A Week in the Life... Day 1

So, I've started another scrapbooking project... Yesterday (Sunday) was Day 1 of my "A Week in the Life" project, which I am hoping will eventually (hopefully sooner than later) become another mini-album to add to our collection. I'm following Ali Edwards as she does this herself.



Ali wrote on her blog (a comment from one of her friends),



"I think it's important to embrace this even amid life's imperfections...It's easy to say, 'Well, life isn't perfect right now, so my week isn't worth documenting.' Not true."



This statement certainly applies when referring to my life right now. A few "imperfections" almost convinced me not to document this particular time in my life. But after reading the comment on Ali's blog (thank goodness I did)... I'm seeing things a bit differently. Hopefully, years from now, when I look at this mini-album I will be able to appreciate all the goodness that WAS a part of my life now. Hopefully I won't only focus on what wasn't right.



Because there IS good in my life right now. Lots of beauty, lots of love. I just need to document it to remind myself from time to time. So, you see... this project comes at the right time. It's not at all the wrong time to do this.



So, I will share with you yesterday's goodness... all its beauty. Not many words to share this time... I'm honestly just too exhausted to do the writing portion of this assignment but I plan to be all caught up with the writing by tomorrow. :)







We began our day with a yummy batch of banana pancakes... then baked some glorious pumpkin cookies. (Recipe provided by Heather Bullard, thanks!) Delish!

And these shots from the rest of the day... Pretty good stuff... Can't wait to post pics again tomorrow...

20 Little Things to Treasure in Autumn...

Fall is finally upon us... It's my FAVORITE time of year, hands down. There are so many things I am thankful for when it comes to this beautiful season.

Melissa over at The Inspired Room challenged her blog readers to come up with a list of 20 favorite things... I thought it would be tough to do, but actually it was fun! It forced me to remember all the lovely things I have to look forward to in the coming months!

So, here's my own list:

20 Little Things to Treasure in Autumn

1. It’s Apple Season
2. The amazing Fall color palette
3. Bringing out the throw blankets and draping them on furniture
4. Visiting the pumpkin patch
5. Cooling, gentle breezes
6. Vintage Halloween decorations
7. Burning spice-scented candles in the house
8. Hot Apple Cider
9. Homemade Butternut Squash Bisque Soup
10. Holiday craft fairs
11. Planning our Thanksgiving dinner
12. Seeing mums everywhere
13. Warm cozy socks
14. Caramel apples
15. Falling Leaves
16. Sweatshirts
17. Cinnamon sticks boiling on the stove
18. Football season
19. Trick-or treaters
20. Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks

[Just a note, though... #20 is actually #1 for me!]

What are your 20 favorites?

photo: Country Living

what has happened to me???

Goodness, it's been a million-trillion days since my last post. Lots of change going on; economy, work, family issues, all of it. Some good, some not so much... But I'm hanging in there. I've had a cold for the past few days, but I'm heading to the doctor in abut an hour...

So... gotta wrap this up. But I want to be back on my blog. My friends ask me why I'm not here, I feel like I've been neglecting a good friend... So, I'll be back later today to share some things I've been up to (and other things I want to begin).

Hope you all have a beautiful day.

:)