~*Organized, Crafty, Primitive Homestead Decor Idea Filled & Inspired 2014*~

Welcome friends!! Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and were blessed as I was to spend it with the ones you love!! I hope you also enjoyed your New Years Eve    :)

 As much as I loooove to entertain and plan parties (and found some wonderful inspiration on Pinterest for New Years party ideas) and have enjoyed hosting numerous New Years Eve parties I'm always nervous about safe travel with the roads having so many drivers under the influence of alcohol on New Years Eve. We also ended up getting a ton of snow that I know would have affected the traveling conditions for many of the guests we would have invited.
 So getting cozy in my favorite yoga pants and thick warm sweater and sharing a quiet evening with my son and boyfriend watching movies while I sewed and making few yummy snacks to enjoy ended up being the perfect choice and a nice night!!

I am so excited about 2014!!

I always feel refreshed and motivated by the knowledge that I have 365 new days to fill with all my loves ~ spending time with family & friends, creating beautiful things for our home and for gifts,  decorating our homestead, cooking & baking, designing my patterns and organizing, organizing, organizing!!!
Ahhhh, the thought of beginning anew is exhilarating!

I've always been a list person. I LOVE the satisfaction of marking things off a list..... OCD?? okay :)
Having a Hopes & Dreams (aka Resolution) list has been a part of January 1st for me since I was a little girl.

My list for 2014
*Continue enjoying family time and spend more time entertaining & socializing with friends.
*Kountry Porch Primitives Blog ( I've missed it so much and am bursting at the seams with ideas to share with you!!)
*Releasing my Kountry Porch Primitives  pattern line (YES......THIS YEAR!!)
*Finishing organizing projects
*Organize our paperwork and find a good system to keep it nice and tidy as I don't have a designated office space to use.
*Organize and decorate our bedroom.
*Health~ Better nutrition, exercise & sleep.
*Write out my "Bucket List" and hang up for inspiration!!
*Read & FINISH Simple Abundance this year ( more on this book in a later post!).
*Embrace my spirituality. 

Do you write lists? Plan resolutions each year? Feel free to share!!

A quick rundown for whats to come in my blog.
I want this to be a happy, fun & informative place to visit. A place to share, learn and be inspired.
My main focuses will be on the art of homemaking~
                                                                                     Organizing
                                                                                     Cleaning
                                                                                     Crafting
                                                                                     Cooking
                                                                                     Decorating


~*And of course a place to share the love for all things primitive!!*~

I have some fun surprises and ideas, and hope you will join in with your own thoughts and ideas!
Be sure to plan some visits as my posts will be on a regular basis :)
We have 365 new days to begin!!

Here's to a Healthy & Happy New Year!

Hug and kiss the ones you Love....

Blessings
~Kriss~

~*Holiday Wishes*~

The days are quickly passing, Christmas is almost here!!
Still getting used to these "different" holidays after 20+ years of past routine, keeping things simple this year......
I'm getting excited to begin the new year and focus on my simple little blog  :)
I have sooooo many things to share with you it makes me feel giddy!!

Hope you all have a healthy, happy holiday with your loved ones!!
Watch some Christmas movies (is the Hallmark channel like Christmas movie crack to anyone else but me???), eat lots of cookies, take a family ride at night to look at lights complete with hot chocolate and Christmas music, eat lots of cookies, cherish old and create new holiday traditions, eat lots of cookies......hmmmm, I think I said that already??

Blessings and holiday joy to you all!!

Kiss & hold the ones you love
~Kriss~

~*Thanksgiving Blessings*~

***Hello and Happy Thanksgiving 

to all my long lost blogging friends***

Just wanted to peak my head in and say I'm still around, I've been gone sooooo long you may not even miss me :)

I had planned on a pattern line release but computer issues(AGAIN) and technical problems with my charting program stopped me and I just didn't have the time or patience to work thru either. But 2014 will bring life to my adventure.....

And I am still unable to post fully about the details of the aftereffects of a basically life changing event, legal silence so to speak......

I WANT to share, to TALK, to let it all out and LET you all back in.

Time is finally coming on our side. This journey has been such a huge part of my life. It would be hard to post without talking about the ins and outs and ups and downs. Soon, hopefully soon....

I wanted to wish you all a blessed holiday, hope you all share it with those you love. And say how much I miss starting my day off with blogging, and talking with all the wonderful people I came to know.

Our Thanksgiving plans are still up in the air. I have to work from 10-2 and that makes planning a little tough. Remember the good old days when no one worked on holidays? When people planned ahead to get what they needed and everything was closed and everyone survived??? To me it's a shame that it's become ok for people to work rather than be able to be with their families. We have 364 days a year to know holidays are coming and prepare. People used to be able to buy their groceries, put gas in their car and get whatever they needed without needing the 365th day. Call me old fashioned but I miss those days....did before I was one of those people stuck working too. Whatever happened to family first??

Anyway.......

After having the stomach flu on Thanksgiving night a few years ago I still can't get the taste back for traditional turkey dinner :(  Last year I made a total dinner with recipes from The Pioneer Woman (I dream of living on a ranch like her!!) Not being a recipe but a cook by feel & love girl it was fun to do and tasty for the most part but still a little much for my tastebuds and my kids didn't get thrilled over it so this year I think I'm going off the beaten path. Think we're going to do some snacky foods like chicken dip and pizza logs and some yummy appetizers I found on Pinterest. Quicker for me to prepare, easier on cleanup and we can just eat as we want and watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (the official start to the holiday season, it never stops being funny!!) and just enjoy our time together.

I hope this Thanksgiving finds you all healthy and happy and brings you wonderful memories to fill your heart.

*Until we meet again*

Kiss & hold the ones you love

~Kriss~