Hump Day Happiness

Another week has rolled on by. Every day is getting me closer and closer to Spring and, I must say, I am so very glad. Winter is a nice, quiet, slower time. But I love when things start to grow again. (For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, I do hope you enjoy your Autumn!)

This week, I'm grateful for:

1) Nature. Wow. Such a continual source of awe and wonder to me.



2) Earl Grey tea, black. (and handmade mugs to sip it from)
3) Morning sunshine.
4) The hawk that has returned to hang about my back yard again this year.
5) Eager anticipation of this year's travel plans! (I tend to plan trips when I start getting cabin fever.)

How about you?

Hump Day Happiness

Wow! It's been a week already?? My word. A lot has happened this past week, and there is a whole lot I am grateful for today.



1) {this is the big one} There was no asbestos in the bathroom walls we tore down! We learned after the fact that houses built when ours was occasionally do have some asbestos in the wallboard. I was pretty worried until we got our test results back today.

2) I have a wonderful family and we got to celebrate my husband's & my brother-in-law's birthdays this past week.

3) My students in the Basic Product Photography class have jumped right in! I'm loving the level of participation we have.

4) A happy customer just ordered another large format print - I'm so thrilled that they enjoy the first one so much, and I'm excited to get the new one out to them.

5) I saw tapped maple trees in my neck of the woods. Know what that means? Spring is coming!

How about you? I know some of my readers have had a hard week, you know who you are and I'm thinking about you. But there is always some good to be found. So do share if you want to!

A Belated Hump Day Happiness

Where, dear readers, does the time go? I seem to have lost it. (Take that last sentence as you will.) I figure positive thoughts are better late than never, so I'm posting Hump Day Happiness today, even though the week is now sloping towards its end. I hope you will join me!



Today I am grateful for:

1) Being able to take showers again, now that the bathroom project is far enough along.
2) Coffee.
3) Bota Box Old Vine Red Zinfandel.
4) Tulips being on sale yesterday at the florist, thus forcing me to buy some.
5) The addictive insanity that is LOST.

How about you?

Hump Day Happiness

Happy Wednesday!! Time to shout from the rooftops and celebrate all the things we're grateful for this week. Won't you join me in the comments section?

Magimatic


Today, I'm grateful for:

1) The sun coming out as the snow flurries were ending, making the very air sparkle.
2) LOST being back!
3) Jane Austen's fantastic wit and great storytelling
4) MIKA
5) The lovely springtime colors in my the dogwood photograph taken by my Grandfather and used as a background in the photo above.

How about you?

Hump Day Happiness

It's a bit hard to remember there are things to be grateful for, after a 6.1 magnitude aftershock quake hit Haiti today (the aftershocks keep rolling in, the latest a 4.0 about an hour ago). My heart goes out to them. The Haitian people already had it so very, very hard it was barely conceivable to my American mind. And now the tragedies of the past several days.


Haitians wait in line for water distributed by Haitian Firefighters near the Haitian National Palace. Image courtesy United Nations Development Programme via Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unitednationsdevelopmentprogramme/ / CC BY 2.0

So... today I'm grateful for:

1) The Red Cross
2) Doctors Without Borders
3) Direct Relief International
4) AmeriCares
5) World Vision

Please consider donating.

Hump Day Happiness

Happy Wednesday! It's time again for hump day happiness. Won't you join me in mentioning some things you're thankful for today?



Today, I'm grateful for:

1) The bursts of color Geninne's Art Blog has been bringing into my chilly winter season.
2) The inspiration, challenges, and support in the Interior Styling flickr group.
3) Music. I don't think I would ever get any work done without music there in the background to help me find my groove. Right now I'm listening to Band of Skulls.
4) Jane Austen
5) Having the house pretty much put back together after the holidays.

Ok - your turn!

Hump Day Happiness

There's so much to be grateful for this first week of 2010, don't you think? As usual, please feel free to share some of your happinesses.

Windblown Shore


Today, I'm grateful for:

1) The delightful new baby that has just come into my friend's life.
2) The color spring green.
3) Yummy new recipes to try.
4) Tegan & Sara, whose lovely music I enjoyed today.
5) The prospect of hiking in the snow and ice this weekend!

Your turn!

Hump Day Happiness - Holiday Edition

Welcome! Won't you join me in sharing some of the things you're grateful for this holiday season? As a big thank you to my readers, I would like to make each of my "gratitudes" a little gift for you. I hope you enjoy!

Today, I'm grateful for:

1) Vibrant Holiday Music


2) Rich Food & Warm Drinks
Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread
Coffee Toffee Pecan Pie
Mulled Wine
Wassail

3) Packing up Pretty Gifts

(Gift tag download here)

4) Simplicity
How to make a Matchbox Pinhole Camera
Simple Living Manifesto

5) And, last but not least. I am grateful to have more than enough and to be able to give.
Heifer International
Alternative Gifts International
Kiva

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Hump Day Happiness

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I'm sure that lately we've all been thinking about what we're thankful for this year. Here's my list for today:

1) A loving and fun-loving family
2) A steady job
3) My best friends, no matter how scattered we get!
4) Dutch ovens and slow cooked winter meals
5) Stolen moments, just for me.

