Day 24:: 31 Day Writing Challenge:: Three Beautiful Things This Week

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Three Beautiful Things. Everyday, Clare writes about 3 Beautiful Things that happen each day in her life. It's a wonderful blog! I can only hope to imitate her in a very small way.

1) The lovely lady with the red hair, not pink, is Suzanne. 

We met in New Prague yesterday for our afternoon of lunch and shopping.

Now, how fun was that?

It was amazing!

2)  We have had a wonderful, warm week for this time of year.

3) The trees have been amazing this fall.  I don't know how or why this works, but they have been beautiful!

Day 21:: AWESOMENESS:: What I've Learned in this Writing Challenge

Today is Day 21 of the 

AWESOMENESS 

31 Day Writing Challenge.

When I began this writing challenge,

I chose 

AWESOMENESS

as a topic because I wanted to retrain my brain to look at the world in a better way.

I wanted to look at the world more positively.

Today, 

this photo looks more like how I feel than anything else.

It's not that today was a bad day.

It wasn't.

There were many pleasant happenings today than I can count.

Today was just not AWESOME, that's all.

Not every day can or should be 

AWESOME.

Life would be so boring if it were.

However,

there was one thing that happened that I do think was 

AWESOME!

My next door neighbor told me that she wanted my leaves for her garden mulch.

Not only that, she's going to 

RAKE. THEM. FOR. ME.

Maybe the entire day wasn't 

AWESOME,

but that sure was!

Day 13:: Writing Challenge:: AWESOMENESS:: Beads

This blog is called

"For the Love of Beads,"

and 

I would be remiss if I didn't talk about my favorite subject.

I've been making beads for almost 9 years now.  

Those are the glass beads that I have been making for that long.  

I have only recently started making polymer clay bead.

There have been issues that forced me into polymer clay because I needed the creative act of bead making to help me through some very difficult times that continue.

I have now fallen in love with polymer clay and all it's possibilities.

If you look at this pile of beads, 

you'll see what I mean.

I've sorted out most of the beads.

There are birds of a feather, but of different colors and sizes.

I don't care if it's glass or clay,

I love making discs.

These discs will fare well in the jewelry that I envision with them.

Then there are focals.

Each one is unique.

(I can't seem to make two beads alike no matter how hard I try.

Glass or clay,

It doesn't matter.)

Soon, I'm hoping that I'll be able to get back to glass, but I don't know when that will be.

It doesn't matter,

Glass

or 

Clay.

AWESOME!!

Day 11:: Writing Challenge:: Awesomeness:: I Heart Macro

Look at the beauty of this dried leaf.

AWESOME!

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Index

 

 

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

Day 2: How can you say a Rainy day is Awesome? 

 

Day 3::Three Beautiful Things This Week. 

 

Day 4:  Happy Birthday, Pixie Marie

  Day 5: I Heart Macro: More Awesomeness in Color!

 

Day 6: Awesomeness in a Hospital Gift Store 

 

Day 7: I Am Changing! 

 

Day 8: Making Chia Jam or Frost on the Strawberries 

 

Day 9: Another Year

Day 10: Three Beautiful Things This Week

 

31 Day Writing Challenge:: AWESOMENESS:: Three Beautiful Things This Week

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Three Beautiful Things. Everyday, Clare writes about 3 Beautiful Things that happen each day in her life. It's a wonderful blog! I can only hope to imitate her in a very small way.


1) I decided that, even though my goal is to write a blog post everyday, that, sometimes, it's all right to rest or have fun instead of writing, even if what you are writing is one of your favorite things to write!


2) I had a great time on my birthday!  I reconnected with so many people!  That was AWESOME!


3) Last night, we had our first official "hard frost."  Now, let the AWESOMENESS of an Indian Summer begin! 

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Index

 

 

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

Day 2: How can you say a Rainy day is Awesome? 

 

Day 3::Three Beautiful Things This Week. 

 

Day 4:  Happy Birthday, Pixie Marie

  Day 5: I Heart Macro: More Awesomeness in Color!

 

Day 6: Awesomeness in a Hospital Gift Store 

 

Day 7: I Am Changing! 

 

Day 8: Making Chia Jam or Frost on the Strawberries 

 

Day 9: Another Year

Day 8: AWESOMENESS:: Making Chia Jam or Frost on the Strawberries

The frost is on the strawberries!

Isn't that AWESOME?

