Lunch, Books and Creating Margin

 

Yesterday I had a friend over for lunch, which I will confess, isn't my strong suit. I love the visiting, but hate the food decisions. However, as it turned out, I saw a recipe on Instagram this week that sounded so delicious, so I tried it and I think it was a success. 

I served chicken salad on croissants, a pasta salad, chips and cucumbers with homemade ranch dressing. Not too fancy, but it served us well as we sat and caught up on all the latest in our lives.

I once heard on The Lazy Genius Podcast that you always plan the event and then plug in the food choices, rather than starting with the food and trying to fit the event around what kind of food you want to serve. Either way, the food always trips me up.

But we had a great visit and lots of laughs, so I would call it a success 😀

Later that afternoon, I decided it was time to gather all the books on my bookshelf that haven't been read yet. See, I have this habit of buying books - so many more than I need - because I love books and have a problem letting them pass me by. 

I straightened the ones I've read or keep on hand for going back to, such as books on finance, budgeting, writing, homemaking and Bible studies and devotionals. 

Then I stacked the "to be read" ones on my table, so I could sort them out and put them back on the shelf.

I snapped a picture so you would know that I have a slight book problem 😀

Now I need to put them all back and tell myself that it's not a life-rule that you have to read so many books in a year (thanks Goodreads for pressuring me!).  But it is fun to challenge myself, which motivates me when I get lazy. 

There are just a few that I started, but set aside for different reasons. I really like to complete books when I start them, but sometimes you need to switch to a different genre and then pick up where you left off, when you're in the mood. 

Today, I'm also going to take a look at my ongoing project list and mark things off that aren't necessary for life, because I'm finding that the days where I have margin, are the days that I feel the happiest. That's probably no surprise for most of us.

I write things down when they come to my mind, and the next thing I know, I've got an entire page of things I want to do around the house. Do you do this too or is it just me?

Last week I had several days where I was able to organize and clean and just work at my own pace and it was wonderful! That's the life I'm going for. I know it won't always be like that, but if that's my goal, at least I'll hit it once in a while, and hopefully more often than not. 

This week has been busy every day except for today. Not quite the margin I prefer, but some weeks are like that. 

And on that note...I'll get off here and go fix myself some lunch, organize my books, purge my list and get in some reading at some point. Obviously that needs to be a priority! 😂📚

Until Next Time...

Blessings!