How about you??

Hump Day Happiness

Ahhh.... long day today. But, there is definitely still time to spread some internet love. Won't you join me?



Today, I'm grateful for:

1) The wonderful email from a client, waiting for me when I got home from my long work day, telling me she enjoyed her prints.
2) My job - I really do like it, and feel like my skills make a difference there.
3) Wearing bangles to bellydance class. (I've got my eye on these.)
4) Whole Foods' tempeh from the salad bar - man that stuff is good.
5) Happy music.

How about you?

Hump Day Happiness

Hello all, happy Wednesday! Today's will be a special edition of Hump Day Happiness, since it's Veteran's Day here in the U.S. I may not always agree with warfare, but I do want to support the people who put their lives on the line.

I encourage you all to share your thoughts, Veteran's Day themed or otherwise!

Flanders Poppy


Today, I'm grateful for:
1) My freedom
2) The right to vote
3) The right to freedom of speech
4) The right to the pursuit of happiness
5) Continuing efforts to achieve equal rights

I'm also sending out some special thoughts and prayers to those veterans who have come home with mental or physical challenges to overcome, for those who have not yet come home, and for those who never will.

Hump Day Happiness Strikes Again!

I'm in a pretty good mood today. How about you? I do hope you'll play along and share some of your happinesses. (Even if you've had a bad day, what better way to improve your mood?)

Autumn Oak


Today, I am grateful for...

1) My lovely readers, who have started to vote on my poll - so helpful!
2) Waking up with lots of energy this morning (I'm usually a night owl).
3) Knowing how to crochet
4) Leftover olive tapenade for lunch - yum!
5) Warm sweaters on chilly days.

Your turn!

Hump Day Happiness

Ready for.... Hump Day Happiness?? I thought you might be. As always, please feel free to play along.

Today, I'm grateful for:

1) Coffee - so lovely when one hasn't been getting enough sleep
2) Bacon.
3) A working furnace that keeps me warm and toasty
4) Happy people
5) Talented RI artists.... like Rob Rey, who I just discovered on Etsy today:



Source of images: Rob Rey Art

Hump Day Happiness

Happy Wednesday everyone. You know what today is.... Hump Day Happiness time! I invite you to play along and share some of the things that are making you happy today.



Today, I'm grateful for:

1) Pizza - yum!
2) Thunderstorms, I love 'em
3) Sweaters
4) Fresh apples
5) My new fingerless gloves from The Fisherman's Daughter

Your turn!

Hump Day Happiness

Happy Wednesday all! I must admit, I feel a little fickle posting my happinesses today - right after bidding adieu to Polaroid... But, it can't be helped.

Today, I am thrilled about:

1) My new Fuji Instax camera, which arrived in the mail today
2) The Fuji Instax film, which arrived with it
3) The sun holding out just long enough for me to run out and play with my new toy
4) The light in the maple leaves as they turn from green to red
5) My scanner, which allows me to share images from today so instantly with you



What are you grateful for today?

Hump Day Happiness

Well, there's only 1 hour left of "hump day" - at least here in the Eastern U.S. - but there's still plenty to be happy about...

1) Hershey's Kisses
2) Getting to see that it still looks like late Summer in Southern RI, but it looks like early Fall in Northern RI
3) Apples, apples, apples!!
4) Beet greens in a blue bowl - so pretty
5) Linda of à la mode's great Hump Day Humor post, which provided perhaps too many hours of entertainment for me today!

What are you grateful for today?

Hump Day Happiness

The breeze blowing through my windows is cool and crisp - fall is coming! Maybe I'll convince hubby to visit the apple orchard with me this weekend...



Today, I'm grateful for:

1) Flickr
2) Oreos (A little TOO grateful!)
3) Supportive friends
4) Pale blue skies
5) Hot tea

How about you?

Hump Day Happiness

Ready for some positive energy? Here goes.

Gorge Wall


Today, I'm grateful for:

1) Cool, sunny days
2) Jane Austen
3) Hot cocoa
4) Cactus flowers
5) Memories of my Grandpa humming while he worked

How about you?

Hump Day Happiness

Hello all! I am back from my trip to the Finger Lakes, feeling refreshed and ready to go. I also have a bazillion photos to sort through, which is exciting!

Joe Pye Weed


But now... it's time for that weekly dose of happiness. Here's what's on my list today - what's on yours?

1) The smell of basil blossoms.
2) Modern medicine.
3) Good conversations on long drives.
4) Fresh garden carrots.
5) Swimming!

Hump Day Happiness

I'm sitting here in the only air-conditioned room in the house, sipping delicious coffee, planning my day down by the beach, and feeling *really* lucky.

Two Roads Diverged


Lots to be grateful for today, including:

1) A wonderful family that may drive me nuts sometimes, but we all help each other out when it comes down to it.
2) A husband who shares nearly all of my decorating tastes.
3) The preservation of knowledge, and passing it down through the generations.
4) A mention of "natural history" in the book I'm reading - made me smile.
5) Social networking - boy is it time consuming, but so fun and such a powerful tool!

How about you - care to share some things your happy about today?