I wish I had fresh fruit to use, but these strawberries were frozen and needed to be used, and I needed to make some Chia Jam.  I love Chia jam!  Not only is it quick and easy to make, it's low in sugar and very vegetarian.

The berries are cooking as I write.
They are softening.  When I go back down to check on them, I will smoosh them up.  At that point I will add the Chia seeds, taste the magnificent brew, then add a small amount of sugar!

 Oh. My. The Deliciousness!

The jam will cool and thicken because of the chia seeds!  How AMAZING and AWESOME is that!  

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Index

 

 

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

Day 2: How can you say a Rainy day is Awesome? 

 

Day 3::Three Beautiful Things This Week. 

 

Day 4:  Happy Birthday, Pixie Marie

  Day 5: I Heart Macro: More Awesomeness in Color!

 

Day 6: Awesomeness in a Hospital Gift Store 

 

Day 8: I Am Changing!

 

Day 6:: AWESOMENESS in a Hospital Gift Store

So many people don't know how

AWESOME

a hospital thrift store can be.

I hate to confess this, but I have found some

AWESOME

and

UNIQUE

jewelry, purses, and clothing

at 

HOSPITAL GIFT STORES.

 

Here's the gift store at 

Regions Hospital 

in 

St. Paul, Minnesota.

It's amazing how much

AWESOMENESS

is found in this gift store.

 

   Not only did I find some

AWESOME

holiday decorations and purses...

  I found some snacks, stuffed animals, sleep pants, robes,

a-a-a-a-n-n-n-d

some absolutely

AWESOME

outwear jackets!

ummmmmmmmm!

 

 What other 

AWESOMENESS

do you see here?

 

I see soft drinks, amazing gift bags, and soft, cuddly toys.

Can you believe all this is in a hospital gift store?

And there is more...

 

 

Keep looking.

I am.

There is just so much 

AWESOMENESS

in this gift store!!!

I hope you enjoyed your tour! 

Come join the fun.

Search your local hospital gift store for some

AWESOME

finds!

 

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Index

 

 

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

Day 2: How can you say a Rainy day is Awesome? 

 

Day 3::Three Beautiful Things This Week. 

 

Day 4:  Happy Birthday, Pixie Marie

  Day 5: I Heart Macro: More Awesomeness in Color!

I Heart Macro! More Awesomeness in Color

Colors!

More Awesomeness!!

I love beautiful colors!!!

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Index

 

 

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

Day 2: How can you say a Rainy day is Awesome? 

 

Day 3::Three Beautiful Things This Week. 

 

Day 4:  Happy Birthday, Pixie Marie

 

31 Days of Awesomeness:: How Can You Say A Rainy Day is Awesome?

We woke up to heavy rain this morning.  Not only that, the rain was cold!  I dreaded going out in the rain to walk Pixie, but it was a necessity and it was time.  Pixie had to go!!!

Long pants on.  check
Warm Sweater on.  check
Shoes and socks on.  check
Umbrella.  What? No umbrella?

Oh, well, it was off into the rain we went.  Pixie was not happy, but she was quick.  We were back in the house in no time at all.  We were both soaked to the bone which required a towel for Pixie to dry her off, and a complete change of clothes for me to dry off.  I slipped back into my jammies. I added warm socks and slippers, and a thick warm robe.  I Love a rainy day!!!

Having grown up in the New Mexico desert, I learned to love a rainy day.  To this day, having moved to Minnesota where there is usually ample rain, I still love a rainy day.  Books get read.  Special food gets cooked.  (Today I made chile!  Hit the spot!)  Beads are made.  Pixie and I cuddle while I catch up on TV programs that I recorded for a rainy day.  And it rained all day!!  Perfect!

I have more great memories of rainy days than any other day.  I was married on a rainy day.  When the kids were small, we'd make tents, have picnics and camp out in the house on a rainy day.  We'd build forts out of sheets.  We'd eat popcorn and apples for supper and watch TV.  (Homework was completed quickly on those days.)  I'd crochet.  We'd read.  (Some things never change.) Sometimes, the kids and I would even sneak outside for a few quick jumps in the puddles, then, it was bath time and time to read before bedtime. 

When the kids were older, we'd make our favorite comfort foods.  We'd sit and eat pizza, play games, and talk.   I heard their dreams and sorrows.  Once in a long while, we'd even build a fort and eat apples and popcorn for supper.

Now that they are adults, they love the rain, too.  They've told me that they love to hear the rain as they go to sleep.

So, a rainy day!  Another bit of  AWESOMENESS!!!

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Day 1: Simple Blessings