Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

I know, I know....I've been missing. 

A lot. 

I can't help it....this is a crazy time of the year for me. 

I plan weddings and events for a living, and by this time of the season I'm just about ready to pull all my hair out. 

Not that I don't love what I do....I truly do. 

It's just that we are soooooooooooo busy that I really struggle to keep up. 

By the time I go home at the end of a long day I'm wound up tighter than a clock.

But then I step into my cozy home and immediately my heart rate slows, my breathing calms. 

I'm home. My safe place. 

I putter around, turning on all my little lights, lighting my fall scented candles.

I run downstairs and let the pups out, and give them each some snuggle time. 

We play a little fetch in the backyard, let the babies run off some of their pent up energy. 

And then come inside and settle into the evening routine. 

The babies each get a chicken chew, and I putter around my cozy house. 

I crave my evening routine. It's what keeps me sane at this time of year. 

I need time to decompress. 

For me, that often involves cooking.

Which is a good thing, because at this time of year the garden is spitting out produce like there's no tomorrow. 

It's just about all I can do to keep up with it. 

Well, there may be no "tomorrow" for the garden because the weather forecast is predicting a frost tomorrow night. 

Wowzers, it was just 90 degrees two days ago!

Welcome to the mountain top. Our weather is unpredictable, for sure. 

90 degrees or not, the calendar still said fall, so I went with it. 

I added some simple touches of fall around the house, nothing too crazy, just enough to make me feel that Autumn in all its glory is upon us. 

I kept the mantel fairly simple this year, keeping the lanterns and twinkle lights and just adding a wreath and a few pumpkins.

I sure do love me some twinkle lights!

A few mums scattered about outside, and a pumpkin to keep them company, is all the decor that's needed to spruce up the patio and deck.

By the kitchen sink, I simply added this little sign I found at Christmas Tree Shops.

It sums up my life in three simple words. 

Thankful, Grateful, Blessed. 

In addition to my fall scented candles, I changed out the soaps at the kitchen sink. If you haven't tried the newest Mrs. Meyers scent yet, you absolutely have to. 

I do believe it's my all time favorite...and I'm a huge Mrs. Meyers fan!

I don't remember where I got my set, but Amazon has it for sale here. 

Love, love, love the scent....I almost want to wash dishes and clean the counters obsessively just to get that heavenly aroma!

Do you know who wasn't feeling Thankful, Grateful, Blessed recently?

Little Miss Molly. 

She had to have three baths in the first week she was here, poor little pet. 

And I'll tell you, she was not a happy camper. 

But, you know, when you're not quite housebroken and you do your business on your wee wee pad and then jump all over it....well, unfortunately we're going to stick you in the sink for a bubble!

After a good towel off, a warm snuggle, and a chicken chew she was happy as can be.

Yup, Thankful, Grateful, Blessed. 

Busy as I am, I never forget that for a second. 

I am truly Thankful, Grateful, Blessed.