Year Four, Day 79: My Prayer Hats

January 2, 2019

At my library office. So many thoughts. Most of which I cannot share publicly.

My son is doing well. My family is well. My cough has returned, but I am taking care of it. Mostly with my ginger/lemon/honey tea concoction. Heavy on the ginger, light on the honey.

I have decided I need to be nicer to myself. Someone has to!

My New Year's Addition this year is simple: "Love myself so I can love others".

I am continuing with all of my additions from the last 8 years, which include exercise, daily bible reading and prayer, daily piano practice, random acts of kindness, healthy eating, drinking oodles of water...

I find I am less likely to fail if I just add good things into my life, rather than resolve to change.

I am not really even concerned about the weight anymore. My appetite has been rather low. Probably because of stress, worry and this lost sense of smell thing.

I'm o.k. with it. Everything in moderation. Oh, if I could go back in time and teach myself that one!

One thing I can talk about and I would like to talk about, is my new hobby: Making hats!

I am loving it! Something to keep me busy, which produces a product that people actually like! I have given at least 10 hats away as presents in the past few weeks. Making them is very therapeutic. I pray with each stitch, mostly for the person I am making the hat for.

I might have to turn this into a small business!

I am wearing one of my hats today. I didn't actually make it for myself, I made it for my daughter. It wasn't quite what she had in mind and I am not sure the color suits me, but it makes me happy.

I feel like it brings positive energy to my brain, since I was in touch with God most of the time I made it!

I don't have much more energy to blog any further today. But I have so many more thoughts. I guess they will have to wait until another day!

Until then, happy first Wednesday in 2019!

Love,

Zita

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