Kathiey's World

Journal Prompt-What Comes to Mind When You Think of January? When I think of January, I think of new beginnings and cold weather, both of which I love. I like the thought of a new year. It feels like a time when the slate is wiped clean, and I can start again. The lessons I have learned from any bad decisions in the previous year can help me not make the same mistakes in the new year. Any positive things I experienced the year before can follow me into the new year to make this new beginning even better.  I know that nothing changes when the new year arrives except my mindset. The thought of starting over with a clean slate tends to give me hope in the face of what is to come. It is a time to reflect on my life and make plans to create a better life in the coming 365 days.  Depending on where you live, January tends to bring cold weather. I say happy day to that. After experiencing North Carolina summers' oppressive heat and humidity, winter's chilly days are welcome and refre...

  I don't think I was born a sheet snob, but somehow, along the way, I found that I do have sheet requirements that need to be met. When I was a kid, I did not think twice about sheets. If you ask me if I can recall how smooth and soft my childhood sheets were, I would have to say, "I have no idea."  I think my mom leaned toward sheet snobbery. I can remember her on many occasions talking about "nice sheets." I think, to my mom, that nice sheets meant a soft, smooth-textured sheet. I recall she liked cotton and percale blends. When I was probably in my forties, I visited a Bed and Breakfast when I was on vacation. The home was beautiful. It was evident that an interior designer created the look, and I felt like I was staying in a magazine. The bed looked inviting, and I could not wait to snuggle in and read a good book. I pulled back the sheets and jumped into bed. What a rude awakening, the sheets felt like sandpaper, and I stayed awake most of the night. That ...