Simple Sundays

Simple Sunday- Women’s History Month

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“Empathy is the wellspring of creativity.”- Ami Vitale (National Geographic Photographer)

“You deserve the world that’s in your vision, but you’ll have to fight for it every day. Truthfully, you have already been fighting. It probably took a lot for you to understand your identity, and even more if you’ve been able to share it with others. Lean into the fire, fight, and resilience that already lives inside you. I want you to be defiant. If there was ever a time to disobey, this is it. We are a creative, disruptive people who have never accepted silence.”- Raquel Willis (Trans Rights Activist)

“Women don’t have to listen to their inner-critic and hold themselves back; they can unleash themselves and reach their best potential if they put their effort into it. That’s what I want my daughter to do.” – Sarah Thomas (First female NFL football official)

“You know what you can do. You know what you’re capable of. Don’t let anybody get into your head.”- Kim Ng (First female GM of the Big Four Leagues, First woman of Asian descent in the MLB, Highest ranking female executive in baseball.)

One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I’m empathetic, it means I’m weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.”- Jacinda Ardern (Former New Zealand Prime Minister)

Wordless Wednesdays

Wordy Wednesday- The Truth

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All quotes are from Sir Terry Pratchett’s The Truth. With the recent attacks on free speech and the press, I thought it was time for a re-read. Enjoy and find inspiration to keep on fighting.

“I’m saying, sir, that a lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

“There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What’s up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don’t think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who’s been pinching my beer? And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass), or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman’s eye.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

“William wondered why he always disliked people who said ‘no offence meant’. Maybe it was because they found it easier to say ‘no offence meant’ than actually refrain from giving offence.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

“No law says you have to like dwarfs and trolls,’ said Goodmountain.
‘Yes, but there ought to be a law against disliking them the way he does.’
‘Ah. Now you’ve drawn me a picture.’
‘Maybe you’ve heard the term “lesser races”?’
‘And now you’ve coloured it in.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

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Simple Sunday- Historical Inspiration

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“The air is the only place free from prejudice.”-Bessie Coleman

“I want history to remember me… not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and who dared to be herself. I want to be remembered as a catalyst for change in America.”-Shirley Chisholm

 “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and it does seem to me that notwithstanding all these social agencies and activities there is not that vigilance which should be exercised in the preservation of our rights.”- Elizabeth Freeman

“…It looked very different from the Statue of Liberty, but what did that matter? What was the good of having the statue without the liberty, the freedom to go where one chose if one was held back by one’s color? No, I preferred the Eiffel Tower, which made no promises.”- Josephine Baker, once she had seen the Eiffel Tower

“The worst thing about that kind of prejudice… is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough.”-Nina Simone

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Wordless Wednesday- Cooking Quilts

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K2 and I went to see the Quilt Expo this year and they had some delightful cooking themed quilts. Enjoy!

This one was made from a photo! Scanned, printed, and then embellished!

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Simple Sunday- Cooking

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“I’m interested in food and sharing my passion with a community of like-minded people. All of the celebrity stuff that comes along with that is just an incidental byproduct of being able to do what I love for a living.”-Alex Guarnaschelli

“Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors – it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.”-Wolfgang Puck

“So many of the recipes that I come up with have a story. I’m a blogger. It flowed very naturally out of me, but I also knew this was a way to set my recipes apart. A, they are always using interesting ingredients but B, there is always a story behind it.”-Aarti Sequeira

“Food is a common denominator for all people.”-Guy Fieri

“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”-Ludwig van Beethoven

“If you want to be a home cook, just have fun with it. Pick up a couple cookbooks. You’re gonna make some mistakes; just go in and try it.”-Anne Burrell

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Simple Sunday- Mental Health

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“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brené Brown

“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you’re not alone. You’re not the first to go through it, you’re not gonna be the last to go through it,” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” — Fred Rogers

“IWe would never tell someone with a broken leg that they should stop wallowing and get it together. We don’t consider taking medication for an ear infection something to be ashamed of. We shouldn’t treat mental health conditions any differently.” – Michelle Obama

“Anyone can be affected, despite their level of success or their place on the food chain. In fact, there is a good chance you know someone who is struggling with it since nearly 20% of American adults face some form of mental illness in their lifetime. So why aren’t we talking about it?” — Kristen Bell

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Wordless Wednesday- Year in Review

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Here’s some collages representing all the joy that I’ve found this year!

Time spent with good friends and family fun!

Delicious food, including first taste of sushi and a personal breakfast pie!

Being creative! I have done more than embroidery, but these were the most fun things to make.

Adventures, trips, and the beauty of nature!

It’s nice to be working somewhere that I enjoy going into work and for people that respect my boundaries and recognize my outside the box thinking skills as positive. Also somewhere where my plants are happy. 🙂

And last, but not least! Piggy! We couldn’t forget our ridiculous, loving, and goofy Piggy! Even if she’s sometimes a little gremlin.