“We cannot let the fact that we cannot do everything keep us from doing something?” ~ Glennon Doyle What was your biggest challenge this year? Was your challenge directly or indirectly related to Covid19 My biggest challenge this year was not wallowing in self pity. Stepping outside of myself and seeing things from other perspectives
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Friday Gratitudes
• Winning books by listening to podcasts (specifically But really, how are you?) • Christmas Blend is on sale • Internet employment searches • the found bucket of pencil crayons and pastels • Older film negatives and the fond memories that ensued 🎞 📷 There was a lot packed into this week. Big emotions. Of
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• Continued conversations with my two young adults, hard conversations but, grateful we can talk • For all the people who have bought my 2021 calendars so far; I had a vision and with help produced something I really love and want to share with my community • For these crazy cats who live with
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an ode to September
New beginnings and full of promise. The seasons shift ever so slightly. The mornings are cooler; we can leave the shades open and the afternoon sun has lost its punch. The garden wains – the cherry tomatoes are lonely Christmas decorations on a spindly tree. The lavender is brown. The last zucchini picked from our
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Friday Gratitudes
• Waking up and being at the perfect temperature; I am not usually one for lingering but this morning I savoured the moment. • Picked up a new phone case in the discount bin. • I slept in our tent ⛺️ in the back yard • Introduction to a new portrait artist here on IG
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Friday Gratitudes #findthelight
1. My ability to find things 2. Fresh hair 3. Winning the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds tickets 4. The brilliant blue skies of late 5. A good friend is on the mend 🧚🏽 What a week! Do I say that every Friday? Short week meant the day job was compressed and it was
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Friday Gratitudes
1. A warm bed – it was the perfect temperature this morning 2. A mental pivot mid week 3. A new coaching client onboarded 4. I was interviewed for a magazine article on 55+ smartphone photography 5. A very successful work project and the germination of a new idea ❤️ Week started on the rough
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2019
Friday Gratitudes
1. Hanging out with Mr W – having a partner with whom you can just sit and be with is everything 2. double payday 3. Friends who lend books 4. An extension on the borrowed car situation because my Jeep is still being repaired 5. The space heaters at my day job 6. The courage
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2019
Friday Gratitudes #findthelight
1. Fresh hair – and a reminder to get a mole checked 2. honest conversation with my daughter 3. realtors with a sense of humour 4. wearing socks for the first time 5. Okanagan peaches . . We are heading into another in between space. The weekend will usher in a new month so, I
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2019
Friday Gratitudes #findthelight
• It was a calmer week 🙏🏼 • access to counselling services and some talk therapy 🗣 • the slightest hint of fall – customarily I do not want summer to end, but this year I am ready 🍂 • new paper planner arrived – trying out new system 📝 • end of summer pedicure