Archive for the ‘ Feeling Happy ’ Category
I stole the idea for this fun exercise in positivity from a really lovely blog, Calico & Co, and thought it was appropriate since this is my 30th year of life on Earth… Enjoy my list of 30 things I ♥: I ♥ candy. I ♥ coffee. I ♥ sunshine. I ♥ snail mail. I ♥ my iPhone. I ♥ Photoshop. I [...][ READ MORE ]
Whew. I just completed my first 5 mile run of the season at this morning’s Team In Traning group run in Prospect Park. (This is a photo of me after the run doing some stretching. I look like a dweeb, but I don’t mind.) It was actually much more doable than I was expecting. Before [...][ READ MORE ]
I am a terrible athlete. Absolutely terrible. I can’t throw or catch a ball, bench press 100 lbs, do a yoga handstand, or even run very fast… but that didn’t prevent me from joining the cross country team in high school. Ever since then, running has been the most effective form of exercise for me. [...][ READ MORE ]
Recently, I have been reading/viewing the blog Kind Over Matter daily. It is sort of a combo of feel-good indie crafts and positive inspiration. They share hopeful illustrations and quotes multiple times a day. I really like that it is sweet and uplifting without being super-cheesy or specifically religious. I have been wanting to post [...][ READ MORE ]
Life has been changing and moving quickly lately. On Saturday, we spent all day at the Handmade Cavalcade craft fair, then on Sunday we took an all-day trip to New Haven, Connecticut, to sell our car. Boohoo. I feel sad about it. We bought our 2004 Subaru Imprezza WRX about two weeks before our wedding [...][ READ MORE ]
I’ve been reading this great, new-to-me blog called Scoutie Girl and today it is hosting a “We Scout Wednesday: Weddings” theme. The blog author, Tara, wrote about her totally laid back and completely sweet wedding in 2007. Her post was super-cute and honest, and it inspired me to play along…. Travis and I were married almost [...][ READ MORE ]
Whew! I have been adding things to my calendar left and right and I am so excited about all of the upcoming events. I wanted to share some of the major things that I will be attending in the next couple of months, just in case you will be there. I would love to meet [...][ READ MORE ]
I had the best experience at Etsy Craft Night this week. The host was Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin, a really amazing clothing and craft company. In the epic quest to start and run my own successful business (which currently consists of Swap-bot and some random design work) I seem to come across two types of [...][ READ MORE ]
Living in New York City is difficult. Especially for a midwest girl who spent the previous four years in the laid-back, hippie town of Eugene. I have been trying to stay positive about the move (almost a year later!) and have tried to be the strong, confident, optimistic woman that I would like to be. [...][ READ MORE ]
I decided to choose a focus word again this year. Since I have been so focused on the concepts of discovery, exploration, and enjoyment, I choose wonder. In 2008, I chose hope as my focus word, and in 2009 I chose busy and should as words I did NOT want to focus on. Wonder is [...][ READ MORE ]