Welcome to my weekly Slow Day post, inspired by Monica from The Homespun Heart. My Word for 2018 is Slow and, in the spirit of that word, I’m taking one day each week (Wednesday) off — I’ll be unplugged and offline and plan to move at a slower pace, take time to do things that refresh me, and just really focus on being present and savoring the moment.
Each week, I’ll be sharing a photographic peek into my Slow Day — and I’ll let the pictures almost 100% speak for themselves, instead of giving many explanations. Enjoy a little peek into our lives!
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I love my steamer and use it all the time!
#reallife (The kitchen did get completely cleaned — but I forgot to get a picture of that!)
I made the Taco Meat in the morning to make dinner prep a breeze in the evening.
After doing a little cleaning and washing my hair, I headed to church for a meeting with the leaders from Discipleship Group (we discussed what worked this past year, what didn’t work, and changes for next year).
Jesse came and picked me up because we were going to go to see the Avengers movie, but because my meeting went long, we realized that we were going to get there after the movie had started, so we decided to just head home and watch a movie at home instead (we ended up trying one movie and stopping it halfway through because it was kind of a dud!)
My friend recommended this book and it’s been an interesting read so far!
We picked the kids up from school and then Kathrynne and I had chiropractor’s appointments.
Our library bookshelves are so close to being done!
As the day wore on, I was too hot in my original outfit, so I changed into a summer outfit!
I was just sort of messing with my hair to get it out of my face and then realized I liked how it looked, so I stuck some pins in it and left it!
And I broke out my yellow sandals that make me so happy!
After dinner, Kaitlynn and I headed over to our friend’s house for a girl’s night with friends!
Hang Tseng says
Beautiful home! I have to ask, “Where did you get that ginormous ottoman? I love it! Great as extra seating/coffee table. I haven’t found anything as big as that. It would look great in my own living room.
Crystal Paine says
We got it from a local furniture store! I love it, too!
Elizabeth says
I hope you will post a picture when your library shelves are filled with books. I love collecting books. They are like friends!
Laura says
I am really enjoying your new house. Congrats! What a beautiful space to raise a family. I can’t believe you used to live in a little apartment where you could vacuum the whole place without unplugging!
Crystal Paine says
Thanks so much for your kind encouragement!