Sunday blues


I feel melancholy today. It's been a great week of crafting, learning and fall enjoyment and maybe I'm just coming down from that. Yesterday was the bean threshing at the farm and was such a beautiful day. Then we hosted 15 friends last night for church. Maybe I'm just people drained.

The day is gray and cold and as I do most weekend home days (ie:not hiking days) I've spent a lot of time in the kitchen but without the usual enjoyment and purposefulness that gives me satisfaction of time well spent. Instead I just feel blah. Even the soap I made this morning, the quilt we hung up on the wall and the new ceiling fans Damien's installing aren't cheering me up.


I'm also fretting about the Christmas budget; I want to make and give so much more than I able to afford in terms of time or finances. And the house is still rather messy from last night's gathering and the lunch clean up await me.

Not all days are blue sky and sunshine. I think I might need a hot bath.

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  • kyndale

    kyndale on Oct. 18, 2009, 10:57 p.m.

    hang in there Renee, I was feeling the same way yesterday..Sometimes I think it's the change of seasons that leaves me with a feeling that I have no purpose. I hope things turn around for you tomorrow! Hugs, Kyndale

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  • Denise

    Denise on Oct. 19, 2009, 3:12 a.m.

    when I was working full time Sundays were the worst for me. I knew that the weekend was coming to and end and it would be back to the grind the next day. I am thinking that you are just a little worn out. I hope you wake up tomorrow feeling a bit better but also know that we can't be on top of the world everyday.

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  • Candelion

    Candelion on Oct. 19, 2009, 6:29 a.m.

    I watched a movie tonight despite the list of things I was determined to get done when I arrived home from work. Don't know why. I guess I just needed to do something brainless. I go through cycles too. Sometimes I think it's a good balance, but when I'm in a sad mood, I don't usually think that.. Hope things improve.

    As ever --m

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  • 5 orange potatoes

    5 orange potatoes on Oct. 19, 2009, 6:03 p.m.

    I hope you are out of the melancholy mood today. I know when I'm feeling that way I tend to watch old black and white movies from the 1930s....not sure why they make me feel better, but they usually do.

    It's so weird that the things that usually brighten our days are very hard to do when we have the blahs. Something about the energy......

    lisa

    5 orange potatoes's last blog post... autumn splendor

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  • kate

    kate on Oct. 19, 2009, 8:48 p.m.

    Ah, those funk days. I know them well;) I'm learning to see those afternoons of blue as a sign for me to totally unplug, curl up with a cup of tea and a book, and let everything else fall away. Soon enough, the blessings of the week bring me round again. I also know what you mean about the Christmas budget...I was just fretting about the want to make and give versus what I can afford to make and give yesterday. I think I'm going to very intentionally make the preparing for the Christmas holiday and the actual celebration of Christmas more about our time together and our stories, our traditions, etc. This is something we do anyway, but it feels even, I don't know, more holy this year, because even the handmade budget is so very small. Hope your Monday is speckled with sunshine:)--kate

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  • exhale. return to center.

    exhale. return to center. on Oct. 19, 2009, 11:30 p.m.

    i had a wave of christmas panic this week. i was over on simplemom's blog and she was talking about the christmas budget and i was like...geeze. we never budget for christmas. and i always dread the credit card bill in january.

    i'm really feeling called to thrifting for our presents this year. it's someting i've done for a few people in the past but i've not been comfortable buying second-hand for everyone.

    this year it is feeling very right on a number of levels.

    hope your monday was a nice one.

    thank you for sharing even when it's not all sunshine and rainbows. i think it's good for mamas to talk about these days from time to time - so we all know that we are not alone!

    ~erin

    exhale. return to center.'s last blog post... a morning message

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  • Ellen

    Ellen on Oct. 20, 2009, 2:57 a.m.

    I know I suffer from being "people drained" from time to time. Wishing you a much better day tomorrow!

    Ellen's last blog post... Early Halloween fun

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