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Happy Wednesday, my friends! Today we will be diving into our new books from our favorite little shop, Personify. We ordered five new kids books to get us through the library closure. (And to keep us off the screens at least some of the day.) What are your favorite kids books?
Enjoy this coloring page! If you color it be sure to tag me on the social medias so I can share!!
Hugs,
Mads
Dusty and I rented Jojo Rabbit a few nights ago. What a good movie! At the end they show this Rilke quote, ”Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. / Just keep going. No feeling is final.” We are in a tough spot right now - missing our extended families, missing our work. Feeling like not enough and feeling too much. I have to remember that this feeling is just that - a feeling that won’t last forever.
It’s a stormy Tuesday in Georgia today. Staying in becomes 10x harder when it’s raining and we can’t get outside. Feeling a little root bound myself. It might be a good day to pot up my pepper seedlings.
Here we are on week 2 of social distancing. Enjoy this rainbow coloring page and keep on keepin’ on!
A bright and peppy coloring page for today. We spent a good bit of time outside. The sun was out - kind of big deal here. We needed a break in the rain! Despite the sunshine, today felt especially heavy. I feel fearful of what’s coming. I wonder if it will truly be as bad as they say it will be. The COVID-19 numbers are rising quickly in Georgia. I am hoping tomorrow will be a better, more optimistic day.
Xo, Mads.
Love this lil mantra from fellow twin mama Kat Long! Enjoy this coloring sheet and do your best in practicing social distancing this week!
First coloring page in the #stayinandcolor series! This quote is from Calvin and Hobbs. They are talking about summer. I can’t wait for summer, my zinnia garden and the sun.
My sweet friend Marie sent me this quote from Mary Oliver. What new things have you noticed lately? Our boys have been peeking in and around things. I love seeing them observe the world with a new intensity.
The last few days have been pretty intense, no? Social distancing is one of the best things we can do to protect our at-risk populations from COVID-19. It’s not easy - our culture emphasizes DOING, yet it looks like what is most effective against the spread of this virus is to stay in.
We have been asked to change our habits and even in the best of circumstances, that’s is hard.
I’ll be making coloring pages over the next few weeks. The best way to change a habit is adopt a new one. Coloring has been a really helpful way for me to confront stress and anxiety in my life. Opening my box of markers, selecting the colors and seeing them wash over the page is very meditative for me. (Kind of like those cake decorating videos.) So - as we find our new routines, I hope you’re able to add in a moment to slow down and sit with anything you’re feeling. Sit outside, pour a cup of tea, organize a cabinet, tend a garden. Find the thing that’s your thing and try making it a new habit. If you don’t have a thing, try coloring!
Starting to make some clip art to sell on Etsy! Let’s see what happens! I enjoyed creating these little watercolor pumpkins - thinking the could be great for fall themed parties and Halloween! Creating the patterns is really fun too! See the clip art kit on Etsy here!
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