Hello, friends! Happy Saturday! I made a lively bouquet today and as I am wont to do, I waxed poetic about it. 🙂
This morning, as I walked around my house admiring the early morning dew, I looked to my lilac tree and saw that there were some branches that had fully bloomed! Just yesterday when I had looked, there were still many buds waiting to flower. So, I ripped a small branch from the tree and set to making a mini bouquet, utilizing the few flowers still clinging to life from my Mother’s Day bouquet.
The thing about this that is the silliest to me, is that I’ve been putting this off for FOUR years.
We were blessed four years ago to buy such a beautiful, old house. And there are certainly times where I take it all for granted. If anything, I make it to be such a chore. Instead of appreciating it, I see it instead as a never-ending to- do list. I need to strip paint off of the bathroom cabinets, I need to get the guest room in working order, I need to paint the ceiling in the kitchen, I need to I need to, I need to, I need to…
But what of the things that are perfect and worthy of enjoyment as is?
The old screen door slamming representing the beginning of summer, the view from my bedroom windows, and the garden that the previous owners left us.
That beautiful garden has been a source of guilt for me since moving here. I’ve taken for granted that it would bloom every single year without my intervention. It seemed wrong that I was not doing my part in maintaining it, and thus should not be able to enjoy it. I’ve began to work my way through it, tidying up the parts that have gotten overrun. And despite my non-efforts, it’s bloomed every year, just as beautiful. And I’ve taken it all for granted! It really gave me pause this morning, I need to be much more thankful that I have a beautiful house with a flourishing garden.
Another thing that I got to thinking about this morning was about how simple it is to create a small bit of joy in our lives. I’ve been putting off creating bouquets from my garden for one reason or another, but today, I made a small one and it took about three minutes! It was such a simple task to do and it has perked up my room and made it smell absolutely amazing. And what a simple thing for me to do! Happiness does not have to be some big, life-changing thing. Often, it’s small things that we choose to do that really make a day-to-day difference in our life and disposition.
Have a great day!
XOXO,
Mattie Mae
Midwest Mattie 