Although I've been away from my blog the last few days, I've had an incredibly productive and playful week so far and it is truly making me happy.
1. Yesterday, I went out on a photo shoot to practice my photography skills and came home with this little treasure! My very first bird photo...she makes me smile BIG! And..I just mailed off my first photo project to NYI and that felt so good!
2. I am loving May's blog and seem to always find inspiration when I visit her. She's real and fun and totally creative and...I just found out that she's having a summer camp via Big Picture! How fun and happy is that?! I can't wait!!
3. I've been making plans for Christmas, believe it or not! I'm super excited to be directing our community youth theater in the fall. We're performing my all time favorite Christmas story..."A Christmas Carol." My script has been approved, the administrative stuff is in order, and now I can start playing with my creative vision. It's going to be so much fun!
4. I recently came across this very cool site called Pink Persimmon. It's full of super fun, versatile, unique, and inspiring stamps! I love so many of them that it's hard to choose so I have a wish list. Below are two of my favorites..that vintage cupcake reminds me so much of my childhood birthday parties and I've got tons of ideas for that banner stamp! I can't wait to create with them!
5. I recently went on a solo picnic with my lunch, journal, and camera in my backpack. I hiked about 2 miles listening to good songs on my ipod before I stopped to just take it all in next to the lake. It was pure joy. Don't get me wrong, I love being with my family and going on such adventures with them but there was something really therapeutic about spending that afternoon on my own. I honestly came back refreshed and happy and feeling like I did something very good for myself...and that made everyone else happy too! :)
6. Have you seen the Hello Sunshine collection from Lily Bee? Oh my. That's all I can say...the colors and designs make me want to jump up and down. OK..so maybe that's slightly dramatic but seriously, I need this collection of papers because they make me happy!!
7. Last weekend, we celebrated my young guy's 11th birthday and had a blast! We took 5 of his favorite friends out for a day of geocaching and swimming and then followed it up with an ice cream/candy buffet and an overnight in the big 12-man tent! At 11pm my husband and I were putting up the tent in the basement and the boys were so excited. It was young boy bliss over here and we enjoyed every minute (although I think I ate a few too many gummy worms)!
8. I'm enjoying doing something that I haven't done in so so long. I'm the kind of reader that usually reads feverishly for information so it's mostly non fiction that fills my bookshelf. Rarely do I take the time to just sit and read a story just for fun. So, I'm currently reading this book and it's making me happy...and laugh too.
9. Wild flowers are blooming all over the place and I just want to stop, appreciate,and photograph each and every one of them..and catching a bug in mid flight is a pure happiness bonus! :)
10. I just looked at the calendar and there are only 35 school days until summer vacation. 35 days!! Yay!
What about you...what's on your happy list right now? Share the joy! :)
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