happiness project: THRIVE (2017)
Here we are closing up the year 2016. And as people do, I’m thinking about what has gone by and how to plan for the new year ahead. 2016 was my year of CREATE. improvement. While I’m not sure that overall I’m that much more creative, I did try. I took a few photography classes.
new project: arabiascape
About two years ago, I had crossed enough items off of my forever long to do list that I could start taking Phelix out to hike at Davidson-Arabia. Our once a week hikes grew into twice or thrice a week hikes, time and weather permitting. I feel so very much alive when I’m there in
celebrations: week 52 (26 dec – 1 jan 2017)
We managed a couple of celebrations this week… Coming up this week: 26: Kwanzaa and National Candy Cane Day and Boxing Day 27: National Fruit Cake Day and Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day 28: National Chocolate Candy Day and Card Playing Day 29: Pepper Pot Day and National Get on the Scales Day 30: National
that face!
That face. Always happy. Always ready to play.
celebrations: week 51 (19-25 dec 2016)
We managed a couple of celebrations this week… Coming up this week: 19: National Hard Candy Day and National Oatmeal Muffin Day Oatmeal Cream Cheese Muffins 20: National Sangria Day and Go Caroling Day 21: Winter Solstice and National Kiwifruit Day black bean chili chocolate yule log cornbread garlicky greens 22: National Date Nut Bread
high – 7 aug 2016
Love the white and yellow against the blue.
ice at cascade falls – 16 dec 2016
celebrations: week 50 (12-18 dec 2016)
We managed one celebration this week… Coming up this week: 12: National Poinsettia Day Poinsettia Day 13: National Cocoa Day Hot Cocoa 14: Monkey Day and National Bouillabaisse Day Monkey Day Bouillabaisse with Roasted Yellow Squash Chickpeas 15: National Cupcake Day The Best Lemon Cupcake Recipe Ever Red velvet cupcakes 16: Chocolate Covered Anything Day
decorative balls.
I just love all the different textures in these balls!
celebrations: week 49 (5-11 dec 2016)
We managed one celebration this week… Coming up this week: 5: Repeal Day and International Volunteer Day and National Comfort Food Day 6: Microwave Oven Day and National Gazpacho Day Gazpacho 7: International Civil Aviation Day and National Cotton Candy Day 8: National Brownie Day Cocoa Brownies 9: National Pastry Day and Christmas Card Day
pens.
I love my pens. In fact, I love them so much, I bought a second set for traveling (not that I get to travel anymore…).
happiness project: health/self-care (dec) + misc
Create, Project 45, and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. November’s main theme was Finances. But things got busy
GBK Gwyneth