Let’s talk about what’s been making us happy lately!
Hi friends! I hope you all are well and are ready to have a great weekend! The girls and I are headed to Oklahoma City for the weekend to hang out with my sister and to celebrate her youngest daughter turning 18. I may have cried on my nieces birthday… what does that mean I’ll be like when my own kids turn 18? I can answer that for you… a big, teary, mess!
Anyway, I thought it would be a great idea to start the weekend off with a little bit of happiness. How’s that sound? Great! Let’s do it!
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed I’ve been annoying you with sharing photos of journaling. I joined a group of people who are following these journal prompts and I’m having a blast with it. Taking pen to paper makes me happy, and following these prompts makes writing in a “diary”, so to speak, much less awkward! I’ve also been messing around some on my own with Hand Lettering… this book is helping me learn, and I’ve been using these pens to practice. Both of these activities are happiness inducing!
If you want to see an Instagram account of someone who has the most beautiful journal pages, click here. Isn’t her handwriting beautiful?
I’m still mourning the loss of Parenthood, but found my favorite characters website/blog this week! Who knew she was so talented in more ways than acting?
I recently got an Audible.com membership and have been listening to books in the car, at the gym, while cleaning, etc. Well, I just upped my game and got one of these. I may have taken the longest shower in history yesterday, just so I could get finish a really intense chapter of this book (great book by the way). Squeezing in more reading/book time makes me happy!
I am so glad someone is starting a frank conversation about this. It’s been on my mind so much lately!
Did you know I coach a 3rd grade and 5th grade volleyball team? I just started coaching for the first time this past August and it’s one of my absolute favorite things to do! Here’s a picture of my sweet 3rd graders on our last practice of the season. Coaching is so rewarding! I love these girls.
These dogs make me laugh out loud. Make sure to watch to the very end! You’ll crack up every time you watch it, even though you know what’s going to happen!
How are you all doing on your #Imperfect365 Projects? I’m behind on uploading my photos to Flickr, but am doing a pretty good job of capturing at least something every day! Oh, speaking of, I got this new camera for traveling and it’s so awesome! I’m really happy with it!
I think a big slice of this cake, followed by a sip of this drink would make me very, very happy!
Oh – and the Traveling Book Club participants have been chosen at random. Make sure to check your email to see if you’ll be an official participant for this go around.
I think that’s it for today! I hope you all have a GREAT weekend and a wonderful Valentine’s Day full of happiness! Now, take a moment to spread some happy!
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You are amazing! How do you do it all? I never watched Parenthood, but I will feel that way about Downton Abbey if it’s ever over, hold me. I looked at Mrs Potters blog…wowza she’s pretty amazing! Happy weekend. XO Sheila P.S. My oldest turned 18 this year, still crying myself to sleep every night. Lump in my throat. Hugging him way too hard everyday. He’s officially freaked out by me.
I loved parenthood and Monica Potter is my favorite – I am so excited about her blog!!
I can’t stop laughing the dog video is hysterical
Love that article about parenting. My mom let me quit piano after 2 practices and I will forever be grateful! Have a great time in Oklahoma City with your sis!
You post the best stuff! I love seeing what makes you happy and I think I need to order that shower speaker. I just finished that book though…and I thought it was awful! I kept wondering if the author had an editor:(. Maybe I should have listened to the audio so I could just focus on the plot instead of the writing!
Great list, I saw your post about the journaling and I need to start it. Maybe today will be the first day. It will opening up my creative juices. 🙂
Love a good book, never done audio books. Might try sometime.
Love the article about parenting, so true.
The dog video is funny and those dogs could have been my 2 🙂
Even though I didn’t get picked for the traveling book club I can still participate right?
Have a great snowy Presidents Day. Did you guys get much?
Shannon (gidgetgrlreading instagram)
Thanks for sharing! I wish I could get myself motivated to start journaling. You’re a great inspiration 😀
Loved the dog video, too!!
I have a total fangirl moment whenever I see your journalling pages! I need to get started pronto! The Huffington Post article about kids free time and activities is super interesting, even though I’m not a parent (one day hopefully). I think we’ve all become so focused on filling up free time and becoming ‘accomplished’ at every age that we’ve forgotten what beautiful, creative, intelligent things can happen in the quiet spaces.
A great round up as always 🙂 Have a wonderful week!
After finally upgrading my DSLR just recently, it’s so hard to spend more $$ on another camera, but I’d love to get a really good compact, too – thanks for the link to the one you chose. A girlfriend has been singing the praises of Audible.com, so happy to get more “reading” under her belt. I’m def warming up to the idea. And that Huffington Post article…so excellent.
Kristen, I’m always up for a little happiness (or a lot!). I love this post so much!!! first off, ok, I just spent 20 minutes on Monica Potter’s site. . she was my fave too!!! I just watched like 5 videos on there and I’m still crying about Parenthood. . oh my gawd, love the pepper and twine IG feed and thank you so much for the HuffPo article. . what a great read!
They’re so cute. Kids really are the key to happiness. My husband & I didn’t know how happy we could be until our li’l lady bug came along.
My sister lives 5 minutes away, but I’ll bet you see yours more often! Busy days.
OMG I absolutely adore your work and this blog is amazing. You are such a fabulous mom and this happiness report is such a great idea. Love what you are doing. Hope you are fabulous; sending you big warm hugs from NYC and hope to see you soon!
xoxo
Loved all the fun links in this post — especially the Instagram journal/lettering. It made me want to dig my calligraphy pens and ink out of the nether regions of my dusty art box. Quiet mornings make me happy — my new floor, which has inspired me to be more tidy. As for weeping over 18-year-old birthdays, I just tidied up my youngest son’s bedroom — the one I always avoid after the holidays because he has returned to where he now lives and is trying to get a job now that he is finished with college. Now *that* is sob-inducing.
What’s making me happy right now is reading this post. Love it!
I constantly spent my half an hour to read this
blog’s posts daily along with a cup of coffee.