Need to Make Some Plans

Just a quick check-in to say that the Chalupa was great last night! It was a hit with everyone, and it makes a lot so there are plenty of leftovers. I'm planning to use it in burritos tomorrow along with the leftover rice and some cheese. I'll have to make some more tortillas, though. Andrew ate 3 tortillas with chalupa inside (basically burritos) last night!

I've been working on spending less time online this week, and what time I am online I'm trying to make profitable rather than aimlessly surfing. I love to surf, so I think I'll make a time once a week when I can check out other blogs . . . I just can't do it indefinitely every day. So since I am spending less time online, I'm finding time to get other things done, like more home decorating, reading, crafting, and practicing music. The thing is, I have so many interesting things I want to do that I get bogged down trying to figure out what to do next!

I was thinking on this this morning. I remember staying with my Granny when I was a little girl. She was never rushing around, but she was never idle either. She would work in the house a bit, bake a little something, do some laundry, work in the yard a bit, listen to the radio, sew a little, read a little, watch the late news on TV . . . she was busy doing things, but not in a tizzy trying to do everything. And she was always humming; that's one of my sweetest memories of my Granny! I realized this morning that I want to be like her: busy, but not frantic.

Did Granny have a schedule? Not one that was written down, if she did. I do know that she did house things in the morning, including any baking she wanted to do. After lunch she would sit down and sew while listening to the radio, and in the evening is when she would do her reading. In the summer she'd do yard work in early morning or late evening - she always had a neat yard and beautiful flowers. I never even saw her hurry on Sunday mornings! She got her clothes ready the night before, then got up early so she wouldn't have to hurry. She was always ready and waiting for my uncle to come and pick her up for church at least an hour ahead of time. She'd set supper on to cook sometime in late morning, then reheat it at the proper time, or at the least get things ready to cook so she wouldn't have to rush around during meal time. Especially if people were coming over.

Today as I remember Granny's peaceful home (not spotless by any means, but peaceful), I find myself wanting the same thing. Not the frantic rush of trying to get a kajillion things done, but the relaxed pace of a simple life and simple work. Yes, I do have things to do, but I want to find that refreshing way of getting them done a little at a time. Spending less time online is a start. Slowing down and being in the moment is another inroad. Knowing my priorities is another key.

What do you think? How are ways that you can be busy, but not frantic?