:Musings:

1/52: Blessings

Nicky13 Comments

It’s really hard to always appreciate the things that make us happy or make us smile.  These little blessings that make our lives full despite the struggles. 

I’ve been seeing this idea around the Internet for the last week or so — 52 weeks of Happy.  Most recently, I saw it on Adaliza’s blog and I’ve decided to join in the fun.  I’m hoping that I can take this one to the end of the year too.

The idea is to list 4 things that make you happy each week.  I like Adaliza’s version better — I’m going to record moments when I felt happy, things that made me smile, and unexpected blessings.

Week 1:

1 52 Happy

from L to R:

  1. Clean Eating
  2. Watching the New Year firework show from my living room window
  3. The last of the pomegranate — I love this fruit!
  4. An unexpected call from one of my favorite cousins — Anita.  (source)

Okay, I’ll Write Things Down …

Nicky12 Comments

I’m not good at writing in my journal.  The writings sometimes reveal too much and a lot of times, I find it difficult to re-read my thoughts.  We’ll get into why another time.   For 2013 though, I’ve decided to put on my big girl panties and get up close and personal with the things I need to deal with creatively and personally.  😳

Sometime during 2012, I found this blog.   The name intrigued me so I stayed awhile, reading, absorbing, agreeing, browsing some more,  then downloading the free guided journal pages she offered.  I love the title of the journal and I like the fact that while there are serious questions, these pages also allow celebration of the fun, quirky, creative, every day aspects of life.  I also like the guided aspect of the compilation; it gives me a jump-start to some of the questions I need to answer and some of the goals I need to set for myself.

So I downloaded, and downloaded until eventually I had all of the pages of her first set of journal pages.

Guided Journal

Initially, only the cover page had quirky colour — pages 1 – 10 didn’t; I’m glad she added that.  The colour makes me smile; makes me happy.

Because she sells the journal on her Etsy site, I’m not going to share my already printed and put together journal.  Instead, I’m going to let you go and download the pages yourself.  In appreciation of you and this incredibly gracious woman.

Me … I’m about to get off the internet and go write things down.  It’s time for me to start filling in some of my blanks.