Sew Close!

Basically every single day I think about sewing and almost everyday I don’t quilt. But I want to!! I miss sewing when I’m not doing it. I’ve also been trying to incorporate more slow practices into my daily morning routine, and I really want to include sewing. So each day, I think about how I can get started on that.

I decided to pull out the quilt that I am sooo close to finishing! I’ve only been working on it since 2009, so it’s not like there is any rush. But I feel like having a finish will make me feel accomplished and be able to get started on a new work with a real drive to finish whatever I pick up next.

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To inspire some action I laid the quilt out to see exactly how much I have left to finish before moving on to the binding. This little bit is the last bit to quilt! That’s it

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Another reason I can’t wait to finish this quilt is that it has accumulated quite a few stains over the last 12 years. I can’t wait to wash this quilt!!

Are you close to a finish?

Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts today and Slow Sunday Stitching.

Weekly Video Round Up #11 - 2/15/21 - 2/21/21

2/17 - Finally doing the Booktube Newbie Tag!

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three days a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Here I am finally doing The BookTube Newbie Tag! I waited 5 month to do this tag then rearranged the questions! Some nerve!

Questions:
1. Why did you start this channel?
2. What are some fun and unique things you can bring to Booktube?
3. What are you excited for for this channel?
4. What kinds of books do you read? (originally question 10)
5. What book or series got you into reading?
6. When did you start reading? (8)
7. Why do you love reading? (4)
8. Where do you read? (9)
9. What challenges will you face with this channel? (7)
10. What would you ask your favorite Booktubers? (6)

Booktubers mentioned:
Gabriel Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTfpKWM0tQQ0MG332Q3rPg/videos
Booksandlala: https://www.youtube.com/c/BooksandLala/videos

Cats in this video: none but Marty in the background noise.

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2/19 - 1 More Month to Zero Waste Check In | Feb 2021 | Declutter Everything! | Youtube recommendations

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three days a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

In our 1 More Month to Zero Waste Journey, we are in month 2 and we are Decluttering Everything!! Or at least as much as we can! This is our mid month check in and if you need motivation and inspiration here are some awesome youtuber who declutter!!

Declutter reccs:
Racellea :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJCgaQzY5z5sA-xwkwibygw
MuchelleB: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVpSjc5ze2dJe8WrEBmTSUZB
Shannon Torres: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUqV8_zhkfU7xYvoZG70fUQ
Simple Living with Scandish Home: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCai8DYzqppNo4ifXC-DvebA
Ashleyanne Eaton: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbhFEhIHtcgqf4hBBtPYeQ

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2/21 - Basement Box Books and Recently Acquired Books | Anti-Haul | Secondhand Books | Zero Waste Booktuber | Backlist Booktuber

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three days a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Here are some books that I brought up from the basement or got a Free Little Libraries, or thrift shops.

Books mentioned:
Sharp Teeth (2007) Tobey Barlow
The Joke's Over: Ralph Steadman on Hunter S. Thompson (2006) Ralph Steadman
Gonzo (2010) Will Bingley and Anthony Hope-Smith
And Another Thing (2009) Eoin Colfer
Cats Don’t Exist (2004) JIS
The Secret Language of Dreams: A Visual Key to Dreams and Their Meanings (1993) David Fontana
Time Cat (1963) Lloyd Alexander
Thunderstruck (2006) Erik Larson
Each Peach Pear Plum (1978) Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
The Lake District Murders (1935) John Bude
The Tiger in the Well (1990) Philip Pullman
A Clockwork Orange (1962) Anthony Burgess
The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts (2007) Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby

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The Mistletoe Murder

One of my goals in 2021 is to read more. See other books I've read or listened to here.

Collected postumously and gathered over time, The Mistletoe Murder contains four short stories by PD James.

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Collecting four short stories, The Mistletoe Murders contains stories about writers and crime, a young Adam Dalgliesh and more! Wonderfully encapselating many of James’ signature tropes, this is a great comanion to her novels.

