Happy Homemaker Monday

The weather in my neck of the woods:

In the low 80's and mostly cloudy today. Mornings have been cool and pleasant!

One of my simple pleasures:
Staying home by myself!


On my bedside table:

The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene

On my TV:
Nothing. Oh, the blessed quietness!

On the menu for tonight:
Eating at church meeting. I'm taking some cookies, I think.


On my To Do List:
For this week:
-Finish cleaning out shed.
-Plant fall garden. Hopefully, I'm not too late!
-Continue to declutter in preparation for yard sale.


New Recipe I tried last week:
Homemade Pimiento Cheese Spread.
I didn't have bacon so I skipped it. It was pretty good and so easy to pull out for a quick lunch!

In the craft basket:
Need to do some more sewing for my upcoming Etsy shop!

Looking forward to:
Getting everything cleaned out so I can really enjoy fall!

Homemaking Tip for this week:
I've been taking one morning each week and doing food prep for the rest of the week, taking into account any baking, chopping, shredding and cooking that needs to be done. Not everything can be done in advance, of course, but a lot can be done ahead! This gives me a head start on meal prep and saves time later in the week. Best of all, I only do a major cleanup once!

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):

I enjoyed this Easy Meals In Minutes vlog at Money Saving Mom. Great ideas!

Favorite photo from last week:

No photos this week worth sharing!


Lesson learned the past few days:
Working out hurts at the beginning. A friend and I have been running together for a few months now but just started some weights and strength training last week. Ouch! :-)I've been like a little old lady!!!


On my Prayer List:
-Some personal requests.
-my husband.
-our nation and President.
-our church.



Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
I've been reading in the book of Mark this week for my quiet time. But what keeps going through my head right now that I want to share is the song "Enough" by Chris Tomlin.
All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You are my supply
My breath of life
And still more awesome than I know
You are my reward
worth living for
And still more awesome than I know

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You’re my sacrifice
Of greatest price
And still more awesome than I know
You’re the coming King
You are everything
And still more awesome than I know

More than all I want
More than all I need
You are more than enough for me
More than all I know
More than all I can say
You are more than enough for me

You can hear the song here.

**Thanks to Sandra for hosting Happy Homemaker Monday!