Appreciations 4.136 – coloring!

re-inked penJust refilled the ink and changed out a couple nibs on my pens. I just love love love these pens!! With refillable ink and replaceable nibs, I’m set for forever. Which is a good thing since I’ve decided to start out each day with a coloring meditation. 🙂 [You can learn more about and/or buy these pens here: Diana’s favorite pens. If you like to color, I highly recommend them!]

Marker meditation! I’ve never been good at traditional meditating, but if I get to just color, I can totally rock it! 😉

Gluten free chocolate cake. I think that kind of goes without saying, though…. 😀

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Appreciations 4.135

Year 4.135

Hanging out with the kids and playing cards last night. I like these bonus visits!!

Blue skies and sunshine for my drive out to Ivan’s new place today. I even had to wear sunglasses! 😀

So great to see Ivan, Debb, and Tim and meet some of Ivan’s friends while helping unpack at the new house. Congrats on the new place, cuz!

Appreciations 4.134 – Hello 2016!

hello-2016-v3.1YOU. Yes, you! If you are reading this, you are one of the people that make my life sparkle and shine. As I continue to adjust to changes and challenges presented in the past couple years, the one thing I am grateful for every day is the people in my life. You are one of those bright lights — whether we interact in person or online, whether you’ve been a shoulder to cry on, a pal to goof around with, or someone who every once in awhile likes my posts on Facebook or follows my blog, you have made my days easier, brighter, and more fun. I am so grateful for the brilliance, humor, gentleness, love, and patience you have shown me. Thank you for being exactly who you are — and for being part of my life. ♥

New Year Happy JarME. Past Diana, especially, for having the experiences and thoughts that have led me to where I am today. I also appreciate her for recording the wonderful things that happened in 2015 both in spreadsheets and on bright bits of paper as part of my New Year Happy Jar. So fun to go through the past year’s highlights as I begin 2016!

THEM. The folks in the world who I don’t know, but who make this world brighter, better, and more beautiful in their own ways. All those people who work on things I don’t want to – or don’t know how to – but without which life would be a little less easy, a little less fun. All those people painting the world in big, broad stokes of color and love and patience and gentleness. There are so many folks like that whose presence and whose work makes this world brighter. I appreciate them, too!