I really loved this book! Each story was it’s own, but reminisced to what I love about PD James’ work. She gives you backstory of her famous detective, pokes fun at writers and mystery murder writers particularly, and she mixes dark murder with her easy-to-read style. Many of James’ books that I have read are dark but I felt that there was something even darker about the stories collected here. I was a little shocked, in fact, by the evil nature contained in one particular story. It is a story that surprised me and I continue to think of it month later. Although some of these stories took place at xmas time and the cover is very festive, there’s no need to read these short stories at the holiday season. I really loved this book and will have to see if PD James’ wrote more short stories because I want to read them! I find that these quick stories are “perfect” to me. They are short but pack a punch and many will stay with me for a long time, I believe. I would highly recommend this book to mystery short stories lovers, James fans, and anyone who wants fast paced, interesting, and short thrillers!

What are your favorite mystery short stories?

This book is featured in my Dec Wrap Up.

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2021 Quarterly Goals | January Check In

In 2021 I have decided to make quarterly goals instead of monthly goals. But I still want to check in monthly so that I can take a look at my progress and be mindful of my goals. Here are the goals I’m working on for Q1 (Jan, Feb, Mar):

get dressed every day
yoga every day
face smoothing
10 k steps
monthly life admin day
cleaning schedule
3 vids per week
6 blog posts per week
instagram

The goals that I have been crushing are getting dressed every day (surprising but true! This goals has been easier than I thought it would be), 3 vids per week (in Jan I think a slipped a little but over all very happy with how I’m doing on this goal), 6 blog posts per week (in the end of Jan is when this started to slip a little, and feb is … not so great, so far). Even those these are my best kept goals, I still slip sometimes and that’s ok. The overall aim is to get good enough and make these goals routine.

The goals I’m pretty much failing are 10K steps (the weather and not working every day has pretty much tanked this goal. Feeling like I will get back on the horse in March?), instagram (oooph, where is my inspiration?), cleaning schedule (I feel pretty good about the cleaning I have done but there’s no schedule in sight), and a real fail was that I did not have my Jan Life Admin Day.

Middle of the road are yoga (I did really well at this a handful of weeks but was not consistent) and face smoothing (i see real benefits from this but again struggle with consistently working it into my routines).

So far in Feb, these goals have not gone well, but there is time to turn it around and I am thankful to have multiple months to work on these goals. So far, I’m liking having quarterly goals.

Do you make weekly or quarterly goals? How are your goals working so far?

Weekly Video Round Up #10 - 2/8/21 - 2/14/2021

2/8 - 1 More Month to Zero Waste | Easy and Free Steps to Zero Waste | Low Impact Movement | Low Waste Lifestyle

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three days a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

We are on a journey to become more zero waste, one month at a time. This is our second month and our challenge is to DECLUTTER EVERYTHING!! We must find out all the things we already own to see where are how we can reduce our waste.

This is a free zero waste challenge!! It’s easy and free!
Make a list of what you want to prioritize to declutter
Declutter those area!
Finish one area before moving on
Do as many areas on your list as you can in the month

Some things you might want to declutter: your dishes - do you need so many?, your bathroom items - do you have duplicates you can use up before you buy more?, your pantry - are there items that you can eat up before you go to the grocery again?, your art supples - make some art!, your inbox - unsubscribe unsubscribe unsubscribe!!! What else can you think of to declutter?

1 more month to zero waste:
Jan Blog: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog/2021/1/8/6-more-months-of-zero-waste-the-end-of-6-more-months
Jan Video: https://youtu.be/Gs2W6Ngdl0s
Jan follow up: https://youtu.be/Eu-k-JlTk8g
Feb Video: https://youtu.be/8RewurP4A-0

Cats in this video: none visible

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2/11 - Everything I Ate and Read in a Day | Realistic reading and eating on a normal day | DITL | Vegetarian |

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three days a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Today I thought it might be interesting to see everything I ate and everything I read in a day. Spoilers alert…. it wasn’t very interesting.

