The start of a Happy New Year!

 I admit...I'm a list maker.  Is anyone else out there inspired by clean calendar pages....

a new calendar...

a new year....

a new beginning.

I usually make lists on a weekly basis of things that need to be done, and I write them in a composition notebook.  This year I decided to use a real calendar.  

I read on a blog not long ago about someone who writes down three things "to do" a day.  When he finishes those three things, he does what he wants.  I love the idea.

There is someone in my life who looks for the negative. It started out simple enough, with a complaint here and there, but now it's full-blown negative.  I thought about having a chat with her and suggesting she look for one positive, inspiring, happy, thing a day. And write it down.  

I have not talked to her yet. 

But I decided before I suggest she do it, I do it.  

I've done it before and I know it helps.  

I've started a hashtag on Instagram #cindybeesinspiration

(I can be found on Instagram under cindybee58)

I'm going to try to post one thing every day that inspires me and is positive!  Join me if you want. 

 It'll be fun, and guess what?  It can't hurt!  

Post in my comments or on my Instagram post if you are going to do it so we can all follow each other!

New Years Day

 Growing up Mom always said you have to have cabbage on New Years Day for good luck.  Well, yesterday my Shug decided we were changing it to chicken & dumplings!!!  LOL!

 

I told him he'd have to help if that's what he wants.  So I made the dough, he rolled it out

 and cut the dumplings...

we took turns dropping them into the pan of chicken broth (he cooked the chicken too!)

YUM!  I decided I'd start my diet Monday!

This is the recipe we used, which came from his Mom.

I also finished an infinity scarf I started a couple of weeks ago.  I decided for the new year I am finishing my WIPs.  Yes I am.  If I don't finish them, I'm tearing them out!  I'm serious about this!

From your positive, happy, inspired, dumpling, serious Blogger friend,
Cindy Bee

PS.  Connie at Crafty Home Cottage is having a give-away...or two!

TA DAH!

Today was mostly an inside day for me.    

And I'm gonna tell you something right now.  

I AM OVER THIS SNOW.  

O.V.E.R. and

D.O.N.E.

 Have you ever made dumplings?

  I think I have one other time...until today.  My Shug was wanting some chicken and dumplings.

 I wanted to sew. 

 I have some material just begging to be made into a bag...but first, I am finishing something.

 Something I started a long time ago.  

Raise your hand if you made a resolution this year to finish, UNfinished projects!

I actually made an attempt to finish this once,

 But I was disappointed because it hung weird.  It's a bag and the bottom hung way low.  It looked awful.  I wasn't even going to bother.  But after sewing all of these grannies...14 in all....and stitching it all together and adding a few borders, I just had to try. 

So I sewed a lining in it, which helped.

 Then I put plastic canvas in a sleeve of linen that matched the lining,

 and voila!  It hangs pretty good!

 I LIKE IT!

So I reckon this is a ta dah post!

And...commercial here....we are having Wool Scrap Saturday, this Saturday, the 25th at Groovy Girl Yarn from 11:00 - 4:00.  It's $5.00 and all you do is show up ( with $5.00) and you can make one of these cupcakes!

Cindy Bee