Posts Tagged ‘life’

I have not been good at updating my blog during December. I almost never am, although I always hope to be. But there are just so much going on. This year it ended up being too much for me in my real world as well, so for the last couple of weeks I have been on sick leave for half my time at work (or something like that; not easy to cut down on things to do when it is Christmas season). Especially since I love this time of year and love my work in church. But then it is also true that i love my son and that he needs a mama that have some energy left over, so we can have some fun together too. I think those few things that I took away from my regular work schedule helped a lot. I feel like I have a bit more energy now. And then when the results of the blood work came (from the doctor) he told me to get hold of some Vitamin D, since I had too little of that in my system. Reading about what a lack of this does to the body and mind is like reading just how I’ve felt like for a long time. I really hope that it will help me feel more like my self again. Eventually, one little white tablet a day….

Anyhow. We still had and lived good days and made some sweet stories to put in my December Daily album and fodder for my scrap book pages to come. I want to celebrate and enjoy what in fact have been done instead of using up my energy blaming my self for not doing all that I wish I could have done (and to be honest, I guess I never will be able to do all that I want! It is just too much, so thinking hard and long about my projects and work hours right now; what will stay; what have to go!?).

2011 have had it’s great days and it’s bad days, but most of it have been somewhere in between. I like the in-between everyday kind of stuff. I want to catch the beauty of our little life as it happens, the big and grand, but mostly the small. That is what it is most of anyway.

I have big HOPES for 2012. Currently I am searching for a new one little word. I love the idea of having a word, even though I don’t do much about it. But it is there, following me year round. Shaping me, challenging me, sooting me.

I want the word for the year to come to be a active word. I want it to challenge and to shape and to inspire me to get things done. In a good way. I have always struggled with finishing things up. With putting my last few words down. With giving happenings in my life closure. I need (no pun intended) to wrap up a few things next year. I am not looking forward to all of that, so I need a word that can help me do it and still make me feel good.

Today we’ll say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new. I LOVE New Years. I love the new beginnings. The clean slate. The fresh year. I think there will be lots of good things happening.

PS: all photos are taken with my phone using the instagram app. see more at my flickr.

The last few days have been filled with things to do in my real life, so I’m getting back to my thankful posts soon – but right now I’m just thankful for getting through my days and for everything I’m able to cross off my list. LOL. I’m still writing a few words in my thankful book and snapping a few photos each day (more or less), so I will eventually have some things to share here online as well – although not tonight.

But I have something else to share; above and below are instagram photos from the moments where I got to stand still for a couple seconds and snap a face, some lines, a thing or a light that made me happy over the last few days – and look; we have still no snow! I’m not sure if I’m happy or sad about that, but it makes our life so much easier and warmer. So I’m quite okay with the winter being a bit late this year. My kid might not share my feelings on this, though!

Thanks for looking! (Click images if you want to read a tiny bit about them.) Do you use instagram? I can always use a few more folks to follow, so leave your addy in the comments if you’d like. Wish you all a blessed week, and Happy Thanksgiving to you if you celebrate that!

Soon we’re heading in to the holiday season as well. Taking deep breaths here. I love the season though and I’m hoping to enjoy it.

It so white and beautiful outside right now. It’s not yet snow, but the cold weather we’re having the last few days have covered everything in ice crystals and rime. I love it and it makes our early dark afternoon so much lighter too.

Today I’ve been to our old house to get a few things. It is like walking down memory line to be there, I still love the house – but it feels like it belonged to so long ago…. and in a way that is what it does. I’m so glad for where we are right now, for the changes we had to make to live a happier life – but there is also something good that was left behind. Something I wish we still had.

Apparently I feel a little moody tonight. So glad I have a webinar with Katrina Kennedy to attend in the middle of the night (yep, I do that kind of crazy things every now and then) – listening to photo talk for an hour will make me so much more happier. And maybe I also can find some sollutions for the low light situation we have going here. I sure miss the sunlight during the winter (for four months the sun doesn’t shine on our house because of the low sun and a hill to the south of us. Not a fan of that!).

