I have had some crazy life experiences and they prove that you never know what is coming next. Here’s what happened to me today!

1, I gave up cookies for Lent. My sister and I are doing a Lenten reading and I shared it with my mom. There are three parts to Lent – prayer (connection), fasting (doing without), and almsgiving (making the world a better place). My love of cookies is something that I have started to struggle with and I want to make peace with them in my life. The best way is for me to pass them up and let them go

I especially like Dutch Speculaas and it is way too easy to buy them here. It’s not going to be easy, I think and I will have a lot of thoughts and feelings to process.

2. I wrestled with Canva – again. At the Crochet Business Summit, D’vorah Lasky from Yarn Arts Press shared about how Canva would be helpful in marketing my creative works. I signed up for the trial and tried to create a logo that I saw in my head during her talk. Alas.. I can’t get the pieces to fit properly. Still, I have ideas and there are You-tube videos to watch!. And I hope I will be able to make them happen.

3. I created two snowflakes – one that has taken 3 days and three tries to get right. The other was a walk in the park. I love crocheting snow flakes and I’d like to sell them. Playing with yarn and string and the like is really and truly my jam!

4. The last thing I did was to make Ketjap Manis (Indonesian Sweet soya sauce), a condiment I love to put on Ramen noodles (and so does my mom!) It’s also very expensive. Of course I found a simple recipe at Fuss Free Cooking . I used a sugar substitute and low-sodium soy sauce. It is delicious.

On that note, I’m going to bed! My mom is feeling better, and maybe I will create something about our week!

Thanks for stopping by and rest well!

Marcia