Thursday is here! Where is this summer running off to and why is it in such a hurry? Today's Time for Me Thursday is all about creating a sanctuary for yourself. As a mom and as someone who seems to be under constant high stress lately, I quickly realized that I needed a quiet place where I could just go and relax, someplace safe to unwind.

So, meet my bed..lol! It's covered with one of my favorite quilts and comfy pillows. The colors are soothing and calming and for me, it's a haven where I can curl up and read or write or when the need is there, take a nap. Now, usually the stand is not covered with a million bottles but this was the only picture I could find. Usually, it holds a bottle of water, a book and that pretty little lamp there. From time to time a teddy bear or another friend may pop in for a visit, as well.

Women these days seem to be trying to do it all. We work. We take care of our children. We run our houses. We care for our houses. Now, I know that sounds as if men don't do diddly squat, but I think y'all know what I mean. We spend every day trying to be SuperWoman or Wonder Woman or some other mythical figure and it's stressful and it's plain exhausting. Take some time out today to create your own sanctuary, your own oasis.

WoW! (no, not World of Warcraft but an expression of shock..hehe) I cannot believe that it's Friday already. This week has totally flown by and today we've already been super productive. I have a load of laundry going, the dishwasher going, two loaves of bread rising on the counter top and we're waiting for my sister to get here.

Which brings me to today's Finish It Friday for our household. My sister is coming over to help me put together Ben's bed. I couldn't get the exact hardware for it, but I think what I found will work. So, today if everything goes as planned, Ben will have a bed all put together which will hopefully give us some additional storage underneith. We're still working on figuring out the best way to store everything in their room. I think one of the next things I'll try to do is to pick up an under the bed bin to store their clothes and to buy shelf pins and a shelf to go in the behemouth of a cupboard thing in their bedroom so we can store more smaller bins with their toys organized into them.

So, today is wrapping up a few things but most importantly, it's getting my little boy a real bed. That makes me feel much better as a mom.

What are all of you finishing up this week? What projects will you complete?

*hugs n loves to all*