So how are your day going?

I see a slightly messy kitchen, hoping for some time to clear and clean tomorrow afternoon.

I plan to take MT out in the woods some time over the weekend. We plan to meet up with my brother and his family and I think we are going to build a fire and eat our lunches outside. It will be so nice. And if we are really lucky we will find a Christmas tree for our living room as well (we are not going to take it with us right now, we decorate our three at December 23rd , so no need to rush. But great to find it now when there are no snow on the ground).

I hear music as I play Spotify. I started with Christmas music, but right now there are some other songs playing. Think I need to go back to the Christmas tunes. I love those.

I feel tired after a long day of work. I also feel cold because I did not manage to find the energy to light up our wood fire. I think I need to find a blanket or something soon.

I do need some sleep. I really do. Hoping to go to bed before midnight tonight.

I smile about the fact that MT already have picked a name for the dog he will get a day several years from now. Glad he loves the thought of having an animal that much!

I love the comments received on my 10 on the tenth post from this morning. Thank you!

How are your day going?

So what’s up with me lately? I’ve been staying away from my blog for more than I like, but my everyday life at work have been crazy busy. I planned for busy, but then some more got added and it ended up being crazy busy in the end. Thankfully MT handled the week good, he got things of his own to attend that made his week more fun than bad.

Today I’m taking the time to breath. Even thought I have things I could, and maybe should, do I’ve decided to wait till tomorrow. I just need some time to think, to breath, to be with MT, to be here writing my words, to read or watch a video, to rest and eat my food without hurrying.

And here is a few snippets and thoughts from the past week:

Last weekend was off so our October started kind of easy. We even had some really nice and warm weather! MT had lots of fun with the neighboring kids and I went about at home, surfing the web and took a long walk down by the river. I love those walks. I love all the beauty of the nature. The sounds from the water and from the forest. I always have my ipod turned on, usually a scrapbooking show. I love to listen and love to be outside getting inspired, not only from the words and the conversation i listen to, but also from the nature all around me. The nature I can see and hear and (sometimes) taste.

I love to see how the nature changes. I loved walking here in the summer, watching everything grow; the flowers, the butterflies, the birds, the green leaves. Now it’s much more quiet down here and the trees are loosing their leaves rapidly. (Especially after the heavy wind we’re been having lately). I love the colors of fall. So earthy and vibrant. A lot of brown and dark shades, but also the bright yellow, burnt orange and deep red. The greens are there still, but not as light as in summer, now they are more earthy and mostly visible in the woods and the pine and spruce trees.

Sunday we went to meet a tiny little dog. He was so cute and MT was all smiles getting to cuddle him a little. He was also happy to visit his cousins and spending some time with them before we headed to the theater for a movie in the evening.

Monday went by without much big happening of any kind. MT went to football (soccer) practice (I guess it was the last one for this season) and my dad came by for a little while. I was spending some of the day dreading the work load waiting me on the next three days, the rest of the day I tried to relax and catch up with a few things around the house. Not that I ever got finished

Tuesday we both felt like we wanted to stay in bed and not start our day. But since that wasn’t a real option, we got up and got moving. In the afternoon my dad came and picked MT up from school while I attended meetings until 9 in the evening.

Wednesday was another day filled with work from morning to evening. This day I got to see MT in between a few of the meetings and spent an extra hour at home doing a few things to prepare for the evening, while MT did his home work. This night my dad came and helped me as well. I’m so thankful for that, it made my crazy busy days not too much a burden for my kid.

Thursday was much like the days before with a lot of different meetings, classes and things to do. In the late afternoon we had Sunday School with the children (and yes, we always have this on Thursdays), a lot of the children from around here came and it was both messy and fun to be there with them

Friday MT got to go and visit some friends after school and had lots of fun there. I worked most of the day, but found some time to surf the web. And with MT gone in the afternoon I took a walk down by the river. I really needed that.

And then there is today, as mentioned before, a day to rest and be with family. It’s going to be a good day.

