five (really) good things
one bite at a time . december 9
On this Sunday evening, as Christmas music plays and necklaces are waiting to be packaged and a house is waiting to be cleaned, I feel moved to bring this old favorite blog post category of mine out for a spin again...
1) "A Very She & Him Christmas" is fantastic. Yep. I see lots of twirling in our future over here. (In fact, I could see it even inviting one to want to dance cheek to cheek with someone after some holiday cheer. Bring on the eggnog!)
2) I adore Kristin's ebook Unspiking the Holiday Punch. In this little treasure of a book, Kristin invites you to realize that you are your own best support system during the holidays. She provides beautiful, accessible practices that will serve you during this time of year (and always). As you navigate the many roles you play during the holidays, this book will become a companion and light for you. Give yourself this gift of self-care and check it out.
3) This morning while eating breakfast, I watched Sark's TEDx talk. How I adore her. Take some time to watch this video and soak up each word. Every time I hear her voice, I remember being in my little apartment in college curled up on my small loveseat listening to her message on the Inspiration Line and feeling like she was the only person who really "got me." I am 99% sure I am going to her workshop at Tea House next Spring and I am so excited about it! I've met her once at a book signing, but spending the weekend learning from her will totally be a dream come true.
4) Ellie is loving puzzles by Melissa and Doug. The safari animal puzzle is a favorite because she can stand the animals up and play with them. Her favorite game right now is "take things from this spot and move them one at a time to that spot" all over the house. So these puzzle pieces move from the ottoman to the couch (one at a time) then to the hallway and on and on. And I think the farm animal version might just have to be under the tree Christmas morning.
5) Oh and she is talking...like more than just the three words I thought she was saying talking...and she has been for a while now but I have just not been understanding her. But as she ate during the moment captured above, I realized she had been saying, "Good job" to herself when she would get a bite into her mouth. Yep. Awesome. And then this morning she said, "Good morning" and and and... So, it's time to be quiet and listen more over here.
And you? What five really good things are around you in your world? Dare you to share them right now.
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Reader Comments (5)
A 12th anniversary today, the twinkling lights of all the mini trees in the kids' rooms with homemade ornaments, smell of popcorn and hot chocolate in preparation for a late Christmas movie with the kids, my 2 y/o only wearing the Pampers with Big Bird on the front (she's boycotting Ernie and Cookie monster right now), and last, coming home from work with an anniversary present wrapped by my husband that looks like the kids wrapped. Such a great exercise to be grateful and reflect on what is good. Thank you for that gift tonight.
Thanks so much for your kindness, Liz! I'm stewing on my five things...
Hmmm let's see...
-Saturday was incredible. After it was over, I said to my husband that I thought it was one of the best days ever. I wrote about it on my blog here: http://tatterededge.blogspot.com/2011/12/natural-order-of-things.html
-It's Monday today so that means a fresh lesson for Getting Through the Grey for the week from Vivienne will be in my in box shortly. Yay!
-I had some of my fav photos printed so I could make some postcards out of them. This whole making cards thing is very happy making. I've always thought I should work for a card company-I love coming up with sentiments. Now I'm also loving coming up with images. Anyone hiring? *laughs*
-I treated myself to some new art supplies because I deserve it!
-I made and canned antipasto for the holidays yesterday. YUM!
First how adorable is what she is saying to herself?! Too sweet.
5 really good thing, love that idea!
1-The fact that I got a Yes on a request I made, SO excited!
2-A creative spiritual practice that feels nourshing
3-A grea yoga DVD waiting for me to practice
4-The abundance fo inspiration all around
5-Connecting with others
Sounds like you had a great weekend...thanks for sharing!
Awesome things about my weekend:
1. Our 10 foot tree that we decorated! It's huge and gorgeous and I will have a huge tree from here on out!
2. Our 6 foot tree that we got for the front window of our little cottage! My house smells AMAZING!
3. A super cozy date with my hubbin Saturday evening at one of our favorite restaurants. We had excellent service from a guy named Dusty and seriously...it was the best part of the dining experience.
4. Lunch with a friend on Sunday. Need I say more?
5. Pizza and a movie to wind down the weekend Sunday evening.
Thanks for asking! :O)