Friday Potpourri

Well ~ it is Friday and I am back

you better mark this one on your calendars!

I am attempting to be better this year

taking care of those things that mean the most

including myself

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this week we had a blizzard

a snow day for me ~ so I stayed in my pjs

snuggled on the couch ~ read ~ watched a movie

ate soup and drank tea

36 cm of snow and wind making sky high drifts

life was better inside

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of course that means playing catch up at work

and overtime but not too much

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after sitting on my butt nursing said cold the past 2 weekends

I am hoping to get a few things done this week

I did make this soup last Sunday and it was amazing

like I wanted it every night this week

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some cookie making and fabric gathering

maybe some planning and cutting

I have talked about it every single winter ~ maybe this is the time

we will see if my quilt will actually make it past the dream stages

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some reading and resting is required

I do know that or my cold and I will be back at square one

have a great weekend!

Friday Potpourri

Well hello there

where on earth has January gone?

I for one am sitting here scratching my head

trying to figure it all out

like ~ didn't I just pack up Christmas

well yes I did and that goes to show you 

that time marches on whether we are ready for it or not

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after having some much needed time off over Christmas and New Years

we went back to work and although it usually slows down this time of year

we have been crazy busy ~ working overtime 

and then I got sick

yeah ~ not so great

I did make a pom pom garland while I was camped out on the couch

it is not hung yet ~ but I will get there..... soon

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it has been a month of nesting and soup making

long baths ~ reading

our weather has gone from bitter cold to rainy and mild

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this one is on my agenda for the weekend

sounds yummy

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and bread too ~ just maybe

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snowstorm in the forecast for the weekend

so nest and cook and maybe some baking

but rest for sure ~ gotta kick this cold to the curb.

Have a great weekend.

A New Day

What does the new year mean to you?

do you look at it as a time to reflect on the past year

your accomplishments ~ things that made you smile

and things that broke your heart?

or do you see a fresh new page

this is your story ~ your life

do you want to make some changes

be the change ~ make things happen?

I do a little of both....

when I look back at the last year I see that I only posted 35 times

wow ~ not like me at all

I did take a step back from blogging ~ I always said that if it felt like work

I was not going to do it 

but I missed it

I blogged the important things

documented celebrations like Katrina's prom and graduation

time spent with Gina and the boys

my God daughter ~ Jillian's wedding 

my trip to Toronto to celebrate my fav Aunt & Uncle's anniversary

I absolutely love this picture of Gina and I!

and then some sad times too

my FIL ~ Lee's passing and losing a friend to violence

so when I look back on 2014

it was a year of uncertainty but we came out the other side

and the sun is shining ~ we adjust to the new normal

we pack up the tinsel and the baubles and the bows

clean the slate ~ pull out the new box of crayons

and make it happen

I have not picked a word

I have not made any resolutions

I have not yet set any goals

we are going to take each day ~ one day at a time

and live it ~ love it ~ be thankful for it

Thank you for being there for me throughout the year

I so love this community and the people I have met through blogging

Cheers to 2015!