And, yes, I have photos. Only not ready to go right now. I’ll post them later. I promise!
Hope your weekend is a good one!

Blessings and hugs!

This past weeks have been so busy. But good as well. At least if you not count yesterday. I was sick and I don’t like that very much. In fact not at all. So to cheer me up here is a couple of digital scrapbook pages made with photos and memories that makes me happy. I’m so grateful for the moments I get to spend with my son, just me and him, the little family of us.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
HAPPINESS CAPTURED

Credits: Paper from Retro Grudged Papers, elements from Color Word Blocks both from Sahlin Studio. Fonts: Pea Sugar Noodles and Typewriter Scribbled.

A few moments from a Saturday in May. We had some minutes to spend together outside. In between all the hustle & bustle of a normal Saturday at home happiness were found.

Read a little more about the day here.

:::::::::::::::::::::::::
LAKE SPLASH

credits: papers and elements from Techno-Girl by Pixel Gypsy, fonts by Heather Hess – both as part of The Digi Files of May 2011. Template by C. Schneider (part of the second big collab received when you are a member of The Digi Game.)

For as long as I have known him, he has loved to throw rocks (and sticks) in the water. So this afternoon after we’ve eaten the pizza we bought (it was a looong day at work, couldn’t handle the cooking) while sitting at a table down by the lake, he was more than happy to spend a few (many) minutes throwing and splashing. Got me thinking about all our trips down to the fjord when he was a little boy. Glad somethings stays the same. [10. April 2011]

I’ll be back with more pages and stories in a few days. Thanks for looking

Have a sweet nice weekend!

Saturday I snapped a few photos during a half an hour (or so) break outside. I tried to capture the feeling of the every day life’s blessings. I tried to capture the happiness of the small things. I loved how it felt playful at the same time as meaningful. I’ve been working on and off with these photos (and words about them) ever since. And now I’m ready to share them with you. (If you want to read a little bit about each of the photos you can head over to my Flickr steam or the Simple Things photo set, I also made a layout with the above photo and you can find it at Flickr as well: This Photo | The Story).

I really have so much to be grateful for in my life. I only have to remember to look for it + dare to play a little to catch it. It helps to slow down the pace a little as well.

Good luck hunting for happiness. I don’t thing we’ll ever have too much of that stuff, so be on the look out every day. I sure will.

……………………………………………………..

It’s my 3rd go @ the simple things, I love the idea of this.
I hope I can keep it a regular thing on Mondays.

Outside my window the sun is shining.

I am thankful for that I have the day off work and will use it to help my dad a little.

From the kitchen thinking about making taco for dinner tonight.

I am wearing my PJ (still), but soon a pair of worn jeans and a jumper I don’t mind getting dirty.

I am creating mostly in my head right now, but after the busy weekend ahead I want to sit down and get a few pages done for The Daily Digi and for Sweet Tomato Designs.

I am going to be busy this weekend with lots of good church stuff. We’re having Confirmation Services for our youths and that is a BIG thing in our rural community.

I am reading very few books right now, but have placed and order for Brené Brown’s books I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power and The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are and I must say I really look forward to read them.

I am hearing a few birds singing outside.

Around the house is the normal mess. Hoping to find some time later next week to start digging, we plan on tackle the rooms by the end of the month. A little spring cleaning of sorts.

One of my favorite things is drinking a cup of coffee in the sunshine while kiddo plays football on the lawn. Hoping for a little of that on Sunday.

A few plans for the rest of the week: getting the sermon ready for the services on Sunday, driving here and there, scrapping a few pages as soon as possible, continue to taking a photo a day.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

…………………………………………..

How are your day?

So I haven’t been the best blogger laterly. Ahem. But I’m planning to turn that around and be the best blogger there is in the next coming months. Or not.

LOL. I’m not promise anything, but I’ve been missing this little spot of mine. And if there is still anyone hanging around, waiting from life sign from me. I’m here to tell you I’m good. Life is full, but good. So thankful for that!

And in a few hours I have another post coming. That was what I wanted to tell the world.

See ya! Hugs.