Books in this video:
Carry on Jeeves (1925) PG Wodehouse
Sharp Teeth (2007) Tobey Barlow

Other things I read:
Hear Me Out: Why The Island of Dr Moreau isn’t a Bad Movie: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/08/the-island-of-dr-moreau-hg-wells-marlon-brando
Ionicus Artist Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionicus
Heavy Metal Magazine Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(magazine)
Law and Order: Criminal Intent IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275140/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7

Things I didn't read this day but you might want to:
The Island of Dr Moreau (1996 movie) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Dr._Moreau_(1996_film)

Cats in this video: Marty!!

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2/14 - Monthly Bullet Journal and Plan with Me | Minimalist Bujo | February 2021 | BIG Habit Tracker

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos three days a week. I post about creative simple living: books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

This is a late February Set Up and Plan with Me. Since my minimalist layout is almost always the same, that's OK! This is my layout and my fierst steps to plan my month.

Are your monthly spreads always the same or do they change each month?

Cats in this video: Martin!

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The Big Sleep

One of my goals in 2021 is to read more. See other books I've read or listened to here.

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler might be THE classic Noir novel.

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Philip Marlow is a good PI. He does what he needs to to get the job done. When Marlowe is hired by a dying man to investigate a blackmail attempt on his youngest daughter, Marlow must go above and beyond for his client. Again.

I always say that i like noir but I had never read any Chandler. As soon as I started reading I could see why he is iconic! I was shocked that this was a debut novel! I was surprised at how tight and cinematic this novel was for being writing in the 1930s. It’s also surprisingly funny! The humor reminded me so much of Agatha Christie. Both authors mix the serious topic of murder and crime with a lightness of comedic timing and poking fun at the characters and story, itself. Having never read this novel or seen the movie before, I really had no idea what was going to happen and this mystery had a lot of moving parts and great intrigue. I really liked that Marlowe was a “good guy”. Although he may have to do nasty things, he ultimately has a strong moral code and follows it. Especially in comparison to other noir novels, I liked how little misogyny and anti women sentiment there was. Now, there are still very problematic words, thoughts and ideas in this book, mostly due to it’s time and place in history. And I’m not saying there is NO misogyny, but there was less then I expected. I did feel that the first half of this novel was much stronger than the second part. There was a few middle bits that lagged compared to the beginning and there was less of a clear path or clear writing. Despite that uneveness, I really enjoyed this novel and can’t wait to read more Chandler. I would highly recommend this book for wanyone who likes noir novels or movies, people who like clasic crime stories, those who like books set in LA and mystery lovers.

Who is your favorite noir writer?

This book is featured in my Dec Wrap Up.

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One More Month to Zero Waste | February 2021 (Like Feb 2019)

Over the last two years, Mad Cat Quilts did a 6 More Months to Zero Waste project. In 2021, we are taking what we learned from that project and reenforcing it 1 More Month at a time. We will be looking at the orininal challenges and recreating them so that we can get better at zero waste. This project is happening at my youtube channel.

Learning to become more zero waste will always be an ongoing practice. One will never be truly zero waste. But that very fact is why we must strive towards that final outcome and refresh our practice continually. Each time we tackle a challenge we will learn something new, or get closer to our goal.

One important step to zero waste is to see what we have. We cannot all be minimalists, so many of us have a lot of things. A good first step is to see what we already have and see what of that we can use up. So this month we are taking time to declutter our homes and lives. Be decluttering, we can assess what we have, what we can use up and where we can cut down.

The thought of decluttering everything might be daunting. To make this challenge easier follow these simple steps:
Make a list of everything that is a priority for you to declutter
Declutter as many things on your list as you can during this month
Finish one area before you move on to the next

Check out the video here.

What are you choosing to declutter this month?

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The Moving Finger

One of my goals in 2021 is to read more. See other books I've read or listened to here.

The third in the Miss Marple Series, I listened to The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie free on line.

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While recovering from injuries, Jerry Burton retires to a small quaint village in the country with his sistery for company. Peace and quiet is what he’s looking for but when a mysterious poison pen letter arrives, that’s the last thing he gets.

