Currently: October edition

 

Happy Wednesday, friends, and welcome to this month's Currently post, where we talk about the things we're currently loving, excited about, watching, seeing, and observing. When we come back for the November edition, we'll be sharing what we're currently loving, buying, prepping, borrowing, and planning. I'll jump right in!

Loving

I am loving my favorite hobby right now and have been reading all the books! All of a sudden my Libby holds for my Kindle are coming through one at a time, and I've been on a major reading kick. I love reading at all times of day, and I would prefer to do that instead of watching a movie or show on tv. I mainly read in the evening, though, while Todd watches something on tv and when I go to bed. Is there a better feeling than not being able to put down a book? I think not.

Excited about

Honestly, friends, I get excited about everyday. I have talked about this before, but I really do look forward to things each day. I enjoy my job, I enjoy being at home all day on some days, I enjoy each evening when Todd and I are together, I enjoy nights on my own when he works and I watch movies, I enjoy weekends, and Mondays, and everything else in between. I'm coming back home today from being out of town for a few days, and I'm every bit as excited about being at home than I was to go out of town. I try to be that person who enjoys each season and phase of life that I'm in, and I do a pretty job at this. I'm optimistic and always have been; it's my personality to be this way. I'm grateful for this, because I wouldn't want to be any other way!

I realize that most people are not like me in this, so I try to never be obnoxious in my eternal optimism. 🤣

Watching

I've mentioned a time or few that I love watching the Hallmark movie channel's "falling in love" movies. I'm also excited about starting to watch Christmas movies this month! I love, love, love Christmas everything, and of course I watch those movies early. It's part of the reason why I like to decorate our home for Christmas early, too. The movies get me in the mood for the holidays, and as much as I love seeing our home decorated for fall, I'm even more excited about seeing it all decked out for Christmas. You'd think I get tired of seeing it decorated, but I don't ever get tired of that. I will say that I like it all to be taken down and put away again by the new year, so I usually spend the 26th or 27th of December undoing it all, except for some wintry things I leave out through January.

Seeing

I've been seeing a slight change in the color of leaves in our area! There's one tree at my neighbor's house that turns bright red at the top each year, and this always gets me excited about seeing what's to come. I do really think that this is the most beautiful time of year. 

Observing

I am always observing how people act when their "guard" is down, or when nobody is watching. I have always been like this, and something I struggle with is when people act different when they're at one place over another. The greatest example I can think of this is when I'm at church. I've seen people act one way there on Sundays, and then act the complete opposite when they're at home or out in public. Because it's something that I think is important, I try to be the same no matter where I am. I am normal, and I struggle with lots of things; I have no problem with people knowing that about me. I like to be authentic in personality one hundred percent of the time, and I do think I usually succeed at this. Our lives and how we react to certain things really say a lot about us; I want people to see love and kindness in me always, because I want to represent Jesus well wherever I am.

Thanks for linking up with us today, friends! And thank you for always reading and commenting on my blog, too. I always appreciate your kindness and words of encouragement. I will see you back here on Friday! Love to all.

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