Good Saturday afternoon, friends and fellow adventurers in life!! How are you? What hot and delicious things do you have simmering on the stove today? Handsome and I are happily perched at the top of a three day weekend. We are working with the animals, preparing for a fun bonfire tonight, and gradually improving the gardens and such.
Our days and nights have been so full lately. So brimming with activity and love, energy and variety.
I have been substitute teaching some here and there, reading and running when I can, and making improvements upstairs in the Apartment. I also spent some treasured time yesterday with my youngest daughter, which always makes my heart swell. So without a doubt I have had plenty of time for living fully. But not so much with time to sit down and write. Well, I do have at this moment 142 blog posts in draft form. And a spiral notebook two-thirds full of other ideas. And a purse-sized paper book bursting with mandala scribbles and such. Also a laptop heavy with this big fat novel at which I’m still nibbling, paragraph by paragraph.
But I can’t seem to finish any writing lately, because the days just speed by with normal, wonderful life stuff. I want very much to remedy this, but for now all I can produce is a list. A list of lies. Please enjoy, and please add some lies of your own in the comments.
- I am completely up to date on my various reading and Bible study projects.
- My husband and I agree perfectly on how much perfume women should wear.
- We also agree perfectly on how many different seasonings are needed in any given pasta dish.
- All of our spare top sheets in the house and crisply pressed at this moment.
- My kitchen pantry is enviably tidy and organized.
- I have a really good tan right now.
- And my nails have never looked better.
- Running on a regular basis is laborious and wasteful and not at all profitable to life.
- I don’t miss Daphne at all. I never walk outside and look for her then suddenly remember she’s gone.
- We are constantly running out of good coffee and cream.
- My husband never drives too fast.
- I never feel jealous or insecure.
- My sense of personal style is completely sensible and conservative.
- The chickens hardly ever kick up the dirt out of the flower bed because they love a clean sidewalk.
- We understand fully why the kids aren’t here.
- I never, ever commit irritating typos.
- I also only use the word “AWESOME” when called for.
- The idea of planting flowers in a few weeks just bores me to tears.
- I can’t even imagine where else we could fit another garden, anyway.
- Obviously we already know everything there is to know in life, and nothing is amazing.
So there you have it. Twenty lies. I am sure more untruths are lurking in the shadows, so please help me uncover them! Add your own lies in the comments, and I will choose a winner at random to receive a Lazy W Critter Tea Towel.
Happy long weekend everyone!! Thanks for stopping in!
“Leisure only means a chance
to do other jobs that demand attention.”
~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
xoxoxoxo
Anonymous says
Lie #21-There is always enough time in the day to complete everything on my “To Do List”….it makes me feel sooooo successful. A. Anderson in Alabama
Marie Wreath says
Angela… GOOD one! That happens to me too, LOL But I am positive you are one very successful woman. Thank you so much for stopping in!! xoxo
Teresa Ryan says
Yep, you’re list is a bunch of lies. My dreams are silly and I’m just not that creative.
Marie Wreath says
haha!! Great lie, Teresa, I love it!! These lies sound so vile when I say them and forget we’re speaking lies. WOW. Eye opening! Thank you for stopping!! xoxo
Rose Marie B says
Dearest Marie,
My exercise regiment is regular, extremely enjoyable and I have the abs of a 20 year old.
Tee hee,
Rose Marie B
Marie Wreath says
hahaha!! Rose that is great. You are so dry and funny already I can barely tell, thank you so much for reading and commenting!!
Heather - New House New Home says
I never eat chocolate for breakfast.
XOX
Marie Wreath says
Heather, I am so glad this is a lie… cannot think of a better way for a creative woman like yourself to start the day!! xoxo Feeling better yet?
Vesuvius At Home says
Reclaimed wood?? Even better than I originally believed. Your meal sounds delicious. I love love that picture of Chunk-Hi. I love the name Fast Woman every time I read it. My lie today? Having the kids home on a snow day is so totally AWESOME!
Marie Wreath says
haha!! I saw your note about the snow day drama, LOL Different culture out there in the green, eh?? Yes, I love he reclaimed wood so much… up close the texture is AMAZING. He’s a keeper. Thank you Brittany! : )
Laura says
Truth: The more I visit here, the more I adore you.
Falsehood: I finished The Aeneid. GAR!
Marie Wreath says
Laura you make me smile so big!! xoxo Really appreciate you visiting. And I ALSO have not finished the Aeneid, though I want to! What else are you reading?
Mysti Robertson says
My boyfriend is awful, I hate working on this house, and I’m simply no good at anything …. 🙂