I’m always surprised and delighted at how funny Christie writes. Some of the comedy is totally intended, but some, I think, is unintentional. The interplay between brother and sister and the blossoming unexpected love affairs they each fall into is so funny and silly in this book. How people treat the young woman of the village, treating her as an idiot child, is both intended to be funny and not. Another aspect of the Miss Marple series that I’m surprised by is how little Miss Marple is actually in the books. In the first and second book, she is a peripheral character until she swoops in in the end to solve the mystery. But in tThe Moving Finger she literally isn’t even mentioned for 80% of the book. Only when all else fails and it looks like the mystery will never be solved does she show up and of course, saves the day. Thinking back on this book, over a month later, I barely remember the mystery, but the relationships stick with me. I would highly recommend this book for those who like books about siblings, classic mystery books, books with surprising strong female characters, and of course, stories set in small towns.

Have you read this book? If so, where does it sit with other Christie books you’ve read? Should I do a tier rank for all the Miss Marple books?

This book is featured in my Dec Wrap Up.

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Weekly Video Round Up #8 - 1/25/2021 - 1/31/2021

1/25/2021 - How to Read More Nonfiction | 3 Tips to Read More in 2021 | Booktube and Cats | Backlist Booktuber

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I post about Creative Simple Living; books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Want to read more nonfiction in 2021? Try my three simple steps! Name one nonfiction book you want to read in the comments!

Cats in this video: Martin is a menace.

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1/29/2021 - Trash Audit Check In | 1 More Month to Zero Waste | Recycling Info | Low Impact Movement | Low Waste

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos on Mondays and Fridays. I post about books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and simple creative living!

We have been getting closer to a Zero Waste Lifestyle, one month at a time. Last month, we took two weeks to audit our trash. Here are my results, how did you do?

1 More Month to Zero Waste: January - https://youtu.be/Gs2W6Ngdl0s

Cats in this video: none

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1/30/2021 - The BookTube Spin | Round One | 20 Books to Spin! | Backlist Booktuber | Nonfiction

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. I post about creative simple living, books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Welcome to The Booktube Spin! Created by Rick Macdonell, the rules are simple:
Pick 20 books on your TBR to read
Number each book (choose themes if you want to break them up)
Put that list up on social media
Check back in on Jan 31st too see what number the spin lands on
Read that book by March 31st!

Rick’s Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGujr-dBMVw&t=0s
and here is his list:

I broke my list into categories so let’s take a look.
BookTube Spin 2021 List
(intimidating)
1- The Private Patient (2008) PD James
2 - Big Bang, A Novel (2019) David Bowmen
3 - Be Here Now (1971) Ram Dass
4 - Witches of Eastwick (1984) John Updike
(modern classics)
5 -Our Man in Havana (1962) Graham Greene
6 - The Pearl (1947) John Steinbeck
7 - Starship Troopers (1959) Robert Heinlein
8 - Carry On Jeeves (1925) PG Wodehouse
(mysteries/thrillers)
9 - A Murder is Announced (1950) Agatha Christie
10 - The Maltese Falcon (1929) Dashiell Hammet
11 - Rebecca (1939) Daphne De Muriexx
12 - Mad Mouse (2006) Chris Grubenstein
(nonfiction)
13 - Mr Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonders (1995) Lawrence Weschler
14 - Salt (2002) Mark Kurlansky
15 - Dead Wake (2015) Erik Larson
16 - Continuing the Good Life (Maine) (1979) Scott and Helen Nearing
(short stories/collections)
17 - The Salmon of Doubt (2002) Douglas Adams
18 - Flappers and Philosophers (1920) F Scott Fitzgereld
19 - Japanese Fairy Tales (1903) Edited by Philip Smith
20 - The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1961) Ernest Hemingway

Cats in this video: no cats today

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Something To Try: Morning Pages

In late 2019 and early 2020, I tried Morning Pages. I know a lot of people swear by these quickly written pages, done first thing in the morning. They are 3 or more pages of pure stream of conciousness writing to clear or organize the mind. Orginated by Julie Cameron in the book The Artist’s Way, Morning pages are meant to be quickly written and then never really looked at again. More a form of meditaion and creative jump start than a journal of thoughts and ideas. Many of the productivity experts I follow think they are part of the key to suceess. So I tried them.

