GLIMPSE with Bella Gourmet: Your weekly gimpse into life from Bella’s point of view…

This past weekend, I had a whole girl’s day planned with one of my best friends from college: she drove up to my house, a mere 30 minute drive, and we went out to lunch, relived old memories, caught a movie, splurged at the mall, and talked late into the evening – I felt totally rejuvenated by being with her. So, I’m thinking today, why have I waited all year to have this time with my dear, sweet sister? As I thought through this, I became increasingly disheartened as I realized that this was actually the very first “just me and her” get together that we’ve had since I moved to “the big city”…then, even more disturbing, when we tried to plan it, we had to go six weeks out to pinpoint a day we could both do it! A 10 year plus friendship reduced to 6 or 7 yearly group birthday dinners, weekly Facebook notes, sporadically sparse phone conversations, and once a year one on one time – completely unacceptable, I scolded myself!

So, I’ve challenged myself to look outside my day to day life – to not get bogged down in just “plowing through” so that I can quickly get to my next task. This only leaves me completely depleted until I fall into bed far later than I need to only to wake up far earlier than I should have to…just to do it again. How exhausting…and am I really living with a life like that? I’ve realized that I must remember what rejuvenates me most – the people that know me, love me, trust me…who make me laugh so hard my stomach and face hurt, who are honest with me and give me real advice…don’t underestimate the power of quality time!

Fall is the start point of all the holiday fun…Halloween parties, hay rides, bon fires, Thanksgiving parties, Christmas parties…and our generation has allowed for this to become the only time that we catch up on the lives of our friends and loved ones – don’t wait! Make time all year round to glimpse into the lives of the people you care for – you will find you work better, sleep better, and just plain live better when you consistently make time to pour into their lives and let them pour into yours.

Until the next Glimpse,

Bella

BELLA APPROVED:

Food: To calm down the Thanksgiving frenzy, make sure to check out last week’s Katie’s Kitchen for all the Simplicity Gourmet holiday fun!

Craft: For special Thanksgiving keepsakes, check out Tara’s Touch - she always knows how to give any occassion that special “Tara Touch”.

Product: I may be biased because they’re mine, but they really are super fabulous…Simplicity has just come out with a whole line of gadgets and my new favorite is the spice measuring spoons. They aren’t the normal round ones, they are actually long, oval shaped spoons that dip into your spice containers so easily. Love them…and they’re on sale right now…call Katie this week to spice up your kitchen for the holidays – 866-897-7676!

As always, I love, love, love to hear from you – leave me your comments, thoughts, and musings! ~ Bella

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