foster an enriched sense of the present by allowing its writer to pause and reflect on her life just as it is. This moment. Today.
Later, it can become a word-window, useful to a future reader
who will be able to return to this day
to see it, hear it, and feel it-- or at least the essence of it--
to complete an elegant circle of time.
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I hope to write more regularly in mine this summer.
xo Ann
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