category: happy list



Feb 02
2012
 

finding art

I have been so busy with work these days, that I haven’t had a chance to do any fun projects around the house. I haven’t had any time to even blog (except today because I have a sick kidlet and therefore am not working but cuddling with child AND my laptop) That is ok though. I expected January and much of February to be this way. But the one thing I can still do is look for art.

I have always loved having inspirational quotes and words around my house. Sometime I think I am addicted to words. And now with the beauty of pinterest I am pinning so many great quotes and phrases. And often they are pretty to look at too.

So I have been following my pins back to the source and purchasing prints from other artists/designers to put up in my office and around the house. When I see something I like I can usually click on it a few times and get back to the source. Sometimes (like with the Julia Child quote) I have to really search and then contact the owner directly to see if they sell the print. But it is worth it.

The first two have arrived and one has been framed and hung.

Here is a couple sneak peaks of what I found (and bought):

I love this Julia Child quote!

[find it here: unraveled design on flickr]

grateful for this day

[find it here: vol 25 on etsy]

Not sure where they will all hang yet but will show you when they are. :)

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Dec 09
2011
 

customizing school pictures

To be honest, my kids never take the greatest school pics. Somehow the idea of smiling on cue is lost on them. I never do reshoots though as I am worried the second batch may be worst then the first, and besides, these are who my kids are right now. I want to remember them exactly this way.

What I don’t love is the backgrounds you get with school pics. And so I was inspired by this pin on pinterest.

source: www.feltphotography.com

So I created my own versions.

my new school pictures

The top are the original images (love the expressions) and the bottom are my new ones. I hid their names.

What a fun way to remember them at this age.

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Nov 25
2011
 

reflections

my advent calendar in progress - post soon!

So lately I have spent my time and the end of the day on the sofa, with my family, working on some hand stitching. This comes in the form of a cross stitch project that is LONG overdue (like a year overdue), an advent calendar for the kids this year, among other things. What I have noticed with this is that although I am sitting in front of the television and doing the same thing I may have done before, having the added activity for my hands to do, has allowed my brain to slow down MORE. Which is not what I expected. But I think what I needed.

These moments recharge me, they allow me to find a little hands on creativity at the end of the day. They make me sit, quietly and enjoy the laughter and games that surround me. They calm me.

And for that I am thankful.

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Jun 13
2011
 

monday musing: happiness

happiness is...

happiness is...

[Source: quote-book.tumblr.com via Jib on Pinterest]

This is my new mantra. This is my new direction of thought. I have decided to try and silence the voice in my head that tells me, I am not successful enough, good enough, thin enough, pretty enough to be happy. When did life change where suddenly we had a checklist in order to be happy? I mean, isn’t the desire to just BE HAPPY enough to BE HAPPY?

It’s hard. There are good days and bad days. And I know, am full aware, as we all are, that the voice we hear in our head is so much more negative then the ones we hear around us. It’s the irony of it all. We treat ourselves worse than we treat those we love. Why don’t we treat ourselves with that same respect, that same love? Would you tell your husband, wife, child or best friend that they just aren’t successful enough, good enough, thin enough, pretty enough to be happy? Of course not. But we feel no qualms that we tell ourselves that.

And worse than that. We believe it.

There is a great quote that keeps tumbling around in my head from Oprah’s last show. “There’s a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing that you are worthy of being happy. Your being alive makes worthiness your birthright”

So I have decided to beat the living sh*t out of that person who speaks to me in that way. Seriously, “f*ck you!” voice-in-my-head. You may want to tell me that I am not successful enough, good enough, thin enough, pretty enough. But I don’t believe you anymore.

You are a bully! And no longer welcome here.

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Posted by Janet under happy list, life, musings

May 06
2011
 

happy list: bare feet & warm pavement

bare feet & warm pavement

bare feet & warm pavement

Some of my favourites things about warm weather are: being able to feel the warm pavement under your bare feet, leaving the house without need to put on a jacket or shoes for that matter, when the wind is the exact same temperature as your skin, when the day lasts forever.

Welcome sunshine. Stay as long as you want.

[Source: flickr.com via Megan on Pinterest]

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Apr 29
2011
 

happy list: children’s artwork

I may be biased but I LOVE my kids’ artwork. I think it is so fun to see how they represent what they see around them and watch as details and elements change and grow as they do.

For instance, after watching the prince and princess’s wedding, my daughter was very excited to draw this picture of what she saw:

Prince William & Princess Catherine

Prince William & Princess Catherine

I think it is just perfect!

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