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DianaK

Appreciations 4.130 – holidays continued…

It was lovely to take almost 4 days off from work (I worked a tiny bit on 2 of the days…almost like not working at all!) and funny to notice how quickly NOT working started to feel like the norm. Haha. How quickly we adapt!!

I super appreciate that the predicted snow waited until after I was done with errands to start falling. Thank you, snow! (I also appreciate that I found this snow effect I can use on my blog. Neat!!)

A wonderful visit with Sarah and Ida to exchange gifties. I love her thoughtful and funny gifts – including the ingredients and recipe for the amazing dinner she made me a few months ago, a box of hard-to-find seasonal gluten-free cookies, and a new game! What fun! It was also super fun to watch Ida open her gift… a purse of her own (that looks like mine, which she recently took a great liking to) filled with toddler treasures… you know, like a package of kleenex, toddler-sized sunglasses, and some crinkly cat toys. Hahaha! What a sweet end to the day.

DianaK

Appreciations 4.125 – Birthday!

holiday cardsWhat a wonderful birthday! I enjoyed a quiet morning working on holiday cards and then had an excellent brunch with Katie and Mckenzie. The food (gluten-free pancakes with pecans!) and coffee were delicious and the rain turned to snow while we enjoyed our meal. Magical. 🙂

Then I got to spend the rest of the day with the kids, running errands and finishing up projects. What a treat!

I’m happy to have added to my art print collection – a new O’Keeffe for my Georgia wall and a new Van Gogh for the kitchen. I can’t even explain how happy these prints make me feel!

o'keeffevan gogh

Nice clear, dry roads for traveling tonight. Made our late-night trips in record time!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.122

Temperate weather. It’s almost balmy, 🙂

Productive day doing about a thousand errands with Mckenzie. It sure is nice to have good company when you’ve got places to go and things to do. 😉

Getting a big chunk of holiday stuff accomplished. Feeling more settled now!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.120 – A really good night

Watching snowflakes swirling in the air as I worked this morning. Pretty!

Finishing work in time for a teeny tiny nap before leaving for tonight’s concert.

The sheer bliss of Ellis‘ show on every level. Watching Ellis share herself so warmly and beautifully, listening to her amazing songs, and seeing her effect on folks in the audience is a profoundly humbling and breathtaking experience. Add to that the joy of sharing the night with so many people I adore, snuggling with Ida during some of the songs and watching her open people’s hearts in her own way, hearing Ruby sing Deck the Halls and entertain us with some amazing jokes, seeing friends I’d not seen in ages, singing along as part of Ellis’ “flashmob band”… I don’t have the words to adequately describe how soul-satisfying it was. It was a really, really good night. 💗💗💗

DianaK

Appreciations 4.119 – All the weathers!

The funny weather yesterday! In the space of an hour, it thundered (while snowing big wet flakes), snowed regular snow, snow-water globuled (I think that’s the technical term…), drizzled, and at one time was sort of snow-raining while the sun was shining. ALL THE WEATHERS! 😀

Another day of loving my work so much. Even though I didn’t get to do much of it (this cold is knocking the stuffing out of me!), I sure do like the bits I got to do!

Settling down for a quiet evening with the lights off (except on the tree and around the windows), sitting next to purring kitties, and listening to a story. If I have to have a cold, this is the best way to do it! 🙂

DianaK

Appreciations 4.83

Pretty pre-storm weather. I’m glad Sammy and I got our long walk in before the storm blew in!

Listening to the thunder and rain. Feels odd in November, but I like the sounds no matter when they happen. 🙂 Last year we had several inches of snow!

The funny contrast of hanging out with a dog all day and cats all evening. I kept thinking today that dogs should purr, too. When I told Sammy that, he just wiggled his eyebrows at me. I don’t know what that means in dog-talk! 😛

Warm sweaters and blankets and scarves, oh my. I like feeling cozy when it starts to get cold outside!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.82

Another beautiful day for walks with Sammy. Today we hung out at his house instead of mine. He seemed much more content. I’m pretty sure my cats liked it better, too… 😉

All the sensations of being outside today: the sight of beautiful blue skies and skeleton trees, leaves twisting through the air; the smell of dry leaves and someone’s last barbeque of the year; the warmth of the sun in contrast with the brisk wind; the sounds of leaves rustling as we waded through them. Mmmmm.

Seeing the kitties both on my bed at the same time when I got home. This never happens! Maybe they are at long last reaching an understanding!

Learning to let go of things, despite my genetic predisposition to stubbornness. I love the idea of #100happydays and it was fun to add it in to my appreciation practice for awhile (well, 23 days), but since its goal is to help develop a gratitude practice (which I THINK I might just have down after 3+ years…) and since I often forget to take photos, I’m going to let it go. See all that growing and changing I’m doing?!? 😉

DianaK

Appreciations 4.63

fall tree and sun 4Um, guys…have you seen this weather?! Love love love the colors, the warmth, the sunshine!

Amazing day for a walk up to the coffee shop with Alison. Thanks for the coffee and the super fun conversation, Alison. It was so great to reconnect! 😀

The wonderful people at the UMP Heart Clinic. Appointments are always so easy and fun. Amy always seems to remember my whole story (not just the medical stuff!) and is so supportive and accommodating, and does such a good job listening. I love having excellent care providers like her!

I appreciate the fact that I am running out of new adjectives to describe the beautiful parts of my life. How many times have I used these words this year: amazing, fun, beautiful, wonderful, delightful, fantastic, great, awesome, marvelous, magnificent, splendid, breathtaking, excellent, superb, stunning. It is a wonder to me how very bright and shiny my life is. ❤

DianaK

Appreciations 4.53

Oh what fun the weather has been lately! I loved today’s blustery blusteriness!

to do list Oct 2015Fun with to-do lists. I am especially please by learning to adapt them to my energy levels, and keep them short and doable. Well, and colorful… 😉

Ooooohhhh what fun to sing with the Earthtones again! As of tonight I get to sing low alto with my Pammy on three songs… AND now I get to sing with my soprano friends on a couple, too. What delicious fun moving all over from section to section singing with wonderful friends and stretching my range. 😀

DianaK

Appreciations 4.52

Unbelievably warm weather. Wow!

Rock candy 2015Annual rock candy making date with my mom. I have to remember not to wear black, though… It makes too tempting a palette for the powdered sugar. 😛

This sweet little cinnamon heart Katie made for me while she was pouring the candy. ❤ cinnamon heart