But not having read the book and not having any real clear goal with them, I didn’t really “follow the rules” and I didn’t really keep up with them. Now, in 2021, I am reading The Artist’s Way and I’m giving them another try!

The idea of Morning Pages is extremely simple but people swear by the results. They say productivity and creativity soar after incorporating this daily practice. I’m interested to take this experiment a bit more seriously this go around and see what happens.

Have you utilized this tool? What are your thoughts?

Weekly Video Round Up #7 - 1/18/21 - 1/24/21

1/18 - Shelf or Toss Books I Read in 2020 | Unhaul | Bookshelf Organization | Backlist Booktuber

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos on Mondays and Fridays. I post about books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Books in this video:
All of them!

Cats in this video: Martin!

Original music by audionightlight. https://soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks

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1/20 - Booktube Tag | Reading Habits Tag | Backlist Booktuber

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I post about books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Today we have the Reading Habits Tag!! Stick around bc all the cats show up! I'm not sure who is the originator of this tag but the first I could find was Ariel Bissett here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A700s47V0hQ

Please do this tag bc I would love to find out where you read, how you read and what you eat while reading!

The Reading Habits Tag
1. Do you have a specific place at home for reading?
2. Bookmarks or random pieces of paper?
3. Can you stop reading anywhere in the book?
4. Can you eat or drink while reading?
5. Multitasking; music or TV while reading?
6. One book at a time or several at once?
7. Reading at home or everywhere?
8. Reading out-loud or silently in your head?
9. Do you read ahead/skip pages?
10. Break the spine or keep it like new?
11. Do you write in your books?

Books in this video: Red Dwarf (1989) Grant Naylor

Cats in this video: Irving! Flounder! Martin!

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1/22 - Mad Cat Capsule Wardrobe | Winter Capsule Wardrobe (Jan, Feb, Mar) | Capsule Flip Thru | Slow Fashion | Second Hand

Hi, I’m Mo.
Thanks for joining me today! I post videos on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I post about Creative Simple Living; books, cats, zero waste, bullet journaling, beach life, and more!

Here is a quick flip through of my Winter Capsule Wardrobe. All of my Capsule is slow fashion and you can learn more about it here: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog/2021...

Find my Fall flip through here: https://youtu.be/Cy5Qwfczg80

Do you keep a Capsule Wardrobe?

Cats in this video: Martin and Flounder

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Buried

One of my goals in 2021 is to read more. See other books I've read or listened to here.

I found this short story, Buried by Jeffery Deaver, free from a subscription I have. It was read by JD Jackson.

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“Fitz” Fitzgerald is getting older. He can’t get used to new digital media, he doesn’t like it, and he’s almost ready to retire. But when the Grave Digger, the vile kidnapper, returns, Fitz is pulled in for one more story.

Jeffery Deaver is best known for the bone collector books which were adapted to a film with Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington. I didn’t know that when I started this Audio Book. I picked it up only bc it seemed interesting. And it was free. And it was short. Audio books can be hard to keep my attention and this book definitely suffered bc I didn’t just sit and listen to it all in one go. This book basically has two halves, and two lead characters. The first half, where our first main character is exploring his own obsoletion, and where he is inspired to make a difference one last time, and also where he is the detective in the story, was really interesting to me. The second half was like a separate book, flipping everything from the first part of the story. It was an interesting idea, and I think Deaver carried it out well. But the major break really took me out of the flow of the story. It didn’t help that I also somehow unknowingly also took a break from listening right at that point and was completely confused when I returned to the book. In the end the mystery didn’t really go where I was hoping and the breaking apart of the narrative really added to my disappointment. Overall, I would recommend this short story if you like books about writers or journalists, thrillers, or multi perspective mysteries.

Have you read any any of Jeffery Deaver’s books?

This book is featured in my Dec Wrap Up.

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