I woke up this morning and spent the day getting ready for a visit from a few folks. My very good friends Carolyn and Katelyn, along with Katelyn's fiance Nick came for dinner, drinks and fun. I made beef and three bean chili, guacamole and I got a loaf of rosemary olive bread. We enjoyed … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 22
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 21
Things I am grateful for this holiday season: Sparkling Wine Velvet ribbon Free shipping Food blogs Friendships Chinese takeout Without all these things, it would be really difficult to accomplish everything I have. I'm so grateful to live in these modern times of convenience. It all boils down to making it easier to give and … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 21
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 20
Today I had brunch with two of my closest friends. I'm very fortunate to have these really wonderful gals Jess and Carolyn in my life. My friend Jess is getting married in a few months, so our brunch focused on helping her finalize some details and catching up. Our meet-up was really quite exciting because I get to see … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 20
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 19
TGIF! Especially because it starts my two week winter break! I'm so happy to have some time off to relax and see friends and family. Tonight was an evening of creating gifts for friends and family. I worked on a single craft project to create really beautiful items for a few people in my life. I'm … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 19
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 18
My renewed sense of happiness and joy yesterday flourished today! Dressed in a TMNT sweatshirt from JZ, I was in for a fun day! Today I continued my fun and joy. Excited for the annual Secret Snowflake gift exchange we do at work, I packed my backpack with a gift for my snowflake. As we … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 18
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 17
Today I feel accomplished. I have been productive and happy all day. At the same time, I feel really gracious and lucky. Between work, Christmas shopping and my workout, I got things done and off my to do list. I'm gearing up for winter break and excited to make good use of my time off. Between … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 17
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 16
Today my holiday shopping continued. At work, it is an active fundraising week. I've been pretty busy and looking to veg out when I get home. It has been a struggle to workout, even with the program being only 20 minutes a day. It feels like a lot of struggle and little reward today. Perhaps I … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 16
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 15
Here I am, well over the hump of my 25 Days of Joy. Each day, I take the time to focus on this blog, myself, and I feel a stronger desire to push for the life I want. I have this urge to quit everything I'm doing that is not what I love. I want … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 15
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 14
I had hoped to get a jump start on my Christmas gift making today, but without an electric mixer I was in trouble. I thought I could at least make some gluten free chocolate chip cookies. Alas, that didn't go well and they came out crumbly and odd. Joy of joys! Those ugly cookies sure … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 14
25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 13
Day 13, were over the hump! And life is improving! Today JZ and I spent some town visiting friends, making TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle) inspired pizzas! From top right going clockwise: caramelized banana and anchovies; guacamole, avocado, peanut butter and pickle; spam and pineapple; pepperoni and pickle. What a weird way to cultivate friendship, … Continue reading 25 Days of Joy Challenge: Day 13
