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| I bought some candles like this for my 2024 CHRISTMAS TREE. |
LEAVING THE NATIVITY SCENE OUT UNTIL JANUARY 7th. Epiphany is January 6th. This will be a time to think about when the WISEMEN worshipped the LORD and brought the BABY JESUS gifts. Epiphany is as much a part of the CHRISTMAS SEASON as any of it. The reason for the season is celebrating JESUS. His wonderful birth.
I mustn't forget how majestic it all is. The twelve days of Christmas concludes before Epiphany takes place. This time of the season tis almost here.
Like the Wisemen giving gifts to the LORD, we imitate gift giving to others at CHRISTMAS.
How many of us would be better off waiting until the AFTER CHRISTMAS SALES takes place to purchase greatly discounted gifts that we are going to give to someone so the spending fits our budget? It's not unheard of to purchase things at 50-75% OFF during this time.
I did well this year and placed things back on the shelves saying and knowing, I do not NEED that. This year, it felt rather good to put things back knowing I would LIVE not having to buy everything on a whim.
I get excited when looking at what has been marked down. This is usually when I purchase CHRISTMAS decorating items and small gifts for the next CHRISTMAS. This year I purchased a decorative white Polar Bear that paired up with a smaller one I bought last year. The small one has a baby cub at her feet. I enjoy the battery operated candles so I purchased two sets of these that I will try out when I come across some batteries. All 66% off. I'll place these out somewhere in the COTTAGE now and use throughout the cold months for a warming affect.
HOBBY LOBBY had a box of miniature white candle sticks much like the picture shown at the beginning of the post that will be attached to a small CHRISTMAS 2024 tree. I would have gladly purchased more if they had any. Fantastic price after the mark down. Otherwise the price was way too high.
I'll leave the garland out that I have placed about the interior of the house for at least during the month of January then they will begin to disappear with February coming. I'm not sure I will get any sewing done where I could make stuffed hearts to dangle from the greenery. The heart shape is one of my favorite shapes. I've made small stuffed hearts before and found great contentment in making them and displaying them.
A BIG SPLURGE this AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE was a dollhouse kit that was marked way down. Hubby said he was going to buy this for me for a late CHRISTMAS GIFT, but he was right on time.
We have plans of having a studio in the new year where I can work on the dollhouse and leave it out not having to put away. When I get it finished, I will display it in the small VICTORIAN BEDROOM since it is a Victorian House Dollhouse. I have personally eyeballed this model for about 5 years. Well, we did it and bought the dollhouse. I enjoy miniature dollhouses and look forward to attending a Miniature Dollhouse Show in Kansas City this coming SPRING. This will be A TREAT!
Today, I have rested, worked on the KITCHEN cabinets making a TEA CABINET, emptying some boxes, did paperwork, studied up on LIVING MORE WITH LESS book by Doris Janzen Longacre, thumbed through a Harvey House Cookbook, researched about nutrition and diets. It has been a relaxing afternoon gray skies and all. The weather is very cold and I need to stay inside to get rested. When I have a very busy day out and about, the next day is what I call a down day to rest up. I know I cannot go at a fast pace each day. I get weary.
Our 'lil CRUISER that a deer hit last October, has an appointment to have the windshield replaced. I need to make my trip count while traveling from our COTTAGE to Manhattan so I will go looking for a new pair of bluejeans and some greeting cards probably at WALMART. I pray they have a pair of affordable bluejeans that FIT so I don't have a FIT.
I did very well today on my LOW CALORIE DAY. No hunger pangs. Only once did I want to eat a tablespoon of peanut butter as I was shuffling food items about the KITCHEN cabinets because I moved the peanut butter containers. I ignored the urge! I will continue to have another low cal day on Thursday. Three in a row then I add more calories for a couple of days. Do another round of low cal days and more calories. I wonder if I can just do this until the weight falls off?
Part of my LUNCH meal is eating 5 saltine crackers with mustard. I liked it. Who would have thunk it? I forgot to drink some buttermilk. Better luck next time.
With New Year's Eve coming, I will make some white chocolate covered pretzel sticks with peppermint dust mixed in for my HOLIDAY TREAT. When the clock strikes midnight and the NEW YEAR officially begins...then I must respect this and return to a strict food intake. My goal in 2024 is to give up BACON and other pork. This will take a HUGE amount of discipline from me as I like BACON from time to time.
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