It's a New Year: Ten Things I Won't Be Doing!

Here's a new and different take on New Year's Resolutions:  List 10 things you probably WON'T do this year!  What a genius idea from Marsha in the Middle!

I definitely won't be going to Antarctica!  I've always wanted to go there to see all the penguins, BUT with a husband who cannot tolerate cold temperatures, I'll be lucky IF I ever travel anywhere below freezing again!

I won't be buying a treadmill!  Last weekend, my sister and I traveled to NYC to take some in-person classes at Peloton Studios.  We took a treadmill class with Emma Lovewell (who is one of my favorite instructors).  This was my first time on a treadmill, and amazingly, I didn't fall off.  Of course, I held onto the treadmill with two hands during the entire class.  I just prefer to walk outside!

From left to right:  Emma Lovewell, my sister and me!

I won't be crocheting!  For years, I wanted to take up crocheting again.  This year, I'll be making two birth announcement cross stitches as both my sons are each having a boy this summer!  

Check out the cross stitches I made for my sons:

I didn't put glass over either of these, and they are fine.  Unfortunately, the one I made for my daughter (which has glass) got ruined when condensation got under the glass.  

I won't be using this foot scrubber!  I read on Instagram that you're supposed to wash your feet every day (I just let the water in the shower rinse off my feet).  In addition, I don't like bending over while standing on my leg because I'm afraid of falling.  Anyway, I purchased this foot scrubber on Amazon:

I don't like how it feels!  I haven't tackled this how-to-wash-my-feet without endangering myself yet.  If you've figured it out, please let me know!

I won't be climbing any ladders outside to clean windows.  Over the years, I've fallen and broken several bones.  Now that I'm 65, I am no longer climbing ladders.  Instead I will use this:

 I won't be enjoying the chore of dusting my house.  Dusting was my childhood chore.  Every Saturday I had to dust.  UGH!  I still dislike this chore!

I won't watch violent TV shows; they give me nightmares!  I bought PBS as part of my Prime TV, and I have been watching a lot of great shows.  My husband and I just finished watching Les Misérables,

and in June, we are going to see the play in Boston!

I won't be buying my books.  I am a loyal library patron!  Plus, I love returning the books when I'm done so they don't take up space in my house.

I won't forget to pay my Medicare Bill because I'm enrolled in Medicare Easy Pay!

I won't stop having dessert.  I need a sweet treat every day!  

Happy New Year!  I hope 2026 is going well for you.  Thanks for visiting the blog today!

Friday Favorites for a Delightful Start of December!

Happy Delightful December!  Today I'm linking up with Erika from A Little Bit of Everything and Andrea from Momfessionals for:

Decorating

I decorate with snowmen and snowflakes so I can keep my decorations up all winter!

 

In my family, we have Hanukkah and Christmas.  My husband is Jewish, and my mother was Jewish.  Growing up, we celebrated Christmas as a fun holiday - not a religious one.  My husband only had Hanukkah.  Now my husband can't wait to go get a tree - we call it a holiday tree.  We decorate it with Hanukkah and winter ornaments.  Most of them are handmade.  We also light the menorah.  I love the glow from the candles. 

I recently bought these cute "little" (they're much smaller than they appear on Amazon!) solar powered snowmen:

 Sending

I'll be sending/gifting these sea glass creations by  @designsbyheidib to my children for Christmas:

Smelling

Yesterday my friend and I went to a church fair.  Upon entering, someone from the kitchen was bringing up a fresh baked batch of cinnamon buns.  Yum!

Wrapping

Here is my confession:  I never wrap anything.  I only use gift bags.  I keep all my received gift bags and use them again.  I am just too lazy to wrap gifts when I can just pop them into a bag!

In closing, I love this meme so I'm ending with this thankful message:

Happy Thanksgiving Friday Favorites!

Hello everyone!  Today I'm linking up with Andrea from Momfessionals and Erika from A Little Bit of Everything for:

It's an exciting week with a lot of family and food to look forward to!  I'm excited to share some news from my neck of the woods!

Decoupage Plate

Right now there are endless Holiday Fairs which include crafts, baked goods and White Elephant Tables.  At one fair, I picked up this most adorable plate (along with baked good on top!):

Here's the best part ~ if you're crafty ~ unlike me ~ you can make these plates on your own!  Click here to check out the directions!

Poetry and Traits

I am a HUGE fan of Doug Florian's poetry.  His poems are witty and wry.  I use them frequently in my Morning Messages, and last week I used two of them and connected them with what we're learning in Science:

I got the above poems from the book, Beast Feast (click here to check it out on Amazon)!

Before Covid, I used to handwrite my Morning Messages.  Luckily, I took pictures (see above) so I could transcribe them into Google Slides and show them on the "Big Screen."  

Cold Weather = Your tires need air!

Has this every happened to you?  It always happens when I'm on my way to school; when I do NOT want to go to the gas station to fill up my tires; when I need to track down 5 or 6 quarters to pay for said air,...  It is just an annoyance.  As soon as I saw this tire-inflating gadget, I put it directly in my Amazon cart:

Click on the picture to check this out on Amazon!

I have gotten good use out of this exciting gadget, and I have given it as gifts to my family.

As always, thank you for visiting and enjoy this short week and Thanksgiving!